I thought it was about time I posted some updates on my new layout Turtle Bay.
First, some background...
My first layout was called Ross Town. Some of you will have seen it on the exhibition circuit although its career was cut short when it was stolen (It was in the back of my car ready to go to a show, the car was stolen from outside my house. I was more bothered about the layout!) Ross Town was set on the island of New Ross, somewhere off the west coast of South Africa.
When it was stolen I needed to jump back on the horse again straight away, so I started planning Turtle Bay. This is another branch of the New Ross Government Railway, This time hugging the Island's eastern coastline, rather than heading off through the interior like the Ross Town branch.
The final version of the plan looks like this;
(https://i.imgur.com/lqGMtUC.jpg)
I wanted to incorporate a number of features that Ross Town had, for example the separate loco shed, but make them bigger and better. The resultant plan is similar enough to Ross Town the it's believably built by the same railway company, but learns from the things I did wrong first time around.
The layout (for the time being at least) lives in the loft (refurbishing the loft is one of the reasons for the delay getting started!) and so at this time of year it can get quite warm, so progress has been a little slower than I had hoped.
Track laying took a couple of days, with delays to accommodate a couple of changes as I went, but this is what I have ended up with;
(https://i.imgur.com/TnbjNKM.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/23ideLW.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/BOwawk5.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/HZ9cmcz.jpg)
Wiring is traditional DC with many, many isolation sections. Wiring properly fries my brain, I have plodded through it though and am now ready to start fitting point motors! The layout's transformer, lighting dimmer and CDU are all in a treasure chest bought off Amazon. I doubt anybody will see it, but it fits the tropical setting so I just had to have it!
On Ross town I had used the Bachmann scene craft modern barn as an Engine shed. With very little modification this made quite a convincing SAR/SAS style loco shed, but would have been far too open for a seaside setting. By chance I picked up two Scenecraft loco sheds for a bargain £15 each, thoughts turned to how these couple be modified for Turtle Bay;
(https://i.imgur.com/r5b6pau.jpg)
I broke out the dremel and very cautiously started to cut the side out of one of the buildings. I figured that if I lost one I could still use the other as a single shed and I'd still be quids in so to speak. As it turns out, cutting them open was a lot easier than expected!
(https://i.imgur.com/W3MiBvz.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/cq6Z1Vs.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/5QYbpM1.jpg)
It took a fair bit of sanding to get an acceptable join, and the result wasn't perfect but was easily hidden with a downspout and valley gutter;
(https://i.imgur.com/tPv87Vz.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/NA7JXxk.jpg)
I used two-part epoxy to glue the two halves together, so it should hold up to the rigours of the exhibition circuit!
Thanks for looking, there will be more to follow especially now the weather seems to have turned!
Rob, assuming your loft doesn't get stolen this is going to be marvelous.
Quote from: Tom Haythornthwaite on June 27, 2020, 14:44
Rob, assuming your loft doesn't get stolen this is going to be marvelous.
One can only hope! ;D
Once you weather the joint one would not know that they are two separate buildings.They look good. Tom, could you please give a little discription on the locos and goods wagon you have on the lay out, I really like them.
Thanks,
Robin.
My apologies all around . I was thinking of my projects and wrote the wrong names. It should read Rob and not Tom.
Robin.
Quote from: Robin Webster on June 28, 2020, 14:34
Once you weather the joint one would not know that they are two separate buildings.They look good. Tom, could you please give a little discription on the locos and goods wagon you have on the lay out, I really like them.
Thanks,
Robin.
Hi Robin,
The locos on the layout in the photos are a mixture of Paul Windle built and Backwoods kits. They're the biggest locos in the 'fleet' so we're being used for clearance testing. Two of them (the Indian style Pacific and the Mallet aren't actually mine, they're on loan from Stan Williams). The Backwoods NGG16 is my pride and Joy and was originally the late Roger Christian's.
