WGLR, the 2010 re-build.

like it mell, hope the base bords weather well..lot off works going into this:thumbup:
 
I've come up with a layout of buildings that I think works well .......... at least for now :bigsmile:.

So I've been building various fences etc. here and there to make a series of back alleys and footpaths in between the buildings and the railway. Here are some pics;

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yb281 said:
I've come up with a layout of buildings that I think works well .......... at least for now :bigsmile:.

So I've been building various fences etc. here and there to make a series of back alleys and footpaths in between the buildings and the railway. Here are some pics;
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Yes, oh yes, oh YES! :thumbup:

Fantastic stuff Mel. :love:
 
Brilliant - you come up with some great photo settings - love the Cambria down the alley.
Magic.
 
stockers said:
Brilliant - you come up with some great photo settings - love the Cambria down the alley.
Magic.
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That's one of the things I learnt from the Mk1 narrows mate. Looking at it was OK, but you couldn't get a camera into some places when you saw a potential nice photo.
 
yb281 said:
I've come up with a layout of buildings that I think works well .......... at least for now :bigsmile:.

So I've been building various fences etc. here and there to make a series of back alleys and footpaths in between the buildings and the railway. Here are some pics;
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LIKE IT!

Loads of atmosphere....
 
whatlep said:
yb281 said:
I've come up with a layout of buildings that I think works well .......... at least for now :bigsmile:.

So I've been building various fences etc. here and there to make a series of back alleys and footpaths in between the buildings and the railway. Here are some pics;
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Yes, oh yes, oh YES! :thumbup:

Fantastic stuff Mel. :love:
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Got to agree! Some seriously good modelling going on there Mel.
 
Lovely stuff Mel! I need to make another photographic visit. Plus the pub, of course........
 
3Valve said:
Top drawer modelling again matey.

Apparently Stockers loves a Cambrai down the alley. Is that code for something. :bigsmile:
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Oh Yus!:thumbup:
 
Although I am yank through and through (well the layout is) I really like the British atmosphere that you have created. You could almost see Compo, Cleggy and Foggy leaning on the fence watching the trains pass by!:bigsmile:
 
This is a Great thread and has been from the start, I love the attention to detail that you add to the layout Mel.

always inspiring!
 
beavercreek said:
Although I am yank through and through (well the layout is) I really like the British atmosphere that you have created. You could almost see Compo, Cleggy and Foggy leaning on the fence watching the trains pass by!:bigsmile:
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Dunno 'bout those particular characters, but you often see Bigjack....
 
Gizzy said:
beavercreek said:
Although I am yank through and through (well the layout is) I really like the British atmosphere that you have created. You could almost see Compo, Cleggy and Foggy leaning on the fence watching the trains pass by!:bigsmile:
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Dunno 'bout those particular characters, but you often see Bigjack....
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Slightly larger fence though :rolf:
 
Thanks again Dave and Mike. Perhaps it would be Dai, Ianto and Owain Bach leaning on the fence :bigsmile:.

The row of cottages is probably the building that most people associate with photos of the Welshpool Narrows, so I decided that I'd make a mock-up of these buildings before building them for real. I knew that I wasn't going to make an absolute scale model, but I wanted to get my representation to have the right "look".

So I went into town and bought some coloured artist's card and set about marking everything out and cutting when I was happy with the dimensions. The doors, windows and framing was drawn in with a black marker.

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This is the front of the cottages accessed by a narrow alley which starts at the end of Stockers Row. I might have a slight land grab for the private sidings as there's room to move the walls back an inch or two. The cottages form quite a big building being nearly a metre long. I've never seen any pics of this side of the cottages, so it's completely made up.

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This is the side that most people will have seen in photos of the railway. I've reduced the stone cottage on the end from 3 floors to 2 as it looks better balanced (good reason for making a mock-up). There will also be a brick extension on this end wall (kitchen?) and each cottage will have a wooden lean-to against the back walls. Reckon these are either wood stores or toilets?

You don't see many photo's from this end, although I have got a couple. The one thing that stands out to me is that everything looks too tidy and uncluttered, but that can be done when the finished building's in place.

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All I have to do now is to decide on how I'm going to build the real model. I've got a few ideas, but that's for another time .................;)
 
yb281 said:
All I have to do now is to decide on how I'm going to build the real model. I've got a few ideas, but that's for another time .................;)
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Mel, I use my usual 3mm PVC, for my buildings, which as you know I get locally in 8'x4' sheets.

Steve found this link

http://www.plasticonline.co.uk/index.php?_a=viewCat&catId=164

I think it might be the same stuff but in smaller sizes which of course makes it much more expensive than the way I get it

Thought this might be helpful.
 
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