There would’ve been a brick wall about 6 foot high along the side of the track with broken glass, cemented on top of it to stop people from coming over that will form an alleyway so access can be gained to the back of those houses
I'd forgotten about those walls with broken glass set in cement 😱 - very much a different era, eh? They did their job, though - definitely put us off climbing over them as curious/nosy exploring kids.
Tidy job, Jules! Looks great so far and I know once you’ve made it grubby and slightly overgrown and unkempt it’ll look even better! 😎 In addition to the loose wire fence I’d suggest an original dilapidated and somewhat abandoned stone wall covered by years of neglect by the local authority rendering it rife with wild horse or something 🤔 Cheers mate 👍🍻🍀
Hi Julian that cobblestone yard looks great especially the way you made the "arrangement". Many thanks for sharing this enjoyable session looking forward to the next step, nice touch of adding the weighbridge. Take care regards Barry..
Nice work as always. The paved area is really looking great. With a bit of your weathering it will fit in perfectly. Good job. The only thing is those back doors to the properties. One of your great dividing brick walls behind the properties was an alternative to bricking them up. Those types of ally ways were Common in the era you are trying to replicate. Just a thought. Still looks great. Mon from Monsville Railways
This is a point I also intended making. Such an alley way would, for example, allow access for emptying dust bins. Otherwise the bins would need to be carried through the house.
Hi Mon, thanks for your comment and suggestion on the rear gates. As you'll no doubt know by now, your comment, the ones below and others spurred me to relook at this and make some changes🙂
What I find interesting with this video is the difference between the Scalescenes and Metcalfe finishes on the various buildings and walls. In my opinion the Scalescenes brickwork on the two workshops looks more realistic than the Metcalfe finish on the goods shed and houses. Great video and thanks for demonstrating your technique for eliminating warping of large cardboard areas … I was worried about it but I’m now going to adopt your strategy!
Thanks Garry. The Scalescenes texture are by far more realistic than the Metcalfe finishes. Metcalfe I would class as slightly more toy-like but with some added weathering, can look quite acceptable.
Hi, I really enjoy watching your videos, great work and a great channel. Forgive me but I do struggle with you bricking up the rear gates on the houses. This would never be allowed as no exit. Also I don’t think it looks right, however, if you reinstate the gates you could do a lovely overgrown pedestrian narrow path along the back with the high security fences? Just my thought. It’s your railway of course. Kindest regards Timo.
Nice one old mate. May I suggest that the join between old and new cobblestone may be disguised by actually exaggerating it? I would, if it were mine, dribble an uneven stream of PVA & dark weathering powder along the join to simulate a tar/macadam "joining seal" laid by the contractors, railway, local council etc. at the time of laying the more recent good yard's surface to stop water entering the opened gap and lifting or undermining the old surface. It was prototypical and is still used today albeit with different materials. Enjoying the build.
Thanks Christopher. Now being a month on and a very belated response, you have no doubt seen the weathering transition take place which gives the impression there may have been a repair or cobblestones relayed at some point in the past.
Great progress in the good area - looking forward to the next instalment as I’m particularly interested in how your’ re going to blend the already weathered cobbled approach road with the newly laid part. 😊
Apart from the individual paving slabs taking quite some time to arrange/install, I'm not a fan of these paving slabs. Although they do provide a sense of depth/relief, I find this relief to be too exaggerated. There might be a 0.5-1mm indent between the Metcalfe paving slabs which would equate to 38-76mm indent in real life which is far too big.
Hi Julian. Are you going to fit crossing gates where the road crosses the rail (near the green truck) to protect people (children) that live in the adjacent houses?
There are plans to install gates and warning signs on the access road between the two buildings, most likely I'll laser-cut some bespoke gates and side fencing. This will come up in a future episode.
A nice idea John. I'm also wondering what else those plastic straps could be used for. They often have a criss-cross pattern on them that might make for a good steel slip-plate texture?
Great video as usual, one question are you modelling a particular area/town as you seem to use a lot of brick buildings rather than stone or plaster. I may have missed your chosen location in previous videos.
The layout is very much a fictitious location of no set region. It's quite eclectic in the sense there's probably bits of architecture and landscapes from multiple counties/regions.