The two oil tanks are converted triang TT gauge ones, the bogey van is a 3D print from shapeways :)
Quote from: Robin Webster on June 28, 2020, 14:54
My apologies all around . I was thinking of my projects and wrote the wrong names. It should read Rob and not Tom.
Robin.
Not a problem, I've been called far worse! ;D
In other news, a large box arrived this morning containing 13 SEEP PM1 point motors (12 for the layout plus one spare). I had hoped I had enough point motors in stock, which I sort of did but would have meant using a mixture of different types (Peco and SEEP) and having to fit separate accessory switches as I only had PM2s in the drawer.
Going with new SEEPs will hopefully mean better reliability than the second hand ones I had in stock..
Over the last few days I've managed to finish the wiring (although the point motors need some tweaking as I'm getting some shorts from the built in accessory switches).
So today I've made a start on preparing the track for ballasting. I've spent a few hours painting the rails, and tomorrow I'll do the sleepers. I'm planning on doing a short test peace to decide what colour to paint the sleepers first.
The photos I've taken today are mostly overall views showing the buildings in their final positions;
(https://i.imgur.com/pXXshRp.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/ceLglLt.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/4cN4k48.jpg)
One of the inspirations for the loco shed area was the one at Famagusta on Cyprus. If I'd had the space I'd have gone for a complete replica of this shed (in-fact, I'd originally intended to build a model of the engine shed building for use on the layout) but finding decent photos of the layout here is difficult. So I've settled for something similar;
(https://i.imgur.com/eEcTPQd.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/hRHXB2V.jpg)
So, today's job (other than finishing rail painting) was to decide on how the sleepers were going to be painted, particularly in the yard.
After various experiments, I settled on a dark grey, dry brushed with a light grey.
(https://i.imgur.com/zV6cgH8.jpg)
Once the paint was dry on the test piece, I decided to use it to test the 'ballast' I'm using. I saw this idea on FB, and thought it looked amazing. It's tile grout...
(https://i.imgur.com/OZZ8P3f.jpg)
It has just the dirty, grimy look I wanted and it's literally the easiest thing to make look good.
(https://i.imgur.com/Ml3BANB.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/UuLaDT1.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/c3BtMH3.jpg)
I think I'm going to turn the test piece into a plinth for displaying locos.
I sprayed the grout with water before applying the glue not thinking about whether this would activate the grout. It did, obviously. This is fine for the area immediately outside the loco shed, where it would be contaminated with all sorts of chemicals, but elsewhere I'd like it to look drier. I think IPA would be a better option for pre-wetting. At least I've learnt this on a test piece and not on the main layout!
The ballasted track looks really good and very realistic.
It looks very effective!
Quote from: Rob Rossington on July 14, 2020, 19:59
I think I'm going to turn the test piece into a plinth for displaying locos.
Hmm, wasn't there a competition somewhat along those lines? ;D
That's a good use. It's too good just to discard.
Quote from: GraemeD on July 15, 2020, 07:53
It looks very effective!
Quote from: Rob Rossington on July 14, 2020, 19:59
I think I'm going to turn the test piece into a plinth for displaying locos.
Hmm, wasn't there a competition somewhat along those lines? ;D
That's a good use. It's too good just to discard.
Thanks Graeme :)
I think it would be a little small for the comp!
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The first job for today was to paint the sleepers in the loco shed area. As with the sample piece I did yesterday these were painted with a mid grey and then dry brushed with a light grey.
The next job was to finish the inspection pit. This is broadly similar to the one I built on Ross Town. With the sleepers removed and the rails painted I cut some plastruct girders to size. 6 pieces are needed, two long ones for the rails to sit on and 4 short ones for legs. The long girders have half cut away at the ends so that there is a fillet between the rail and baseboard. The girders were sprayed with red primer and then dry brushed with rust and gun metal. The legs were painted black, and again dry brushed with gunmetal.
