RMweb Gold GWR57xx Posted May 18, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 18, 2020 This reply is probably way too late, but for what it's worth I agree with #3 too. The extra roof pitches at different angles makes it look far more interesting. Great modelling... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastdax Posted May 18, 2020 Author Share Posted May 18, 2020 Thanks GWR57xx. I haven't actually started on the station yet as I'm finishing off the signal box. 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastdax Posted May 20, 2020 Author Share Posted May 20, 2020 Signal Box Got the windows, stove and lights installed: Painting of the interior bits and pieces is under way: 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adrian Stevenson Posted May 21, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 21, 2020 Looking good! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calidore Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 That'll be an enticing little scene once the interior bits are in place. The token machine is a very neat job and one which looks dauntingly fiddly even in 7mm! Adam 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael mott Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 Hi Duncan I have just finished going through the whole thread. Some great work on the various architectural details. I particularly like the surfaces in the quayside and the way that you have modeled the sets and embedded track. Michael 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastdax Posted May 22, 2020 Author Share Posted May 22, 2020 Many thanks for the kind words Michael! I thought the embossing of the setts would never end 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastdax Posted May 22, 2020 Author Share Posted May 22, 2020 Signal Box Mostly complete now, with all interior fittings: I made a representation of the Midland-style lever frame, complete with bobby's rag hanging on the unused levers: Just a few details to finish off now. 11 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeT Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Hi Duncan, Not been on your site for a while now, my how things have changed, love the Track / Buildings you have built... great stuff. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastdax Posted May 23, 2020 Author Share Posted May 23, 2020 1 hour ago, georgeT said: Hi Duncan, Not been on your site for a while now, my how things have changed, love the Track / Buildings you have built... great stuff. Thanks George! I'm glad you like it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitpw Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Only just arrived at Offerston Quay so there is much to catch up on. Very nice modelling all together! Kit PW Swan Hill - 7mm GWR terminus: https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blogs/blog/2502-swan-hill/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastdax Posted May 23, 2020 Author Share Posted May 23, 2020 34 minutes ago, kitpw said: Only just arrived at Offerston Quay so there is much to catch up on. Very nice modelling all together! Kit PW Thanks Kit PW! Lovely flowing trackwork on Swan Hill BTW and I do like the ingenious point servo mechanisms. Following with interest. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastdax Posted May 26, 2020 Author Share Posted May 26, 2020 (edited) Factory Sign I took a break from the signal box to put up a sign above the private siding at the left-hand end of the railway: The laser-cut letters are by Scale Model Scenery (12mm Swindon) on a plastruct frame. Finish is rust colour paint, then hairspray, then white acrylic partly scrubbed off when dried, with lots of water to dissolve the hairspray. The name is a family joke - my grandfather's made-up word for any glue-like substance! Edited December 21, 2023 by Fastdax Reinstating photos. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastdax Posted May 27, 2020 Author Share Posted May 27, 2020 Signal Box The Offerston Road Signal Box is about finished. The interior has some extra details, including a very rudimentary track diagram and block instruments (whose faces can't be seen from the outside): The box now also sports safety railings with "no entry" chains, security grilles over the locking room windows, wonky gutter downpipes, a chimney, plinth strips, a door handle, and name boards: 8 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnaby Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Fabulous modelling there Duncan, keep the photos flowing. Best 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastdax Posted May 27, 2020 Author Share Posted May 27, 2020 3 hours ago, Barnaby said: Fabulous modelling there Duncan, keep the photos flowing. Thanks Barnaby, you got it! 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calidore Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 That’s an excellent box, Duncan, a pleasure to see the photos. Your railway-related buildings and your non-railway ones are captured with equal finesse. Adam 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastdax Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 2 hours ago, Calidore said: That’s an excellent box, Duncan, a pleasure to see the photos. Your railway-related buildings and your non-railway ones are captured with equal finesse. Adam Many thanks for the kind words Adam! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastdax Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 (edited) Health and Safety I had some point lever etches from MSE that would be (non-operational) goods yard levers. They struck me as very fragile and prone to knocks, so I made them removable. Each lever has its etched base, some footboard planks (coffee stirrers) and its operating rod all in one unit. It fits in place between the extended turnout timbers. While I was at it, I made four identical levers which simply drop in place next to the four points on the lower level: These levers would also be vulnerable to passing goods lorries, so some protective railings were in order: These are made from spare lightweight tramway bullhead rail, i.e. leftover EM Gauge rail. While I was in Elf 'n' Safety mode, I painted some helpful lines across the level-crossing, to help van drivers not end up in the ballast: Edited December 21, 2023 by Fastdax Reinstating photos. 8 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calidore Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Very clever with the levers! I'm a sucker for a good wooden crossing as well and that's a fine one -- looks great with the varied shades on the cobbles. Adam 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastdax Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 (edited) More Rust Please More is good! Bolt heads by Grandt Line: Edited December 21, 2023 by Fastdax Reinstating photos. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joner Posted June 1, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 1, 2020 Love the point lovers. Removable too, great idea. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastdax Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 8 hours ago, Joner said: Love the point lovers. Removable too, great idea. Thanks Joner! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnaby Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Hello Duncan, yes it's the little things that make the detail that brings our layouts to life. Some goods yard levers going on my TO-DO list, I've got a few coffee stirrers available and a few hundred lolly ice sticks too. Great read as ever. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastdax Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 58 minutes ago, Barnaby said: Hello Duncan, yes it's the little things that make the detail that brings our layouts to life. Some goods yard levers going on my TO-DO list, I've got a few coffee stirrers available and a few hundred lolly ice sticks too. Great read as ever. Thanks Barnaby! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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