Great Tunsley Dale

 

by trains12

 

original page on Old RMweb

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Comment posted by branchie on Sat Aug 08, 2009 4:04 pm

 

Fantastic Peter - truely awesome modelling! I'm looking forward to seeing it finished.

 

Might see you in September at Tal y Sarn if I can arrange a few spare hours.

 

Christian.

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Comment posted by MartinWales on Sat Aug 08, 2009 8:08 pm

 

May even be able to give you a lift!

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Comment posted by 7APT7 on Thu Aug 13, 2009 1:02 am

 

Hi Peter, Sorry I have been away for a couple of weeks, and I have to say that the building work that has been carried out since I last saw the Layout in great, it looks.... Fantastic, nice to see the extra Pictures, its slowly coming along, hopefully I will be at the Talysarn to help out where I can. Keep up the great work, has it just gets better and better each time new Picture have been up loaded...!

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Comment posted by branchie on Thu Aug 13, 2009 6:24 am

 

Now there's an offer Mr Jones!

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Comment posted by pharrc20 on Thu Aug 13, 2009 9:59 pm

 

Coming on nicely now. The new building fits in well at the front of the layout. I hope to see the progress and more when I visit towards the end of the month.

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??? posted on Fri Aug 14, 2009 9:10 pm

 

Hi all

Work is progressing on the buildings but due to the weather I have not been able to do the bulk of the spraying out side . I hope to do this this weekend. I Hope!

Coming to a plea for help now. Dose any one out there in our fellow members know if there ever was any form of watering facilities for BR steam engines at Tunstead Quarries and if so what was it i.e. water crane or a tank. If not did engines have to go to Peakforrest to water. On the layout during steam days operations it is intended to stable steam trains in a short siding by the main storage yards and I am thinking of puting in a water crane?

If anyone knows or has any comments on the placing of this please feel to say.

Peter

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Comment posted by Rammy on Fri Aug 14, 2009 9:36 pm

 

Your modelling is absolutely fantastic!

Can't wait to see this progress.

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Comment posted by 18B on Sat Aug 15, 2009 7:19 am

 

Hi Peter,

 

Have you seen this months (September) issue of Model Rail, has Peak forest as it's inspiration for a layout,

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??? posted on Sat Aug 15, 2009 11:57 am

 

Hi 18b

I haven???‚¬?„?t got my mag yet. Must go and get it from the village today. GTD is not only an exhibition layout but is designed to be part of a new layout that I am building at my home and Railway Study centre here in North Wales. The new shed when its is built (hopefully next year) will be 65ft long by 25 ft wide and along one wall will be GTD representing Tunstead then Peak Forest followed by Gowhole sidings. Within the shed will also be my other exhibition layouts Porth Eithin, Porth Penhryn, Isaf Wheal (under construction now) and the remains of my old layout (no name) plus many other bits of odd layouts that I have made. A lot of track work i.e. points has all ready been made together with buildings, like the station buildings of Kyle. There is a large coal mine complex which I have to finish of one day. But for the time being I a have to finish GTD for the show circuit this year and next. Would love to take it to some of the big shows like Warley, York, and Manchester etc. Can only hope that I get some invites. In the mean time it is at Hazel grove show which is a great show with a lot of trendily guys. And a great atmosphere.

 

Peter

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??? posted on Sat Aug 15, 2009 11:58 am

 

Hi 18b

I haven???‚¬?„?t got my mag yet. Must go and get it from the village today. GTD is not only an exhibition layout but is designed to be part of a new layout that I am building at my home and Railway Study centre here in North Wales. The new shed when its is built (hopefully next year) will be 65ft long by 25 ft wide and along one wall will be GTD representing Tunstead then Peak Forest followed by Gowhole sidings. Within the shed will also be my other exhibition layouts Porth Eithin, Porth Penhryn, Isaf Wheal (under construction now) and the remains of my old layout (no name) plus many other bits of odd layouts that I have made. A lot of track work i.e. points has all ready been made together with buildings, like the station buildings of Kyle. There is a large coal mine complex which I have to finish of one day. But for the time being I a have to finish GTD for the show circuit this year and next. Would love to take it to some of the big shows like Warley, York, and Manchester etc. Can only hope that I get some invites. In the mean time it is at Hazel grove show which is a great show with a lot of trendily guys. And a great atmosphere.

 

Peter

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??? posted on Tue Aug 18, 2009 1:08 pm

 

Hi all

Have finally sorted out the dates when we can have the hall at Tal -y -Sarn to set up the layout and check it all out. They are:-

 

Sat. 26th September setting it up about 6.oopm in the evening till around 10.00pm.

Sunday 27th from about 9.00am till about 5.00pm will be operating and sorting out any problems and trying to work out how to run a schedual?

Monday 28th from about 9.00 till lunch time running and the stripping it down ( if I have not already chop it up for firewood )and takeing it down to the unit.

If any of you want to come down and see the fun! and the attempts at operateing you are most welcome We can evenoffer you a cup of tea or coffee.Might even get a biscuit . Now thats an offer you cant refuse.

Let us know if you are comming and want directions.

Peter

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Comment posted by 7APT7 on Tue Aug 18, 2009 3:50 pm

 

Hi Peter, That's great mate, I???‚¬?„?ll try and arrange it so my Dad & Brother can come down as well to see the layout, and have a look at how hard...Doh...Easy it is at working it, and mainly to get some ideas for when I or should I say You start my Layout which is yet to be named, and more importantly..... Started....Doh...! Once there???‚¬?„?s room in the shop to start doing it...!

