Chapel Rise

Toto · Oct 28, 2017

Flaws .......

jimmy styles · Oct 28, 2017

Toto wrote:

Flaws .......
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There are a few areas I don’t like

jimmy styles · Oct 28, 2017

so no christmas decoration layout is complete without father christmas so i obviously couldnt resist this

next up some winter looking trees

jimmy styles · Oct 30, 2017

i just couldnt resist getting this for the christmas theme. the kids are going to love it.

then back to more scenic work, basically install and wire the lamp posts, add fencing the crossing gates, some bushes and airbrush the entire layout. almost ready for the snow. its been a busy busy two days.

so what do you think so far??

Ron · Oct 30, 2017

Great looking layout, seems a pity to put snow all over it!!

jimmy styles · Oct 30, 2017

Ron wrote:

Great looking layout, seems a pity to put snow all over it!!
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I know what you mean I really like it as it is but the snow is a must and should be here soon

ianvolvo46 · Oct 30, 2017

This is a competition so make that 3ft of snow please Jimmy

Ian vt

Toto · Oct 30, 2017

Love it. What a beautiful scene. The snow, the lighting and the overall idyllic setting. Perfectly captured.

Toto

jakesdad13 · Oct 31, 2017

It just gets better and better, a great little layout . The snow will bring the front and backscene together and give the scene even greater depth. Lovely!!!

Pete.

Gary · Oct 31, 2017

Beautiful.

As for flaws, I can only see one and that is a wooden floor behind the door of the chocolate shop !

Flaw/floor..., get it...??

Ok, I'll get me coat....

Cheers, Gary.

jimmy styles · Oct 31, 2017

Gary wrote:

Beautiful.

As for flaws, I can only see one and that is a wooden floor behind the door of the chocolate shop !

Flaw/floor..., get it...??

Ok, I'll get me coat....

Cheers, Gary.
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Did make me chuckle

jimmy styles · Nov 5, 2017

So my wife decided that one of the big trees outside of the church required christmas lights, for a festive feel.
this did cause a little head scratching. i discovered the best way to do this was to daisy chain micro LED's i started off by making a daisy chain of ten but this didnt work (to many in the chain.) after a bit of fiddling i discovered the most i could have in the chain where six.
so i made four chains of six. (i got my wife to hold the LED's while i soldered them together, well it was her idea.)
i then wrapped each chain around the tree and run the wires down the tree trying to hide the wires as much as possible, however the snow will hide it a little more.
i think the effort was worth it.

Keith M · Nov 5, 2017

The effort was well worth it Jimmy, brilliant! Trying to convince SWMBO that we should have something similar, though perhaps not too great an idea as we have two cats who would likely chase and destroy anything moving!
Keith.

jakesdad13 · Nov 5, 2017

That's great, the lights look to scale too! Well done, both of you .

Pete.

Rob Pulham · Nov 5, 2017

Superb Jimmy

Gary · Nov 5, 2017

Nice !

Cheers, Gary.

jimmy styles · Nov 14, 2017

so after a lot of effort, i can finally announce that chapel rise is pretty much finished!! all i have left to add is some carol singers around the church tree and i have a sound module coming that has church bells and carol singers. so here are some pictures for you.
so to start off here are the daytime photos.

in all its glory, i hand painted the name.

i love the photo of santa with the school children as i think it sums up the christmas theme.
so here are the night time shots.

this is where the layout will live throughout the christmas period.

so what do you think??