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With the layout packed up for Xmas I have made a little progress on finishing off some wagon builds. The couple I have been working on are two engineering wagons, being a Grampus and Tunny. The Grampus wagon is the standard Peco (Parkside) kit, built as per the instructions, which I finished off a few weeks ago. This is a simple kit to build - the parts go together cleanly and t...
So the next part of layout detailing was fitting in the backscenes. I think this is one of the most important parts of the layout; a good backscene will transform the whole view of the layout, whilst a poor backscene really detracts from the overall picture, no matter how good the modelling on the baseboard. I had been putting off doing the backsc...
Recently, I have had the layout set up in the lounge, which has allowed me to progress some key elements of the layout. The next really big task to undertake was the water at the quay front. I started off attempting to achieve the water affect using the AK interactive Atlantic water gel. I applied a couple of coats of this using a small trowel and...
The detailing of the some of the basic scenic elements for the layout have continued over the last week, focusing on the diary and platform end boards. The scenic detailing tasks were to add some static grass to the areas surrounding the track bed, platform, dairy platform and sidings, blending this into the modelling already undertaken on the cur...
I have managed to keep the layout set up in the lounge for a few weeks and have very slowly progressed some of the detailing. The next job on the list was to create a bit of tonal variation on the platform. The platform look too dark and too monochrome; repainting it was just one of those moments when I had to draw a deep breath and just sta...
