Mike Garwood
Western Thunderer
Lovely stuff Larry!
Mike
Mike
4mm Llanfair
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LarryG
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Thanks for the comments.
Regarding ballasting, I always use a mix of fine grey and fine dark brown ballast (for 00) to give a clean-ish mottled grey. Then I add the rust with a spraygun. Its quite realistic this way as the rust run-off can be varied from quite newly ballasted track where the rust is mainly just below the rails to rust right across the ballast. This picture of real ballast can be easily emulated with a spraygun. Incidentally, this was one of my early Fuji Finepix digital photos from 2001...
Regarding ballasting, I always use a mix of fine grey and fine dark brown ballast (for 00) to give a clean-ish mottled grey. Then I add the rust with a spraygun. Its quite realistic this way as the rust run-off can be varied from quite newly ballasted track where the rust is mainly just below the rails to rust right across the ballast. This picture of real ballast can be easily emulated with a spraygun. Incidentally, this was one of my early Fuji Finepix digital photos from 2001...
LarryG
Western Thunderer
I had to buy a Ratio kit and try a GWR water crane! The siding behind the water crane was re-laid and spaced further away from the running line yesterday to leave room for a water crane...
The starter signal sitting temporarily in its large hole. I may have to move it bigger distance from the platform...
The large GWR water tank would normally be in the background, but it can be positioned anywhere if it only serves to supply a water crane. Must admit I like the clean appearance of the scene without the tank....
The starter signal sitting temporarily in its large hole. I may have to move it bigger distance from the platform...
The large GWR water tank would normally be in the background, but it can be positioned anywhere if it only serves to supply a water crane. Must admit I like the clean appearance of the scene without the tank....
Pannier Tank
Western Thunderer
Larry
As a dyed in the wool GWR man and a fan of branch line modelling your layout is one of the best I have seen over the years. The addition of the backing brings the whole scene together an emulates the real railway feel.
Excellent job, keep up the good work
Mike
As a dyed in the wool GWR man and a fan of branch line modelling your layout is one of the best I have seen over the years. The addition of the backing brings the whole scene together an emulates the real railway feel.
Excellent job, keep up the good work
Mike
LarryG
Western Thunderer
I leave the local roads to the tourists Bank holidays, so in between sunbathing, I sprayed and weathered the circular tank water crane...
Regarding the main colours, I followed information in 'GWR Structure Colours' by R. North. Detail weathering came from photos taken in the steam-era. Heritage railways appear to have followed their own ideas and mainly used GWR Nos 2 and 3. The base of the column up to around 5 feet was usually painted No. 4, but evidence suggests that black was the norm in the 1930's. The painter at Llanfair carried on using No.4.....
Regarding the main colours, I followed information in 'GWR Structure Colours' by R. North. Detail weathering came from photos taken in the steam-era. Heritage railways appear to have followed their own ideas and mainly used GWR Nos 2 and 3. The base of the column up to around 5 feet was usually painted No. 4, but evidence suggests that black was the norm in the 1930's. The painter at Llanfair carried on using No.4.....
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