tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1292101883753717702024-03-17T16:55:09.761+00:00O9 ModellerRailway modelling in 7mm scale on 9mm gauge track, representing 15" gauge miniature railways and 18" gauge industrial railways.
(Plus anything else that I choose to include!)Colin Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01418130867071566611noreply@blogger.comBlogger409125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-129210188375371770.post-90106924792305644932024-03-14T21:01:00.004+00:002024-03-15T06:50:39.910+00:00422 Wagonry in Resin<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Having completed the Motor Rail/Simplex and with my mind telling me it was an 18" gauge loco rather than 15" gauge, I felt the need for the some suitable rolling stock for it to work with. Having followed the development of the <a href="https://www.422modelmaking.co.uk/" target="_blank">422 Modelmaking</a> range of resin cast O9 wagons, Narrow Gauge North provided the first opportunity to see them in the resin, so to speak... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I chose to sample one of the 1-plank fixed plank and a 2-plank dropside variations along with a few spare bits and pieces. The castings are relatively clean, requiring some fettling of flash around the bottom edge of the bodies and top of the chassis, and a quick sand on flat 400 grit wet and dry paper to level off these surfaces ready for assembly. After cleaning up the castings I posed them for the camera.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqW9orjH9oRXsKpZvj2moZw-6tWn16HfO-HU0XokhRADnxcd-TS5b0k4JjEA2YJxJ1M9G6n5iEklkLrhyAkNLFcneXxjd2-v9LQ4jz4yenPsmGw0OkNuf1A-tTJR9ami80RP5myC7XFuR6xQzdqIArISiG_srEyNqf5pobS6W-DE2D0oJx1KBNi7qsyfCU/s640/ModelsMar2401.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqW9orjH9oRXsKpZvj2moZw-6tWn16HfO-HU0XokhRADnxcd-TS5b0k4JjEA2YJxJ1M9G6n5iEklkLrhyAkNLFcneXxjd2-v9LQ4jz4yenPsmGw0OkNuf1A-tTJR9ami80RP5myC7XFuR6xQzdqIArISiG_srEyNqf5pobS6W-DE2D0oJx1KBNi7qsyfCU/w400-h300/ModelsMar2401.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The chassis are designed to sit on Peco N gauge 10ft chassis with their buffers removed and weight still attached above, so a suitable example was purloined from the stores. Bearing in mind this is sat on the flanges and not on rails, the axleboxes are quite low to the ground and do seem a little large compared to the wheels (which admittedly you cannot really see!).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-cZFZJpPWj6AjOxnnfo32iXR4H0A5SX9dyWy5Z44fkzXkz8aQ50GhDopTGLOGcvTPj7Q1sSZF85L_OEY9LrEj7j3JBo3ajLc7yx7F6tDKwXJYrate9UqyFEdAJZfD7rdRhpsjeQ1Mr9vXlGOMmCs2UAc9LGMGImU4-UfEkcB-dqbA7irrTpyRXi6eDCjc/s640/ModelsMar2402.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-cZFZJpPWj6AjOxnnfo32iXR4H0A5SX9dyWy5Z44fkzXkz8aQ50GhDopTGLOGcvTPj7Q1sSZF85L_OEY9LrEj7j3JBo3ajLc7yx7F6tDKwXJYrate9UqyFEdAJZfD7rdRhpsjeQ1Mr9vXlGOMmCs2UAc9LGMGImU4-UfEkcB-dqbA7irrTpyRXi6eDCjc/w400-h300/ModelsMar2402.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I appreciate the need to hide the Peco undergubbins but I decided that this area required a little further consideration. I did purchase a spare chassis and also a version without axleboxes. This has allowed me some room for experimentation, the earliest of which was to see if the axleboxes could be cut off an shortened in height, not a resounding success... On the opposite side of the chassis I squared off the bottom of the axleboxes with the idea a square cover could be added along the lines of the Heywood or Theakston axleboxes. This is the state of play on the right of the photo.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmrjUVBWjLefhi6YTVmlhQUbJZ_yDwgPoG7AZDEgGsEIyCV5L6jHhVzGVo5SXfBgsFQIodlmvo9FchWM4VWhyD2LX2ZTkXVeHVf6oUaH7Iaxg3-aPN7YexpTBpx8gIRZqPbo1dxNGovj6EDq9ezHg6qwc6wOq-_bp7P29x-SsHnLV4Y4QChoVstqFcnzkX/s640/ModelsMar2403.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmrjUVBWjLefhi6YTVmlhQUbJZ_yDwgPoG7AZDEgGsEIyCV5L6jHhVzGVo5SXfBgsFQIodlmvo9FchWM4VWhyD2LX2ZTkXVeHVf6oUaH7Iaxg3-aPN7YexpTBpx8gIRZqPbo1dxNGovj6EDq9ezHg6qwc6wOq-_bp7P29x-SsHnLV4Y4QChoVstqFcnzkX/w400-h300/ModelsMar2403.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Some further thought produced the option on the left. By carefully drilling with a 3mm drill bit and some gentle opening out with a round file I could insert a length of Evergreen 3.2mm tube. The remains of the cast axlebox from the halfway point of the tube downwards was removed, co-incidentally lining up with the triangular support gusset either side. The hole needs filling with a slightly protruding length of rod to resemble the axle end.</div><div><br /></div><div>I will probably opt for this option as the end result will not be too dissimilar to the Black Dog Mining style axleboxes on other O9 models. It also has a clear lineage to the originals in terms of shape etc.</div><div><br /></div><div>Colin</div> <p></p>Colin Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01418130867071566611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-129210188375371770.post-2638971531721945122024-02-26T21:08:00.007+00:002024-02-26T21:12:30.107+00:00Finishing Touches for Number 6<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Work progresses on the FK3D Motor Rail 'Simplex', firstly with a little weathering... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Initially I focussed on the underframe, where I first sprayed with Humbrol matt varnish before starting the weathering itself. To achieve this relatively easily I used post-it notes to mask off the bodywork during the spraying. This gave a much flatter base to work the weathering into, including colour washes, dry-brushing and a few oily/wet patches. On the bodywork some lighter blue was dry-brushed around the body edges to give a lightly-worn effect and weathering applied to the grilles, chimney/exhaust and air tank on the bonnet top. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjteW-RQkVpMnPJVzc2B0KfYHbvxaky5OLwgU48L8NlNF5eVFg-n73sFURqFy3OjlmDuOh-ODTxlWFmMLXkphyphenhyphenlVulUtPaHFEAmDxmRY8SiFMi5kTEfQG3Fh1eVNFZV7rZDY-GXN8UL5_RMWbIWN2_9hs6G5bfcxlaC8Z_jc_OeKGacGqZU2TFNGa-jnPWO/s640/ModelsFeb2407.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjteW-RQkVpMnPJVzc2B0KfYHbvxaky5OLwgU48L8NlNF5eVFg-n73sFURqFy3OjlmDuOh-ODTxlWFmMLXkphyphenhyphenlVulUtPaHFEAmDxmRY8SiFMi5kTEfQG3Fh1eVNFZV7rZDY-GXN8UL5_RMWbIWN2_9hs6G5bfcxlaC8Z_jc_OeKGacGqZU2TFNGa-jnPWO/w400-h300/ModelsFeb2407.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Once I was happy with the weathering I glued the driver into place using the pin in his posterior in the hole drilled into the seat support, having to clamp him down whilst the glue dried as otherwise he did not sit into the seat properly. Unfortunately his feet don't quite touch the floor but I'm not sure what I can do about that! The cab roof was then glued in place and again had to be clamped as it had a slight bow to it. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC7Du5NwCRH9KqL8Or5zk4BNbhQO4BwjFhc_94hJvXPF2QUQRV_TSPsdC9MF_Z3XBNTfcPzJRNnswEoNHpfCpUG_BFZVehgdRx9FlLrRYrlHBgg-nXaMtF_wQbx6jrrFb1EuTZ5F_vXp5kQfPSZL2v0Mfz8zehqP4D6BVYNPFFgd6E6upw9mtgp9oGXQ6Y/s640/ModelsFeb2408.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC7Du5NwCRH9KqL8Or5zk4BNbhQO4BwjFhc_94hJvXPF2QUQRV_TSPsdC9MF_Z3XBNTfcPzJRNnswEoNHpfCpUG_BFZVehgdRx9FlLrRYrlHBgg-nXaMtF_wQbx6jrrFb1EuTZ5F_vXp5kQfPSZL2v0Mfz8zehqP4D6BVYNPFFgd6E6upw9mtgp9oGXQ6Y/w400-h300/ModelsFeb2408.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>At this stage I had thought I was finished but having revisited David Malton's drawing in the Railway Modeller I realised that 'Druid' retained the Motor Rail handrail at the bonnet end despite there being nowhere for someone to really stand and hold on for dear life! I therefore fabricated one from 0.9mm brass wire and soldered it together in an improvised jig.</div><div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3BnuVjQQ_d8ANtXqHiAYRDqbbkHZKb0HfpD-4dcDyDOb0YUZnKazlzWi88OaGjTddoyhySvvqS-3Djpw9uUA2u0-VlS-S9p_sY5OGmalcx3dN_cEt1ZrfuV7x9t1XqqDRziR-Ffzryhvx9qhEOAvFbN8JL3bZ54-JEB_ZOZoLAVkmkDtLY0JnSQ0Ty8Zq/w400-h300/ModelsFeb2409.JPG" style="color: #0000ee;" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After cleaning up the soldered joints the handrail was blackened and then painted to a faded black finish and sealed with matt varnish, before carefully gluing in place into two carefully pre-drilled holes on the front footplate.</div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhda3jodRWLNcQbGW_tdcc72daWnmABK7sQPUTif2AOOEG3voY9Op5zeN0EhQhJeX6RiOBekpr68vXXjrMW_9zuTteg-vYKYsgGKcykZ7fkMEuZls21rm4RSipQ-20AixuemHGGaSVImk8cv85nJb_86L8pE8jvvyoQWK_VNZmYhDWNGm7-2W5lJFHSf_kX/s640/ModelsFeb2410.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhda3jodRWLNcQbGW_tdcc72daWnmABK7sQPUTif2AOOEG3voY9Op5zeN0EhQhJeX6RiOBekpr68vXXjrMW_9zuTteg-vYKYsgGKcykZ7fkMEuZls21rm4RSipQ-20AixuemHGGaSVImk8cv85nJb_86L8pE8jvvyoQWK_VNZmYhDWNGm7-2W5lJFHSf_kX/w400-h300/ModelsFeb2410.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div><div><br /></div><div>Photography of the completed loco on the mini-diorama and 'The Headshunt' shows how well the Kato chassis vanishes into the murk in layout conditions. I believe taking the skirting away from the base of the print has really made a difference in this area. However, the finished loco is currently residing in the display cabinet on a shelf at eye level, where the chassis is all too conspicuous...</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Colin</div><div><br /></div>Colin Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01418130867071566611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-129210188375371770.post-62978488264222859522024-02-17T14:42:00.002+00:002024-02-17T14:42:30.849+00:00Simplex Number 6<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since I last posted about the FK3D 'Druid' print a couple of weeks ago I've been busy with the paintbrushes and masking tape and the result is an LCLR-style Simplex. One of the downsides of the (almost) all-in-one print is that delicate masking is required between the underframe and the bonnet/cab areas to get a neat result, but well worth the effort. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbtprn0EeDcpV4-JVcTI6xC3hTkkNOysVlrK4qqDAUpHhv4xNyr_VbUBsqzmO3-VWwFxYVwmSp7a68murd2tTE903Up5AM6EDcjfyxMICgJWti4PPTatwnaAQVJdHFAPYoxkdBmMOWovUnlcJ6EYqwA_c3_SePCemwQfIkBz7pvgP1CHZVdNZIxFJ34JIS/s640/ModelsFeb2404.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbtprn0EeDcpV4-JVcTI6xC3hTkkNOysVlrK4qqDAUpHhv4xNyr_VbUBsqzmO3-VWwFxYVwmSp7a68murd2tTE903Up5AM6EDcjfyxMICgJWti4PPTatwnaAQVJdHFAPYoxkdBmMOWovUnlcJ6EYqwA_c3_SePCemwQfIkBz7pvgP1CHZVdNZIxFJ34JIS/w400-h300/ModelsFeb2404.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>The blue is Citadel Lothern blue as used on my <a href="https://o9modeller.blogspot.com/2020/11/humberston-009-micro-diorama.html">009 LCLR coach and loco</a>, applied in three coats with the paint thinned as required to help alleviate brush marks. The red and black from Vallejo, the latter reduced in blackness with a spot of WW1 beige. The whistle was picked out in Vallejo brass whilst the printed oval plates on the cab sides and rear, which had troubled me at first, were painted black with white boltheads to complement the numbering, taken from a Replica Railways 4mm scale 'Rail Express Systems' rub-down sheet. Number 6 reflects the running number of 'Druid' at the ALR, despite this being a freelance interpretation.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLVFpFjKeA3VW-iRJEiNz8Nb4g6gKYGSm-fCX4IUM7eNqQdM8McrQ4U0DUj3ypHQndkTDPADLA51B_UbUxwL7enMSrDT16HO7W0jZKClCFlaRDl0vT6lKDaX7ly7TxmHhG3jac49eok6TwQYVN1TAxwciTHaT542GuxsUlUUnuJVsjjuBEWqigA-4sCqXt/s640/ModelsFeb2405.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLVFpFjKeA3VW-iRJEiNz8Nb4g6gKYGSm-fCX4IUM7eNqQdM8McrQ4U0DUj3ypHQndkTDPADLA51B_UbUxwL7enMSrDT16HO7W0jZKClCFlaRDl0vT6lKDaX7ly7TxmHhG3jac49eok6TwQYVN1TAxwciTHaT542GuxsUlUUnuJVsjjuBEWqigA-4sCqXt/w400-h300/ModelsFeb2405.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The cab interior was treated with a coat of thinned black-grey and then various items were picked out in different colours. This was actually quite tricky to reach some of the features. The driver figure is the Monty's 'Industrial Driver' figure that I had prepared for the <a href="https://o9modeller.blogspot.com/2023/01/tramcar-triumph.html">O9 railcar</a> last year but didn't use as he was slightly on the tall side. A length of 1mm brass wire was Araldited in a hole drilled in his posterior and a corresponding hole drilled down the seat support to accept it. Milliput was used to add some "shape" to fill the bucket seat in the cab (Thinking about it, I may have flattened out his original shape for the railbus project...).<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkfZnQE94dua3uL64Zi95XchJB7v6a_B52j9uBnis2qP_s290tX5zKCBSVpqIsNhJuiGLc661oomlJqaH5yqrj4YqEbq6OHVL_OSj1xBRQlM566UCaMu4KI-H31WbaZssZFePJ3hGDZMg36k-v5S2V6NKC7J19i6ZCL6-VgJOQKrYNjk0PwGbJmQoDZ72c/s640/ModelsFeb2406.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkfZnQE94dua3uL64Zi95XchJB7v6a_B52j9uBnis2qP_s290tX5zKCBSVpqIsNhJuiGLc661oomlJqaH5yqrj4YqEbq6OHVL_OSj1xBRQlM566UCaMu4KI-H31WbaZssZFePJ3hGDZMg36k-v5S2V6NKC7J19i6ZCL6-VgJOQKrYNjk0PwGbJmQoDZ72c/w400-h300/ModelsFeb2406.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The driver has had a touch-in on the original paint job and a waft of Humbrol matt varnish. The loco itself has had a coat of Halfords matt varnish but is actually quite satin. I'm hoping this can be knocked back with some careful weathering and since taking the photos I started this process by masking the bodywork with post-it notes and spraying the Humbrol matt varnish over the underframe, which has the immediate effect of knocking back the shine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Colin</div></div><p><br /> </p>Colin Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01418130867071566611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-129210188375371770.post-56184373742117115982024-02-01T21:50:00.004+00:002024-02-01T21:50:48.360+00:00A Simple Simplex<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The FK3D 'Druid' print has been selected as my next O9 project and outwardly it really did not need much work as it stood, just the removal of the support struts in the cab openings. However to add a touch of individuality I opted to remove the skirting under the underframe and around the axleboxes by a combination of cutting an drilling. A fine razor saw was used to make 6 cuts on each side, behind each re-railing bar and either side of the axleboxes. I then scored along the top edge with a craft knife and drilled out a series of holes to weaken the skirt. With a pair of pliers I could then cleanly remove the excess and clean up the edges using an emery board files and wet and dry sandpaper. