Isle Ornsay

[Harry Mantheakis]

Fantastic!

[invercloy]

Thanks Harry

[Tigger]

This looks stunning and absolutely superb, Tom. Well done indeed; just the right atmosphere.

(But that bit on the right hand end looks a bit like Severn Sisters on the south coast at the moment!  ;D )

[gtmspyder]

Very nice Tom, keep up the good work.

Regards,

BrianT.

[invercloy]

Thanks chaps.

David, don't worry, it will get coloured ;) I just need to apply some filler first.

[Stan Williams]

Tom, are you coming up in September with the layout ??

If so, we will have plenty of time to pull it apart. !!!

Looking forward to seeing it in the flesh.

Stan.

[invercloy]

Up to Super Power? Yes, I'll be at Dinas with it all weekend.

Don't pull it apart too much, you'll uncover the awful woodwork beneath... still, at least i've got a few months to cover that up as much as possible between now and then.

[clayliner]

That backscene is looking very good, Tom.

You may have noticed my own interest in photographic back scenes and I'd be interested in the answers to a few questions about what you've done. While I appreciate that it's easy enough these days to stitch multiple shots into one long panorama I see that you have appeared then to print out individual sheets - how did you chop up the long photo into multiple separate ones again? What paper and ink did you use for printing (and how durable is the result - have you sealed the prints with something)? Did you do the printing yourself or get it done professionally?

Keep up the good work.

David.

[B.Meldon]

One thing that happened on Saturday several times at the Beccles open day on Saturday was that a number of locals recognised Shipmeadow Workhouse in the back scene on Richard

[invercloy]

Thanks David :)

In answer to your questions:

I broke it up into separate images to fit the sizes of the individual baseboards. The 'canvas' in Photoshop was set to the same size as the combined area of the backscene ply sheets on the baseboards. I added a grey bar along the bottom of the prints, showing the exact baseboard length to enable easier cutting before applying them.

I exported the images into different files for each board and PDF'd them on a new canvas of an A0 sheet, enabling me to 'fit to size' on an A0 print on our plotter at work. This was important as it made sure I got them the exact size them were intended.

So, I just used whatever paper and ink we have at work, it probably won't last for years, but then I doubt my woodwork that underpins it wil, either :)

I haven't sealed it (yet), however I am contemplating it.

[Gerhard Novak]

Just found this thread - and I have to say a real work of art. Hats off! Congratulations!
Gerhard

[Brian Mosby]

I now own this layout i would have like to have got it 1st time but did not have the cash or space at the time

I will have to re-wire the layout as i do not do Witchcraft (DCC)
& to Keep with my L&B lettered layouts this will be renamed still to come up with one & a name for the L the B will be Brecon (which is just up the road from were I am moving to in July