paulc
Western Thunderer
This is really starting to look the part . Great job Larry .
4mm Llanfair
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LarryG
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More grasswork added today. Static grass was glued around the coal platform to fill gaps in the vinyl. It will more closely match the backscene when the vinyl grass is completely covered...
From this end of the layout, there doesn't seem much grass...
I'll concentrate on the station end tomorrow, which is mostly fencing and drystone walls...
From this end of the layout, there doesn't seem much grass...
I'll concentrate on the station end tomorrow, which is mostly fencing and drystone walls...
LarryG
Western Thunderer
The coaling stage was removed this morning. It stuck out like a sore thumb in the distance and ruined the illusion of distance...
All the basic groundwork for scenery was completed this morning as well. The low embankment opposite the station platform is really a safety feature with the layout being wide at this point and close by the shed door. It was cut short to enable low-level photography...
All the basic groundwork for scenery was completed this morning as well. The low embankment opposite the station platform is really a safety feature with the layout being wide at this point and close by the shed door. It was cut short to enable low-level photography...
LarryG
Western Thunderer
Funnily enough, it was closer to the water tower before I started on the scenery. It would only have encouraged the fireman to clean his fire and chuck the contents of the ashpan trackside...
LarryG
Western Thunderer
The road outside the gate is painted on. A road widening scheme is planned along with a fence on the other side of the road!
The weighbridge and coal office are against the backscene now instead of behind the bufferstops as on the previous Llanfair. Still lots to do...
The weighbridge and coal office are against the backscene now instead of behind the bufferstops as on the previous Llanfair. Still lots to do...
LarryG
Western Thunderer
A few comparison shots from today. A hedge was painted on the backscene on the other side of the road by the gate. Static grass was completed at this end of the layout today showing how well it matches the backscene...
As before, a Hornby stone wall was but at the back of the goods yard...
Static grass around the cattle dock shows the difference in green. The raised mound on the platform has yet to be tackled
As before, a Hornby stone wall was but at the back of the goods yard...
Static grass around the cattle dock shows the difference in green. The raised mound on the platform has yet to be tackled
LarryG
Western Thunderer
Llanfair has been built so often that I don't have to think.
This small alteration took all day. I decided to make an end-loading platform behind the waiting rooms. A solid block of shaped wood was screwed in position and covered with stone chippings and of course edging slabs.. It will be handy for cars and agricultural equipment etc
Another view of the end-loading platform.
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LarryG
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Today, I set to work making the land beyond the bufferstops look as if it rises slightly. Then a stone wall was added a couple of inches in front of the fence on the backscene...
The shrubbery behind the wall is only temporary until I find some decent bushes
A match stick was sunk into a hole beside the buffer-stop and spear-fencing added. Sprayed matt black, it was glued into a blob of PVA and static grass added. This part was copied from a colour photo of Llanfyllin...
The shrubbery behind the wall is only temporary until I find some decent bushes
A match stick was sunk into a hole beside the buffer-stop and spear-fencing added. Sprayed matt black, it was glued into a blob of PVA and static grass added. This part was copied from a colour photo of Llanfyllin...
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spikey faz
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Great work Larry. You must be really pleased how quickly it's all coming together now.
Mike
Mike
LarryG
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A video of the Llanfair & Welshpool Ryl. filmed in the early 1950's shows the line was a prolific carrier of sheep, so I've 'levelled' some land then the cattle pens can be doubled in length.
Forgot to mention a third re-used turnout ~ in the same place~ failed and was replaced yesterday. With no taste for spending, a brandnew small radius that I had in stock has replaced a large radius point. All track renewals are flat bottom 'Streamline'.
Forgot to mention a third re-used turnout ~ in the same place~ failed and was replaced yesterday. With no taste for spending, a brandnew small radius that I had in stock has replaced a large radius point. All track renewals are flat bottom 'Streamline'.
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LarryG
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I did some shunting today using the Small Prairie. After making up a short train of 9 wagons, it awaited departure time. Passenger train could come and go unhindered...
Longer trains of up to 18 wagons can be made up in the run-round loop.....
This latest view of the yard shows what's different...
Longer trains of up to 18 wagons can be made up in the run-round loop.....
This latest view of the yard shows what's different...
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LarryG
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Goods shed on back road. It was a simple drop in...
The ex-coal siding was shortened to accommodate the goods shed...
General view. I checked why the water tank was cock-eyed. It had been plonked back and the ladder had wedged in the grass and caused the whole structure to lean! Sorted.....
The ex-coal siding was shortened to accommodate the goods shed...
General view. I checked why the water tank was cock-eyed. It had been plonked back and the ladder had wedged in the grass and caused the whole structure to lean! Sorted.....
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LarryG
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Much as I enjoy building laser cut buildings, they have not fared well over the years in a garden shed. It is to be expected when the wood is exposed to winter moisture and summer heat. Spraying them inside and out hasn't made much difference. Long term, the station building and goods shed will be replaced with suitable resin structures.
simond
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that's a shame as your buildings are lovely. The 7mm station buildings I purchased from you are still in excellent condition, adorning a sideboard in the lounge, pending their permanent home, which still seems some way away. Given the difficulties I have met with building an extension, it looks like I too will have a shed.
MDF is porous, I guess a thorough soaking in something like shellac or sanding sealer before painting would be a good solution to stop them taking on water, but of course that would change their appearance, and the material would then behave more like resin. And, I guess, the suggestion is not much help now.
