Albion Yard & Others

[PMP]

Hi Dave,
The cutting view is my favourite 'view' but using 3 links has some access/practical problems in reaching the run round where most coupling takes place. I've not discounted using Dinghams taking inspiration from Nant Y Mynydd, and rare earth magnets rather than electro's. The other 'problem' is adequately view blocking the rear of the loading platform against the backscene. I may use Albion Yards photo backdrop again, (Warley & The Digital Backscene) as that will work as a wrap round but the coal loading into hoppers still gives a viewing issue due to lack of depth. This is the test piece I still have placed behind the loading dock.


Viewing from the other side allows easier management of the view and ease of operation, particularly in the mancave. I'm likely to set up the baseboard and hang AYd's backscene on each side for a few days and then decide. Layout track height is around my 'standard' 55 inch off the floor datum, but not yet finalised, so the view down does work.

For those that haven't seen the excellent Nant Y Mynydd, it's here:

Nant Y Mynydd - UK Standard Gauge Industrial Modelling

 

[PMP]

Old school grass, dyed medical lint!

 

[PMP]

Getting some textures and atmos into Shelfie2

 

[AJC]

That's brilliant, Paul. If only we could find a reliable way of emulating natural sunlight for our models.

Adam

 

[unklian]

That's brilliant, Paul. If only we could find a reliable way of emulating natural sunlight for our models.

Adam

Easy you just need a very strong light source a long way away..........

 

[PMP]

A bit more gardening, old school style medical lint overlaid with scatter and static grass.

 

[PMP]

Having spent the weekend with Alan from Modelu at the Stevenage show, I came back fired up for some scenic work on Shelfie2, and have got stuck into the weeding of the holding sidings.

Stevenage is one of my favourite shows as it was when held at St Albans, who could fail to be inspired by modelling like Gordon Gravetts Arun Quay..

 

[Alan]

I agree about Arun Quay, for me the best layout there. The whole thing blended together so well from buildings and stock to that wonderfully muted backscene.

 

[PMP]

Taking a bit of inspiration from Mr Llangunllo, part of today’s work has been adding some forestry to Shelfie2. I’ve got about another 5ft to do and this took about an hour, so more than happy with the effect and speed of it.

 

[Captain Kernow]

Just one hour, Paul? That's really nice work.

 

[PMP]

Thanks Tim, yup about an hour. It’s not detail you’re seeing, it’s Impressionism, going for the effect, rather than individual trees. The foreground trees and area will be more detailed, but these seem to stand well from a distance, and surprisingly, reasonably close in too.

 

[76043]

I overheard Mr Gravett at Stevenage say the Arun Quay backscene is just white card, with blue and yellow tinted LEDs providing the overcast sky tint. A great idea I think.

 

[Alan]

Wrong, I had a chat with Gordon about the backscene. In fact it is roller blind material painted with acrylics. It is rolled up when the layout is in transit, stored in a cardboard tube.

 

[Geoff]

It’s not detail you’re seeing, it’s Impressionism, going for the effect, rather than individual trees.

That is my kind of thinking, sometimes paying more attention to shape, colour and texture is far more effective than adding full detail.

Geoff

 

[PMP]

Arun Quays LED’s are a mix of different temperature white lights rather than a mix of blue and yellow, Pete Kirmond and Simon Thompson have done similar lighting with Laramie and Aberbeeg respectively. I have used blue LED’s on Shelfie mixed with fluorescent kitchen under lighting. I can control the intensity of the blue, which has two benefits, in exhibition halls I can pretty much colour balance the display to the ambient lighting, and secondly give a variation to the daylight appearance of the model. I’ve also turned off the white light, they’re on different circuits, to see if the blue give a night effect. It doesn’t, it just looks like Smurfland!

 

[daifly]

I was interested in the way the backdrop and lighting was achieved on Arun Quay. Here's a low viewpoint photo showing how simple the Gravetts make it! There are three rows of closely-spaced cool white LEDs on a batten towards the rear. At the front, there are two rows of white and one of warm white. The simple but effective backdrop is bulldog-clipped to the frame.

Dave

 

[Captain Kernow]

Where would one be able to purchase such LEDs, please?

 

[daifly]

This is a possible source.
Dave

 

[PMP]

Where would one be able to purchase such LEDs, please?

LED Lights UK | Save Money With LED Bulbs, Lamps & Spotlights
These chaps are brilliant.

 

[adrian]

The simple but effective backdrop is bulldog-clipped to the frame.

It is very effective and simple! Can you remember how sharp it was on the corners, it seems to be tucked in quite well, also how did they finish off the ends. Did it just finish behind some framing or was it clipped in there as well?