'Kent Station' build

[jhb171achill]

It's almost impossible to tell which photo is real and which model! Amazing work.

[rebelred]

Unbelievable Jeff!! Brilliant work, love it!!!

[BosKonay]

Be honest now>!!?

 

 

Breathtaking!!

[Hunslet 102]

Hard to find the right words to describe all the buildings and infrastructure on show on this layout,especially as they are all based on the real thing.You are one very talented craftsman with an acute eye for detail,superb inspirational work and a great historical recreation in model form,well done

[scahalane]

Thanks for all the supportive comments, its much appreciated. In answer to some of your questions.

 

Jimbo325ci: The roof tiles are individually cut from 0.5mm evergreen plastic card 5mm square and laid down in much the same way as you'd do a real roof, its a slow procedure but it gives good results. I normally hand paint it with acrylic paints. I got the idea from reading one of Allan Downes articles, check out his stuff to see how a real master works!

 

Dave: The windows were cut from 0.5mm evergreen sheet using a silver bullet die cutter machine that I bought a couple of months ago. It was a pricey enough investment that I was hemming and hawing about for a while but under a bit of advise from Richie who has one himself I bit the bullet (excuse the pun) and bought one with no regrets. The process I use involves drawing up the shapes in autocad, normally a window will have 3-4 different layers that are cut and laminated on top of each other to build up to the right depth.

 

Josefstadt: The texture process I use for the brick work is me taking a photo of the actual building facade and cleaning it up in photoshop and if I can't get access to a particular part of the building I find a similar looking wall either locally or online (http://www.cgtextures.com is a good one). As I have the building in question drawn up in autocad I simply export the drawing as a pdf file into photoshop and layer over to insure everything lines up as it should. I print it out at as high a resolution as I can to be glued onto each facade. I print out an elevation of the building from autocad and using the point of a compass I mark the corner of each window, door and wall edge for cutting out. Everything lines up perfectly. The only draw back of using this process is it can look a bit flat so I try to break up the space using features made of plastic as much as I can. The real focus of any building on a layout is the roof and its here I spend the most time on.

 

I hope this answers some of your questions, if you've any more I'd be only too happy to answer.

[rebelred]

You must have the patience of a saint!!

[Alan564017]

hi, absolutely fabulous stuff, where did you get the cement silo (did you put decals on yourself?) and where did you get the lattice girder bridge.

[scahalane]

hi, absolutely fabulous stuff, where did you get the cement silo (did you put decals on yourself?) and where did you get the lattice girder bridge.

 

Hi Alan, there all scratch built, check out my workbench (scahalane's Workbench) for more info on these build's.

[Dave]

Thanks for all the supportive comments, its much appreciated. In answer to some of your questions.

 

Dave: The windows were cut from 0.5mm evergreen sheet using a silver bullet die cutter machine that I bought a couple of months ago. It was a pricey enough investment that I was hemming and hawing about for a while but under a bit of advise from Richie who has one himself I bit the bullet (excuse the pun) and bought one with no regrets. The process I use involves drawing up the shapes in autocad, normally a window will have 3-4 different layers that are cut and laminated on top of each other to build up to the right depth.

 

They look fantastic, I had a second look at the pictures and the detail is simply breathtaking. The Silver Bullet was a very good investment.

[Flying Scotsman 4472]

Absolutely fantastic true craftsmanship well done.

[Warbonnet]

Thanks for all the supportive comments, its much appreciated. In answer to some of your questions.

 

Jimbo325ci: The roof tiles are individually cut from 0.5mm evergreen plastic card 5mm square and laid down in much the same way as you'd do a real roof, its a slow procedure but it gives good results. I normally hand paint it with acrylic paints. I got the idea from reading one of Allan Downes articles, check out his stuff to see how a real master works!

 

Dave: The windows were cut from 0.5mm evergreen sheet using a silver bullet die cutter machine that I bought a couple of months ago. It was a pricey enough investment that I was hemming and hawing about for a while but under a bit of advise from Richie who has one himself I bit the bullet (excuse the pun) and bought one with no regrets. The process I use involves drawing up the shapes in autocad, normally a window will have 3-4 different layers that are cut and laminated on top of each other to build up to the right depth.

