Dave Posted September 26, 2012 Posted September 26, 2012 Great work, looks fantastic. Hanging basket material works very well. Quote
BabyGM Posted September 26, 2012 Posted September 26, 2012 Styrofoam shaped with a hot foam cutter. I covered it in a mix of ordinary plaster and pva then painted it grey when it was dry. It was then drybrushed to bring out the detail. Thanks:) Quote
irishthump Posted November 2, 2012 Author Posted November 2, 2012 A little more scenic work; a couple of sidings in the corner of the layout! A layer of ordinary plaster which I covered with a coat of cheap brown poster paint. Stuck down some basket liner and added some extra flock for variety, then ballasted the track. Those cheeap Hornby buffer stops look a bit plain so I added a couple of offcuts of rail to try to improve them. It still needed some more detailing but I could'nt resist parking some stock on the sidings! Quote
irishthump Posted November 2, 2012 Author Posted November 2, 2012 Added some more detailing and toned down the ballast with a dark wash applied with an airbrush. Quote
Hunslet 102 Posted November 3, 2012 Posted November 3, 2012 A superb looking siding that is very realistic,with some great looking 70s stock to complement it. Quote
josefstadt Posted November 3, 2012 Posted November 3, 2012 The difference between the first two pics in post #39 and the other ones, especially those in post #40, is stunning. Brilliant work. Quote
Shinkansen Posted November 3, 2012 Posted November 3, 2012 Excellent scenic work. Everything from the weathering of the sleepers/track along with the tufts of crab grass growing up between... like it alot:) Nice stock by the way too. Quote
Kirley Posted November 3, 2012 Posted November 3, 2012 Your scenic work is very impressive, keep the pictures coming please. Quote
BosKonay Posted November 3, 2012 Posted November 3, 2012 When you say plaster, you mean regular normal plaster? Might be worth a go for some hard standing Quote
irishthump Posted November 3, 2012 Author Posted November 3, 2012 When you say plaster, you mean regular normal plaster? Might be worth a go for some hard standing Yes normal plaster, the horrible pink coloured kind! I'm think of using myself for a hard standing, a great tip I learned was to add in some PVA when mixing the plaster which gives it flexability and stops it cracking. Quote
David Posted November 3, 2012 Posted November 3, 2012 Yes normal plaster, the horrible pink coloured kind! I'm think of using myself for a hard standing, a great tip I learned was to add in some PVA when mixing the plaster which gives it flexability and stops it cracking. Genius idea! What sort of ballast did you use for the sidings? Quote
BosKonay Posted November 3, 2012 Posted November 3, 2012 Great idea!! Will definitely have to give that a try! Quote
irishthump Posted November 3, 2012 Author Posted November 3, 2012 Genius idea! What sort of ballast did you use for the sidings? Woodland Scenics Medium Grey. It's a little light in colour but it was the only one I could get enough of! The wash tones it down nicely though. Quote
irishthump Posted November 3, 2012 Author Posted November 3, 2012 I also built a retaining wall for the depot section of the layout. A close up view... Quote
BosKonay Posted November 3, 2012 Posted November 3, 2012 Scalescenes? The rate at which you are working is impressing as much as the quality thereof!! Quote
irishthump Posted November 3, 2012 Author Posted November 3, 2012 Scalescenes? The rate at which you are working is impressing as much as the quality thereof!! No not Scalescenes, that pattern is a free download from here http://www.newrailwaymodellers.co.uk/Scenery/Buildings.htm. It looks quite good when weathered. As for my "speed", this is stuff I've been doing over the last few weeks that I just have'nt had the time to post. So don't expect another update for another month! Quote
BosKonay Posted November 3, 2012 Posted November 3, 2012 Looks great! Am sure you are just trying to make us feel better on the pace thing Quote
irishthump Posted November 3, 2012 Author Posted November 3, 2012 Ha! I wish! My problem is when I finally do get to go near my layout I end up "watching trains go by"! Quote
irishthump Posted November 9, 2012 Author Posted November 9, 2012 A few shots of some motive power loitering around the engine shed... Quote
Flying Scotsman 4472 Posted November 9, 2012 Posted November 9, 2012 That looks superb it great to see you guys starting to post up photos of your rolling stock and layouts instead of just talking about them. Keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing more pics Quote
BosKonay Posted November 9, 2012 Posted November 9, 2012 Looking amazing! Did you use card for the hard standing ? Quote
BabyGM Posted November 9, 2012 Posted November 9, 2012 superb weathering and the concrete looks great Quote
irishthump Posted November 9, 2012 Author Posted November 9, 2012 Looking amazing! Did you use card for the hard standing ? Yeah its card, and to give it some texture I mixed plaster with grey emulsion from a woodies tester pot. Quote
BosKonay Posted November 9, 2012 Posted November 9, 2012 Looks super effective! Any particular card type? Quote
irishthump Posted November 9, 2012 Author Posted November 9, 2012 Looks super effective! Any particular card type? Just normal mounting card from my local Art and Hobby shop, the kind with the smooth, hot pressed finish. Not sure which thickness. I just got as near as I could to the thickness of the sleepers, layed one layer level with the sleepers between the track then layed the second layer right up against the track edge. Quote
irishthump Posted December 19, 2012 Author Posted December 19, 2012 Another long overdue update! Have'nt had the time to really do anything until this week. But I'm now off work until the new year so hopefully I'll make some progress. Firstly, I have extended the main double line to give a straight run through what will be my station, here's what it looked like before... And now... This allows the platforms to be long enough to take a 5 coach train. And speaking of platforms.... These are made from 12mm mdf with brick paper on the sides. The top surface is 5mm foamboard painted a suitable colour then I added strips of sandpaper for the tar surface. Quote
irishthump Posted December 19, 2012 Author Posted December 19, 2012 Some detail was added to the platform sides. Don't ask me what these are supposed to be, I just make them to resemble what I have seen on the real thing! Next step is to weather them and they'll be ready for the layout. Quote
BosKonay Posted December 19, 2012 Posted December 19, 2012 Absolutely lovely. The pipe detail really adds to it! Quote
irishthump Posted December 19, 2012 Author Posted December 19, 2012 The pipe detail really adds to it! Ah, so that's what you call it! Quote
irishthump Posted December 19, 2012 Author Posted December 19, 2012 On another note, I can't seem to find a photo of any Irish station that had the platform built from red brick. Anyone know of any? Quote
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