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I'm sure there's a loop handled frame somewhere - probably on a preserved line, and if not, I recall seeing the lever's complete with handles about 40 years ago, somewhere (probably Crewe), going into preservation. 

I would be surprised if the NRM (or whatever it's new name is) hasn't got some.

Richard Foster did many drawings of the levers etc., for his book, so he may/should have something tangible to work from.

 

There is at least one on a preserved line, though not at a location which is immediately obvious....

 

The signal box at Welshpool Raven Square contains a 16 lever frame from Groeslon on the line from Caernarfon to Afon Wen. Only 5 are in normal use (4,5,6,14 & 15); there are also levers controlling the crossover into the bay platform plus associated facing point locks.  Currently out of use are levers for the home signal and bay platform starter.

 

There is a long term plan to demolish the rather ugly signal box and build something more appropriate on the opposite side of the line.

 

The box is normally operated by the fireman who is busy getting the fire ready for the Golfa so if you wanted to measure/photograph it the Raven Square stationmaster would be the person to ask.

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I seem to recall some loop handeled levers in the preserved box at Hartington.

 

I don't know if the frame below is still existent though.

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I very much agree. I have just been browing the society's Facebook gallery and was completely captivated by the colourised photos. In particular this one from Manchester Exchange, which was already one of my all time favourite pre-grouping photos (yes the GWR 3232 probably has something to do with that!).

 

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I'm wondering who did the colouring of this photo? I understand it's for a competition, but there does not seem to be a name (apologies for my ignorance, I'm but a lowly GWR type !).

Mike Judd was the colourist of this b&w photograph. This image won the best colourised infrastructure photograph category. There were two other categories, best rolling stock which was won by Joshua Barrett and best locomotive which was won by Stephen Arrandale who coloured the road vehicles.

 

Screensavers are available to people who register for the competition. See these thumbnails for the current selection. We will be adding more. Members can have as many as they wish by quoting their membership number. Email projects@lnwrs.org.uk

 

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Engine Sheds are a good subject to model. Compact layout with a variety of operations and you could always place it alongside a busy main line such as Stafford, Monument Lane, Nuneaton, Coventry and Bletchley.

 

The following are various photographs of Bletchley shed which demonstrate what a good model Bletchley. OS Map courtesy of National Library of Scotland.

 

Enjoy!

 

Mike

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My apologies if I missed it among all the posts, but are entries to be posted as a new forum topic?  Thanks!

It depends on how much information or the number of photographs you wish to post. If its a brief look but no more than here would fine as this is in effect an announcement page. If you are intending to show how you built your model with photos taken at different stages of the build, then you should have your own thread as this would do more justice to your efforts. Look forward to seeing your model. What gauge and subject is it?

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It depends on how much information or the number of photographs you wish to post. If its a brief look but no more than here would fine as this is in effect an announcement page. If you are intending to show how you built your model with photos taken at different stages of the build, then you should have your own thread as this would do more justice to your efforts. Look forward to seeing your model. What gauge and subject is it?

 

Here are some photographs of two entries sent in by Lee Randle. The Claughton is portrayed in the livery of the early 1920's, and the coal tank is a Nuneaton-based example and is in late LNWR condition.

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Mike Perry has sent in some photos of his layout and stock and I said I would post them on here. The first shots are of his micro fine scale 7mm layout with a scenic section of only 4 feet. To be credible it is based on a tar works, just after grouping, and was inspired by Midland Tar Distillers in Oldbury. The engine shed is based on Trench - there are photos in the LMS Engine Sheds Vol 1. The model is built from marine modelers' walnut with the dimensions adjusted to fit the site. Jack Nelson's book (LNWR Portrayed) helped with the dimensions of wooden buildings. The hinges and bolts are from brass wire, tube and strip and are fully working.post-25787-0-65771900-1545919595_thumb.jpgpost-25787-0-87934900-1545919622_thumb.jpgpost-25787-0-44196800-1545919658_thumb.jpgpost-25787-0-83064000-1545919690_thumb.jpgpost-25787-0-62867200-1545919721_thumb.jpgpost-25787-0-87584200-1545919766_thumb.jpgpost-25787-0-20805700-1545919796_thumb.jpg

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The bridge is scratch built with a foamboard structure, plasticard brick work and Das stonework. It includes the jack arches and smoke deflectors. It is based on an LNWR bridge near Nuneaton.

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And finally, here are the locomotives which Mike uses on the Tar works layout. 

The special tank is built from a Zero Zephyrs kit. The reference for this model is to be found in Ted Talbot's book on LNWR engines (page 41, plate 80). the loco was originally 2098 but was renumbered in the duplicate series as 3217 and scrapped in July 1925 without receiving its allocated LMS number.

 

The crane tank is built from a Gladiator kit modified to take the correct wheels, with extended roof, cab and tarpaulin covers.