The 'swimming pool' was then lined with stone effect styrene suitably painted. The rails are fixed to the girders with drops of superglue along the length. The legs are fixed to the base with plastic cement.
(https://i.imgur.com/sZdTLKa.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/BlD5GJZ.jpg)
Once it was dry enough the tile grout ballast was put in place and then damped with water and soaked with PVA. Where excess PVA ran onto the board more grout was put down to soak it up. The result is some nice variety in the texture and colours....
(https://i.imgur.com/jtxLNqF.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/rgVOav3.jpg)
I obviously couldn't resist posing a loco,
(https://i.imgur.com/b8rypOs.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/cBCPC0G.jpg)
I made sure that some of the grout stuck to the girders and rails, roughly where an ash pan would be emptied,
(https://i.imgur.com/gJH9FXj.jpg)
The finished article...
(https://i.imgur.com/ADjMfhL.jpg)
I like the ash pit, it looks good. I also like the littlle loco.
Robin.
There's been a slow down in progress over the last couple of weeks due to the heatwave. Now that things have cooled down a little I can start ramping things up again.
First thing is that I've acquired a new station building. This is a Bachmann Scenecraft one modelled on the one at Crookwell in NSW. It matches the Australian house purchased a few weeks ago quite nicely, and appears closer to 4mm scale than Ho.
(https://i.imgur.com/mWipGjS.jpg)
The next job was to complete the ballasting around the loco shed. This as mentioned previously has been done with a mixture of Anthracite and grey tile grout (to represent footpaths etc);
(https://i.imgur.com/vqlre2S.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/4AuMofp.jpg)
I'm really pleased with how it has turned out.
The station now has a platform, and ballasting the mainline is mostly complete;
(https://i.imgur.com/dk75a3m.jpg)
I intended to have a small siding on the jetty/pier for a wagon or two to be posed on so made a start on making a dummy turntable. Nothing too complex, a disk of styrene with some styrene strip around the edge;
(https://i.imgur.com/jlG7GpJ.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/zNMmEjr.jpg)
Yesterday's job was to finish lining the foam board pier with embossed Plastikard and get it painted;
(https://i.imgur.com/zb4cmqg.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/b8sGCT1.jpg)
Todays job will be to add Timbers, both around the edges to hide my sins, and as verticals along the sides.
Thanks for looking!
Thanks for the update. The layout is coming on really well Rob.
Rob, i like the dark coloured shots of the ballest. To me, it gives that old heavily worked area.
Robin.
It's all good but I am particularly impressed by the ballasting in the shed area. I've copied the photo into my notes.
Thanks Gents, I'm really pleased so far. :)
A little bit of further progress with the pier today. I spent this morning before leaving for work weathering matchsticks to use as timbers around the pier. This is the result;
(https://i.imgur.com/AcVTzAy.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/olpksh7.jpg)
There's still a little bit of weathering to do, and I need to add bollards etc but I'm quite pleased with the results so far! I'll probably make a start on the rest of the sea wall tomorrow.
The weathered matchsticks work really well round the pier. I like the seaplane as well.
So yesterday saw the rest of the sea wall produced, painted and glued in place;
(https://i.imgur.com/r1bDqhv.jpg)
With that done and the glue dry, I made a start on the terrain of the beach;
(https://i.imgur.com/0bmOpfk.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/s4DqYzS.jpg)
A couple of the offcuts were perfect for forming the main headland in the centre of the layout, Seen here roughly placed in the correct position;
(https://i.imgur.com/EXgYgEK.jpg)
Some more shaping then followed;
(https://i.imgur.com/JC3lK2m.jpg)
The only thing glued in place at the moment is the beach. The headland needs a lot more work before it can be stuck down yet. I'm quite happy with the general shape of things and how it all fits together at this point, I just need to work on the finer points.
It's looking good Rob. I have not touched my lay out since June. I have so many projects, but just not motivated.
Robin.
