LongRail Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Be careful the mug of tea doesn’t leave a ring on the river bed 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted June 1, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 1, 2020 8 hours ago, HeatonLodge40 said: The River Calder at this almost any location on the prototype is anything but clear Edited. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewT Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 To be fair - they cleaned up their act since late 70's / early 80's and the river is pretty clear and supports ( according to the controlling Bradford No.1 angling club) 'Species include roach, bream, perch, chub, gudgeon, dace and pike and a few grayling or brown trout'. I believe the sewage treatment process changed in the 1990's and residual 'sediment' is dried and burned to produce steam, which via a generator produces enough electric to power the entire site as well as a large surplus to feed into the national grid. However - your model is entirely as I remembered it.... you will have to depict turds and used condoms drifting with the current somehow! 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jcarta Posted June 2, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 2, 2020 3 hours ago, AndrewT said: To be fair - they cleaned up their act since late 70's / early 80's and the river is pretty clear and supports ( according to the controlling Bradford No.1 angling club) 'Species include roach, bream, perch, chub, gudgeon, dace and pike and a few grayling or brown trout'. I believe the sewage treatment process changed in the 1990's and residual 'sediment' is dried and burned to produce steam, which via a generator produces enough electric to power the entire site as well as a large surplus to feed into the national grid. However - your model is entirely as I remembered it.... you will have to depict turds and used condoms drifting with the current somehow! mmmm this is going to get interesting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatonLodge40 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 8 hours ago, AndrewT said: To be fair - they cleaned up their act since late 70's / early 80's and the river is pretty clear and supports ( according to the controlling Bradford No.1 angling club) 'Species include roach, bream, perch, chub, gudgeon, dace and pike and a few grayling or brown trout'. I believe the sewage treatment process changed in the 1990's and residual 'sediment' is dried and burned to produce steam, which via a generator produces enough electric to power the entire site as well as a large surplus to feed into the national grid. However - your model is entirely as I remembered it.... you will have to depict turds and used condoms drifting with the current somehow! Yes I think I’ll pass on the last items -even though as you know I appreciate fine detail :) Just had the casting resin delivered so once the river bed sides are done I’ll get cracking 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted June 2, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 2, 2020 9 hours ago, AndrewT said: To be fair - they cleaned up their act since late 70's / early 80's and the river is pretty clear and supports ( according to the controlling Bradford No.1 angling club) 'Species include roach, bream, perch, chub, gudgeon, dace and pike and a few grayling or brown trout'. I believe the sewage treatment process changed in the 1990's and residual 'sediment' is dried and burned to produce steam, which via a generator produces enough electric to power the entire site as well as a large surplus to feed into the national grid. However - your model is entirely as I remembered it.... you will have to depict turds and used condoms drifting with the current somehow! Why are there so many engineers wagons in the river? Mike. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium figworthy Posted June 2, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 2, 2020 10 hours ago, AndrewT said: To be fair - they cleaned up their act since late 70's / early 80's and the river is pretty clear and supports ( according to the controlling Bradford No.1 angling club) 'Species include roach, bream, perch, chub, gudgeon, dace and pike and a few grayling or brown trout'. I believe the sewage treatment process changed in the 1990's and residual 'sediment' is dried and burned to produce steam, which via a generator produces enough electric to power the entire site as well as a large surplus to feed into the national grid. However - your model is entirely as I remembered it.... you will have to depict turds and used condoms drifting with the current somehow! I spent quite a bit of time pottering up and down the navigation there in the mid 70s. Upstream of the confluence with the river Colne (slightly upstream of the bridges), the water quality was much better. The problem seemed to be the output from the various chemical and textile works in the Huddersfield area. Adrian 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HeatonLodge40 Posted June 6, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 6, 2020 Had to shelve pouring the casting resin for the river this week. I’m using a tint by Woodland Scenics to colour the 9kg of resin needed. However, doing the maths turns out I need a lot more tint than I thought so I’m awaiting it’s imminent delivery.. However the river bed is now prepared with frozen ice (at the sides only) and in the lee of the bridge. The old rowing boat is a kit I’ve virtually destroyed before dry brushing with Lifecolor ‘wood‘ colours. The ‘ice’ is by Krycell (ice sheet) with some added sparkle. You will notice some clutter too - not too much - this will be semi submerged by the resin. So inbetween building more ex JLTRT TTA kits, I also spent the last couple days modifying Allan (Downes) derelict mill. Now installed It’s taken on a very frosty appearance and for this I’ve used some very fine light ‘snow’ also by the aforementioned Krycell company. The old yard has a few puddles (which I’ll frost over when the resin has set) & tyre tracks through the mud. The whole mill will soon be surrounded by chain link fencing with ‘Keep Out’ signs. The road also awaits fencing - and maybe even a burnt out old mini, but I’m pleased with the results of this frame so far. 29 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 4630 Posted June 6, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 6, 2020 (edited) On 02/06/2020 at 21:11, figworthy said: Upstream of the confluence with the river Colne (slightly upstream of the bridges), the water quality was much better. The problem seemed to be the output from the various chemical and textile works in the Huddersfield area. Adrian Yes the Colne, which is barely 10 miles long from its source to the west above Marsden, was definitely the culprit. Especially the final 2-3 miles downstream from Huddersfield town centre which passed what at that time would have been ICI's plant (now Syngenta) along Leeds Road. The Calder would have been less polluted, in relative terms, upstream of the confluence with the Colne. Edited June 6, 2020 by 4630 typo. