Dmudriver Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Stunning!! Rod Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted May 16, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 16, 2017 superb! One question... What's going on in the bottom right hand corner? Looks like the set for one of those late night TV programmes on Freeview.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Steve Hewitt Posted June 6, 2017 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted June 6, 2017 Not all quiet ....... It's been a while since we reported any progress, but John has been busy getting the Ballast down on Platforms 1 to 5. He reports: "At Last, Ballasting now finally finished!! Unfortunately it only represents about 40 per cent of the total still to do, but that's it for this year. Onwards now to replacing the point rodding then Rob can attack it all with his magical airbrush. Onward &Upward, John." And also: "Had a visit from Trevor today, he brought his static Grass applicator. Now that Rob has finished his work over the cutting we could move on to the grass. So we got the few grassed areas we have done with several different fibres. Looks good, just got to apply a light dusting of Testors Matt varnish tomorrow. Onwards & Upwards, John." Steve. 26 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
amdaley Posted June 6, 2017 Share Posted June 6, 2017 This is truly fascinating. In that last photo I fully expect someone to come out of that alleyway at any minute. This is just incredible modelling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Les Green Posted June 8, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 8, 2017 Latest addition to the stock of Lime Street. A Brassmasters Royal Scot. 24 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
amdaley Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 When is the layout due to be on exhibition again ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Green Posted June 12, 2017 Author Share Posted June 12, 2017 (edited) When is the layout due to be on exhibition again ? These are our current bookings for the Lime Street Station layout. EUROSPOOR - Utrecht. Netherlands 3rd, 4th, & 5th November 2017 Festival of British Railway Modelling - Doncaster 10th & 11th February 2018 Tyneside Model Railway Exhibition - Gateshead 10th & 11th November 2018 Warley - NEC Birmingham 24th & 25th November 2018 Wigan Model Railway Exhibition - Wigan 4th, 5th, & 6th October 2019 Edited June 12, 2017 by Les Green Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Steve Hewitt Posted June 14, 2017 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted June 14, 2017 (edited) More progress on the personnel front..... Peter Goss has visited John once again and delivered some more of the population: Big Bessie has finally arrived and started canvassing for the election. What another one !!! (Note the red rosette). Local political heavyweight Bessie Braddock is out on the stump Are they hoping to join the reds or the blues? Old Tom the Edge Hill driver has booked off at Lime St and is on his way home. People out for a walk are reminded of the lovely smell that used to come from the bombed out chippy. You always knew what day it was in Liverpool when you saw the women on their way to the wash house with their washing on their heads. Steve. Edited June 15, 2017 by Steve Hewitt 30 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 Wow! It's just amazing to see Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 Looking forward to seeing it again sometime. Hope by next time you'll have moved the display board at the left end of the hotel Graeme Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Hroth Posted June 16, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 16, 2017 Terrific stuff, its good to see such representative population of the district, especially the washerwomen who I identified immediately. The only thing against them is that they look too colourful! I don't know if you've seen the collections of Liverpool photographs published by the Bluecoat Press under the titles of "Looking Back", but in the first collection there are photos of washerwomen (pages 20, 21) from 1952 and they are invariably dressed in very "respectable" black overcoats. Page 19 shows the interior of a washhouse in 1956 where you can see that under those overcoats they wore much lighter coloured dresses. Page 18 of the collection shows women making Hornby "Princess Coronations" at Binns Road..... Thanks for sharing the ongoing work! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D9JEF Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Looking really good with the population being added. What do you use to stick the figures to the layout? Thanks in advance. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold kopite Posted June 17, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 17, 2017 (edited) Brilliant! It makes me feel like I'm back home in Liverpool even though I live in the States now. It's very realistic and I love the scene with Bessie! Great work and next time I'm back home I want to come and see it. Edited June 17, 2017 by kopite Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
