RMweb Gold big jim Posted September 26, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 26, 2015 Looks great Jim and a daredevil cutting up those buildings !!! I think that white end of the corner building needs a little something though? Maybe some peeling posters ? or a mural? yeah, was thinking the same yesterday, just the addition of drainpipes and a touch of light weathering should make a difference to start with but a poster/advertising hoarding would look good too, ive got a fence to add round the tarmac behind the shop too. i think it will be a while before i go really far into detail in the town, i fancy adding an interior to the flat above the metromart as you can see into it nicely, similarly the burger joint 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Harvey Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Great Work Jim. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted September 27, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 27, 2015 housekeeping afternoon my dad reads this thread and everytime i put pics up he says "when are you going to sort out that floor, it looks a mess" so this afternoon, armed with 2 wheeliebins, one for recyclables and the other for junk i made a start on it, almost finished, just one box to sort out and yes it was a mess once i pushed everything to the doorway but an hour later and its looking a lot better ive put down some rolson interlocking mats that i bought months ago (but havent been able to put down because of the junk), i noticed after working for a number of hours at a time in the shed over the last week or so that i have had aching feet so im hoping the cushioning action of the mats will help a bit, i'll get myself another set to come closer to the door also if anyone in the crewe area wants a bag of Bachmann scenic risers, polystyrene sheets, and a piece of space board then get in touch and if you can come and collect them they are yours 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Much better, now there's room for more on the Floor, hahahha :nono: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold fishytrains Posted September 27, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 27, 2015 The work you have done with the town scene is great. Looking forward to seeing it develop even further now. Mike 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted September 30, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 30, 2015 a quick 1/2 hour earlier, hopefully back in there in a bit first job, carried the card underlay along the front of the station you can see where the road will run along the edge with a car park/turning area alongside, just used some scraps of tarmac here, as i get futher along eith the layout i will be adding a thin strip of wood on the outer edge of the layout but i want to leave it til a later date so i can get in and add lights etc to the station and with the pavement card placed down roughly junction set up, again just using precut bits, i will be printing off the proper junction markings when it comes time to stick it properly that was going to be it but i managed to get another hour in there to sort out a few other bits and bobs first up, got another pack of rolson mats so now i have them covering right up to the doorway. had to adapt the end piece slightly though as i've moved the station entrance i've had to make a new one piece retaining wall added the offcut pieces of stone card to clad the rear of the walls, just need to make some more copings then using a set of cutting compass' i made the pavement base "proper" for the low level entrance just using a scrap again..... .....you can see how the pavement will look really starting to come together now i think i'm going to make some more copings in a minute so i can get them out of the way, if i at least get them fitted on the bridgei get the roadway glued down on there 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted September 30, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 30, 2015 Didn't get as much done as i had hoped but still got a bit done anyway Clad the pavement this time i have used herringbone buff paving With the road in place Just need to print off some more tarmac sheets but the ink is running low so i will have to wait And i finally glued the road down on the bridge 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruced2 Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 It Is starting to look like a town now Jim love the low level station enterance and assosiated road will look pretty smart aswell. Bruce Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed a/c Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Really is coming together nicely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted October 2, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 2, 2015 And back to it for a few hours Card a bit futher along the front Glued the road and car park area down Then over to the drive through, herringbone paving around the building itself Placed down with the pavement bases around the edge Then with the paving card added, still need to add the copings to the edge I also paved the pavement between the station and drive through with the herringbone wrap But it just didnt do anything for me visually so i swapped it for traditional paving I also added the pavement to the bridge, again still need to add the edging (and wall copings) 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Road layouts look great Jim,top work here!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted October 13, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 13, 2015 picked up some 2nd hand Hornby station canopies last week after being inspired by the article in model rail about how to improve them. i was hoping to fit them over the tracks but they dont quite fit, the legs were too close to the platform edges, so i moved them over the road and bay platform instead which i think looks, gives me a covered drop off area, i will look out for another canopy to make it longer just placed on the layout loosley for now i think once i fit them properly and detail them up it will look pretty good 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 More nice work here Jim... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d winpenny Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Looking good David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold fishytrains Posted October 14, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 14, 2015 That area is now looking very good. Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James90012 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Would it fit if you moved the bay platform to the other side of the bay track? Might need to move the track but that layout would also be slightly more common too in the real world. Having said that it looks effective as a covered drop off area! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted October 15, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 15, 2015 my justification is a bay platform was removed but the canopy was been retained for the remaining platform, the area then became a drop off area 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zomboid Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 my justification is a bay platform was removed but the canopy was been retained for the remaining platform, the area then became a drop off areaLike the bus station at Hull...Will look quite good, just remember that the supports on the road side would have originally been on the removed platform. Did the other platforms have a roof originally as well? Wartime bombing damage maybe? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted October 25, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 25, 2015 (edited) Would it fit if you moved the bay platform to the other side of the bay track? the more i thought about this comment the more i felt i should give it a go so, simply moving the platform to the other side gave me this meaning the canopies fit over the tracks just loosely placed but loking quite good so from there i cut the legs down on them (the lugs and 2cm off) i then removed the low relief building and put a retaining wall in its place, the canopies are balancing on glued on coffee stirrers glued to the wall at this point (one is also masked up ready to paint the framework) my only concern was how close the uprights are to the edge of the platform, they are ok at the bridge end but as the platform isnt quite parallel with the shed wall they move closer to the track as the canopy moves along anyway i cured the problem by simply sticking a "craft lolly stick" to the inside of the side girder and in turn the upright to that, its not noticable from normal viewing angles and helps keep the uprights a decent distance from the platfrom edge moving them around again i had a look at the bay platform side and how to make the canopy look effective over that side, this is how it looked until i moved the bay platform track 1cm to the left meaning the platform could also move over meaning the canopy would be on the edge of the platform, out came the trusty foamboard and i made a high retaining wall for the canopy to "bolt onto" as it were, its the same length as the wall i added on the far side a low wall at the other end of the platform clad in stone card and window holes cut in obviously got to add lintles, arches etc to them similarly copings to add to the wall i've got 2 more 2nd hand canopies coming this week so just need one more to cover the whole area, in fact i only need the canopy part as i have enough spare legs and sides and with a coping stone strip loosley added ive also added copings to the bridge i will have to have a look at redoing the pedestrian access to the station from the bottom level again as the glass box doesnt look right now there is a big wall a final overview of the station, i'm wondering whether to put a holding siding between the mainline and bay now? Edited October 25, 2015 by big jim 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d winpenny Posted October 25, 2015 Share Posted October 25, 2015 Looking good Jim David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold fishytrains Posted October 25, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 25, 2015 I do like what you have done with the canopies. I agree it might be worth looking at the holding siding. Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Brown Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Great work Jim. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted October 29, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 29, 2015 thanks, im hoping to get a couple of hours in there tomorrow before work i inadvertantly bought 2 more canopies off ebay last week as well as the one in needed without legs so i now have 8 of them so i'm going to have a play about and decide whether to have the 2 extra along the back road or over the bay 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Layouts looking absolutely superb now mate. Really has the feel of an inner city station now. Great work with those Hornby canopies, really makes the station look impressive. Very nice indeed. Cheers Marcus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted October 29, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 29, 2015 Layouts looking absolutely superb now mate. Really has the feel of an inner city station now. Great work with those Hornby canopies, really makes the station look impressive. Very nice indeed. Cheers Marcus its certainly getting there now, cant wait to see how it looks with 8 canopies all painted up, the only downside is having to mask them all off to paint, going to be time consuming Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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