NHY 581

Western Thunderer
Morning all.

The plan for today is to partially dismantle Bleat to allow the addition of some ground cover.

If I can get the ground cover down and ballasting completed over the weekend then I will be a happy sheep.

This should then progress matters fairly quickly...............


Rob
 

NHY 581

Western Thunderer
Morning........once again.

Bleat dismantled and ready to go but too chilly in the garage at present, despite all the wool.

I shall wait until it warms up before doing glue and stuff.


Rob
 
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NHY 581

Western Thunderer
Well, tidied up a few areas of the trackwork.........then a small game of rugby intervened...........

However, all ready to go tomorrow...

Rob.
 

NHY 581

Western Thunderer
Evening all.

Ground cover is now down and hopefully hardening. After using mounting card on Mutton to raise the ground level, I have returned to DAS for Bleat Wharf.

Whilst wet I have pressed the buildings into the clay to avoid gaps when adding the buildings to the layout.

Also added are various recesses for manhole covers and drain grills.

At current temps, I think it will take a couple of days to harden off. Once this done the clay will be painted. Next step will be to paint and weather the track work before ballasting.

Once ballasted then the ground surface itself will be detailed and grass added......

Getting there

Rob
 

NHY 581

Western Thunderer
Morning all.



The photo below shows the DAS now in place.

Various scenic treatments will be dished out in due course.



In answer to laying the DAS itself, pieces are firstly cut from the block and then rolled out. The resulting 'panels' are cut to size of roughly 6 inches long with width dependent on the gaps between any trackwork. I generally aim for a depth consistent with the top of the sleeper.

These panels are laid onto a bed of neat pva. Any joins between panels are smoothed with water and a bit of clay slurry.

Any inconsistencies in level or surface add to the character.



Any buildings are gently pushed into the soft clay to avoid any gaps between buildings and ground.



Some areas will be left smooth and treated as concrete. Others scribed ( not much!) whilst grass and barbarque ash will be added elsewhere.



The buildings in the photograph are therefore in their final positions. The square base is that of a yard crane. I have started putting the crane together from the spares box to produce what I hope will be, a fairly typical, small hand crane.



Rob.







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