Dave the Busker Posted April 6 Author Share Posted April 6 Finished the warehouse kit this morning with the tower and entrance building. Here it is with a Noch TT figure in the doorway and I'm more convinced than ever that Metcalfe N will work fine for TT:120. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rallymatt Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 I always reference by door size, it’s a pretty reliable method and if that ‘looks right’ then great. I really do like Metcalfe building kits, very relaxing and satisfying to make. Holly Bush is getting quite built up…. 😁 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMD Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Coming along nicely Dave. I like how you went about this - get it up with what little was available at the time - and then go back and add realism and detail. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuLarge Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 49 minutes ago, Rallymatt said: always reference by door size I do this in my day job too! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Too Tall Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 In that case, I have been in some out of scale real houses, where a bounced my 6'2 noggin on the top of doorframes 🤪 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave the Busker Posted April 6 Author Share Posted April 6 24 minutes ago, GMD said: Coming along nicely Dave. I like how you went about this - get it up with what little was available at the time - and then go back and add realism and detail. Also so I could develop the required skills as I go. I'd not done anything like this in years, so start off with very simple kits, basic electronics and so on, and go back and upgrade things as I get the hang of them. The Metcalfe kits are great, and pretty straightforward to understand how it all goes together, but having had a go at a few free downloaded and simple basic buildings has given me a bit of a head start on what I'm doing now I'm building more detailed kits. 🙂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave the Busker Posted April 6 Author Share Posted April 6 Just now, Too Tall said: In that case, I have been in some out of scale real houses, where a bounced my 6'2 noggin on the top of doorframes 🤪 I feel your pain, quite literally! I'm a few inches taller than that. The worst I've encountered was my old University buildings at Stirling, where almost every door was just shorter than me and I spent most of my time there with a headache even if I'd not been in the union the night before! 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris98 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 (edited) 1 hour ago, Rallymatt said: I always reference by door size, it’s a pretty reliable method and if that ‘looks right’ then great. I really do like Metcalfe building kits, very relaxing and satisfying to make. Holly Bush is getting quite built up…. 😁 I am trying to get myself psyched up to build eight metcalfe retaining walls, I find it hard especially as I have so much other non railway stuff to do. Edited April 6 by Chris98 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taunmarc88 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 The buildings look great @Dave the Busker ! Building Metcalfe in OO was always fun. I think I might need to invest in some of the N gauge kits now I have seen the results looking so good. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rallymatt Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 8 minutes ago, Chris98 said: I am trying to get myself psyched up to build eight metcalfe retaining walls, I find it hard especially as I have so much other non railway stuff to do. Try not to do it all in one hit, take a few minutes to do a couple of bits and come back to it. A lot of modelling is waiting for bits to dry. I find putting sections on a tray that can be moved without having to put everything away all the time helps 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris98 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 What do you use to cover the white edges, water colours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave the Busker Posted April 6 Author Share Posted April 6 4 minutes ago, Chris98 said: What do you use to cover the white edges, water colours? I've been using some dry brush weathering powder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris98 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 (edited) My weathering powder goe's everywhere, especially the carpet. I tried felt pen but they soak into the paper. Next plan is to try water colours see if thats any good. Edited April 6 by Chris98 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rallymatt Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 I use slightly let down acrylic paint. I mix up something to get close to the shade, on darker side rather than lighter. And run through all the edges before assembling in most cases. Then will use a dry dusting of weathering powder. Make up brushes work well for weathering powders and only use tiny amounts. A little goes a long way 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris98 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Thanks both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Too Tall Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 I used some pens like these Vallteng 40 Colors Graphic Marker Pen Art Sketch Twin Marker Pen Permanent Graffiti Coloring Pens for Drawing Coloring Highlighting and Underlining : Amazon.co.uk: Stationery & Office Supplies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris98 Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 They are the ones I have.They ran/bled into the card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Too Tall Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 (edited) Mine weren't that actual brand, I cant find them anymore, but I had "Nora" branding on the pen, no issues with bleeding for me. Edit: aha, just found the ones I got: Pontedinvoy Permanent Marker Pens - Colouring Pens Dual Tips Pens For Adults，Felt Tip Pens For Children，Art Pens ，Manga Markers For Kids For Artist、Students Sketching 、Graffiti 、Drawing (36 colours) : Amazon.co.uk: Stationery & Office Supplies No idea why it says "Nora" on the actual pen and Pontedinvoy on the case ☺️ Edited April 6 by Too Tall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris98 Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 This is what the pens did, although a close up makes it look worse it is still noticeable. Finished another section and used very watered down brown acrylic.....much better result. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris98 Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Sorry for hijacking your post Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave the Busker Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 2 hours ago, Chris98 said: Sorry for hijacking your post Dave. No worries, it's all relevant to the discussion on Metcalfe kits here at the moment. I've found pens hit and miss. I only tend to use them for things like roof edges and undersides where I just want to get them dark enough to blend in with a fairly black printed surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave the Busker Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 One more post looking at how Metcalfe N doors and TT:120 figures line up. The kits I've done so far are all industrial buildings, which tend to have larger doorways. I found the small factory kit has a small door about the size you'd find on houses. I thought I'd compare to real life. I always thought I was a scale too big for reality... 😂 Anyway, I'm quite happy that the Metcalfe kits will work well for scale now. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuLarge Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 (edited) The lintel on that kit😲 😬🫢🫣🤦♂️ Your "typical" door opening at 1:120 should be about 17.5mm ish or 28 brick courses for those counting. (Not about to get in to a discussion regarding metric and imperial doors or bricks or the vertical gauging of mortar.) Edited April 7 by StuLarge Extra emoji 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave the Busker Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 Ha, yeah now that you've pointed the lintel out it's all I can see on it 😂 It's not a perfect match up with the N kit to TT of course, but it's near enough for me to be happy with it. It's certainly closer than some of my first home made efforts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rallymatt Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 I guess when certain modellers have finished counting all the rivets they can move onto bricks 🤣 I will not allow my OCD to be drawn into this… model railway is fun, happy place happy place 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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