Nearholmer Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Looking at that Walthers model, a lot will depend upon how much of a substation spotter you are. It looks to me as if it represents a much higher voltage installation, and a much higher rating of transformer, of a simpler kind ......... it would be a bit like running a broad gauge loco on standard gauge track: 99% of people wouldn't know the difference, but any railway-minded souls would find it troubling. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Geep7 Posted May 25, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 25, 2019 I had a look at the Walthers Substation, but I thought it looked way too North American to Anglicise. The transformer for my substation is bits from the Walthers transformer though..... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Geep7 Posted May 27, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 27, 2019 (edited) OK, so on Saturday I managed to arrange some time to get take the layout apart and erect the two boards on the dining table. The 2 sidings are now laid and wired up. All I need to do now is fit the new point motor, and wire it into the control panel. <MISSING PHOTO> Thoughts have turned to the buildings on the sidings, and i'm debating whether the provender store could be half-mounted on a loading dock with the crane on it as well. It would allow multiple box vans to be unloaded at once. Just wonder what everyone else thinks? I'll probably be working on the substation today, although I have a couple of Dapol Presflos to finish building.... Edited February 24, 2023 by Geep7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Geep7 Posted May 31, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 31, 2019 (edited) The best laid plans, and all that. Most of the week has been scrubbed due to having a lousy cold, so haven't felt like doing much once i've got home from work. However, last night I managed to get the Kadees mounted on these. <MISSING PHOTO> Hopefully there will be a bit more progress on the layout this weekend, although I should be sorting out the back garden for a party in a couple of weeks, so what ever I do will probably be small. I might even have a chance to play trains! Edited February 24, 2023 by Geep7 Grammar 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Geep7 Posted June 4, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 4, 2019 (edited) Well, whilst doing the garden in the rather warm weather this weekend, I took the opportunity to paint and ballast the new goods sidings. <PHOTO MISSING> First started with a coat of Railmatch Sleeper Grime, then ballasted, and then sprayed with Humbrol 29 once the ballast was dry. Then gave a light blast over the top again with some sleeper grime. Will come back to it, and probably do some dry-brush weathering here and there. Edited February 24, 2023 by Geep7 Replaced the picture with one that is actually in focus! 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Geep7 Posted June 11, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted June 11, 2019 (edited) Looking back over the past few pages i've realised the lack of photos of the layout with actual trains in them, so here's a few from tonight before I went up the club. So, we have 4-TC 404 and D6511 arriving with a service from Salisbury, and then D6551 leaving West Sands with a train of empty cement hoppers. We then see 4-Cep 7134 arriving with a train from London. Edited February 24, 2023 by Geep7 24 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Geep7 Posted June 11, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 11, 2019 (edited) Over the past couple of evenings, i've been working on the substation again , and produced this little item. It's my representation of a 33kv oil circuit breaker. Hopefully this should look pretty good nestled between 2 sets of rafts. Edited February 24, 2023 by Geep7 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Hi Chris, What's the origins of the 4-TC, a few pics up, please? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Geep7 Posted June 12, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 12, 2019 2 hours ago, leopardml2341 said: Hi Chris, What's the origins of the 4-TC, a few pics up, please? That 4-TC is one of the Kernow/Bachmann releases. Very nice model, even if it puts my own scratchbuilt version in the shade somewhat. It really needs weathering, but i'm afraid too. Mind you, I was the same with my Kernow thumper, and that finally succumbed to the weathering brush. I'll try and take some more pics and post them up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Geep7 Posted June 13, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 13, 2019 (edited) Here are a couple of pics of the 4-TC that I managed to grab before heading off to work this morning. Edited February 24, 2023 by Geep7 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Geep7 Posted June 13, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 13, 2019 (edited) And here are some shots of my own scratchbuilt / modified RTR 3-TC set. These 3 photos were taken on the "Blackhurst" incarnation of the layout. Edited February 24, 2023 by Geep7 16 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Ah yes, I'd forgotten about the Bachmann 4-TC; probably because its way outside my budget. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Geep7 Posted June 13, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 13, 2019 12 minutes ago, leopardml2341 said: Ah yes, I'd forgotten about the Bachmann 4-TC; probably because its way outside my budget. I must admit it was rather an extravagance when I bought it, but I had always promised myself that if one was made ready to run, especially in Blue & Grey (I have a phobia of painting that livery!) , I would have to get one. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Geep7 Posted June 25, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 25, 2019 (edited) So i've managed to complete the Substation building. Only the track feeds need to be added. I'm thinking it will only need 2 at most. Just need to complete the rafts and the base, and the fencing..... Edited February 24, 2023 by Geep7 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Geep7 Posted June 25, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 25, 2019 (edited) On Sunday between housework and the F1, I managed to re-number and weather the roof of my Bachmann Class 47. This is the recent weathered Bachmann release numbered as 47256 which was one of the last 47's to remain in green. I think it finally got repainted into blue in 1979. I have only renumbered one side only, back to its pre-TOPS number of D1934. I'm not sure if this ever got down Chichester way, but plenty of other 47s did on summer excursions, so its not beyond the realms of possibility. I've given the roof a rather heavy blast of roof dirt from either end to represent the build up they would have got. The Bachmann weathering is way too subtle to me, and wasn't much more than a waft over with some brown. I've still got too weather around the exhaust and boiler ports though, and give the underframe a bit more dirt too.... Edited February 24, 2023 by Geep7 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Geep7 Posted July 13, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 13, 2019 (edited) Modelling progress seems to have slowed of late. The recent warm weather hasn't been helping. However, i've been working on a project that been in the back of my mind for a while. I have a couple of Lima Mk1 CCT's, one of which I drilled out the axle boxes to replace the dreadful Lima pizza-cutter wheels. However, this did nothing for the incorrect ride-height. The other has been languishing in a box, along with a Parkside LNER Extra Long CCT kit to donate it's chassis. Below is the progress I have currently made. The battery boxes were taken from the old Lima chassis. I'm not sure what colour i'm going to repaint it in. I'm tempted to go with heavily weathered maroon, just to make a change. Edited February 24, 2023 by Geep7 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 All that sort of vans were always so filthy it was nigh-on impossible to tell what colour they were supposed to be, so “brake block dust” would probably be the appropriate livery, possibly with the numbers having fewer layers of grime than the rest. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Geep7 Posted July 13, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 13, 2019 45 minutes ago, Nearholmer said: All that sort of vans were always so filthy it was nigh-on impossible to tell what colour they were supposed to be, so “brake block dust” would probably be the appropriate livery, possibly with the numbers having fewer layers of grime than the rest. That's hopefully the look i'll get, with just a slight hint of the original colour underneath. I have a Syphon G in blue that needs the treatment too, plus some Southern vans in green which probably should be the same. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Geep7 Posted October 16, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 16, 2019 (edited) Well, it's been a long while since i've done any sort of update on here. The rather hot weather over the summer, slightly sapped my modelling enthusiasm for quite a while. However, now i'm back modelling and some things have moved on rather quickly. One thing I did do, about a month or so back, was to fit some dummy point motors. Below is a close-up of one of the motors, which includes a representation of the pull-rod. I am aware that it was unlikely a short branch line like this was fitted with point motors at the time I am portraying, however, I felt this was better than trying to shoehorn in point rodding at this late stage. I have also made a lot of progress with the new goods yard. Still some things to be done. The crane needs moving across to the left a bit more to leave room for the operator to get behind it. The provendors store is now lit internally to show the interior. And, as can be seen in the main photograph, there is a roadway area made up to rail level. On the right-hand end, i'll have some coal bags, and some split coal from unloading the odd wagon. I also need to tone down the weeds, as they are rather to bright at the moment. There is also another project HAPpening (excuse the pun) at the moment, which I may document in a separate thread in the kitbuilding section on RMWeb. Edited October 16, 2019 by Geep7 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Geep7 Posted October 19, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 19, 2019 (edited) Just a quick update to say i've started a thread over in the kit-building section for my 2-Hap. https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/148429-br-2-hap-from-a-dc-kits-kit/ Edited October 19, 2019 by Geep7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Geep7 Posted October 27, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 27, 2019 Not a huge amount of progress has been made on the layout, as i've concentrated more on my 2-Hap build. However, yesterday my father came over with some of his steam era stock for a running session to try out some of his newly DCC fitted locomotives. A taster pic below taken on my phone, have a few more taken on my camera to sort, which i'll try and upload later. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 Nowt wrong wi' t' occasional kettle, Chris 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Geep7 Posted November 15, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 15, 2019 (edited) Firstly, I must apologise for the lack of the promised pictures. The original set I took weren't that great, so I've been trying to find time to do some more. Here are a couple I've taken on my new phone. A green Bachmann 4-Cep and a Hornby Maunsell push-pull set waiting to depart. <PHOTO MISSING> A Bachmann Std 4 4-6-0, which has been fitted with a Soundtraxx Econami sound chip. I'm rather liking operating the 1960s period with a few steam locos mingling with the electric units. My dad is working on converting a few more steam locos to DCC, and I am currently flush-glazing and made fitting some Bachmann Bulleid coaches. It does make me consider painting my 2-Hap in Green with small panels. Edited February 24, 2023 by Geep7 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Geep7 Posted November 15, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 15, 2019 (edited) Today I have also had a new arrival for the layout. <PHOTO MISSING> It's the Hornby Skaledale period signal box, based on the one at Deal, Kent. I was going to build one myself, but I managed to get this for a good price, and I don't think I could have built one better. It just needs an interior. But with those lovely huge windows, it does make me think that I should place it where the substation currently is, and then place the substation where the current signalbox is. RMwebbers, what are your thoughts? Edited February 24, 2023 by Geep7 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 What's your view on the econami decoder, Chris? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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