Henley: "Nessie on the Rampage."
Henley Update, sort of...
Been a while since I posted a "Henley" story video, not for lack of want, but lack of time, and I've been adding shelves to the garage to better protect my little collection, which has everything topsy turvy. I've since relocated the baseboard to flush against a back wall, which will receive a coat of sky blue, and clouds, beautiful clouds, Heck, overcast looks great to my desert-roasted eyes. Got some projects in the offing: a canal and toll house, back drops, finishing the station platforms...
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I'm slowly working my way over to getting at the OO layout. The Tollhouse sits forlornly upon the corner. Have the entire thing
covered in plastic sheeting, which helps a lot. Going to construct a scaffold to support the sheeting in such a manner as that
it can be lifted back, out of the way, and returned easily.
covered in plastic sheeting, which helps a lot. Going to construct a scaffold to support the sheeting in such a manner as that
it can be lifted back, out of the way, and returned easily.
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A mate from Nebraska sent me some more Nessie's for Henley.
I have just recently built a proper dust jacket for my cherished
OO layout.
I have just recently built a proper dust jacket for my cherished
OO layout.
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Love it, sense of humour and fun always lifts , thank you for sharing. 
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Remodeling Henley. Finally getting back to my first love, British OO. I dabble in American, but British OO is my
favorite, hands down.
1. First a proper dust cover. Previously, a square of painter's drop plastic was
laid directly upon it, which knocked over structures and things large and small.
Dust is a serious issue in El Paso, though we enjoyed a nice, strong
rain, no doubt from the Nebraska storm, and that has settled the dust
for the day.
2. Next, I started moving around the structures so that so many backs of the buildings
were no longer facing the front. I had these neat card stock station walls, and by flipping
them, it makes the station look more cohesive. As many British layouts often feature
passenger trains, well over freight, this sets the tone I am seeking.
3. Backdrops were installed around three edges of the layout, which incorporate
to support the dust cover. A Peco British river scene extends across the rear, and
this gives a nice depth and greatly improves photographic quality. British modellers,
often working in extremely confined spaces, frequently incorporate back scenes to
make for a very nice effect.
4. The right side back board required the Sutton Hoo scene (modeled after a
real British Viking Ship excavation from the late 1920's) forced me to trim back
the scenery on it slightly, and edges will need to be blended, but
this is great as it prevents slopping things over the edges. I used a
combination of sky blue and gray spray paint and the effect is very pleasing,
and was insanely easy to do. None the less, I have some more back scenes on
order to create a bit more continuity in the overall scene.
5. In reconfiguring the village, it was necessary to move the cricket pitch from
the center of the layout to be trackside. This makes the whole thing a little cramped,
but compromises have to be made. "Selective Compression;" we can't do it all. Many
British modellers don't have half this space and create astonishing layouts.
British modellers also use a great deal of cardstock buildings, especially in low relief, to
ease the space problem. I took my low relief card stock buildings, which had the back
ends facing the front, and moved them to the left backboard and built a shallow wall
around them to separate them from the track, a little. The backscene I have on order
will fill out the village scene behind them, later on.
Incidentally, there is a growing number of commercially available cardstock structures
for American prototypes, and they are surprisingly realistic, and less than half the cost
of traditional plastic or wood kits. Far beyond the old 1970's Suydam products, which
really looked toy like. My first attempt with cardstock, they are not perfect. There are an
astonishing number of parts in these cardstock kits.
6. Another compromise, that I am not to thrilled about, is that the pedestrian bridge
lands on the far side of the retaining wall at the passenger platforms. This means that the
passengers will now have to throw their baggage and trunks over the wall and scale it to
get to the platform.
I may have to spit the bridge, which will be tricky, or perhaps create a vestibule to enter the platform.
7. In the far left corner I want to build a canal. Canals are a big feature in
British landscape, as before steam railroads, everything of bulk was transported
by a huge network of canals that criss crossed the island, connecting cities, villages,
and sea ports. The toll house is a Hornby product, and the canal lock scene is
being constructed from a download that will be printed on paper, in color, and
then mounted onto a cardstock base.
8. Time to clean the track and run some trains!
favorite, hands down.
1. First a proper dust cover. Previously, a square of painter's drop plastic was
laid directly upon it, which knocked over structures and things large and small.
Dust is a serious issue in El Paso, though we enjoyed a nice, strong
rain, no doubt from the Nebraska storm, and that has settled the dust
for the day.
2. Next, I started moving around the structures so that so many backs of the buildings
were no longer facing the front. I had these neat card stock station walls, and by flipping
them, it makes the station look more cohesive. As many British layouts often feature
passenger trains, well over freight, this sets the tone I am seeking.
3. Backdrops were installed around three edges of the layout, which incorporate
to support the dust cover. A Peco British river scene extends across the rear, and
this gives a nice depth and greatly improves photographic quality. British modellers,
often working in extremely confined spaces, frequently incorporate back scenes to
make for a very nice effect.
4. The right side back board required the Sutton Hoo scene (modeled after a
real British Viking Ship excavation from the late 1920's) forced me to trim back
the scenery on it slightly, and edges will need to be blended, but
this is great as it prevents slopping things over the edges. I used a
combination of sky blue and gray spray paint and the effect is very pleasing,
and was insanely easy to do. None the less, I have some more back scenes on
order to create a bit more continuity in the overall scene.
5. In reconfiguring the village, it was necessary to move the cricket pitch from
the center of the layout to be trackside. This makes the whole thing a little cramped,
but compromises have to be made. "Selective Compression;" we can't do it all. Many
British modellers don't have half this space and create astonishing layouts.
British modellers also use a great deal of cardstock buildings, especially in low relief, to
ease the space problem. I took my low relief card stock buildings, which had the back
ends facing the front, and moved them to the left backboard and built a shallow wall
around them to separate them from the track, a little. The backscene I have on order
will fill out the village scene behind them, later on.
Incidentally, there is a growing number of commercially available cardstock structures
for American prototypes, and they are surprisingly realistic, and less than half the cost
of traditional plastic or wood kits. Far beyond the old 1970's Suydam products, which
really looked toy like. My first attempt with cardstock, they are not perfect. There are an
astonishing number of parts in these cardstock kits.
6. Another compromise, that I am not to thrilled about, is that the pedestrian bridge
lands on the far side of the retaining wall at the passenger platforms. This means that the
passengers will now have to throw their baggage and trunks over the wall and scale it to
get to the platform.
I may have to spit the bridge, which will be tricky, or perhaps create a vestibule to enter the platform.
7. In the far left corner I want to build a canal. Canals are a big feature in
British landscape, as before steam railroads, everything of bulk was transported
by a huge network of canals that criss crossed the island, connecting cities, villages,
and sea ports. The toll house is a Hornby product, and the canal lock scene is
being constructed from a download that will be printed on paper, in color, and
then mounted onto a cardstock base.
8. Time to clean the track and run some trains!
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Additional illustrations. The text was written for an American audience, who are not familiar with British modelling practices.
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stonehenge, the toll house and the horse and hounds all very English, I would think the Americans find them fascinating. I personally have not seen a henge before nice touch.
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I look forward to the entertaining video that is surely in preparation showing the new Henley!
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Henley looking good. Hope you find a good placing for "my" toll house 
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