carlw Posted March 9, 2017 Author Share Posted March 9, 2017 Coming on a treat Carl - I'm catching you up though Did you have a stash of Seahorses or have you found a secret supplier of Chivers kits? Keep up the good work. Cheers, Andy. Thanks Andy, No secret stash, I just phoned him up and asked if he had any. I also got Stephen and I 10 tube opens each. Carl 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobbler Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Coming on Carl, detailing bits and wagons look good Richard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Looking great Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlw Posted March 11, 2017 Author Share Posted March 11, 2017 Today's modelling efforts in the loft consist of making another 3 Tubes wagons, only 4 more to go now. I have also knocked up a delivery of new pipes ready for some engineering posession. These were made from sprues from some of the kits I have built and a little bit of microstrip. Cheers Carl 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlw Posted March 13, 2017 Author Share Posted March 13, 2017 Here is the Portacabin kit I have been working on this week. It needs a bit of weathering to tone it down a little, I have been working of a photo I found of one from the early 90's. Carl 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobbler Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 As always, looking good, enjoying the detailing bits ! I modelled pipe loads using plastic drinking straws, sprayed Matt black with a balsa wood frame, wagon loads in a Rudd and ex OAA Richard 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkie Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Wow, how i have never seen this thread is beyond me. Always had a soft spot for engineers wagons. Will be following this one 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlw Posted March 14, 2017 Author Share Posted March 14, 2017 Tonight's entertainment is a bottle of Dunkel Fester, my chopper, some plastruct and glue to make a pile of pallets of new cable troughs. Carl 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted March 14, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 14, 2017 Tonight's entertainment is a bottle of Dunkel Fester, my chopper, some plastruct and glue to make a pile of pallets of new cable troughs. Carl Frankly, Carl, seeing your chopper has made my day. 40 years ago, on early turn, I would walk from Hither Green to Grove Park, passing the CCE depot to my left. My next port of call was the TOPS office, where I would discuss whatever with the Yard Supervisor. My previous destination had been Hither Green ticket office, where I unloaded some stuff for them to process. Modelling the PAD is off-the-scale implausible, and I wish you good luck with it. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlw Posted March 14, 2017 Author Share Posted March 14, 2017 Frankly, Carl, seeing your chopper has made my day. 40 years ago, on early turn, I would walk from Hither Green to Grove Park, passing the CCE depot to my left. My next port of call was the TOPS office, where I would discuss whatever with the Yard Supervisor. My previous destination had been Hither Green ticket office, where I unloaded some stuff for them to process. Modelling the PAD is off-the-scale implausible, and I wish you good luck with it. Thank you. Don't suppose you have any pictures of the yard from back then that you could share please? Cheers Carl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted March 14, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 14, 2017 Thank you. Don't suppose you have any pictures of the yard from back then that you could share please? Cheers Carl Sorry. No pics. I don't think my dark days there ever led to photography. Life was a bit too serious, industrial relations were parlous - while I was on leave in early 1976 my boss left the industry abruptly - and I was glad to get away at the end of 1977, becoming a Relief SM. I think the BTF film on Operation London Bridge (probably on YouTube) may have a few seconds on the prelim layout at the PAD. I suspect the place was a bit dynamic, changing to meet the needs of the sites being served. But I'm not an engineer, so not my field. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlw Posted March 24, 2017 Author Share Posted March 24, 2017 Just a little bit of work managed this week due to a busy work schedule. The pallets of cable troughs have all been cut, glued and painted. This lot amount to one packet of plasticard and will fill two ZDA's with a few left over for the yard. I guess I better order several more packets. The 10 seahorse wagons have had the yellow and grey livery applied. They do still need a few areas of the livery touching up where the paint had seeped under the masking tape. Next job on them is the rust colour inside and the under frames. I have also put a coat of static grass down on the waste areas at the back of the layout. These will also be covered with trees and undergrowth. Cheers Carl 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sf315 Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 the seahorses are looking good Carl. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlw Posted March 25, 2017 Author Share Posted March 25, 2017 the seahorses are looking good Carl. Thanks Stephen, I found the Revel mid grey a perfect match for the Halfords primer, the Humbrol 64 was too light. Cheers Carl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlw Posted March 25, 2017 Author Share Posted March 25, 2017 I have been working on turning cheap trees off eBay into decent looking ones tonight. Seems odd that all Stephens techniques he suggests for me to try use feminine products? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
