Stephen Fay’s O gauge layouts and dioramas, Commission builds, personal builds and magazine articles

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  1. Steve Fay

    Steve Fay Full Member

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    Currently working in a loco display plinth
    Happily the Riviera line has found a new home in Scotland
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    Andy_Sollis Staff Member Moderator

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    Actually Steve, I’d love to know how these are made? I’d love to do one. It’s it simply some timber and then the grass matting roll? Or a little more to it (apart from the extra plants and ballast!)

    I never seem to get the crisp edges.. so where am I going wrong?
     
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    It’s a simple ply base and soft wood frame with polystyrene sheets added and carved to shape. I then cover the whole lot in No nails and smooth flat. Then a good covering of PVA and kiln dried sand added,
    Once dry spray brown. I’ve added some base scenics as I want this to look more scrub than football pitch. Once the glue had dried I’ve covered the whole lot well apart from some of the bigger bushes in PVA and applied static grass using 4.5mm strands using 3 shades dark green, straw & lighter grass green. Once dry this will be sprayed with clear varnish and another layer added using the same colours to thicken the grass, Then I’ll spray again and add 6mm strands but more straw in colour, I’ll highlight certain areas with the longer strands so everything isn’t an even length. Certain parts will look shorter where it’s more mossy! I’ll posts plenty of pictures as I’m progress for you to see
     
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    Cracking.
    Scenics is something I need to work on.
     
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    Ballast next
    Merry Christmas all
     
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    Nearly a new year and time for a new project
    Something I’ve wanted to do for 25 years or more
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    the editor at model rail suggested it at the end of the article for Mermaid cove
     
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    I'm going to follow this project with interest Steve... bring it on I say.:thumbup::tophat:
     
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    I’m still trying to fathom what to do with my 08... may go for a wagon repair yard.

    look forward to your next build Steve, happy new year
     
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    Gary Wants more time for modelling.... Staff Member Administrator

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    Cheers, Gary.
     
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    Really ? If I were you I'd make a scale model of Stoke station and run your 08 up and down the centre road with a few GUV's and BG vans in toe... yes that actually happened on a Saturday whenever Stoke were playing at home and visiting fans needed to be segregated, supervisor Arthur Spooner would ring Stoke Control and in no time at all the trip engine would come to the rescue... who needs BTC Police when you can call on the services of an old oil stained Gronk and a raft of dilapidated vans. :avatar:
     
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    2 reasons...
    Finance And space... :giggle::giggle:
     
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    goodness... couldn't Fruit come up with space for you then ? After all he runs his gaff in a flippin' big sand quarry :avatar:
     
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    oh, I thought it was the Dawlish webcam? I was awaiting the 16:44 from Penzance! :giggle::thumbs:
     
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    Great build again Steve :thumbup:
     
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    I’ve placed an order for the Peco flat bottom track for the up and down main lines for Sonning. Plus a photo back drop and a forest in a box ( going to need a lot of trees on this one )
    Project is definitely on the go now.
     
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    Track arrived so did a Forrest in a box kit, looks good so I’ve ordered 2 more. Plus I’ve been out pruning some real trees to make model trees, these will have to dry out for a few weeks before being treated with a wood preservative and then foliage added.
     

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