Mumbles274
running from law and the press and the parents
I've really enjoyed the series. Has inspired me to work on my LOTR themed coffee table layout.
More railways.. (model railway)
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Mumbles274
running from law and the press and the parents
My plans are to start papier mache around the lower areas to make the rocks and pier wall. Then all the middle landscape and up to the top. Ive also had a realisation about one of the things I was wondering how to achieve, much like Peter Jackson did in the films. How can I have human sized people and hobbit sized people and in the right scale etc.. My answer.. Use N gauge for hobbits and 00 for human sized. I have considered rhe wargames lotr figures but I'm not sure of the scale of them. Anyway, the N and 00 solution means I can have most of the stuff human scale for the trains but then have N scale hobbit sections (ie homes and stuff) mixed in with the 00 scale human homes and stuff. Lots of opputtunity for fun! I've found this guy that sells 3d printable lotr files. But I don't know if this sort of this is easily scalable down to what I need. Not that I can afford a 3d printer but in the future who knows?
Mumbles274
running from law and the press and the parents
Cardboard and masking tape construction in progress. Starting to get a real feel for how I can make various bits of it too.. Basically fantasising about various scenes from LOTR and if I could make little models of them!
This is what I call the front view for obvious reasons!
Back view. This will be the caves/mines
From the water in the harbour there will be an underground canal.. Of course!
With underground mine workings
Above which a small stream will flow into the harbour with a water wheel
I like the potential this view has... the harbour which leads to the underground canal hidden on the right
This is what I call the front view for obvious reasons!
Back view. This will be the caves/mines
From the water in the harbour there will be an underground canal.. Of course!
With underground mine workings
Above which a small stream will flow into the harbour with a water wheel
I like the potential this view has... the harbour which leads to the underground canal hidden on the right
StoneRoad
heckling from the back!
Mumbles274
running from law and the press and the parents
Definately!! Want to try to not make it look like there is no electricity though!? I've got a bunch of leds so I'll have a play around and see if I can make something
Mumbles274
running from law and the press and the parents
Messy play!! Papier mache is is much fun. Something I've found about this layout is it feels much more sculptural because Im making it up as I go along trying to bring the vision in my mind into model form.
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
Mumbles274 at a Lego exhibition I went to a few weeks back they had this model of a kind of dwarf kingdom with mines and associated railways - maybe some inspiration here?
StoneRoad
heckling from the back!
Can't decide if this might be the mines or Moria, or possibly the Goblin's bank of London ?
Mumbles274
running from law and the press and the parents
Love it!! Def inspiring!
Mumbles274
running from law and the press and the parents
I've set my Lydd layout up in my spare room. My idea to sell it has been replaced by wanting to carry on with it!!
Mumbles274
running from law and the press and the parents
That's how it starts!!!
Puddy_Tat
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hash tag
Books, not bombs
I've no idea where you are Mumbles274 but they have some magnificent models etc. in the Brighton toy and model museum. The layouts were ok. The models were from many country's and dating back well over a hundred years.
www.brightontoymuseum.co.uk
Brighton Toy and Model Museum | A magical world of Toys and Models, beneath Brighton Station
www.brightontoymuseum.co.uk
Mumbles274
running from law and the press and the parents
Looks great, will have to seek it out next time I'm that way, it's not far from me relatively speakingI've no idea where you are Mumbles274 but they have some magnificent models etc. in the Brighton toy and model museum. The layouts were ok. The models were from many country's and dating back well over a hundred years.
View attachment 406349Brighton Toy and Model Museum | A magical world of Toys and Models, beneath Brighton Station
Mumbles274
running from law and the press and the parents
Love messy play!!! I had to redo all the other papier mache, the wallpaper paste was shit, 50/50 pva now.
Dragonclaw wharf
Dragonmouth Cave
Underbelly Canal
Dragonclaw wharf
Dragonmouth Cave
Underbelly Canal
I love your modelling work.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
Someone's building a model of Brighton station.
Interesting that it's instantly recognisable as Brighton even in its incomplete form.
Interesting that it's instantly recognisable as Brighton even in its incomplete form.
Mumbles274
running from law and the press and the parents
I've had to put my model railways on hold for the time being, finances and motivation are lacking. Also lacking a proper space to make it happen.
mauvais
on reddit or something
My missus has bought me a trainset. Kato Unitrack N-Gauge starter set and the Bernina Express.
Using it will have to wait until my office room is stripped and redone, but I don't know anything about model railways or indeed real railways. Where's a good place to start learning?
Using it will have to wait until my office room is stripped and redone, but I don't know anything about model railways or indeed real railways. Where's a good place to start learning?
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Books, not bombs
At 208 feet in length, On track for a record.
www.expressandstar.com
Music mogul makes tracks for railway history
Music legend Pete Waterman is hoping to launch a new model railway world record this weekend.
StoneRoad
heckling from the back!
Try to find a local model railway society, in particular one of their "open house" events for prospective members and go along for a chat.
Alternatively, ditto at a model railway show ...
There are books and "a few" periodicals on the subject.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Off to see it tomorrowAt 208 feet in length, On track for a record.
Music mogul makes tracks for railway history
Music legend Pete Waterman is hoping to launch a new model railway world record this weekend.
hash tag
Books, not bombs
Amazing. Will it have been measured by then, will it break records.Off to see it tomorrow
T & P
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I’m probably answering my own question here, but just as years ago I had the urge to buy an Scalextric set to satisfy a childhood itch, I’ve been thinking for a while about getting a basic model train set.
Given that we live in a two-bedroom flat and even though I have a garden and a small shed, unless I become single again there is little chance of my having a set on permanent display. I could however manage a wooden base of around 2 x 1 metres that I can fit through the door and stairs into our basement.
With all of that in mind, I guess the smallest gauge available would be the only logical choice? Would I be missing much in terms of available digital controls, tracks and rolling stock? Frankly, I had expected to see just two different gauge sizes but whenever I google the subject I find there are far more than that!
ETA: my initial assumption is something that whether assembled and disassembled after every use, or permanently fixed on a wooden board, will never grow further in size from about the size of a large table.
Given that we live in a two-bedroom flat and even though I have a garden and a small shed, unless I become single again there is little chance of my having a set on permanent display. I could however manage a wooden base of around 2 x 1 metres that I can fit through the door and stairs into our basement.
With all of that in mind, I guess the smallest gauge available would be the only logical choice? Would I be missing much in terms of available digital controls, tracks and rolling stock? Frankly, I had expected to see just two different gauge sizes but whenever I google the subject I find there are far more than that!
ETA: my initial assumption is something that whether assembled and disassembled after every use, or permanently fixed on a wooden board, will never grow further in size from about the size of a large table.
T & P
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Much more of the latter- it’s a completely different feeling to those from playing race cars. I’m not particularly skilled at building the incredible quality of detailed seen in amateurs’ sets, and whenever I see Mumbles274 ’s efforts in this thread I think ‘I could never do that’, but I would like to have a go at such craftsmanship even if my efforts end up looking decisively crap.
I’d also like the having more than just the basic oval track layout so I can have two different train sets running, and with points I can operate to divert move moving trains onto a different track.
