AdeMoore
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Your too kind Jon! It is kinda nice to get things running on the roundy roundy, I know it has its short comings but it’s work in progress and a leap forward to the end goal. Still chewing over the rock face!
4mm Lellizzick Quay a NCR backwater
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Torrington Prototype Pic; Viaduct Rock Face Doubts
AdeMoore
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Can’t find a photo of Torrington viaduct looking back towards Torrington to see how much rock actually showed if any in the steam era! Certainly some on the station side. Found the photo below, got permission from John Cosford to use. All credit to him. Kinda of a similar feel to what I currently have gone for, but remain less than confident it will work out ok!
oldravendale
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That's a brilliant photo. Any idea of the date?
Brian
Brian
oldravendale
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Thank you Adrian. 1965 would fit the picture perfectly so I'll bet you are right.
Brian
Brian
Pencarrow
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September 22, 2023....
AdeMoore
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Very observant Chris or should that be Very droll! Welcome along
AdeMoore
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So dark nights are here sat in front the telly box keeping Mrs Ade company.
Decided to weather my first ever loco!
No little tank or 0-4-0 loco for me .
Went straight in at the deep end. Work in progress but almost done.
Starting with how Lynton started out and how she ended up definitely not just done a few turn look more end of steam short of cleaning and maintenance.
Photo overload I couldn’t pick two! I thought would suffice!
I primarily used @NHY 581 Robs method
Post in thread 'The Sheep Chronicles. A Sheep dips his hooves in various bucolic backwaters.'
The Sheep Chronicles. A Sheep dips his hooves in various bucolic backwaters.
One of the Jedi masters of the art. I’ll never achieve that but it’s reasonable I’ll suggest!
Comments and further advice appreciated.
Decided to weather my first ever loco!
No little tank or 0-4-0 loco for me .
Went straight in at the deep end. Work in progress but almost done.
Starting with how Lynton started out and how she ended up definitely not just done a few turn look more end of steam short of cleaning and maintenance.
Photo overload I couldn’t pick two! I thought would suffice!
I primarily used @NHY 581 Robs method
Post in thread 'The Sheep Chronicles. A Sheep dips his hooves in various bucolic backwaters.'
The Sheep Chronicles. A Sheep dips his hooves in various bucolic backwaters.
One of the Jedi masters of the art. I’ll never achieve that but it’s reasonable I’ll suggest!
Comments and further advice appreciated.
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AdeMoore
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So over on Jon,s thread All change! Traditional trainset. No.3 in the series.
I kinda reignited some enthusiasm from Jon’s enthusiasm for his new project!
so this evening up to the train room! And who ballasted a yard of track before he realised he hadn’t painted it!
ah well did enjoy it hoovered it off and then set about painting it.
Completed a yard and a half maybe. So then I can ballast it! Plenty to go but that is from the tunnel mouth to the under bridge. See if I can get a section into greenery would be ideal!
I kinda reignited some enthusiasm from Jon’s enthusiasm for his new project!
so this evening up to the train room! And who ballasted a yard of track before he realised he hadn’t painted it!
ah well did enjoy it hoovered it off and then set about painting it.
Completed a yard and a half maybe. So then I can ballast it! Plenty to go but that is from the tunnel mouth to the under bridge. See if I can get a section into greenery would be ideal!
Lyndhurstman
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NHY 581
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Morning Ade,
Good to see your enthusiasm reignited and it's very kind of you to use those tones in respect of my efforts. You've made a lovely job of the West Country. I have a few locos to weather, three J15s for the new layout for a start , and will be writing these up in due course. There are a few new ( to me ) things I want to try out so do pop in.
Rob.
jonte
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Wot Jan said
Glad to have been some help then, Ade. Really jealous of your ‘Merchant’, and have to say I admire your courage in taking the powders etc to it. However it was worth it.
Jon
AdeMoore
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Thanks @Lyndhurstman Jan and @NHY 581 Rob and @jonte Jon for your kind words and encouragement.
I was back up there again tonight hoovering off ballast! As I hadn’t painted the sleepers only 10 inches or so.
But slowly making progres. Painted about 2 yards of track and sleepers tonight.
I was back up there again tonight hoovering off ballast! As I hadn’t painted the sleepers only 10 inches or so.
But slowly making progres. Painted about 2 yards of track and sleepers tonight.
AdeMoore
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Been at it recently, new job in September has helped new levels of energy! Though didn’t expect to be taking that course at 59 years of age! Company being bought out led to that.
So after trains ran where to start.