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm9FxDfaF2EGIfK6OpbW-ruJGt6XvcAD6MuhZdMWDOG0L2of58G-7VMoYGz9XI_VD5LVUzFkti2YCOf1pccewCgJKsnuzRfxKKK8EMvMaU8Mq4FMc5e0KEWh5yr7heUBDYBePoJu8cVIMKQ3ZvR7Jo7AgBeEA7mHsoGY6Ioe2fFsg3GMqwyXS7zhvw8mSn/s640/ModelsFeb2401.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm9FxDfaF2EGIfK6OpbW-ruJGt6XvcAD6MuhZdMWDOG0L2of58G-7VMoYGz9XI_VD5LVUzFkti2YCOf1pccewCgJKsnuzRfxKKK8EMvMaU8Mq4FMc5e0KEWh5yr7heUBDYBePoJu8cVIMKQ3ZvR7Jo7AgBeEA7mHsoGY6Ioe2fFsg3GMqwyXS7zhvw8mSn/w400-h300/ModelsFeb2401.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Whilst this approach reveals a lot more of the Kato 11-109 chassis I feel it also makes the loco look a lot better when sat on the track, as the rails are visible and it looks less like it is hovering. The fuel tank and ladder on the side of the Kato chassis have been cut away to make it less obvious at a casual glance.</p><p>The only other change I have made is to strengthen the top edges of the cab sides with a length of 0.5mm handrail wire formed into a long 'U' section between the ends, just visible here after primer had been applied. The fine cab detail of the print is clearly visible, I have adapted a driver figure but he is being camera-shy at the moment. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVRpAIUNci6MfgutnDQi0J5wsdyyjNi5snA4gGlSX0xN9gMBkCAJwwrYliSa0SaWm7Px7MukPUt40y9YhnwYtBifHw2h-LSfC91GnW28fjrd09Arafo4mweFQ_UQrEf-LNyTD3AapyLNMVpO0Y2PexBQcqBl1zFZR2At9ZQBUf4RD3xtHbekuq0qYkFran/s640/ModelsFeb2402.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVRpAIUNci6MfgutnDQi0J5wsdyyjNi5snA4gGlSX0xN9gMBkCAJwwrYliSa0SaWm7Px7MukPUt40y9YhnwYtBifHw2h-LSfC91GnW28fjrd09Arafo4mweFQ_UQrEf-LNyTD3AapyLNMVpO0Y2PexBQcqBl1zFZR2At9ZQBUf4RD3xtHbekuq0qYkFran/w400-h300/ModelsFeb2402.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div>The print has had an initial coat of plastic primer followed by a rub down, a small amount of filling on the cab front to hide a print line and then a second coat of grey primer. It really has been that simple. The intention is to use a Lincolnshire Coast LR style light blue livery, I've always felt that 'Druid' had a lot in common with the LCLR style!</div><div><br /></div><div>More soon...</div><div><br /></div><div>Colin</div> <p></p>Colin Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01418130867071566611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-129210188375371770.post-65126788206664510232024-01-20T21:23:00.002+00:002024-01-20T21:23:53.807+00:00Future Echoes<p>It's been a quiet few weeks since I posted at Christmas, and it does seem a bit late to be wishing readers a Happy New Year!</p><p>I have spent a little time recently considering <i>"what next?"</i> and <i>"what's achievable?"</i> There are various thoughts at play and despite the appeal of something that the Shifting Sands stock can run on, another part of me wants to push in a different direction. I've always struggled with non-miniature railway O9, but I may now have a helping hand... my dad wasn’t sure what else to buy me for Christmas and I was out of ideas, so this was a complete surprise on Christmas day. I thought “that's too light to be a mug” when I was passed the almost square box...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_ogHc_4xMTg4yso0ud3_A8V5duEmizVHfkmb24UO74TdKFAgcofo4l3xEy4DQ0Skf-1Gc2ZBjHozoHn13Ox0AOH6m15m0enVXv_u34xS_GJC7oGYkNXt50uBh6wX1Mp2vu9Km5ciiI6yw6SKPIq5GJafpP6JNDyCe4quctfclcY3jOKXvIUTb0lyMYXb/s640/ModelsDec2308.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_ogHc_4xMTg4yso0ud3_A8V5duEmizVHfkmb24UO74TdKFAgcofo4l3xEy4DQ0Skf-1Gc2ZBjHozoHn13Ox0AOH6m15m0enVXv_u34xS_GJC7oGYkNXt50uBh6wX1Mp2vu9Km5ciiI6yw6SKPIq5GJafpP6JNDyCe4quctfclcY3jOKXvIUTb0lyMYXb/w400-h300/ModelsDec2308.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This is 3D print from <a href="https://fk3d.co.uk/" target="_blank">FK3D</a> based on the 2ft gauge Abbey Light Railway's Simplex rebuild 'Druid' to fit a Kato 11-109 chassis. It is certainly not to miniature railway proportions but very believable as an 18" gauge locomotive. </div><div><br /></div><div>The irony was that I had actually asked for a FK3D print from my sister, who I wouldn’t see after Christmas. I was relieved it was not the same print, although I suppose there is no limit to how many of these you might want and potential variations thereof... </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh05oy2abyKt-8yqeJYbrn4c_o3cMz2e9w-ypg9FgdCT7JQ59dYcJylaApSztnlCAY2kP7PLMwNHXrGaC0InTr1rKJSiZMWbGdqqSB1Kb1MKADK2ACFa3g5FPMifA2gUk145C6Da_m1ZQXNXJNjmh44GYaCSUHmKfYuo7BtQXsM090ROBoh_biwvIC_eWw/s640/ModelsDec2309.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh05oy2abyKt-8yqeJYbrn4c_o3cMz2e9w-ypg9FgdCT7JQ59dYcJylaApSztnlCAY2kP7PLMwNHXrGaC0InTr1rKJSiZMWbGdqqSB1Kb1MKADK2ACFa3g5FPMifA2gUk145C6Da_m1ZQXNXJNjmh44GYaCSUHmKfYuo7BtQXsM090ROBoh_biwvIC_eWw/w400-h300/ModelsDec2309.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>So a few days later I opened up this little Lister, a very finely detailed print that will require careful painting. I was contemplating adding it to the 15" gauge fleet as a companion to the railcar on a slightly crazy micro layout scheme, but the arrival of the Simplex has meant that I am presently working through a few ideas for something else... </div><div><br /></div><div>There's not a lot of modelling underway at present, the Leyland National is slowly heading through the paint shop, currently in reverse, but in a few idle moments I have been working on a driver figure for the Simplex, but he's being photo-shy for now!</div><div><br /></div><div>Colin</div>Colin Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01418130867071566611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-129210188375371770.post-91256586493650469932023-12-24T17:41:00.001+00:002023-12-24T17:41:13.835+00:00The Lady and the Lamp - Christmas Tree Halt<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's that time of year again to defrost the pizza and have some 009 Christmas fun. As usual the Minitrains Bagnall 'Isla' is in charge of getting the presents to Santa in time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZUqbk-6Ns0zTO992_hxsh7Ge7YYcErvxdgRjdzrsbH_dMm4-lwUuglcs4huaK-oLnNSCAPo2eJ85Q188anRIsyC7jXGQ4fTyMy5sJgZbvQpFc2-LoXNX3Aqq4-Ksj4gzxyUavQjWB5d9X6xpwmlw1VCyTcL7W8_FKrq8EGk_G3fulZ0TfCSibeSY8qCp/s640/ModelsDec2303.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZUqbk-6Ns0zTO992_hxsh7Ge7YYcErvxdgRjdzrsbH_dMm4-lwUuglcs4huaK-oLnNSCAPo2eJ85Q188anRIsyC7jXGQ4fTyMy5sJgZbvQpFc2-LoXNX3Aqq4-Ksj4gzxyUavQjWB5d9X6xpwmlw1VCyTcL7W8_FKrq8EGk_G3fulZ0TfCSibeSY8qCp/w300-h400/ModelsDec2303.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>I always like to add something new to the scene each year and this year I have added a Lady, and a Lamp. I've always thought there should be a hopeful passenger on the platform, awaiting the train into town for some last minute shopping, so we now have Mrs Goggins, a Dapol figure painted in Christmassy greens and reds to match the colour palette of the scene. lamp standard, one of the standard Merit/Modelscene ones with a frosty finish (over-sprayed matt varnish) and plenty of snow-mix to blend it in. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5syXfzbmWeg0WWILmffhGfKEfUJbAOfIU_90CxTYagidHos_-kXbjGJrg-CnPw7ruy5WxRtD15JjkegBknDN7nWSIjLiCrXMivDzm08wnfcc_C_2g_uONwEjlNCB6LBCeE81vJEENQvpoIDPsrSKrUyS41m_oHbiHvv_YLF_GQLydt8B7xfzbLVHvakZ1/s640/ModelsDec2305.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5syXfzbmWeg0WWILmffhGfKEfUJbAOfIU_90CxTYagidHos_-kXbjGJrg-CnPw7ruy5WxRtD15JjkegBknDN7nWSIjLiCrXMivDzm08wnfcc_C_2g_uONwEjlNCB6LBCeE81vJEENQvpoIDPsrSKrUyS41m_oHbiHvv_YLF_GQLydt8B7xfzbLVHvakZ1/w400-h300/ModelsDec2305.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>The gas lamp is one of the standard Merit/Modelscene ones with a frosty finish, created using over-sprayed matt varnish and plenty of snow-mix to blend it in around the base and on the flat surfaces. After some debate about whether there should be snow on the top if it heats up, there is a fine layer and we have to assume it has snowed since it cooled down.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8DBxk_txwrQqWjuax4ZU7azPYpV_r8T-zzlSPPMC2IvPCeMD7VUmnzSB14L5H_wVZV2BGZrXXuQkihiL2Wr5_1GeGndb6Z-2Z7EDsGzAsaI6i83ZJ_cHyqy37bQoF3qiJHXGCxLpIjLt3BBC9LqzJefa-UVwidEq9v83yU_8Z836Tlysqoy3mZv83K0C7/s640/ModelsDec2304.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8DBxk_txwrQqWjuax4ZU7azPYpV_r8T-zzlSPPMC2IvPCeMD7VUmnzSB14L5H_wVZV2BGZrXXuQkihiL2Wr5_1GeGndb6Z-2Z7EDsGzAsaI6i83ZJ_cHyqy37bQoF3qiJHXGCxLpIjLt3BBC9LqzJefa-UVwidEq9v83yU_8Z836Tlysqoy3mZv83K0C7/w400-h300/ModelsDec2304.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>I had a crazy idea the other day to paint the Snailbeach hopper in blue lettered for the North Pole Snow Co. - I might have to lay off the cheese over Christmas! </div><div><br /></div><div>Wishing all readers a Merry Christmas.</div><div><br /></div><div>Colin</div> <p></p>Colin Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01418130867071566611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-129210188375371770.post-49948834320013844172023-11-30T20:28:00.001+00:002023-11-30T20:28:30.859+00:00Teenage Kicks<p>Another adventure in time, but on this occasion a trip revisiting my own past. Late 1991/early 1992 I built my first model bus kit, a Tower Models Leyland National. Finished in my own ivory/red/grey livery it was the first of many, forming the initial backbone of a contemporary model fleet and membership of the Model Bus Federation. Those days are long gone but when Peco re-released the kit a few years ago my interest grew and I bought the kit in the Bure Valley Model Shop on our Norfolk holiday in 2019. </p><p>As I am still between railway projects I thought it would make an interesting follow-up to the Peco Police Box build. It hasn't all been plain sailing but that is largely "me" issues rather than anything to do with the kit. In many ways the kit is quite basic but with a few adjustments it can be improved to a satisfactory standard. The main changes I have made have been to the front end, wheels and to detail the interior.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11R3bcaVqUYT1gCfABzV2q4_jY0nfjZBEuS31iGo8ua91yX0RMFeSr5njCNuxY-CdEDXQfsjoDkt8bzBM4I5uqBbe_2zpORzBqT7igRF7gtHFXpdkdnwFzYfToyRUtUbLY7mVzl1rlHGJjetTdVAY-c3uyqucmg6IDUzlxBAIunlyQ3NRHuPeoLeb0imR/s640/ModelsNov2301.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11R3bcaVqUYT1gCfABzV2q4_jY0nfjZBEuS31iGo8ua91yX0RMFeSr5njCNuxY-CdEDXQfsjoDkt8bzBM4I5uqBbe_2zpORzBqT7igRF7gtHFXpdkdnwFzYfToyRUtUbLY7mVzl1rlHGJjetTdVAY-c3uyqucmg6IDUzlxBAIunlyQ3NRHuPeoLeb0imR/w400-h300/ModelsNov2301.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Past experience had taught me to ignore the instructions, which say to build from the floor up, and to build from the roof down with the interior units fitted from below after painting. This allows much better joining of the ends to the roof. Front end improvements have involved taking a 1mm strip from above the bumper, opening out the windscreen at either side (which will require a new screen to replace that supplied) and rounding the corners of the destination and cove panels with tiny fillets of Milliput to better represent the prototype. I have also chosen to build the model as a 'B Series' example with no roof pod and the 9 small vents on the front and nearside, all formed from tiny strips of 5 thou styrene.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpXQeyINL-HX325JzXkUudJwzuXQfhUIxHsnYQdIvhJ9bfkcbQOItrsSa8ZP60T_bjIsTpvP26CKc3O2-7GykfAkaSiiiW4m55L6ZKCyt9y4MHu-F64e8D-7UwHuJTQF1IL8TGkZZu7en31nNId9n9L0BKqsX5pFsMHpr6sRRmJXsam76pNl64ZpQ_Ij1/s640/ModelsNov2302.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpXQeyINL-HX325JzXkUudJwzuXQfhUIxHsnYQdIvhJ9bfkcbQOItrsSa8ZP60T_bjIsTpvP26CKc3O2-7GykfAkaSiiiW4m55L6ZKCyt9y4MHu-F64e8D-7UwHuJTQF1IL8TGkZZu7en31nNId9n9L0BKqsX5pFsMHpr6sRRmJXsam76pNl64ZpQ_Ij1/w400-h300/ModelsNov2302.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>On the offside I have added the fuel filler in a recess midway along the side and the footstep cutout below the emergency door. On both sides I scribed in the flap in the lower fairing behind the rear wheelarch. The wheels caused some head scratching as the kit originals that sufficed in my teenage years no longer made the mark, luckily I had a set of ABS Models Leyland wheels to hand that had lived under a modified Dinky "Yellow Pages" Atlantean (another type that formed the backbone of my model fleet). They aren't perfect but will do until/if I can source anything more accurate. I've added a very slight steer to the front axle for realism.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLaatZS69l0UU_TidF6z6b1hUHAnL43q72IDx3Fxe1l8KahKLHEuLPboKHZMSfwzjqcKwTDtKeFhAza1luN7HygZg5_9EqPibDK402g-HYoueJO9rIUcwlFoAtPpx3ogdv-pQ1cxgfYu9I7QW2a31N00hX0yO98xodwuTfuC8j9OH_5VJROfcVnQtnPUsL/s640/ModelsNov2303.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLaatZS69l0UU_TidF6z6b1hUHAnL43q72IDx3Fxe1l8KahKLHEuLPboKHZMSfwzjqcKwTDtKeFhAza1luN7HygZg5_9EqPibDK402g-HYoueJO9rIUcwlFoAtPpx3ogdv-pQ1cxgfYu9I7QW2a31N00hX0yO98xodwuTfuC8j9OH_5VJROfcVnQtnPUsL/w400-h300/ModelsNov2303.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The interior has seen the most work. As supplied this is quite basic and many of the seats featured blowouts in the moulding. I have added a step in the doorway, correctly raised drivers seat and scratchbuilt cab detail, a nearside luggage rack, offside longditudinal seat, handrails on all standard seat backs from staples and styrene strip and modesty screens in front of the raised seating area. Several online photos were used to get these details looking correct. There are also two glass screens to add behind the driver and in front of the luggage rack, made from clear 40 thou styrene to be added after painting. Just visible in this shot are the mud flaps I have added under the floor from 20 thou styrene.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I am happy with how this project has progressed after several frustrations, the next step will be to paint everything, which may take a little longer!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Colin</div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Colin Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01418130867071566611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-129210188375371770.post-6515638945316763942023-11-23T08:00:00.001+00:002023-11-23T08:00:00.140+00:00Sixty<p>23rd November 1963, Gerry and the Pacemakers are in their final week at number one with 'You'll Never Walk Alone' (to be deposed by The Beatles the following week), US President John F. Kennedy's assassination in Dallas dominates the headlines and on BBC1, an old man enters a blue box and an adventure begins...