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March 2019 progress


ChrisG

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I had a big modelling hiatus between January and March, caused by breaking an ankle and not being able to get up to the loft. I had the excitement of Ventnor West appearing in the Railway Modeller March issue, but had to pull out of the Stafford exhibition. Still, we are booked for November at Tolworth with Ventnor West and Merstone. 

 

Meanwhile, I have been building rolling stock for both layouts, and an engine shed for Newport. Now I am able to get back in the loft I will be able to resume on "Medina Wharf" (inverted commas because it is not an accurate model of the real thing at all) and get that into an operational state. Most of the track is layed but not wired. 

 

The engine shed is built from my own CADs which were laser cut for me by Julie at York Modelmaking, for whom I have nothing but praise. I am currently working on the CADS for the row of eight terraced house backs which overlook Cowes Station from Granville Road.  More on these as the project unfolds!

 

Here are pictures illustrating the latest progress. Note how many more coaches there are now on the layout!  I think I am up to 14. 

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How on earth did you manage to break your ankle Chris?

 

The representation of Newport engine shed looks very convincing. Nicely weathered too. Now take some brave pills and hit those coaches with some weathering too! You have a nice collection of coaches coming along. I assume by the quantity of carmine red that you are going for a period of 1952-1955, before coaches began to return to green.

 

With Medina Wharf being worked on are you now virtually done with the civil engineering side of the layout? I bet a track plan would look quite interesting now. (Cowes, Newport and Medina Wharf)

 

I have some plans of the Royal Oak pub (Terminus Road) from Pete (IWCR) if you would like. I read that you have CAD drawn the rear of the houses overlooking Cowes station. How was this attained? - purely via photo evidence? It is a pity the frontages won't be modelled as they are a great improvement to the rear. I assume it will be your intention to model the cottages opposite Ganges, Wheatsheaf PH and the church then the smaller cottages down to Fountain garage?

 

Watching for your future threads with interest.

 

Pete

 

 

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I measured the floor area from a large scale map and divided it by 8 for each house. I estimated the height of the houses from my own photos showing the front doors.like most of my modelling they are impressionistic. I'm not sure what other buildings will be included. My Cowes site is very compact with hidden sidings running behind it. Most of the buildings will be very low relief, and until I've built the scenic skeleton I won't be 100% sure of what I can include. Probably only the backs of buildings adjouning the station site. 

 

As as you say it takes courage to attack the coaches. I will one day. The next few will be BR green. The prevalence of red is to do with stock to run on Ventnor West and Merstone.

 

i do have a track plan and need to get it into a format suitable for posting.

 

chris

 

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