Model Train Talk South Africa
Model Train Talk Workshop => Layout Design => Topic started by: LooVille on April 28, 2021, 12:38:04 PM
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Hello, Hello All.......
Yea, I know...... Another layout...... But I sorted out the space and it is working well, and the wife gave me the go-a-head to get it :biggrin:
A lady contacted us to help sell her late husbands Märklin mini-club collection also including a layout.
I went to have a look and I decided to help her sort it all out.
The rolling stock and Locomotives was sold quite quickly.
The layout, well, I made a offer and the lady accepted.
The layout is extremely dirty and covered in a layer of dust.
Here is some pictures of what it look like when I saw it for the first time.....
Cheers, Evert :biggrin:
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Some More Pictures :biggrin:
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So I decided to buy the layout and I got the support from the wife :biggrin:
Johan helped me and we took the layout out from the ladies house in to his bakkie and safely to my house.....
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Right..... so now the big work is starting to get the layout fixed up and in a working order.
Before I fitted it in my Train room I gave the layout a proper vacuum outside.....
My dad helped me to fix it to the wall above my N Scale Layout :thumb:
First thing I started with was to replace the facia.
Then I started to clear off all the old bushes and trees......
I used creatstone to join seem of the facia to the layout so it will form one landscape. Facia was painted green same as my N Scale.
Picture 10, 11 and 12.....
I do not like the brown dead dessert look of the layout, so the idea is to change the landscape to a European look.
I painted the rocks grey then a black wash and then a brown wash.
Landscape is painted brown with the Woodland Scenics ground cover.
Next is Woodland Scenics Static Grass, bushes and some trees.....
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Looks nice...
But yes - ANOTHER layout and Z nogal too? :stir: :peep:
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I've heard of wall to wall carpets, but this house is going to have wall to wall layouts one of these days. :biggrin:
You have a very understanding wife. :thumb:
My first thought looking at these photos was is this supposed to be a Karoo style layout.
Have fun with this project.
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I added 2mm Static Grass (Woodland Scenics) and next to the track I added 4mm.
Think it looks quite good and it really work for the layout.
I also started to add some bushes.....
I still have to go and buy some trees.....
The ballast for the track will be Woodland Scenics Fine brown......
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Just awesome Evert!!!
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Good morning All......
Layout update from the Weekend Past......
I decided to start with the Station as well as the Yard.
There is 4 platforms in the station and they are really dirty and quite a lot of parts is missing or broken off.
I look the first one, luckily they are all loose so I can remove them and work on them off the layout :biggrin:
Cleaned it off, taped the roof and spray with silver.
Then I took a dark brown wash and painted the roof as well as the platform. Think it look much better now.
Here is Before and after pix.
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It sure do look better...
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Mooi man. Very nice. :thumb: :thumb:
ColWer
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Methinks you may soon be looking for a bigger residence (or smaller residence with bigger garage)
Steve :innocent:
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Good Afternoon All,
Another update......
Some more Cleaning have been done..... :biggrin:
Picture 01 - Yard have been cleared and buildings cleaned.
Picture 02 - Original Yard ground coverage.
Picture 03 - Ground cover I applied, soil finely sifted from my garden.
Picture 04 and 05 - Woodland Scenics Static Grass application.
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Thought it took shape nicely..... :thumb:
I like it !!!!!! :biggrin:
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Starting to look good.
When do we some trains running?
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Starting to look good.
When do we some trains running?
Mmmmmmm, not sure if videos can be posted here, but I will whatsapp you some video's of the trains running..... :biggrin:
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Good Evening All 🙂
I did some more cleaning on the layout..... Starting to look really nice now. I have also cleaned all the track in the station and I received the ballast for the layout, so that is something I can also start with......
Little sections at a time 🙂
Really enjoying fixing and making this layout look good again.
Enjoy the pictures.
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Yes Evert, marvelous. :thumb: :thumb:
Ciao
ColWer
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Good Morning All.....
Currently the one side of the layout is still held up by a piece of wood support and a G clamp.
I need to make a more permanent and sturdy support.
So I bought 2 pieces of 96x22 Pine planks. The one I cut into a 50mm and a 40mm.
The 96mm and the 50mm was joined together to form the Leg in a T shape.
Then I used the 40mm to create a tri-angle for the layout to rest on. I still have to drill two holes on the side for 2 bolts with wingnuts for a more permanent fix.
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Great idea!
Going to bolt it to the N scale layout on the lower level too?
