The G&DLR begins.
- Sylvian Tennant
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It certainly is!
There's the finished articles. The work wasn't are arduous as I would have lead to be believe a few years back.
The book were just off cut squares of 5mm foamex, painting with a crazy assortment of Vajello paints I've collected on my travels and the open book was 3mm foam board filed down the middle with a half round file.
Personally I just feels it fills out the model more. I find it surprising what can actually be seen even when stood from a relative distance.
I've managed to glue everything in now and just waiting for it to dry, I'm going to add posters to the waiting room then focus on the exterior.
There's the finished articles. The work wasn't are arduous as I would have lead to be believe a few years back.
The book were just off cut squares of 5mm foamex, painting with a crazy assortment of Vajello paints I've collected on my travels and the open book was 3mm foam board filed down the middle with a half round file.
Personally I just feels it fills out the model more. I find it surprising what can actually be seen even when stood from a relative distance.
I've managed to glue everything in now and just waiting for it to dry, I'm going to add posters to the waiting room then focus on the exterior.
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- Peter Butler
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I wouldn't do it myself, but you have made a wonderful job of it, and with interior lighting I'm sure you will be proud to show it off to your friends.
The best things in life are free.... so why am I doing this?
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That is superb.
I can totally understand how satisfying you find it. I get great pleasure out of fiddling around with things like that myself, even if nobody else ever really sees it.
I can totally understand how satisfying you find it. I get great pleasure out of fiddling around with things like that myself, even if nobody else ever really sees it.
Philip
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I just think they are fantastic, even more now that you have detailed them. Brilliantly done. Can you try to let us have a photo with them build lit up please.
A couple of not that good photos of our Fairy Wood Garage.
A couple of not that good photos of our Fairy Wood Garage.
ROD
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https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=11364
https://www.youtube.com/@fairywoodlightrailway
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Nice!!!
I particularly like the leaning and stacked books - just like my shelves at home...
I was thinking of your building as I strolled to work this morning, debating whether or not to detail the interior of the guards van I'm currently working on...
Andrew.
I particularly like the leaning and stacked books - just like my shelves at home...
I was thinking of your building as I strolled to work this morning, debating whether or not to detail the interior of the guards van I'm currently working on...
Andrew.
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Your interior is a lot more detailed than the interior of my coal office.
More info on my blog post - https://riksrailway.blogspot.com/2019/0 ... l#interior
Rik
More info on my blog post - https://riksrailway.blogspot.com/2019/0 ... l#interior
Rik
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Not wishing to hijack the thread even further, but this triggered a thought in my mind, so I just went down the garden and, for the first time in I can't remember how long, I bent down and looked through the Lower Bench waiting room windows... the fire is still burning after 4 years of 24/7/365 operation! The only thing is, the flicker in the flickering LED's seems to have died and it's just plain orange now.
https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... e&start=45
https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... e&start=45
Philip
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Those books are superlative. You will have fun getting folks to look through the windows, and it will be worth their while
Phil
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My Line - https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=11077
Sporadic Garden Railer who's inconsistencies know no bounds
My Line - https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=11077
- Sylvian Tennant
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TBH Ge-Rik, you were at least one of the people guilty of inspiring me to do this and many other things (big admirer over here)
haha tell me about it, I stuck the buildings outside to see what they would like like. I'll tell you all something - my knees are starting to not be what they used to.
this is probably going to be a long, picture heavy post as a lot has been done and being a former actor - I'm one to show off.
Also before I start, I'm going to prove Peter right what what he said about interiors. I've made this basic interior for the Station Master's house. The original intention was to have a down stairs and upstair built with some details, however, I simply couldn't be bothered. I did still want to do something but the more I thought about it the less inclined I was to do an upstairs. To have lights on in all rooms at night would leave any dad shaken at the prospective leech bill so I've opted to just light up the downstairs and an exterior lamp. I have made an interior with a hair and a simple fire place as to disguise it father I've added netting. The one problem with netting is- it's opaque, very opaque so now all this work seems to have come to nought. But, when the light is on you can just make out some semblance of life which is the main intention.