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04UwDbvCO7DA_DgmNSlHvDuwqyJkdlZjSvkGSbbskBlH4wknASOglVevu-o91ey7jr1AoiVcILQamZJXN3MPLsbfSi5EPQKgeLYB1N7iZkYWh4ZN7Uf8hkim4TBfjLLXnwQ2Y4dIdEomBf2fFxpUCaU-MDUkKKNhUK78oh3L3yEcStQC-ClXabqRr2OSS/s640/ModelsOct2322.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg04UwDbvCO7DA_DgmNSlHvDuwqyJkdlZjSvkGSbbskBlH4wknASOglVevu-o91ey7jr1AoiVcILQamZJXN3MPLsbfSi5EPQKgeLYB1N7iZkYWh4ZN7Uf8hkim4TBfjLLXnwQ2Y4dIdEomBf2fFxpUCaU-MDUkKKNhUK78oh3L3yEcStQC-ClXabqRr2OSS/w300-h400/ModelsOct2322.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy 60th Anniversary Doctor Who!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Colin</div><br /><p><br /></p>Colin Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01418130867071566611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-129210188375371770.post-10913499245344001392023-11-01T08:00:00.000+00:002023-11-01T08:00:00.172+00:00Doctor Who - 60th Anniversary Diorama<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My Doctor Who mini-diorama to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the show is now complete and ready for display. Final preparation involved drilling two holes to accommodate the pins in the Tenth Doctor's feet to allow him to stand looking pensively into the distance.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Q-pVNIegusG6EgobQG_PuOxA5CWeOeHf1n_gnt8SKZ2_ztgNOrbHzy8meXS8bHovszDxkDC76RvhTLgug3BOymjlzldhFjZ7od_bxOqb9RcBmP-zw0DliBAclAI5MG7koDFuxjTX4EvaZlyWBL0CVPWMVoS7VxStXpjC27StkWgOB4qVz1L_MOL34t_k/s640/ModelsOct2319.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Q-pVNIegusG6EgobQG_PuOxA5CWeOeHf1n_gnt8SKZ2_ztgNOrbHzy8meXS8bHovszDxkDC76RvhTLgug3BOymjlzldhFjZ7od_bxOqb9RcBmP-zw0DliBAclAI5MG7koDFuxjTX4EvaZlyWBL0CVPWMVoS7VxStXpjC27StkWgOB4qVz1L_MOL34t_k/w300-h400/ModelsOct2319.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The TARDIS itself is not fixed in place (otherwise it would struggle to take off…). To help locate it place I set a magnet into the ground and superglued some offcuts of paperclip underneath the floor to match.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDCyuSW85RqNoQfjWN54w6thWU49P6JpQgPEb5mTWynipErucsrbvBvohIXKUeqHnJRgAhjvEXhKswLaRlaurQw_siNnm6i2C_oPBcNa6Szy9PjpU22EmurAEs-lG_j4YkYhap-E-vtk3Nlqu-crzhV0Y3U0A54BpUdt0zhnw7gnHizT6ago6nOfJA11-/s640/ModelsOct2321.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDCyuSW85RqNoQfjWN54w6thWU49P6JpQgPEb5mTWynipErucsrbvBvohIXKUeqHnJRgAhjvEXhKswLaRlaurQw_siNnm6i2C_oPBcNa6Szy9PjpU22EmurAEs-lG_j4YkYhap-E-vtk3Nlqu-crzhV0Y3U0A54BpUdt0zhnw7gnHizT6ago6nOfJA11-/w300-h400/ModelsOct2321.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Whilst the magnet locates the TARDIS it doesn't hold it too firmly, you can tip the diorama to about 45 degrees before gravity takes over!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5wn6s01RC4iATbrTvC60aPCmzIZhB17SRkDR7x1d8Rts0yVxu8f2ChYq3x25DH0Rh_mJtUqDfvE8U7ge5LE11dTaR8u3iBXWaODJlAH8e5dVLl5L2fFY0EfinK8jLoHd4qPT5EkzpuFGRaDs-W4C_eHgBGFGT2uT42pzN6_NALUIEf1TA0VnyiHGiKuoC/s640/ModelsOct2320.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5wn6s01RC4iATbrTvC60aPCmzIZhB17SRkDR7x1d8Rts0yVxu8f2ChYq3x25DH0Rh_mJtUqDfvE8U7ge5LE11dTaR8u3iBXWaODJlAH8e5dVLl5L2fFY0EfinK8jLoHd4qPT5EkzpuFGRaDs-W4C_eHgBGFGT2uT42pzN6_NALUIEf1TA0VnyiHGiKuoC/w300-h400/ModelsOct2320.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The completed scene is now ready to take it's place in my display cabinet and I am considering options for the next project...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Colin</div><br /> <p></p>Colin Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01418130867071566611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-129210188375371770.post-16837751185709399562023-10-27T21:18:00.000+01:002023-10-27T21:18:06.996+01:00This is Planet Hex<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whilst I had considered putting together a diorama depicting a scene from a Doctor Who episode to display my TARDIS and Doctor figure, I have opted in the end to take the simpler option to create a very basic display base which perhaps takes it's inspiration from Wargaming rather than railway modelling. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wanting something different from my "standard" display pieces I have taken a design clue from Gallifrey and created a hexagonal base, which is 70mm deep in a concession to my standards! To create a hexagon with the parallel lines a set distance apart and the length of each side initially unknown required use of a protractor to draw out the first corner and then a pair of compasses to plot the remainder of the points. This was drawn out on 6mm MDF and cut to shape.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivTLfvRyiDWGeCOKCWGw8P4pYyJjkqN-8CRoqQKO8VXOepL77cJ-2PuKTpPn8hDs4suLGrH1Z8lW-yTFVRsN7UZET3GBfzMNP6h3OEw-Tc04MmybPSTA7WErnt0mKTpLsQhgS1BYTxkFSjgOK_ZBk_VJr2jYrGeEin_qCy072UNAuhTpr8GvkbrUTKw4Bb/s640/ModelsOct2303.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivTLfvRyiDWGeCOKCWGw8P4pYyJjkqN-8CRoqQKO8VXOepL77cJ-2PuKTpPn8hDs4suLGrH1Z8lW-yTFVRsN7UZET3GBfzMNP6h3OEw-Tc04MmybPSTA7WErnt0mKTpLsQhgS1BYTxkFSjgOK_ZBk_VJr2jYrGeEin_qCy072UNAuhTpr8GvkbrUTKw4Bb/w400-h300/ModelsOct2303.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The edges of the base were treated with superglue and sprayed with accelerator to harden them, before smoothing back and repeating. The whole piece was then painted in grey emulsion from a tester pot. I then added a layer of 5mm foamcore slightly smaller in dimensions as the basis of the landform. A square was marked out as the space required for the TARDIS to sit in, then the remainder carved away as the basis of the landform. A layer of additional foamcore was added at one point to add extra relief.<div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5x1wIlYgYjZ9SMlEa-eRB142v9MlwT-3xX7Sr4GcKFSYV73TKAn5GUfH8tqsYImpXb6CAaoucQvqNbyIU8nOnaGxdTxlr9GNHSg2stcNp-0N5Vgd32rG-w7OmX9ORGeW747pkhKIrZ-Z-5-JWFS5D5WdjPFLV7nM2SIH-6povyHrTCKm-HBD3P3HfSu3/s640/ModelsOct2314.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5x1wIlYgYjZ9SMlEa-eRB142v9MlwT-3xX7Sr4GcKFSYV73TKAn5GUfH8tqsYImpXb6CAaoucQvqNbyIU8nOnaGxdTxlr9GNHSg2stcNp-0N5Vgd32rG-w7OmX9ORGeW747pkhKIrZ-Z-5-JWFS5D5WdjPFLV7nM2SIH-6povyHrTCKm-HBD3P3HfSu3/w400-h300/ModelsOct2314.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">A layer of PVA over the foamcore was followed by DAS modelling clay, textured with the bristles of a paintbrush to add texture. Once the DAS had set the surfaces to be treated as rocks were scraped away/textured with a dental probe and two additional rocks made from more DAS were added at the front corner.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlbZKwLrrGXlA_RY40nri8MgdsilKt0sQSM4xIEexe54qlxoh7WfD5j8OrAsFzuZXvprhWUn2ZQSUpiX292X1ALcsaGHgdV4UJP5_gGnPam25YzhjNJVRPnahM7lamjIa4Tp5MKyVkyJWcB-Dx7jYE2AYHIlrmS4pU5KS3dEhtHjGPH9OLCUbfL6Qa7RE/s640/ModelsOct2315.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlbZKwLrrGXlA_RY40nri8MgdsilKt0sQSM4xIEexe54qlxoh7WfD5j8OrAsFzuZXvprhWUn2ZQSUpiX292X1ALcsaGHgdV4UJP5_gGnPam25YzhjNJVRPnahM7lamjIa4Tp5MKyVkyJWcB-Dx7jYE2AYHIlrmS4pU5KS3dEhtHjGPH9OLCUbfL6Qa7RE/w400-h300/ModelsOct2315.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The rocks were painted with grey emulsion paint and once dry washed over with black-grey acrylic to get into the crevices, and then dry-bushed with various shades of grey, beige and green to highlight the texture. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgflQ89tKa6kot4mr1jz2bTnSTcmGZ6ZnF5mgCJ1bPbgJ4sbTSdV-ddgDTcnFrW-F5WjAna0YnH4XgS63ha-LY4uZv90fX6a0m_oP8O1eEvhQw1hfGSCq49RQMLZ6Wx8aY2CLh80ZmIHVFIf1E4irzWoK3rOPOpm9p5gfy958wUUuLjnPlZimb6hy_5XS7B/s640/ModelsOct2316.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgflQ89tKa6kot4mr1jz2bTnSTcmGZ6ZnF5mgCJ1bPbgJ4sbTSdV-ddgDTcnFrW-F5WjAna0YnH4XgS63ha-LY4uZv90fX6a0m_oP8O1eEvhQw1hfGSCq49RQMLZ6Wx8aY2CLh80ZmIHVFIf1E4irzWoK3rOPOpm9p5gfy958wUUuLjnPlZimb6hy_5XS7B/w400-h300/ModelsOct2316.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Once the rocks were dry I added the ground cover, this used a mix of emulsion paint, PVA and grey tile grout, applied with a brush and then a mix of ballast, fine turf fine sand sieved over whilst wet and tamped into place and allowed to dry. It looks rather regular at this point but will be broken up in the next stage.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDMQ60fMsHMi3gQaSP6dII8VKMcgeES3gGSx8IsHWIUcKfoeyEdS7Xo6INsC5Tl-9mtBhvlbtNPrE4kaRHkYtD9HxTTg0k1b8Vl43Q2aI9f7WyLewHi0LihfjVRri8Km-P-mufjCFU6itK_x4m0JdTj-GChgWj3k8oW_F-f7b7w_WN8NXh6zNqlgxEc4xw/s640/ModelsOct2317.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDMQ60fMsHMi3gQaSP6dII8VKMcgeES3gGSx8IsHWIUcKfoeyEdS7Xo6INsC5Tl-9mtBhvlbtNPrE4kaRHkYtD9HxTTg0k1b8Vl43Q2aI9f7WyLewHi0LihfjVRri8Km-P-mufjCFU6itK_x4m0JdTj-GChgWj3k8oW_F-f7b7w_WN8NXh6zNqlgxEc4xw/w400-h300/ModelsOct2317.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To give the impression of a hostile, barren planet I added brown grass tufts from the Peco range, cutting some into smaller clumps to break up the evenness of the size. Some weathering powders were added into the ground surface to vary the colours and texture a little. At this stage the edges of the piece were painted in grey primer in a contrast to the wooden trim pieces I usually use. This is something of an experiment and can be changed if desired in the future</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj47MzTTuJbhdTvjZB21lU0mMEFB9Cwhq3rGcyVCY4Pl5N6LGZOZL9NX-xhUtysFg1HnQgDZEUx_trp1L20MzAVVm7LN_MzAvAlj-M17N6GdHqYNBcqGaKgCMQgFyhIkifcc2soASufz_fv1Xb4dPV5qgj_f7vpgWHVgXWusDJAQvDzeANxFFLjomxHu0Kd/s640/ModelsOct2318.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj47MzTTuJbhdTvjZB21lU0mMEFB9Cwhq3rGcyVCY4Pl5N6LGZOZL9NX-xhUtysFg1HnQgDZEUx_trp1L20MzAVVm7LN_MzAvAlj-M17N6GdHqYNBcqGaKgCMQgFyhIkifcc2soASufz_fv1Xb4dPV5qgj_f7vpgWHVgXWusDJAQvDzeANxFFLjomxHu0Kd/w400-h300/ModelsOct2318.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div>In the next update I will reveal the completed piece with the centrepieces of the scene added. Watch this space...</div><div><br /></div><div>Colin<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p></div>Colin Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01418130867071566611noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-129210188375371770.post-12105023614076107722023-10-24T16:20:00.002+01:002023-10-24T16:20:45.911+01:00To Caistor and Cleethorpes<p>I thought some railway content on the blog was in order after a few weeks of Doctor Who. On Sunday, with clear skies after the stormy weather of the previous days, I headed across Lincolnshire to Caistor for the annual model railway exhibition. Despite many flooded fields I found that the roads were largely clear, the only bit of surface water encountered being a big pool on the A46 (although I discovered on my return home that the outgoing route I had taken via Bawtry was now closed due to flooding). </p><p>Town hall shows can bring a mixed variety of layouts, the highlight for me being Paul Windle's 'High Stamley', an atmospheric 009 layout placing the railway in the landscape in a relatively small space. It also runs very well to a pattern that the operators know and provides movement most of the time, including on the road. There's also a very large dog from a popular animation hiding in a corner!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYvegc7THG6qPPPsD3Bm459_u1E8kXXk20GAUFH9MW_fm9Ehb0Agex25hWQo0mPZgDGbdxSOUc9yA5RBp-cy3CrxY35MDsGbJp0dXf5UFHv9xeNTHUpbwoEMnyw9QSZsukvWJ5ePcvI7ZpwJH-z1NEFc8tkTFlIMyo1Yfy9k9rfVGrVmb1WahqU2fUWr4B/s853/ModelsOct2311.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="853" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYvegc7THG6qPPPsD3Bm459_u1E8kXXk20GAUFH9MW_fm9Ehb0Agex25hWQo0mPZgDGbdxSOUc9yA5RBp-cy3CrxY35MDsGbJp0dXf5UFHv9xeNTHUpbwoEMnyw9QSZsukvWJ5ePcvI7ZpwJH-z1NEFc8tkTFlIMyo1Yfy9k9rfVGrVmb1WahqU2fUWr4B/w400-h225/ModelsOct2311.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Further narrow gauge interest was 'Welton Park', the O9 layout from the Market Deeping club that was at <a href="https://o9modeller.blogspot.com/2023/07/narrow-gauge-now.html">Narrow Gauge Now</a> back in July. On the standard gauge front two layouts representing the BR blue era caught my attention, 'Boston Frodsham' and Ken Gibbon's 'Lapford Road', which I hadn't seen for a few years. What was noticeable here was that with a few exceptions most of the stock was of an older generation sensibly detailed up, including Triang-Hornby Mk2 coaches, an Airfix class 31 and Airfix kit brake vans. Other layouts were full of the latest toys but perhaps lacked the consistency across the board.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRyhj6u-Ps1STnulAaD7QML2UFtqF4O475sP6NGYqF_aUgJyZjG1vFKe81VoDdmO_h_Apggm4-K2tyhMfZK7ClanyPfunCcNJMXo_lVlCPwYrsQO_CfDRn8ycXq-5joJo-vxdrvJuOxX_HXOPnFni685qncJuT8kYCU9Sg3mm1BXZSv8zlRA6RwgWq_Su-/s853/ModelsOct2313.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="853" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRyhj6u-Ps1STnulAaD7QML2UFtqF4O475sP6NGYqF_aUgJyZjG1vFKe81VoDdmO_h_Apggm4-K2tyhMfZK7ClanyPfunCcNJMXo_lVlCPwYrsQO_CfDRn8ycXq-5joJo-vxdrvJuOxX_HXOPnFni685qncJuT8kYCU9Sg3mm1BXZSv8zlRA6RwgWq_Su-/w400-h225/ModelsOct2313.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It is not a huge show and after an hour and a half, (and a small expenditure on some narrow gauge items from a trader) I opted to head the relatively short hop to the coast to Cleethorpes to call in on the Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway. The Guest 0-6-0DM 'Rachel' was in charge, and do not worry, giant spiders have not attacked her, she was dressed up for the Halloween season. After a train ride and some lunch I walked up the floodgate to get a couple of photographs.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ir8WlOah3o_2lETlhwOBFuQWv4T6iL1F6IbJDxgduajv45DQUzcRX-NaYYAcXMLT-DfsI2aSg8Ozl5AWp-K4wCeZTNalxRHptEY8qFlQogWHy8YlRF3H_FnuusC8Ah6Rvp3Crr9BRHkij3GneK9oQF48-Ecsx-7sUDARvygJsUefOjBJqriB2HYvPK5R/s640/ModelsOct2312.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ir8WlOah3o_2lETlhwOBFuQWv4T6iL1F6IbJDxgduajv45DQUzcRX-NaYYAcXMLT-DfsI2aSg8Ozl5AWp-K4wCeZTNalxRHptEY8qFlQogWHy8YlRF3H_FnuusC8Ah6Rvp3Crr9BRHkij3GneK9oQF48-Ecsx-7sUDARvygJsUefOjBJqriB2HYvPK5R/w400-h300/ModelsOct2312.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>To be pedantic you are beside the Humber estuary at this point and the actual sea is tantalisingly in the distance, so as the weather was so nice I walked up the marine embankment to a point just past the currently disused CCLR Humberston station, from where I could see the sea, Spurn Point and both of the Humber forts. Ironically exactly a year ago to the day we had stayed in a caravan just here and I had watched and photographed the sunrise from the balcony. I regretted not having my "proper" camera with me on this visit, but the picture below from my phone has turned out reasonably well.