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More scenic work today, hopefully should have this completed in a week

 

Nearly completed the GW shed project, I need to tone down the side and rear of the engine shed tomorrow.
Sun is set to shine on Friday so hopefully some nice out door shots

 

Kiddy engine shed all but completed

 

Cant beat natural sunlight for photography. This one will be sold on now. I’ve got a commission to do a diorama of Box tunnel plus finish off Westbourne bridge so it can be delivered to the customer, finish Canton by July for our first show and another project that I’ll tell you all about shortly.

 

Painting and weathering on the two tunnels for Devonshire Bank, Starting with Holloway tunnel after a coat of BR Bauxite I picked out various blocks in differing shades and left to dry over night, then a grey wash and a seal then on to the Matt black wash, seal again and then the dry brushing. Powders will be next. I’ll have to make up some wing walls from Slaters large dress stone.
Then Devonshire Tunnel, Cream mortar added to the engineers blue then a second coat of the various grey shades and seal then a grey wash, seal and a black wash and seal and some dry brushing, powders will be added as well.

 

I’ve added some powders this morning and sealed with Clear Liquitex spray which is very Matte, not quite as good as Testors dull cote but it does the job.

 

Some greenery added

 

from West London at Westbourne Bridge

To the Welsh Hills and Aberpandy loco shed

 

I’ve made a start on the rock cutting for Devonshire Bank, carving, shaping and sanding styrofoam sheets. This is the Haskins hill end and will be heavily wooded. Still lots more to do yet with plenty more growth to be added.

 

There should be about 12” on the left and 8” on the right of the cutting that’ll be covered in vegetation and trees etc, sloping down into a valley where the railway will be up on an embankment and then into a smaller cutting the other end and the other tunnel mouth
This plan is 1/10th scale.