Over the last couple of weeks I have continued to make slow but steady progress on a number of projects. The biggest task has been building and wiring up the fiddle yard turn table, which is getting close to being finished. In the meantime, other projects have continued to tick over, including getting the airbrush running over the weekends. There are numerous wagons languishing around in the paint boxes and are a couple are on the final lap heading towards transfers. The first up is an GWR open wagon, which was built from the Parkside kit. With this wagon I tried to create a faded wood worn finish, as the wagon would have been at the end of its service life in the 1970s. There is a little more detail to pick out and blend in on the underframe, before varnishing and adding transfers.
Parkside 12T open wagon nearing the transfers stage.
Another wagon nearing completion is a Slaters 12T standard van. I have a little more fading of the body paintwork to do, alongside picking out a bit of detail on the underframe, before varnishing and transfers.
Slaters 12t standard van nearing completion. A bit more blending in and fading of the bodywork is required on this one.
Alongside a bit of painting of rolling stock, I have spent a bit of time modelling the quay masters cottage. The office at the end of the building has had some interior details fitted, including a desk with a telephone, chair, filing cabinet and a map hung on the wall. The tasks today are to fit the working lights into the office and the main building, before making a start on the roof and adding on the roof tiles. There are a few more blinds and curtains to be added to the interior, but all in all it is shaping up. I have modelled the office with an open door and plan to include a scene outside of the office when I add it to the layout.
Quay masters cottage and office, ready for the lights and roof to be added.
The door for the office is open, allowing the interior detail to be visible. My partners only comment was, the window needs a curtain rail!
The modelled interiors. The other windows will have blinds/curtains added.
The bigger overall itinerary is too finish the quay masters cottage, before setting up the layout in the lounge for a week or so Once the layout is set up, I will pour the resin for the quay front water and add the backscene, before gluing some buildings into place. Once this is all done, I am optimistic it will look like a model railway and the big bonus will be, with the fiddle yard finished, it will be fully operational and I can start to run some trains!
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