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpKPq3oexzF4vvnEyG-BR6lTzrO3hgPOXfU8my4kBibIKiAdxNCDPmGrfWDaSZ8B589YQN0NCkZwaMkblTJRwWMhHzB8hN7LevyfFPVsKBuPnMLf4_dr4hHQkeQbcPvjdwnvLy_u5GN3jpuN326fwOsS4c3T4FeosIVi3_1YDlGGawMzQcPHuPvGVnuZQ8/s4032/IMG_2070Pan.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2019" data-original-width="4032" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpKPq3oexzF4vvnEyG-BR6lTzrO3hgPOXfU8my4kBibIKiAdxNCDPmGrfWDaSZ8B589YQN0NCkZwaMkblTJRwWMhHzB8hN7LevyfFPVsKBuPnMLf4_dr4hHQkeQbcPvjdwnvLy_u5GN3jpuN326fwOsS4c3T4FeosIVi3_1YDlGGawMzQcPHuPvGVnuZQ8/w400-h200/IMG_2070Pan.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Click for larger version)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>The days that followed have turned to much less pleasant weather and the brief trip to the coast has allowed the longer days of summer to stay fresh in my mind for a little longer. As the nights draw in and the clocks go back I tend to find that these memories help. What will also help is working out what the next modelling project will be, that may take a little longer but don't be surprised if an influence from Caistor creeps in...</div><div><br /></div><div>Colin<br /><p><br /></p></div>Colin Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01418130867071566611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-129210188375371770.post-84649734378193957002023-10-21T19:06:00.005+01:002023-10-21T19:09:01.520+01:00The Colour of the TARDIS<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When we <a href="https://o9modeller.blogspot.com/2023/10/doctorin-tardis.html">last saw</a> my conversion of the Peco Police Phone Box to represent the tenth Doctor's TARDIS it was ready for scrubbing up for the paintshop. Cleaned up it was sprayed with grey primer and I checked for any blemishes that required attention. I then checked photos of the TV prop and something became very obvious that had completely passed me by...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1BsgsAMFWeDuzay0Rt0JfjGNibLkOsE3ie2Ru4GhKE6RatsdxijgYcYuHUg7vImzP7cqY0eWvhlMKIr0_FwA_ojTExyqkIkuqqdwS5wnTAFMbuAJUNtBN7KsBk7UcJVTEg36LwsREkIEDhlOHMl2GX4EkzfOi_xkdIXlQuw8C6HdG9MMPLClawwJ0Zi47/s640/ModelsSept2321.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1BsgsAMFWeDuzay0Rt0JfjGNibLkOsE3ie2Ru4GhKE6RatsdxijgYcYuHUg7vImzP7cqY0eWvhlMKIr0_FwA_ojTExyqkIkuqqdwS5wnTAFMbuAJUNtBN7KsBk7UcJVTEg36LwsREkIEDhlOHMl2GX4EkzfOi_xkdIXlQuw8C6HdG9MMPLClawwJ0Zi47/w300-h400/ModelsSept2321.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>The Peco roof has (quite correctly for a Metropolitan Police Phone Box) three "tiers" to the structure. The 2005 TV prop has only two, in fact the majority of the TV props only have two... I couldn't ignore this and resorted to reconstructing the roof by slicing off the top tier and opening out the resultant giant hole in the second tier to inset the top tier into. It was rather messy (and still is on the inside) but Milliput soon smoothed it out. After a re-prime of the roof I applied a black-grey wash over the whole structure as a base for painting.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctCW8ykaG7TC_jOMZ966Nntfi8PCAE2987Q1gRqXhyphenhyphenkX5pz0oLT_IkcmIPH7k1lCejDiYDgGWhMjOBQd1sfyMnz_DaMC-cojbWlYo8PRMKt3BPjaRVoXavQY0B_fIF73dtRqCGpIYkO1HbU5TJupgFLS9RIXQ7fzHwugisMQeC8ymVy_bT-mUqpQXniHx/s640/ModelsOct2301.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctCW8ykaG7TC_jOMZ966Nntfi8PCAE2987Q1gRqXhyphenhyphenkX5pz0oLT_IkcmIPH7k1lCejDiYDgGWhMjOBQd1sfyMnz_DaMC-cojbWlYo8PRMKt3BPjaRVoXavQY0B_fIF73dtRqCGpIYkO1HbU5TJupgFLS9RIXQ7fzHwugisMQeC8ymVy_bT-mUqpQXniHx/w400-h300/ModelsOct2301.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Painting proper could now commence, at the beginning of the project I had searched for an appropriate blue paint, eventually choosing Citadel 'Stegadon Scale Green' as the best potential match. Despite the name, it is blue, and actually closely resembles BR Rail Blue! I applied three coats, the first straight from the tub but applied in a dry-brushing motion to leave a little of the accumulated dark grey in the recesses. The second coat was lightened with a drop of grey and again applied in a dry-brushing style to not 100% cover the first. The last coat was lighter still and less heavily applied. This process built up a nice 'patina' on the panelling. I then painted the floor grey, washed over with black-grey, and the boxes for the lettering in matt black.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsL5WR2mus9MWdEm6CKu3CwJzTxNsOhOQzmFyHHmTCAlBOlnGQB2wDiuToxduhnmPj0T5O5fGPwZREa2jV5GAhn8vc75p7UKqhyUxgiO0eBTm2GHZV4IxzyoSSNl-trR5_2ld5YtDCeLw5Bsi-RfGdSsQKLu7ZX36u3P8labFWxMZkL1yry7Nz4bRz-WC-/s640/ModelsOct2302.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsL5WR2mus9MWdEm6CKu3CwJzTxNsOhOQzmFyHHmTCAlBOlnGQB2wDiuToxduhnmPj0T5O5fGPwZREa2jV5GAhn8vc75p7UKqhyUxgiO0eBTm2GHZV4IxzyoSSNl-trR5_2ld5YtDCeLw5Bsi-RfGdSsQKLu7ZX36u3P8labFWxMZkL1yry7Nz4bRz-WC-/w400-h300/ModelsOct2302.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The above photo shows the transfers in place for the 'Police Box' lettering. In order to prepare the matt surface for these I applied three coats of 'Kleer' to gloss the surface. After applying the decals another coat of 'Kleer' sealed them in place, before a weathering wash was applied over the whole panel to tone down the black and white, both colours I tend to avoid. The Peco decal for the sign on the door was a little undersized for the TV prop and this was substituted with a version found online printed onto matt photo paper and applied after carefully peeling away the back layers of the paper,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The window frames were picked out with a fine brush in the blue paint. One feature of the 2005 TV prop was that the windows appeared white behind the glass. I eventually resorted to spraying the backs with white primer, but not fully coating, to give a translucent effect. The white was a blessing as I wanted to add an interior printed on matt photo paper, in a similar manner to the TV prop. Again this uses an image downloaded from the web, printed with multiple version of the door sign.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiQbcwWX8yPkooNlJDqKsqkgcvX7Ko3DsOQuCGbNbbrCFfDF0P0jP9U3bWrQtR4L97wVybwrjTFXzQEHau1ijJOsxEJJ2oZ-ez-ntdI6IVk87_MbI1fOOJJUA1iy60wKZWRy6AOGTun79WqVcH8puXtBbOZIkiDVj4w_FyVxR2_0YXdn4zDAtbjvZQgelV/s640/ModelsOct2307.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiQbcwWX8yPkooNlJDqKsqkgcvX7Ko3DsOQuCGbNbbrCFfDF0P0jP9U3bWrQtR4L97wVybwrjTFXzQEHau1ijJOsxEJJ2oZ-ez-ntdI6IVk87_MbI1fOOJJUA1iy60wKZWRy6AOGTun79WqVcH8puXtBbOZIkiDVj4w_FyVxR2_0YXdn4zDAtbjvZQgelV/w400-h300/ModelsOct2307.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Once the components had been matt varnished and the windows fixed in place, the interior print was cut to size and folded to shape. Some thin strips of basswood were applied at either end and the centre in order to balance out the effect of the window mouldings that sit approx 1mm behind the sides. You can just see the top of the centre piece at the rear.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wjFFc6bWLaQw1y9BkyPyeK81vrKmbXJ4VFbUWGzvhhyphenhyphen6gw21iwIoe-Pyak-dEiQD5EM6ElR9Y_u66ssEmBoxx-A9n3do86_tISsnekDQMtx22NEPwvmovoMRKOK-XT06Csq8ftjBYj-0LZY3m0_7liWx0axNTK6B0iRzQg_W_sDrqC9z2HCeG6g5A2-8/s640/ModelsOct2308.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wjFFc6bWLaQw1y9BkyPyeK81vrKmbXJ4VFbUWGzvhhyphenhyphen6gw21iwIoe-Pyak-dEiQD5EM6ElR9Y_u66ssEmBoxx-A9n3do86_tISsnekDQMtx22NEPwvmovoMRKOK-XT06Csq8ftjBYj-0LZY3m0_7liWx0axNTK6B0iRzQg_W_sDrqC9z2HCeG6g5A2-8/w300-h400/ModelsOct2308.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>With the interior print in place I could then add the door, gluing it in place using the supports onto the wall rather than along the hinge line. The roof, to which I had previously added the lantern, was then added the next day. From this angle it just looks like a Police Box, although strictly speaking the door on the real thing opens outwards...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDlcC1ZsrI_hmenBGD0vW6rZDr55C4TjXtMM_1GeZluWQArTjG9nw06fZWO-geSa1yOz_kqLU0i3vNIuxYOavm8THnKbKzjV68-yCsRZhtY-duv138JSLpBa5InyZIEEIhdSM39HAIjOKTHu2va66L2f8tovPg6di-_AQnZLL59o3ouTPOcaE6EEzt0f1g/s640/ModelsOct2309.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDlcC1ZsrI_hmenBGD0vW6rZDr55C4TjXtMM_1GeZluWQArTjG9nw06fZWO-geSa1yOz_kqLU0i3vNIuxYOavm8THnKbKzjV68-yCsRZhtY-duv138JSLpBa5InyZIEEIhdSM39HAIjOKTHu2va66L2f8tovPg6di-_AQnZLL59o3ouTPOcaE6EEzt0f1g/w300-h400/ModelsOct2309.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>But if you turn it around you can clearly see it is bigger on the inside! It is actually quite difficult to see the interior without shining a light in, but at least I know it is there.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVMPiLMRxNywBonTjh4ldrvswB8I7T7K0CSLydMz78ZVL0lz8vXS6UOSwXqoHIOgFBamI8UiRFDRzcDKf_lIrlAcLpwXD9ORxI-41cOOV9xw52g_v3IeOBzLMJluNV6ZyMcnRLidyy-JQrq3gFSygWLkosY5DWA0qLO25cq_KBiCzUVYduLSQTBRXlHyxG/s640/ModelsOct2310.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVMPiLMRxNywBonTjh4ldrvswB8I7T7K0CSLydMz78ZVL0lz8vXS6UOSwXqoHIOgFBamI8UiRFDRzcDKf_lIrlAcLpwXD9ORxI-41cOOV9xw52g_v3IeOBzLMJluNV6ZyMcnRLidyy-JQrq3gFSygWLkosY5DWA0qLO25cq_KBiCzUVYduLSQTBRXlHyxG/w300-h400/ModelsOct2310.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So we have a TARDIS, we have a Doctor, the next post will look at the creation of a diorama base to bring the elements together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Colin</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p></div>Colin Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01418130867071566611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-129210188375371770.post-53469340297334383782023-10-15T16:54:00.003+01:002023-10-15T16:54:46.996+01:00Painting the Doctor<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When we last saw our two Doctors they had just received a coat of grey primer and frankly were difficult to photograph as you could not see much of the detail. My usual method of figure painting these days is to then go over with a wash of black-grey, allowing it to sit in some of the detail and provide a basis for some shadows in the paintwork to follow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVeVDIWFKLkMcXpPf6LomQmz3yz5JU2uXjmTg1B-eO_JJbBtNqzquXmOkHo0rsKX1bDi6NF4yKc1O72zukOHAPI0s2oCGttI0ItCqp5lal9GRE14nPz3TjadxxAVA-jgpGrsezy4K3lYZ2S8SI3Ets9F3RXFuaSoOpPDVPoxVvvB2ro8s08_PrxhHYLYK/s640/ModelsSept2324.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYVeVDIWFKLkMcXpPf6LomQmz3yz5JU2uXjmTg1B-eO_JJbBtNqzquXmOkHo0rsKX1bDi6NF4yKc1O72zukOHAPI0s2oCGttI0ItCqp5lal9GRE14nPz3TjadxxAVA-jgpGrsezy4K3lYZ2S8SI3Ets9F3RXFuaSoOpPDVPoxVvvB2ro8s08_PrxhHYLYK/w400-h300/ModelsSept2324.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>At this stage in the procedure I realised that the inside of the tenth Doctor's long coat was going to be a real challenge to paint without getting paint where it wasn't required! The solution was eventually to paint another wash in a light brown, which as we shall see turned out rather well. From behind the hair texture I added using Milliput is more apparent now that the dark wash has been applied.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRjpnv9AFvqF3-NQs6uTbUrPucLtzu4HR0XHxN65fAA_CkFEc9kYgV5om0fZKMA4xWFdm9cjH_dCBjMTSq105y7pC_PZBDRerfCX7n5ea1Mo1fqnh_fdvLHAEfY4HQ3naqyvMrhyphenhyphenj9Hyjqfmxdh1xDJ1_w6HVq2WlXAtzqLIfLNbpcA4PIIz6Ss2ZpIu-Q/s640/ModelsSept2325.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRjpnv9AFvqF3-NQs6uTbUrPucLtzu4HR0XHxN65fAA_CkFEc9kYgV5om0fZKMA4xWFdm9cjH_dCBjMTSq105y7pC_PZBDRerfCX7n5ea1Mo1fqnh_fdvLHAEfY4HQ3naqyvMrhyphenhyphenj9Hyjqfmxdh1xDJ1_w6HVq2WlXAtzqLIfLNbpcA4PIIz6Ss2ZpIu-Q/w400-h300/ModelsSept2325.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Painting of both figures followed my usual process of skin colour first, then shirt, jackets and trousers, working out to the coats. The tenth Doctor is modelled in his blue suit phase, as the earlier brown suit would give less contrast to the jacket. When painting I built up colour using an almost dry-brushing technique, the intention being to leave some darker areas to represent creases in the material. I did add some false shadows around the suit which are more apparent in the photographs than reality. The shoe laces were a necessity on the red shoes and my tiniest brush just about managed it before giving up the ghost.</div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuNG9C0-P3xphxJniTjIKEQh4uJ8yL8OsmLQyp8CZ6S_n0N1BZ8IEGec6DyXE3MHA8oz_n6vaTBoqA_ZbLs3wNFe1eB4MNSz8DVWSJyEGBKVgmv9clSv09BQ5GxK0Wo9kYP7tCnSZZC7cvT8BhJ_uizPq_74AZ7_rBNVeBkrm6pdCNQiHw_LKhuGrlDSXz/s640/ModelsOct2304.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuNG9C0-P3xphxJniTjIKEQh4uJ8yL8OsmLQyp8CZ6S_n0N1BZ8IEGec6DyXE3MHA8oz_n6vaTBoqA_ZbLs3wNFe1eB4MNSz8DVWSJyEGBKVgmv9clSv09BQ5GxK0Wo9kYP7tCnSZZC7cvT8BhJ_uizPq_74AZ7_rBNVeBkrm6pdCNQiHw_LKhuGrlDSXz/w400-h300/ModelsOct2304.JPG" width="400" /></a></p><br />By contrast the first Doctor was a little easier to paint the details on (you cannot see his shoelaces...) His hair actually caused the biggest issue as it should be all grey but that looks wrong and texture-less, so he has to have some darker bits. As he is not the chosen figure for the mini-diorama this is no real concern but is certainly something to think about for future figures. Both figures were completed a few weeks ago with a coat of Humbrol matt varnish from an aerosol, but in the best traditions of time travel are only now being revealed!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyfYeASaGjzfZmDis5KQpF42rWdvuoNomVxdBJ-0XyXg7NzBrzYMHRA1cRA2iw5630Ifb4epBZZXuyRvQz7XNErSLXq6KvgRD7GAoQKGx6H3XUd8jQkgvPtUF_laFH9PCx5LLXvLoMEDee4K5QncV9NL7-OG5OHHvJ5BDsCz-SlK2RVO71lAonCaRmzvNh/s640/ModelsOct2305.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyfYeASaGjzfZmDis5KQpF42rWdvuoNomVxdBJ-0XyXg7NzBrzYMHRA1cRA2iw5630Ifb4epBZZXuyRvQz7XNErSLXq6KvgRD7GAoQKGx6H3XUd8jQkgvPtUF_laFH9PCx5LLXvLoMEDee4K5QncV9NL7-OG5OHHvJ5BDsCz-SlK2RVO71lAonCaRmzvNh/w400-h300/ModelsOct2305.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Painting TARDIS is progressing well, here's a sneak preview - note how despite it not being a model of a TARDIS Peco have provided some "round things" inside to keep the Doctor happy... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQJhL4qxvm1NfYazy2bwTwLQv0iWKhN-z8SaZdVtlG-ChrhTe0xJHV-51ahNnwcY2o4HDptxNfVApUCthZwvxXRg0-iWdRO9ITIpZb2g9F_rDjTjuZ-MRTvZFVlf1AGlY1eRPKFBm61L1I8zEtKktprKzHBVo2FP5PDXTP7kA1ndF-t8q8I2Gcj8IzMnx/s640/ModelsOct2306.