jolt5 Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Good Afternoon All, Heres I’ll post a few photos of a display piece I’m building to practice modelling techniques. It’s been a quick process so far with a few amendments and a lot of head scratching. With 1 working track its only purpose is for practice and display. The real prototype is from this photograph of Waterloo docks crossing which is ironically where my brother lives now. I’d love some feed back on techniques I could utilise and have spoken to alot of members while displaying my WIP layout Wilson Road Dock at Leigh Exhibition in September! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt5 Posted October 15, 2023 Author Share Posted October 15, 2023 Here’s the initial design and then the redesign from additional photos I found. I could probably have made the crossings work with a lot of head scratching and some help from the guys at the modelling club (LMRS) but that wasn’t the goal for this. A quick 2ft x 1ft baseboard has been built for easy transportation and we got stuck in! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt5 Posted October 15, 2023 Author Share Posted October 15, 2023 As you can see from this photo https://www.28dayslater.co.uk/attachments/t56waterloodockrdcrossing071971small-1-jpg.248567/ The track crosses twice with a signal on each side which I hope to replicate on the viewing side. I have no intention of doing past the wall so won’t bother with the second signal. with the track down we now started on the road. This isn’t to be completely accurate so I’m planning to have a gras verge closest to the viewer to practice some static grass. As well as some over grown weeds on the rail, very typical for Liverpool. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt5 Posted October 15, 2023 Author Share Posted October 15, 2023 Road nearing completion or atleast to a point I’m happy with I started on the left hand wall. To be noted is the wall extension towards the top. Little details like that make all the difference to completing a scene. The road was painted grey then varnished with a Matt coat. Followed by washes of mostly Grey and a little brown to bring a layered dirt look. Here is the wall so far. Made from card laminated together and then covered in Brick. Nothing too crazy even for me 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt5 Posted October 15, 2023 Author Share Posted October 15, 2023 Wall primed and sanded down. I rescribed the bricks to the best of my ability and continued to weather the road. I’m not 100% but much happier than any of my previous attempts. The wall is now begun painting and after seeing someone create their own cobble stones I attempted it myself. Easy to say this isn’t the technique but it was interesting to try 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt5 Posted October 15, 2023 Author Share Posted October 15, 2023 Well we persevered, still needs more work but it would seem this cobble stone idea isn’t the right one. Back to the drawing board 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt5 Posted October 15, 2023 Author Share Posted October 15, 2023 Started work on the over pipe… glued ribbing on and then cemented every 2cm. Onto painting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt5 Posted October 16, 2023 Author Share Posted October 16, 2023 A working Dapol Signal has been fitted… we are moving fast! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt5 Posted October 18, 2023 Author Share Posted October 18, 2023 More test pieces. Das modelling clay over ballast. Rails painted Dark Brown and ground covered in a mix of grey, Olive and tan. Will leave to dry and continue weathering Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt5 Posted October 19, 2023 Author Share Posted October 19, 2023 (edited) A slight discrepancy from the real location but an opportunity to trial static grass on the other side of the wall. I’ve included a yard ballast style set up after the cobblestones. Here’s the ground work done and drying before painting. Edited October 19, 2023 by jolt5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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