theplasticbrummy Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Who knows what the Lieutenant gets up to in his spare time..... The trees certainly are a marked improvement on the garish green of the originals. - Good use of "Scale colour" (TM Adrian Lambourne) here, Carl. I am falling behind again after leaving my control panel design at work. Cheers, Andy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlw Posted March 25, 2017 Author Share Posted March 25, 2017 Who knows what the Lieutenant gets up to in his spare time..... The trees certainly are a marked improvement on the garish green of the originals. - Good use of "Scale colour" (TM Adrian Lambourne) here, Carl. I am falling behind again after leaving my control panel design at work. Cheers, Andy. Thanks for the praise Ohh dear Andy, you can't afford to fall behind with less than 4 months to go. I did mention to Stephen that either everyone is keeping quite on progress, or going to have a lot of work to do in a short period of time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkie Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Wow loving the Dutch seahorses Cracking bit of modelling fella Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlw Posted March 28, 2017 Author Share Posted March 28, 2017 Just a little more work done this morning, The fiddle yard is now built and has had the first coat of paint done. This brings the total length of the layout to 8'4". Before anyone says anything, I know that im also deviating from the rules with the extra fiddle yard area. Do you think if I mark some of the board for brew mugs I can get away with it? I have also been planting trees, none are glued yet. I wanted to make sure I'm happy with the feel of them in the placement before that happened. I think at this point my biggest problem is going to be filling the yard up with clutter, any suggestions on this would be more than welcome as I need a lot. Cheers Carl 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobbler Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Northampton CMD had piles of concrete sleepers 5 or 6 wide, up to 8 high divided with sleeper batterns. Concrete sleepers turned upside down were used a roadways between the Sidings. Stacks of old and new wooden sleepers and point timbers. Skips, cable drums, concrete troughing, old oil drums, grounded van bodies, stacks of new rail, point work and block joints, piles of scrap rail, chairs, etc. Railway vans and trucks, few private cars Will check my photos for more ideas Richard Northampton CMD had piles of concrete sleepers 5 or 6 wide, up to 8 high divided with sleeper batterns. Concrete sleepers turned upside down were used a roadways between the Sidings. Stacks of old and new wooden sleepers and point timbers. Skips, cable drums, concrete troughing, old oil drums, grounded van bodies, stacks of new rail, point work and block joints, piles of scrap rail, chairs, etc. Railway vans and trucks, few private cars Will check my photos for more ideas Richard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlw Posted March 28, 2017 Author Share Posted March 28, 2017 Northampton CMD had piles of concrete sleepers 5 or 6 wide, up to 8 high divided with sleeper batterns. Concrete sleepers turned upside down were used a roadways between the Sidings. Stacks of old and new wooden sleepers and point timbers. Skips, cable drums, concrete troughing, old oil drums, grounded van bodies, stacks of new rail, point work and block joints, piles of scrap rail, chairs, etc. Railway vans and trucks, few private cars Will check my photos for more ideas Richard Thanks Richard, Some of those ideas will be tough to do in N gauge, but it doesn't mean I won't try. For concrete sleepers the best/only ones I know of are by the 2mm society, you need to be a member to buy from their shop at the moment the cost of that would prohibit me from doing that just for a hundred sleepers and some lengths of flex track to make 60' lengths. Maybe something for the future unless there is a current member who would be willing to sell me some? Scrap Point work is a similar thing, I think to do this I would need to start making track. Again I would need to be buying tools from the 2mm society. I'm thinking a to have a few scrap crossing V's laying around. The best looking cable drums were made by CRS, but he has sold up to Peedies and the drums are not available on his website. I do have some Peco ones but they really do look naff. Cable troughs as can be seen in a previous post are under construction, I do need to buy some more plastic to make more. Oil drums/skips are done and in a box waiting to be place. Scrap rail is all on the layout already. I think I need to buy some more code 40 rail and make more. Great suggestions, would you mind sending me a PM with any good shots in please Richard. Cheers Carl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlw Posted April 1, 2017 Author Share Posted April 1, 2017 Hi, I have been busy sticking down lots of the clutter that has been produce over the last few months, it's starting to get the feel of a busy stores yard. Cheers Carl 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobbler Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Looks really good Richard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sf315 Posted April 1, 2017 Share Posted April 1, 2017 Yes I agree with Richard looking really good and is beginning to look busy. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlw Posted April 5, 2017 Author Share Posted April 5, 2017 Here's a few photos of the work done over the last couple of nights. I have started to add some clump foliage to various areas, as Steve said help break up the Grey yard. The seahorse's have all had the insides painted various Browns to represent the rusty colour that they would have gained with use. I have also painted 6 of the wagons under frames black. The tube wagons have all recieved the first coat of paint for their various liverys. 1, satlink. 1, olive. 3 in a light green and 5 in a dirty brown. Last but not least I have have been making 3 loads of recovered sleepers to go in the ZAA wagons. They are removeable with a magnet as they have a Peco wagon weight underneath. Cheers Carl 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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