Hi,
A few tit bits regarding the layout:
- The ramp has been measured to scale and a plasticard initial version will be made, so I can decide exactly how to mount it on the layout.
- The culverts near to the station steps were taken out as the levels are just not right and a large hole cut in the baseboard to allow me to sink them lower. I will need to turn the baseboard upside down to nail it down properly.
- The triangular piece and the station/Fridd Isaf hills have been covered with mid brown undercoat.
- A canister of VIM has been sourced (somewhat difficult to find) and this will be used to clean flux deposits from the carriages prior to priming.
- I have been considering trees again (especially how to model Larches accurately). In doing so I came across this website - http://members.shaw.ca/twofootBill/shopSelkirkAspen.htm
- The wiring diagrams are being altered for DCC and some track may yet have to be relaid - the yard headshunt most probably.
- Whilst on holiday I purchased a Beddgelert body kit for my minitrix 2-6-2 chassis and checked with my friend and profilic narrow gauge author Peter Johnson that the loco would have at least made it to Rhyd Ddu at some stage (it was a Bryngwyn engine) and he thought it would have done on bank holiday specials. There is certainly an image of it on a huge train at Dinas destined for the main line! I will find any method I can to justify it, as I really like the engine!
Cheers,
Colin
2 comments:
for trees google SiST trees, i used them for Dunbracken and they're pretty good if you don't fancy making all of them.
sure, but their larch is very disappointing:
http://www.themodeltreeshop.co.uk/acatalog/info_468.html
so other options need considering, although this might well do:
http://www.themodeltreeshop.co.uk/acatalog/info_883.html
I will be bloging about tree heights soon.
Colin
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