Just 'discovered' your nice upcoming layout Rob. Seeing the pictures gives me a sharp nudge to get on with my own project and get the track ballasted. Nice to see your hand operated throws for the points - I have opted for the same sort of thing myself - it avoids wiring motors and all that extra electric work, which is not my most favourite job!!! Look forward to seeing more pictures in due time.
Roger.
Quote from: Robin Webster on August 26, 2020, 15:25
It's looking good Rob. I have not touched my lay out since June. I have so many projects, but just not motivated.
Robin.
Thanks Robin, seems to be that people are firmly in two camps, those who've got loads done, and those that have lost motivation. I hope you find your mojo soon :)
Quote from: Roger Pound on August 28, 2020, 14:26
Just 'discovered' your nice upcoming layout Rob. Seeing the pictures gives me a sharp nudge to get on with my own project and get the track ballasted. Nice to see your hand operated throws for the points - I have opted for the same sort of thing myself - it avoids wiring motors and all that extra electric work, which is not my most favourite job!!! Look forward to seeing more pictures in due time.
Roger.
Thanks Roger! The hand throws are actually dummies, the layout does have conventional point motors I'm afraid :) Wiring is my pet hate, so I'm glad I'm through that bit now!
Well done, Rob - those dummies certainly had me fooled. We share a common hatred of wiring - my mini layout has only three points and I just could not be bothered to go through all the hassle of camouflaging the motors which would have to be surface mounted plus hiding the wiring for the two that are on the scenic side - the third gives access to the cassette loading siding. I guess I'm just idle really - but after all rule 1 always applies for us all. :)
Roger.
Quote from: Roger Pound on August 31, 2020, 13:52
Well done, Rob - those dummies certainly had me fooled. We share a common hatred of wiring - my mini layout has only three points and I just could not be bothered to go through all the hassle of camouflaging the motors which would have to be surface mounted plus hiding the wiring for the two that are on the scenic side - the third gives access to the cassette loading siding. I guess I'm just idle really - but after all rule 1 always applies for us all. :)
Roger.
Oh Most definitely! If I could have gotten away with wire in tube operation I would have. The layout is too big for that unfortunately.
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A small update today;
I wanted an abandoned fort/defence tower on the headland in the centre of the layout. The closest thing to what I wanted was the Hornby Skaledale Castle tower.
Whilst there's absolutely nothing wrong with this ready-to-plonk model, Unfortunately the colour of the stonework is wrong compared to the rest of the layout, so out came the paintbrushes!
Before;
(https://i.imgur.com/3UnZgA0.jpeg)
After;
(https://i.imgur.com/nHAL1sg.jpeg)
Much more fitting!
What a difference. Thoes large stones around the tower are they real or castings ? It all looks good.
Robin.
Quote from: Robin Webster on August 31, 2020, 19:21
What a difference. Thoes large stones around the tower are they real or castings ? It all looks good.
Robin.
Thanks Robin! I'm really pleased with how it's turned out! The stones are castings painted with a couple of techniques learnt off youtube :)
Those stones look great. They had me fooled, I thought they were real.
I was fooled too. Very well done.
Robin.
Thanks Gents, much appreciated :)
So a few days ago I decided todo some posing of stock and scenic items to see how things were coming on, this is the result;
(https://i.imgur.com/bKKcQks.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/vaiKFxz.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/tPMjeGW.jpg)
Then it was back to the scenery;
Whilst waiting for the plaster bandage on the terrain to dry, I decided to finish the platform and get some ground texture down. The timber around the edge of the platform has been treated the same way as the timbers on the pier, namely a grey and brown wash.
(https://i.imgur.com/iaMzPZd.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/VGWkuuI.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/8zKkcMY.jpg)
Once the bandage was dry I decided to have a go at making the rock faces. This is something I've been worried about since I started building. I've watched a few YouTube tutorials which make it look relatively easy, but I didn't want to fall into a false sense of security.
