Northroader

I haven’t yet fully sussed out the emojis on this site, I was looking for the one to say thanks for the kind comments on my backscene, next I should try and get a specific thread rolling here, as invited. There’s one on RMweb, dedicated to general pregroupery, and from last April I started an Irish trip on it: https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/107190-“washbourne”/page/60/&tab=comments#comment-4380728

Here’s a backscene I’ve just wrapped up for my line, done in acrylic paint. You can start it off like a watercolour, using transparent washes, but overpaint into thick opaque layers, like oil, but the gain with pva is that it is very fast drying. Usually I paint for around an hour, changing the water frequently, then give up trying for a few days. Parts of it have been done as stick on patches, such as the buildings, rather than trying to get the whole thing right at one go. I do hope you guys agree it has an Irish look. The photo by Galteemore is wonderfully dramatic, could you have some sidings or a station in front, or is it too remote without any buildings? (Maybe Maam Cross) One source of inspiration I use is old railway posters.

Maam Cross, one point?

Could you allow just two points, like the preserved West Clare does? Put your track down, and if you want the train pointing the other way, put the engine in the shed, raise your baseboard at one end just enough for your train to roll past, and off you go.