I thought about raising the viaduct baseboard as the viaduct is too high! That will be done but not yet.
Detailing the viaduct track bulks and viaduct itself, but not yet.
Building the narrow gauge base along the back. No.
Went with the embankment and tunnel and dew pond!
Not sure dew ponds are a thing in Cornwall they are around here in Somerset!
Sorry for the dark photo.
Ballasted and foam painted ready for soil and static grass.
Paint looked a bit dark!
The grass base on the right went in favour of a more rock cutting look as per the photo on my backscene as inspiration. Which is Trelill tunnel the only tunnel on the NCR.
Tunnel portal out the packet. Soil base paint altered wet still to more Cornwall. Rock form foam added ready to carve.
Not so red without additional light.
Sleepers still to be cleaned and ballast coloured as per Mike Buick‘s methods. First wash on the portal stonework.
Hanging basket liner added on right as a base layer.
Cheers
Until next time.
So after trains ran where to start.
I thought about raising the viaduct baseboard as the viaduct is too high! That will be done but not yet.
Detailing the viaduct track bulks and viaduct itself, but not yet.
Building the narrow gauge base along the back. No.
Went with the embankment and tunnel and dew pond!
Not sure dew ponds are a thing in Cornwall they are around here in Somerset!
Sorry for the dark photo.
Ballasted and foam painted ready for soil and static grass.
Paint looked a bit dark!
The grass base on the right went in favour of a more rock cutting look as per the photo on my backscene as inspiration. Which is Trelill tunnel the only tunnel on the NCR.
Tunnel portal out the packet. Soil base paint altered wet still to more Cornwall. Rock form foam added ready to carve.
Not so red without additional light.
Sleepers still to be cleaned and ballast coloured as per Mike Buick‘s methods. First wash on the portal stonework.
Hanging basket liner added on right as a base layer.
Cheers
Until next time.
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AdeMoore
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Getting there on the tunnel mouth.
Foam and Light filler used to shape it.
Acrylic paint thrown on and a bit of basket liner and some commercial tufts added with Matt medium as the adhesive.
Below the section I’m working on.
Above a few straight cracks need more disguise! Should of ripped it all out when I decided to go higher rather than adding too.
Below the ballast is troubling me I’ve gone level with the sleepers in a place or 5 and it looks wrong. So started diggin out the ballast.
As those sleepers on the left below.
Also the actual stone in the ballast has dusted the sleepers and will not come off. So I’m in for repainting all those too
Little update coming together a bit now.
Cheers for looking in and the likes.
Have a healthy and prosperous 2024 all.
Foam and Light filler used to shape it.
Acrylic paint thrown on and a bit of basket liner and some commercial tufts added with Matt medium as the adhesive.
Below the section I’m working on.
Above a few straight cracks need more disguise! Should of ripped it all out when I decided to go higher rather than adding too.
Below the ballast is troubling me I’ve gone level with the sleepers in a place or 5 and it looks wrong. So started diggin out the ballast.
As those sleepers on the left below.
Also the actual stone in the ballast has dusted the sleepers and will not come off. So I’m in for repainting all those too
Little update coming together a bit now.
Cheers for looking in and the likes.
Have a healthy and prosperous 2024 all.
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AdeMoore
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Was an easy process to remove the ballast as I demonstrate here.
Matte Medium the adhesive doesn’t go rock hard at 25 to 75 diluted to water.
Then sucked off with a vacuum with a cloth over to recover it.
Crushed back to loose again slightly and reused beside the track as below.
More soon.
Cheers for the likes and looking in.
Matte Medium the adhesive doesn’t go rock hard at 25 to 75 diluted to water.
Then sucked off with a vacuum with a cloth over to recover it.
Crushed back to loose again slightly and reused beside the track as below.
More soon.
Cheers for the likes and looking in.
jonte
Western Thunderer
Thanks for the insight, Ade, with your interesting video
I’ve enjoyed, like you, one or two of Boomer’s instructional videos. I believe he created sets in the film industry if I remember correctly. A true artist.
Good luck with the rest of the ballasting.
Jon
AdeMoore
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Hi Jon, yes your quite right he was a former model maker in the film industry and more. I find his videos very good and most have helpful tips. A true artist as you say.Thanks for the insight, Ade, with your interesting video
I’ve enjoyed, like you, one or two of Boomer’s instructional videos. I believe he created sets in the film industry if I remember correctly. A true artist.
Good luck with the rest of the ballasting.
Jon
Thanks for sending good luck! Sleepers are repainted so that’s the next job.
Cheers
Ade