As it turns out, it actually is quite easy!
(https://i.imgur.com/Zh1SDFA.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/hQTEbJe.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/CRz0uKK.jpg)
These areas can be painted this evening when I get home from work. :)
It seems to be coming along very nicely and I find it very encouraging. When my future house move is properly sorted, I'll have to have a go at a bigger project than my current mini-layout. I remember watching the late Jack Kine making a rock face once at an exhibition many years back and he made it look so easy. The effects he created with light washes of black and grey were marvelous to behold. I'm glad you have found constructing that rock face straight-forward and I look forward to seeing it again in future pictures.
Roger
Quote from: Roger Pound on September 08, 2020, 15:30
It seems to be coming along very nicely and I find it very encouraging. When my future house move is properly sorted, I'll have to have a go at a bigger project than my current mini-layout. I remember watching the late Jack Kine making a rock face once at an exhibition many years back and he made it look so easy. The effects he created with light washes of black and grey were marvelous to behold. I'm glad you have found constructing that rock face straight-forward and I look forward to seeing it again in future pictures.
Roger
Thanks Roger :) it's good to know others are enjoying what I'm doing. When I started modelling as a young lad I never ever thought That one day I'd be seen to be encouraging others. I'm definitely feeling a lot more confident in my skills these days.
Anyway, here's some shots of the finished rock face on the right hand headland;
(https://i.imgur.com/n1aaAs0.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/RBME3Jz.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/hShgpNz.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/05t2qXV.jpg)
So as before with the small rocks, the base colour is a mid grey, washed with a charcoal grey all over and a chocolate brown in select spots, then dry brushed with white to give it a bit more depth.
Very impressive. Those rocks look so real.
Splendid job with the rock face.
Roger
Well would you look at that, a beach!
(https://i.imgur.com/sWj3eKL.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/yvHOFSa.jpg)
Just needs hordes of tourists failing to maintain social distancing ;D
Not to mention tons of litter..........
Roger
Now now gents, it's supposed to be paradise ;D
Quote from: Rob Rossington on September 12, 2020, 13:17
Now now gents, it's supposed to be paradise ;D
"They called it paradise, I don't know why..."
Better not call it paradise, or it
will get filled with litter! :)
I've realised I've neglected this thread somewhat. Apologies!
Progress over the last few weeks has been excellent;
First thing was static grass.
(https://i.imgur.com/E5Byt5N.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/jfH8PSY.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/deGlZXE.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/C5D8Vqo.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/kfb108v.jpg)
This was all laid using a home made static grass applicator. It started out in life as a battery powered fly swatter and a tea strainer...
(https://i.imgur.com/mDMDypj.jpg)
Whilst making progress laying the grass, I made a start on improving the cheapo palm trees. These were given a waft of Humbrol grass green aerosol on the palms, and Humbrol desert something or other on the trunks. The trunks were then given a grey-brown wash and the palms dry brushed with a tan colour round the edges.
(https://i.imgur.com/ildySoZ.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/P2l71GR.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/R38NU4O.jpg)
On the shed board, the beach has a small wrecked boat;
(https://i.imgur.com/aW1bqbq.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/tbpXZ4D.jpg)
And then after static grassing...
(https://i.imgur.com/jTjj71T.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/fQ0mKcb.jpg)
This is how things looked as of 26/9/20;
(https://i.imgur.com/cvKC3L5.jpg)
More to follow...
Progress with the static grass applicator was very quick;
(https://i.imgur.com/zHhFId4.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/yjkpo8b.jpg)
Details started to appear. I couldn't decide where to put the crane so tracked down another online;
(https://i.imgur.com/7KzRrSS.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/szKMQPT.jpg)
Trees, trees and more trees;
(https://i.imgur.com/rXenoSJ.jpg)
Some hikers set up camp near the fort;
(https://i.imgur.com/nIT4Sto.jpg)
Shades of Mad Max;
(https://i.imgur.com/H2pQuiV.jpg)
Then locos started to appear more frequently;
(https://i.imgur.com/8SGZRzC.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/99SVrqp.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/Nsz9R6V.jpg)
I had a fairly big space available for another scene up by the cottage. So to fill it I purchased a tin chapel. I suspect I might be the only 009er to have built The kit as per instructions!