 

Look forward to being at the Talysarn show...!

Can I put my biscuit order in now..... Jammy Dodgers or Custard Creams....? Cheers

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??? posted on Wed Aug 19, 2009 8:40 pm

 

Hi all

Just a quick update. With the weather like it is have spent most of the time working on the main building models. Today I have made a small cyclone unit for the vertical lime kilns and done some paint of small parts on it. I have also finished the roof and painted it on the Dale Lime firms building as well as building a ventilation fan housing and motor for the flat roof on the building. In the background of one of the shots can be seen the large hopper building which I messed up on the brickwork and had to strip the paint off. Serves me right for doing it at Midnight tired and wrong colour of paint Next morning Ugh. Also can be seen the three round silos which have been built as one unit and just need a few small touches to complete.

All going at this point to plan and on time for the trial erection on the 26th Sept. at Tal -y- sarn. Hope to see some of you on the Sunday.

Peter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Comment posted by branchie on Wed Aug 19, 2009 8:46 pm

 

Hope you've got planning permission for all those buildings Peter?

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Comment posted by Grimleygrid on Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:34 am

 

Stunning. Top class!

 

I look forward to seeing photos of the buildings in place, that will be impressive.

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Comment posted by Trainsrgr8 on Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:41 am

 

Stunning Moddeling! Looks really good!

 

Danny

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??? posted on Sun Aug 23, 2009 8:50 pm

 

Hi all

Just aquick update. Most of the work last week has been on completing the buildings, painting them and weathering. The layout has had a lot more of the scenery done to it and fitting of new plugs and sockets on the fiddle yard boards has started. Will post some new pictures early in week. One thing that I am doing is painting the small diesel shunter that I started sone time ago and a felow member said I was spoiling the layout by putting on a freelance diesel ( it is based on a real one). It had been put into the scrap box but a few of my friends here have pursuaded meto finish it in a nice deep blue livery suitably weathered.

 

Peter

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??? posted on Mon Aug 24, 2009 12:48 pm

 

Hi All

Well as stated here are some of the shots of the progress of items to date.

The small shunter is being painted in a deep blue and then will be weathered some that it can either be used on GTD or Porth Eithin the china clay layout.

The shots of the last fan vent and chimney for the Vertical lime kilns

And also the steel frame work for the stairs up the side of the lime kilns.

Peter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Comment posted by pharrc20 on Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:58 pm

 

Wow Peter, the steelwork tower for those steps looks the business I guess that is why you have run out plastic sections!!

 

See you at weekend then!

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??? posted on Fri Aug 28, 2009 9:34 pm

 

Another pictorial update from wild Wales (weatherwise ). Jamie aka 7APT7 brought along some of his new rolling stock including the Model Rail Network Rail 97/3 aka 37 and some of his test coaches to place on the layout. Some of the buildings have now been positioned and the smaller huts and sheds have been glued down and bedded in to the scenery.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don't forget September 27th at Talysarn Village Hall to see the layout working!

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??? posted on Sun Sep 06, 2009 4:22 pm

 

Hi all

Just a couple of shots on the progress todate. Other work that has been completed this week is all the new connectors on the fiddle yard have been soldered up. A lot of the flocking on the other bords has been completed as well as the large cutting in to the tunnel. The inn on the top road has nearly been finnished just wants the outhouse weathering. The down side is that we have a short on the points into the main hopper roads and we cannot find it

The three shots are of the signal box at the south works junction. This is based on Great Rocks box and when complete will have the flat roof that Great Rocks box was fitted with after the fire in the roof a number of years ago.

Peter.

 

 

 

 

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Comment posted by 18B on Sun Sep 06, 2009 5:03 pm

 

OMG

 

How crazy is it to be sat inside Great rocks Signal Box right now looking at a superb model of it!

 

It's excellent, Looking forward to seeing the flat roof on top, donl;t forget the smoking chimney for the old stove that used to be in here,

 

 

 

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Comment posted by 18B on Sun Sep 06, 2009 5:09 pm

 

Hi

 

. How did you make the Tunsley Dale Central 'box?

 

Looks like a cut down Ratio kit?

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??? posted on Sun Sep 06, 2009 9:14 pm

 

Hi 18B

Yes, the central box is half of a Ratio box. The worst part doing the roof. The south box again is a Ratio box modified. The third box, not shown yet, watch this space, is the full Ratio box. All have the Springside detailing kits fitted inside.

Have I missed anything off, will put dustbin outside as per your photo.

 

Peter

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Comment posted by 18B on Mon Sep 07, 2009 5:29 am

 

 

 

hi,

 

here's the box in 2002 more how you;ve done it, notice however that the steps are the origional design where as yours as from the refurbishment as the box looks now,

 

The frame in great rocks is 34 levers long and at the back of the box, the token machine is near to the door on the back side, on the back wall there is also a little window looking out onto the three sidings at the back.

 

Note that in those sidings freightliner have been known to use them to stable engines,

 

The signal box diagram is virtually as is now, but has been redone as the signal on the other side of the bridge, 18, 17, 34, has been changed to a single arm and two dollies, anyone know why this was done, circa 1982/4ish?

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