Richard_S Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 56 102 Scunthorpe Steel Centenary with a varied selection of staff cars in the foreground including a Vauxhall Cavalier,Chrysler or Talbot Alpine, Vauxhall Astra, Renault 5, Saab 900, Nissan Micra and an Austin Maestro. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Some cracking photos there Richard, I remember a brief stop off at Knottingley in 1988 which resulted in seeing a red-stripe Raifreight Grid pass by on empty HAAs...Quality! I am trying to recall what was on shed that day?!! Your depot is really coming on and captures the location perfectly. Nice to see a coupe of Grids on shed! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250BOB Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Hi Richard, For what its worth...here is a photo of mine from the other side. I think its early/middle eighties when I took this picture. Bob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_S Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 Thanks for the continued interest and sharing a picture; it's always to useful to see reverse or rear view shots. The line to the left of the wagon shop is included on the track plan so this is especially helpful. If anyone has any other images I would be very grateful to see them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_S Posted February 20, 2013 Author Share Posted February 20, 2013 After a very busy period at work it is time to recharge the batteries over half term and do some more work on the layout. More to follow soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_S Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share Posted March 9, 2013 In the last few weeks I have performed a number of tasks including; upgrading the lighting in the garage to double fluorescent tubes wiring up 2 small tubes to illuminate the layout starting two pelmets for these lights I have also bought some 44mm square softwood in 1.8m lengths and cut them to from upright supports This thread has also passed 10,000 hits so thanks for the continued interest. Onwards and upwards! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_S Posted March 27, 2013 Author Share Posted March 27, 2013 I had a day off yesterday and although the weather was cold we don't normally get much snow in Mid Cheshire so outdoor woodwork was possible. I completed the assembly of all the components of the lighting gantry and have rigged it up to ensure everything fits together; The lights will be fitted once the gantry has been painted. Aldi has provided me with a rich source of inexpensive tools and accessories. This set proved very useful when building the uprights; The paint we used on the other exhibition layouts was Flannel grey from B&Q, sadly now discontinued. Wickes have a Storm grey which from the catalogue at least appears similar, and when it is warm enough for drying I will re-coat all the surfaces. I have picked up some more images of Knottingley and the surrounding coalfield which I need to scan in and share here. Term ends on Thursday which ought to give me a few more days to spare. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Flynn Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Hi Here is one photo of mine early 70,s Hugh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_S Posted May 4, 2013 Author Share Posted May 4, 2013 The product of a busy afternoon. Everything on the layout in this shot is re-wheeled, chipped and runs! Spent a few hours going through the stock boxes finding the locos which will run and swapping bodies between P4 machines and some OO repaints. There are a few shunters that will require further attention along with 2 more 56s that don't yet run properly. The lighting rig is now finished bar a topcoat on the visible sections. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d winpenny Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 Still looking great, keep up the excellent work, david Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_S Posted June 10, 2013 Author Share Posted June 10, 2013 Lots of progress made in the last fortnight. Details and pics to follow shortly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_S Posted June 11, 2013 Author Share Posted June 11, 2013 An update of work done over the last few weeks; varnished the backscene glued it to the supporting plywood completed the shell of the wagon sheds cut out styrene sheet to form the concrete apron created a view blocker at the B end fitted fascia edges to the front of the scenic boards and the fiddle yards Next up is to paint everything and then continue work on the FY entry arrangements Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d winpenny Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Still coming along great keep it up David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_S Posted June 17, 2013 Author Share Posted June 17, 2013 A few more days spent working on the layout and the connections between the scenic and fiddle yard boards at both ends have been reset as they were not perfectly in alignment. After that I undercoated all the new woodwork in primer. Then I took some leftover beige emulsion from the last time the hall was decorated, added some black poster paint and obtained a very satisfactory grey which provided a base on the scenic boards so the cork underlay won't show through after ballasting. The hill at the B end has also been glued into position using Fedbond PVA. I masked all the trackwork to protect it during this stage. With a minimum overnight temperature of 11 degrees forecast that lot should be dry enough to press on again tomorrow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
