Andrew P Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Excellent modelling young Shaun, I like the little old Lady, (well not like that) if you know what I mean. Well done mate. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted December 24, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 24, 2016 What with all the baking, shopping and tree hunting little time for modeling has been acquired. There is however a couple of familiar shaped parcels under the tree. A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ONE AND ALL. HAPPY MODELING. Squatch. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgraham Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Merry Christmas, you big hairy beast. -Clay Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 What with all the baking, shopping and tree hunting little time for modeling has been acquired. There is however a couple of familiar shaped parcels under the tree. A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ONE AND ALL. HAPPY MODELING. Squatch. Hi Mate, and the same to you and all your Family, (including the Dogs) hahha Have a good 2017 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted December 24, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 24, 2016 Merry Christmas Shaun, to you and all the family and all the very best for the New Year. Al. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emt_911 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Merry Christmas Shaun to you and the family. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Happy Christmas Shaun Julian I see your porfile picture is looking [slightly] better now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted January 1, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 1, 2017 A very Happy New Year to you all. Things have been happening here in the warehouse. Yesterday I got the heaters going and tidied the place up. Then the sound system went in. It is amazing what a few old cassette tapes can do for one's mojo. A water tender has been hashed up from a ratio kit. This is to stand on the siding at Queensbury. I also built a hut from Wills brick and slate sheet scraps and messed about with some HO benches. While I was running in a couple of this years Christmas prezzies I actually did a bit of modeling on Goathland station. The railings on the ramp and steps. Some of the fencing around this area needed reaffixing too and I also touched up the red paintwork. The baseboard edges have been cleaned up and painted with the same bargain paint used on the Queensbury boards. Having hatched a plan on how to replace the controllers and redo the control panel I aim to cross this off my to-do list next. The to-do list has about 30 jobs that need doing on Goathland before I move on to Queensbury. The list includes... Working signals. Uncoupling system. Completing the scenic on the extension. A back scene. Repainting the tunnel and viaduct. & the long hidden siding down the back. I also want to redo some of the tired trees and replace the people with better painted examples. Lots to do. Some pictures of the latest arrivals... Hornbys new B12. The detail and quality of this train is stunning! The loose front pony needed a little attention otherwise she runs like a graceful dream. Squatch 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Hi Shaun, Happy New Year mate. Some stunning new stock there mate, you must be well CHUFF CHUFF CHUFFED. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted January 5, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 5, 2017 Firstly a big Thank you for all the Greetings. Apologies if I haven't visited your threads to return them Just have very slow internet at present.So you may be aware of the storms we've been hit with on the west coast. Pretty isn't it. Trouble is, it brings down power lines which has left us without electricity for 18 hours. Luckily we have a nice wood burning stove so there's been plenty of tea and crumpets on the go.Rather than get bored I dug out all my signal stuff and got to work. Mostly by gas lantern! Having built the up starter bracket signal for Goathland, I proceeded with the other signals which will adorn the middle base board section. The three ground shunt signals are under construction and are awaiting paint. Next I built the down siding starter which stands behind the road bridge. Pretty simple stuff, just two styrene angle sections mitered together for the post with drilled out Ratio parts, a finial turned in the hand drill with an Atlas track pin inserted from below. Then I started on the junction outer home post by firstly making a drawing by scaling a picture down. The lenses are water based varnish mixed with cake dye. This one posses a bit of a problem in that it has 3 arms which required some thought on how to animate them. Having used the Ratio signal control to great effect on Dunster I proceeded to build a double stack mechanism to the same spec. from scratch. I have also done much work on the next three starter posts for the station board. I used lamps and lenses from one of the kits from the Ratio eBay haul along with three signal control sets, drilling and filing out the GWR parts so that they look like NER gubbins. More work this evening I hope. Squatch 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted January 5, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 5, 2017 Nice work there Shaun, especially by gas lamp! I like your homemade version of the mechanism, looks great. Towards the end of last year I bought some micro-servos, and a special servo controller which includes programmable signal bounce. I haven't had chance to play with it all yet, but I'll let you know how I