black five Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Looking really good with the population being added. What do you use to stick the figures to the layout? Thanks in advance. Jeff The figures have a wire on the bottom so a hole is drilled, the figure pushed into the hole and then superglue applied to hold it firm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aac Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 The figures have a wire on the bottom so a hole is drilled, the figure pushed into the hole and then superglue applied to hold it firm. Crikey! I always put the wire near the feet....... aac Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 This month's BRM features an article where Rob Harrison passes on his techniques for weathering the superb North Western Hotel project. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold John B Posted June 21, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 21, 2017 That fire escape is a work of art in it's own right. The building, and layout as a whole, is jaw-droppingly good. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony Teague Posted June 23, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 23, 2017 (edited) Great article Rob, and super photos Andy - a truly inspirational model building! Tony Edited June 23, 2017 by Tony Teague Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Goss Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Terrific stuff, its good to see such representative population of the district, especially the washerwomen who I identified immediately. The only thing against them is that they look too colourful! I don't know if you've seen the collections of Liverpool photographs published by the Bluecoat Press under the titles of "Looking Back", but in the first collection there are photos of washerwomen (pages 20, 21) from 1952 and they are invariably dressed in very "respectable" black overcoats. Page 19 shows the interior of a washhouse in 1956 where you can see that under those overcoats they wore much lighter coloured dresses. Page 18 of the collection shows women making Hornby "Princess Coronations" at Binns Road..... Thanks for sharing the ongoing work! Many thanks for your comments Hroth. We found the pictures you refer to, or similar ones, and talking it over with John I believe I could re-paint the figures in-situ as they are at the front of the layout. However then realised they are without coats as modelled, so we think we will leave them as fixed in their dresses. I will do a couple more in coats and fix them down nearby. Also, after gluing the figures in place, they retained a shiny patch of dried superglue around their feet so that has now been sprayed out matt and the marks have disappeared. Removing figures for re-fitting of coats would certainly damage the pavement areas locally. Taking your point further I noticed that I hadn't included many black coated clothed figures in general so that will be remedied on the next visit with infiltrating black coated figures. This will include populating the rear platforms 1 to 5 next time. cheers 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Steve Hewitt Posted June 26, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 26, 2017 This year's developments....... Since we returned from the Glasgow show the layout has not been fully assembled. John has been focussing his attention on the scenic improvements along the "spine boards". These are the boards which carry the first five Platforms and the lines through the Cutting. Progress has been reported on RMweb from time to time, and the latest items of interest follow: John has completed the ballasting of the tracks in Platforms 1 to 5, and last week Rob spent a busy day with his spray gun getting the right amount of muck and grot in place: Les has built the Office Block which forms the back to Platform 1, and Rob has spent the last few weeks weathering this at home. Last week he installed it on the layout after he'd finished weathering the ballasting: See the current BRM for details of how Rob tackles weathering these large buildings. Les still has to fit the window frames and glazing, and John will be making the necessary box in which this large building will be transported. John has now installed and illuminated the second booking office behind Platforms 3 & 4: Finally for now, John has planted the "Porters Crossings" at the end of these platforms: Rob will no doubt have a mucky task dealing with these on his next visit. Once all this phase of detailed work on the spine boards is complete, the whole layout will be assembled ready for running sessions to start again. All this is leading up to our trip to Holland and the Utrecht show in early November. Steve. 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted June 26, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 26, 2017 It all seems to be coming along very nicely now. The weathering looks superb of the buildings and ballast. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
black five Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 Crikey! I always put the wire near the feet....... aac Yes but then they don't have a smile on their faces! lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Green Posted July 7, 2017 Author Share Posted July 7, 2017 The ticket office at Lime Street Station had a barrier in front of each office window. Barriers were curved to form a squeeze point at the window so as to only allow one person at once to be at the window. The photo below shows the ones at Liverpool Exchange which were similar to those at Lime Street. We have had a model of these 3D printed by Shapeways. The print has ten barriers. The base plate has two holes drilled in. These make a jig to allow accurate drilling of the baseboards to accept the barriers. 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Steve Hewitt Posted July 12, 2017 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 12, 2017 After the ballasting & Weathering....... Not satisfied with the "grot" he'd sprayed on the ballast last week, Rob came back to deal with the areas where locos would stand for a while in the platforms; At the buffer stops, the middle road is a siding, so not so much "cinders" in this area: Rob also had time to deal with the ground near the end of "Coal Siding 2". The original can be seen to the right of this shot. All this is under the roof, so probably will not be seen too easily. No doubt some intrepid photographer will get down there..... Steve. 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ianLMS Posted July 14, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 14, 2017 The ballast work and "grot" are so amazingly realistic, along with the rest of the layout. Truly impressive and hop to catch it at Warley next year!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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