kevo Posted May 26, 2021 Author Share Posted May 26, 2021 A change in motive power has arrived in the yard in the form of a 071 class . or may be i should say has squeezed in the yard number 086m has brought in a couple of cement bubbles to shunt in to the loading point when all sorted the crew will run light engine back down to the juction ooops i left the pics out 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevo Posted June 5, 2021 Author Share Posted June 5, 2021 Hi all just a quick few pics off new loco 121 class no 126 ime really pleased with this loco i have been thinking of getting one for ages i am rurring it on anlog as yet to get a decoder for it but even on DC it runs brilliant , it will not stay this clean for long it will get a good weather ing soon 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galteemore Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 Great- looks right at home in that setting! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphaph Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 Looking forward to the weathering. I love this layout. So much atmosphere in such a small space. Someday I will model the Tegral siding in Athy and if I can capture even half the industrial atmosphere of this I'll be very happy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevo Posted June 7, 2021 Author Share Posted June 7, 2021 Hi Murphaph thanks its really nice to know you like the layout small or micro layouts are not every ones cup'a tea . i have managed on sunday to tidy up the whole out side of the layout by boxing in the frount giveing it a fish tank or old TV look its had a good coat of black to bring it all together . i will post a few pics up as soon as i can . i had a quick look at the tegral cement works you had metion i found some excellnt few pics of overgrown weed covered tracks crossing gates etc right up my street my kind of modeling . Murphaph ime sure you wiill be able to build a good model of the sideings etc my tip is keep it as simple as possible and remenber your free to use modelers choice do your own version if you like . cheers all the best . 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galteemore Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Looking forward to seeing the pics- Iain Rice’s ‘Cameo layouts’ book talks about how we often neglect this ‘presentational aspect’. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Holman Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Indeed and Patrick's layout shows how well good presentation works on large layouts too; also why pictures need frames. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphaph Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Yeah the "presentation" aspect or theatre of the whole thing is also a main theme of his shelf layouts book. I want to follow this way so the whole visible layout is a stage with the actors being the models, entering, performing their scene and then leaving. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevo Posted June 7, 2021 Author Share Posted June 7, 2021 Yes i think it was Iain's rice's book that gave me thoughts about boxing in my layouts . in fact most of mine have been . it makes you look in to the layout so you have to look around before you see every think . here is a pic of one of my micro's based on coal mine that was all boxed in . it allso helps protect the layout and a on30 layout which was a bit bigger .and its all just done in timber batterens and hard board 6 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galteemore Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 Now that lifts the game. One of the most neglected aspects of our little worlds are the vertical dimensions. Charlie Insley’s Caher Patrick grabs the eye with its street scene as it has an oft neglected scenic detail - telephone and utility wires crossing the road at first floor level. That wiring you have in the bottom picture hints at miles more offstage. The framing shows us what we should be looking at. Great stuff all round. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevo Posted June 8, 2021 Author Share Posted June 8, 2021 Thanks Galteemore a good few of my layouts have had telephone and power lines in them . i think i started include ing them after doing a ho american layout a few years ago . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevo Posted June 8, 2021 Author Share Posted June 8, 2021 Well i have managed to take a few pics after work to day of the finished front it was a bit to bright outside so i only took one and had to do take the others in doors . one thing i havent shown so far is the two track traverser . just a real simple mdf construction one track gives access to both tracks the other is a storage track or to use a 2nd loco to bring in or take away stock . when all finised the traverser sits on top of the layout so can be packed a way 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevo Posted June 8, 2021 Author Share Posted June 8, 2021 . Right no more they screamed . promice this is the last one . i found 2 pics as its more or less what i was trying to show of how a slightly longer layout can look with that case look . the top bar acts as a view block so at eye level you can not see were the sky back ground ends . this one i made with a floating end . just for the record its narrow gauge GN15 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphaph Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 They're all great. The more pics the better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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