Me too...where is he :)

[user=753]Phil.c[/user] wrote:

Me too…where is he :)

Stunning work Phil, that's some skill you have there  :thumbs
Cheers

Matt

Thanks Matt, nearly forty years ago :shock: To be honest, I sometimes think, did I do that? I don't think I would attempt it today!

That’s cool. Very nice work. 

Thanks Chris

Good grief !!


That's set the bar a tad too high for humans Phil.  Can you remember how many hours went into that ?

Even the materials look authentic - none of your plastic substitutes in there - real coachbuilder stuff.   :pathead :pathead :pathead

Thanks Peter.
The coach was built when I worked as a painter at Oakdale Colliery, it was put together in the paint shop, an hour here and an hour there, so, no time logged down :)

All material was found around the colliery and cut and filed to shape, I can't remember where I bought the plans but it wasn't on the Internet! I think I still have them somewhere.

The interior was from some old velvet curtains, of course, this wouldn't have been used at the time, probably leather?

Here's a long shot just taken.

How did I miss that stage coach  :shock: What a beauty that is. As for the long shot; you've blended the back scene in superbly.

Hi Phil C.     Excellent photo. And I am certain that if anyone that didn’t know saw the photo wouldn’t believe that it was a model.   Best wishes Kevin 

Thanks Pete and Kevin :)

Fantastic scenery, foreground to background is seamless, very true to life atmosphere, wonderful work  :)

You've produced some excellent photos Phil but this must surely be one of the best.  As has been said, totally flawless transition from front to rear and an excellent backscene which matches perfectly.  It really is very hard to tell it's a model.  :thumbs   Is it your own photo or a bought-in one ?  (the backscene I mean ……)

Thanks Roger & Peter.

The backscene is from ID backscenes.

Here's a new shot of the signal box.

Brilliant Phil.  You do a fantastic job integrating the ID back scenes……every time I look at your layout I regret not using them on Granby
I rather like the weathering on the Prairie.

Best wishes

[user=434]John Dew[/user] wrote:

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I rather like the weathering on the Prairie.

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And the track looks absolutely spot on - is there a particular colour Phil or is it a home brew ?

Thanks John, actually the loco weathering was done about thirty years ago  :shock:

Thanks Peter, the good thing about Phosphor Bronze is it weathers itself :)

Here's another new long shot of the colliery with workers sorting out the good and bad Dowty & Dobson hydraulic props.