The light itself is just a pound shop flickering candle which I won't be instead, like the signal box but this and the station itself, along with all the other lights will be solar powered.
The picture is of my mum and son when we first took him to the beach, which adds some hidden poignancy.
The station interior itself is now fully finished, I've added one of my favourite pictures of Robin and my now currently unnamed Lady Anne along with some posters of the local area and a chalkboard timetable. I'm assuming the Station Master was a former doctor given the handwriting.
After about four years of being packed, unpacked and left in a shed. A fair few of the bits had broken, come loose and just got lost into the vortex of time.
There's a couple of things that will need to be worked on but I've started on the fire buckets. one of the supports went missing, was found again then after an incident in the garden shed disappeared again. This time forever. So I've crafted a new one from some scrap plasticard. I also got rid of the original sand which was just painted salt and didn't have the desired effect and after a repaint is looking fresh and new again.
One issue of my own doing was after a trip to hobby craft yesterday picked up the wrong b****y paint. Under the impression that I was after light blue, I picked up Revell "Light Blue'. It turned dup the shade of light blue I had used 4 years ago, wa sin fact, Light Green. I had wondered why the station lights came out a little too light when I did them but just assumed it was cos I had add a little water to reactivate the paint...hooo hum.
More positively I updated my original buffer stop with an extra plank and made an new one using spares and scraps of wood. This style of frontier modelling is right up my ally - especially as I can barely afford anything after receiving a Β£75 bill from Virgin possibly as a result of live streaming the Ffestiniog Railway whilst bored at work.
All in all some very productive couple of days which may see the station entering it's last few stages of completion in the next few days/weeks.
Here's the shape of things to come, or at least should show the shape of things to come if it wasn't for the station mouser.
In other news, after a 8 year hiatus I've rejoined the 16mm Association and pretty much at the right time. After receiving the obligatory parcel along some some back issues of 16MT I came across one of Nick Woods superlative builds. A TPO for his line...as if I needed another thing to inspire me.
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Nice bit of work that.
The last photo does however show that Peter is correct with not being able to see the interior, even if you did have it lit up especially with the window like it is. But it's your line and if you are happy with it that's all that matter's really.
Rule 1 is what I work to as most people do.
The last photo does however show that Peter is correct with not being able to see the interior, even if you did have it lit up especially with the window like it is. But it's your line and if you are happy with it that's all that matter's really.
Rule 1 is what I work to as most people do.
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ROD
Life is so easy when I run my trains.
https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=11364
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Life is so easy when I run my trains.
https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=11364
https://www.youtube.com/@fairywoodlightrailway
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Good old ST -you never fail to impress me. Those interiors are fantastic, the attention to detail is a real credit to you. I love the family picture over the fireplace. Whether the detail is easily visible or not, you know it's there and that's the important thing. Your railway is looking really good. By the way, the cat in the last photo is incredibly realistic!
SVLR Andrew
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Eek, is that A Thing??! The FfR webcam has got me through many a dull Zoom meeting...Sylvian Tennant wrote: βSun Aug 29, 2021 4:12 pm a Β£75 bill from Virgin possibly as a result of live streaming the Ffestiniog Railway whilst bored at work.
Loving your work, especially all the detail. Like all the best lines, yours has developed a character all of its own...
I reckon that blue looks good - I thought "North Eastern" as soon as I saw it...
All the best,
Andrew
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All credit to you for detailing the interiors. The (40yo) daughter of a mate of mine came round the other day - she'd seen some of my videos and wanted to see the real thing. I had three trains running (in sequence), but what impressed her more than anything were the figures waiting on the platform and sitting inside the coaches.
I think visitors have preferences when they view our railways - just as we each have aspects of the hobby which float our boats (to mix metaphors). So, the more we put into our models, the more likelihood they will appeal to a wider audience.
However, as Rod says, the only person we really need to please is ourselves.
Rik
I think visitors have preferences when they view our railways - just as we each have aspects of the hobby which float our boats (to mix metaphors). So, the more we put into our models, the more likelihood they will appeal to a wider audience.
However, as Rod says, the only person we really need to please is ourselves.
