georgeT Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 Morning Al, It is good to see how other modeller's make their models, can always pick up a trick or two, thanks for a very interesting thread.. GeorgeT Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted September 8, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 8, 2013 Hi Al, Thanks for the step by step and some really good pics of the build. :locomotive: :locomotive: Cheers. Bodgit Hi Andy, thanks very much as always. I really sympathise with how you must be feeling at the moment - not able to do anything much in the way of railway modelling except come on RMWEB and get even more frustrated! Do you get chance to get down to your club for a quick play test-run to relieve the withdrawal symptoms? All the best, Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted September 8, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 8, 2013 Spent a few hours reading through thread. Thoroughly enjoyed it!! Lots of great tips. Your goods shed is amazing. I shall follow along with interest. Regards Scott Hi Scott, Thanks very much, I hope you didn't suffer too much reading all the boring bits! I've been watching your thread for a while, and I'm very envious of the space you have. Once you finalize your track plan I'm sure it will be a great layout, and I will enjoy watching it develop. My next big structure to be built will be the main station building, I'm collecting all the stuff I need and trying to pluck up the courage to start it, at the moment. Cheers, Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted September 8, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 8, 2013 Morning Al, It is good to see how other modeller's make their models, can always pick up a trick or two, thanks for a very interesting thread.. GeorgeT Morning George, It's the first plastic kit of a vehicle I've built since I used to do Airfix planes as a kid, so I just followed the instructions, more or less. I'm quite pleased with how it's turned out though, and once I've weathered it a bit to take the shinyness off, it should look OK. You never know, I might be tempted to try my hand at a brass kit, (as you were trying to persuade me to do) the level and fineness of the detail looks much better than anything achievable in plastic. Maybe when I've got the main bits of the layout done, I'll have a go. It's amazing how many different skills you pick up as you go along - if you'd asked me twelve months ago if I'd consider scratch building a goods shed or station I'd have laughed at you, but now... well who knows? Cheers George, thanks for your advice and encouragement, Al. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 Hi Andy, thanks very much as always. I really sympathise with how you must be feeling at the moment - not able to do anything much in the way of railway modelling except come on RMWEB and get even more frustrated! Do you get chance to get down to your club for a quick play test-run to relieve the withdrawal symptoms? All the best, Al. Hi Al that is still in the building phase, we have it up and running for the Easter and November Open weekends and then work on it in between. This year we have moved the high level fiddle yard back about a foot to give us a larger scenic area to the front of the layout, so we will start to re lay the fiddle yard next week ready for 30th Nov / 1st Dec. Bodgit 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted September 8, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 8, 2013 I've now more or less completed the painting of the first cattle truck, with rather heavy weathering applied. I might do the next one a bit less, as I went a bit over the top on this one, I think. Anyway, here's a couple of shots: No couplings or anything added yet, and the roof needs sticking down. I also notice one of the buffers is a bit bent, so I'll fix that as well. I need to cut through the wagon number transfer where it goes over the gap in the planking, but I'll leave it to dry fully before I attempt that. However, there it is, for now. Thanks for looking, Al. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted September 9, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 9, 2013 Hi Al, it looks about ready to deliver some prize animals for Bakewell show. I don't know about the kit being 30 years old, I'd say well over 50, unless they did a revamp in the 80s. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted September 11, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 11, 2013 The first cattle truck is done now. With grateful thanks to Jason (Sandside) who has very kindly supplied me with sufficient small tension-locks to re-couple a fleet , thanks mate, much appreciated. So here it is, in its rightful place next to the cattle dock. This evening, I've been playing with the photo editing software again. Here's Buxton based Crab 42942 coasting through Bakewell on the way to Rowsley with a mixed freight: Meanwhile, another unidentified Crab and a very grubby left-hand drive 4F, both from Rowsley, take the strain up the gradient towards Hassop with a heavy coal train: More soon, Thanks for looking, Al. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
C&WR Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 The wagon & dock go very well together, Al. You must be very pleased! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Jason T Posted September 11, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 11, 2013 As I remove more of them to replace with three links, you are more than welcome to them Al. You may have noticed that I included some other types, suitable for Parkside kits........... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 The first cattle truck is done now. With grateful thanks to Jason (Sandside) who has very kindly supplied me with sufficient small tension-locks to re-couple a fleet , thanks mate, much appreciated. So here it is, in its rightful place next to the cattle dock. cattle-truck037.jpg This evening, I've been playing with the photo editing software again. Here's Buxton based Crab 42942 coasting through Bakewell on the way to Rowsley with a mixed freight: crab-003.jpg Meanwhile, another unidentified Crab and a very grubby left-hand drive 4F, both from Rowsley, take the strain up the gradient towards Hassop with a heavy coal train: freight-001.jpg More soon, Thanks for looking, Al. Evening Al, The cattle truck looks good, and I like the weathering mate, well done. :locomotive: :locomotive: I was looking in a book about the Swadlincote Branch today by a local author and there is a picture in there of a 4F and Crab double heading through Swad. Cheers Bodgit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted September 11, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 11, 2013 Evening Al, The cattle truck looks good, and I like the weathering mate, well done. :locomotive: :locomotive: I was looking in a book about the Swadlincote Branch today by a local author and there is a picture in there of a 4F and Crab double heading through Swad. Cheers Bodgit Hi Andy, thanks very much. Just for you, here's a shot from the hillside overlooking the yard: Cheers, Al. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Hi Andy, thanks very much. Just for you, here's a shot from the hillside overlooking the yard: freight-002.jpg Cheers, Al. Nice Al, in fact Very Very nice mate, I wish I could do multiple ticks EVEN THOUGH I HATE THEM , I STILL USE THEM, just how hypocritical is that , hahhahah Bodgit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed a/c Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Brilliant photo Al Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeT Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Hello Al, Really must say l love the way its all coming together, and that backscene is great, really sets the scene.. GeorgeT Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted September 12, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 12, 2013 I like that colour photo Al, but it looks as though somebody has swept away the town! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
C&WR Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 (edited) Great pic. I am genuinely unsure where scenery ends & backscene starts! Edited September 12, 2013 by C&WR Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 I agree wit hall the above, excellent photo, love the dried grass colour, and the sweep to back scene. One for the how realistic is your model? I think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted September 12, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 12, 2013 I think there is a degree of photoshopography going on here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted September 12, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 12, 2013 As I remove more of them to replace with three links, you are more than welcome to them Al. You may have noticed that I included some other types, suitable for Parkside kits........... Thanks very much Jason, really appreciate this. If there's anything I can help you with just ask. Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted September 12, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 12, 2013 (edited) Brilliant photo Al Hello Al, Really must say l love the way its all coming together, and that backscene is great, really sets the scene.. GeorgeT I like that colour photo Al, but it looks as though somebody has swept away the town! Great pic. I am genuinely unsure where scenery ends & backscene starts! I agree wit hall the above, excellent photo, love the dried grass colour, and the sweep to back scene. One for the how realistic is your model? I think. I think there is a degree of photoshopography going on here. At the risk of seeming lazy, I'm going to answer you all in one post. Firstly, thank you very much for your kind comments, I really appreciate them. Secondly, I'm going to show you that perhaps I'm not as clever as you give me credit for! As Jonathan says above (and I love the word!) there is indeed a smidgeon of photoshopography going on So to start, here is the original untainted photo that I took: To answer Jaz, I really can't take credit for the colour of the dried grass, as it's simply the Hanging Basket Liner as it comes on the roll, although the section furthest from the camera on the other side of the yard has been blended in a bit with some scatter, but the section the camera is resting on is simply thrown over the papier-mache hillside - it's not had anything done to it yet, not even glued down. Once I've got the basic photo, the next job is to use a graphics program to remove the bits I don't want. I use Paint Shop Pro, but Photoshop, Paint.NET, Gimp and others all have the basic functionality required. (NOT Windows Paint though!) So, firstly, using a freehand selection tool, I roughly go around the bits we want to keep, leaving a margin for error and for tidying up later: Then I "Cut" the selected section: Leaving this: Then I zoom in close to a section of the image to do the finer more detailed trimming: Gradually, I trim away all the bits I don't want: Until I'm left with this: Now, I use another tool, commonly known as a "Magic Wand" which selects all parts of an image with similar colours. The sensitivity can be altered to get just a single colour or a suitable range. In this case I select all the cut away bits, and then "Invert" the selection so it leaves all the cut away bits, and just keeps the bits we want. Then I "Copy" the whole lot, and save it as a new transparent image. Then I get a suitable background image: and then "Paste" my saved image on top: I can then adjust it to get the sky and landscape where I want it. Finally, I crop the finished image so you only see the bits I want. ... And that's all there is to it, really... I hope you don't think I'm a big fraud now! Joking apart, I hope you find this useful, It really isn't hard, although I admit I'm getting better with practice. Thanks for looking, Al. Edited September 12, 2013 by acg_mr 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted September 12, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 12, 2013 I like that colour photo Al, but it looks as though somebody has swept away the town! Thanks Jonathan. Yep, I've really struggled to find a vantage point to take a photo across the valley and town from the right angle, which isn't blocked by trees. Unfortunately, everything is way more overgrown now than it was when the Station was open. Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
C&WR Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 A very nice tutorial! I genuinely thought you'd put one of the better commercial backscenes behind the layout, but was wondering if some of the closer more green stuff was actually the model. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Now I know why I like the 'greenery' I hit Homebase a couple of days ago I bought some green sisal for hanging baskets and I think the other stuff is the same as yours. Great minds think alike. (oi who said fools never differ!!!)I've been cuttin mine up to amke smaller patches. Nice job with the photoshopping still takes skill. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted September 12, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 12, 2013 Congratulations Jaz, you're the 500th Poster to this thread! As a prize, I was going to offer you these: ...but then, I thought, if you ate all of those at once, you'd need one of these: So instead, how about this: Cheers Jaz, thanks for your continued interest and support, All the best, Al. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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