Building Elvenhome, an N Gauge layout

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  1. Steve Humphreys

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    The War Memorial gets closer to completion. You also get to hear three sound fitted Castle's on the layout a consequence of piece of stupidity on my part. Maybe I should be stupid more often (or more often than I usually am)
     
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    The War Memorial is finally completed and revealed in the latest video. I also show where it will go on the layout, and how the town plan is to be adapted to accommodate it. There is also a cavalcade of locomotives just so the engines don't feel neglected.
     
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    Great set of updates, Steve. Things coming together and a nice approach you have to modelling.

    Best

    Scott
     
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    Thanks very much Scott. Glad you enjoyed the updates.

    Steve
     
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    With my town plan settled I can get on with the thing I started doing of completing scenic work at the back of the layout. I also talk about my plans for the Fire Station the next scratch build project.
     
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    Time to start work on building a Fire Station for Weathertop and to complete the scenic work around the North end of the station. There is also a link in this video to me demonstrating how to use Excel to make brick papers when you can't get what you want commercially.

     
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    Gary Wants more time for modelling.... Staff Member Administrator

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    Great work on the War Memorial. :thumbs::thumbs::thumbs:

    If you are weathering the model, just use downward strokes of weathering powders from the structures edges, thinning the streaks as you go. ;)

    Cheers, Gary.
     
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    Thanks Gary especially for the advice on weathering. It does need it to give it the right feel and I can see how the technique you suggest will give the right effect. Thanks again
     
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    :tophat::tophat:
     
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    As we approach the end of the year my last video of the year shows me continuing to work on scratch building a fire station for the main town on the layout.
     
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    Impressive, Happy Christmas and new Year to you Steve..
     
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    Hi Steve. I have just been reading through your build thread and have watched the videos as you progress on building your layout. All very informative for a new modeller like me. Thanks for sharing.:tophat:
     
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    Thanks very much Ron. Merry Christmas Steve
     
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    Hi Kevin Thanks very much and I'm pleased if my videos help you. I got so much from watching other people and this is my first proper layout. Merry Christmas Steve
     
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    Hi Steve,

    I'm saving your latest video for tomorrow mornings breakfast. ...... to watch with it that is. It's rather like a Gormos shed episode where you want peace to watch it with a bit of focus.

    I'll be back ....... merry Xmas by the way.,:thumbs:
     
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    I hope it didn't spoil your breakfast :) Merry Christmas Toto
     
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    After some 20 hours work I have completed the build of my 3 bay art deco Fire Station for the main town of Weathertop on my N gauge layout. This video records the final stages of building.
     
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    Steve you have produced a very impressive fire station.:tophat: A great video thanks for sharing.:thumbs:
     
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    Hi Kevin

    Thanks very much. It does look good, especially as the replacement light for the front arrived today and is now in place. Stephen
     
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    With its front light replaced and joined by the drill tower, the Fire Station building is now complete. In this video I show the steps for building the drill tower and also the next stage of scenic work in the town of Weathertop.

     

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