3 link Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Hi Simon, I'm sure it's been mentioned before but I cannot find it, can you tell me who's product your using for ballast? Looks like Woodland Scenics range? If so what size did you decide on? I cannot wait to see all the sections of the layout joined together, I'm sure it will be worth it. All the best, Martyn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatonLodge40 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Hi Martyn the ballast is a mix of C&L buff/grey and in different sizes from 7mm to 2mm. Should have all the sections completed so far joined up from the end of next month, now the model has a place to live. Cheers Simon 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
3 link Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Thanks Simon, I always look forward to your updates, and it will be great to see it all together, I bet you can't wait either. Thanks for the info. Martyn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Finally caught up! This is just a modern day masterpiece - I absolutely love it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yan Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Inspirational Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
w124bob Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Found this, 47197 with Red Bank vans passing Heaton Lodge in Jan '83, must be loaded to 15 and rare at the time for a 47 to get a run out on the vans https://www.flickr.com/photos/30268259@N03/4586898138/in/photolist-7Zk41E-aaxrdC-pzgVhs-Phj2pY-PWmcu9-aqbXpc-7C4r7Z-gFHRh4-dD4MGj-XVYPYX-a2H1LX-aiKrmk-8Ep9bh-dx91pZ-8gU3vM-qyNX9f-jb4KvS-bGCBiF-6Ntc4Y-C3EkA6-WebpEq-aMKboi-jqWfhK-skMg1W-23h54vq-khUHKA-iBVpX3-bFuAPr-gHBWn7-a2T4Bg-9D3SWz-7HNBJa-KK2J5o-rdeA23-e5qvS8-aUuHcc-5m915H-6NoZZV-8ZaTZP-6cemLS-oivqS4-CCTFuc-3XSUc-97YW1D-KWTcBZ-MAczjn-5xsHbS-J8H2PC-84cLvm-xsmzWw Now this in O will give even Mr Waterman a run for his money! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatonLodge40 Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 (edited) Found this, 47197 with Red Bank vans passing Heaton Lodge in Jan '83, must be loaded to 15 and rare at the time for a 47 to get a run out on the vans https://www.flickr.com/photos/30268259@N03/4586898138/in/photolist-7Zk41E-aaxrdC-pzgVhs-Phj2pY-PWmcu9-aqbXpc-7C4r7Z-gFHRh4-dD4MGj-XVYPYX-a2H1LX-aiKrmk-8Ep9bh-dx91pZ-8gU3vM-qyNX9f-jb4KvS-bGCBiF-6Ntc4Y-C3EkA6-WebpEq-aMKboi-jqWfhK-skMg1W-23h54vq-khUHKA-iBVpX3-bFuAPr-gHBWn7-a2T4Bg-9D3SWz-7HNBJa-KK2J5o-rdeA23-e5qvS8-aUuHcc-5m915H-6NoZZV-8ZaTZP-6cemLS-oivqS4-CCTFuc-3XSUc-97YW1D-KWTcBZ-MAczjn-5xsHbS-J8H2PC-84cLvm-xsmzWw Now this in O will give even Mr Waterman a run for his money! Thanks for that, yes I've seen that snap. I've one somewhere with two 40's pulling 20 vans which will certainly be replicated.! Quick update.. right now I'm hard at it every evening building an office/workshop using stud walling and painting a ceiling white in the old mill basement I'm renting which is 186ft x 90ft! Got myself an airless paint sprayer which is worth its weight in gold. Beats a roller hands down..Once the floor and walls are done and the whole model assembled in its entirety for the first time (about 75ft) - I will update. Simon Edited February 1, 2018 by HeatonLodge40 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HeatonLodge40 Posted March 21, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 21, 2018 Evening all, short update until I get some better pics done over the weekend complete with the signal gantrys working. Since I last posted I've been in the basement most evening and have sprayed 550 litres of white paint. Yesterday I finally moved with an artic the sections of Heaton Lodge which were above my office near Birmingham and assembled them in its new home with the help of Dave from White Rose Model works. If I'm honest I was a tad shocked myself how large even the 40% (80ft) of what you see here is. It left me thinking I really must have a screw loose. However, at least now I can return to modelling and finish the next 100ft in the next 12 months. As you may notice from the pics the model gets a lot wider after about 70ft, and further on are more double junctions, tunnels and large bridges.. Coke can on track is for scale 27 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Extraordinary ! Can't wait to see it in the flesh some time! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 One of the few occasions when the word 'awesome' is actually appropriate. I can only imagine the hours you've put into that 'room' Simon! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simond Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 This is certainly some trainset! Best Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold SHMD Posted March 21, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 21, 2018 Gob-smacked. Just gob-smacked. Are there plans to show this layout? If so, there or at an exhibition? Kev. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
3 link Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Amazing, just amazing . Martyn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatonLodge40 Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Thanks for all the kind comments.. Lots of plans to show it nearer the completion goal of about a year or so 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d winpenny Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Absolutely superb David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted March 22, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 22, 2018 One of the few occasions when the word 'awesome' is actually appropriate. I can only imagine the hours you've put into that 'room' Simon! Also, to paraphrase The Sun, Cor, wotta woppa! Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class27 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Truly outstanding Has anyone ever tried anything on this scale ever? Looks like it will be a 'one of a kind' for a very long time cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Harvey Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 And that's almost half of the layout right? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatonLodge40 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Umm...yea Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony Teague Posted March 22, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 22, 2018 Stunning - what an amazing layout! (There is no icon for "I'll tell you who's mad!") Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ephram Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Very inspirational. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dave John Posted March 22, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 22, 2018 It is indeed very impressive. One thought does strike me though, levelling. Because the layout is so huge might you encounter problems with finding an exhibition hall where the floor is level enough over that kind of distance ? Perhaps adjustable screw jacks on the legs, a benchmark on every board and a laser levelling device or similar ? These might already be built into your overall design and I have missed it while enjoying the scenery .... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatonLodge40 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 (edited) It is indeed very impressive. One thought does strike me though, levelling. Because the layout is so huge might you encounter problems with finding an exhibition hall where the floor is level enough over that kind of distance ? Perhaps adjustable screw jacks on the legs, a benchmark on every board and a laser levelling device or similar ? These might already be built into your overall design and I have missed it while enjoying the scenery .... It's a good point. Each trestle has an adjustable surface onto which each frame rests. On a set up a laser level on a tripod will indicate that the top of each trestle is exactly the same as the one before. To complicate matters though the 1:137 gradient on the prototype (from East to West) is built in meaning even though the trestles are exactly the same level, the track is still rising gradually. Overall at the west end of the model the track will be 14cms higher than the track at the East end - so roughly a scale 1:137 Edited March 22, 2018 by HeatonLodge40 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dave John Posted March 22, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 22, 2018 Ah, I had missed that design aspect. That said its something to take into consideration for smaller layouts too. My previous layout ended up with the fiddle yards on an incline as the wall they were fixed to sank a bit. I do look forward to seeing the whole thing in operation, inspiration indeed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ianLMS Posted March 23, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 23, 2018 This will definitley be a layout to visit, even in a fixed location if it cant make various exhibitions. Even though the era is not my preference, the scenery and track laying is such high qaulity and so inspirational I would have to see it close up to fully enjoy it and take it in. Perhaps the venue would lend itself to a permanent model railway exhibition, skills centre and shop along the lines of Pendon? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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