DougT
Western Thunderer
Carpe Jugulum if Mrs Phillips caught me using the dining room
‘A pune or play on words’...
Bleat Wharf
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‘A pune or play on words’...
NHY 581
Western Thunderer
The Memsahib is very understanding. As it stands, Mutton is in the dining room, atop the China cabinet..
Bleat Wharf is in the garage awaiting a rise in temperature before I administer a drop of spray paint. Thence to ballasting etc.....
Sheep Lane is in NHY 581 Minors bedroom.
Weathering is currently being conducted............carefully...........on the dining table..........
Rob
Bleat Wharf is in the garage awaiting a rise in temperature before I administer a drop of spray paint. Thence to ballasting etc.....
Sheep Lane is in NHY 581 Minors bedroom.
Weathering is currently being conducted............carefully...........on the dining table..........
Rob
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
Top marks for attention to poop detail.
NHY 581
Western Thunderer
Ewe will be pleased to note that I continue to work on Bleat Wharf. With a degree of consistency, it has maintained it's molluscesque progress towards an element of completion.
Also consistent is the way in which work intrudes and having worked 30 hours in the last two days, I am hoping to have an hour spare later.
Rob
Also consistent is the way in which work intrudes and having worked 30 hours in the last two days, I am hoping to have an hour spare later.
Rob
PaulR
Western Thunderer
Congratulations on your article in Model Rail Rob - I really enjoyed it. Those two little layouts are a great lesson in getting things done by keeping things relatively simple. IKEA shelves, brilliant! It's easy to assume that everything has to be sophisticated but so often it's actually down to artistry, and you've created a real sense of space by limiting the buildings and other paraphernalia.
One question, though, how do you come to be posting on WT at 05.55 am!
One question, though, how do you come to be posting on WT at 05.55 am!
NHY 581
Western Thunderer
Good morning Paul.
Thank you for your kind words. I think the article came across well, despite a few inaccuracies making it to print. Chris Nevard's photo's were just great and it was a pleasure to have him call in.
Hopefully Bleat will make it to print as well.
As for posting at 05.55am............I couldn't sleep............pretty much like this morning really..
There is some progress on Bleat Wharf. Here in an interim view of the group of huts. Buildings are yet to be weathered and the ground cover finished off.
Rob.
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NHY 581
Western Thunderer
Morning all.
Bleat continues to progress.............no, really.
Here are a few photos to date.
Most things are just placed in situ as all the buildings will be detailed and weathered before final positioning.
I'm not overly chuffed with the concrete but I think it's good to go. I could have done with a more well defined height difference between the concrete that's worn away and the exposed setts/cobbles ( depends on how pedantic you are)
Crane needs finishing off.
No ballast as of yet. Not a job I enjoy and it does take me forever but we are at that point........more or less.
Lots of static fibres everywhere, pesky chaps that they are. This is the base layer so much more to do here.
Buffers stops need building.....
Lots of stuff really but I think I am getting there.
Rob
Bleat continues to progress.............no, really.
Here are a few photos to date.
Most things are just placed in situ as all the buildings will be detailed and weathered before final positioning.
I'm not overly chuffed with the concrete but I think it's good to go. I could have done with a more well defined height difference between the concrete that's worn away and the exposed setts/cobbles ( depends on how pedantic you are)
Crane needs finishing off.
No ballast as of yet. Not a job I enjoy and it does take me forever but we are at that point........more or less.
Lots of static fibres everywhere, pesky chaps that they are. This is the base layer so much more to do here.
Buffers stops need building.....
Lots of stuff really but I think I am getting there.
Rob
Yorkshire Dave
Western Thunderer
Concrete is one of the colours I always keep returning to and have reached the simplified conclusion there were effectively two phases of concrete colour:
1930s to late 60's early 70's - concrete was more of a buff/sandstone colour - un-resurfaced aircraft runways/aprons and garage forecourts are a handy colour reference as are some remaining SR structures and even on London Transport. As I work with acrylic paints to achieve this I use a mix of Vallejo Middlestone, Stone Grey and Buff colours maybe with a spot of Red and/or White which I used for this piece.
Since the 1970s/80s concrete has become more of a grey colour which is very noticeable in architecture.
NHY 581
Western Thunderer
Agreed Dave.
However, I have always thought that Bleat saw use during WW2 by the military, the RAF in particular and as such the yard was resurfaced in concrete. I worked on the basis that it would look similar to that used on airfields.
Therefore, I looked at various contemporary colour images and various shades of grey {ahem!} seemed the order of the day.
I have coloured the sections with weathering powders over a base coat of dark grey.
Honestly, I'm not particularly out of shape over it.
Here are some views I used as reference.
Rob.
However, I have always thought that Bleat saw use during WW2 by the military, the RAF in particular and as such the yard was resurfaced in concrete. I worked on the basis that it would look similar to that used on airfields.
Therefore, I looked at various contemporary colour images and various shades of grey {ahem!} seemed the order of the day.
I have coloured the sections with weathering powders over a base coat of dark grey.
Honestly, I'm not particularly out of shape over it.
Here are some views I used as reference.
Rob.
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
Always looked a little ungainly compared to the Lancaster IMO. The Wellington looked a little bloaty. Quite liked the Halifax and Liberator though. The Mosquito though was a stunning piece of design.
Ressaldar
Western Thunderer
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
I frequently find myself looking at 1:24 or 1:48 Mossie kits. Finding it increasingly tougher to resist...