Rik
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Rik, couldn't agree more. It would be nice to have "thumbs up" or similar that we could append to post to show our agreement, as like me I am sure lots of people on the forum agree or appreciate a post, but do not wish to add a response - just a thoughtge_rik wrote: βTue Aug 31, 2021 3:17 pm I think visitors have preferences when they view our railways - just as we each have aspects of the hobby which float our boats (to mix metaphors). So, the more we put into our models, the more likelihood they will appeal to a wider audience.
However, as Rod says, the only person we really need to please is ourselves.
Rik
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for good.. for not bad for BRILLIANT
ROD
Life is so easy when I run my trains.
https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=11364
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Life is so easy when I run my trains.
https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=11364
https://www.youtube.com/@fairywoodlightrailway
- Sylvian Tennant
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I can approve of the thumbs up lol.
So yes, the station building has been finished and you could call the station finished but...no, there are still a few things to do. If you go back a few pages you'll see my original and since building it first time round I've added some now nuanced parts.
I'm quite happy with the outcome and definitely gives the feel of Grosmont. But that's not all... as mentioned I had originally added lighting which worked but the set up was not the most inspiring so I decided to bit the bullet and forgo some realism and just add the solar panels on the roof. They were just some Β£1 light bought from Wilkos and chopped up and resoldered...then desoldered again as falling apart trying to stick them in.
I'm quite happy with the outcome and that little effort helps when I just want to sit in the garden at night and watch the stillness with a rum and coke.
The curtain netting had done a wonderful job of keeping everything disguised during the day and letting you see the interior at night. I'm quite happy that risk paid off.
So next up is a station sign, I managed to find some letters from the works which were cheap and add them to a bit of 3mm ply which some spare wooden strip. I need to locate some more wooden sticks/battons for the mounting but is was a simple and enjoyable effort which did deeply impress it's namesake.
The buffer stops have not been painted and varnished. I could plant them in but I've now developed this fascination which solar power so watch this space...
Sadly yes! I though tit was a myth to scare us millennials into being responsible adults! But lesson learned although it has set me back a month's modelling.Andrew wrote: βTue Aug 31, 2021 1:58 pmEek, is that A Thing??! The FfR webcam has got me through many a dull Zoom meeting...Sylvian Tennant wrote: βSun Aug 29, 2021 4:12 pm a Β£75 bill from Virgin possibly as a result of live streaming the Ffestiniog Railway whilst bored at work.
Loving your work, especially all the detail. Like all the best lines, yours has developed a character all of its own...
I reckon that blue looks good - I thought "North Eastern" as soon as I saw it...
All the best,
Andrew
So yes, the station building has been finished and you could call the station finished but...no, there are still a few things to do. If you go back a few pages you'll see my original and since building it first time round I've added some now nuanced parts.
I'm quite happy with the outcome and definitely gives the feel of Grosmont. But that's not all... as mentioned I had originally added lighting which worked but the set up was not the most inspiring so I decided to bit the bullet and forgo some realism and just add the solar panels on the roof. They were just some Β£1 light bought from Wilkos and chopped up and resoldered...then desoldered again as falling apart trying to stick them in.
I'm quite happy with the outcome and that little effort helps when I just want to sit in the garden at night and watch the stillness with a rum and coke.
The curtain netting had done a wonderful job of keeping everything disguised during the day and letting you see the interior at night. I'm quite happy that risk paid off.
So next up is a station sign, I managed to find some letters from the works which were cheap and add them to a bit of 3mm ply which some spare wooden strip. I need to locate some more wooden sticks/battons for the mounting but is was a simple and enjoyable effort which did deeply impress it's namesake.
The buffer stops have not been painted and varnished. I could plant them in but I've now developed this fascination which solar power so watch this space...
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I think the guttering looks brilliant. Is that 3 smiley's
The lights are also very good, they show a very atmospheric night scene. Well done.
Like your'e buffers too.
The lights are also very good, they show a very atmospheric night scene. Well done.
Like your'e buffers too.
ROD
Life is so easy when I run my trains.
https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=11364
https://www.youtube.com/@fairywoodlightrailway
Life is so easy when I run my trains.
https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=11364
https://www.youtube.com/@fairywoodlightrailway
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