7mm Parkers sidings

[Brian T]

Bricks are a subject in their own right.... I've studied plenty of photographs and also look at building colours whilst making mental notes whenever I'm out.

After sealing the current layer I'd be inclined to try the mortar mix first to see the effect.

Are you using MIG pigments? If so these can be mixed with water to form a paste which can be brushed on. Once dry it can be wiped off with a damp sponge leaving the mortar behind.

I did this to this 1950's building and not all of the mortar came away from the face of the bricks, however it does leave the effect of the salts leeching out of the bricks which is often seen.

Hi Dave,

Yes i do use MIG pigments,but i did`nt intend to use any on this as i was going to rely soley on the painted mortar courses.But having said that i shall have a go with the MIG 'paste' idea that you suggest.
Did`nt realise you could do that with them,thank you!.

And like yourself i`m forever looking at brickwork/buildings..well just about anything to be honest.But one favorite site i have saved is this one;

Old Brick Wall Stock Photos And Images - 123RF

You can search for pretty much any type of walling around,though it will send you slightly bonkers after a while looking through it!.

With my novise eyes this looks good to me.

Thank you Chris,

Glad you like how it is at the moment.

For me there are a couple of bit`s that don`t quite fit with how i want it to look.(a couple of random dark patches) These probably would`nt bother most people,but i know there, there.So i`m going to have to sort them out,otherwise i`m not going to be happy with it!.

Thanks for looking,
Brian.

 

[Brian T]

Made good use of my day off today to carry on with the bridge(s),and re-work a couple of places that i did`nt like much and finish up on a few other job`s.
So much so,that i`ve decided to call this finished now before i go too far and wreck things!.

Anyhow taking on board Yorkshire Dave`s advice i re-worked a few spot`s with the 'MIG paste' suggestion,only to find that,whilst it might work on laser cut building`s,it does`nt fair to well on Slaters plasticard,because of the shallow depth of the mortar lines.ie;as i wiped away the dry pigment the sponge pulled it all away.....
So with a plan B,i used neat matt white enamel,(the thick gunk from the bottom of the tin) and rubbed it in with my finger,carring on till it was dry,then went back over the area with the coloured pencil`s.

Next up was the girder,nice an easy this one;matt black with dry brushed old rust on the bottom of the panel`s,
followed by a coat of black chalk, and a liberial amount`s of light and medium rust pigment`s for MIG.

With that done i turned my attention to the stone work,to which i gave a coat of Humbrol blue grey enamel wash,and whilst it was drying, sponged it off again leaving a motteled effect.Finally to finish it off,i used a dusting of MIG pigment`s (light dust) to add more variation and slightly lighten it up again.

And finally, a light dusting of black chalk was given to the area`s where shoot from steam loco`s would have collected.

Unfortunatly most of the effect`s of the last bit`s of weathering don`t seemed to have come out too well in the following pictures.

Hopfully it won`t detract too much from the look i`ve tried to achieve...




So with this now done i`ll look at building the other smaller low relief bridge and the two retaining wall`s.

But in the meantime;
Thanks for looking,

Brian.

 

[Yorkshire Dave]

I forgot Slater's brick sheet was used. Worth a try with the MIG paste.

In my eyes the bridge looks a lot better with the re-pointing. Just need to add the water stains...... If the layout was set in a dank north facing corner you could really go to town with the mosses and algae stains.

Then of course are the bird droppings on the top of the bottom edge of the girder!

 

[Brian T]

Then of course are the bird droppings on the top of the bottom edge of the girder!

So i`ll be needing a couple of these pesky fellow`s then...and quite a bit of this ...........



The pigeons are from the Arttisa range,(US) and come pre-painted,and as even as i write this, a few are 'winging' there way across the Atlantic!

Will add water stains at later date along with the road surface that still needs to be made,as for the mosses and alge...we`ll have to see on that one.

Brian.

 

[Brian T]

More bridges anyone...!


Have been slowly working away on the second bridge that forms the other end of the layout box.
I had intended to build a girder type bridge,but decided on another brick one so that there is some sort continuity with the scene.
I have`nt though made it quite as 'fancy' as the main bridges,but it will still be in red brick.



This is the basic structure,and all built out of plasticard again.

So next it`ll be a smallish wing wall to the left,and then a lower brick wall coming off that to form the foot of the bank,which in turn will be grassed to the foot of the road level above.Hence not continuing the brick work all the way down the bit you can see in white.
As for the back,that`ll have a stepped wall running all the way a long and butting up to the far side of the bridge.(no wing wall here)


And this is how they both fit in,with a couple of wagons for size.

On another note,i think i`d said when i first started this thread that it`s big enough for a 5-3-3 inglenook.Well i`ve since decided to cut the sidings back slightly to allow more room for scenery,plus having 8 wagons in such a small space just look silly anyway.
So now it`s a 3-2-2 inglenook layout,which fit`s the space better...

Brian.

 

[Brian T]

A bit more progress to report,in that the other bridge and the retaining walls have now all been built.......


Hopfully i can get them primed tomorrow after work,in which case i`ll take a pic of them in place in on the layout.

Brian.

 

[Brian T]

Ok, as promised i`ve managed to get the latest build`s into primer.

So the first picture is of the 2nd bridge and walls in place.

And next..and overall view.


With the walls in place it`s starting to take shape,but of course there are still the factory buildings to build.These of course will be the last big element of the overall scene,apart from ground work`s and detailing....

Brian.

 

[Brian T]

Things are progressing slowly at the moment,but work is still on going.......

so a quick picture update of the second bridge,plus walls so far.



Just a couple of spots left to touch in with respect to the stone work, then it`ll be a quick blue grey wash which will be sponged off to a certain degree.Followed by a coat of light dust pigment powders.

Brian.

 

[Brian T]

Stone work finished;so for the time being i`ll leave these and the other bridge alone, (final weather to be done later) so i can build up two or three more wagon kits for the layout.
Then once these are done i`ll contiune with building the factory building that`ll be along back on a low bank.

So for the time being,a couple of pictures with all the building/bridges and walls in place.




Cheers,
Brian.

 

[Joe's Garage]

Hi Brian have you made any more progress or has the US bug bitten again!!
All the best
Julian