87023Velocity Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Hi Richard, Good to see you at Wigan, the layout is certainly coming along now! Can't have too many 56's. Cheers Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_S Posted June 17, 2013 Author Share Posted June 17, 2013 Likewise Simon. Pity I couldn't do all three days for you. You are welcome to visit any time you wish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_S Posted June 18, 2013 Author Share Posted June 18, 2013 Definitely on a roll at the moment. As the sun is shining it was time to topcoat all the visible woodwork; Then I turned my attention to the small bank that will act as a view blocker at the B end. I carved the polystyrene offcuts into a slope and then coated the surface with Febond. Then smoothed on some ready mixed filler with a palette knife; All the styrene sheet cut to from the apron at the A end was then primed with Halfords plastic primer; Time to let all that lot dry. OMS REM Live Waterboys Best Of 1981-90 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250BOB Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Hi Richard Great progress...looking very interesting, enjoying the thread. But....you need one of those Noch static grass applicators for your lawn...!!!!! Bob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_S Posted June 19, 2013 Author Share Posted June 19, 2013 Having painted the bank I was unhappy at the dark colour, so I watched Right Track 5 with Barry Norman who demonstrated how to put a colour wash onto plaster coated polystyrene. I had made 2 errors; 1. The initial brown was a blend of black and red and was too dark. 2. The dilution recommended in the DVD was 1:25 paint to thinner; so my mix was far too thick. Painting a light colour on top of a dark base simply doesn't work so I decided to go one step backwards and re-apply a scrim made from Febond and filler; That will dry overnight so tomorrow I will try out a wash to give a much paler covering. My old laptop has been relegated to the garage so there really is no excuse for not providing more updates. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d winpenny Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Brilliant work keep it up David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_S Posted June 20, 2013 Author Share Posted June 20, 2013 More work done today, starting with the bank that was too dark initially. I used burnt umber mixed with some titanium white and diluted to a very runny consistency; This was washed onto the scenery; When dry this looks really quite pale and thus won;t show through later scenic applications. Then it was onto ballasting using a blend of Woodland Scenics fine grey, black and brown; A prototype picture of the entrance to the depot showing what I'm trying to achieve; I bought some Johnson's Klear while it was still available and used this to fix the ballast into place after initially spraying with a isopropol alcohol and water mix to reduce surface tension. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_S Posted June 21, 2013 Author Share Posted June 21, 2013 More work done today and I did have some help; More ballasting using Klear under the track. For the wide open spaces I tried out a technique demonstrated by Norman Solomon in Right Track 10 Trackwork. A thick layer of Febond is brushed onto the board and ballast poured over then patted down. When it has dried I will vacuum to remove loose pieces. I have copied prototype pictures aiming to obtain a variety of colours. Otherwise this layout could look very grey indeed! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d winpenny Posted June 22, 2013 Share Posted June 22, 2013 Looking great keep up the work David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium richierich Posted July 30, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 30, 2013 Just read through this thread, and its excellent work. Always thought Knottingley would make a great model, especially set in the period from 1970s to early 2000s before the GM (class 66) invasion. It's place in "keeping the lights on" by moving coal from the Yorkshire mines to the Aire Valley power stations cannot be understated. Plus you can never have too many 56s . . . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_S Posted August 7, 2013 Author Share Posted August 7, 2013 Thanks for the continued interest. There are 2 recent sessions at Foel View that produced quality results; 1. The laser cutter created the windows for the long building. The dimensions were drawn in Sketch up from measurements taken from prototype photographs then converted into a DXF file that can be read by our laser cutter. Oiled manila paper, used for stencil making was he material selected for these delicate structures. 2. I made some new keeper plates for the Hornby 08 and 09 fleet from PCB. Many thanks to Phil, Mike and Tim for all their assistance. Hoping to visit our clubroom once more this coming weekend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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