The Sheep Chronicles. A Sheep dips his hooves in various bucolic backwaters.

[NHY 581]

Morning all.

Working backwards, here are a few views of the ash I used to provide the yard surface.





Dusted over a layer of PVA using a tea strainer with dilute PVA then dropped on using a syringe as when glueing the ballast. It's important to avoid dropping the diluted PVA on from height as this could cause circular depressions or 'cratering'.





Rob.

 

[Captain Kernow]

This is all looking very good and I like it very much.

 

[NHY 581]

Peckett at Sheep Dip.

 

[NHY 581]

Incidentally, Sheep Dip will be out on tour later this year.

Exeter Model Railway show 25th/26th June.

Cardiff Model Railway Show 20th/21st August.

There may well be others..........

Rob.

 

[Joe's Garage]

Have you moved the location Rob? The beautifully modelled trees have gone, N.Cornwall or storm Eunice!

No seriously I do like the trees in the earlier pictures (temporarily removed for further modelling)

All the best

Julian

 

[michael mott]

Yes I am also hoping that the trees are only temporarily moved for convenience.

Michael

 

[NHY 581]

Yes I am also hoping that the trees are only temporarily moved for convenience.

Michael

Well, we do have trees. New trees.......a trial run.










Rob.

 

[LarryG]

Peckett at Sheep Dip.

Peckett in Deep Shit. Damn dylexia..!

I like your tree and hut shot.

 

[Joe's Garage]

I too like the tree shot, but I think the winter trees look very real. IMO. You can feel the cold, similar to the old East Suffork Light Railway.....

Thanks

Julian

 

[NHY 581]

Peckett in Deep Shit. Damn dylexia..!

I like your tree and hut shot.

Thanks Larry.

I've spent the day adding static grass to just about everywhere, including myself.

Here's a few work in progress photos. Still much to do, including a good tidy up before anything else.











Rob.

 

[Pencarrow]

Very well done old boy. Spiffing stuff.

 

[simond]

Essence of bucolic…

 

[Pencarrow]

Essence of bucolic…

Very good for an upset stomach.

 

[michael mott]

Oh I'm so glad now a question, the tree on the right has the best looking willow type foliage I have seen to date, Pray tell how you did it?

Michael

 

[Pencarrow]

Thanks Larry.

I've spent the day adding static grass to just about everywhere, including myself.

Here's a few work in progress photos. Still much to do, including a good tidy up before anything else.

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Will get the lawnmower sent over.

 

[Captain Kernow]

Very Wisbech and Upwell.

 

[NHY 581]

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Oh I'm so glad now a question, the tree on the right has the best looking willow type foliage I have seen to date, Pray tell how you did it?

Michael

Hi Micheal,

I can take no credit for the trees. All are from Polish company. The link is here....

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mbrmodel.eu

The ordering, payment and postage was extremely straight forward.

I'm definitely going back to them in the future. Very pleased.

Rob.

 

[michael mott]

thanks for the link Rob, I checked out the costs, 1 tree would cost me $89 the shipping being almost twice the cost of the model. They are really good looking trees and a most impressive range of types, on my salary $0 I would not be able to do it though.

But inspiring and will give me a challenge to improve my own efforts.

Michael

 

[Joe's Garage]

Very Wisbech and Upwell.

Roll out the J70 Rob pleassssssssssssssse!

What can be done with only 4 points and a Lack Shelf......very evocative.

Thanks for the posts.

Julian

 

[steve50]

Very nice set of photo's Rob, the layout is looking mighty fine.