Jaz avalley
Station cat
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00 gauge, British railway, Goathland Station aka Hogwarts Station a real preservation station in England
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You have to admire the owner of the vehicle he rescued a beaten up old truck….
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Nissan hut weathered
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as bought Hornby clock tower
dribble in dirt
cont’d same
should probably age the clock face
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Margate
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Colbert
aka Chris from France
Very "Midsomer Murders".
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Station cat
I was discussing elsewhere how I terraform foam, and was asked if I do video how tos, which I don’t, but I will run through some here with pictures to help elaborate, I’ll start small and add tips, some items look more complicated because they are effective, and as I do them it will not be perfect so bear with me.
Over time I have tried terraforming in several ways, most were never quite right, until we decided to insulate the loft and we had a lot of foam left over, this led me to experiment and see if I could make use of the left overs, it became so successful I now use ful sheets on occasion, and different thicknesses depending on the job in hand, 25mm, 50mm (almost x2 in cost) 100mm (almost x4 in cost) means where possible I use the thinnest, to keep down price.
As I fell over this by chance there is no linear build up, I used it to save on the cost of specific ideas. that sais I open with a couple of the simpler ideas
Over time I have tried terraforming in several ways, most were never quite right, until we decided to insulate the loft and we had a lot of foam left over, this led me to experiment and see if I could make use of the left overs, it became so successful I now use ful sheets on occasion, and different thicknesses depending on the job in hand, 25mm, 50mm (almost x2 in cost) 100mm (almost x4 in cost) means where possible I use the thinnest, to keep down price.
As I fell over this by chance there is no linear build up, I used it to save on the cost of specific ideas. that sais I open with a couple of the simpler ideas
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Station cat
A railway layout can be just railway tracks, but many of us want to add the buildings, railway and nearby, leading to roads, and kerbs.
and then we want them to look better and some want then to be able to fool people if only for a second, so being able to model scenic items becomes of interest.
1. A simple countryside road, a simple decorators foam block covered in sandpaper, run back and forth along the foam cutting a ‘road’
2 expanded adding a old well used road
3 then kerb edges, nee I sanded the centre added a tramline for the kerb then sanded outside, then used a screwdriver flat edge and pushed in to Denmark the seperate kerbstones, painted grey then added PVA to strengthen,
where I accident ripped the foam I added sone varnish to make a puddle and correct the damage, I added a thinned black brown at the kerb edge for the build up of dirt that occurrs, this was my first puddle but I like the idea and used it often
4,5,6 foam is also brilliant at pushing in detail like lampposts again PVA will strengthen the foam, and you can see I cut concrete slabs for the pavement, rough by hand but you see the idea, I paint over the PVA afterwards to avoid too much shine
and usually avoid major fails….lol
I could be more careful but am pretty gung-ho, once an idea occurs I tend to just go for it lol.
I always use the best vehicles to enhance the area, edges of roads often lose soil and take wear and tear and the turf is rarely pristine so I mix my textures.
and then we want them to look better and some want then to be able to fool people if only for a second, so being able to model scenic items becomes of interest.
1. A simple countryside road, a simple decorators foam block covered in sandpaper, run back and forth along the foam cutting a ‘road’
2 expanded adding a old well used road
3 then kerb edges, nee I sanded the centre added a tramline for the kerb then sanded outside, then used a screwdriver flat edge and pushed in to Denmark the seperate kerbstones, painted grey then added PVA to strengthen,
where I accident ripped the foam I added sone varnish to make a puddle and correct the damage, I added a thinned black brown at the kerb edge for the build up of dirt that occurrs, this was my first puddle but I like the idea and used it often
4,5,6 foam is also brilliant at pushing in detail like lampposts again PVA will strengthen the foam, and you can see I cut concrete slabs for the pavement, rough by hand but you see the idea, I paint over the PVA afterwards to avoid too much shine
and usually avoid major fails….lol
I could be more careful but am pretty gung-ho, once an idea occurs I tend to just go for it lol.
I always use the best vehicles to enhance the area, edges of roads often lose soil and take wear and tear and the turf is rarely pristine so I mix my textures.
