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    5 hours ago, Mikkel said:

    Congratulations. These are great views, especially those looking along the track with the train shed in the distance. Well worth it all.

     

     

    That made me smile. So the dining room matched the layout with half an inch to spare? That's a bit of luck!

     

    Good luck with the snagging list, sounds like you're well on your way already.

     

     

    It was a bit close.

    i had to open the window to get the spigot and socket of the support rails together 

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    11 hours ago, stevel said:

    Wow, it captures the atmosphere, without a single piece of rolling stock, very nice.

    something a lot of people don't know about foam, is that it shrinks as it ages, which could be the cause of the gaps growing.

     

    Stephen

    I didn’t know that Stephen, but thank you for the info. Might have to think about the long term effects.

    Having seen the gaps widen this week as it’s been in a heated space I’m hoping it’s something that can be fixed with a little bit of filler and some plywood packers.

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    On 14/12/2023 at 19:31, The Johnster said:

    TTBOMK. D116s never carried crimson/cream livey, but my knowledge of this subject is not inexaustible, and I'd be intereseted in any examples of non-gangwayed WR stock that did.  Crimson/cream was theoretically to be used for gangwayed stock, but in practice auto-trailers painted between 1948 and 1950 were given it (the story, and for all I know it might be true, was that Mr Riddles saw one while passing through Paddington about his business in 1950 and enquired what his best main-line livery was doing on a lowly auto-trailer, at which point the practice ceased and the plain crimson livery was used) and some gangwayed NPCCS was painted in plain crimson.

     

    What should have happened was that any D116 set painted between 1/1/48 and 31/5/48 should have been painted in 1947 GW livery with no crest of other indication of ownership, and W prefixed numbers in GW script.  1/6/48-1956 should have been painted BR plain crimson with straw Gill Sans numbers and lettering, but some stock had Gill Sans while in GW choc/cream early 1948 BR version of GW 1947 livery; I couldn't say if any of these were D116s. 

     

    But not crimson/cream AFAIK.

    Hmmm. you could well be right. I must admit I saw the pictures of the E116 B set at Minehead in the Russell book and assumed they were carmine and cream. I don’t want to attach the picture. Do you have that book?

     

    I was chatting with Martin Goodall from the local EM group (and Great Western Study Group) on Thursday and he reinforced your and the ‘official’ position.

     

    mind you I also had this conversation about an unlined green 14xx with early BR logo until I found the photo at Yatton.

     

    Methinks a respray may be on the cards!

     

     

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    2 hours ago, Mikkel said:

     

    Thanks, that's good news. With the MJT bogies it looks quite manageable then. Although it sounds as if the clerestories need some thinking.

    They're quite tricky to form and in the absence of instructions, I built the body around the floor. I also soldered a strengthening piece at cantrail level meaning some of the roof ribs had to be cut to get the roof to fit.

     

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    I've since removed the plasticard I added to replicate the plated clerestory vents. They were plated over on W9906W but not in transpires on W9902W. It's great when you find that reference photo after the event!

     

    I also see that the recently re-announced Blacksmith range had a diagram E73 in its previous incarnation.

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    1 hour ago, Mikkel said:

    Useful to see a Worsley Works build, they don't feature on here often.

     

    Can I ask: I see this one is listed as "Sides ends floor and clerestory roof". Does that mean you build the underframe yourself?

     

    Hi Mikkel

    The solebars are included so you have to make the trussing, queen posts and fittings. There are a couple of battery boxes included with the kit but from what I can see in photos, these were removed for camping coaches along with the dynamo. 
     

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    On 17/10/2023 at 07:27, Mikkel said:

    Thanks Andrew, that's useful. (I'm looking for the best way to construct the inner layers and formers for my rather long station building. I see you used MDF for yours - not an option in my case, but some sort of egg-box frame sounds right.)

    It’s not prototypical but a ring beam circa 20mm thick from msg at eaves level around the building inner was essential for Cheddar (along with similar restraint at ground level).

    I figured that it wouldn’t be visible and would help prevent warping 

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    On 13/05/2023 at 11:41, MikeOxon said:

    It looks to me as though the safety valve cover is bolted to a flanged cylinder, like a short length of pipe.

    I agree. The sandbox operating rod passes behind what appears to be box or some form of cab extension. I was going to make reference to the WCPR Sharp Stewarts but the Tumblr link has a photo of it. Ex Furness Railway but you can clearly see a pattern. There are drawings available of this WCPR Sharp Stewart if you need them.

    The Cumbrian Railway Association has useful information and a link to models of the locos:

    CRA link

    Sharp Stewarts also ended up on the LBSCR and there are kits available from EB models (Exclusively Brighton): EB Models

    They're also on RM Web if you search.

    HTH

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    23 hours ago, The Fatadder said:

    Looking very good!

     

    two questions, which of Atwards products did you use for the yard covering?  
     

    And what was you method for adding the wire to the fencing.

    Hi Rich

    Dulcote Stone (DS) and one marked (WE). Not sure what that one is.

    The fencing is EZ line superglued to Evergreen posts. I use a jig to space the 7? strands as GWR lineside fencing 

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    On 15/11/2022 at 09:19, Simond said:

    This is really very lovely.  
     

    Might I suggest some kind of neutral backdrop, as the rather nice wooden blinds are rather obvious in your photos?  It’s a perennial problem, the backscene on PD is about 18” high, and this isn’t enough for some photos. 

    Yes it will ultimately have back scenes showing housing, Cheddar gorge and the Mendip Hills behind but I should try to add something whilst I’m still working on these boards in the meantime 

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    On 15/11/2022 at 06:43, Mikkel said:

    That ground texture and colour has come out well. The long curvy spear-railing fence too.

     

    I vaguely remember a discussion about whether the GWR used both types of fencing in the same location, but can't remember the conclusion!

     

    Edit: But wait, this is a prototype location so your model gives me my answer, I assume.

     

    Yes I have photos of Cheddar which show wooden platform fencing and spear topped fencing on the access roads.

    the wooden fencing was replaced by chain link fencing at some point too!

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    13 minutes ago, Mikkel said:

    Great views.

     

    Interesting to see the Osborne crane, I had been wondering about that.

     

    Back in 2013 we discussed GWR crane colours. In extension of this I went for the wonderfully ambigious Medium Grey, which came out pretty much the same shade as yours.

     

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    Thanks Mikkel 

    I’ll leave it grey then. It’s Halfords plastic primer! But maybe I’ll weather it a little bit.

    Someone’s done a rather lovely 3D print of the 6 tonne crane but they’re not readily available at the moment so this one will have to do for the minute.

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