RMweb Gold The Fatadder Posted May 12, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 12, 2018 The simplest way to sort i have found is to open in photos, got to edit and apply a minor crop, it will now always appear the right way up. Absolutely love the layout, it really is one of the stand out concepts in the competition and one I can’t wait to see finished Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianusa Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 I was laying track this afternoon while the children slept, and my darling wife watched me threading chairs onto rail. She commented ‘is that as boring as it looks? I mean I know you like doing this but really...’ Not boring at all, just plonk it down and run trains! Brian. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drduncan Posted May 12, 2018 Author Share Posted May 12, 2018 Not boring at all, just plonk it down and run trains!milk 005.JPGBrian. You’ve got the right number of rails at least! Love the Hall by the way... D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drduncan Posted May 12, 2018 Author Share Posted May 12, 2018 The simplest way to sort i have found is to open in photos, got to edit and apply a minor crop, it will now always appear the right way up. Absolutely love the layout, it really is one of the stand out concepts in the competition and one I can’t wait to see finished Dear Rich, Thanks for the kind words. If I get in finished in time for the competition it will be a miracle! Illness and an expanded family have stopped all modelling since Easter. I was inspired by an old photo of Par harbour where the wharf and sidings were viewed through the rigging of various sailing vessels. I wouldn’t have been able to get this far without the help of a couple of good friends at SHMRC who made gauges for the project (you can’t get EM standard for BG or mixed gauge). Also Kipford if this parish volunteered to cad the drawings for a large square rigged brig. But I’ll still have to build the thing!!! Motive power is the big headache at the moment. The BGS journal has just published an excellent article on how to convert an Alan Gibson Buffalo tank to BG - but Colin at Alan Gibson hasn’t any kits at the moment (I believe). I am trying to get the info together for a 3521 0-4-4t but I’m missing the front elevation drawing - I was planning to try a 3d print of the boiler/footplate with a brass cab/bunker, but no drawing .... Regards Duncan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted May 12, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 12, 2018 Dear Rich, Thanks for the kind words. If I get in finished in time for the competition it will be a miracle! Illness and an expanded family have stopped all modelling since Easter. I was inspired by an old photo of Par harbour where the wharf and sidings were viewed through the rigging of various sailing vessels. I wouldn’t have been able to get this far without the help of a couple of good friends at SHMRC who made gauges for the project (you can’t get EM standard for BG or mixed gauge). Also Kipford if this parish volunteered to cad the drawings for a large square rigged brig. But I’ll still have to build the thing!!! Motive power is the big headache at the moment. The BGS journal has just published an excellent article on how to convert an Alan Gibson Buffalo tank to BG - but Colin at Alan Gibson hasn’t any kits at the moment (I believe). I am trying to get the info together for a 3521 0-4-4t but I’m missing the front elevation drawing - I was planning to try a 3d print of the boiler/footplate with a brass cab/bunker, but no drawing .... Regards Duncan Duncan, hope you get more progress soon. In the hope it helps on the inspiration front, here is a link to a layout built by a fellow member of the British Railway Modellers of Australia: http://www.brma.org.au/BRMA%20Galleries/British/NSW%20Layout%20-%200029%20-%20Bridport%20South%20Western/index.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianusa Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 May not be Par or Pentewan, Charlestown is the best thing I can come up with for fully rigged sailing ships; maybe of some use? Brian. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drduncan Posted May 13, 2018 Author Share Posted May 13, 2018 Duncan, hope you get more progress soon. In the hope it helps on the inspiration front, here is a link to a layout built by a fellow member of the British Railway Modellers of Australia: http://www.brma.org.au/BRMA%20Galleries/British/NSW%20Layout%20-%200029%20-%20Bridport%20South%20Western/index.html It’s a lovely layout and excellent idea. I hope it appears in the model railway press. D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drduncan Posted May 13, 2018 Author Share Posted May 13, 2018 May not be Par or Pentewan, Charlestown is the best thing I can come up with for fully rigged sailing ships; maybe of some use? scangirls 045.jpg Brian. Thanks. Yes, I’ve made much use of images from Charlestown to fix in my mind what the final look of the layout will be. D 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drduncan Posted June 3, 2018 Author Share Posted June 3, 2018 Dear all, Not much visible progress in the last month - new born twins and an unfortunate event with a table saw have eaten up much modelling time! However, work on the hidden bits of the baseboards continues... For anyone who would like a peek at Nampara - or at least the track so far - I should be demonstrating how I’m building it at the GWSG members day in Didcot on Saturday 9 June. The event is open to non members and the details are: Didcot Civic Hall Britwell Rd Didcot OX11 7JN Open 1100 - 1530. Hope to see some if you there! Regards Duncan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted June 3, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 3, 2018 Dear all, Not much visible progress in the last month - new born twins and an unfortunate event with a table saw have eaten up much modelling time! However, work on the hidden bits of the baseboards continues... For anyone who would like a peek at Nampara - or at least the track so far - I should be demonstrating how I’m building it at the GWSG members day in Didcot on Saturday 9 June. The event is open to non members and the details are: Didcot Civic Hall Britwell Rd Didcot OX11 7JN Open 1100 - 1530. Hope to see some if you there! Regards Duncan I do hope there's no connection between the twins and the table saw incident... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drduncan Posted June 3, 2018 Author Share Posted June 3, 2018 No, but there is a link between the table saw, an afternoon in A&E and a very sore left index finger! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drduncan Posted June 9, 2018 Author Share Posted June 9, 2018 I had a very pleasant time chatting to people about the Nampara project at the GWSG members day today - and I even managed to make a start on the diamond crossing! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethashenden Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 That looks very good Duncan! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drduncan Posted June 10, 2018 Author Share Posted June 10, 2018 Thanks, but it’s the bit in the middle that looks the trickiest! D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drduncan Posted June 11, 2018 Author Share Posted June 11, 2018 This evening (while my wife took the screaming twins out in their pram) I managed to get some work done on the stock boxes for Nampara. There are two boxes which form an integral part of the fiddle yard. A small one for broad gauge stock which will sit along the end of the FY and a longer 36” one for standard gauge stock that fits along the FY rear. Each box will be able to hold 4 tiers of cassettes. Below is the small one with the last shelf being glued in place. The lids will be held in place with split hinges along the bottom and over centre catches at the top and sides. The spilt hinges will also be used as the fixing points for the boxes on the FY. And again my iPhone is resisting all attempts to get the photo the right way up! Duncan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold kipford Posted June 13, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 13, 2018 Stock boxes on side and end of fiddle yard, That is so West cliff! By the way as we have not seen you at club for obvious reasons and it appears tool abuse, congrats on the twins safe arrival, you now have a full operating team for Nampara. PS Matt also had a little engine driver arive Monday morning. A new Thomas layout becons, plus a 5" gauge version of the Shunting engine! PPS If you fancy a day out with Brighton next month let me know? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drduncan Posted June 13, 2018 Author Share Posted June 13, 2018 Congratulations to Matt! You might have to set up a production line if 5 inch gauge shunting engines in due course! As for the FY, well a good idea is a good idea no matter where it comes from! What date in July for playing trains? D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drduncan Posted June 19, 2018 Author Share Posted June 19, 2018 Right, despite a holiday I’ve been thinking about buildings. This (or something like it) is going to be Nampara house: The plan will be for it to be 2mm scale to force the perspective and be seen through a 4mm hedge and wind twisted shrubs. I’ve no idea of the houses dimensions, but I’ll assume a floor to ceiling height of about 8 feet. As to room sizes probably I’ll make the whole thing a scale 50 ft. Mullioned windows, etched brass lattice panes (if i can get any)low back door etc. I’m considering trying out the scalescenes stonework. Hopefully it will make the build a bit quicker. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethashenden Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Right, despite a holiday I’ve been thinking about buildings. This (or something like it) is going to be Nampara house: 54C43454-9D83-4734-AEBC-5ECC01D6BA32.jpeg The plan will be for it to be 2mm scale to force the perspective and be seen through a 4mm hedge and wind twisted shrubs. I’ve no idea of the houses dimensions, but I’ll assume a floor to ceiling height of about 8 feet. As to room sizes probably I’ll make the whole thing a scale 50 ft. Mullioned windows, etched brass lattice panes (if i can get any)low back door etc. I’m considering trying out the scalescenes stonework. Hopefully it will make the build a bit quicker. Can you find this house on Google Earth? If you can, and if you're using Google Earth, not Google Maps, there's a useful ruler tool. It's not super accurate, but it will give you rough dimensions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drduncan Posted June 22, 2018 Author Share Posted June 22, 2018 Cheers Gareth I’ll give it a try! D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drduncan Posted June 22, 2018 Author Share Posted June 22, 2018 Managed to get a sly hour in on the track work this afternoon. Started fitting check rails and making more of the diamond crossing parts to produce subassemblies. DrDuncan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drduncan Posted June 23, 2018 Author Share Posted June 23, 2018 Managed to snatch another hour this afternoon and continued working in the diamond crossing. The Nampara work board also had a visitor today: The owner of this visiting loco was very interested in the work and extremely anxious to see progress made! DrDuncan 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethashenden Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Those flanges look quite big, even for EM. Is it even finescale? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drduncan Posted June 24, 2018 Author Share Posted June 24, 2018 Teddy is convinced that it is! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drduncan Posted June 24, 2018 Author Share Posted June 24, 2018 Those flanges look quite big, even for EM. Is it even finescale? As the last photo shows he also thinks the track is much improved by dinosaurs... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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