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLQJhL4qxvm1NfYazy2bwTwLQv0iWKhN-z8SaZdVtlG-ChrhTe0xJHV-51ahNnwcY2o4HDptxNfVApUCthZwvxXRg0-iWdRO9ITIpZb2g9F_rDjTjuZ-MRTvZFVlf1AGlY1eRPKFBm61L1I8zEtKktprKzHBVo2FP5PDXTP7kA1ndF-t8q8I2Gcj8IzMnx/w300-h400/ModelsOct2306.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">More soon, including work on the diorama base.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Colin</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Colin Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01418130867071566611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-129210188375371770.post-44931924931099925962023-10-07T20:11:00.010+01:002023-10-07T20:28:19.762+01:00Trial of a Timelord<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well before I started to plan my TARDIS build I knew that for any Doctor Who diorama to work I would require a figure to represent the Timelord themselves. I therefore approached this before doing anything else, starting with a search of the internet for something suitable and finding that rather oddly, 1/43rd scale Timelords are in short supply... So I decided to take the approach that I usually take in these circumstances and opted for surgery on a cheap Chinese copy of a figure from a well-known German brand.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The pose of this figure reminded me of the many pictures of David Tennant as the tenth Doctor, posed with his hands in pockets, wearing a suit and long coat rather than the three-piece suit of the figure. I therefore schemed to extend his suit jacket into a long coat and alter the waistcoat into a new suit jacket. Extreme tailoring began by drilling holes into the base of the creases of the jacket to allow 0.5mm brass wire to be superglued in place. This in turn supports 10 thou styrene taped over a rolling pin and heated using boiling water. Extra styrene strip support around the joints made for a solid construction.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGw4MeoH13YPjF8-hPQGQzWh6DnntdqImhNzQU-3z2q67nbJ2OwRDiRujXawnjSzZxg6jO5yGkwK10QyAmCkd8iMGCygxJ06bL_Y6L7FbqNhz07uNAfek4OnXfY-t1KDMKj4P-UGWDf47uDNp4BBTbOutBAaG9rn98UAe-Cwml5eavqh0ERsBIcxWmXQfN/s640/ModelsAug2310.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGw4MeoH13YPjF8-hPQGQzWh6DnntdqImhNzQU-3z2q67nbJ2OwRDiRujXawnjSzZxg6jO5yGkwK10QyAmCkd8iMGCygxJ06bL_Y6L7FbqNhz07uNAfek4OnXfY-t1KDMKj4P-UGWDf47uDNp4BBTbOutBAaG9rn98UAe-Cwml5eavqh0ERsBIcxWmXQfN/w400-h300/ModelsAug2310.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Once the glue was set I then shaped the 10 thou styrene to create the lower half of the coat, bending the outer brass strips around at the base to help shape the bottom and side edges around his legs. It was at this point that a few nagging doubts crept in about the upper part of the coat and how it sat around his pocketed hands. I therefore slept on it, to look with fresh eyes on return from our holiday...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHkWVgqJdThXp2EozmmaEbRxsu22Rq6a_Jawdnwg7J3zpRdTOENQP4rA4wiqc9V2Tjtzud9uAjBE-a1t77UQ4TyjDFWRBbZHs0sD5MiPv0QbHjO6_5m28TAB_vVi3j134K6KEwjStktcKx8Wbmjv3nPHx_zYG_NntfVcYKt5JnrRTRX7rJu5h0-BziEQz/s640/ModelsAug2310A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHkWVgqJdThXp2EozmmaEbRxsu22Rq6a_Jawdnwg7J3zpRdTOENQP4rA4wiqc9V2Tjtzud9uAjBE-a1t77UQ4TyjDFWRBbZHs0sD5MiPv0QbHjO6_5m28TAB_vVi3j134K6KEwjStktcKx8Wbmjv3nPHx_zYG_NntfVcYKt5JnrRTRX7rJu5h0-BziEQz/w400-h300/ModelsAug2310A.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>On my return I still wasn't convinced and started work using an alternative figure and the same coat extension method, but without that hands-in-pockets look. However one evening I took another look at the original figure and set-to with scalpel, files, 5 thou styrene lapels and Milliput to create a layout of the upper coat that actually looked about right. I had always planned to transplant in a different head so that was also completed at this stage.</p><p>Now what is an anniversary special without it being a multi-Doctor adventure? The more I looked at the second figure he looked like an old man in a long coat, so with a few tweaks it became a shorter coat and a bit of work around the collar gave me a neck-tie and a reasonable (if you squint) William Hartnell.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcG-qJKpPI2LKfdC8tQt6RPeyZW1HIjLdsowrGNp5w3x2Sblvkmy9ycnTvkD2v9BHi5BLjgCJvMqBW3TQb0jCcct86lzebqy26Ls_Nlc6jcrNh4Kh7NXqvo1o08GqoBRzbP9hiIb1CkwLitGEbGS9mPOZrTQ0Bg1rxQbYrGQkCmI_pHw3Sq5AEBYdZeC7r/s640/ModelsAug2311.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcG-qJKpPI2LKfdC8tQt6RPeyZW1HIjLdsowrGNp5w3x2Sblvkmy9ycnTvkD2v9BHi5BLjgCJvMqBW3TQb0jCcct86lzebqy26Ls_Nlc6jcrNh4Kh7NXqvo1o08GqoBRzbP9hiIb1CkwLitGEbGS9mPOZrTQ0Bg1rxQbYrGQkCmI_pHw3Sq5AEBYdZeC7r/w400-h300/ModelsAug2311.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Photographing figures in the process of modification is tricky, but the view above shows how I had used Milliput to create the bottom of the jacket on the tenth Doctor figure and to manipulate my styrene lapels towards the neckline. Milliput forms a lot of the texture of the coat extensions, as can be seen on the rear view, and I also added texture and shape to the hair on both figures. If there is one take-away from this whole process it is how much this texture transforms these cheap figures, as the hair is usually their worst aspect, often featuring a injection mark and no detail.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBOG6PH1zFonSqSr5Cha4oLky5FcNC6CYF_WkKf0PgRCli02xc5Ky0hyMXg4tMvErwQ-Pt-FanvRpH21sYtRFP4qLlI4gb6A0DWlqxMtf_b0HS-gOn6YCZhmas1SBpyHyYgqguyHAwkPsRLPnoUtkRJrRZVLBBzqFj862lGkCmyMQn2Dgn13KxQQVze4HY/s640/ModelsAug2312.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBOG6PH1zFonSqSr5Cha4oLky5FcNC6CYF_WkKf0PgRCli02xc5Ky0hyMXg4tMvErwQ-Pt-FanvRpH21sYtRFP4qLlI4gb6A0DWlqxMtf_b0HS-gOn6YCZhmas1SBpyHyYgqguyHAwkPsRLPnoUtkRJrRZVLBBzqFj862lGkCmyMQn2Dgn13KxQQVze4HY/w400-h300/ModelsAug2312.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Happy with the figures I tentatively added a coat of grey primer to see how everything blended together, and found the result quite satisfactory. At this stage I had not decided which would figure in the diorama, I was certainly keeping my options open. The closer resemblance of the Peco Police Box to the 2005 prop was eventually the deciding factor to go with the tenth Doctor.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPqGXEAlon050EgghrU748tLmzfdrj-PoKVUrTSz_2PffZPxI8MhUvT2HYuEvZXYE1hfI4KOejqdsETTLhRB_xRzNkIUqVK8_NqkrtwDir7rigy7SxqytFVfNO9bqvzGURbqXya7ySMaedgQSO_0ABsL6peMRyuZwM3j5LvUmJF-zclTopv_GP_6DrUwhp/s640/ModelsSept2322.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPqGXEAlon050EgghrU748tLmzfdrj-PoKVUrTSz_2PffZPxI8MhUvT2HYuEvZXYE1hfI4KOejqdsETTLhRB_xRzNkIUqVK8_NqkrtwDir7rigy7SxqytFVfNO9bqvzGURbqXya7ySMaedgQSO_0ABsL6peMRyuZwM3j5LvUmJF-zclTopv_GP_6DrUwhp/w400-h300/ModelsSept2322.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>From the back the hair texture becomes more apparent with a coat of paint. The seam on the back of the tenth Doctor's coat was a last minute addition before painting as I had spotted it on a GIF I had posted to a Teams chat at work. Research never ends!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHv-3vMW2Vj9qbGFmTZ0lpLLPdgxFFgRAGLm9KBgtZG0oxfzhBZTctJSTA3kUh_7fipxyP3AMo2yN_1MasDrVF_b14qZ15oaMyvmkIvTputgmiERl_SJOpxhThWO3Z3qchAkXaOrvwhYm4TvtYMus4QoMsKUpXI3Fr2EMoshr3zkCzTW5i1LVDomlF8mhK/s640/ModelsSept2323.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHv-3vMW2Vj9qbGFmTZ0lpLLPdgxFFgRAGLm9KBgtZG0oxfzhBZTctJSTA3kUh_7fipxyP3AMo2yN_1MasDrVF_b14qZ15oaMyvmkIvTputgmiERl_SJOpxhThWO3Z3qchAkXaOrvwhYm4TvtYMus4QoMsKUpXI3Fr2EMoshr3zkCzTW5i1LVDomlF8mhK/w400-h300/ModelsSept2323.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">More on the Doctor Who project soon...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Colin</div><br /> <p></p>Colin Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01418130867071566611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-129210188375371770.post-15529007934821900142023-10-01T14:52:00.001+01:002023-10-01T14:52:23.092+01:00Doctorin' The TARDIS<p>In my <a href="https://o9modeller.blogspot.com/2023/09/an-adventure-in-space-and-time.html">last post</a> I explained the basis behind my planned Doctor Who mini-diorama and how I planned to use the Peco 7mm scale Police Box kit to represent the TARDIS. Wishing to create something as close to a TV prop as I could from the kit I first had to identify which era I wanted to represent. My heart wanted to go for the late 1980s, a 'Remembrance of the Daleks' scene would be nice but I had doubts I could conjure up suitable figures. In the end I settled for the <a href="https://thedoctorwhosite.co.uk/tardis/exterior/2005-tardis/" target="_blank">2005 TARDIS</a> as I had a better chance of success with the figures. </p><p>Looking at the kit parts the first big difference was in the size and recessed depth of the 'Police Public Call Box' panel, the kit has this narrow and deeply recessed, whereas the TV prop has a wider, almost flush panel. I therefore filled the kit panels with 20 thou styrene infills to bring them almost flush. The other major surgery at this stage was to carefully cut out the right-hand door to allow it to be modelled open, adding 10 thou styrene strips around the edges of the removed piece to bring it back up to size.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgHVcehwWIQ_aAvcziedwN_b6PqDRHnzxsHNtNLEc7VEvNukXnY5ZWDBt2Zfs1l1pzNyMTNnIJ1GVGXX1uM4ZhbDeHdizc_c90bX0ZEHdoaEiXoPaeft7xcF9tRSOq21GmH9GfdYkvin16UK4mYqjV8uZxRbXd47ba8MmUMuSlAZgp-JSg_c05Dx3KnBI8/s640/ModelsSept2316.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgHVcehwWIQ_aAvcziedwN_b6PqDRHnzxsHNtNLEc7VEvNukXnY5ZWDBt2Zfs1l1pzNyMTNnIJ1GVGXX1uM4ZhbDeHdizc_c90bX0ZEHdoaEiXoPaeft7xcF9tRSOq21GmH9GfdYkvin16UK4mYqjV8uZxRbXd47ba8MmUMuSlAZgp-JSg_c05Dx3KnBI8/w400-h300/ModelsSept2316.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Milliput was then added to the infilled lettering panels and around the edges of the door piece, and once dry smoothed back flush. An Olfa-style cutter was then used to scribe new surrounds for the panels, the same height as before but almost the full width of the panel. The new strips around the door were then carefully sanded down in size to fit the opening.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMAA77WaVWHOeotO_D_95UzMGqd092R58b6g89amJsG0-7z6-9MpZw8BRBgBwDB0LX3UrC4Uv_w8wEOJjFT3gB8ci0v0s1qU6mhwd9ZITPhOCO1kYgasac2jltQu1EvDLjO3lr2dW4LVsAlLTkO_SmEOWhJN7u35gNlv-kwmWNI39pRu3p2kL9xY9R4ZjN/s640/ModelsSept2318.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMAA77WaVWHOeotO_D_95UzMGqd092R58b6g89amJsG0-7z6-9MpZw8BRBgBwDB0LX3UrC4Uv_w8wEOJjFT3gB8ci0v0s1qU6mhwd9ZITPhOCO1kYgasac2jltQu1EvDLjO3lr2dW4LVsAlLTkO_SmEOWhJN7u35gNlv-kwmWNI39pRu3p2kL9xY9R4ZjN/w400-h300/ModelsSept2318.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Assembly could now begin, ignoring the instructions supplied to build roof-down with the windows stuck in place before assembly! As my door was to be part-open I needed a floor, added using 40 thou styrene 29 x 29 mm, located in a convenient groove in the base of the sides. Each side was added in turn ensuring 90 degree corners using a square. A length of Plastruct hex rod was added along the hinge edge of the door to act as a re-enforcement for the join. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNnLHX3v0_Aouvu35yfg-RSM7FceSTsl8ejh8Du7Id40NbnCOWcECYXnh_LfWZCcpwy-lz7W5rNwNWJP2YG5pbz2VOUNXe4zIEmvx1VK9A6jOpLGFHEbZmJAiBMkmAWBwg3VXMq7dwZ1V85gRgLiKlfNJ6nNHhtn9UwzEe9hlzbedujS5rgT1YMZDVVbg/s640/ModelsSept2319.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNnLHX3v0_Aouvu35yfg-RSM7FceSTsl8ejh8Du7Id40NbnCOWcECYXnh_LfWZCcpwy-lz7W5rNwNWJP2YG5pbz2VOUNXe4zIEmvx1VK9A6jOpLGFHEbZmJAiBMkmAWBwg3VXMq7dwZ1V85gRgLiKlfNJ6nNHhtn9UwzEe9hlzbedujS5rgT1YMZDVVbg/w400-h300/ModelsSept2319.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>With the walls assembled some filling was required along the joins. Unfortunately in the process of this act I did loose some of the moulded detail, however examination of the TV prop reveals that it is not there anyway, phew! The roof is placed on loose in this picture and will remain so during painting. I have added the little cap piece to the roof light, still on it's sprue, and also added some extra hidden pieces behind the door, to butt up to the wall and ensure the inwardly-open door cannot budge.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9832FCwEeqNG2-1cPsaGWrKk8I7kNHXNPGxkoIY1Q1hC7xva9e9aeT3q_ZMHuzRTjDVuECs4prLUVlBMlACailr5Fxt7yY4zlvC3tHv0yc768LFTuNjDurVfWyMN3ySJ2H7j3onEaNDRTHtpB4JmPW0uX0tBjr9n0Ndc-x0wH6uYCa7F1RMwQlRKTdFsH/s640/ModelsSept2320.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9832FCwEeqNG2-1cPsaGWrKk8I7kNHXNPGxkoIY1Q1hC7xva9e9aeT3q_ZMHuzRTjDVuECs4prLUVlBMlACailr5Fxt7yY4zlvC3tHv0yc768LFTuNjDurVfWyMN3ySJ2H7j3onEaNDRTHtpB4JmPW0uX0tBjr9n0Ndc-x0wH6uYCa7F1RMwQlRKTdFsH/w400-h300/ModelsSept2320.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Everything was now ready for a final scrub up and then off to the paintshop. Even without the modifications I've made I would not have retained the the blue plastic colour, it is an odd shade and actually quite tricky to deal with during the build. <div><br /></div><div>More on the painting in the next post, however what I didn't realise at this time was that I had missed something which is now rather too obvious (and it isn't the windows and panels being too small, I can live with that)...</div><div><br /></div><div>Colin<br /><p><br /></p></div>Colin Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01418130867071566611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-129210188375371770.post-68189772057731538822023-09-29T21:25:00.001+01:002023-09-29T21:25:30.284+01:00An Adventure in Space and Time<p>When Peco released their 7mm scale kit for a Police Box I resisted temptation for some time, after all the real thing would not fit into an of my planned layouts or dioramas. I finally gave in when I was asked what I wanted for my birthday this year, after all, 2023 is the 60th anniversary of a certain TV Sci-Fi series...</p><p>So a Doctor Who mini-diorama is on the cards, and the first thing to do is some research, on pondering where to start I was advised by one of my daughters to start with my mug...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB_pFiYYNHtaSwtIruA6g330zFSHmKdCXOkv6KhFqU_On8xFQtjcrBa7bdfL8t4WqKSM-NPkmpPafuiCgwbxnzxx2yaTdUSce5oRBIo3-ToS9MNFuYeNv3Gcb8ZtjsPqcGlyeAeRB_k2V0GwyEarxqVaLQ1S-rEZ5CBYUFrYXLuFc2GcEYSIzsIypJZ90e/s640/ModelsSept2315.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB_pFiYYNHtaSwtIruA6g330zFSHmKdCXOkv6KhFqU_On8xFQtjcrBa7bdfL8t4WqKSM-NPkmpPafuiCgwbxnzxx2yaTdUSce5oRBIo3-ToS9MNFuYeNv3Gcb8ZtjsPqcGlyeAeRB_k2V0GwyEarxqVaLQ1S-rEZ5CBYUFrYXLuFc2GcEYSIzsIypJZ90e/w400-h300/ModelsSept2315.