krose

Hi all, I have been dipping in and out of this site for a couple of years now so its time I made a start on a few projects. I'm hoping this workbench will help keep me going. I got a Silverfox MK3 Driving Trailer kit for Christmas and I have to complete it or it will be the last time I get something like that again and back to the socks & jocks for presents. Had an airbrush tutorial from Glenderg a couple of months back. Thanks for your time Richie it was an immense help and hope I can produce some realistic looking models & scenes on the back of it. I also have an MIR 121 resin kit and a couple of BR MK3 coaches so the plan is to do them all together. The detail on the 121 is very light or gone altogether, anyone any tips on what to use to mark out the detail again? Also the BR MK3 coaches are a bit rough and have a few scratches and gouges on the body of the coach. Any tips on a filler to use to repair these marks? I’m sure I’ll have a lot more questions as I progress Thanks for the help Karl

Absolutely stunning, the detailing on the buildings is superb.

Happy Birthday Richie, Have a good one.

Class, you did an amazing job on them. Great video.

Looks good so far, what era will you be modelling?

Superb workmanship and excellent attention to detail, well done Nelson

I was definitely wrong about LHs move this time last year. Its looking really promising for Merc and great to see Williams going strong too. McLaren took a big step backwards last year and from looking at the testing they wont do much better this year. Red Bulls reign looks to have come to an end, but we will have to wait and see.

Great start and a tidy cleanspace to work with. I hope to get to that stage this summer. I will be keeping a close eye on this layout.

Excellent work.

Excellent stuff Timmy, your layout is progressing nicely. the Roco controller looks very impressive too.

Heres a few pics of 086 sporting some orange

Tasty work.

Great find. Some fantastic pictures.

That's a good start keep the updates coming.

Brilliant picture ttc. Any more??

Great shots. Love the gangers view.

Hi all, I have been a member for a while and have been meaning to get going with a layout, but with 1 thing and another I never got around to it. So for the Christmas period there is a "toy train exhibition" in Roscommon town in aid of the Jack & Jill foundation and I was asked to enter something, so I said I would. But the opening date was yesterday, the day Santa turns on the lights in the town and by Friday night I had nothing done. So Saturday morning I got up and started to get the boards ready. I cut a 2m x 1.2m sheet of MDF in half and fixed some 50mm metal stud to the underside for support. The board is in 2 parts to allow me to get it in and out of the attic and also for transporting by car. I then began to lay the track which was a double loop due to time constraints. I placed some foam under the tracks to dampen the sound, the foam was about 2mm and left over from the time we layed timber floors in the house. I also used a roll of ballast sheet under the track for effect. At this point I moved from the attic down to the dining room table because there was more space & light and I had no trestles for the boards in the attic so I was working on the floor. For the scenery I had some 50mm insulation which when cut rough and painted grey gave a face like a rock formation. the grass is static grass mat roll and the bridges were built with MDF. I made the petrol station diorama a few years back and it was sitting in the attic, so it made for a good center piece. The layout is by no means finished but considering the day & 1/2 I had left myself to do it I was happy with the result. I have also taken a video but the quality is not great, I will post a better one soon. The exhibition is more of a toy train show aimed at the kids and not a model show so there is lots of Thomas stuff. The kids from the Jack & Jill get an afternoon in there and really enjoy it. Sean Brown has entered loads of great static Irish & English models along with some Irish railways memorabilia. There is an O gauge Woolwich, a lovely looking model that I had never seen before. so if any of you are in the Roscommon town area the display is in the Harrison center and your support would be appreciated, its for a good charity.

Best of luck Richie.

Lads, can anyone tell me of the whereabouts of 076 and what livery it is currently sporting?

I look forward to the build and the photos.

Fantastic bit of modelling and weathering.

Nice work Craven, keep the updates coming.

Looking good so far Timmy. I have a similar space that I intend to convert. Hopefully soon. What is the width of your boards and the gap between them?

Excellent work. It looks like the DHL artic is about to jackknife!!

That's a tasty bit of weathering. Looking forward to seeing more photos.