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Good Morning All :biggrin:
Need some help and opinions PLEASE.... O:-)
I decided to fix the 2nd station on the layout.
I stripped off all the buildings as well as all the old bushes and trees, made a real mess :eek:
Then I took my own station and the buildings as well as the Farm I still have to build and positioned it in the space I have that looks good and looks fairly realistic.
What do you all think?
I like the idea of the Farm with the dam behind it......
Think this will work well?
Picture one is the original.....
Cheers, Evert :biggrin:
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Then I took my own station
Picture one is the original.....
Hi Evert,
If picture one is the original and then you took your own station, to me both stations look
the same. Or am I going blind? ::)
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I like the idea of the Farm with the dam behind it......
I must be going blind because i can't see a dam. :lamer:
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I like the idea of the Farm with the dam behind it......
I must be going blind because i can't see a dam. :lamer:
Same Station, but my one was built buy Chris Heart and it is custom painted and weathered.
Yea, I did not see it at first either, but that blue/grey paint was this guys idea of water.....
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Okay that explains why the station looked the same.
Also why I did not see the fish pond. ;)
I am sure that you'll improve this immensely.
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Just do it...aka Nike... :thumb:
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Hello, Hello All,
OK, so friend visited and we made a few changes to the positions of the buildings.
I finished the base work, added the Static Grass and some bushes. Next is some trees, but need to go buy some first :biggrin:
Next is to build the Farmhouse.
Enjoy the pictures.
Cheers, Evert.
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Very nice Evert! :thumb:
Ciao
ColWer
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Good Morning All :biggrin:
Did some work on my layout again :biggrin: Really fun doing this.......
I built the Vollmer Farmhouse.
Placed it into position and worked off the scene with creetstone.
Then I painted the earth and covered everything with WoodlandScenics Fine Turf, StaticGrass, Bushes and some Trees.
I also did the water in the little lake.
For the moment this scene is finished.
There is always more to add and that is what make this hobby so super awesome.....
Enjoy the pictures.
Cheers, Evert
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Looking very nice Evert. :thumb:
Just needs a guy siting on a rock with a fishing rod.
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Hi Evert, very nice. :thumb: :biggrin:
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Hello All.....
Small update for a BIG job...... I decided to start with the ballasting of the track on my layout. About 60% of all the Scenery have been re-done, so I started.....
All the track have been weathered and the guy layed the track on sandpaper (to make it look like ballast) I prefer the actual ballast. I decided to go with the Fine Brown mix from WoodlandScenics. Here is a few pictures...... Enjoy :biggrin:
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Very neatly done. :thumb:
Ballasting HO track is a tedious job, but Z scale I don't
even want to think about.
P.S. There lots of track to ballast here just in case you feel like it. :biggrin:
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Very neatly done. :thumb:
Ballasting HO track is a tedious job, but Z scale I don't
even want to think about.
P.S. There lots of track to ballast here just in case you feel like it. :biggrin:
Looks like fine sand to my old eyes... :loco:
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Very neatly done. :thumb:
P.S. There lots of track to ballast here just in case you feel like it. :biggrin:
Thank you Jörg :thumb:
LOL :biggrin:
I have to say, I like doing ballast......
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Very nice Evert! :thumb:
Like Jörg said, I need some done as well. :biggrin:
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Funny thing about ballasting - all the books I've read on scenery building wants you to do it in this order:
1. Roadbed
2. Track work
3. Ballasting
4. Then the rest of the scenery
I prefer to do it Evert's way - all the work done and then the ballast, just like in real life!
Looking good even though I can't see it any more... :thumb:
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Hello All......
OK, I have done quite some work to the layout, so I think it is time for a update........
Friend told me if I have ever looked at the Faller Castle I have. The scale of the kit is way out for N Scale and if I compare it is perfect for Z Scale so I decided to make a change to the landscape and add the Castle to my Z Layout.
This is going to look great I think.
Build the Scenery up with ISO Board and worked it all in with Creetstone......
Lots to follow.......
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Next was to fix the Scene......
Mountain broke when it was transported to my house.
I also fitted a new Facia, so blended that into the scenery.......
Then it was time to paint the rocks and add the basic ground cover.
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I wanted to get the Castle in place, so I can do the Static Grass, bushes and Trees......
So, I re-painted it....... Very happy with the out come and I had to fix a few things that was missing and broken off.
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On a roll now so I decided to carry on and build the full scene......
I stripped out all the old dusty scenery in the valley, this left quite a lot of holes and broken sections.
I fixed everything with Creetstone and painted all the rocks.