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>So with a fresh cuppa to hand I descended into the rabbit hole of TARDIS designs over 60 years to discover which version would be feasible from the kit, finding plenty of information at <a href="https://thedoctorwhosite.co.uk/tardis/exterior/ " target="_blank">https://thedoctorwhosite.co.uk/tardis/exterior/</a> to inform my choice. In true "wibbly-wobbly timey-whimey" fashion this project is being presented on the blog in a logical order rather than that in which it actually happened. I therefore actually pretty much knew which version I had to choose before I chose it! </p><p>A few changes would be required, but that is to be as expected as Peco are very clear their kit is for Police Box rather than an alien vessel... In the next post I will explain the changes and enhancements that I chose to make and a customised build sequence to aid painting.</p><p>Colin</p><p><br /></p>Colin Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01418130867071566611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-129210188375371770.post-31554421082452851652023-09-23T21:56:00.004+01:002023-09-23T22:02:44.207+01:00Lightbox Diorama Photography<p>With the lightbox photographic diorama now complete I have taken a few photographs to test its use. As with the previous trials these have used a small extract of the free backscene given away last year with the Railway Modeller. Unlike the last time I have cut a fair amount away from the bottom to give a better horizon line. The hazing effect is purely from the lighting and the matt finish of the paper.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxF839cDQ6K0_G9MGNgHvroCfTIYGTFeM02eDzxOEVi4iMfZi0DE4KjEe4HPpY5VZ3fBzikjfi77HfBv1Cal1QL_jJ0-VojL6zyfP-dnqqqyG-DIO2J_83bdV4eLBmP1GN1PDz8iKBwWMvJyB1jRACBvcQmq0LTCdKC7FLc0d3dI-51sCIAMoJOL1Uronw/s640/ModelsSept2310.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxF839cDQ6K0_G9MGNgHvroCfTIYGTFeM02eDzxOEVi4iMfZi0DE4KjEe4HPpY5VZ3fBzikjfi77HfBv1Cal1QL_jJ0-VojL6zyfP-dnqqqyG-DIO2J_83bdV4eLBmP1GN1PDz8iKBwWMvJyB1jRACBvcQmq0LTCdKC7FLc0d3dI-51sCIAMoJOL1Uronw/w400-h300/ModelsSept2310.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>Having reviewed this and other photos I opted to take a further centimetre from the bottom of the backscene to lower it further, and this little adjustment actually made a visual difference to the next images. This is actually the first view I have taken of the railcar and the recently completed trailer.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ePJwDrwE3UoC-y_SAGH5SsE7EyEte7cOfbiUA737bcPHV61kbPXv6MYOh4YpvZ4f8UL8j_NOMO-t89w8uxLoBaDG3gX7X6T5Bclqn1AoMCd2ZUY8C6G31XIX1jiorH7hXvPcSkZCguUfNDyPgbAgs_DKOogTp-UKk1tSNcz4QpJ01M6GAhjOGMspBezE/s640/ModelsSept2311.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ePJwDrwE3UoC-y_SAGH5SsE7EyEte7cOfbiUA737bcPHV61kbPXv6MYOh4YpvZ4f8UL8j_NOMO-t89w8uxLoBaDG3gX7X6T5Bclqn1AoMCd2ZUY8C6G31XIX1jiorH7hXvPcSkZCguUfNDyPgbAgs_DKOogTp-UKk1tSNcz4QpJ01M6GAhjOGMspBezE/w400-h300/ModelsSept2311.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>3/4 images are possible in both directions, the backscene nicely fills the gap to the side where the back of the diorama runs out, the effect just being that the land behind drops away, perhaps for a footpath crossing. The pathway nicely breaks up the foreground of the view.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMStd2Q2ejTrP3_ZCt2xzbLsv8hZRyy_wY4LYlbNBXSJ4dIEW9Giem7a2BOr4b3ecLMZtF44eOW3e1wqhYlDupzHnuQ1_wxwOFLYAWVAWxM5QpbzcHyq_9PYidxu-Q3QT84W8_f5HzsJ_2NlcZyOboLlWiOj4Kf8eGGBftDOQznKVEpsHM1xuBR72L_au/s640/ModelsSept2313.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAMStd2Q2ejTrP3_ZCt2xzbLsv8hZRyy_wY4LYlbNBXSJ4dIEW9Giem7a2BOr4b3ecLMZtF44eOW3e1wqhYlDupzHnuQ1_wxwOFLYAWVAWxM5QpbzcHyq_9PYidxu-Q3QT84W8_f5HzsJ_2NlcZyOboLlWiOj4Kf8eGGBftDOQznKVEpsHM1xuBR72L_au/w400-h300/ModelsSept2313.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>Side-on views are perhaps the easiest to disguise the size of the diorama, I'm considering alterative pieces of backscene to vary the view from time to time, I might even get away with a seascape...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_VNIk1M10a9tvPeBtYApPcXkDaVbZxvl38hXG6RygdY7gqMQgQPxpWrXwBZUdVCSbpo2PYRQjHoGVoEVQDwFG1zuTi0CLfJBd1CNVY3P5enfGEkjUNpTnxs2va_0wo4G-QmwCCkuyvW410Wv7K-3KMzmmSJZ_iLLahAxAO24244XZNNtHz5ZPRDZyacVP/s640/ModelsSept2312.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_VNIk1M10a9tvPeBtYApPcXkDaVbZxvl38hXG6RygdY7gqMQgQPxpWrXwBZUdVCSbpo2PYRQjHoGVoEVQDwFG1zuTi0CLfJBd1CNVY3P5enfGEkjUNpTnxs2va_0wo4G-QmwCCkuyvW410Wv7K-3KMzmmSJZ_iLLahAxAO24244XZNNtHz5ZPRDZyacVP/w400-h300/ModelsSept2312.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>One of the aims of this simple scheme was to be scale indifferent, and to allow either O9 or 009 stock to be photographed. With hindsight for this view the backscene should have been replaced with plain sky as the Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway had a much flatter horizon!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidwsLYihRfphZO3i7KztGSqyAu9WHHUEOG3PuEpYwQtmk4pssAQHXqRdHkOBWB1JHgIIwE3ZZSRcwObvHmTuSknf_nNsu93g7-QfWbg9S0wi7AzVOBdORnOKBgJ3Lmf06FIgplBWHnsdw5tAIsW1VU7hV0ciJEmd2OWonb5oniOz5PymmeBsccoRaefAqu/s640/ModelsSept2314.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidwsLYihRfphZO3i7KztGSqyAu9WHHUEOG3PuEpYwQtmk4pssAQHXqRdHkOBWB1JHgIIwE3ZZSRcwObvHmTuSknf_nNsu93g7-QfWbg9S0wi7AzVOBdORnOKBgJ3Lmf06FIgplBWHnsdw5tAIsW1VU7hV0ciJEmd2OWonb5oniOz5PymmeBsccoRaefAqu/w400-h300/ModelsSept2314.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>Work is underway on the next diorama, which is going to be something a little different.</p><p>Colin</p> <p></p>Colin Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01418130867071566611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-129210188375371770.post-59848745282580018202023-09-14T21:38:00.002+01:002023-09-23T22:00:06.117+01:00In Amongst the Undergrowth<p>Progress on the mini photo diorama has reached the point where I can say that it is complete - for now... when we saw it last I had just added the foliage material to the bramble/undergrowth patches and promised more scenic features to come. They did, as we shall see, but not until after I had taken a couple of test photos which led to me reconsidering two of my areas of undergrowth. I realised that the two patches in the front sections were never really going to be seen in photos and actually had the potential to be in the way causing out-of-focus blur in the foreground of images. Plain grass has now filled these areas.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdIGrYH0WdlxQuzOKayhfW54MmK_wgI9rCaH7z__MPbZMCe_xMh41OmACWvi6mQhYyFmxrw4X9uBlpYHe3A1ohvHu2U9maZu8cxXoVspOzHzXVa-FGMCdYnxvXHFz2LYNIlb-QFYhPt7ElS5U6Vdf3Qryi3dz56i1rVyFYKaqcnBGiZR_EMlue1kdHsJxJ/s640/ModelsSept2307.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdIGrYH0WdlxQuzOKayhfW54MmK_wgI9rCaH7z__MPbZMCe_xMh41OmACWvi6mQhYyFmxrw4X9uBlpYHe3A1ohvHu2U9maZu8cxXoVspOzHzXVa-FGMCdYnxvXHFz2LYNIlb-QFYhPt7ElS5U6Vdf3Qryi3dz56i1rVyFYKaqcnBGiZR_EMlue1kdHsJxJ/w400-h300/ModelsSept2307.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Once the various smaller scenic effects were added to the undergrowth. It becomes tricky to see them in helicopter shots, so this next picture should give a better idea of the effect. I have used a combination of Peco grass tufts, Martin Welberg weed tufts, MiniNature flowers and some small leftovers of sea moss branches combined to fill in around the brambles/undergrowth areas.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsVJV3TnR8jR4rQOWZF0z0DsARHcpLgtqxXegI9qdKFZOcy0BRVrtvsYAt6urVz7NbyvLA1ykGZcP517ElUP0mFyhCEDDyid9W_C6yGhmCN8P4yxJZIus4RMDlbrdEtAPUjDOlSzK0ZQSKyyVEbuxh26R8gaGiIYTPNqoG6oQdMu1iNzJAO9SCkdVnP0lh/s640/ModelsSept2308.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsVJV3TnR8jR4rQOWZF0z0DsARHcpLgtqxXegI9qdKFZOcy0BRVrtvsYAt6urVz7NbyvLA1ykGZcP517ElUP0mFyhCEDDyid9W_C6yGhmCN8P4yxJZIus4RMDlbrdEtAPUjDOlSzK0ZQSKyyVEbuxh26R8gaGiIYTPNqoG6oQdMu1iNzJAO9SCkdVnP0lh/w400-h300/ModelsSept2308.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Despite probably never being seen on camera, I added some extra texture around the areas where the newly added grass joined the old, an exercise in newspaper masks, hairspray and scatter material. This blends the joins (not that they are really visible) and just makes the plain grass areas have a little more interest to them. The reverse-shot shows the treatment along the edge of the grass.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk5zLywXz_NVrI3XcoU_1l3vYO3puCLFUR6bk3UcL_fDtq_6dC_BIsulK3r6LKMQ5Kvt95wjw8-qp7Qwe4ViTxo51OhXdaKUIBjNzgIMbM3CD56LtDfUjZBE_-aEY_t41S13CAbsnoQyzjzHjPfFu8QBP9EW-VuOfXgBVrqZb4h3S0CbYtVayIVI65K2sv/s640/ModelsSept2309.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk5zLywXz_NVrI3XcoU_1l3vYO3puCLFUR6bk3UcL_fDtq_6dC_BIsulK3r6LKMQ5Kvt95wjw8-qp7Qwe4ViTxo51OhXdaKUIBjNzgIMbM3CD56LtDfUjZBE_-aEY_t41S13CAbsnoQyzjzHjPfFu8QBP9EW-VuOfXgBVrqZb4h3S0CbYtVayIVI65K2sv/w400-h300/ModelsSept2309.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>You may have spotted that I have not gone to any effort to create a nice looking surround to this scene, just spraying the edge of the cat food box in grey primer when the track was painted. I really ought to at least gibe this a coat of something suitable, but I will probably refrain from any timber trim etc as this is really only a photographic tool rather than a display piece.</div><div><br /></div><div>The next job will be to actually take some photographs...</div><div><br /></div><div>Colin<br /><p><br /></p></div>Colin Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01418130867071566611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-129210188375371770.post-9833905691571085842023-09-09T21:13:00.002+01:002023-09-23T21:59:44.058+01:00Not on the High Street<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have made some scenic progress on the cat food box photographic diorama since those last experimental photos. This started with a ground cover mix made from tester pot paints, PVA and grey tile grout. The tester pots and PVA were both Wilko own-label products and sadly the opportunity to replace like-for-like is now likely to be limited. I had not been in a branch for ages but actually went in the day before they passed into administration and a couple of 1/2 price tester pots did end up in my basket... Whilst the ground cover mix was wet Woodland Scenics fine turf was sprinkled over and left to dry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hanging basket liner grass was then added as the start of the green scenery. There are more details on my technique in the <a href="https://o9modeller.blogspot.com/p/hanging-basket-liner-grass.html" target="_blank">Hanging Basket Liner Grass Step-by-Step</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN7MhZEeXpcVcSFwJ6zkB1eyFZQ-VgeLO_h7khh4UZYf-0TH0_UKV_-yJuuilpF0AmDtjhuhJOLsAKBGf8XfwVhRTyDYrbugsdWUneOrdAwZvUVSPCb8WnzPggunFmngKzWe4t3R5YwTW5J1EE2LXU7U4RqnZQ95X3c123Fdnr4Mluk-RTBQhKz38hB6Ig/s640/ModelsSept2301.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN7MhZEeXpcVcSFwJ6zkB1eyFZQ-VgeLO_h7khh4UZYf-0TH0_UKV_-yJuuilpF0AmDtjhuhJOLsAKBGf8XfwVhRTyDYrbugsdWUneOrdAwZvUVSPCb8WnzPggunFmngKzWe4t3R5YwTW5J1EE2LXU7U4RqnZQ95X3c123Fdnr4Mluk-RTBQhKz38hB6Ig/w400-h300/ModelsSept2301.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>With the grass trimmed I added some dead grass around the ballast edges using a Jarvis grass matt. Next came the basis of my brambles and undergrowth, made from the coir mat hanging basket liner, ripped apart, scrunched up, fixed with hairspray and then painted with brown aerosols (Halfords and Humbrol). They look a little ridiculous here, rather like over-scale birds nests, but as the one bottom-right shows, they will be vastly improved with trimming and adding foliage material (in this case recycled from a previous project).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT0LhpiS7Os326o001qo9EXtMJuGGmYzNsgfLe4WAL3D2Lc7M_WjbW4BqgV8JonHQIpQW1Xm2Ro3JGffb1qCTjPkbw4JU01-2e1cQVJp9YXxehl8Fh-57YSA-oZDz_L5NHG3TrjR-zDBvbUVutQ4fpX7hFj0k-fmTjvmRZm6YKhTXX1gnR1kpOQ6jmGuoG/s640/ModelsSept2302.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT0LhpiS7Os326o001qo9EXtMJuGGmYzNsgfLe4WAL3D2Lc7M_WjbW4BqgV8JonHQIpQW1Xm2Ro3JGffb1qCTjPkbw4JU01-2e1cQVJp9YXxehl8Fh-57YSA-oZDz_L5NHG3TrjR-zDBvbUVutQ4fpX7hFj0k-fmTjvmRZm6YKhTXX1gnR1kpOQ6jmGuoG/w400-h300/ModelsSept2302.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After gluing the nests in place with PVA and leaving overnight to dry, I then added teased-out foliage mat material, Woodland Scenics and Hornby Skale Scenics, secured in place with hairspray and left to dry. Attention could then turn to adding further natural detail - more on that in due course.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2h5265rhSNdwjn9IWs0pkz943p-C_wZrGMgBP1f7KL4hWnnbjhP9Bfdeb4MxXOJWtIbXaAE-_PvTpLsCw2cPMC_fMjDUm5nr11rhlBg2wsOAJWT1VXWJiFr48egis6n5KV03cMXRAS-iKCiHlro6Qfd6S2waiv_bChBlJ9NT4j8APVcTb9SKom-95CPDG/s640/ModelsSept2303.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2h5265rhSNdwjn9IWs0pkz943p-C_wZrGMgBP1f7KL4hWnnbjhP9Bfdeb4MxXOJWtIbXaAE-_PvTpLsCw2cPMC_fMjDUm5nr11rhlBg2wsOAJWT1VXWJiFr48egis6n5KV03cMXRAS-iKCiHlro6Qfd6S2waiv_bChBlJ9NT4j8APVcTb9SKom-95CPDG/w400-h300/ModelsSept2303.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Both hanging basket liners are Wilkos products, one discontinued for some time. It is great to model with high-street purchases, and worrying when a potential line of supply might go forever. Round here, with the warehouse up the road, everyone knows someone who has worked for Wilkinson's at some point, so my thoughts are with the staff at this difficult time...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Colin</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Colin Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01418130867071566611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-129210188375371770.post-44377868283987322152023-09-01T21:04:00.003+01:002023-09-23T21:59:29.502+01:00On the Horizon<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've been carrying out a few further experiments with the under-development photo diorama. When we last saw it I had used the free Railway Modeller backscene and commented that it needed less foreground. With hindsight it needed less 'busy-ness' and a lower horizon too. I quickly printed off a view I had taken at Humberston last year and tried that as a background instead. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJRbVXhVdyq0TZsC6Q9oqbkhmaVarP2J7AHkLf7clpX9H-Csub6H5ESQx0D13SArq9Ghi29AsR0q0b_AIK--F_CjBWSMFdPrQLRYyd_G5XO_Lr_Ivtfgsxy540xVTV6oWvPC6YHQRcApfiqPO-H3t5z72frZ-13hPzW0Mc0UdgfPG0tWzm0U_fugPK-A2/s640/ModelsAug2307.