Looks ok to me Marty.

I can't remember how you went about removing the screws.

Do you ballast up to the screw and then when it's dry remove the screw and fill in where the screw was?


Ed

Hi Ed,

Yes, that's right. Works OK as long as you don't have a bridge hiding the screw from sight.






Got to go back and get that one out, thought I'd finished ballasting there. At least it's not directly under the bridge.

Cheers

Marty

Looks good Marty, difficult to tell its N gauge you,ve done it so well!


Pete.

Hi Marty. I came across this video the other day - it traces the route from Carmarthen to Aberystwyth in 1964, and shows the branch lines off to N-C-E and Aberaeron.
Worth a look at, if you haven't seen it already.

https://vimeo.com/103641050

ATB
Shaun.

That is a superb video Shaun and I'm sure Marty will be very grateful to have it.

Ken.

just caught this one Marty,a wonderful shot wow,
:thumbs;-):cool:
Owen

A couple of nice shots Marty at 1427 ;-)

Phil

Thanks for the encouragement gents… might spur me on to get some more done… in a little lull at the moment what with one thing and another going on.
Looks terrific Shaun, many thanks for the link.
I've watched about 5 mins of the video and it includes a run down the Newcastle Emlyn Branch!!!


Heading home to watch it in full.


cheers
Marty

Ah look the rain has run down the bridge wall and washed some ballast away.
Great shot Marty.:thumbs

Thanks Reg,

Nice to know someone recognises the subtle landscaping deliberately built into the layout…:shock: :roll: Ahem… Yes… Well…. You know what I mean…

For comparison I'll demonstrate that it's a bit tricky to get AT the ballast under this bridge…





Especially as I'm all thumbs…!





:cool wink

Cheers

Marty

I know the feeling Marty!  :sad:

Incidentally, when you fix the bushes etc (as shown in the left of the last picture) do you just glue the clumps down at the base or do you dribble the usual PVA/water mix all over the clumps to stop them breaking up if accidentally touched or whatever?

Ken.

That last picture just shows how frighteningly small N gauge really is :shock:

Very well done to you and all the other N gauge modellers that produce such realistic looking scenes in such a small scale :thumbs:thumbs:thumbs


Ed


(PS Your finger nails need cutting Marty )

[user=34]Ken[/user] wrote:

I know the feeling Marty!  :sad:

Incidentally, when you fix the bushes etc (as shown in the left of the last picture) do you just glue the clumps down at the base or do you dribble the usual PVA/water mix all over the clumps to stop them breaking up if accidentally touched or whatever?

Ken.

Hello Ken,

I haven't seen any of your excellent N gauge layout for a while? Have I missed it or are you too just ticking along like me?

As to the bushes… It depends! If I'm happy with the appearance of the foliage on the bush as it is, (rarely), I'll just plant it in a dob of neat PVA and leave it at that.
If I add further scatter in additional colours, which is normal, over the bush then I'll either spray or drop a water/PVA mix over each layer or if the bush, or tree, is completed in the workshop I'll spray with cheap super hold hairspray.

I think I go with the rational that whatever I do there is going to be dust, disturbed flock and fading over time and that the layout will need a light vacuum every now and then.
Like Rick's outdoor Cornwall layout I also expect to have to renew the top layer of flock every now and then to keep the layout looking fresh.

Cheers

Marty

[user=1338]Ed[/user] wrote:

That last picture just shows how frighteningly small N gauge really is :shock:

Very well done to you and all the other N gauge modellers that produce such realistic looking scenes in such a small scale :thumbs:thumbs:thumbs


Ed


(PS Your finger nails need cutting Marty )

Thanks Ed.

Perversely, I enjoy the challenge of trying to get the smaller scale to look as good as the senior scales!

… If I cut my thumbnail what am I going to use to spread the ballast?!!! :lol:

Cheers

Marty

Some nice shots there, Marty.  :cool:

Thanks Max.

Certainly a nice view  :thumbs

[user=19]Marty[/user] wrote:

………………………….Hello Ken,

I haven't seen any of your excellent N gauge layout for a while? Have I missed it or are you too just ticking along like me?

 

I haven't posted on here for quite a while (but have on Max's MRC)  and have done quite a lot recently particularly my main Coombe Hinton station area which I've almost finished!   I will post on this very shortly on both forums.

Ken.

[user=606]Sol[/user] wrote:

Certainly a nice view  :thumbs

Wot 'ee sed!

..and as has been said above, until the 'fum appears there is little to even suggest it's 'N' gauge. OO9 track is certainly teaching me how difficult it must be to do 'N', at least the infrastructure stays at OO size, thank goodness.

Doug

Been a bit quiet for a while…. Lost the mojo a bit.

Have been running trains, with a couple of huge disappointments which I'll write about later, and a nice birthday surprise in May.

T has come to recognise that practically nothing will make me happier than a gifting me a bit of "needed" railway kit on my birthday. She doesn't beat around the bush anymore…"what would you like (that I can afford)".

In this case my first Union Mills loco, a Dean Goods in GWR green, what a cracker of a little engine, solid as, great performer straight from the box. Here she is leading a train of empty cattle wagons down the valley to Newcastle Emlyn for Saturday's market.






Shaft of winter sunlight managed to filter down the hall one afternoon when the front door was open and I couldn't resist catching the light as it reached into the layout room.

Cheers

Marty