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheesysmith Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 When will be the first showing of this? IIRC you was aiming for the NEC, but have things changed since then? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatonLodge40 Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Your guess is as good as mine. Next year most likely now 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted June 7, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 7, 2020 18 hours ago, 4630 said: Yes the Colne, which is barely 10 miles long from its source to the west above Marsden, was definitely the culprit. Especially the final 2-3 miles downstream from Huddersfield town centre which passed what at that time would have been ICI's plant (now Syngenta) along Leeds Road. The Calder would have been less polluted, in relative terms, upstream of the confluence with the Colne. Interesting little river the Colne. It flowed past all manner of industries and also collected the water from the Holme valley, more mills. Then after that came all the chemical industries. Kilner Bank behind much of southern Huddersfield was, or so I was told, so grossly polluted by the munitions factories in WW1 that nothing grew on it till the 1980's and that was before it got to the sewage works and Hollidays Dye works. Jamie 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HeatonLodge40 Posted June 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2020 Well the day arrived to create the River Calder in its entirety. Ended up using 6kg of casting resin, and a full bottle of murky tint. Had a mate help me with this since a huge water pour like this really needs 2 sets of hands. Theres still much work to go into the river such as adding very light ripples, and some slush around the ice. Fortunately there’s been no leaks of resin either.. Pleased with the colour tho it looks dirty like the real thing. Luke is using a mini blowtorch to pop the air bubbles as they appear. Once set I’ll start on the ripples and other little touches. Still obviously grass to add on banks & much detail but so far so good..Mixing the resin and activator having warmed it for 20 mins in another bucket of hot water.. 30 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simond Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 that's one hell of a beard your mate's got... seriously, the river is up there with the best. lovely modelling. cheers Simon 2 1 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted June 9, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 9, 2020 23 minutes ago, HeatonLodge40 said: Luke is using a mini blowtorch to pop the air bubbles as they appear. Won't he melt the ice? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted June 9, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 9, 2020 That is going to be one really heavy board ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted June 9, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 9, 2020 Is that by any chance Luke that used to be a member at Wakefield? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Endacott Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 1 hour ago, HeatonLodge40 said: Well the day arrived to create the River Calder in its entirety. What. all of it? It must be 20 miles long. Geoff Endacott 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HeatonLodge40 Posted June 9, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2020 Two posts in one day what’s going on. While the resin is drying I’ve turned to the coal processing facility at the corner of the basement. I try and spend an hour or so every day putting the wagons through a weathering and coal filling process. Lumps of coal go into a blender (I’m on the third now the other two burnt out). Then it’s sieved and stored. The Accurascale HUO’s get a lump of lead hot glued into the base before a pre cut rectangle of foam board is also glued over the top to create the false bottom. Coal is then loaded on top and secured with ultra thin superglue. This train of 30 HUO’s will run with a brake van front and rear and a heavyweight Heljan 40 up at the front. 24 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatonLodge40 Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 46 minutes ago, jamie92208 said: Is that by any chance Luke that used to be a member at Wakefield? Nope he’s a military modeller no interest in trains! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jcarta Posted June 9, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 9, 2020 8 hours ago, HeatonLodge40 said: Luke is using a mini blowtorch to pop the air bubbles as they appear. Look like your mate Luke had a parka coat on at first glance (good old train spotters attire) especially with all that ice around.....Brrrrr Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony Teague Posted June 9, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 9, 2020 6 hours ago, HeatonLodge40 said: Nope he’s a military modeller no interest in trains! Perhaps working on HL will convert him! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joner Posted June 9, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 9, 2020 7 hours ago, Geoff Endacott said: What. all of it? It must be 20 miles long. Geoff Endacott Theres room for all of it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joner Posted June 9, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 9, 2020 Stunning piece of work again. I don't think I would have the courage to pour that! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatonLodge40 Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 9 hours ago, Joner said: Stunning piece of work again. I don't think I would have the courage to pour that! Thanks, I can’t say I wasn’t a bit nervous. My main concern was the resin would end up on the floor. Fortunately it all seems ok so far.. 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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