LUGSDALE Road (LMS)

The DG couplings are great. I used a few tips from various places to get mine to work better.

Paint or blacken the fret before building.

Use jewellery wire in steel for the loop, which you blacken with a CD marker. Saves making it in two parts and two materials.

I only use the loops at one end, my loco has a latch only on the front then loop and latch on the back, all stock has the same, loop one end, latch the other. This helps reliability a lot.

Use the loop jig.

 

The DG couplings are great. I used a few tips from various places to get mine to work better. Paint or blacken the fret before building. Use jewellery wire in steel for the loop, which you blacken with a CD marker. Saves making it in two parts and two materials. I only use the loops at one end, my loco has a latch only on the front then loop and latch on the back, all stock has the same, loop one end, latch the other. This helps reliability a lot. Use the loop jig.

 

Cool I might give the DG couplings a go, I bought a pack and a jig for them last year when I was at York with Foster Street, but have not opened them. I was thinking about the peco lifting arm option as it seemed easier, but the thought of using elctro magnets is very tempting.........I mean what could go wrong?

Hi Paul, it's your layout but the  station buildings and canopy seem a very good fit in my view. I like that they are low, and that there's a view between them under the canopy (and under the bridge).

 

I want to see those DO roofs before I believe it 

Hi Paul, it's your layout but the  station buildings and canopy seem a very good fit in my view. I like that they are low, and that there's a view between them under the canopy (and under the bridge).

 

I want to see those DO roofs before I believe it 

 

Mikkel

 

As ever thanks for the comments about the Station buildings, I may take a break from them for a few days to see how I feel about them.

 

As for the DO roofs, stand by they will appear Sooner or later

Paul,

 

For LNWR buildings you may find these to be useful:

https://www.yorkmodelrail.com/n-scale/windows-templates-and-headers-2?product_id=1223

https://www.yorkmodelrail.com/n-scale/windows-templates-and-headers-2?product_id=1224

 

Do try out the DG couplings. You'll never go near a Peco/Arnold or Easi-shunt again!

 

David

Paul,

 

For LNWR buildings you may find these to be useful:

https://www.yorkmodelrail.com/n-scale/windows-templates-and-headers-2?product_id=1223

https://www.yorkmodelrail.com/n-scale/windows-templates-and-headers-2?product_id=1224

 

Do try out the DG couplings. You'll never go near a Peco/Arnold or Easi-shunt again!

 

David

David

 

Thanks for the link, I think I may have to do a little investigation onto more of their products

 

As for the DG couplings, I think I may just have to pluck up the courage and try and make a few up, I mean what could possible go wrong? They do seem a little fragile

Hi Paul,

 

I'm really liking the look of this, especially with the wooden station buildings. I don't know whether this might be helpful, or you might have already seen it, but Shoreditch on the NLR route to Broad Street had a similar arrangement, albeit not using the standard LNWR panel buildings.

 

The big difference, which might make you see your platform buildings differently, is that the stairs came up in one half of one of the buildings, not through a separate subway entrance. If you have a look at the link below, you should see what I mean. the stairway building was the only one which survived into the late 60s, and was therefore rather well photographed!

 

http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/s/shoreditch/

 

Cheers

Charlie

Hi Paul,

 

I'm really liking the look of this, especially with the wooden station buildings. I don't know whether this might be helpful, or you might have already seen it, but Shoreditch on the NLR route to Broad Street had a similar arrangement, albeit not using the standard LNWR panel buildings.

 

The big difference, which might make you see your platform buildings differently, is that the stairs came up in one half of one of the buildings, not through a separate subway entrance. If you have a look at the link below, you should see what I mean. the stairway building was the only one which survived into the late 60s, and was therefore rather well photographed!

 

http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/s/shoreditch/

 

Cheers

Charlie

Charlie

 

you are a star I have been looking at Shoreditch from the link you sent, very interesting, I never thought of that. I may have to review my model.

 

I can feel some armchair modelling coming on

As usual Paul, always something interesting to look at when you post pictures.

You progress at a far faster rate than I do. At the moment I`m afraid some decorating and work in the garden are taking up a fair bit of time. When that slows down then it`ll be back to the modelling.

I need to try building in card as well to see how things work out.

Look forward to seeing your progress.

Jim.

As usual Paul, always something interesting to look at when you post pictures.

You progress at a far faster rate than I do. At the moment I`m afraid some decorating and work in the garden are taking up a fair bit of time. When that slows down then it`ll be back to the modelling.

I need to try building in card as well to see how things work out.

Look forward to seeing your progress.

Jim.

Jim

 

Sorry for the late reply, I have been down in deepest Cornwall for the past week, I even went for a ride on a GWR train, but now I have returned to more civilised railway territory I am beginning to feel better

 

I really need to get my modelling mojo into top gear so that I can actually make some real progress, I think I may have to re-visit the trams?