(https://i.imgur.com/5sMBjri.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/pydwPOg.jpg)
There will be a small grave yard at the top of the hill;
(https://i.imgur.com/jhhVueh.jpg)
So this is where I'm up to now;
(https://i.imgur.com/ONjjWvw.jpg)
I'll post some more posed shots later. Hope you enjoy!
Rob, the layout is looking super. I do like the way the palm trees have come out. I find them hard to scratch build.
Robin.
Very nicely done.
Jeff S.
Looking excellent Rob - you have made me realize that I must get on with my own layout which has been sadly neglected of late.
Roger.
Just caught up on this thread. Really like the layout.
Whilst its a few hundred miles further north, I drove along the Ghanaian coast a few years ago and your layout really captures the feel of the rocky outcrops with ruined forts in that part of the world.
Thanks for the kind comments, it's much appreciated! :)
The layout has now been taken down and reassembled in it's correct position. It came apart exactly how I'd hoped.
Whilst it was being moved I took the opportunity to add some plywood across the bottom of the frames to give the legs a more substantial contact area. This should remove the risk of damage should anybody knock it.
(https://i.imgur.com/xzazWzn.jpg)
I really liked this shot;
(https://i.imgur.com/4iC2Qq6.jpg)
And some more;
(https://i.imgur.com/Y3kNhlH.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/0GIaQaB.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/E58DJSy.jpg)
Tide in or out Rob ? Always a tricky decision...
I particularly like the DH Tiger Moth on floats - keep up the good work !
Dave
Quote from: Dave Cooper on December 13, 2020, 11:54
Tide in or out Rob ? Always a tricky decision...
I particularly like the DH Tiger Moth on floats - keep up the good work !
Dave
Thanks Dave :)
For the time being the ride will stay out. I need to decide exactly how I'm going to do the water (I'm erring towards epoxy resin at the moment) and build up the courage to actually do it! The good thing is it's only the beach, which can be relatively easily fixed if it goes horribly wrong...
Hi Rob
I'm not an expert on seas but, on the canal part of my layout, I used a series of different layers of varnish with various paint colours applied to each layer.
This allows a variety of colour to be shown in different areas of water and also gives an illusion of depth. Be warned though - the varnish will find any leaks (especially at baseboard ends) !
Hope that helps,
Dave
Your progress and improvements look very impressive. I like the little Mallet loco on shed - I have a couple of Roco 0-6-0T's which are rather surplus as they are and i've been thinking of making a Garratt out of them but this has reminded me that a Mallet is an alternative. Thanks - more food for thought here :-\.
Cheers,
Roger
It has been far too long since I posted anything in this thread so it's high time I rectified that.
Thankfully, progress with the layout has been much more lively, so this is where I'm up to;
(https://i.imgur.com/6i1rTWE.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/PQnAfVq.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/LhOORPa.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/HacA7k5.jpg)
The layout is now fully operational and is back in its proper position. I have lit it with strip LEDs suspended from above. The last few days have seen me concentration on adding detail and clutter to the station board.
There are new buildings dotted around, such as this lamp hut;
(https://i.imgur.com/kYAoYag.jpg)
I liked a kit from an American supplier of a shark weighing stand, but it was going to cost me as much to have it shipped here as it would to buy, so I built my own;
(https://i.imgur.com/C8ZfC2D.jpg)
The shark was kindly printed for me by a member of NGRM.
