themagicspanner Posted November 26, 2014 Author Share Posted November 26, 2014 Cheers David. I need to get another couple of bits of DAS rolled out and dried for to do the sides with. Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themagicspanner Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 Not much going on at Thorburn's at the moment, although some new motive power turned up during the week: The long awaited Railfreight 26. Time to get the Railmatch weathering paints out. Mike 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted December 5, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 5, 2014 Terrific stonework Mike. Cheers, Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merc435 Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 That building looks terrible.........without a roof. Stonework looks the Bees Knees though, the colouring and weathering have brought it to life. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themagicspanner Posted December 7, 2014 Author Share Posted December 7, 2014 Cheers guys. Pretty pleased with the way it's looking. I've rolled out another slab for one of the ends so I should get started on that tonight. I might mock up a roof to see how the whole thing's going to sit against the back edge of the layout. I've nor really decided where it's going to sit exactly - particularly with respect to the track. Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jock67B Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Mike, Hope you look in and get this message which is simply to wish you and your family a veryHappy and prosperous New Year. Presume work on the layout will resume in January? Kind regards, Jock. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themagicspanner Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share Posted December 31, 2014 Many thanks Jock. I wish you a happy new year too. I'll try to get the granary exterior finished pretty soon and then get onto the overbridge at the headshunt end of the layout. I may well even start of the Yorkshire DE2... Catch you in the new year. Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themagicspanner Posted January 3, 2015 Author Share Posted January 3, 2015 As promised, I've started modelling this new year. Nothing to show as yet but I did turn the layout round so that I could work on the back edge more easily. Mike 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themagicspanner Posted January 5, 2015 Author Share Posted January 5, 2015 (edited) First up for tonight is a black and white version of the photo in my previous post. I think this has the feeling that I'm striving for with this layout. A quiet, misty morning with a sense of space, Secondly, the postman arrived at work today with a couple of wee presents to myself... 2 of the new SPA wagons by FTG models. I think this'll be about the right state for Thorburn's: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bolckow/5697424648/ Lastly, I've done a fair bit of work around the concrete outside the shed. Edited January 5, 2015 by themagicspanner 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PjKing1 Posted January 5, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 5, 2015 Looking really good Mike Cheers, Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themagicspanner Posted January 5, 2015 Author Share Posted January 5, 2015 Thanks Paul. I'm pretty pleased with the way things are looking and glad to be getting back into it after a few week of doing other things. Mike 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PjKing1 Posted January 6, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 6, 2015 Thanks Paul. I'm pretty pleased with the way things are looking and glad to be getting back into it after a few week of doing other things. Mike No worries and I think a break always helps as it keeps the interest up. Cheers, Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d winpenny Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Looking great David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted January 6, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 6, 2015 Concrete area looks good, I need to do something similar on mine. What do you think of the SPAs? I've just ordered a couple for my P4 project - I assume the axleguard units pivot like on the Bachmann air braked stock? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themagicspanner Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share Posted January 6, 2015 No worries and I think a break always helps as it keeps the interest up. Yes, and I do this for enjoyment, not some kind of punishment so it's important for me to walk away and do something else when it isn't floating my boat. Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themagicspanner Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share Posted January 6, 2015 Concrete area looks good, I need to do something similar on mine. What do you think of the SPAs? I've just ordered a couple for my P4 project - I assume the axleguard units pivot like on the Bachmann air braked stock? I used Das on card painted with Railmatch concrete. Personally I think it's a little too green but generally I'm happy with the outcome although I had hoped that it would crack as I flattened the card out. Not going to try again now. The SPAs look good to my eye with pretty crisp detailing. Not sure exactly how the Bachmann SPAs are articulated but these have the springs as part of the underframe and only the W-irons turn. I'll be gluing them up at some point. Anyway, I literally took them out of the box, popped some wheels in and sat them on the track. Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mason Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Looking superb Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themagicspanner Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share Posted January 6, 2015 Cheers Neil. Liking the look of your own wee project at the moment. Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Anotheran Posted January 6, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 6, 2015 I've followed from the start, but not commented until now. The scene you're creating hers is brilliant. It's great to see how much can be done in a relatively short area and your detailing is fantastic. Very much looking forward to how it goes onwards. ...I had hoped that it would crack as I flattened the card out. You can guarantee that it would haev cracked if you hadn't been wanting it to! Kind regards, Neil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themagicspanner Posted January 6, 2015 Author Share Posted January 6, 2015 Thanks Neil. I really wanted to challenge myself with the amount of detail I could get into the scene without it feeling claustrophobic. For me there are too many modelers who try to cram as much onto a board as they can and lose any feeling of space. If you look at a real railway there really isn't that much there and all of the adjacent buildings tend to be much further away than you'd think. Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themagicspanner Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 Managed a few hours of creating general junk today. Mike 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themagicspanner Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 After a bit of a break from working on the granary building I decided it was time to crack on and get one of the gable ends done. I had already rolled and dried a slab of DAS a while back so it was a case of cutting out the windows and doors, scribing the stonework and then splicing it onto the front elevation with superglue and DAS. Starting to look like a building now. Mike 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jock67B Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 Morning Mike, Love the B/W photos, very atmospheric! The building is also looking great - you do like to set yourself a challenge! Look forward to the next episode! Kind regards, Jock. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PjKing1 Posted January 12, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 12, 2015 Looking great as always Mike Cheers, Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themagicspanner Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 Thanks guys. Pretty happy with the ways things are working out. Need to order some micro strip to start on the windows... Can't wait to start that job! Anyway, no time for any modelling this week as I've been at the other end of the country and I'm away again this weekend. Need to try and be better organised for work trips away so that I can take something along to work on in the evenings. Mike 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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