Birmingham New Street and Brettell Road in P4
Re: Birmingham New Street and Brettell Road in P4
Very nice. I love that lorry, is it an AEC or Maudslay? and where'd ya geddit. I'd love to buy one like it.
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Re: Birmingham New Street and Brettell Road in P4
I am not sure which superlative to use, suffice to say that I am always in awe at the standard of detail as well as the artistic thought that goes into such a high level of modelling. I am not sure if it has been asked but what kind of lighting do you use when taking the daylight pictures? Any tips to share?
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Re: Birmingham New Street and Brettell Road in P4
It’s an AEC Matador. It’s a base toys model with new wheels from road transport images.Peterm wrote:Very nice. I love that lorry, is it an AEC or Maudslay? and where'd ya geddit. I'd love to buy one like it.
HTH
Jim
Re: Birmingham New Street and Brettell Road in P4
If I want hard shadows then I use a normal desk spotlight. If I want more even overcast light then I just rely on the fluorescent tubes in the shed.Eastern wrote:I am not sure if it has been asked but what kind of lighting do you use when taking the daylight pictures? Any tips to share?
HTH
Jim
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Re: Birmingham New Street and Brettell Road in P4
Excellent pictures as usual Jim.
So much detail and atmosphere in them.
Pete (RailwayRobbo)
So much detail and atmosphere in them.
Pete (RailwayRobbo)
Re: Birmingham New Street and Brettell Road in P4
Thanks Jim. You've made it look really good with the headlights, I might do the same when I get my hands on one.Jim S-W wrote:It’s an AEC Matador. It’s a base toys model with new wheels from road transport images.Peterm wrote:Very nice. I love that lorry, is it an AEC or Maudslay? and where'd ya geddit. I'd love to buy one like it.
HTH
Jim
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Re: Birmingham New Street and Brettell Road in P4
The point of the above picture is nothing more than the drainpipe. Yeah so what? you are no doubt thinking, we've seen this stuff before! Well you would be right but modelling this sort of stuff is now a lot easier thanks to some useful bits from Alan at Modelu. See https://www.modelu3d.co.uk/product-cate ... -fittings/
I still need to add the actual gutters yet.
Speaking of Modelu a couple of Alan's figures discuss the latest delivery of real ale to the pub. The chaps umbrella is actually a parasol intended for Z gauge. The lights and indicator on the lorry do work as can be seen in this little video of a wander around the layout.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/LfekBjT5nQg
For those who like to see things, here's a daylight version too!
https://www.youtube.com/embed/DRAkiR4orTU
Finally a couple of images starting with Brettell road trying to impersonate a small depot somewhere!
Re: Birmingham New Street and Brettell Road in P4
Absolutely super modelling again Jim.
Thanks for sharing
Geoff T.
Thanks for sharing
Geoff T.
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http://www.newrailwaymodellers.co.uk/Fo ... 22&t=32187 and Another on http://www.newrailwaymodellers.co.uk/Fo ... &sk=t&sd=a
http://www.newrailwaymodellers.co.uk/Fo ... 22&t=32187 and Another on http://www.newrailwaymodellers.co.uk/Fo ... &sk=t&sd=a
Re: Birmingham New Street and Brettell Road in P4
Superb modelling
Re: Birmingham New Street and Brettell Road in P4
Originally I wasn't going to really have 'through trains' on Brettell Road - the through line was only going to be used by the industrial shunter but like most of the plans for this layout it all went a bit wrong. So now that the branch is used by BR as well it made sense to have a short parcels train. I had already done a LMS GUV from the Lima model but in another hark back to my childhood train set I always liked my Lima Siphon G as well. I'm not quite sure what happened to the original one I had but I found a bashed up one on Ebay for a few quid and set to work.
The Lima body has had the lower vents added from the cooper craft (ex blacksmiths) etch. Kindly picked up for me from Scalefour southwest last year by Steve Carter of the Scalefour Society. The bogies are MJT on the brassmasters frames, as are the buffers, with small steps from the Frogmore Confederacy Range. The gangway is a Hornby DMU one which I cut into from the bottom and glued back together to give that characteristic drooped look.
The other side with some of the vents left open.
In terms of somewhere for the guard to sit, the good old Mainline LMS BG. just new handrails, glazing and underframe bits on this one.
A couple of RTR wagons from Bachmann. The grain wagon has had its axleboxes replaces with Parkside spares and the brakes moved to line up with the wheels.
Finally below just a few images of my Jinty pottering about.
Re: Birmingham New Street and Brettell Road in P4
Very good. It looks like its been a long term project there. The photos look as if the place is real. Very nice indeed.
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Re: Birmingham New Street and Brettell Road in P4
Not really. Got the first stock for this less than 4 years ago. This was only supposed to be a distraction to new street which is my lifetime project.
Jim
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Re: Birmingham New Street and Brettell Road in P4
You have made rapid progress. Mind you, for me most of the work I have done on my layout has been daydreaming!
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Re: Birmingham New Street and Brettell Road in P4
Hi Jim, I don't suppose you could give a "recipe" for your grass that you thought was slightly too green? I'm having difficulty finding anything even remotely muted in colour, ordered a few bags off the website you linked to but wan't happy. What you've got there looks just right for what I'd like - which colours exactly did you use? Many thanks.Jim S-W wrote:After Scaleforum i became aware that the vegetation on Brettell Road probably was a bit to green and lush for a late October setting. To remind you roughly what it looked like back then here are a few images from earlier in the layout build.
Re: Birmingham New Street and Brettell Road in P4
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The base was hanging basket liner. Over that was various scatters but the main element was mini-nature spring stratic grass.
HTH
Jim
The base was hanging basket liner. Over that was various scatters but the main element was mini-nature spring stratic grass.
HTH
Jim
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