 

Josefstadt: The texture process I use for the brick work is me taking a photo of the actual building facade and cleaning it up in photoshop and if I can't get access to a particular part of the building I find a similar looking wall either locally or online (http://www.cgtextures.com is a good one). As I have the building in question drawn up in autocad I simply export the drawing as a pdf file into photoshop and layer over to insure everything lines up as it should. I print it out at as high a resolution as I can to be glued onto each facade. I print out an elevation of the building from autocad and using the point of a compass I mark the corner of each window, door and wall edge for cutting out. Everything lines up perfectly. The only draw back of using this process is it can look a bit flat so I try to break up the space using features made of plastic as much as I can. The real focus of any building on a layout is the roof and its here I spend the most time on.

 

I hope this answers some of your questions, if you've any more I'd be only too happy to answer.

 

Amazing stuff, the textures you get is a true testament to the possibilities of modelling with card and combining it with other materials. Looking forward to more updates!

[21mmp4]

Stunning work, well done, truly inspirational.

[heirflick]

 

ive seen a lot of building scenes on this site over the years, but this is up there with the best of them! well done=D

[driver301]

Simply Stunning. Look forward to the next instalment!

[Barl]

That is just stunning, the level of detail is unbelievable!

[burnthebox]

Bloody hell, for a minute there I could have sworn I saw someone walking past the window inside the building on the left, totally magical,

[scahalane]

Definitely must be a seasonal thing, its been exactly a year since I last updated. A few more buildings detailed and painted...started on the balasting... rejigged the cliff section and added the first layer of landscaping. Happy Christmas guys!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Glenderg]

bloody hell sean, that was worth waiting for!

 

I thought the second photo was a real one for comparison, and I haven't hit the whiskey yet! Superb stuff. In fact, worth rambling through the thread from the beginning.

 

any chance of some "overall" shots to get an idea of the scale of your works?

 

Richie.

[Warbonnet]

Absolutely stunning Sean! Thanks for sharing!

[Horsetan]

Brilliant.

[Dave]

My God that is stunning! The second shot is fantastic looks so real. More pics please

[JasonB]

God this is good,that second photo looking towards the bridge is stunning,I hadn't seen this thread before,I'm heading back to the start.

[BosKonay]

Dear gods man. Transcendent!

 

Lots more please!

[Weshty]

Take my breath away. That's the finest piece of work I've seen in a long time. I had to do a double take on the second picture. And the way you've integrated it into the attic space, I can only imagine the work on this Scaha. Faultless.

[murrayec]

Hi Sean

 

Fantastic stuff, an excellent example of attic railway modelling, aside from the excellent realistic modelling the integration of the 1:1 scale roof structure into the layout adds to it all....

 

just magic

 

Eoin

[DiveController]

Take my breath away. That's the finest piece of work I've seen in a long time. I had to do a double take on the second picture. And the way you've integrated it into the attic space, I can only imagine the work on this Scaha. Faultless.

Gotta agree with Weshty here. I'm subscribed to this thread so been waiting patiently for an update. Definitely worth the wait. l remember that skew bridge from my childhood and the model's really perfect. Even the steps beneath. I think all the superlatives have been used. You should be very proud of that:drool:

[scahalane]

Stepped out of reality there for a few hours on a Christmas bender with the family.. so humbled to come back to so many nice replies, many thanks.

Richie I'll see what I can do with some overview shots, though there's not a lot to see beyond the area's I've shot already!

[Glenderg]

Yerra I think I was anticipating what all the lads would want. Just more photos really. It's savage work.

 

Or we could all reconvene here a years time hence...? Annual IRM tradition of sorts

[iarnrod]

Absolutely amazing layout, with excellent craftsmanship in all aspects.

 

Personally, I think it's the buildings and structures that make this layout stand out from the crowd.

 

Maybe Scahalane can post some more close up or general photos of the buildings on the layout.

[rebelred]

Fantastic work, so realistic & detailed. Well done

[Mayner]

Unmistakable excellent piece of urban modelling fair play for fitting it into an even more challenging place than the prototype.

[Noel]

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Absolutely sublime. Hyper yummy!

 

Photo realism eat your heart out. This is superb on all levels of design, craftsmanship, artistry, authenticity, modelling, engineering, landscaping and pure 100% "atmosphere". I felt like I was in Cork looking out a window.

 

Just catching up on here as was tied up with family festivities. Love the scenery, buildings, track work, landscaping - everything. Hope you have much enjoyment operating this layout par excellence.

[David Holman]

That bridge scene and is surroundings are indeed splendid. Looks like a challenging location with all those trusses. A layout well worth seeing up close and personal to appreciate both the work and the artistry.

[Northman]

Superb.

[ttc0169]

Looks great.