Somewhere SW of London. Somewhen before today

[user=6]Petermac[/user] wrote:

Looking very neat Rick but my word, I love that pub.  Whose is it (as in what make is it)  ?

Thank you Peter. The buildings are all Bachmann Scenecraft items released some time ago. 

This afternoon’s task has been to start paving Railway Terrace. 

Metcalfe paving slabs, etched rainwater goods and fire hydrant â„… Jim Smith-Wright. Dirt and dust from Peco weathering packs. Steady hand to place pavers and cut out the detailed ones - mine!  

Hi Rick and Petermac I would suggest Charringtons, for a start. Best wishes Kevin 

Nah Kevin - in London its got to be Trumans or Fullers…….  ;-)

[user=6]Petermac[/user] wrote:

Nah Kevin - in London its got to be Trumans or Fullers…….  ;-)

Hi Rick, Petermac and all.  I did say for a start :off topic .  Maybe be a Pub crawl? But, I signed the pledge many years ago, there is always Orange Juice and Lemonade :It's a no no it was a nice thread. Best wishes Kevin 

Fullers.  But Trumans (which under Grand Metropolitan includes Watneys and others) turf is east London with Fullers to the west.  Youngs is also in contention having been based in Wandsworth.

A good many smaller breweries have come and gone around SW London over the years however we are currently blessed with a micro-brewery in real life at the end of the road.  Rather good he is too.  www.jawbonebrewing.com

The Railway Tavern now has its footpath plus an outside table. This shows the position in relation to the control panel at the inner corner of the L-shaped layout. 

 The umbrella umbrella and table is another item recycled from Penhayle Bay. 

I do like that pub Rick.  :thumbs

Where is the "viewing area" for the layout ?  It occurs to me that, if you're at the control panel, the spectators must be opposite you otherwise the buildings won't be seen.  I'm assuming the outside of the "L" is up against a wall ……. :hmm

The viewing area is the "inside" of the L because, as you say, the outside is the walls of the room.  As it's all squeezed into my room along with the library, office and bed (and, somehow, somewhere to actually cut, glue and paint the models) there's only room for 2 - 3 visitors at a time.  Until such time as Covid subsides to a more acceptable level the number of visitors will be zero.  

Only three other people have seen the layout in any state other than the two (plus cat) of us living here; an Aussie mate who was over when I had just started the build, my youngest nephew who has visited twice and his former girlfriend who was with him on the first visit.  I thought that Penhayle Bay was a little under-visited because of its location - very far from most of those who might be interested - and I still reckon fewer than 100 people ever actually saw it in the flesh.  Waddlemarsh will be hard put to get even 100 visitors as things stand.  


These buildings are a "reverse-angle" scene for which a rubber neck or mirrors will be needed.  It's different.  Not unique but unusual.  And as has become a theme for my builds there will be a little surprise or two when it's finished.  

For Petermac’s benefit, and of course anyone else, here’s the “aerial view” as-is clutter and all tonight. The L-shape is clear, the control panel is central in the L and viewing is available for up to two either side of the operator 

 
Mm

That's the configuration I'd imagined Rick.   :thumbs

A pity the "street" isn't on full view - I can guess there will be some clever detail and weathering in there - all hidden under a bushel ………………….. unless you plan some mirrors on the opposite wall …………..:hmm

Petermac wrote:

That's the configuration I'd imagined Rick.   :thumbs

A pity the "street" isn't on full view - I can guess there will be some clever detail and weathering in there - all hidden under a bushel ………………….. unless you plan some mirrors on the opposite wall …………..:hmm

My bold.

 Nothing will be hidden.  It will just be harder to see.  With good reason as you shall find out in due course.  No mirrors are planned nor expected.  

Why should everything good be in full view of everyone?  Sometimes the best things are those which take time and effort to discover.  I still hear the voices of those who visited Penhayle Bay as they "discovered" for themselves the little scenes and dioramas which I illustrated on various sites.  Spotting a girl contemplating a wishing-well in 34 metres of layout wasn't as easy as people thought it might be for example.  That scene was in full view when you knew where to look but was only around 15x15cms.  

Clever detail and weathering?  The latter certainly - I was weathering the footpath pavers this afternoon for example so that they lose some of the look of printed card - but clever detail is for the viewer to appreciate and comment upon and is very much the opinion of others.  I'm only the builder and operator.  

 Nothing will be hidden.  It will just be harder to see.  With good reason as you shall find out

Today’s task has been to bring life to Railway Terrace. 
Curtains have been painted onto the windows, floors fitted using scrap card and a backing sheet fixed to the cottages. 

Mrs. 2 Railway Terrace returns from the corner shop to her husband glimpsed waiting in the front room. 



Bell’s corner shop has pigeons roosting on the ledge 



Mr. 1 Railway Terrace knocks the door having finished his shift in the railway yard. But it looks as though he might be waiting a while for an answer. And not the answer he might be expecting!  

Hi Rick     Looks like Mrs No1 has locked him out while she is getting familiar with her “friend “??? I don’t know which part of the World that this is in, but, for now it is very hunky dory, maybe he has been visiting his very special friend??Looking forward to more instalments. Best wishes Kevin  

[user=1753]Gwiwer[/user] wrote:

Good Australian wine, I see!

Ooooh errrr - interesting goings on in Railway Terrace, Waddlemarsh……….

Maybe it's  just an extension of a work meeting ……….. :hmm

[user=6]Petermac[/user] wrote:

Ooooh errrr - interesting goings on in Railway Terrace, Waddlemarsh……….

Maybe it's  just an extension of a work meeting ……….. :hmm

Petermac: They were just forming a committee!

p.s. some lovely modelling work there, Rick.

Claus Ellef wrote:

Gwiwer wrote:

Good Australian wine, I see!

Perfectly drinkable Aussie wine though much better ones than Hardy's "Stamps" range are available.  Lindeman's is a good name.  Almost without exception any product of Margaret River wineries is top quality.  Locally to where we lived the small Mornington Peninsula wineries had a reputation for excellence in small-volume releases.  Don't overlook the Barossa Valley wines either some of which are among the best available.  

As with all falling-down waters it's a case of the more you pay the better quality you get.  A good Margaret River red will set you back somewhere north of £25 a bottle in the UK.  

[user=321]SRman[/user] wrote:

[user=6]Petermac[/user] wrote:

Ooooh errrr - interesting goings on in Railway Terrace, Waddlemarsh……….

Maybe it's  just an extension of a work meeting ……….. :hmm

Petermac: They were just forming a committee!

p.s. some lovely modelling work there, Rick.

Thank you Jeff.  

I'm not sure what those two are up to but they might have closed the curtains first :roll: