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Whats on the Box? A new panel game...

scanman

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Blimey, nearly a year since the last entry... However, the house refurbishment is finished (I'm writing this in the new study), I have a new (part-time) job and opened up a new enterprise - model-making (surprise surprise) (check out the FB page - https://www.facebook.com/PerfectionInMiniature )

). Personal modelmaking has been somewhat limited, but it's time to get back to it. But what - there's so much unfinished business! So I'm starting at the smaller end - back to 2mm (this week, anyway)..

 

The 'quarry siding' on Box has (had) a nasty little kink -

 

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nothing ACTUALLY derailed running through it - but the potential was there, and visually it wasn't good. Its replacement would also determine the feasability of track modification bearing in mind the construction methods originally used (the 'baseboard' is actually 'foamboard, and the trackbase is 'depron foam')... first step, cut through the rails etc:-

 

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(the new 'Dremel Tool' is a little marvel) (and tax-deductible!) The foam trackbed was then removed using a table-knife and, lo & behold, the 'baseboard' was undamaged...

 

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The original track was pcb sleepered, but I had some 'Easi-track' bases handy so decided to experiment with them. I must say it was a lot quicker :good: to build the replacement by this method (But more expensive... :sclerosis: !)

 

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To save soldering to the adjoining lengths, droppers were attached at one end.

 

A new section of trackbase was cut from 2mm 'Depron', 'ballast shoulder' formed, and laid in two halves (the old track centre marks still being visible)

 

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and, like the original, painted with Dulux 'Mud Hut'. A little pot goes a long, long way - in 2mm!

 

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Finally the new track panel was inserted with care to line up the rail-ends and the whole section covered in fine budgie grit. Job jobbed!

 

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I'm tempted now to get on with one of the 2mm chassis (for a '57xx') but I think I'll wait until 'Box's next turn (in about three weeks. However, there is a LOT of retaining wall to be made for the cutting. 6mm Depron I think, with each stone hand-carved. Should keep me out of mischief this evening...

 

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TTFN - and it's nice to be back!

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RJS1977

Never noticed it before, but that picture shows that the roof of the tunnel has clearly been lowered at some point. I wonder if that now stops the sun shining though.... (and if it's still high enough for electrification!).

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bcnPete
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Good to see you back posting Ian :good:

 

Nice little summary of how to replace a short length of insitu track...will keep that for handy reference as my trackwork is shocking :no:

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scanman

Never noticed it before, but that picture shows that the roof of the tunnel has clearly been lowered at some point. I wonder if that now stops the sun shining though.... (and if it's still high enough for electrification!).

Hi RJS -

 

Apparently the tunnel mouth was re-lined some time after the opening - about 33m inside the tunnel (at both ends) the bore during excavation was much reduced - probably a cost-saving measure as you only need to see an imposig entrance!

 

 

Good to see you back posting Ian :good:

 

Nice little summary of how to replace a short length of insitu track...will keep that for handy reference as my trackwork is shocking :no:

Hi Pete - nice to have time to be back!  I understand you've returned to the 'old country'??

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Mikkel
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Hi Ian, I agree with Pete - great to see you here again. I was wondering where you had got to!

 

Congratulations on refurbishment, job and new enterprise! I've just been perusing your Facebook page, what a lot of superb modelling in all sorts of scales. The Netherley station canopy looks fantastic.

 

The Dremel looks very effective. Being a bit old-fashioned I've always worried a bit atboutusing power tools (even very small ones!) but I really ought to get one of these. Your fix of the track is very neat. 

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richbrummitt

Woo. :locomotive:  That's a lot of stones! I've not long since finished the ~2 metres of (scale) 7' walling that I need ready to be printer on A4 sticky labels. There are a little over 28,000 stones there (it's easy to count objects per layer in the computer) duplicated from the photographs we stopped off for in Guildford last year. I don't think that I'd have the patience to hand scribe them all. :paint:

 

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scanman

Woo. :locomotive:  That's a lot of stones! I've not long since finished the ~2 metres of (scale) 7' walling that I need ready to be printer on A4 sticky labels. There are a little over 28,000 stones there (it's easy to count objects per layer in the computer) duplicated from the photographs we stopped off for in Guildford last year. I don't think that I'd have the patience to hand scribe them all. :paint:

 

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Hi Rich -

 

I've just completed the lower wall o the south side (about 60cm by 4 cm - took about four hours (photos to follow)  It helps that the 'stone' is in fact naturally-coursed limestone of (mostly) 1mm (scaled) thickness with irregular lengths in the blocks.  Funnily enough I never even considered printing them! (Might even make a mould before I install them).  Just the upper tier (shorter but higher) to do, then the north side - which will be a b...er!

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