RMweb Premium iands Posted December 6, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 6, 2019 I can only repeat what I and numerous others have previously said, simply stunning modelling! Don't know how you do it, but please don't stop. Can't wait to see it completed and in "action". 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatonLodge40 Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 18 hours ago, iands said: I can only repeat what I and numerous others have previously said, simply stunning modelling! Don't know how you do it, but please don't stop. Can't wait to see it completed and in "action". Thanks. I’m aiming for the ‘golden spike’ ie a full circuit by the end of March 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatonLodge40 Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 On 02/12/2019 at 14:08, sparkey1957 said: More in Keeping with your prefered modelling theme, On a very murky day Large Logo 47537 `Sir Gwynedd/County of Gwynedd' coming round from the burowwing junction at Heaton Lodge probably on a Newcastle or Scarborough train. Date wise between 1987 - 1989 but not sure, should have made notes but too late was the cry. Yes the down fast was lifted in 1986 and the dive under line singled in ‘88 so 87 my guess. I tried to get a similar angle on the model just out of curiosity.. unfortunately no large logo 47 tho 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HeatonLodge40 Posted December 8, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 8, 2019 After a day scratchbuilding Track Circuit Transmitters out of brass rod in the dungeon it’s an evening watching Cannonball Run whilst building the first batch of 10 Skytrex TTA’s. These will form a second train to go along with the completed 30 Shell logo’ed TTA’s (JLTRT kits). I’m fitting all of them with ball races as without them 30 TTA’s are pretty heavy. The difference between pin point axles and ball races is huge in a long train 24 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkey1957 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 On 07/12/2019 at 11:15, HeatonLodge40 said: Yes the down fast was lifted in 1986 and the dive under line singled in ‘88 so 87 my guess. I tried to get a similar angle on the model just out of curiosity.. unfortunately no large logo 47 tho 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatonLodge40 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Thought I’d seen most of them but not those thanks! Ironic Network Rail are going to be relaying it as part of the electrification scheme 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewT Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 (edited) 1_Colne_Bridge_and_BattyefordV2_FINAL.pdf 10 hours ago, HeatonLodge40 said: Thought I’d seen most of them but not those thanks! Ironic Network Rail are going to be relaying it as part of the electrification scheme I assume you've seen the Network Rail plans for the scheme? - see attached. 1_Colne_Bridge_and_BattyefordV2_FINAL.pdf Edited December 10, 2019 by AndrewT Attachment 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatonLodge40 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 I hadn’t no thank you for that too. I can see why the cottages will disappear.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewT Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, HeatonLodge40 said: I hadn’t no thank you for that too. I can see why the cottages will disappear.. Using part of the old Midland Railway Huddersfield (Newtown Goods) branch formation by the look of things. I assume, in the absence of available information from NR that the overall radius of the curve from / to Huddersfield for the new 'fast' lines is to be eased to allow higher speed running - hence the demolition of the houses and use of the disused MR track formation. Anyone out there from NR know?? Edited December 10, 2019 by AndrewT spelling Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkey1957 Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 (edited) I will be very surprised if we ever see this come to fruition. Its gone very quiet on all the the "Northern Powerhouse" Bull S**t . But never say never. Either way it will take years the cottages alone will be a CP issue which will drag on and on and so it should I wouldn't want turfing out my home either, also there may be listed building issues with them who knows. Edited December 11, 2019 by sparkey1957 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewT Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 5 hours ago, sparkey1957 said: I will be very surprised if we ever see this come to fruition. Its gone very quiet on all the the "Northern Powerhouse" Bull S**t . But never say never. Either way it will take years the cottages alone will be a CP issue which will drag on and on and so it should I wouldn't want turfing out my home either, also there may be listed building issues with them who knows. Not listed - I just checked. They've already had local consultation meetings and intend to submit a Transport and Works Act order in Autumn 2020. I understand from another source that the work is expected to last until end of 2024 with around 156 weeks of line closure out of the total 208 week project. All details and all the other connecting maps here: https://www.networkrail.co.uk/running-the-railway/railway-upgrade-plan/key-projects/transpennine-route-upgrade/huddersfield-to-westtown-dewsbury/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkey1957 Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 (edited) 18 hours ago, AndrewT said: Not listed - I just checked. They've already had local consultation meetings and intend to submit a Transport and Works Act order in Autumn 2020. I understand from another source that the work is expected to last until end of 2024 with around 156 weeks of line closure out of the total 208 week project. All details and all the other connecting maps here: https://www.networkrail.co.uk/running-the-railway/railway-upgrade-plan/key-projects/transpennine-route-upgrade/huddersfield-to-westtown-dewsbury/ I will reiterate what I said before, Until I actually see it happening I will have my doubts. But I do hope i'm wrong. It will be a sad day when/If the cottages go as well. Edited December 12, 2019 by sparkey1957 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewT Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 21 hours ago, sparkey1957 said: I will reiterate what I said before, Until I actually see it happening I will have my doubts. But I do hope i'm wrong. It will be a sad day when/If the cottages go as well. And I for one couldn't agree more. This area was a formative part of my teens and I'd hate to see some of the heritage lost for the sake of saving a few minutes on a journey. Thankfully - it's thanks to models of this sort and calibre (and attention to minute detail) help preserve those memories. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatonLodge40 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 With track work and detailing on the lineside now complete on these two latest frames, I’m now on with infilling them with polystyrene carved to shape. I use small blocks of wood hot glued to the inner frames to prop up the lower polystyrene sheets and give them some strength. I then use gaffer tape frequently to cover gaps, it works for me despite having a shiny surface. Then it’s a thin coat of ready mixed smoother (plaster basically) which is dabbed with a spreader to roughen the surface. On the other pic I’m constructing a stream below the track bed level. I hot glued a length of plywood in first (checking with a spirit level) before carving polystyrene to fit and DAS clay to fill in the gaps. I’ll probably use some Woodland Scenics deep pour water for the stream itself - once I’ve planted dead branches, stones, an old cooker & toilet in it first 16 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted December 14, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 14, 2019 23 minutes ago, HeatonLodge40 said: once I’ve planted dead branches, stones, an old cooker & toilet in it first Vandal! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killybegs Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 I think you are very brave splashing all that plaster around after you have detailed the track! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatonLodge40 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 (edited) It dries pretty quick, most of it ends up on me! Here is the track plan superimposed onto a PC programme. Thanks to a trio of IT wizards who have very kindly offered to give their time to help, HLJ will have the option of being either fully automated or fully manual control. This means a non stop programme of complicated manoeuvres with constant heavy traffic can be programmed if train spotting is the order of the day.. One good thing about it’s size is that it will take so long for a train to make a full circuit, it’s doubtful whether the viewing public would remember it should the same train be sent straight out again. Edited December 14, 2019 by HeatonLodge40 Spelling 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRail Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 I would have thought using gaffer tape so close to the edge of the scenic work ie near to the troughing route was a bit risky and could lead to cracking when the layout is moved around. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatonLodge40 Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 6 hours ago, LongRail said: I would have thought using gaffer tape so close to the edge of the scenic work ie near to the troughing route was a bit risky and could lead to cracking when the layout is moved around. Well it’s done now. My thinking is if I’ve built it then I can fix it 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HeatonLodge40 Posted December 15, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 15, 2019 After reading a book on exquisite detailing written by German Marcel Ackle (making my efforts look like that of a clumsy 7 year old), I decided to go back over a couple of frames today and add some features I’d discounted as not worth the effort. (That said, in my defence his models are rarely more than 2m long) First up is an ex Skytrex fogmans bothy a couple of which appear in the area I’m working on. This I took a knife to to completely distress it before detailing it with various green washes and some dirty black. I couldn’t find any miniature porn magazines to go inside it so made do with tiny copies of the Sun & Daily Mail with a few Monster Munch wrappers. The track circuit transmitters have now had cables added which prototypically connect to the rails. Straight off a reel these are way too shiny so I paint them dirty black before being super glued down a centimetre at a time so to look ‘heavy’. The colour light signal isn’t permanently fixed yet that’s for tomorrow.. 14 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatonLodge40 Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 So with a final skim of plaster now on, once this lot is dry I’ll paint the whole shebang with brown emulsion. Then it’s static grass time. The plastic see through sheets between frames you may notice are there to stop the scenery and ballast bonding where you don’t want them to. 15 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium iands Posted December 15, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 15, 2019 Once again Simon, your modelling skills and attention to detail is truly astonishing. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted December 15, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 15, 2019 This might not be a high-speed line, but it seems to me it's high-speed progress. Truly inspirational, Simon, and thank you for allowing us all to watch your progress.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 (edited) Wonderful and superb modelling. Can't wait to see this in the flesh. Edited December 15, 2019 by KNP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeysarefun Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 Marcel Ackle does amazing work, I too have his book - don't understand a single word given its in German but the pictures are enough to make it worthwhile You can also follow his blog here, which at least has a translate button...: http://www.feldbahn-modellbau.ch/ 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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