Grimleygrid Posted September 2, 2018 Author Share Posted September 2, 2018 Dont fret. Looks fine albeit here on the PC. Maybe enhance with Matt - Semi Gloss Oil Stain "puddles" eventually? Ian That's easy for you to say Ian!!! It's actually sad.... The iPhone camera's exposure makes the light look very different. I am much happier with how it is now and pleased that the majority of the depot floor has been weathered. It has been a long time coming. Thanks for your input Ian, I plan to give all the pieces a coat of matt varnish. Not sure whether to try adding puddles of oil etc. I will think about that. I can only agree with what Ian has said, and if it looks good to you that is all that matters,it looks great to me anyway David Thanks David. Yes that is true, I am now happy with how it all looks. I will post more photos tomorrow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj_crisp Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Looking good. I'm finding the camera can be rather cruel but at the same time really useful. I've started taking pictures of my projects and viewing them on the pc next to the real thing. I've found loads of errors, comprises etc. that way! Really hard to get colours right though... Tbh that's very personal and really depends on lighting. I'll admit to using the wrong shades to better fit with the rest of the scene. At the end of day we always find more wrong with our stuff than others do! Looking forward to your next update - inspirational stuff! Cheers Will Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted September 3, 2018 Author Share Posted September 3, 2018 Looking good. I'm finding the camera can be rather cruel but at the same time really useful. I've started taking pictures of my projects and viewing them on the pc next to the real thing. I've found loads of errors, comprises etc. that way! Really hard to get colours right though... Tbh that's very personal and really depends on lighting. I'll admit to using the wrong shades to better fit with the rest of the scene. At the end of day we always find more wrong with our stuff than others do! Looking forward to your next update - inspirational stuff! Cheers Will Thanks Will, it's funny how you can look at things. Perhaps if I hadn't have taken the photos then maybe I would have just accepted the floor as it was. Whereas now I am much happier with it, so with hindsight, maybe it was a good thing that the camera highlighted the floor! I am definitely the hardest person to please! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted September 3, 2018 Author Share Posted September 3, 2018 A couple of photos: Untitled by AP474, on Flickr Untitled by AP474, on Flickr Untitled by AP474, on Flickr Untitled by AP474, on Flickr Untitled by AP474, on Flickr Once the shed and roof are sat over the depot floor, you probably won't even be able to see the weathering as it will be pretty dark inside the shed! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 Hi Alex, You seem to be making some good progress at the moment. I do like a ploughed up class 20. Hows the wagon selling and are you busy with the transfers? I might have to order some more soon. Cheers Peter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted September 4, 2018 Author Share Posted September 4, 2018 Hi Alex, You seem to be making some good progress at the moment. I do like a ploughed up class 20. Hows the wagon selling and are you busy with the transfers? I might have to order some more soon. Cheers Peter. Hi Peter, Yes I am, motivated and inspired to keep going! As you know only too well, I have been trying to get the floor pieces painted and weathered for a good few years so really pleased to have got this far. Wagon projects are keeping Cav and I very busy thanks, looking forward to seeing the PGAs. Let me know when you need some and I will be happy to help. I have just produced some black 58 numbers for potential Original Railfreight Bones, I am looking forward to having a few of them! Here is a photo just taken which shows the floor nicely. I agree, 20s looked really good with ploughs! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted September 4, 2018 Author Share Posted September 4, 2018 In the end I decided to go for the dirty and grimy appearance for the floor. A few examples of the real thing: gb_761127_44010 copy by MUTTLEY'S PIX, on Flickr https://flic.kr/p/pk3zrA https://flic.kr/p/aiBVfW https://flic.kr/p/7ajATy 13-7-91 56 033 inside Toton shed by Barnsleyrailboy, on Flickr https://flic.kr/p/EMkA9q 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj_crisp Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 Floor looks spot on A few faint yellow lines will bring it to life. Great stuff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisis Rail Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Hi Peter, Yes I am, motivated and inspired to keep going! As you know only too well, I have been trying to get the floor pieces painted and weathered for a good few years so really pleased to have got this far. Wagon projects are keeping Cav and I very busy thanks, looking forward to seeing the PGAs. Let me know when you need some and I will be happy to help. I have just produced some black 58 numbers for potential Original Railfreight Bones, I am looking forward to having a few of them! Here is a photo just taken which shows the floor nicely. I agree, 20s looked really good with ploughs! IMG_9260.jpg Looking great - the floor "blends" and matches the Traction chassis weathering fine Alex - interesting - when the paraphernalia of tooling - oil barrels crates and the like are all in these bits will catch your eye and take the attention away from the floor - it's only that you are concentrating on the subject of the weathering now that it is a focal point. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted September 12, 2018 Author Share Posted September 12, 2018 Floor looks spot on A few faint yellow lines will bring it to life. Great stuff Thanks Will, I am pleased with it. I am looking forward to getting the floor finished and then making a start on the cladding. That is whilst my son gets on with the track work out the front! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted September 12, 2018 Author Share Posted September 12, 2018 Looking great - the floor "blends" and matches the Traction chassis weathering fine Alex - interesting - when the paraphernalia of tooling - oil barrels crates and the like are all in these bits will catch your eye and take the attention away from the floor - it's only that you are concentrating on the subject of the weathering now that it is a focal point. Ian Thanks Ian, it will do I think. Need to get this layout finished so that I can actually play trains! Hopefully this century..... You are right, once all the maintenance equipment, parts, drums and general depot stuff are in position, you probably won't notice the floor. Once the shed and roof are placed in position, due to the reduced light inside the depot the floor definitely won't stand out as much. I also plan to have the layout viewing level just below eye height to give a nice angle. Not sure if I have posted this video before: 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 Something a bit unusual on number 1 road: Untitled by AP474, on Flickr As the weather was nice over the weekend I took full advantage and gave the floor pieces a couple of coats of matt varnish. Untitled by AP474, on Flickr Whilst looking at something else earlier, I noticed that the roof pieces above roads 1 to 4 are just resting on the top of the shed. This gave me an idea, see how the weathered floor looks inside the shed under the reduced light conditions as they will be once in their final position. Untitled by AP474, on Flickr I am not convinced that you will be able to see the weathering once in position.....um, I am beginning to ask myself if all those hours spent weathering the floor pieces was actually worth it! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisis Rail Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 That Duff looks like its approaching the legendary lathe pit.......? Weathering and all that...... Ties us in knots - I agree. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 That Duff looks like its approaching the legendary lathe pit.......? Weathering and all that...... Ties us in knots - I agree. Ian It's been a while since I have done anything on that part of the layout. The lathe pit looks quite good now with the floor pieces weathered surrounding it. Why do we do it Ian?!!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 I came across these excellent photos taken inside Toton depot in the late 1960s: BWR0796 D7508 TOTON DMD 03.1967 by David Russon, on Flickr BWR0798 D5406 , D7508 , D1 TOTON DMD 03.1967 by David Russon, on Flickr BWR0797 D132 , D1xx TOTON DMD 03.1967 by David Russon, on Flickr BWR0807 D8162 TOTON DMD 03.1967 by David Russon, on Flickr BWR0804 D7582 TOTON DMD 03.1967 by David Russon, on Flickr BWR0803 D139 TOTON DMD 03.1967 by David Russon, on Flickr Boxenby with Green diesels, I am quite tempted….before my time but I am still tempted…. I have been preparing to get the raised floor area behind the dead-end roads, roads 5 to 15.This photo shows it nicely: BWR0799 TOTON DMD 03.1967 by David Russon, on Flickr And one from the early 1990s: Toton Depot by Valiantoz, on Flickr The actual raised floor has been made but not finished. Yesterday I sprayed the top Plasti-kote - Light Suede. Some light weathering will be applied to match the inspection platforms. Untitled by AP474, on Flickr Untitled by AP474, on Flickr Now I cannot believe what I am typing, the depot floor is now finished!! I do not know how many times over the past few years I have posted just before the summer saying that I was planning to have the whole depot floor painted and weathered by the end of the summer.Well this year I have actually achieved it! Phew, that was a bit of a task and challenge!Still, it’s done.Over the past couple of weeks I have finished the last two pieces of the floor. These have been redone, painted, weathered and yesterday varnished. Untitled by AP474, on Flickr Over the next couple of weeks I am planning to get the floor pieces down and the shed sat in position to see how it looks when all put together.I still cannot quite believe it….it won’t be long before we make a start on the track work out the front of the shed and begin adding the metal cladding to the outside of the shed. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d winpenny Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Superb news looking forward to the next pictures great job keep it up David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisis Rail Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 I came across these excellent photos taken inside Toton depot in the late 1960s: BWR0796 D7508 TOTON DMD 03.1967 by David Russon, on Flickr BWR0798 D5406 , D7508 , D1 TOTON DMD 03.1967 by David Russon, on Flickr BWR0797 D132 , D1xx TOTON DMD 03.1967 by David Russon, on Flickr BWR0807 D8162 TOTON DMD 03.1967 by David Russon, on Flickr BWR0804 D7582 TOTON DMD 03.1967 by David Russon, on Flickr BWR0803 D139 TOTON DMD 03.1967 by David Russon, on Flickr Boxenby with Green diesels, I am quite tempted….before my time but I am still tempted…. I have been preparing to get the raised floor area behind the dead-end roads, roads 5 to 15. This photo shows it nicely: BWR0799 TOTON DMD 03.1967 by David Russon, on Flickr And one from the early 1990s: Toton Depot by Valiantoz, on Flickr The actual raised floor has been made but not finished. Yesterday I sprayed the top Plasti-kote - Light Suede. Some light weathering will be applied to match the inspection platforms. Untitled by AP474, on Flickr Untitled by AP474, on Flickr Now I cannot believe what I am typing, the depot floor is now finished!! I do not know how many times over the past few years I have posted just before the summer saying that I was planning to have the whole depot floor painted and weathered by the end of the summer. Well this year I have actually achieved it! Phew, that was a bit of a task and challenge! Still, it’s done. Over the past couple of weeks I have finished the last two pieces of the floor. These have been redone, painted, weathered and yesterday varnished. Untitled by AP474, on Flickr Over the next couple of weeks I am planning to get the floor pieces down and the shed sat in position to see how it looks when all put together. I still cannot quite believe it….it won’t be long before we make a start on the track work out the front of the shed and begin adding the metal cladding to the outside of the shed. Shares in Evergreen just took a leap Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 Superb news looking forward to the next pictures great job keep it up David Thanks David, it has been a long time coming! I too am really looking forward to seeing how it all looks once put together. fingers crossed it looks okay! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 Shares in Evergreen just took a leap I am having to save up all my pocket money for the next 10 years Ian, going to be expensive I think!!! Hopefully it will be worth it and bring the shed alive! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 Here is a photo showing one of the last floor pieces in its final position, between through Road number 4 which the 20s are sat on and dead-end road Road 5, 60 is on: Untitled by AP474, on Flickr The old meets the new at Boxenby! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d winpenny Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 Cracking shot, won't be long now before I can send my locos to boxenby for there exams David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted October 25, 2018 Author Share Posted October 25, 2018 Cracking shot, won't be long now before I can send my locos to boxenby for there exams David No problem at all David, the Boxenby fleet is pretty small at the moment so I think there will be lots of space and slots available for visiting locos! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted October 25, 2018 Author Share Posted October 25, 2018 I came across these from 1990: https://bigsky47539.smugmug.com/ADayinaYear/ADayinaYear-1/March-11th/i-jDc4Lpv/A https://bigsky47539.smugmug.com/ADayinaYear/ADayinaYear-1/March-11th/i-KfztKQs/A https://bigsky47539.smugmug.com/ADayinaYear/ADayinaYear-1/March-11th/i-jh9tbPL/A https://bigsky47539.smugmug.com/ADayinaYear/ADayinaYear-1/March-11th/i-rg268ff/A https://bigsky47539.smugmug.com/ADayinaYear/ADayinaYear-1/March-11th/i-qVLD3sM/A I especially like this one: https://bigsky47539.smugmug.com/ADayinaYear/ADayinaYear-1/March-11th/i-4FxtJ4D/A More Grids: https://bigsky47539.smugmug.com/ADayinaYear/ADayinaYear-1/March-11th/i-7TscLQf/A https://bigsky47539.smugmug.com/ADayinaYear/ADayinaYear-1/March-11th/i-8b4FmtX/A 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted October 27, 2018 Author Share Posted October 27, 2018 This afternoon I put the depot shed on its board to see how it is all looking now that the floor pieces have been finished. Over the next few days I am going to make sure that all the floor pieces and inspection platforms are in their correct position and make any necessary adjustments before getting them in their final position. Some of the floor pieces are too long so will need a little trim at the ends.Once this is all done, I can then get the track plan finalised, printed and then on the board ready to make a start on the track work. A few photos: The shed on its board Untitled by AP474, on Flickr Looking into the shed from the south of roads 1 to 4 Untitled by AP474, on Flickr Looking in from the north of the shed Untitled by AP474, on Flickr Now with a few of the roof pieces added you can definitely see how there is a reduction in light inside the shed Untitled by AP474, on Flickr Untitled by AP474, on Flickr It will be interesting to see how it looks once all the roof pieces have been added. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj_crisp Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 This is looking proper tasty Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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