Post pictures and information about your own personal model railway layout that is under construction. Keep members up-to-date with what you are doing and discuss problems that you are having.
Well it's now started, and i have 1 month to make the first show, although 2 for the next is a more realistic target with external exams comming up.
Here's a bill board to go up
Most of the left side will not be visable from half way up as a man on a ladder will be putting it up.
Heres some of the track plan and some buildings, there will be water arond the line that stays closest to the outside. All track will be raised very high as is in NI Oversized image 1 Oversized image 2 Oversized image 3
Thanks tim, john and olly. Olly, I plan t exhibit at a sho in april, I blive it's thebig oe as fa as NI goes, then another in may at Bangor first MRC and anoth charity one in donaghadee in JUNE. Have struck a deal allowing me to gain extra pocket money to fund the effort. Looing for an extra fiver somehow this week.
I saved the add on NIR's web site, put it on to paint, extracted the purple and made the box bigger with the same backgrond and then used the text tool. fhew. Thanks
Matthew
More progress today, did work on trees and some bushes at the side of the church. Hot glued the flexi track. Need some ballast now and were motoring, still unsure about what to do with the rest. Bill board is now up and slightly altered as I did it over luch in school and constantly minimised it because my mates don't like the trains
News today, I am being forwarded my aplication form for the exhibition. I got some hill scenery work done, a hill with the road to the church entrance dug out on one side and the rails on the pther is done, and I'll probably have sheep on it.
Any one have ony good tips on buying an airbrush that isn't really high quality and expensive but good enough as a starter and as something i can keep and not use to much. I want to do a small rake in my own livery and possibly a small freight division both will have a loco with a MR livery.
Any advice greatly appreciated.
I have already read the forums regarding the matter.
Well another update after a visit to the shop, bought an air brush and was given a brilliant paint for weathering, here are the results, and the track is now ballasted!
The 37 Weathered
Containers and tanker weathered
Tanker weathered
side of the rake, ballasted track and overgrowth over a fence
Enjoy
Matthew
Did loads today lads, got two fiddle yards made, a controller soldered and a frame made, sorry for the blur i was trying to take a picture and messed with the steeing, i am very pleased with the results, I want £42 for the exhibition to buy another 6 shell tankers, there a brilliant model. The airbrush is an Aztek made by testors, an american company, the guy in the shop was brilliant, £30 with a few paints, and he recomended a paint for weathering went out of his way comparing it to models to get it right an earth bron, a very plae colour, identical to the dust that accumulates on a car.
Thatnks for the Comments Lads Pics in da Morning
Matthew