The river from the mountain does not go anyware, so I decided to cut the facia and added a small bridge that make a little bit more scense to the scene.
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Static grass was done and I added the resin river also.......
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Ripples was added and I decided to do the ballasting of the track befor I started with the Bushes and the Trees.
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I started to look at the Pine trees I use for the layout....... Mmmmmmm......
A while back a friend gave me a awesome tip, so I decided to try it out.......
He miss spray his trees with yellow, so I decided I'm going to sake it a step further.
The bottom of the trees I sprayed Brown.
then I miss pray a light Green as well as Yellow.
I like the effect I get and every tree will be unique.
Last Picture, left tree is the original, right tree is the one I sprayed.
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Last update for the moment...... I have to go and buy some more trees :biggrin:
Started to add the trees and bushes.
Added a custom tree on the edge at the castle and added roots and some ekstra details to the scene...... Like the way it came out....... Still lots to add :biggrin:
Started to look really nice now.......
I also ordered my control pannel, hopefull I'll get it this week still, then I can run trains again.....
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Good morning,
nice update.
Yes those castle are designed to be smaller than scale as background models to give
the illusion of distance.
The other reason is size, can you imagine how huge a scale model of a castle would be!
So using a N scale castle for Z scale may just work as a foreground model.
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Good Evening All.......
Yea, It's been a very loooong time since I posted anything. Especially on this layout.
Think it is close to a year since I worked on the layout.
So, I decided to extend the scenery behind the station with about 60mm. So now I have a nice area to do trees, bushes, grass and just nice scenery work.
I have also removed all the buildings as well as the last of all the old scenery work.
Picture 03 is the original and 04 is after I cleared everything off.
Lot's of pictures but here is my progress step by step......
Enjoy and please let me know what you think.
Cheers, Evert
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Once everything was cleaned and vacuumed I had to fix all the damage and fill in all the holes.
Then I re-painted all the rocks to a grey colour.
Now the scenery work can start again.
Painted brown for the base and WoodlandScenics fine turf..... I used 3 different colours.
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Time for Static Grass.......
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And yes, I ballast my z scale track :eek:
I also stained the ballast in the station darker, think it came out quite well.
I fitted the last 7 trees I had, so now I first have to make trees.....
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Hi Evert,
I like that extension, doesn't look so cut off now right next to the tracks.
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Very nice Evert. As Jörg said, nicely extended. :thumb:
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Good Morning All,
Yea...... I finally did some work on my big z layout again :thumb:
I bought the Marklin Neuschwanstein Castle from Chris Heart.
Absolutely stunning and we all know his skill in building kits is phenomenal.
Here is a few pictures of his building.
Cheers, Evert :biggrin:
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So if you look at the real life castle there is some colour differences in the stone work.
The model I have is very one colour, so I decided to make a few changes to make if more "mine".
first two is the real life castle and the last two is my attempt, I'm quite happy, so I'll carry on and finish all the sections.
I downloaded a ton of pictures, so I have lots of reference material.
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Very nice.
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Good Morning All......
Next was to decide where to put the Castle on my layout as it was not planned for and there is not really space.
So, above the town there is a hill where the trains go around the back of the town.
I decided that if I make a few changes it might work, so here goes.....
I cut a piece of blue extruded foam and placed it on top of the hill, leveled it out and made sure it is sturdy.
I did not want to damage the model or the paint work, so I wrapped the model in thin plastic and added the rocks.
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Once the plaster was 100% dry, I very carefully removed the castle and then peeled the plastic away from the plastic.
I have to say it worked quite well. I test fitted the castle back and it fits perfectly :thumb:
Time to paint and add scenery.....
I think this will work very well and the overhang I can hide with trees and more scenery.
This also make the layout look much bigger than it actually is.
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That is one way to extend a layout, just hand the buildings of the side. ;D
I like the rock work. :thumb:
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Gonna be difficult to move this in the future… >:D :biggrin:
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Gonna be difficult to move this in the future… >:D :biggrin:
I'm waiting for him to design and build a suitcase for this layout. :biggrin: :stir:
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Jip, I know, it was difficult to move the layout to my place also.
But if it needs to happen, I'm sure I'll figure something out...... :thumb:
Anycase, lets carry on with the last few pictures......
I added about 50 or 60 trees around the castle and some bushes and this is how it looks at the moment.
I'm not done yet, still more trees and detail to add and I still have to finish painting the castle.
But for now I'm done. :biggrin:
Cheers and enjoy the pictures.
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