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zomer
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 Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 5:19 am Post subject: Victorian Railways Valley Layout |
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I have updated the Victiorian T Gauge blog with up to date pictures of Pauls amazing VR based valley layout. I will let Paul fill you in on any details I have missed on the blog.
The layout is not yet completed however the work you see has been completed in less that a week!!!!
Adrian
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victorian t gauge
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Location: traralgon, victoria, australia
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| Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 5:53 am Post subject: |
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thanx for putting those up zomer! pics look nice so far. it almost looks like a dense forrest already!, yet not a single tree has been placed on there at the moment. i really wanted to get that forrest bed feel, before almost completely blocking most parts out with a thick gum tree cannopy.
also a few more low shrubs up the river sides, rocks and stones in the riverbed, and ofcourse the concrete pylons painted & weatherd, girder detailed, painted, and trestle peers constructed and added as per photo. these will be built from small straight tee tree branches i have stripped. last of all, a very small platform and VR portable station at rear left, before painting edges matt black.
this has been so much fun so far!! and surprisingly quick! its the 1st layout i have actully built in any scale ever! (took my time!  ) i see this as a "test the water" for a massive moduler layout, of the same gippsland area, once flextrack is available. |
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B 67
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| Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 7:03 am Post subject: |
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Wow! 
Only a week? Coming from Paul, for some reason this does not surprise me at all. I know this will create much interest at the Sandown show next month. It looks good now - and recognisably VR hill-country branchline (to those of us who know them). Should be fantastic in 5 weeks time. 
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trainspotter-usa
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| Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 3:13 pm Post subject: |
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ONLY A WEEK!!!!
Makes me feel like a right slouch on my layout. I'd better get back to work on mine...
Oh and it looks great by the way.
Ian
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victorian t gauge
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| Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 9:13 pm Post subject: |
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| hehehe, yer a week exactly so far. insperation is a good motivation! i planted most of the right hand side of the trees last night, but they still seem a bit to bright, even after a bit of extra foalage added. there glued in now. im perhaps thinkin of spraying a very thinnd down brony green stain over the tops with a airbrush. whats peoples thoughts?? or is there another method to knock off the brightnes? |
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B 67
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| Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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| victorian t guage wrote: | | ... im perhaps thinkin of spraying a very thinnd down brony green stain over the tops with a airbrush. whats peoples thoughts?? or is there another method to knock off the brightnes? |
Yeah! Just turn down the lights. I suppose to give it a realistic local flavour, and for visual realism at the scale distance most will view it from, you could find a way to add the blue Eucalypt haze. Not sure how. But I don't think anyone else has ever attempted that. A smoke generator perhaps. But fill it with Eucalyptus oil. 
No, seriously, that'd probably NOT be a good idea.
I've built a couple of layouts in a week or two before. My revolving N scale layout was built in 4 weeks. I cut the board out 4 weeks before the completed layout was exhibited. Only painted the fascia on the morning of the show.
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| Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:32 pm Post subject: |
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| victorian t guage wrote: | | i planted most of the right hand side of the trees last night, but they still seem a bit to bright, even after a bit of extra foalage added. there glued in now. im perhaps thinkin of spraying a very thinnd down brony green stain over the tops with a airbrush. whats peoples thoughts?? or is there another method to knock off the brightnes? |
I think you've got the right idea. I've done similar (though using a spray can as opposed to an airbrush) with decent results. Since you're tinting as opposed to coloring, you probably don't need a green-ish color; try just a gray or tan. I got a vivid Hunter Green under control using mustard yellow. Test the color on some spare trees before hitting the layout, though.
You might even take it a step further. Spray different colors from different angles to suggest "sunlight" on the foliage. Apparently European modelers like to use this trick.
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victorian t gauge
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 excellent, thanks guys. i almost got a lil disheartend, i think that will work fine, ill give it a test first. hopefully have trees done by weekend, then get cracking onto bridge. we'l get some pics up, with the trees on. (theres a lot!) |
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victorian t gauge
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| after a bit of a "oh no" feeling, with the tree line being to vivid bright green, put in over half the layout so far, i misted a gum leaf green with short squrits of spray paint over the tree tops. perfect!!!! i cant stop staring at it, it really captures the blue gum forrest we live in. |
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zomer
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Ill take some pictures for the blog (and everyone else!!) tonight if you want? I am keen to see how they look!! Did you use the airbrush or was it from a can?
Adrian
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B 67
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| Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 10:51 pm Post subject: |
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Probably used signwriting vinyl.
I saw this layout yesterday when Paul brought it into my shop (one of the advantages of T - so easily transporting an entire layout). And it really looks fantastic. Even without a train on it and the bridge mostly yet to be built, it really captures the area it is based on very nicely. Not too many people manage to do that in even the larger scales, so well done Paul. The layout is going to create a lot of interest at Sandown - even if it wasn't in T gauge.
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B 67
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Well, as Mr Zomer has been a bit slow updating his blog (for some inexplicable reason  ) it has been left to me to post some more pics of this layout - as it was today.
Hard to tell, but there's a couple of trees added since the last time you saw it.
Ballasted track through a cutting and over an embankment.
Cutting. To me, this tells me the location even without a train in sight.
T class loco, now weathered. Still awaiting wheels though.
Looking up at the trestle - not quite finished yet. But looking good.
Another view of the bridge. Nearside trestle still coming.
Well, I'm impressed. Hope I'm not the only one. 
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Well its got me inspired to get some work done on the scenics for Gonou but its very scary inspiration....
Ian
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