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Offline Ramirez Noname

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Grave Markers WIP (Updated 5 Sept. 2010)
« on: 08 April 2010, 02:59:16 PM »
Hi All,

Thought I would post a few phots of some grave markers which I am working on for a friend. He wants to build a necropolis railway, so there will be a few more in the production line.







The whitemetal parts are produced by "Langley" a model railway company and I have scratch built the surrounds. They are based on mounting board and are awaiting undercoating and finishing. There will also be some white coloured "chippings" in the green areas.

Also, here is a prototype shot of a churchyard at Elmley Lovett in Worcestershire.



RMZ
« Last Edit: 05 September 2010, 07:07:17 PM by Ramirez Noname »

Offline Bobble

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Re: Grave Markers WIP
« Reply #1 on: 08 April 2010, 04:05:48 PM »
They look really good,can't wait to see them finished

Offline john Hollyoak

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Re: Grave Markers WIP
« Reply #2 on: 08 April 2010, 04:58:18 PM »
Very nice.
I have just done some in a rather more overgrown state. How do you intend to do the gravel. Mine didn't come out at all well but the 'weeds' cover a multitude of cock ups!

John

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Re: Grave Markers WIP
« Reply #3 on: 08 April 2010, 05:04:51 PM »
Coming along real nice.
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Re: Grave Markers WIP
« Reply #4 on: 08 April 2010, 05:10:07 PM »
Quote
necropolis railway
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'So do all who see such times. But that is not for us to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that we are given.'

Offline Ramirez Noname

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Re: Grave Markers WIP
« Reply #5 on: 08 April 2010, 09:50:00 PM »
Thanks Guys,

@ John - I was goining to use some fine railway ballast, give it an undercoat of black and work it up using blues to a pure white; at least thats the plan - I might end up using a lot of "weeds"  ;)

@ Joroas - The Brookwood Necropolis Railway near Woking. The huge cemetry was built for the dead of London. The bodies (in coffins) were loaded at the Necropolis Railways London termini (near Waterloo) into specially built vans and the mourners had their own carriages; the Company even issued tickets - although some were only one way. The railway went right into the cemetry. More info can be found in John M Clarke's book "The Brookwood Necropolis Railway" published by The Oakwood Press. o_o 

Hope that helps.

RMZ

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Re: Grave Markers WIP
« Reply #6 on: 08 April 2010, 09:56:44 PM »
Wow, that´s exciting! I read all about the London Necropolis railway and I know you are into model railroading (I suppose your friend is too). Please keep me informed about what he´s doing and about progress on that project! If you prefer to pm that ill be alright as well.

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Re: Grave Markers WIP
« Reply #7 on: 09 April 2010, 02:45:20 AM »
They look ace so far.

What are the graves based on, they look like they taper quite nicely?

Offline Ramirez Noname

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Re: Grave Markers WIP
« Reply #8 on: 09 April 2010, 09:54:58 AM »
Hi All,

@ Michi -I'll post more phots as the work progress. The guy they are being made for is building a short railway in 0n30 to display all his "funereal" collection on; he has a large collection of hearses, etc.

@ Court Jester - Thanks. They are based on a 2-3mm thick "plastic" mounting board. It's called "Forex", luckily I get offcuts from my local printer. It's great stuff; very durable and can be carved with a Stanley knife and filed to a tapered edge.

Hope this helps

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Re: Grave Markers WIP
« Reply #9 on: 26 April 2010, 10:29:31 AM »
The grave markers are completed and delivered, but I managed to get a couple of phots before they went -







... now to get on with some for myself

RMZ

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Re: Grave Markers WIP (Updated 5 Sept. 2010)
« Reply #10 on: 05 September 2010, 07:12:00 PM »
Hi,

I am in the process of making a few more "tombs"; here's the progress so far -



They will go on my pals model railway layout, as before. The fronts are whitemetal castings from "Langleys" and the rest is scratch built. I may get some of the fronts for myself and make some tombs to keep.

Ramirez

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Re: Grave Markers WIP (Updated 5 Sept. 2010)
« Reply #11 on: 05 September 2010, 07:59:38 PM »
nice, i like it! i wanna make graves too! :)

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Re: Grave Markers WIP (Updated 5 Sept. 2010)
« Reply #12 on: 05 September 2010, 08:01:29 PM »
Even better than the first ones!

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Re: Grave Markers WIP (Updated 23 January 2011)
« Reply #13 on: 23 January 2011, 07:35:43 PM »
At last ....

I have managed to finish the tombs and some Ainsty/Old Crow grave markers for my pal's model railway layout.


... but there is more to come !


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Re: Grave Markers WIP (Updated 5 Sept. 2010)
« Reply #14 on: 23 January 2011, 08:54:29 PM »
wow!!

 

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