This is rapidly turning into a Futers tribute layout.
A lick of paint and a couple of dabs of Poundland UHU and Mr. Hill's Wills sheet-built furniture factory takes its place at the back of Rhiw 2. Why furniture? Dunno. The pipework is warmed and bent sprue, the downpipes 1mm rod and the bargeboards from 20 thou sheet. The rest is from the afore mentioned Wills bits. What's not obvious here is the subtle stepping of the gables, falling from about 12mm this end down to a flat at the far end. Now it's up it does remined me of various Ian Futers' layouts in both 4mm and O with the gable end corrugated factory units. it will be bordered with some board fencing of which I need another pack to finish and then some suitable detritus such as drums and pallets. The sharp eyed will notice the Wizard Models speed sign which has appeared naturally by magic next to the bridge pier.
Very nice too! The factory really adds interest to that part of the back of the layout.
ReplyDeleteFidley's got a speed restriction sign in pretty much the same position, as the train leaves the station though it's all but invisible in N. They're another of those essential items for a BR layout and although the more modern white discs have pretty much replaced them, there's still the odd one or two hanging in there. One thing I don't know is when they were originally introduced; I'm thinking early/mid-fifties perhaps as that was the sort of time when the Standard Class steam locos as well as diesels were introduced, with those new-fangled speedometers.
Just got December RM, the final part of Half Acre is good reading and provides some ideas for the planned N gauge layout albeit set in a later era.
Wandleford Junction is lovely too, hoping to see it at Tolworth on Sunday.
Andrew Knights. The painting and weathering on those structures is great, I only wish I had that eye! Have you thought of some ghost writing on one of the gables?
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