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Station cat
The real thing
then my model
this is a real station and luckily if you look there are plenty of models that fit, the which is sat on insulation sheet, this is a large sheet which incorporates the platform (I’ll come to that later)
I use a scale ruler for 00, 1:76 and using aerial photos worked out the area I needed and then approximated the size of the cobbles (i used the building behind for reference)
I also cut in the inset tracks
at low angles compared to a real photo it can fool you initially I did a pencil markings, I ran a wagon to get the width, then using a fine head flat screwdriver indented, then used the PVA to Str then and paint, I used a darker grey initially and painted the lot, then a lighter grey drier for the tops inferring dirtier between the cobbles.
I use this example as I took photos as I went BUT I initiated and trialed the idea here where I just added a cobbled finish to add more texture and detail
plus here I added the grass textures, which gave a nice courtyard effect
i just pencil marked a grid then used a screwdriver run along a metal ruler, I have a long one meter ruler or a 12in ruler with sloped sides which is easier to grip and keep a truer line.
you can see the PVA before it dried
although I cut the ‘kerb’ roughly I added a blacker finish to infer shadow and even though the surface was flat managed to infer a raised level
then my model
this is a real station and luckily if you look there are plenty of models that fit, the which is sat on insulation sheet, this is a large sheet which incorporates the platform (I’ll come to that later)
I use a scale ruler for 00, 1:76 and using aerial photos worked out the area I needed and then approximated the size of the cobbles (i used the building behind for reference)
I also cut in the inset tracks
at low angles compared to a real photo it can fool you initially I did a pencil markings, I ran a wagon to get the width, then using a fine head flat screwdriver indented, then used the PVA to Str then and paint, I used a darker grey initially and painted the lot, then a lighter grey drier for the tops inferring dirtier between the cobbles.
I use this example as I took photos as I went BUT I initiated and trialed the idea here where I just added a cobbled finish to add more texture and detail
plus here I added the grass textures, which gave a nice courtyard effect
i just pencil marked a grid then used a screwdriver run along a metal ruler, I have a long one meter ruler or a 12in ruler with sloped sides which is easier to grip and keep a truer line.
you can see the PVA before it dried
although I cut the ‘kerb’ roughly I added a blacker finish to infer shadow and even though the surface was flat managed to infer a raised level
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I have tried several platforms, I was happier with each, but to date the insulation platform is my favourite, but to show how I arrived sone of the along the way
bought resin platforms, and no you really do not want to know the price….faints
passable but the brick is all red, and lumps out of the edge despite the price
then I tried these Peco plastic ones, they are fiddly the initial top of the flat form was not successful
fixing the plastic to plastic was a pain I tried metal clamps plastic clamps
I changed to strips of plasterboard which I found easier
angling the slopes was fun NOT but I got it done
as this reflected tarmac the colour was purposely not a single tone
the Peco starts to add up, but actually is pretty decent I have kept this
and tried various colour ways, I modelled this on Peterborough station and it’s platforms have different finishes
I coloured the sides with a concrete paint and added dirty water to weather the sides and avoid a pristine finish, this area also has concrete rails rather than wood.
bought resin platforms, and no you really do not want to know the price….faints
passable but the brick is all red, and lumps out of the edge despite the price
then I tried these Peco plastic ones, they are fiddly the initial top of the flat form was not successful
fixing the plastic to plastic was a pain I tried metal clamps plastic clamps
I changed to strips of plasterboard which I found easier
angling the slopes was fun NOT but I got it done
as this reflected tarmac the colour was purposely not a single tone
the Peco starts to add up, but actually is pretty decent I have kept this
and tried various colour ways, I modelled this on Peterborough station and it’s platforms have different finishes
I coloured the sides with a concrete paint and added dirty water to weather the sides and avoid a pristine finish, this area also has concrete rails rather than wood.
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Station cat
However by the time we came to ripping out Goathland and redoing it insulation board was de facto. the tracks were on strips by them selves, then boards either side were supports for scenic areas
a decorators sanding block
cutting back then marking the stones
then coloured
the real thing
the real thing
the model
fyi the buildings are bought not made by me, the brick walls are bought resin, the camping coaches as bought,the metal steps in front of the coaches bought and repainted, I may at some point repaint the building to a creamier finish, but at times in its history it has been different colour and tones, even the stobe station can look very different in real photos, steam gey day and soot, washed, raining,just rained sunny the photo I use here is my preferred era, but pictures are hard to source so I work with what I can
vandals! The seat was rescued….
a decorators sanding block
cutting back then marking the stones
then coloured
the real thing
the real thing
the model
fyi the buildings are bought not made by me, the brick walls are bought resin, the camping coaches as bought,the metal steps in front of the coaches bought and repainted, I may at some point repaint the building to a creamier finish, but at times in its history it has been different colour and tones, even the stobe station can look very different in real photos, steam gey day and soot, washed, raining,just rained sunny the photo I use here is my preferred era, but pictures are hard to source so I work with what I can
vandals! The seat was rescued….
