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Speaking as a hat wearer (flat caps for site work and a Tilley for walking and boating) I wouldn't mind a browse to see if Harry Hall has anything for me. Perhaps a straw boater? But you'd struggle to get me out of Juckes if I ever got in. Just think of all those English-made tools, best Sheffield steel saws, ash or hickory handles, made to last a lifetime and beyond. I still have two of my father's saws, a cross-cut and a rip. 90 years old now. You wouldn't know it. Files that will cut and cut and cut and seemingly never go blunt. Hammers balanced so you hardly feel the weight. Lovely tools. But a big chunk of the week's wages to buy a good saw in those days, so mustn't get dewy-eyed.

Beautiful model-making. How on earth do you find the time to fill a shop with stock like that? Hours and hours of fiddly work. The fine-art miniaturists typically only produce 3 or 4 pieces a year.

Amazing.

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13 hours ago, PaulRhB said:

Beautiful, I’m looking forward to some shots to see the wider picture when you’re ready for the reveal :) 

Good idea Paul

 

I will get some overall workshop pictures later today and a picture of each board to show what exactly is happening.  Boards are in separate parts on the workbench at moment as they are being worked on top and bottom. After wires all connected up underneath for building lighting, I will put them together again and take more pictures.  

 

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There’s some fabulous detail there and many hours just painting barrels! :)

Thanks for the wider shots and the backscene looks great too. 
One to go to see once lockdown allows shows ;) 

I really ought to get on with my little micro brewery/ biscuit factory but it’s not going to rival this for detail or originality! 

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10 minutes ago, AY Mod said:

 

Oh my word; this is remarkable Pete. So much so that I've had to go off and create a new reaction icon in your honour. :biggrin_mini2:

 

Then let me be the first to use it. Well done Pete.

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Oh thanks very much for the very kind comments!  Certainly a big grin there.

 

There is still a few bits to do but definitely getting there now.  I am marking up a plan up stuck on the wall with any missing bits, gates, fences, walls as I am going round sticking buildings down; and I would like to do some dusk / dawn photos when all the lighting is connected up!

 

Cheers!

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17 minutes ago, Ben B said:

Those greyscale shots are terrific, they really show off the artistry of the layout!

Rich (my eldest) took them this afternoon during a running session.  They are excellent and very worthy of sharing.

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I agree with all the comments made. An original concept extremely well thought out and researched with fantastic modelling skills let alone the patience to paint all the figures & barrels. This is going to be up there with the best layouts on the exhibition circuit.

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Those shots shout Burton on Trent, High Street Crossing, by the Blue Posts pub, now a street called Worthington Way. Takes me back about 60 years, I can almost hear the crossing box warning bell before he opened the gates to let a darkish blue Worthington steam loco or smelly, smokey, petrol Motorail through, though the latter would be later than your chosen era, great modelling. 

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37 minutes ago, Pete Goss said:

The wagons are permanently coupled to the loco's providing extra 4 wheel pick which really works a treat.

Pete,

 

Great idea, something I've also done with an old Lima Class 101 2-car DMU. May I ask how you achieved the 'jumper cables' between the loco and the match wagon?

 

Ian

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I was originally going to use proprietory pick ups screwed to the wooden block you see under the wagon, but (can't remember why) I swopped to 0.5mm brass wire soldered to a copper clad strip and resting on the wheel. Wires are soldered to the inside of two of the four loco pick up wiper blades. Friend Jeff Taylor did this bit when he was setting the DCC settings for each locomotive. I found after using an aggressive brass brush wheel clean that one or two wires dropped off, so I re-soldered and stopped aggressively cleaning wheels. I now use a lint free soft cloth and electric cleaning fluid only and have experienced no further issues.  The wires touching the wagon wheels need careful adjustment as either; the wheels don't go round or the wire doesn't actually touch the wheel.  Weighting the wagon helps, but if its too heavy the loco slips!

 

The standard Hornby coupling was removed, its hook removed and the hoop space filled in with plastic card and three holes drilled before re-fitting. This enables the two wires to be held in the central area between loco and wagon. The bent brass coupling wire runs from the filled in  coupling hoop hole to a short length of plastic tube twist wired onto the wagon buffer beam centrally. The brass wire is bent in place and articulates between the two vehicles thus taking any stress away from the electric wires.  This enables the loco to run as easily forwards as backwards. 

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Justin, I am about to start approaching exhibition managers so anything could be possible.  At present we are off to Portsmouth in two weeks time, and I have several e mail / verbal invites for next year but nothing is confirmed at all yet.  Steve Flint is here this Sunday taking pictures for an article next Easter in Railway Modeller hopefully; and I am reliably informed the layout is featured in Episode 9 of Hornby A Model World on Yesterday. (6th Dec I believe).

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Just now, Pete Goss said:

Justin, I am about to start approaching exhibition managers so anything could be possible.  At present we are off to Portsmouth in two weeks time, and I have several e mail / verbal invites for next year but nothing is confirmed at all yet.  Steve Flint is here this Sunday taking pictures for an article next Easter in Railway Modeller hopefully; and I am reliably informed the layout is featured in Episode 9 of Hornby A Model World on Yesterday. (6th Dec I believe).

Thanks for the rapid response!

I’ll definitely be keeping an eye out for it. 
 

Cheers

Jay

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8 minutes ago, JustinDean said:

I can’t believe I’ve only just seen this thread. Wonderful modelling Pete, and features my go to pub in Burton, The Coopers. Any plans to show this in the Midlands?

 

Jay

Coopers Tavern is included as a subject of a forthcoming Modelling Buildings book (Wild Swan) about to be published.  Either by Christmas or early new year, again I am reliably informed.

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