(https://i.imgur.com/DWFaNmk.jpg)
There's been plenty of running sessions between the work;
(https://i.imgur.com/5YcgrvR.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/GG7MsWK.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/Lm9bXEN.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/QKTfzUc.jpg)
For those of you that like video, here's a few short clips;
https://youtu.be/EEOBITHo4v8 (https://youtu.be/EEOBITHo4v8)
https://youtu.be/TMWAwfySY5g (https://youtu.be/TMWAwfySY5g)
https://youtu.be/DnDx_ekiSN8 (https://youtu.be/DnDx_ekiSN8)
https://youtu.be/UzmqPyVD4V0 (https://youtu.be/UzmqPyVD4V0)
Enjoy, :)
Great photos of an impressive layout, I have to say I feel a bit sorry for that poor shark.
I enjoyed watching the videos.
Rob, you have done a great job on your layout. I watched your 4 short YouTube videos with those palm-trees adding the
Tropical feel. Now to add a gentle warm westerly wind, kick you feet up with a cool lemonade by your side and enjoy Turtle Bay. Don't forget the sun screen and shades.
Robin.
Very nice!
Quote from: Robin Webster on May 03, 2021, 09:43
Rob, you have done a great job on your layout. I watched your 4 short YouTube videos with those palm-trees adding the
Tropical feel. Now to add a gentle warm westerly wind, kick you feet up with a cool lemonade by your side and enjoy Turtle Bay. Don't forget the sun screen and shades.
Robin.
Thanks Robin. That does sound quite perfect if I'm honest. The layout is certainly a nice thing to spend time with when the weather is as grim as it has been today!
Quote from: hughn on May 03, 2021, 15:12
Very nice!
Thanks Hugh :)
Quote from: Peter Boulter on May 03, 2021, 08:19
Great photos of an impressive layout, I have to say I feel a bit sorry for that poor shark.
I enjoyed watching the videos.
It's ok, he didn't feel a thing ;)
Thanks!
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The main job was to add some more greenery. I've used more bushes from Martin Welberg scenic studios.
They come as a mat on a sheet of black paper;
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And you literally just peel them off the sheet, tear bits off and glue them down.
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They're not cheap at around £15 a sheet, but they seem to go very far and look excellent. I'll certainly be picking up a few more sheets of different varieties (he does nice weeds to go amongst static grass etc). No connection, just a satisfied customer.
Anyhoo, this is now the view up the layout toward Concorde and Port Edmund;
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Quite pleased with that!
Rob, I've sent you a personal message about something.
Two surfers look out across the bay contemplating the waves. They're seemingly oblivious to the hulking NGG16 being serviced behind them;
(https://i.imgur.com/8p2NHvf.jpg)
Meanwhile, one of the Avontuur class locos is seen whilst it runs round a passenger train;
(https://i.imgur.com/bgWR1Jw.jpg)
I also took this version of the same view with a different loco;
(https://i.imgur.com/7ccDYDw.jpg)
I finally got round to painting the life belt and it's associated stand, the seagull is part of the 3D print;
(https://i.imgur.com/p1evgUA.jpg)
I've also made a brief video giving a tour of the layout. It's not the most steady camera work I've ever done but it shows how it all fits together. Enjoy! :)
https://youtu.be/BT9O6jHDo0U (https://youtu.be/BT9O6jHDo0U)
Quote from: Rob Rossington on May 07, 2021, 00:09
I've also made a brief video giving a tour of the layout. It's not the most steady camera work I've ever done but it shows how it all fits together. Enjoy! :)
https://youtu.be/BT9O6jHDo0U (https://youtu.be/BT9O6jHDo0U)
Great photos, I never cease to be amazed at the quality of the modeling.
The video is interesting. The camera work might not be steady, but then drone shots are never all that steady. :)
Super job Rob. Are all your steam locomotives kits?
Thanks for the kind comments!
Robin, the steam locos are a mixture of kit builds and bashes, Paul Windle builds and RTR (Avontuur in particular!)