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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by Andrew » Tue Jun 19, 2018 12:33 pm

That's looking great, full of character... It reminds me of the Silvertown Tramway in east London, which I vaguely remember from what must have been its dying days, with rusty rolling stock on rusty sidings. I think it linked the Tate and Lyle sugar refinery and various scrapyards with the mainline... Anyway, your line is very atmospheric, thanks for the photos.

I particularly like the ballasting and ground cover, very convincing, I'd be interested to know how you've achieved the effect...

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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by Dwayne » Tue Jun 19, 2018 3:45 pm

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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by Lonsdaler » Wed Jun 20, 2018 10:09 am

Lovely stuff there Jim - looking very industrial and 'Compton Down-ish' Do we have a new Peter Jones in our midst? Will it grow like topsy, and take over the whole garden? :thumbup:
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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by jim@NAL » Wed Jun 20, 2018 10:18 am

Thank you very much for all your comments. The track is ballased with small stones i swept off the car park at work mixed with some Cement a bit of pva and some soil .if got 2 short videos I will post another when I can find it https://youtu.be/reOWRadEBUU

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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by jim@NAL » Wed Jun 20, 2018 10:58 am

https://youtu.be/nIAuxiSKGFE
Ok post another vid up this evening these where the first test runs so not perfect .loco needs a driver and I have a smoke unit to put in it

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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by FWLR » Wed Jun 20, 2018 2:19 pm

Very good Jim, love that brute of a loco. :thumbright:

Very hard to video and drive at the same time isn’t it…… :)

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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by FWLR » Fri Jun 22, 2018 11:25 am

Brilliant video Jim, shows your run down industries in brilliant detail :thumbright:

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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by jim@NAL » Fri Jun 22, 2018 4:33 pm

Thank you not great with technology but iv found a way of uploading videos too you tube on my phone

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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by jim@NAL » Wed Jul 18, 2018 9:08 pm

so while I wait for part to turn up for the lighthouse from far off lands (china if you ever find something you want on e bay keep looking you may find it on ebay but from china and it will be a lot cheaper you just have to wait a few weeks) so while looking at my box of plasticard iv got a load of bits a pieces lots of leftovers etc etc .I went to the model shop and bought some more sheets and started building a rather big model this will eventually be the steel works .
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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by Peter Butler » Wed Jul 18, 2018 9:23 pm

That is an amazing collection of odds and ends Jim, you are a brave man to put them together that way and make it work.... but you have succeeded in doing so and I am sure it will be most convincing when it's finished.
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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by IanC » Wed Jul 18, 2018 9:28 pm

That's an amazing use of leftovers and oddments. I shall be interested to see the finished building.

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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by bazzer42 » Wed Jul 18, 2018 10:00 pm

That's crying out for rust and grime....go for it... :D

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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by jim@NAL » Wed Jul 18, 2018 10:02 pm

Yes defiantly going to have some rust and grime .it's going to be on legs so trains can pass underneath. And some lighting too.its a very big model.

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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by tom_tom_go » Wed Jul 18, 2018 10:31 pm

It's great how you just grab bits and go for it. I fuss too much and spend ages pondering!

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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by FWLR » Thu Jul 19, 2018 4:22 pm

Going to be another brilliant big build out of bits and bobs. Rusty too…..

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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by jim@NAL » Wed Aug 08, 2018 10:19 pm

bit of weathering started on the steelworks
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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by jim@NAL » Wed Aug 08, 2018 10:21 pm

sorry for some of the pics being bad I have a new phone and not used to it yet .the way iv done this is by mixing and layering wiping on and off lots of layers of paint .starting to get the effect I want now

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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by ge_rik » Thu Aug 09, 2018 7:14 am

Looking good.

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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by bazzer42 » Thu Aug 09, 2018 8:12 am

Starting to look good Jim, weathering is an art that I have yet to master. It is surprising the effects you get by wiping and washing off weathering.

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