7mm Millicent Street

[Rob Pulham]

It was good ro meet Rippers at the Wensleydale Railway Model Railway show yesterday. He treated me to a sneak preview of the recent post.

 

[Rippers]

A few more shots showing how the yard at the rear of the new block will work. Plus highlighting that I haven't finished the final brickwork colouring of the rail side of the back wall. Good job I haven't glued it in yet

 

[Purple-haze]

Oh,oh,oh, its magic (with apologies to Pilot circa 1970's)

regards Rog

 

[MarkR]

Should be call "Magnificent Street"! Amazing modelling, a joy to look at!
Mark

 

[Rippers]

Thanks to some spare time this week the undertakers block has been completed and installed. Plus, the last structure (a corner news agents and chemists shop) that will make up the frontage trialled in place before it is completed.

It's starting to reach the stage that it's looking something like a layout.


The left hand end if the layout is coming together now. Though there are still advertising holdings and the signal box to add before it can be completed.

 

[Purple-haze]

Oh lordy,lordy, any idea when and where can this wonderful model be viewed?

regards Rog

 

[simond]

It’s looked “something like a layout” for a wee while.

when & where are the unsuspecting public going to see this masterpiece in the flesh?

I, for one, am very keen to see it.

 

[Rippers]

Oh lordy,lordy, any idea when and where can this wonderful model be viewed?

regards Rog

Providing we can get the layout and ourselves into some kind of of exhibitable order by Autumn. We hope to do a test show with it in Yorkshire early next year.

 

[Herb Garden]

Just discovered this thread. Oh the gritty realism of your weathering and eye for a scene is superb

 

[Rippers]

The trackside has seen some additional work too.

 

[Jordan]

The Teddy Bear has escaped from Dairycoates?

 

[Rippers]

The Teddy Bear has escaped from Dairycoates?

Good eye that man! The Paxman is one of a small number of Hull allocated locos currently being constructed and prepared for operation on the layout. The period we are depicting is 1967-68. Which covers the last few months of local steam operation right through to the allocation of the first blue liveried diesels. Plus of course it is also the period the Teddybears were at Dairycoates.

 

[Pencarrow]

Thanks to some spare time this week the undertakers block has been completed and installed. Plus, the last structure (a corner news agents and chemists shop) that will make up the frontage trialled in place before it is completed.
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It's starting to reach the stage that it's looking something like a layout.
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The left hand end if the layout is coming together now. Though there are still advertising holdings and the signal box to add before it can be completed.
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Great work, inspirational realism IMO.

A question if I may... How is the layout going to be lit? If from behind the front fascia I would suggest moving the fascia forward by 3" or so. As is I think you'll find the front of the buildings will be in shadow.

An example of how I've done this is below:

 

[Rippers]

Great work, inspirational realism IMO.

A question if I may... How is the layout going to be lit? If from behind the front fascia I would suggest moving the fascia forward by 3" or so. As is I think you'll find the front of the buildings will be in shadow.

An example of how I've done this is below:

Cheers. We are trying our best to capture the look of the area and time.

As for the lighting the layout isn't going to be over brightly illuminated. It is after all 'Always Dull in Hull!' The facia actually stands a couple of inches proud of the frontage. Making it around 6 inches forward of the building frontages.

 

[Tappa]

We have just acquired a ballast brake van for occasional use on the layout. It’s from Poppys Woodtec. Anyone on here built one? If you have, any advice?

Jeff

 

[Mr. G]

Jeff, although I havent built this I have been thinking of getting one when I saw this on Gauge O Guild YouTube Channel from Poppy's owner.

 

[Rippers]

A couple of shots showing progress on the pair of shops at the end of the street.

The model takes inspiration period photos of several local prototypes.

Still as way to go. Including a lot of window details to scratch build. But it's looking the part.

 

[Ian@StEnochs]

A couple of shots showing progress on the pair of shops at the end of the street.
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The model takes inspiration period photos of several local prototypes.
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Still as way to go. Including a lot of window details to scratch build. But it's looking the part.

A couple of shots showing progress on the pair of shops at the end of the street.
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The model takes inspiration period photos of several local prototypes.
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Still as way to go. Including a lot of window details to scratch build. But it's looking the part.

Just looks like an empty shop awaiting it's next tenant! The previous occupants left a few bits of unwanted stock in the window but they took the curtains from upstairs.

I remember shops just like that when I was a lad, superb work.

Ian.

 

[Rippers]

Just looks like an empty shop awaiting it's next tenant! The previous occupants left a few bits of unwanted stock in the window but they took the curtains from upstairs.

I remember shops just like that when I was a lad, superb work.

Ian.

It does look like that at present you are right.

Outside of a handful of 1/48th Dolls House accesories there wasn't a lot available off the shelf that suited what I needed. So its taking a bit of time and thought to create the likes of a 7mm pedal car, pond yacht, bow & arrow, 20 assorted boxes of period chocolates and selection of Triang Big Big trains!

 

[Suffolk Dave]

Excellent, exquisite...

And Park Drive - untipped of course!