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Wagon turntables

5&9Models

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Just completed the first cassette of dummy wagon turntables to go outside the goods shed at Bricklayers Arms. This is a set of four, one table inside the shed and three outside. The set will sit at 90 degrees to the front of the shed serving one of the bays. There are six bays each with a set of turntables, three with three and three with four, plus another set of four at one end. Each set is joined by the running lines, one inside the shed and three outside.

 

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To start, two long rails were laid, soldered to PCB sleepers with extra long ones to support each of the four turntables. Then the rails were doubled up and the whole lot washed well to remove the residue before being glued to stout card. Cuts were made in the rails to indicate the edge of the turntable and also to provide electrical isolation between either side and each table.

 

Card was used to infill between and around the rails and veneer wood cut into planks was glued in place.

 

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Finally the surround was filled with polyfilla which once dry was scribed with stone slabs and setts. The table furthest from the shed has been left ballasted as this line is more of a passing loop.

 

The stonework was painted with Humbrol Matt enamels and given a dirty wash and a little highlighting. The 1840s wagons fit quite well and give an idea of scale.

 

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Each turntable consists of 24 pieces of rail and 55 pieces of wood. There are 25 required for the Goods Shed which makes a total of 600 pieces of rail and 1375 pieces of wood. Some of the turntables will also have to be operational. I think I have my work cut out!

 

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This last shot shows the start, should really be at the beginning of this blog but there we are!

 

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Ian Simpson
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"600 pieces of rail and 1375 pieces of wood" ... that's quite some task, but then the turntables do look very good indeed.

 

Using three link couplers with such small, light wagons is an eye-opener as well! I'm going to explore that myself when I've finished admiring the appearance of your wagons.

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Thanks Ian,

 

I haven't thought too hard about the coupling issue. I have my suspicions this layout will be a good old fashioned example of 'the big hand from the sky' coupling technique!

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Thanks,

The setts were scribed with what I can only describe as a pointy compass thingy! I took the business end out of an old Rotring quill pen compass and fitted it into a hand held pin chuck. I think the key is that the taper to a point is a very gradual one so the pressure on the filler adjacent to the sett you're scribing is reduced. A short taper would break bits away leaving some nasty gaps in the paving.

Any fine long taper point would do.

 

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Indeed the setts are very impressive. It's great to see 'proper' setts being carved instead of using embossed sheets.

I was taught the method by Brian Harrap and l use a pin vice actually using a dressmakers pin in it!

What do you use for the base material?

Great work.

John

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Hi John,

 

Thanks, dressmakers pin sounds just as good, nice fine taper but strong enough too. The base is just stout card. Not up to much on it's own but by the time the track is glued on (woodglue) and other layers of card glued on providing several laminations of glue and card it's quite strong.

I bought a pack of Wills embossed setts but they were rather disappointing and frankly too big! The carving takes time but it's worth it I think.

 

Chris

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