OO Gauge - Blossom Hill
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I wasn't that interested in the diesel/modern era, but I think you've just converted me :cool wink
Did you model the canal museum and shops on an actual place? It just looks similar to somewhere I've been.
(Perhaps I've just spent too many holidays visiting museums).
That Deltic is certainly not 'hanging about'.
Great stuff thumbs:thumbs
Ed
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No particular place ,just trying to fit in with the space formed by the curved viaduct, and the fact that the corner needed to have some sort of activity to fill in with. i used some " shops under arches" from Scalescenes ,added some figures and LED ,s . Like Topsy it just grewed.
I enjoy scratchbuilding ,trouble is Ed i find it takes so long ,the remainder of the layout doesn,t get any attention. Blossom Hill has no platforms yet!
Thanks for your interest ,i will try to show some more pictures later.
reg
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I'm a "steam man" myself - love the glamour and raw power associated with steam locos plus, they take me back to my youth but, as in the real world, the diesel models outperform the steamers in almost every way. I decided to compromise and go "transition" era. :thumbs
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The canal area has received some attention too
There are some lovely little cameos with all sorts to catch the eye:
Also inside the mill there are all sorts of goodies:
The terraced houses also contain a wealth of detail too
And to finish with another train - a class 33:
Bob
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I've always imagined that if I lived there, one of those long canal boats would make a groovy home.
Max
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Always try to look on the bright side of life!
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Cheers, Gary.
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All the Best,
Marty
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A really stunning collection of photos from Bob of a super layout. I love those little cameos around the canal. The scaffolding on the terraced houses is also a brilliant addition.
It's so often the little details that lift a layout above the also-rans and yours is full of these details. Excellent. thumbs:thumbs
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Not to worry Reg. Mr Dapol will be over in March for his quarterly inspection of progress, so best get cracking!One platform nearly finished ,needs a bit of weathering ,i will try to put piccys up, to night but struggle with that.:roll:
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And now some NSE stock:
A BR Class 25 runs through the relief line at the head of a cement train:
A Chilterns Line Turbostar calls by:
The platform seats are the new laser cut kits from Metcalfe.
A Class 47 at the head of a rake of MK 1s.
An old Green Class 24 in the headshunt:
And finally a 9F hauls a tanker train through the station:
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Pity the old Class 24 is just rusting away in that siding - does Reg want to give it a new lease of life here in France ……..along with that lovely 9F ? ……:roll::roll::roll:
The Metcalfe seats look pretty decent. How many do you get in the kit ?
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That's a nice weathering job on the Class 24, Reg.
Did you do it yourself?
Max
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Peter- The Metcalfe station seats come in two types ,GWR and plain as i have used. You get 4 single benches and 1 double bench in each packet. You can find these together with park benches on the Metcalfe web site. They make up easily and are self coloured.
They come with a what they call a jig printed on the card. This is a stiff folded piece of card that is supposed to hold the bench uprights in place while you glue the wooden slats on. I may be heavy handed but i found they bench uprights would not hold in the jig very well. It was easy to stick these uprights on to double sided tape which held them firm on the workbench. When spacing these out, one has to go by the printed bolt holes in the slats in order to glue the slats in the appropriate spot. They recommend using UHU which takes a little while to dry ,with the jig one can only make up one seat at a time , with the double sided tape method they can all be made up in a few minutes.
Max- The weathered class 24 came pre weathered ,is one of my best runners ,you know you get one loco that never lets you down ,tha,ts the one. Its a Bachmann .
Spent a pleasent few hours with Bob (novice) yesterday , who was kind enough to "get the photos up" Thanks Bob .
I still struggle to get photos on here myself , something i do wrong ( among plenty of ether things).
Thanks again for looking in.
reg
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