avonside1563 Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Pete, We are using a similar system to Diesels in the Dutchy. Daylight energy saving bulbs fixed to the fascia supports, as in the photo below. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PaternosterRow Posted January 27, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 27, 2013 Wowzer. Now that's starting to look really impressive. I'm starting to wonder what the team is going to do for an encore! The project is now really getting to that snowball stage where everything's coming together quickly and I can't wait to see the buildings/canal going on. Brilliant stuff. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
avonside1563 Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Andy Y building up the base colours for the canal. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PaternosterRow Posted January 27, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 27, 2013 On cue!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
avonside1563 Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Mark continues rail painting Wagonbasher (Andy B) working on canal and locks Old Gringo (John W) unwraps the bakofoil skew bridge 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post avonside1563 Posted January 27, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2013 More canal stuff, tail of lock 1 built, both locks fixed to boards. Joey boat sunk into canal. 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Williams Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 That really is looking the Pit-Bull's 'do-dahs'. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted January 27, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 27, 2013 1800hrs and Damian has just played a fleeting visit to Chez Spam's to drop off the two remaining boards that have no basic greenery. The bedroom has been converted back to a train room, the dust sheets and back down, the Ikea trestles up and two boards are waiting to be attacked with cack and poop. The guys have obviously been very busy over the weekend as the boards look very different to last time I saw them. Well done all. Pete / Ian / Stu, you'll be pleased to know I took the massive step of humanely putting down my old trusty grey-checked, padded modelling shirt at the weekend. After 16+ years of great service and countless layouts it has developed holes on the holes. A new one has been pressed into service and will get its first smearings of glue tonight. This one is blue checked... 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 The body has now had the striping applied, and boy, does it stand out!! Referring to photographs, I worked out where the stripes would go, and marked them onto a copy of the original kit drawing. I estimated that the stripes needed to be 3.4mm wide and I cut these from a sheet of plain black decal with a scalpel. I matched key features on the model to those in the drawings and photographs and, whilst keeping them parallel, started to apply the decal stripes. I did the application in four separate sessions, it requires concentration, patience and it is easier to add extra bits to stripes already in place. A lot of what I did was by eye, so long as it looked right I was happy. Here's some of the striping applied, over length and only water used so far, so that they can be gently moved around and removed completely if necessary. Once in place I carefully dabbed away any excess water with a tissue and let them dry. Next I applied a decal setting solution, Solvaset. This is quite aggressive, once on, it needs to be left well alone, the decals become soft and will readily tear and slip out of position. They will start to wrinkle, however, as they dry, they tighten up, and cling to all the curves, corners and details. Once you've applied Solvaset, there's no going pack. It not only settles the decals down but adheres them firmly to the body and they cannot be lifted again. On completion, there were a few small gaps between bits of the decal stripes which were touched in with gloss black paint. There is still a little touching up to do, especially where the decal strip has settled down over the bulkier details, like the hinges. Perfect?, no, but I think it’s coming along well enough. The logo, number and cab side lettering, I did on my computer, using Word, and printed it onto Crafty Computer Paper clear decal sheet. It’s a layout used on various BSC locomotives, modified to suit the rather narrow cab side sheet on this prototype. You’re going to get excess carrier film so I cut out a panel, containing the text, the size of the lower cab side sheet, so that the edge of the carrier film is lost in the corners and edges of the cab side. Again Solvaset was applied, it’s not fully settled down in the photos, you may detect some wrinkling, but it will. The next couple of days should see the painting and decal application finished and the final details, handrails, buffers etc. ,fitted. The last lap is in sight! TBC 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted January 27, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 27, 2013 This one is blue checked... if you wear it to Doncaster, don't stand too near Kinmundy... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Pete, We are using a similar system to Diesels in the Dutchy. Daylight energy saving bulbs fixed to the fascia supports, as in the photo below. IMG_2438.JPG There is a very weird "Escher-Like" perspective thing going on with this photo! If you look at the horizontal line (where the sockets are) it looks like it goes straight across the layout yet the vertical support on the right looks further along the layout. What gives? Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Andy Y Posted January 27, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2013 Andy Y, how wide / long is your canal cottage plot now? That question involves measurements! Which I didn't take. Basically the cottage will be about 15mm from the retaining wall for the bridge with the exchange sidings and leaving enough room for the half-relief canal bridge by the backscene. The back garden will now run up to the board join. There's a slightly tacky board on its way back to you where there was a quick varnish test on the canal at the back. Nigel and Andy made excellent progress with the locks and their complex geometry. John's canal bridge at the junction is superb. I love Andy's industrial bridge. It's a shame his boat sunk though; Mark's signal box support now fits after he had a chainsaw out. Now we can start to see Geoff's massive commitment to some quality trackwork in context. 27 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 (edited) You're right, of course, Andy. The trackwork is extraordinarily beautiful...... Will it be visible to the ordinary punter from end on like that? Best, Pete. Edited January 27, 2013 by trisonic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted January 27, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 27, 2013 There is a very weird "Escher-Like" perspective thing going on with this photo! If you look at the horizontal line (where the sockets are) it looks like it goes straight across the layout yet the vertical support on the right looks further along the layout. What gives? Best, Pete. Pete, could it be something to do with the fact that the rear corner of the layout is a 12" radius (ish) curve? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 No1. daughter wants to know what it is for? Eyeballs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted January 27, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 27, 2013 Arthur, that's one loco we won't be able to loose on the layout! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Must put a hoover (not class 50 D) on the list to take to Donny... The photos were after we'd hoovered! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aberdare Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 This has come together really well over the last week or so and I am looking forward to seeing it in the flesh at Donny, very inspiring. Fantastic work from all involved. Jim 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted January 27, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 27, 2013 Must put a hoover (not class 50 D) on the list to take to Donny...Will it come back from Doncaster with a new headlight and repainted into large logo livery?If so, I have one we can borrow. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium wagonbasher Posted January 27, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 27, 2013 There is a young lady wearing 70's flares in the Subutteo football fans figure set, the figure is seated. If you are interested I can send you one or two unpainted examples. I am as much intrested that there is even such a thing as the subutteo fan set. Are they HO ? (I know for one model person it wouldn't matter (we are all different shapes and sizes). Are they all seated. When I get back to my own personal layout, I have plans for a load of Birminghmam city supporters (1950's) to be crossing a bridge to the St Andrews ground) Andy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted January 27, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 27, 2013 I am as much intrested that there is even such a thing as the subutteo fan set. Are they HO ? (I know for one model person it wouldn't matter (we are all different shapes and sizes). Are they all seated. When I get back to my own personal layout, I have plans for a load of Birminghmam city supporters (1950's) to be crossing a bridge to the St Andrews ground) Andy They are OO scale, all are seated and were available in a box of 50 unpainted. I have also seen them painted in smaller quantities. The down side is that there is only 5 basic figures, the one female and four males and with one (male) exception they have one or both arms raised in the air (the lady in question has one arm raised). I purchased them with the idea of using them as passengers. The accessory range includes quite a few different items including cricket ground maintainance staff and press photographers and TV crew/cameras but they mostly have thick bases. There is even old men sitting in deckchairs (cue the old Morcambe and Wise joke). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted January 27, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 27, 2013 Can't find the young lady in question, but are these any use http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Subbuteo-accessories-PITCH-STAFF-OWNERS-five-figures-/170980614996?pt=UK_SportsMemorabilia_Subbuteo_SM&hash=item27cf3d2354 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-SUBBUTEO-FIGURES-MANAGER-COACH-PRESS-PHOTOGRAPHERS-/350702608036?pt=UK_SportsMemorabilia_Subbuteo_SM&hash=item51a7811ea4 Maybe one of these on the towpath: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SPARE-SUBBUTEO-ANGLING-FISHERMAN-ANGLER-FIGURE-GOOD-CONDITION-/300844469137?pt=UK_SportsMemorabilia_Subbuteo_SM&var=&hash=item460bba4b91 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Maybe one of these on the towpath: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SPARE-SUBBUTEO-ANGLING-FISHERMAN-ANGLER-FIGURE-GOOD-CONDITION-/300844469137?pt=UK_SportsMemorabilia_Subbuteo_SM&var=&hash=item460bba4b91 You think anything would be alive in that muck sprayed today? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted January 27, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 27, 2013 Maybe one of these on the towpath: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SPARE-SUBBUTEO-ANGLING-FISHERMAN-ANGLER-FIGURE-GOOD-CONDITION-/300844469137?pt=UK_SportsMemorabilia_Subbuteo_SM&var=&hash=item460bba4b91 Dangerous place to be is that towpath, they've all been shot in the same place, must be a hooligan with an airgun about. Mike. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium wagonbasher Posted January 27, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 27, 2013 Look more like they come from a John West advert in those oil skins! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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