get on. Cheers, Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 G'day Gents Lucky you, to be without power for 18hrs, we had a storm go through S Aust last Tuesday, bringing down power lines etc. we had no power for 58 hrs, out came all the camping gear........... manna Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted January 6, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 6, 2017 The servos worked out too expensive, running into 100s of dollars. So I stuck with the manual idea Al. There will be 16plus on my West somerset layout 11 on Queensbury 11 on Goathland About a dozen on Bradford and a forest on the mill town! Kind of adds up! Would not want to be in a tent in the Australian summer Mana mate. It's bad enough here when the air conditioning unit can't cope when it gets up in the 100s!! Anyway I done lots of work on the signals since my last post. Including building 4 posts, the brackets were a real challenge. More tomorrow! Squatch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Jason T Posted January 6, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 6, 2017 Shaun, have you got a copy of this book yet? A fair bit later than the period you are modelling but full of colour photos of the section of the Queensbury lines you are modelling 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Superb modelling on the Signals Shaun, really nice workmanship. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted January 6, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 6, 2017 Shaun, have you got a copy of this book yet? A fair bit later than the period you are modelling but full of colour photos of the section of the Queensbury lines you are modelling IMG_4578.JPG Hi Jason. The answer would be no! I don't very often buy books from the UK because the shipping rates usually cost more than the books. Next time I come over (not in the foreseeable future) a visit to a few good book shops is on my agenda. No work is being done on the layout right now as it's far too cold out there. -13C to be exact! If the weather doesn't thaw out there's plenty of GNR somersault signals to be getting on with. Mrs. S. got me a copy of Tatlow's LNER wagons vol. 4B for Christmas however. So I feel a foray into kit bashing and stock building coming on. The new Parkside "Toad E" for a start. Regards Shaun. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted January 6, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 6, 2017 Superb modelling on the Signals Shaun, really nice workmanship. Thanks mate.The sun looks like it might come out for a couple of hours so I might be able to get some white primer on them in order to proceed! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Bogie Posted January 6, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 6, 2017 I showed my nephew the photo of your shed and told him it was Santa's toy factory. He wants to come and visit. Don't panic though - I have pointed out the logistical problems involved. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted January 7, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 7, 2017 I showed my nephew the photo of your shed and told him it was Santa's toy factory. He wants to come and visit. Don't panic though - I have pointed out the logistical problems involved. That put a smile on my face first thing Bogie. I wonder if you could pass these of as reindeer? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted January 13, 2017 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted January 13, 2017 (edited) No apologies for my absence this week, it's been the worst weather I've seen since the south coast hurricane of 1987! On Monday evening after we came out of the cinema as it started to snow. After a white knuckle ride on Interstate 5 we were lucky to get home. The weight of the snow brought down many trees and large branches during the night which in turn have brought down power lines and cell phone towers. Talk about living off the grid. It looks like a war zone here. I've had to shovel tones of snow with no sleep. The poor people 3 doors up have had a huge oak come down on their house. We have lost many trees and will be good for fire wood for a good few winters. I'll put up some pictures of the devastation tomorrow if I find 5 minutes. Squatch. edit P.S. Using the gas lantern to model by in a power cut isn't a good idea due to the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning!!! Edited January 13, 2017 by Sasquatch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted January 13, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 13, 2017 Look after yourself mate, even Sasquatchs need some sleep! Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 G'day Gents You need to buy yourself a generator, at least when the lights go out, you won't gas yourself. When ours went out for 58 hrs, we had the 'Genny' running in 10 minutes, had lights and the TV & DVD, but no heating, a bigger 'Genny' my well be on the cards. Keep warm. manna 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted January 13, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 13, 2017 Hi Shaun, Keep safe, all the best Adrian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Hi Shaun, do look after yourself and Family, (Wife and the Dogs) the Railway and pics for us can wait. All the best buddy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ChrisN Posted January 13, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 13, 2017 Keep safe and warm. Glad you got back safely. It is snowing here too, oh, at least half an inch! All the best. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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