Great job on the walls mate. Great idea to use the tube 😎 Chuck in brambles, nettles and Pericles and you’re well away! The railway these days is often decorated by masses of buddleia bushes with purple or white flowers, but I don’t know whether this was the case back then, or indeed whether this is just a regional thing! I know Richard on Everard Junction got some ready made buddleia bushes so maybe they’re available in NZ too 👍 That area looks all twisty and higgledy piggledy so that for me is a sign of realism! That buffer stop is great and will even better with some grimy, dirty, dusty ballast 🤓 One tiny idea which you may have already thought of: perhaps make the bushes along the line of the join removable so you can easily replace them after any maintenance, perhaps on wires? 🤔 Cheers mate 👍🍀🥂
Thanks Tim. Interesting you mention Richard at Everard Junction. It was either him or Dean Park who came across a company making bushes and they looked great, so I ordered a bunch myself. The company is called Tajima 1 Miniatures in Cornwall (www.tajima1.co.uk/), they're definitely worth checking out.
Looks really great Julian! As mentioned above, the curved walls are unusual to see on a layout but I love your simple method using piping to give it the right shape. Think this is my favourite area of your layout so far as there's lots of interest going on, look forward to seeing what happens next with the cattle dock. Perhaps an abandoned/derelict cattle wagon at the very end of the siding would be a nice touch too? Andy
I think you're right, curved infrastructure is not often seen on model layouts, maybe curved viaducts or platforms at the most, but general structures do tend to stick with a boxy nature.
Wow the entrance is looking really good Julian, well done. Love the shape and design of the walls, looking forward to the next update. Take care regards Barry..
Beautiful work Kiwi! The brickwork "old entrance", ties in magically with the retaining wall. A bit late now, but I would have suggested a couple of cast iron bollards and some chain, located between the end of the driveway wall and the 'new' chain link security fence. A deterrence to people taking a short cut into the yard, prior to the erection of the chain link fence. A historic acknowledgement of older sections of the goods yard and the new. Really liking the work thus far. regards
Thank you for the kind feedback and suggestion. I might consider this for the other side up to the cattle dock. Maybe the bollards on the other side are buried in the hedge?
Hi Julian. Another good video from yourself. The area is looking really good already, even without the bushes/undergrowth etc added. Not really sure why you had a problem with the longer Peco static grass? Although I must admit that I find that it does tend to clump up easier as well. A quick that I have found when using it, is to sieve it through a finer metal sieve a couple of times first before using it. By doing that, I find that it tends to clump a bit less and seems to go through the applicator mesh easier. Best wishes. Mark.
Thanks Mark. That's main issue I find with the Peco static grass where it clumps into balls quite easily. I'd definitely try your tip sieving it beforehand.
Hi Julian, are you going to add some light washes over the stones near the walls? I would not add trees but saplings in this area, to sugest its only receiptly become uncarefulled
I will be adding further weathering treatments at some point and of course additional overgrowth. You're absolutely right, there won't be any full-grown trees in this area.
Can I ask a question about the yard crane? How would it be used to unload wagons, such as those conflats that have appeared in your recent goods yard videos, and transfer such loads to road wagons as it 8s nowhere near a road surface? Or is there more to come.
@@StationRoadModelRailway a mobile crane might be a better fit considering the space. Or putting down a bit more road surface to one or both sides of the loading dock. I'll look forward to what you end up doing.
Love the curved entrance walls, great idea with the tubing, I'll definitely be trying that. The security fence is looking like nature is claiming it. Just a few climbers to finish? Cheers
Nice work Julian. The area is really looking good. The brick goods yard entrance looks awesome. One question... Adding scenery to the pieces separately would avoid having to cut the joint open once the glue was dry. How practical would that option have been in your case? Just wondering if any glue fell through onto the track below? I must see if I can borrow a static grass applicator for the channel some time soon. Keep up the great work. Stay safe and happy modelling. Mon (Commenting from my channel this time) 👍
I did consider a number of ways to keep the sections seperate including wedging some thin plastic sheet in the joint while applying the scenery, but in the end I opted for a simple recut after the scenery had set.