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghJRbVXhVdyq0TZsC6Q9oqbkhmaVarP2J7AHkLf7clpX9H-Csub6H5ESQx0D13SArq9Ghi29AsR0q0b_AIK--F_CjBWSMFdPrQLRYyd_G5XO_Lr_Ivtfgsxy540xVTV6oWvPC6YHQRcApfiqPO-H3t5z72frZ-13hPzW0Mc0UdgfPG0tWzm0U_fugPK-A2/w400-h300/ModelsAug2307.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It didn't really work, a cornfield is not really going to blend onto any of the foreground I provide and the gap where the track falls off the end is far too obvious. Something bushier is no doubt required...</div><div><br /></div><div>I did try it with no foreground and just sky, which does rather make it look as if the railcar has reached the edge of a precipice! A fence or gate would help but may be a little restrictive in practice.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj-gyph4SytfeLiCtFRZYn0liaocXwDnVvDwN5W5Khl1iypcR_6uV3KKF60bbzSkNwJIqTOkyiljbAO8rHUUDK_fyh2DlxCGfJxLb0l91daaQ6yvw3RfFBmzaRI_Yzv22C1fI813uMH10iKV79QP_iqkwk75-PkeIAoPsZ3daiIe1gSBFNFlKQ1cGrnkgo/s640/ModelsAug2308.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj-gyph4SytfeLiCtFRZYn0liaocXwDnVvDwN5W5Khl1iypcR_6uV3KKF60bbzSkNwJIqTOkyiljbAO8rHUUDK_fyh2DlxCGfJxLb0l91daaQ6yvw3RfFBmzaRI_Yzv22C1fI813uMH10iKV79QP_iqkwk75-PkeIAoPsZ3daiIe1gSBFNFlKQ1cGrnkgo/w400-h300/ModelsAug2308.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Despite the experimentation the scene is slowly progressing, ballast is now laid and I've dry-brushed the sleepers with a light wood/grey colour to make them look like weathered wood.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Colin</div><br /> <p></p>Colin Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01418130867071566611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-129210188375371770.post-6757209506045953912023-08-18T20:34:00.001+01:002023-09-23T21:59:09.783+01:00Diorama Development<p>As I have mentioned before, earlier this year I attempted to make a mini-photographic diorama that could fit in my 12" square lightbox for photography. I failed at this, on several occasions, and eventually gave it up as a bad job. A few weeks ago I started another attempt, this time in the medium of cat food box and polystyrene...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfsg8V7G0YCCGT9FMd1q-PfdmyXlTVIadsnXLIYHU4K7zTmj37ryzgtDGjt9QrbRywTQYxkkRKs2b2Np8AfZ_TuHQn2wfqCTvjiA-WZGQdHjipQxandYgpSzPgS-B7nboLP7Ksn64CWhhrPP_CgpwW2f7mP3AbP5q2KD79KGfrCFQgpb9Kup25c2Wvl0_z/s640/ModelsJul2316.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfsg8V7G0YCCGT9FMd1q-PfdmyXlTVIadsnXLIYHU4K7zTmj37ryzgtDGjt9QrbRywTQYxkkRKs2b2Np8AfZ_TuHQn2wfqCTvjiA-WZGQdHjipQxandYgpSzPgS-B7nboLP7Ksn64CWhhrPP_CgpwW2f7mP3AbP5q2KD79KGfrCFQgpb9Kup25c2Wvl0_z/w400-h300/ModelsJul2316.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It's early days and some tweaking may be required, for example I may re-profile some of the raised area behind the track to lose the 'ski jump' effect behind the loco cab. I opted to try this shot using the free backscene provided by the Railway Modeller last year as a background, and it really adds some depth, although if pursued it needs to loose some of the foreground grassland and bring the trees down lower. <div><br /></div><div>One area where this version has really come out well is the colouring of the track. I had been using Halfords matt dark brown as a track colour base and getting a very heavy looking result. This time I have gone for a lot paler palette, a mist of grey primer, then a light spray of Humbrol 29 "dark" brown acrylic aerosol. Once dry the rail sides were picked out in Humbrol 160, slightly thinned. Some weathering will produce a result that really looks like dry timber sleepers and metal rails.</div><div><br /></div><div>More soon...</div><div><br /></div><div>Colin<br /><p><br /></p></div>Colin Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01418130867071566611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-129210188375371770.post-4787238842691242042023-08-12T09:15:00.001+01:002023-08-12T09:15:00.136+01:00Buffers and Baggage<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">For a while I really couldn't be motivated to get anything going on the workbench, however the weather was really telling me to stay indoors and do something so I came up with a couple of schemes to get started on. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The first was a reworking a Black Dog Mining (style) wagon as a luggage trailer for the O9 railcar, filling the cutouts for MicroTrains couplers and fitting pre-painted Black Dog coupler/buffer blocks in their place to accommodate a link-and-pin coupler to the railcar. A careful touch-up of the paintwork has made a pretty neat job of the changes.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs4fv-G9biLZRKXju1kw_Kj5rnoQqPeXW-f7pBsoTgKoBbK8wE39SjIH2OmMUwzhrDlmci-BZRXf5py6mD8ZgnQ0XfjUejzqFdToz89e9wkEF9HgyO8B9j01MdYmA9ebaGXLAH2y-bP6493mNFHsRkQZ1sKEgBwNV1rxgkv9SgmcHNhcAmwRfSzrCJPHVV/s640/ModelsJul2312.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs4fv-G9biLZRKXju1kw_Kj5rnoQqPeXW-f7pBsoTgKoBbK8wE39SjIH2OmMUwzhrDlmci-BZRXf5py6mD8ZgnQ0XfjUejzqFdToz89e9wkEF9HgyO8B9j01MdYmA9ebaGXLAH2y-bP6493mNFHsRkQZ1sKEgBwNV1rxgkv9SgmcHNhcAmwRfSzrCJPHVV/w400-h300/ModelsJul2312.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Of course a luggage trailer needs some luggage, so a root around found a Preiser backpack, suitcase and bag, all pre-painted some time ago. To this I added an older style case using a modified ammo case from a ground crew set, and a bike from a rather basic 3D print I had acquired, possibly from Avalon Line. This filament print required a fair bit of fettling to look anything (and you have to ignore it's square frames!), and I had to add my own pedals from a bent staple and 5 thou styrene. The other side is very poor, but you'll not see that...</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcbixhtGMwUicoO92l5IxiHiNDG_qoN7h-M-0ty4WFNadUJNqePXnGAaHZvoBvR8ZiVarlL5KvMLBO0R4wXwpCjwksQiytrsyFYlhJqUK1ZaWygydaaPqrItnfNw-v-2DAHXLMpvFVbll80PKhKF7u66REVYEy0sZcaYmkn6QhavvMYKJssdQhxj-MdvVS/s640/ModelsJul2311.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcbixhtGMwUicoO92l5IxiHiNDG_qoN7h-M-0ty4WFNadUJNqePXnGAaHZvoBvR8ZiVarlL5KvMLBO0R4wXwpCjwksQiytrsyFYlhJqUK1ZaWygydaaPqrItnfNw-v-2DAHXLMpvFVbll80PKhKF7u66REVYEy0sZcaYmkn6QhavvMYKJssdQhxj-MdvVS/w400-h300/ModelsJul2311.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div>Bringing it all together, this is the result with the load fixed in place using 'Tacky Wax', I hope the bike was placed in carefully on top of that luggage! I need to fashion a 'U' shaped wire coupler to engage with the loop on the railcar ends.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnPybPaZs2XLlxHmWkj3NhQKi1IkhFfxaH4gr4Ys7puNsfFsTKGiG0RFsoKtXgYRIafj3QCWlDJSsFwisXIvyTXGv4XdH8H1nSbShvlWXley_oYiMakwvyF9uQ6zwWYKy4pI8GxtDa7a5g2_cuNKQM0rQNhxcpY1jL_kOTcU78mYLpuUCPMzT9XcoglbfH/s640/ModelsJul2313.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnPybPaZs2XLlxHmWkj3NhQKi1IkhFfxaH4gr4Ys7puNsfFsTKGiG0RFsoKtXgYRIafj3QCWlDJSsFwisXIvyTXGv4XdH8H1nSbShvlWXley_oYiMakwvyF9uQ6zwWYKy4pI8GxtDa7a5g2_cuNKQM0rQNhxcpY1jL_kOTcU78mYLpuUCPMzT9XcoglbfH/w400-h300/ModelsJul2313.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The other task I set myself was to add buffers and nameplates to the light green A1 Models "Albert" diesel. I had always planned to have buffers, as per the Littlehampton prototype, but had failed to scratchbuild any buffer shanks to my satisfaction. At the Doncaster show in February I bought some cast oval Dundas 009 ones, and prepared these in red primer before opting in the end to replace the oval heads with turned 4mm round ones, which in this use really make a difference.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJpP8GjFxtnG31N3jSk4F6AU_8l4HmoqbfwABccB_s68AhKcBJw1CuuqOjf0p6rlMR0MSCg-nR4gC48HU3lppdIUQKmFAagtdGQT8nDnr4p_OQj7Qiw-iJq9ZkdFI9_XpRLvhbH5ajhq0uqP25DbG9i_SEFdY43os9VXBDOsevqzO12h1-yNkOIO0uwibB/s640/ModelsJul2314.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJpP8GjFxtnG31N3jSk4F6AU_8l4HmoqbfwABccB_s68AhKcBJw1CuuqOjf0p6rlMR0MSCg-nR4gC48HU3lppdIUQKmFAagtdGQT8nDnr4p_OQj7Qiw-iJq9ZkdFI9_XpRLvhbH5ajhq0uqP25DbG9i_SEFdY43os9VXBDOsevqzO12h1-yNkOIO0uwibB/w400-h300/ModelsJul2314.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I have also finally named the loco, it begins with 'A' but it is 'Amelia' rather than Albert. These are Narrow Planet plates that had previously done a temporary stint on an 009 Gmeinder. With all of these smaller parts for both projects painted and fitted on the dreary days, finally a nicer day appeared when I was able to give everything a waft of matt varnish over the changed bufferbeams on both projects.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi31gj4eO8MvZ31jKkJHbbWH3M1bzfHihQZshli3kX1O6TDokg0cnFN0h3QlmBpwC07BAf-IVsOHvo15kCVazU5N-uA-cDIlOJ0uweDVihTBMqtelFilBFm6NQDIXgIfkrFq8pmzOQhX2iNrZW8GSYo3OIvKFtBbva5GwmUc5fj4nR9hmIUC7aY0J04XQWp/s640/ModelsJul2315.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi31gj4eO8MvZ31jKkJHbbWH3M1bzfHihQZshli3kX1O6TDokg0cnFN0h3QlmBpwC07BAf-IVsOHvo15kCVazU5N-uA-cDIlOJ0uweDVihTBMqtelFilBFm6NQDIXgIfkrFq8pmzOQhX2iNrZW8GSYo3OIvKFtBbva5GwmUc5fj4nR9hmIUC7aY0J04XQWp/w400-h300/ModelsJul2315.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>In other news, I'm also having (yet) another try at a mini photo diorama to fit in the light box, but simplifying things compared to previous attempts and mock-ups. I'm even working on some ideas for the project after that... </div><div><br /></div><div>Colin</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p></div>Colin Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01418130867071566611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-129210188375371770.post-35226744372770756132023-07-23T22:37:00.009+01:002023-07-23T22:44:41.285+01:00Narrow Gauge Now<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The East Midlands group of the 009 Society have run a successful series of events at Portland College near Mansfield over a number of years, at which I have exhibited both 'Shifting Sands' and 'The Old Quarry Line'. The event keeps growing and is now known as 'Narrow Gauge Now' (<b>N</b>orth <b>o</b>f <b>W</b>atford!). The 2023 event on 22nd July was as good as ever with a range of layouts, ranging from a boxfile to veteran exhibition layouts, and not just in 009...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A special mention for Lockdown Park by Andrew Glover, I'm not usually a fan of whimsey but this has so much going on, including Boris Johnson. I must declare an interest here as I laid the <a href="https://o9modeller.blogspot.com/2019/01/did-anyone-order-pizza.html">original pizza</a> in the middle on a bare board before selling it to Andrew, who created something beyond my imagination!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXI0TZK1_sXPg2Z7l3CV5CTNarHBnqonAxIXnQzqAVI03SH8PyaFfFIszwwr1m3C37j5lxtUoHcJoqMRgyXYxfjjKbNgLfNpt8ohPXNV2U0Ly0UOm-19TaYG5aatSjTn3fbnBzZiVnJlwbNAGEJtcUIKAP3LwsnIxmuZTKyfHfWslZ2_vEsmSHsIVVfEoU/s800/ModelsJul2302.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXI0TZK1_sXPg2Z7l3CV5CTNarHBnqonAxIXnQzqAVI03SH8PyaFfFIszwwr1m3C37j5lxtUoHcJoqMRgyXYxfjjKbNgLfNpt8ohPXNV2U0Ly0UOm-19TaYG5aatSjTn3fbnBzZiVnJlwbNAGEJtcUIKAP3LwsnIxmuZTKyfHfWslZ2_vEsmSHsIVVfEoU/w400-h300/ModelsJul2302.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I had spotted an O9 layout listed on the event details, Welton Park by the Sleaford & District MRS. Having found nothing but a bare boards picture online I was unsure what to expect, but it was a representation of a passenger carrying 15" gauge railway. You can just see a 'Warship' in the background on passenger stock, with an MG Models Scooter and Classic diesel on yard duties in the foreground.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4JJW_8Tuz2iybcDyilYbLKgae6Ko98lHKgpJtEZ5wd3TThonLdXdRJMAAvcOFebNrjN_jw4auJpUkWkOv0XEDFmbvBLLyEVlsC3Jitu6xO-YedmOc5PVldxzG1SKOevB7uprdXcKzuD13flmkC2Ni8Mx3Wc1Kr_AEZ5ANqpYSEtKuvJky9d6tfmWrcKVA/s800/ModelsJul2307.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4JJW_8Tuz2iybcDyilYbLKgae6Ko98lHKgpJtEZ5wd3TThonLdXdRJMAAvcOFebNrjN_jw4auJpUkWkOv0XEDFmbvBLLyEVlsC3Jitu6xO-YedmOc5PVldxzG1SKOevB7uprdXcKzuD13flmkC2Ni8Mx3Wc1Kr_AEZ5ANqpYSEtKuvJky9d6tfmWrcKVA/w400-h300/ModelsJul2307.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This group towards the front of the layout look to be suitable passing the time with a cuppa...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0mR2uyAWbUMOKWTrSAWCtGpXhxU64yTaSoXm7W-M6g-rm2aEl6RWhu3_VaGinBi5-vLl1ZT_yzz-f_v16kFoSNdXejg9Mr6L8YRRO6PJSDwKgsQxIIQ0JZeQbixD_8uXoPfb7SyyV7Uzzho2zyHhT9BfJc_SSMho9-3-wfmWwaVuSHVaYT8ps4Eprv_so/s800/ModelsJul2305.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0mR2uyAWbUMOKWTrSAWCtGpXhxU64yTaSoXm7W-M6g-rm2aEl6RWhu3_VaGinBi5-vLl1ZT_yzz-f_v16kFoSNdXejg9Mr6L8YRRO6PJSDwKgsQxIIQ0JZeQbixD_8uXoPfb7SyyV7Uzzho2zyHhT9BfJc_SSMho9-3-wfmWwaVuSHVaYT8ps4Eprv_so/w400-h300/ModelsJul2305.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Building interiors are well detailed, including this workshop scene.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitIMCxSxqE59ejQcdOomzVt2Gn8nc16f6gHoalsNXyjI30Ig_iQFeae3y5XOc5W4U9AXS9sRv-1IU3-BMr74iJoxJIe_Kf405HPoatQOaE8GOJAX15hz51Byf58qMZPFXzBDoizTfQoMAcxnpwLmZt16zpwj1bdL1WSdyQ9yJYgxcrvFGHMJAFzu0TjDub/s800/ModelsJul2306.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitIMCxSxqE59ejQcdOomzVt2Gn8nc16f6gHoalsNXyjI30Ig_iQFeae3y5XOc5W4U9AXS9sRv-1IU3-BMr74iJoxJIe_Kf405HPoatQOaE8GOJAX15hz51Byf58qMZPFXzBDoizTfQoMAcxnpwLmZt16zpwj1bdL1WSdyQ9yJYgxcrvFGHMJAFzu0TjDub/w400-h300/ModelsJul2306.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Despite having a bit of a clear-out recently (or even because...) I allowed myself a couple of purchases, including another set of A1 Models '<a href="https://o9modeller.blogspot.com/search/label/Albert">Albert</a>' etches and a couple of 3D printed seated figures who looked suitably hunched up to be minimum gauge passengers or maybe even relaxed locomotive drivers. Expensive compared to Chinese copies of a well-known brand but cheap compared to whitemetal figures. I will try and get a picture of them in due course.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Having caught up with a few folk I've not seen for a while and seen some inspiring work, now I just need to get motivated again!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Colin</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Colin Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01418130867071566611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-129210188375371770.post-46585465684736342632023-07-18T22:25:00.005+01:002023-07-20T23:10:08.413+01:00'Monty' - a Familiar Exmoor<p>The active visiting locomotive at the Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway's 75th Anniversary gala was Exmoor Steam Railway built 0-4-2T 'Monty' from the Evesham Vale Light Railway. Smartly turned out in maroon you could easily be fooled into thinking that this well maintained machine had left the Exmoor works looking like this when first built.