Jaz avalley
Station cat
I cannot over emphasis the help of photographic reference, a good photo to follow will prove invaluable, when I model I just race through, but when I have a project in mind I do a lot of searching to find what I want to model
starting with the right size is not too difficult
deciding how to shape it is far easy if you have reference
it proves invaluable on getting the colours and tones as well as the physical
too light
a shade darker
easy with a secon coat and a touch more terracotta to the initial white paint, I use house paint for large project because that makes it cheap
I like the bright grass colours spring with colours, but the reality I s the planer colours work better, and I never use one flat colour, I mix three in different percentages as I work, as real grass is rarely a flat colour, and I purposely let a little ‘soil’ colour poke through, because it does
low angle photography helps with water features
evening light offers light effects
and the edge of water need not be grounded it is often cut away but will often have a darker tide line
for good modelling find good reference photos
starting with the right size is not too difficult
deciding how to shape it is far easy if you have reference
it proves invaluable on getting the colours and tones as well as the physical
too light
a shade darker
easy with a secon coat and a touch more terracotta to the initial white paint, I use house paint for large project because that makes it cheap
I like the bright grass colours spring with colours, but the reality I s the planer colours work better, and I never use one flat colour, I mix three in different percentages as I work, as real grass is rarely a flat colour, and I purposely let a little ‘soil’ colour poke through, because it does
low angle photography helps with water features
evening light offers light effects
and the edge of water need not be grounded it is often cut away but will often have a darker tide line
for good modelling find good reference photos
Jaz avalley
Station cat
The cobbles and the platform gave me the confidence to take on the wall
a pencil a metal ruler then a kitchen knife, some grey paint thin wash all over into the crevices
then sone light terracotta left over from the slope, a slightly darker terracotta, and another thin grey i thinned the top of the wall.
I did nay one major mistake, after I fitted it, not something I want to tear our once it was sealed to the water feature I realised the photos I had were taken at an unfortunate angle, I had thought the top of the wall aligned with the floor or the carpark, never realising how dangerous that was, when I needed to do the carpark itself I got pictures from the other direction and realised there was a low wall!!! No I have to rake MY photos at the same angle to match the photos and not let me people realise the mistake! now this is a big secret so no telling on me!
faints!!!
had I seen THIS with the top of the car before I joined it all together……rats Rats RATS!!!
a pencil a metal ruler then a kitchen knife, some grey paint thin wash all over into the crevices
then sone light terracotta left over from the slope, a slightly darker terracotta, and another thin grey i thinned the top of the wall.
I did nay one major mistake, after I fitted it, not something I want to tear our once it was sealed to the water feature I realised the photos I had were taken at an unfortunate angle, I had thought the top of the wall aligned with the floor or the carpark, never realising how dangerous that was, when I needed to do the carpark itself I got pictures from the other direction and realised there was a low wall!!! No I have to rake MY photos at the same angle to match the photos and not let me people realise the mistake! now this is a big secret so no telling on me!
faints!!!
had I seen THIS with the top of the car before I joined it all together……rats Rats RATS!!!
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Station cat
fyi
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I wanted a tunnel, a decent one
so back to the drawing board
I like using thin transparent paint and multi layering, in my opinion it gives more natural results than heavier opaque colours.
so back to the drawing board
I like using thin transparent paint and multi layering, in my opinion it gives more natural results than heavier opaque colours.
NorthBrit
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In the last picture, Jaz, love the sky. Certainly not a Summer's day. A feeling of 'must hurry home'.
The cutting is as it should be imo. The right amount of grass and earth. Well done.
May I make one small suggestion? Steam engines blacken the upper part of bridges etc. Use of dark powders subtly to darken the area. Don't overdo it. Many modellers do.
Keep up the very good work.
The cutting is as it should be imo. The right amount of grass and earth. Well done.
May I make one small suggestion? Steam engines blacken the upper part of bridges etc. Use of dark powders subtly to darken the area. Don't overdo it. Many modellers do.
Keep up the very good work.
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Station cat
Very good point, thanks for the heads up, I blacked the interior and forgot the exterior
