Modelling activities have slowed to a crawl recently, but tonight I mocked-up the #Cadburys warehouse. This was fun - slicing up, folding and stapling a cereal packet!
All structures for this layout will be mundane, single story warehouses and industrial units.
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And they're done. NCB 16t Steel & Wooden bodied Hoppers complete. Handrails all made with supports. Steps added as these had one at each corner, rather than the usual non brake lever end.
The new D6300 looks right at home on the layout. Just trying it out to check it actually runs. Needs some fettling of the CVs, but that will have to wait.
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I got the backdrop done yesterday for my UK micro layout. Threatening clouds have appeared - no “Mr Blue Sky” for this layout!
Mounting it was a right sod. I chose a more expensive self-adhesive plastic film product, which is quite robust and forgiving. But once you have started sticking it to the layout there’s no turning back. There are some horrible mis-alignments, but most of them I can disguise in some way with scenery and some selective camera angles 😃
This arrived today for my UK OO scale micro-layout - an Oxford Diecast Mk 1 Ford Transit. It’s quite a nice model and the D reg. plates make it a 1966 build.
I understand Transits were quite something when they were first introduced - and allegedly a favourite of criminals, as they handed better than many cars of their day!
I didn’t expect to find this in TK MAXX - £2.99 for a 500g bar of DAS modelling clay. I’ll be using this for my UK micro-layout. 👍
Steel bodied NCB 16t Hopper lettered up.
Wooden bodied NCB 16t Hopper lettered up.
Wooden and Steel bodied NCB 16t Hoppers complete and bodies mated to chassis. Just handrails and transfers to complete.
Tonight I’ve moved on from mulled wine to something a bit stronger! 😃
Ballasting has started - I haven’t done this for ages and the “fun” hasn’t diminished 😞
But on the +ve side I can now declare that work on the scenery has started 👍
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Ian Hardie