Hunslet 102 Posted December 19, 2012 Posted December 19, 2012 The layout is looking good and taking shape with the platforms looking particularly good.I can certainly recommend the use of sandpaper for the platform surface as I have used it on my own layout,painting it with weathered concrete paint and finishing it with matt varnish. Quote
irishthump Posted December 19, 2012 Author Posted December 19, 2012 TBH I'm not going to paint the sandpaper. I find that just rubbing the surface with your fingers gives it a lighter colour, resembling well used tarmac. Quote
BosKonay Posted December 19, 2012 Posted December 19, 2012 Ah' date=' so that's what you call it![/quote'] Normally it's water pipes or electrical cables Quote
kevrail Posted December 19, 2012 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. I really like the cable detail on the platform wall. What did you use for the black cable. Looking good Quote
irishthump Posted December 19, 2012 Author Posted December 19, 2012 I really like the cable detail on the platform wall. What did you use for the black cable. Looking good I used thin wire that I stripped out of some old computer cable. Quote
kevrail Posted December 19, 2012 Posted December 19, 2012 I used thin wire that I stripped out of some old computer cable. Looks realistic. I look forward to seeing the finished product Quote
Guest hidden-agenda Posted December 19, 2012 Posted December 19, 2012 I think the edge of the platforms are white and the more modern edges have small indents for the visually impaired. open to correction if i am wrong. Nice work by the way and i like the cable detail. Quote
RedRich Posted December 20, 2012 Posted December 20, 2012 That's very well thought out and executed, it looks the part. Rich, Quote
irishthump Posted December 20, 2012 Author Posted December 20, 2012 Thanks for the comments lads! Here's a few more of the platforms after weathering and placing on the layout. That last pic looks a bit odd! There seems to be a bend in the mdf causing the platform to lift at the end. Just a matter of fixing it down securely. Quote
Glenderg Posted December 20, 2012 Posted December 20, 2012 Looks fabulous keep up the good work. As far as the white line is concerned, it was usually quite thin 100 - a 1.3mm strip at 00. The most common approach was to lay 600mm concrete paving or granite slabs as the platform edge, and tarmac/gravel up to it and paint the platform edge white. Later on when the yellow line was introduced it was set back behind the concrete, using a road marking roller to paint the yellow line, again 100mm wide. Ashtown and Attymon Junction are the first that come to mind made entirely of brick as a platform side.Richie. Quote
BosKonay Posted December 20, 2012 Posted December 20, 2012 Looking very very good indeed!! We're spoiled for Irish layouts :) Quote
Dave Posted December 20, 2012 Posted December 20, 2012 Platforms look great, a few drops of PVA and a good weight on top will sort out the warping on the MDF. Looking good Quote
scahalane Posted December 20, 2012 Posted December 20, 2012 Looking excellent, well done, keep them coming! Quote
irishthump Posted February 10, 2013 Author Posted February 10, 2013 Finally some progress! Finished the retaining walls around the station platforms... The kiosk, sandwich stall, bike rack and footbridge were Xmas presents! The headshunt to the left of the platform is also my programming track which is wired through a DPDT switch. When the led on the buffer is lit the track is under main power and it goes out when the track is in programming mode. Quote
irishthump Posted February 10, 2013 Author Posted February 10, 2013 I also made a start on my freight yard and sidings... The concrete hardstanding is foamboard painted with a mixture of grey emulsion and plaster which gives a good concrete effect. I have to make some sort of backscene for the yard to hide the mainline running behind it. Quote
Glenderg Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 Great progress, love the retaining walls and the goods train. Quote
Kirley Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 Your layout is is making good progress, looking forward to seeing it develop. Quote
BabyGM Posted February 10, 2013 Posted February 10, 2013 Very nice work the retaining walls look very nice Quote
irishthump Posted February 11, 2013 Author Posted February 11, 2013 Thanks, lads. Here's a couple more shots... Quote
BosKonay Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 Looking absolutely excellent!!! The walls are very effective at 'anchoring' the scene! Loving the hardstanding - what kind of foamboard did you use? Quote
irishthump Posted February 11, 2013 Author Posted February 11, 2013 Looking absolutely excellent!!! The walls are very effective at 'anchoring' the scene! Loving the hardstanding - what kind of foamboard did you use? 5mm foamboard from my local art shop, the kind with smooth pressed surface on each side. Quote
BosKonay Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 Excellent! Will check that out thanks! Quote
Dave Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 Looks brilliant! How did you do the walls? Love the programming track with the led. Quote
scahalane Posted February 11, 2013 Posted February 11, 2013 Looking good, the wall makes an excellent scenic break. Quote
irishthump Posted February 11, 2013 Author Posted February 11, 2013 Looks brilliant! How did you do the walls? Love the programming track with the led. The walls are 6mm mdf covered with brick paper that I downloaded for free from newrailwaymodellers.com, it looks a lot better when weathered as you can see. The brick courses on top are scored in 3mm foamboard painted grey with Halfords primer. Quote
Hunslet 102 Posted February 13, 2013 Posted February 13, 2013 The wall,platforms and hard standing area all look great and blend in well together.A nice airy feel to the layout,which even with lots of stock present would still be a good characteristic of it,well done. Quote
heirflick Posted February 13, 2013 Posted February 13, 2013 :stunning work...that will be a first class layout when complete! Quote
201bhoy Posted February 13, 2013 Posted February 13, 2013 The layout's looking superb! What era is it? Quote
irishthump Posted February 14, 2013 Author Posted February 14, 2013 The layout's looking superb! What era is it? Mainly mid to late 70's. I'm running a lot of Black and Tan and Supertrain liveried stock. But to be honest you cound find anything running on it, so I'm not too hung up on it! And anyway, I don't know of any Irish stations that resemble mine! Quote
irishthump Posted February 21, 2013 Author Posted February 21, 2013 Over the last few days I got the the rest of the freight yard ballasted. After the glue dried I toned it down with a thin black wash applied with an airbrush. As you can see in the pics I scratchbuilt a couple of sets of floodlights, these have leds fitted but I have'nt got round to adding a power bus yet. Here's a better pic of them... I also fitted leds to the sight office in the backround. More scratchbuilding; a couple of simple ground levers for the points in the freight yard. Another view... All that's needed now is some grass/weeds to finish it off. Quote
scahalane Posted February 21, 2013 Posted February 21, 2013 nice ballasting, its really shaping up now. Quote
Sulzer201 Posted February 21, 2013 Posted February 21, 2013 Great work irishthump your layout is looking really top rate. Quote
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