mwrosebury2000 Posted June 9, 2017 Author Share Posted June 9, 2017 I have just received a large number of signal components so it looks like I will be busy building these. Also had a bit of a tidy up in the cellar & painted some more people. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwrosebury2000 Posted June 23, 2017 Author Share Posted June 23, 2017 I have started work on the ground signals and have gone through more drill bits than I care to recall. I have bought the final (I think) building for the village, these buildings will have lighting fitted when I get around to it. I have also made some tables from a kit bought off Ebay, they look good but are a pain to build and have lead to a lot of bad language. Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie586 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Hello Mark. Just wondering if you had a 'long shot' style picture of the entire layout so we can see how it's all progressing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwrosebury2000 Posted July 19, 2017 Author Share Posted July 19, 2017 I don't but I will get one for you when time allows, I have been a bit poor in adding photos haven't I. I have put some stattic grass down or is that up? The midway sation on the preserved line is made from Hornby platforms, these are a mix of old and new stuff so some had faded. I have quickly filled the holes and have given them a quick coat of paint. Whilte lines will be added to the platform edge as well as lighting, seats, signs etc. The footpath in the village is slowly being superglued down, hopefully this will be complete by the end of the week. I want to hook up the power to the track and give it a little test before I add the ballast. Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwrosebury2000 Posted August 6, 2017 Author Share Posted August 6, 2017 Not having a good week, my woodland scenics stripe pen isn't working as it should (think the nib is full of dried paint), also had some plastic brick that has bubbled a bit. Sheep have been added to the field and fence posts have been laid out ready to be installed. Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwrosebury2000 Posted August 22, 2017 Author Share Posted August 22, 2017 Holes for the fence posts have been added and posts put in place, just need to add the wire. One side of the street has a footpath now, the other side is almost done. I have started to add plasterboad to the cellar ceiling, should have done this before I started the model. White strip added to the midway station. Cables have been connected to the signals (well some of them), going to work on some of the ground signals tonight. More plasterboard to go up at weekend. Going to ask my other half to take some pics as she is better at it than I am. Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwrosebury2000 Posted September 7, 2017 Author Share Posted September 7, 2017 The plaster board has gone up and the sound improvement is amazing. Cleaned the top of the rails after painting them. Connected up the power and desaster... my controler is bust, packed up up and i'm sending it for repair. I was hoping to give the layout a run before ballasting this section. Pylons have been built and are ready to be placed before the cables are added. Painted the canopy for the midway station. Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwrosebury2000 Posted September 18, 2017 Author Share Posted September 18, 2017 Got my controler back from Gaugemaster, what amazing customer service they have. I have run a few trains over the layout and it all works as it should. The midway station is coming on really well, canopy has been installed and the lighting has been done and is ready for connecting. I need to add the benches, bins and people then fencing will be added. I have put some signals in on this line now and you can get a bit of a feel for how it will be when complete. Signal box and point / signal cables etc to go in next, then I will add ballast before weathering. Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwrosebury2000 Posted October 2, 2017 Author Share Posted October 2, 2017 A couple of pics from the other week. The station is made from Hornby with the holes filled in and the surface has been painted with a tarmac colour paint. I have added a 3rd column to the middle of the canopy, I had to make a hole for this one. The canopy has been trimmed so that a building can fit behind it. Slaters brick has been put over the (oversize in my opinion) Hornby ones. The whole thing has been painted, I still need to add the mortar to the bricks and weather it. I am happy with the result so far. Wire will be added to the pylons as well as the danger of death signs to bring it to life. The signals are from the Dapol range the signals on the approach to the station will be custom built. Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwrosebury2000 Posted October 28, 2017 Author Share Posted October 28, 2017 I have painted the signal box and I am now working on the interior. The lighting on the platform has been connected and tested. Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwrosebury2000 Posted December 31, 2017 Author Share Posted December 31, 2017 Happy New Year to you all, i'm not going to make a modeling new years resolution as I never stick to them but I will outline what I hope to achive over the next year. I hope to get a couple of Dogfish for the layout and complete the raised section of the layout, building scenary the lot. I want to get the cellar floor finished and tidy. I want to get the signalling on the preserved section done and the train dectection installed on the main layout. Also want to connect all the droppers for the track. This might not sound like too much but with a full time job, working at a heritage railway, bee keeping, growing fruit and veg as well as keeping my wife happy I think I have my work cut out for me. Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwrosebury2000 Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 I have done quite a bit of tidying up in the cellar and I have started to add the fencing to one of the preserved stations. Fencing for the car park has also been cut and will be added once the surface is done. I have also got a signal kit to build. Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwrosebury2000 Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 Here is a couple of picture of the platform, signs, benches etc will be added before the canopy & building is put back on the layout. Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwrosebury2000 Posted February 3, 2018 Author Share Posted February 3, 2018 I have been busy adding some detail such as station signs, ballast, posts for signal wires and cosmetic fishplates. I have also made some point rodding that will run down the other side of the station and some signal pulley wheels. Weathering will be added in due course. Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwrosebury2000 Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 Dry stone walling has been painted along with the stone on the viaduct. I couldn’t find a RTR Dogfish so I have tackled my first kit. It’s not the best but I’m quite pleased for a first attempt. I have a bridge number to add to the viaduct and a bit of ballasting to do. I have started to add the point rodding and I have some signal balance weights (I think that’s what they are called), these are made out of brass and I only had plastic glue to hand so wouldn’t stick to the signals, I will get some super glue this week. Any questions just ask. Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwrosebury2000 Posted February 23, 2018 Author Share Posted February 23, 2018 Bridge number has been added, as well as the siganl ballance weights and some ballast untill I ran out (now on order). The fence posts are up and I just need to add the wire to the fence. Cosmetic fish plates have been added across the viaduct on both lines through the station. I have made some anti trespass bars to stop those pesky dog walkers. I have built a signal gantry for the other end of the station and installed the power cables to the signals. I still need to finish the fencing at the other end and put platform 2 in place, then maybe start work on the switch pannel. A job for next week I think. Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwrosebury2000 Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 Not had much time for modles due to work. I have added the carpark surface and level crossing (just need to put the gates in). The track for platform 2 has been raised so that trains are right for the platform. Point rodding is coming along but is taking ages to do. The fishplates have been painted rust colour and will be "oiled" when the latest bit of ballast has dried. Got a bit more of the cellar sorted to. Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwrosebury2000 Posted April 16, 2018 Author Share Posted April 16, 2018 Some pics of the signal box interior, a few windows, a desk and a light inside the box to do before I put the roof and gutter on. I have also done 90% of the point rodding from this box. Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwrosebury2000 Posted May 20, 2018 Author Share Posted May 20, 2018 I’ve finished the point rodding, the footbridge has been built. I have also built and painted the farm house. I added a Sky dish and TV aerial and I have also put telegraph poles up the road to the farm. Once I have finished platform 2 I will start work on the farm yard. Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwrosebury2000 Posted June 11, 2018 Author Share Posted June 11, 2018 I've been a bit busy with work and other commitments but I have managed to put the rest of the fencing around the station car park and weather the track from just before the level crossing to the other side of the viaduct. I have also put some really tiny wire from the SB to the signal that is furthest away, I will do the rest when my eyes recover. Also been doing a bit of sorting out and got rid of a big box of cardboard. I need to find the benches for platform 2, I have put them in a safe place (big mistake) and get on with painting people. Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwrosebury2000 Posted June 19, 2018 Author Share Posted June 19, 2018 I ordered some cars from Germany, I also ordered some paint for one of them. Well it has all turned up and a Ford has been pulled apart, rubbed down and has the first coat of paint applied. It will soon look like my wife’s old KA. I have made some raised beds for the garden out of some sleepers, these have been painted along with some of the out buildings. Hopefully I will get some more modelling done tomorrow. Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwrosebury2000 Posted June 21, 2018 Author Share Posted June 21, 2018 Some resent progress on the layout. This is my first attempt at building a signal gantry with semaphore signals and it’s not quite up to scratch with others on here but as a first attempt I don't think that its too bad. It is made from a gantry kit, MSE components and brass rod with the lamps being some loco lamps that have had the handle removed. On the left of the signal the main arm works and the smaller arm on the right of the signal works. All 4 have working lamps behind them although the small arm on the right lost a lens during assembly. I still need to add the rod from the gantry to the servos under the baseboards and box the cables in. The fixed signals have the option of being made operational in the future. The raised beds are made from sleepers with cotton wool pads with a bit of earth colour scatter. The path is fine ballast. I have ordered some plants and a green house. Tools and compost bins will also be added. The fields between the wall and track will be tackled next and then this part of the layout will be looking a bit more like finished. Mark 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwrosebury2000 Posted July 4, 2018 Author Share Posted July 4, 2018 The plants have arrived, I have built the green house and the cucumber plants are growing nicely, tomatoes are taking a bit longer but it should be worth it. I have started to paint the pigs, I wanted large blacks but couldn’t find any so the ears aren’t quite right. I am also after modelling my dog but as a rare breed again I cant get an off the shelf model and don’t know how to go about getting one 3D printed. My plan for the weekend is to get some serious work done on the layout but I'm unsure if this will be cosmetic work, wiring or a bit of both. Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwrosebury2000 Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share Posted July 16, 2018 Some pictures showing the progress from the weekend. I think I will add some bushes along the railway line and maybe some track marks in the pig field. I have also made all the plants for the vegetable plot, they just need planting in the raised beds. I feel that this part of the layout is missing something but I just cant put my finger on it… Mark 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwrosebury2000 Posted August 28, 2018 Author Share Posted August 28, 2018 I have put a hedge along the road next to the field and have put the telegraph poles in for the farm and signal box. My latest mini project was converting an old power supply from a PC to provide power for signals, lighting and points on the layout. This turned out to be a lot easier than I thought and now provides me with 5v & 12v DC. The point motor took ages for me to get it right but I have tested it over and over again and it is finally reliable (until I come to run trains that is). I have painted a few people to go on the platform and have a few more to finish before I place them. Next on the to do list is finish the people and wiring before giving the track some more weathering and a clean. Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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