I have finalised the list of carriages to be commissioned from Worsley Works:
Bow sider 17/18
Bow sider 19/20
Curley Roof Van
21/22 Ashbury
Brake composite 12 (1929-)
If anyone wants an etch they will cost around £115 for sides and ends and include etched bogies. I will be ordering on the 11th August. The minimum order for such a commission is two full sheets. I am ordering two so this is a good opportunity for anyone not wishing to outlay £200 + to get their hands on a set of 5.5 mm kits. Let me know.
The baseboards are about to be split and moved to the garage for the summer. This will allow the back scene board to be installed. This is vital as the first buildings will be completed in the coming moths and the lighting and colour balance must be perfected before they are painted. The back scene and inner surfaces of the pelmets all effect this. The pelmets will be painted pastel cerulean blue which will change the reflected light. I am going to experiment changing the halogen spots for LED lights to cool the colour and also add in additional daylight bulbs. The lighting will be very bright compared to many models and is key to achieving a really natural look. At the moment the front of the board is not nearly bright enough.
The back scene will be a single seamless curved board with a proprietary printed sky applied. The one I am using is from id Models and is very convincing but I can't be sure if it will give the right impression until installed. I am hoping to take photos this summer that can be photo stitched to print a bespoke back scene in the future but this is not an immediate priority.
The id models back scene comes in two panels, printed on very nice heavy grade art paper. The colouring looks excellent. Ideally the back scene should be of rows of houses on the hillside but unless treated carefully this could look really naff and detract from the models.
