Hamamachi Station Mk2

[Grant_T]

Thanks for the pointer. It wasn't so much weathering, rather using a bit of acrylic to hide the white edges of the paper on the roof etc.

[ianlaw]

I often run a suitably coloured piece of pastel chalk along the edges before construction as there is less chance of bleeding or swelling of the card.

[tossedman]

13 hours ago, Grant_T said:

Thanks for the pointer. It wasn't so much weathering, rather using a bit of acrylic to hide the white edges of the paper on the roof etc.

I tend to use a Copic alcohol based marker to colour the edges. Works a treat.

 

Cheers,

 

Todd

Edited May 22, 2023 by tossedman
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[Grant_T]

Back from Japan. Was an epic trip, loads of trains, food, sake, race tracks, museums, okonomiyaki, sake. Bought a few things: enough unitrack to last a fair few modules, and this from Sekiya hobby shop in Fukushima, who were very accommodating.

 

 

 

And this:

 

 

[Grant_T]

Behold! The great empaintening begins!

 

 

[Grant_T]

Playing around with some arrangements of the elements. 

 

 

 

[tossedman]

Wow! Looks fantastic! Well done Sir!

[Grant_T]

A little more progress. Things have really slowed down with winter and a lot of work to get through.

 

 

 

[Grant_T]

I put a bit more work into the upper scene. This is now ready for all the buildings and detail.

 

 

[Grant_T]

Getting close to this being reasonably finished. The fence needs some weathering and a few more bushes on that edge, and lots of little details to come.

 

 

[cteno4]

Lookin nice Grant!

 

jeff

[Grant_T]

It's a late summer evening at Hamamachi Station.

 

 

[MeTheSwede]

This layout looks really great now with vegitation starting to spread everywhere.

 

Natural morning or evening sun light can cause magical moments on a layout.

[Grant_T]

Thanks, I'm largely happy with how it has turned out, though there are a few things I will change. In the past I've sold my completed layouts but I'm going to keep this one to take to shows. I'm going to start something else this summer, probably December when work calms down.

Edited October 15, 2023 by Grant_T

[bc6]

Hi Grant I'm a bit late to the build of your layout but I think its pretty awesome. 

I like the progression pictures of how it grew over time, Thanks for letting us be part of your layout 

[Grant_T]

Good news and bad news. Summer is on the horizon and the garage is a much more appealing place to be, so I envisage getting a lot more modelling done. The bad news is that I fractured my wrist and will spend at least another couple of weeks in a cast.

[cteno4]

Ouch! Sorry to hear that. Hope it heals fast! 
 

jeff

[Martijn Meerts]

You could build a mini layout on your cast 🙂

 

[Grant_T]

People are beginning to use the station, and take their dogs on walkies.

[Grant_T]

Back from Japan with lots of shopping for the new layout.

 

 

[Grant_T]

More work on detailing. I also repainted my rocks to make them look a little more organic. Also, the Tomix rail buses are cute; the platform chairs are wildly out of scale; the Kato figures are excellent; and finally, electrification is coming to Hamamachi station. 😐

 

 

[Grant_T]

Knocked these up quickly from styrene. Not perfect, but they will do.

 

 

[Grant_T]

More detail work this weekend. The Kato figures really are excellent. Really expressive poses and nicely painted. These are really zoomed in photos of course.

 

 

 

 

 

[Grant_T]

I'm pleased to announce that Hamamachi Station will be appearing at Japan Fiesta on Saturday March 2nd at Riccarton Racecourse. Come along! The event looks awesome too with lots of Japanese arts, crafts and food. It is run by the local Japanese community.

[Grant_T]

BTW here is the website. https://sites.google.com/japandaisuki.co.nz/home/japanfiesta/chjf24 And if any Christchurch locals do turn up, would you like to run the layout for half an hour or so? There is a sake tasting room and okonomiyaki vendor I'd like to visit. 😄