Pencarrow
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I do like those views CK, very nice.
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Captain Kernow
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Bleached colours on a grey day in Mid-Wales:
2996 Victor
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Stunning!
Captain Kernow
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Further scenic work has seen the surviving 'mound' of one of the disused platforms grassed over and the somehow still surviving Midland Railway fencing installed. More vegetation is to be put in place here.
The area behind the old platform has been painted and will eventually become the local coal merchant's yard.
The Taffson Evans factory has been glued in place, more scenic work is required to complete the 'bedding in' process, more vegetation etc.
I bought this rather nice little 3-D printed brick yard office from MS Models the other day, which has already been sprayed with red primer. It will go here at the entrance to the yard and act as the coal merchant's office:
The area behind the old platform has been painted and will eventually become the local coal merchant's yard.
The Taffson Evans factory has been glued in place, more scenic work is required to complete the 'bedding in' process, more vegetation etc.
I bought this rather nice little 3-D printed brick yard office from MS Models the other day, which has already been sprayed with red primer. It will go here at the entrance to the yard and act as the coal merchant's office:
Captain Kernow
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Many thanks.
The brickwork on the factory is Scalescenes brickpaper.
The main part of the visible factory (the bit with the canopy and blue door) was originally one of their freebie kits.
Captain Kernow
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Option B as an invited committee member...thanks TimI prefer the way the eye is drawn around the corner of the houses rather than having the wall when looking down the lane.
I'm another fan of option 'B'
Strange to think that we were having this discussion over 10 years ago and I am only now hoping to be in a position to put option 'B' into action in a few days!
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Captain Kernow
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An updated view on the same baseboard, again looking towards where the main fiddle yard will go.
There is still a lot of scenic detail to be added to the already-grassed areas, plus the small brick building at the entrance to the goods yard. There is also a piece of brick walling missing between the factory gates on the right and the bulk of the factory, nearer the camera.
The backscene will run from behind the cottages, through 90 degrees and then behind the gates and the main factory, so the viewing side is from the left hand edge of the layout.
The line on the right hand side is the private siding access to another factory. The wooden gate on the right would at one time have been kept closed across the line, but it's now fallen into disrepair:
Slightly more elevated view (the cottages aren't permanently fixed to the layout yet, I need to make some pavement to go in front of them.
Another job looming is to get my mind around how servos actually work, how to wire them up etc., so that I can install the level crossing gates over the double track section and get them working properly...
There is still a lot of scenic detail to be added to the already-grassed areas, plus the small brick building at the entrance to the goods yard. There is also a piece of brick walling missing between the factory gates on the right and the bulk of the factory, nearer the camera.
The backscene will run from behind the cottages, through 90 degrees and then behind the gates and the main factory, so the viewing side is from the left hand edge of the layout.
The line on the right hand side is the private siding access to another factory. The wooden gate on the right would at one time have been kept closed across the line, but it's now fallen into disrepair:
Slightly more elevated view (the cottages aren't permanently fixed to the layout yet, I need to make some pavement to go in front of them.
Another job looming is to get my mind around how servos actually work, how to wire them up etc., so that I can install the level crossing gates over the double track section and get them working properly...
Captain Kernow
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In short, Phil, I don't know!
I have some servos and (apparently) all the gear to get them set up and working, bought from a servo seller at a show a couple of years ago.
I'm trying to summon up the courage to open the box again and take them out and have a look at them....... I won't be able to shrug my shoulders again this time and put them back in the box, as I really need to get the signals and level crossing gates working...
Captain Kernow
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More work has seen the scenery along the back of the layout advance to the stage where I was able to turn the board around this afternoon, to enable the scenery at the front (viewing side) to be worked on.
Prior to that, I took some photos around the chocolate factory private siding.
Telephoto view from the chocolate factory fiddle yard, back towards the layout (most of my P4 box vans haven't been fully painted and weathered yet!). The box van is standing outside the Taffson Evans engineering factory:
A small Hudswell Clarke 0-4-0ST, on hire to Cuthbertson's Chocolates, emerges from the factory:
Some empty box vans have been left outside Taffson's for collection:
The area in front of the brick office will be tidied up and the gap beneath the door dealt with:
The Hudswell Clarke has come as far as it (legally) can...
The board was then turned around, enabling easier photography of the work already done:
Prior to that, I took some photos around the chocolate factory private siding.
Telephoto view from the chocolate factory fiddle yard, back towards the layout (most of my P4 box vans haven't been fully painted and weathered yet!). The box van is standing outside the Taffson Evans engineering factory:
A small Hudswell Clarke 0-4-0ST, on hire to Cuthbertson's Chocolates, emerges from the factory:
Some empty box vans have been left outside Taffson's for collection:
The area in front of the brick office will be tidied up and the gap beneath the door dealt with:
The Hudswell Clarke has come as far as it (legally) can...
The board was then turned around, enabling easier photography of the work already done:
Captain Kernow
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The Hudswell Clarke crosses the road back into the chocolate factory:
The cottages on the left haven't been permanently fixed down yet.
The cottages on the left haven't been permanently fixed down yet.
2996 Victor
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Wonderfully atmospheric shots, CK, the Hudswell looks lovely shuffling around a box van or two.
For ages, brickpaper seemed "wrong" to me, but once I'd realised that a 1:1 brick wall is almost smooth I became a convert to it, especially SMS's products.
Great stuff!
Mark
For ages, brickpaper seemed "wrong" to me, but once I'd realised that a 1:1 brick wall is almost smooth I became a convert to it, especially SMS's products.
Great stuff!
Mark
Captain Kernow
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Captain Kernow
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The sun came out in south Gloucestershire today:
Everything in both photos has now been permanently fixed down, except the signal box itself, which actually has a trapped nut inside at it's base, enabling me to bolt it in place and remove it as necessary.
Still more detailing to do in this area, especially around the area where the signal box steps are.
Everything in both photos has now been permanently fixed down, except the signal box itself, which actually has a trapped nut inside at it's base, enabling me to bolt it in place and remove it as necessary.
Still more detailing to do in this area, especially around the area where the signal box steps are.
Bulldog3444
Active Member
Everything, Tim?
If the crossing gates have been fixed down then this is clearly a diorama.
Saves the trouble of wiring it up though.
Ian
Captain Kernow
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Like a dodgy 1970s party, Ian, the gates swing, but the posts have been fixed down.