7mm , Blackney, A Glimpse of the Forest
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Alan
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Bucked up enough courage this afternoon to paint the backscene, I was rather worried that I might spoil the sky, I'll let you be the judge of that. To tie in the hanging basket liner I will be giving it a light airbrush with the Tamiya Flat Green.
It was all done with one main colour Tamiya Flat Green with a touch of Tamiya Neutral Grey for the further trees and Tamiya Blue to increase the dept of colour for the darker hues. It was all applied with an old Junior School brush in a jabbing motion with just the tip of the brush hitting the sky surface. What it seems to have done is bring out the touches of blue in the sky, which unfortunately does not really show up in the photos.
It was all done with one main colour Tamiya Flat Green with a touch of Tamiya Neutral Grey for the further trees and Tamiya Blue to increase the dept of colour for the darker hues. It was all applied with an old Junior School brush in a jabbing motion with just the tip of the brush hitting the sky surface. What it seems to have done is bring out the touches of blue in the sky, which unfortunately does not really show up in the photos.
Alan
Western Thunderer
Thought I have a rest from doing scenery and thought it about time to clad the station building It's based roughly on the very small building at Ruspridge, but as this is not a model of Ruspridge I've made it a mirror image.
When it's been primed I'll build the windows and the door, and obviously the roof.
When it's been primed I'll build the windows and the door, and obviously the roof.
isambardme
Western Thunderer
Hi Alan,
Congratulations on your 7mm layout so far. I 've only just discovered your thread, so please forgive me.
I have seen some layouts at exhibition with roughly the same space where there is something like a private business siding, platform,or whatever you want, coming off on the left of your layout, going in front of your sector plate, adding more operating potential, while the sector plate is hidden behind a small backscene & overbridge. Don't know whether you have considered this, but I wonder whether this would make the layout more interesting & varied when it comes to operating. Just a thought, before everything gets fixed down.
Good luck with it all, I look forward to following developments.
Cheers,
Steve
Congratulations on your 7mm layout so far. I 've only just discovered your thread, so please forgive me.
I have seen some layouts at exhibition with roughly the same space where there is something like a private business siding, platform,or whatever you want, coming off on the left of your layout, going in front of your sector plate, adding more operating potential, while the sector plate is hidden behind a small backscene & overbridge. Don't know whether you have considered this, but I wonder whether this would make the layout more interesting & varied when it comes to operating. Just a thought, before everything gets fixed down.
Good luck with it all, I look forward to following developments.
Cheers,
Steve
Alan
Western Thunderer
It seems ages since I last posted. Work on the layout has been held up somewhat with me going down with what is known locally as "The Cough". An awful lot of people seem to have had a hacking non productive cough which means once you start you keep coughing. Not the best thing to have if you are trying to model, especially if that involves glues, bits of polystyrene and strands from hanging basket liner. Rather knocked my mojo sideways for a about 10 days. I'm pleased to say that it now seems to have gone and work has now continued on the station building. it is now getting to a completed state. I'll but some photos up in the next couple of days
Alan
Western Thunderer
Gordon, I hadn't thought about it, but an interesting detail.
Work on the station building carries on slowly. The stone work is now painted and the mini cup hooks you can see will be to support the guttering. They were bent up from brass wire.
Work has already started on the roof, chimneys, gutteing and glazing
Work on the station building carries on slowly. The stone work is now painted and the mini cup hooks you can see will be to support the guttering. They were bent up from brass wire.
Work has already started on the roof, chimneys, gutteing and glazing
Yorkshire Dave
Western Thunderer
Looks good Alan 
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I'd be inclined to increase the lighting behind the bridge so it just illuminates the tunnel mouth - so your eye is drawn under the bridge and to what lies beyond. A piece of white or silver foil card mounted at the correct angle to reflect some light should do the trick.
. I'd be inclined to increase the lighting behind the bridge so it just illuminates the tunnel mouth - so your eye is drawn under the bridge and to what lies beyond. A piece of white or silver foil card mounted at the correct angle to reflect some light should do the trick.
