Good afternoon to you all Dear Reader's - Komata's Blog has once more emerged - and, thanks to Bryan, our marvellous co-administrator, its excursion today is very special - to present to you all, Dear, Patient, Reader's of Komata's Blog, pictures of Komata's hitherto unrevealed Kereru Branch - listed as 'Komata's Album' in the Gallery (no, wait, don't go just yet . . LOL)
As you will see as you peruse it, the colour pictures are of the layout in general, (see, it REALLY does exist), however, the other images are all pen and ink works of details which form parts of the Kereu Branch - my main layout.
The Pen and Ink images on the first page (where the 'photo's are) are of the layout as it was some 2 years ago, but things have changed a bit since these were drawn.
However, al the other pages are as the layout is today.
Think of the Pen and Ink works as a Guidebook and allow them to take you on a tour around the Kereu Branch of the Tickford Valley Railway (London) Ltd, starting from the front, outermost end (the end nearest you in the left hand photo on page one), via Helston, through the Waitekereu Gorge and to Puketeroto. I hope you like them
Enjoy. . .
Happy modelling
Komata
"TVR - serving the Northern Taranaki . . . "
PS: For those who might be interested: Except for the track, people, locomotives/ rolling stock and 3 buildings, everything else that you see is scratchbuilt.
Its a MURPHEY......
......Bed...er...uh...LAYOUT!. That's kewl. It folds up and hides away.
I am impressed with the sketches. Very nice, Kieth.
I can only wish I could draw that way.
I am thinking about copying that scenic divide trick on the near end of the layout.
Good work.
Moose
First, the fold-away layout
First, the fold-away layout is a nice idea! Have you ever folded the layout away only to discover the scenery you forgot to glue down? As well, after seeing your lovely illustrations it would seem that from this point forward you haven't any reason not to illustrate your stories!
At last - Komata's Album!
Michael
The fold-away layout was actually my WIFE'S idea as a way to keep her husband in with the family instead of becoming a recluse shut awy in a room with his trains.
Clever wasn't she?
Flying scenery isn't too much of a problem when folding the layout away - it's when you have flying Rolling Stock that things get interesting; the sound of 1 ounce of wagon crashing to the cabinet floor when I've forgotten that it is on a siding (usually the Waitekereu District Tramway at Helston - they lurk under the trees) is not exactly pleasant!!
The rearmost partition (across the back of the Scenic Divider behind Puketeroto and the Waitekereru River) tends to catch most 'fly-aways', but sometimes it still happens. Ouch! I DON'T like that sound!
Illustrating my stories:
Sadly, it's not going to happen any time soon!
Unfortunately I do have very good reasons why I won't be providing on-going illustrations for my stories - suffice to say that to actually get the album created has not been easy, so sorry . . .
But thanks for asking.
Komata
"TVR - serving the Northern Taranaki . . ."
The New Album
At last - Komata's Album!
steam-n
Thanks for the compliment.
So far no locomotives have been hurt in the folding-up of this layout - but a few wagons have taken flying lessons . . .
N-scale Kiwi's? Only human ones - the avian variety are never seen in towns and if any were in the area they would be in the bush-country behind Puketeroto and Helston or in the Talisman Creek Gorge (that area across the front of the layout in Photo 1 of my album). However, being quiet creatures they would probably be scared-off by the trains going past.
They are also determindely nocturnal so they would be unlikely to be out and about when trains are running.
A good question though - thanks.
Komata
"TVR - serving the Northern Taranaki . . . "
Well Keith, its about time
Well Keith, its about time we get a glimpse of the world renowned TVR. Clever design and excellent sketches. Thanks for sharing them with us.
Jim