Glenderg Posted February 3, 2014 Posted February 3, 2014 I knew some day, someone would find a use for cat litter (clean) for modelling, and that looks spot on. Fullers earth Patrick? Richie. Quote
patrick Posted February 3, 2014 Author Posted February 3, 2014 (edited) Its just regular cat lit from ALDI. I mix about a quarter cup with white glue, just enough to make it stick together. The walls were then formed on the layout, in this case over the ground foam using my fingers. This method has the great advantage of having the wall follow the contours of the landscape. Edited February 3, 2014 by patrick spelling Quote
patrick Posted February 9, 2014 Author Posted February 9, 2014 Here is a short video of a few trains passing Keilys Cross. 1 Quote
patrick Posted February 15, 2014 Author Posted February 15, 2014 Latest progress on the layout has been the scenery East of Glen More around the road over bridge at the entrance to the fiddle yard. Quote
Mayner Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 I like the stone walls and hedgerows really looks like an Irish layout Quote
enniscorthyman Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 Very nice scenery,done just right.well done. Quote
patrick Posted February 15, 2014 Author Posted February 15, 2014 Thanks for the positive comments. Since the layout is set early in the beet season I have been trying out Woodland Scenics fall foliage and dead foliage on trees, some of which I need to fill out a bit more. The other materials used are light green coarse turf, olive green underbrush and light green clump foliage. I had mixed in some medium green coarse turf on the area around Grange but having none on hand a few weeks ago and having an itch to build scenery I went ahead without it thinking it could be added later. As it turned out the results were better so now the medium green is no longer used. Quote
Hunslet 102 Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 Nice pics Patrick,you have really captured a true Irish feel with your layout. Quote
patrick Posted February 16, 2014 Author Posted February 16, 2014 Today scenery was extended to the East end of Glen More including an accommodation crossing. Quote
patrick Posted March 1, 2014 Author Posted March 1, 2014 Waterford Cork Bell liner east of Glen More. Quote
Glenderg Posted March 1, 2014 Posted March 1, 2014 Glorious. Love the gate and walls, not to mention the grass down the centre of the path! Richie. Quote
BosKonay Posted March 1, 2014 Posted March 1, 2014 This layout keeps getting better! Those walls look fantastic! Quote
Sulzer201 Posted March 1, 2014 Posted March 1, 2014 Fantastic scenes I love the stone walls and the accommodation crossing, the hedges, grass and scrub are also very realistic. Quote
josefstadt Posted March 1, 2014 Posted March 1, 2014 Fantastic! The whole scene just shouts 'rural Ireland' - it couldn't be anywhere else. Quote
patrick Posted March 2, 2014 Author Posted March 2, 2014 I had a minor issue with the stone walls on this section of the layout which I had not previously encountered. As mentioned in an earlier post they are made from cat lit mixed with white glue and formed on the layout. On this section after the glue dried contraction occurred leaving gaps in the wall. It was easily fixed by patching with cat lit white glue mix or simply hiding the gap with foliage. Quote
heirflick Posted March 2, 2014 Posted March 2, 2014 excelent scene - you can almost smell the fumes from B183 as she trundles past the crossing! great set og gates bty:tumbsup: Quote
Georgeconna Posted March 2, 2014 Posted March 2, 2014 What a Piccy, Bells, Black n Tan 141 and a well underused Boreen!! Attention to detail or wah! Quote
Hunslet 102 Posted March 2, 2014 Posted March 2, 2014 Superb again Patrick,great attention to detail Quote
patrick Posted March 3, 2014 Author Posted March 3, 2014 Recent progress on scenery west of Glen More. Quote
patrick Posted March 15, 2014 Author Posted March 15, 2014 Six down, three to go. Hopefully this weekend will see the completion of all nine wagons of the Bell liner. Later this year when C-Line introduce their Bell reefer two will be added to the train, eleven wagons and a locomotive being the maximum length the fiddle yard will hold. The last few weeks has seen a lot of scenery building and I am looking forward to cleaning up the layout and railway room and getting back to some operation. The new Bell liner will greatly improve the mid seventies operating session. Quote
patrick Posted March 15, 2014 Author Posted March 15, 2014 (edited) After posting the last photo I was alarmed to notice how narrow gauge the track looks when viewed from a camera placed on the layout. The above photo is more of a viewer perspective of the layout. An advantage of high level benchwork is that that it makes the narrower gauge less obvious. Edited March 15, 2014 by patrick Quote
Shinkansen Posted March 15, 2014 Posted March 15, 2014 I wouldnt worry too much about the gauge of the rail Patrick. That Bell Liner looks the business, I'd love to have one myself Tom Quote
enniscorthyman Posted March 15, 2014 Posted March 15, 2014 The photos have a Burma road feel to them,very nice. Quote
heirflick Posted March 15, 2014 Posted March 15, 2014 ah...for whom the BELL tolls!! (sorry -cant help myself today!) great sight of a bygone era. Quote
patrick Posted March 18, 2014 Author Posted March 18, 2014 Here is a video showing the Bell liner run the length of the layout and the extent of the scenery so far. Quote
UP6936 Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 Lovely video Patrick! That layouts bigger than I thought. Do you have a C Class? Quote
Weshty Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 The photos have a Burma road feel to them,very nice. I'm thinking the same, it looks like the cover of "Rails through the west". Total class. It also gives me an idea for a section of my proposed layout. Quote
jhb171achill Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 And a good idea that will doubtless be, weshty! Quote
patrick Posted March 18, 2014 Author Posted March 18, 2014 Lovely video Patrick! That layouts bigger than I thought. Do you have a C Class? I have one which was inspired by the photo below. Its run on the late 60's operating sessions on the layout. We also run a mid 70's session. http://www.flickr.com/photos/holycorner/6749914191/in/set-72157628999720825/# Quote
patrick Posted March 18, 2014 Author Posted March 18, 2014 I'm thinking the same, it looks like the cover of "Rails through the west". Total class. It also gives me an idea for a section of my proposed layout. I am a little worried here since I am trying to model south Co Waterford! Rails Through The West has been a huge inspiration and resource and I am eagerly waiting a follow up. I seriously considered modeling Ardrahan and Croughwell but I didn't have the space, even small prototype stations are really long. Quote
Weshty Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 Heh! Is that a classic 20th century gate with twisted decorative work I spy in the background Quote
UP6936 Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 Lovely loco Patrick. You must be far more disciplined than me to have set operating session eras! They do sound fun though Quote
patrick Posted March 18, 2014 Author Posted March 18, 2014 Heh! Is that a classic 20th century gate with twisted decorative work I spy in the background Yes indeed it is. These are a wonderful detail which scream rural Ireland. As soon as I saw them at your table at the show in Dublin in 2012 I had to have them. The layout has received some wonderful comments regarding the detail of the scenery. In fact its not very detailed. Getting a few signature things right like color, the stone walls and gate give the impression of far more detail than there is. (Anyone looking for these gates can find them on the Studio Scale Models website.) ( Quote
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