Don Gilham
Model railways, Photography, anything lazy
Gotta start somewhere - the buffer stop this end is where the Misty Mountain Railroad (Dudley's) will plug in.....
Broome Lake & Eastern
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Don Gilham
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Re:Broome Lake Short Line Embryo
Telephoto lens, Giz...shortens things
Telephoto lens, Giz...shortens things
Don Gilham
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Re:Broome Lake Short Line Embryo
Don Gilham
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Re:Broome Lake Short Line Embryo
The link is laid - shame I didn't have the wits to spray it first, but might well save a bit of £ in the future !
The link is laid - shame I didn't have the wits to spray it first, but might well save a bit of £ in the future !
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Re:Broome Lake Short Line Embryo
Try spraying it now. When I laid and ballasted my track I could not stand the 'new' look so I bought a load of railmatch track dirt paint spray and gave the whole lot a blow over, rails, sleepers and ballast. Rather than giving a boring uniform colour the paint takes differently on the various surfaces and looked pretty good to me.
You may want to have a go on a small bit and see what you think.
Don Gilham said:The link is laid - shame I didn't have the wits to spray it first, but might well save a bit of £ in the future !
Try spraying it now. When I laid and ballasted my track I could not stand the 'new' look so I bought a load of railmatch track dirt paint spray and gave the whole lot a blow over, rails, sleepers and ballast. Rather than giving a boring uniform colour the paint takes differently on the various surfaces and looked pretty good to me.
You may want to have a go on a small bit and see what you think.
Granitechops
Narrow Gauge 1/12th scale on 45mm</br>Quarrying &
Re:Broome Lake Short Line Embryo
Patience is a virtue!!"!!
in a very short time it will have weathered naturally to a pleasing dark brownish colour
I painted some of mine when I started, but I do prefer the natural look
Cosmetically the only problem rail I have is the LGB nickel? plated batch I got cheap at clearance
WHEN I get round to it, I will dremel the plating off the rail top, ( essentially using mask for the dust, which I dont normally bother with, cant remember what, but there something bad about nickel)
As I only run Battery locos, scratching is no problem!
Love your ballasting, what size / grade is it?
I know all about rule 8, but oversize ballast tends to spoil the effect for me
naturally aged track ( Peco)
Dont look at my ballast!! its quarry waste 
Patience is a virtue!!"!!
in a very short time it will have weathered naturally to a pleasing dark brownish colour
I painted some of mine when I started, but I do prefer the natural look
Cosmetically the only problem rail I have is the LGB nickel? plated batch I got cheap at clearance
WHEN I get round to it, I will dremel the plating off the rail top, ( essentially using mask for the dust, which I dont normally bother with, cant remember what, but there something bad about nickel)
As I only run Battery locos, scratching is no problem!
Love your ballasting, what size / grade is it?
I know all about rule 8, but oversize ballast tends to spoil the effect for me
naturally aged track ( Peco)
Dont look at my ballast!! its quarry waste
Don Gilham
Model railways, Photography, anything lazy
Re:Broome Lake Short Line Embryo
Hi Don and Phil
Phil I use your method for the BPMRA O scale layout (hidden in the shed in the photo) and used to use it for OO. Yes I agree, it works well, but I like to spray (no cat comments thanks ) and - added to the cost of weatherproof PVA - it will cost a bit.
Which brings me to the ballast Don. I searched for quite a while, during which time I bought some ballast that I'll use elsewhere as scenic bits, and settled upon this which is 3mm Dorest Pea Gravel. I bought it from Blue Sea Aquatics at Watton not far away ( and where I used to live when I worked at the radar staion that used to be there). I think it's is available elsewhere. Blue Sea's number is 01953 883239 - nice young lady, who will smile when you tell her what it's for !!
Here's the URL :
http://www.blueseaaquatics.co.uk
And a pikkie this morning now that the PVA mix has dried (to a concrete-hard consistency
)
And the link to Dudley's Misty Mountain RR (or the buffer stop)
Hi Don and Phil
Phil I use your method for the BPMRA O scale layout (hidden in the shed in the photo) and used to use it for OO. Yes I agree, it works well, but I like to spray (no cat comments thanks
) and - added to the cost of weatherproof PVA - it will cost a bit. Which brings me to the ballast Don. I searched for quite a while, during which time I bought some ballast that I'll use elsewhere as scenic bits, and settled upon this which is 3mm Dorest Pea Gravel. I bought it from Blue Sea Aquatics at Watton not far away ( and where I used to live when I worked at the radar staion that used to be there). I think it's is available elsewhere. Blue Sea's number is 01953 883239 - nice young lady, who will smile when you tell her what it's for !!
Here's the URL :
http://www.blueseaaquatics.co.uk
And a pikkie this morning now that the PVA mix has dried (to a concrete-hard consistency
)
And the link to Dudley's Misty Mountain RR (or the buffer stop)
Don Gilham
Model railways, Photography, anything lazy
Re:Broome Lake Short Line Embryo
It's getting bigger (said the Bishop with a huge smile)
It's getting bigger
(said the Bishop with a huge smile)
Don Gilham
Model railways, Photography, anything lazy
Re:Broome Lake Short Line Embryo
Nice and straight Dud
Nice and straight Dud
Don Gilham
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Re:Broome Lake Short Line Embryo
Avant le deliuge qui est happening a cet moment, je laid un peu more track....
(it's the rain, it always gets to me...or is that moi
)
Avant le deliuge qui est happening a cet moment, je laid un peu more track....
(it's the rain, it always gets to me...or is that moi
)
Don Gilham
Model railways, Photography, anything lazy
Re:Broome Lake Short Line Embryo
Progress is slow, but steady.......
Progress is slow, but steady.......
Don Gilham
Model railways, Photography, anything lazy
Re:Broome Lake Short Line Embryo
Gradually going round the bend.......
....Dudley's very good at sawing
The water butt's going to a new home, and the railway will shoot across underneath at right angles, more or less where the butt is.....
Gradually going round the bend.......
....Dudley's very good at sawing
The water butt's going to a new home, and the railway will shoot across underneath at right angles, more or less where the butt is.....