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUAdH-TQlyH8hJDSAgSpXwdGtVYa5bzEbXl08NAmXbF2VYYyY-1JnLoLsSRoMvBK8yShsoiYTf6yifdx3PAw1_12eBrSHHZDeYyaHvQAJ8d3n5FXdox7usAeUUR0Rwtma2jW1LPj1hnMGr-NtkW_h3IGSRtt5cmhVTDWopw1e194L4ur7f7wl5FqSoo6A3/s640/Cleethorpes2311.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUAdH-TQlyH8hJDSAgSpXwdGtVYa5bzEbXl08NAmXbF2VYYyY-1JnLoLsSRoMvBK8yShsoiYTf6yifdx3PAw1_12eBrSHHZDeYyaHvQAJ8d3n5FXdox7usAeUUR0Rwtma2jW1LPj1hnMGr-NtkW_h3IGSRtt5cmhVTDWopw1e194L4ur7f7wl5FqSoo6A3/s320/Cleethorpes2311.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But 'Monty' is in fact a very much rebuilt 'Markeaton Lady', built in 1996 for the much-missed Markeaton Park Light Railway in Derby. Under the ownership of John Bull the loco looked very different, especially as over the years she gained a lovely patina of a working locomotive, a huge contrast to the polished, if sometimes a little wet, appearance she presented at Cleethorpes on Sunday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZvFFpBmT0XRdHDW5bFCer5m3G5TkuTuLsM8cPuy4zyulN_8kA0hFk1tgGjftQwY5eBsycuQEYHGP1fGphnxv3gSauGUAi6tYsWuxmIrBjUU5qahswNo2JtkCfjhd0JDsxEwIk64R0dW9prkuiJmG5qvdiOEYPdBfRwtdfgVwMRfoOAlA7p2uUMap3rvs8/s640/Cleethorpes2312.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZvFFpBmT0XRdHDW5bFCer5m3G5TkuTuLsM8cPuy4zyulN_8kA0hFk1tgGjftQwY5eBsycuQEYHGP1fGphnxv3gSauGUAi6tYsWuxmIrBjUU5qahswNo2JtkCfjhd0JDsxEwIk64R0dW9prkuiJmG5qvdiOEYPdBfRwtdfgVwMRfoOAlA7p2uUMap3rvs8/s320/Cleethorpes2312.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The photo above was taken in 2008, and I think was possibly the last time I saw 'Markeaton Lady' in use at Derby. The railway was a handy stop-off when visiting 7mm Narrow Gauge Association events in Mickleover and Burton-upon-Trent, usually a quick visit for a return trip on the way home. The blue Exmoor locomotive clearly had an effect on me, as my own O9 Exmoor model took on the front-end appearance and the colour influence, despite being an 0-6-2T.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrPAFyfswM6CbdnIOKyVlcTZ2h2KPzsfZwlXYD6A799rv6pr2WOhUuyX-r2H5lXDG16W4rX7Gc-8Zg4ldUMIEjOXkUS6nAOe7C2ZTlSbJCiKwWDTUMrOxDvTytkNUeEI7O4-ljr4vMOCCwMjMWGLwcvyFkHFskvL_lxXkJVBZp64hKd2uje5HckSmzyR3v/s640/Cleethorpes2309.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrPAFyfswM6CbdnIOKyVlcTZ2h2KPzsfZwlXYD6A799rv6pr2WOhUuyX-r2H5lXDG16W4rX7Gc-8Zg4ldUMIEjOXkUS6nAOe7C2ZTlSbJCiKwWDTUMrOxDvTytkNUeEI7O4-ljr4vMOCCwMjMWGLwcvyFkHFskvL_lxXkJVBZp64hKd2uje5HckSmzyR3v/s320/Cleethorpes2309.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Before I built my Exmoor ('St. Edwin') I had originally contemplated an 0-4-2T version on a Minitrains outside-framed chassis. The picture above neatly illustrates why this would not necessarily have worked, as the vertical Minitrains motor would actually be too far forward to fit in the cab. The dimensions could have been juggled a little but as I didn't actually have the chassis at that time it was all rather academic and the 0-6-2T version on an inside framed Bachmann chassis was the result.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMTLJywuRMiXzGtUAnxpWxcxWG4oFXEllD-5eX7RPRpWKto4s7fHrR-30-2wR4uIdTOIAIjJaD7AZgG_ceVEVqhn7mCVOFjXDqaRMT5n0p3xiMJbo2Yj_cFrocZTdI1t_QpqAM9tU0i53_kztrjZ2z7mxq550d2wjpiAaGNWI1YO4-Wjhu7fe6DOLmQLT/s640/Cleethorpes2308.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLMTLJywuRMiXzGtUAnxpWxcxWG4oFXEllD-5eX7RPRpWKto4s7fHrR-30-2wR4uIdTOIAIjJaD7AZgG_ceVEVqhn7mCVOFjXDqaRMT5n0p3xiMJbo2Yj_cFrocZTdI1t_QpqAM9tU0i53_kztrjZ2z7mxq550d2wjpiAaGNWI1YO4-Wjhu7fe6DOLmQLT/s320/Cleethorpes2308.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The new run-around loop at the CCLR's Lakeside station offers a few new photographic opportunities, I was actually sat on the train taking this photo of the loco approaching the train to take out the next working to Kingsway. Having a loop here makes all the difference to day-to-day operations for the railway by removing the need to top-and-tail workings and just making things much more railway-like for observers such as myself...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSCdBO5C6dUTWFox8BVhZtbChJPUKe0MYOOn81Z2_g7ZlQL4WW5hPM0cPtxmXTZMH-0WlCI6N17fw-rBS-_5Ttl0NKZ0L39QcCJU9vFdmLcSk9T803R4Hpy3Gt8dIbF-yo1NdKEVYMISJO6MlmK_3VrDBvlgGm27BDBVWY4jb6tFbWFJ5JwcQtJ0OYBhi1/s640/Cleethorpes2307.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSCdBO5C6dUTWFox8BVhZtbChJPUKe0MYOOn81Z2_g7ZlQL4WW5hPM0cPtxmXTZMH-0WlCI6N17fw-rBS-_5Ttl0NKZ0L39QcCJU9vFdmLcSk9T803R4Hpy3Gt8dIbF-yo1NdKEVYMISJO6MlmK_3VrDBvlgGm27BDBVWY4jb6tFbWFJ5JwcQtJ0OYBhi1/s320/Cleethorpes2307.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The track re-laid last year through the floodgate and up to the first foot crossing is still looking in excellent condition as we see 'Monty' heading out through the gate and onto the coastal stretch of the line. It was remarked during the day that you cannot see as much of the coast as you once could along here, growth in the protected area of the old dunes has restricted this somewhat but there are a few breaks in the vegetation where the water can be seen. From the elevated point on the flood defences you can see a lot more and watching passing ships in the estuary passes time between trains.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7YxDUo2M5bIz_yHB47UioE9JArwEsk3v2LqWHnljwKsxGQhHWwnaUmoJ8SaiG2OQ1AYMLtm8xBdtxXy_op09vPFGQwW0NEvPo5U791-8-UzotvYR8D7sBdYtl9cxBIw3M57OY8f3TLraF3EilrHrC6pfUNmvr_DmEyNHLl_Vn90hnLToULwB5emln9iLI/s640/Cleethorpes2310.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7YxDUo2M5bIz_yHB47UioE9JArwEsk3v2LqWHnljwKsxGQhHWwnaUmoJ8SaiG2OQ1AYMLtm8xBdtxXy_op09vPFGQwW0NEvPo5U791-8-UzotvYR8D7sBdYtl9cxBIw3M57OY8f3TLraF3EilrHrC6pfUNmvr_DmEyNHLl_Vn90hnLToULwB5emln9iLI/s320/Cleethorpes2310.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The photographs in this entry have not been presented in the order they were taken, in fact the first picture was later in the day when the rain had started. The contrast in weather to this shot is marked, this was before lunch and was one of those moments where due to the lighting conditions the camera on my phone actually produced a better balanced image than my camera. But the weather did not affect my day at the CCLR, even if it did try to interrupt the official proceedings with a storm the day before!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Update:</b> I have now uploaded a larger selection of images at higher resolution to Flickr: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/90809144@N03/albums/72177720309911517" target="_blank">Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway Gala 2023</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Colin</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Colin Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01418130867071566611noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-129210188375371770.post-9616288322184545032023-07-17T21:58:00.002+01:002023-07-20T23:09:07.159+01:00Cleethorpes Coast at 75<p>The Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway celebrated 75 years of miniature railways at the south end of the resort over the weekend of July 15th and 16th. Although the 1948 railway was on a different alignment it is regarded as the first incarnation of the present railway for continuity purposes. It is quite a story of private and public ownership, steam, electric and gas-hydraulic propulsion over the years.</p><p>To tell this story a new exhibition has opened at Lakeside station telling the story in words, pictures, video and exhibits. A very familiar feature is this mock ticket hut that was constructed for the 'Rails to the Sands' exhibition back in 2010 to the design of Tim Dunn, although yet to feature on his 'Architecture the Railways Built" TV show! You could walk through it in it's previous location, but it now has a very effective background picture depicting the electric age at Cleethorpes in the mid-20th century. This should prove a good 'photo op' for families and children.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4lzQhjNMQHiwVyILOfRsOolShgtf8DRjO5nECpwRtyMZuzqGk7JBT58FBdQj2q37OvkVlgnt9_PvEfxbfXGaTZSvKUOAoYK35NIZVnkKg26BGIX8RsUw-qvRjeC_JvvkxrS5Ve0IEykh0y88erCqTVmQfIdjbOAuvkxYUVowIf5pQGDX-kr43UMkXaC18/s640/Cleethorpes2302.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4lzQhjNMQHiwVyILOfRsOolShgtf8DRjO5nECpwRtyMZuzqGk7JBT58FBdQj2q37OvkVlgnt9_PvEfxbfXGaTZSvKUOAoYK35NIZVnkKg26BGIX8RsUw-qvRjeC_JvvkxrS5Ve0IEykh0y88erCqTVmQfIdjbOAuvkxYUVowIf5pQGDX-kr43UMkXaC18/w400-h300/Cleethorpes2302.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>Two miniature steam locomotives feature in the display, and will remain on site for the summer season. The first is the locomotive that started it all - the GNR Atlantic that ran in 1948. Remarkably cine film footage of the original line has emerged and is on show, revealing it was painted red (!) Now re-gauged from 9 1/2" to 10 1/4" gauge it is restored in GNR colours.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zJT13Pld-rn4KQzUMpmOXx9Il7v1uaEoelNmKWaoBcw37mdHDmHeuNBe_r-fG3xXR4E3uLN6dkTcFhkpQ27jixuHff6HuWiGrnOXvT-MldVANEbQfdHBFqpbqhMd6-vM9_MygpWGt_Smlo65Tp6MbUTZT6vaGbEDIvnZfqeV1DP1vL3VvRQO3QS8WAiV/s640/Cleethorpes2303.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zJT13Pld-rn4KQzUMpmOXx9Il7v1uaEoelNmKWaoBcw37mdHDmHeuNBe_r-fG3xXR4E3uLN6dkTcFhkpQ27jixuHff6HuWiGrnOXvT-MldVANEbQfdHBFqpbqhMd6-vM9_MygpWGt_Smlo65Tp6MbUTZT6vaGbEDIvnZfqeV1DP1vL3VvRQO3QS8WAiV/w400-h300/Cleethorpes2303.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The first locomotive built specifically for Cleethorpes was the Dove Pacific 'Cleethorpes Flyer'. Certainly not a fine scale machine in engineering or appearance it was based on an LNER Peppercorn outline, but was transformed in later years to depict a British Railways 'Britannia' class locomotive 'Rob Roy' and is usually based at the Eastleigh Lakeside Railway. It has been reunited with an original nameplate for display.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYnuFMc0HgAJP1KXDDj_m9swt0a-deafDdv7SNGaShQtr8XJI3xg_L9Yel0tsqVg3BxyLjCdpkZAfKwNitE6EaAilKPE18QFgifOIH_Vq7igyZDXqbx-XYhkrS59gLD_86mslDlOmqpFpFtyeGXNdjIGxlcgVeZHjmEyRKRXWCqSvsJ6zBjQgI8cg0rgkC/s640/Cleethorpes2304.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYnuFMc0HgAJP1KXDDj_m9swt0a-deafDdv7SNGaShQtr8XJI3xg_L9Yel0tsqVg3BxyLjCdpkZAfKwNitE6EaAilKPE18QFgifOIH_Vq7igyZDXqbx-XYhkrS59gLD_86mslDlOmqpFpFtyeGXNdjIGxlcgVeZHjmEyRKRXWCqSvsJ6zBjQgI8cg0rgkC/w400-h300/Cleethorpes2304.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In 1954 the Cleethorpes Miniature Railway was electrified with the arrival of three accumulator powered locomotives with a modern outline. All are now scrapped, but a fourth identical machine was sold to Kerrs Miniature Railway in Arbroath and survived for a longer time before it too was scrapped. Imagine the surprise when the CCLR's owners discovered the cab end on an auction site! John Kerr is co-owner of the CCLR so this is a nice bit of history linking both lines.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj81CqMFgryyMk5zFLWQvVS-P6Dm-37E8q8N7F18K92-LGpO4Ehkh8oyB7Cai1wNLYm6ZATDS1TafX-UAs1V1fRIEvJOsoiHiJ-pFb_aa7GKOiLtB9b5YUZmZ3koG2vcAIzm8GWdHT3Z0LfWpAmrs2HkgEkUlG6hYlRsUvrkzVxuPNMB1CxXV-LFVPg30Hz/s640/Cleethorpes2305.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj81CqMFgryyMk5zFLWQvVS-P6Dm-37E8q8N7F18K92-LGpO4Ehkh8oyB7Cai1wNLYm6ZATDS1TafX-UAs1V1fRIEvJOsoiHiJ-pFb_aa7GKOiLtB9b5YUZmZ3koG2vcAIzm8GWdHT3Z0LfWpAmrs2HkgEkUlG6hYlRsUvrkzVxuPNMB1CxXV-LFVPg30Hz/w300-h400/Cleethorpes2305.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On display outside was a 15" gauge visitor depicting an earlier era of seaside miniature railway history was Bassett Lowke 15 'Prince Edward of Wales' visiting from the Rhyl Miniature Railway. It shouldn't be forgotten that rival Lincolnshire resort Skegness boasted a railway operated by a sister locomotive in the early part of last century. It had been planned to run this machine however there were various concerns regarding flange clearances and haulage power so it joined the display of locomotives at Lakeside including CCLR past ('Flower of the Forest') and future in the form of the RVM blue diesel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVKOliXxlxj8jau-y3qsUI9HPEUJG4gzUx2Am1CX8HuHG5SrBgKWvNOcIk2edAMIIey0Y9oSIe2u3up863J99Fb9OS-7ggE5gLdYhVRMLcO8nQaro27iqPS8LvVA6u_FSLE_1NRyOc20srhlmrQg2Y63_VFJ7e8WJwEztDVzlq7dNYAtL7NBzmAs94Td0B/s640/Cleethorpes2306.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVKOliXxlxj8jau-y3qsUI9HPEUJG4gzUx2Am1CX8HuHG5SrBgKWvNOcIk2edAMIIey0Y9oSIe2u3up863J99Fb9OS-7ggE5gLdYhVRMLcO8nQaro27iqPS8LvVA6u_FSLE_1NRyOc20srhlmrQg2Y63_VFJ7e8WJwEztDVzlq7dNYAtL7NBzmAs94Td0B/w400-h300/Cleethorpes2306.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another visitor <i>was</i> running on the main line, in the form of Exmoor Steam Railway built 'Monty' from the Evesham Vale Light Railway. I was familiar with this from a previous life as 'Markeaton Lady' and we will take a closer look at this delightful machine in a future post. As always with these events I tried a few favourite locations for lineside pictures and a few new angles too...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw77U1BFB1zPODny5Xp3c6uYkZissby920KkOoNTy0Rg9B675iw5L2XdbhWDOr6E7fBNy_9VZTDhlywmg2IVgu2Z07ClhCocKSy7yrGTJJoAfXyYCEjBjHWW8Rk4kobRNJ_sLw0IK5sQ8NaLs-qFIShA_PiPOJOSBKwyut1mxewSjbWBZ1rMsFEcP-3Gke/s640/Cleethorpes2301.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw77U1BFB1zPODny5Xp3c6uYkZissby920KkOoNTy0Rg9B675iw5L2XdbhWDOr6E7fBNy_9VZTDhlywmg2IVgu2Z07ClhCocKSy7yrGTJJoAfXyYCEjBjHWW8Rk4kobRNJ_sLw0IK5sQ8NaLs-qFIShA_PiPOJOSBKwyut1mxewSjbWBZ1rMsFEcP-3Gke/w400-h300/Cleethorpes2301.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>To celebrate the anniversary the CCLR shops are stocked with new designs of postcards, fridge magnets and other merchandise, whilst the Signal Box Inn had a specially brewed CCLR Golden Ale on tap.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Update:</b> I have now uploaded a larger selection of images at higher resolution to Flickr: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/90809144@N03/albums/72177720309911517" target="_blank">Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway Gala 2023</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Colin</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Colin Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01418130867071566611noreply@blogger.com0