7mm , Blackney, A Glimpse of the Forest

[NHY 581]

I will be worked on with shrubs trees and static grass.

Intrigued by this but not to the point where I will need to see photos.......


Rob

 

[Alan]

Whoops. you can tell I still make typos.

 

[NHY 581]

Whoops. you can tell I still make typos.

Or was it........mmmm?

 

[Pencarrow]

Coming along nicely Alan, enjoying watching others progress their projects whilst Pencarrow is having a rest.

 

[Alan]

Thanks Chris, and for all your likes, and everybody else.

 

[Alan]

More basic grass has been laid, still needs a trim before the static grass is applied and trees and bushes planted.

 

[jonte]

The muted colours work really well to compliment your back scene, Alan.

A tranquil, verdant scene if ever there was one.

Jonte

 

[Alan]

A couple of photos from the fiddle yard end and one of a fairly new mineral wagon that's been loaded a few times in the rain.

 

[NHY 581]

Morning Al.

These photos really are quite splendid.

The layout, even in this unfinished state is taking on a lovely look and you have struck a lovely valance with the colouring.

The most important thing to these sheep like eyes is that all seems to blend in.

Top stuff indeed.


Rob.

 

[Alan]

Rob than you very much. I'm still struggling with different scale, remembering that things are much larger in O gauge than they are in OO. Still it is good that many things learnt in building Wencombe are translatable to Blakeney as long as I remember that trees etc are larger.

 

[Alan]

Today I have been experimenting with the hedge that will run along the back of the layout.It has over grown the railway fence.











There will be trees planted behind it. At the moment the are hanging upside down over the bath, drying, after being soaked to straighten them

 

[Jordan]

....and you have struck a lovely valance with the colouring.

Someone was saying something funny about typos...?

 

[Alan]

The first attempt at the first of many trees.











About another 15-20 to go

 

[Alan]

Some more trees have been planted. As you may have noticed the hedge is different. The foliage has not been attached as yet and therefore neither has the hedge,

 

[Alan]

A little more progress. Hedge more or less in place with now the odd patch of ivy breaking through (the darker areas)

 

[Yorkshire Dave]

All looks very good Alan . You must be pleased the way it's progressing.

The hedgerow is particularly effective in breaking up the baseboard/backscene delineation.

 

[Phil O]

Looking very realistic, reminds me of Bucks Hill.

 

[Alan]

That's an incredible compliment, Phil. If the finished layout is 25% of Bucks Bill I'll be happy.

 

[Alan]

oday I have been detailing the stone wall at the fiddle yard end of the layout.

 

[allegheny1600]

Hi Alan,
Please excuse the sudden blast of 'likes' but they're very well deserved as this layout is terrific!
Cheers,
John.