4mm Llanfair

[Mike Garwood]

Lovely stuff Larry!

Mike

 

[Dave Holt]

I really like the cattle (sheep) pens, approach and the grass in the head shunt track. All very realistic and nicely done. Augers well for the rest of the layout.
Dave.

 

[LarryG]

Thanks for the comments.

Regarding ballasting, I always use a mix of fine grey and fine dark brown ballast (for 00) to give a clean-ish mottled grey. Then I add the rust with a spraygun. Its quite realistic this way as the rust run-off can be varied from quite newly ballasted track where the rust is mainly just below the rails to rust right across the ballast. This picture of real ballast can be easily emulated with a spraygun. Incidentally, this was one of my early Fuji Finepix digital photos from 2001...

 

[AllenM]

Larry
Were is that taken, please? To me it looks like the stretch between Colwyn Bay, Abergele towards Rhyl.
Regards
Allen

 

[LarryG]

Heading towards Towyn. Abergele is in the distance. I think I took it from Millers Cottage camp footbridge. Train is the 6K22 Penmaenmawr-Crewe.

 

[LarryG]

I had to buy a Ratio kit and try a GWR water crane! The siding behind the water crane was re-laid and spaced further away from the running line yesterday to leave room for a water crane...


The starter signal sitting temporarily in its large hole. I may have to move it bigger distance from the platform...


The large GWR water tank would normally be in the background, but it can be positioned anywhere if it only serves to supply a water crane. Must admit I like the clean appearance of the scene without the tank....

 

[Pannier Tank]

Larry, How about a GWR Conical Water Tower?

528 Ratio GWR Water Tower Round Type