WGLR, the 2010 re-build.

JRinTawa said:
What about gluing some flock materiel in the hedges to break up the even colour a bit Mel? Though don't ask me what sort of glue you use - hmm was a good idea at the time :nerd:
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That was something we thought about John, but attaching it is a challenge as you say. Might just wait and see how they are toned down by the weather.
 
Ah just had another though, what about some sort of wash, or a dusting with your airbrush to give some highlights8|
 
More fencing completed today. To keep the cattle off the railway, I decided to do what many railway companies did and use some of the odd bits of rail that were left over from the re-build together with some garden wire. More than half of the rail lengths are driven into the ground.

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yb281 said:
The secrets of the small field mentioned last night can also be revealed, a Neolythic stone circle that draws the tourists in. Who knows, maybe Time Team might turn up one day?

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Nice touch Mel.
 
Grass looks great, quite like the slightly "lumpy" look! And the fence is spot on too.

Not so convinced by the hedges though, but I'll give you the benefit of the doubt while we see how they mature!
 
yb281 said:
The secrets of the small field mentioned last night can also be revealed, a Neolythic stone circle that draws the tourists in.
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Nope, it's wrong. There has to be a keen amateur photographer standing patiently at the edge while the light fades fast waiting for tourists in red or hi-viz waterproofs to stop standing next to the stones picking their noses while one of their group takes a shot with a tiny camera from too far away aginst the light shouting ''Auntie Vera will luv this'un''
Grumble, grumble, grumble :wits:
Just don't ask me how many times...
 
pugwash said:
yb281 said:
The secrets of the small field mentioned last night can also be revealed, a Neolythic stone circle that draws the tourists in.
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Nope, it's wrong. There has to be a keen amateur photographer standing patiently at the edge while the light fades fast waiting for tourists in red or hi-viz waterproofs to stop standing next to the stones picking their noses while one of their group takes a shot with a tiny camera from too far away aginst the light shouting ''Auntie Vera will luv this'un''
Grumble, grumble, grumble :wits:
Just don't ask me how many times...
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:laugh::laugh::laugh:
 
Swinside, Cumbria (cold and wet Lake District standard weather)

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Note the poor lighting and absence of red pac-a-mac tourists...although that couple slap bang in the middle refused to move for too long. Wonder what they were up to? Picking up vibes perhaps? :bigsmile:
 
St. Marks church is the latest building for the new WGLR. It's a British Outline Buildings kit.

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Stained glass windows were made by drawing the lead work onto the clear plastic and then painting the design on from the back. Takes some getting used to, painting everything in reverse, but something I used to do with clear plastic car bodies when I was into slot car racing.

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Most of the side windows feature Bishops, Saints, Angels whatever (not really my area of expertise I'm afraid :bigsmile: ), but the rear window has a sort of Vicar Of Dibley feel with a "Morning Has Broken" theme following the great storm ....................... "no, no, no, no, that wasn't the great storm - that was the great wind".

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The tower windows have slatted wooden shutter type thingies made from coffee stirrers.

Still a few little jobs to do, plus the churchyard to plant up.

Oh, and no ................ there WON'T be a wedding party posed out front :thumbup:.
 
yb281 said:
A couple of pics of the church on the layout.
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No, no, no, no, no - oh YES! Disgustingly fine modelling as usual Mel! :thumbup:
 
whatlep said:
yb281 said:
A couple of pics of the church on the layout.
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No, no, no, no, no - oh YES! Disgustingly fine modelling as usual Mel! :thumbup:
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Thank you Jim Trott :thumbup:.

Just got St. Marks "planted up". It sits on a cheapo slab I bought from B&Q last week. The little patches of Astro-Turf not only makes it look a bit less stark, they also keep the building in place (the grass is glued down, but the building isn't - it just slots in place) and makes it look less like the building is just sat on the slab.

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There was a smashing railway in Garden Rail the other month that was spoilt IMO by the fact that the buildings were just plonked down on top of concrete and looked as if they didn't have any foundations.

The surrounding gravel (all laid on top of membrane) has been planted with Creeping Thyme which, hopefully, will form a nice grassy carpet. I plan to get some Tuxcraft concrete gravestones from the Telford show.
 
Really 'ansome that Mel :thumbup: You may have noticed that with old village parish churches, they often seem set lower in the landscape than the surrounding graveyard. Rather like a heavy weight, laid on a pillow. This effect is caused by the fact that they start off at the same level but over many hundreds of years, so many bodies and coffins are buried in the area directly around the church, that the ground level rises with the sheer volume of material. ....... :nail: Now that's an effect to model and regale visitors to the line with..... :rolf:
 
tip top job mell ,kits looks great..like the wooden shutter thingys, neat touch, brillently carried out:thumbup:
 
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