You definitely got the 'eye' for these small scenes young Ron! Every one you do seems better than the last and this is no exception.
Gern
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hi ron, wow, this is looking superb! you are indeed very good at these scenic dio bases, mr greenfingers, they look very real.Comment
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Thanks for the words of encouragement chaps, much needed! I especially like the 'Young' bit Dave..I'll get the coffees in when we hopefully meet up next time at Cosford!
O.k., here's the progress from my last post.
Here is the finished, squeaky clean 'Germanized' loco. I added two scratch made smoke deflectors, a bit more pipework to the boiler sides, these were spare landing gear legs from a 1/32 Me 109! and I have plonked an extra bit on top as well. Brush painted (as usual) with Humbrol enamels. Although a figment of my imagination, and a couple of old pictures, I reckon I've just about got away with the conversion, wot d' yer think?
I have done a bit more to the lake and the little stream running down to the bridge, and as you can see the reflections of the bridge and greenery are starting to get more defined.
Next stage is to paint the rolling stock, then weather all the train elements.
Finally, add a few more trees and shrubs to the diorama and lay the track....
Then I can start to really have fun!!
Hope you approve so far...
Ron
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Lookin good Ron the loco looks spot on and the dio is well cool.
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Looking really good Ron. The loco alts make it look more German.
Well done, keep up the great work
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Well Ron I just spent ten minutes going down your build so far and am now,officially,speechless! Fantastic,can't wait to see the loco integrated with all the other bits.
Cheers
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Thanks for the comments chaps!
Steve, when you say "Integrated with all the other bits." I hope you don't mean what I think you mean, just 'cos I can see smoke approaching in the distance!!!!!!!!! lol
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Very quick update before my nurse tucks me up...
Just had a great piece of luck. I have been scratching my head for suitable OO or 1/72 scale rail track ballast. Everything I looked at in a bag looked too big and unnaturally uniform in colour.
I was wandering around the garden this evening when I came across some small lumps of sun dried dirt. Into the shed I goes, and crumpled them up into very fine dust. I then drizzled it along the track and ran my finger along the sleepers to work it in between them.
The result is spot on, just what I had been wanting....
A couple of pickies for you.
Look out! Here she comes with that needle again. I'm off under the bed, she will never find me th................
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Just like it growed there!
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Thanks Dave, there was the answer....Right by me owl'd feet!!
Ron
If anyone would like to see the finished diorama go to GB summer 2010 completed...Thanks.Comment
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