 

The G class 0-8-0 is from a David Andrews kit, with working inside valve gear by Laurie Griffin which was modified to fit in the fine scale frames.post-25787-0-22117800-1545921911_thumb.jpgpost-25787-0-31302700-1545921947_thumb.jpgpost-25787-0-99904900-1545921973_thumb.jpgpost-25787-0-47541200-1545921992_thumb.jpgpost-25787-0-23647700-1545922014_thumb.jpgpost-25787-0-09350200-1545922030_thumb.jpg

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The closing date for the competition is approaching. To give the maximum time for modelling, the competition will close at midnight on Sunday 6 January 2019. Please will all who have entered the competition ensure that by that time they have a single entry on this section of the RMWeb which contains the photographs that they wish to have considered as their 'competition entry'. Although the judges are likely to look through all the parts of this forum, the job of choosing the winners will be simplified if you provide the web equivalent of the 'model in the showcase' as seen at exhibitions.

 

To date there are:

1. people who have opened an entry on this forum and have registered with the LNWR Society. Thank you, your entry has been logged and you will be entered in the draw for   a  Gerald Broom print,

2. people who have opened an entry on this forum but have not registered. Unless you register, you are missing the chance to win the print,

3. people who have opened an entry on this forum, but have not yet shown a model. You have just over a week!

4. people who have registered but have not opened an entry to show their models or contacted me to arrange for them to be displayed.

 

The registration email address is 

lnwr-competition@lnwrs.org.uk 

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I think that's the first time I've seen a Birmingham Div, wagon, prototype or model.  Nice model 

From a listing I have (from the Society)..

Birmingham Div. based at Wallsall covered an area from just north of Rugby station to Birmingham, Weedon, Daventry, Leamington-Coventry and from the south end of Lichfield to the north end of Stafford station.

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I think that's the first time I've seen a Birmingham Div, wagon, prototype or model.  Nice model 

From a listing I have (from the Society)..

Birmingham Div. based at Wallsall covered an area from just north of Rugby station to Birmingham, Weedon, Daventry, Leamington-Coventry and from the south end of Lichfield to the north end of Stafford station.

 

It's a superbly detailed model but not the first to appear on RMWeb, though I'm not sure I posted a photo of the completed model. Since posting that, I've had LNWR Wagons Vol. 3, which reminded me that I'd missed off the 9" cast iron B D lettering on the end (which I should have known from LNWR Liveries) and also showed that I should have spaced B and D a little closer together, at least going by the example of other two-letter division branding.

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And finally, here are the locomotives which Mike uses on the Tar works layout.

The special tank is built from a Zero Zephyrs kit. The reference for this model is to be found in Ted Talbot's book on LNWR engines (page 41, plate 80). the loco was originally 2098 but was renumbered in the duplicate series as 3217 and scrapped in July 1925 without receiving its allocated LMS number.

 

Wessy - Superb work and all in only 4 feet of layout space. It shows just what you can achieve in 7mm with limited space. I really admire Modellers who stick with a single period and subject and then research it fully. Great work and a worthy layout for the competition. Mike.

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The closing date for the competition is approaching. To give the maximum time for modelling, the competition will close at midnight on Sunday 6 January 2019. Please will all who have entered the competition ensure that by that time they have a single entry on this section of the RMWeb which contains the photographs that they wish to have considered as their 'competition entry'. Although the judges are likely to look through all the parts of this forum, the job of choosing the winners will be simplified if you provide the web equivalent of the 'model in the showcase' as seen at exhibitions.

 

To date there are:

1. people who have opened an entry on this forum and have registered with the LNWR Society. Thank you, your entry has been logged and you will be entered in the draw for   a  Gerald Broom print,

2. people who have opened an entry on this forum but have not registered. Unless you register, you are missing the chance to win the print,

3. people who have opened an entry on this forum, but have not yet shown a model. You have just over a week!

4. people who have registered but have not opened an entry to show their models or contacted me to arrange for them to be displayed.

 

The registration email address is 

lnwr-competition@lnwrs.org.uk

 

Here’s my completed model of a Type E Signal Cabin. It’s based on Beeston Castle & Tarporley but re-named the fictitious Monks Gate, complete with fictitious diagram hanging therein. However, if you could look closely enough you would see the arrangement and colours of the levers matches the diagram!post-31608-0-58486200-1546162594_thumb.jpegpost-31608-0-70775500-1546162610_thumb.jpegpost-31608-0-44168500-1546162623_thumb.jpegpost-31608-0-57853700-1546162639_thumb.jpeg

 

The based measures 500mm x 260mm and the model is about 360mm high to the top of the finial.

 

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It is all entirely scratch-built. Nothing has been bought ready-made. As you can see, it’s a cut-away model inspired by the drawing in LNWR Portrayed, and shows the construction of the walls and roof. The roof is removable so that the fully-modelled interior is easily visible.

Materials used are mostly wood, styrene, brass and acrylic and glass glazing.

A few assumptions and educated guesses have been made over the constructional details and I’m sure I’ve not got the arrangements of the instruments absolutely correct, but I’m happy that overall it’s a reasonable representation.

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Have sent these via the LNWRS site on the 29th but have had no acknowledgement of receipt so am posting here. A 7mm scale scratchbuilt model of Webb's conversion of a long firebox Crewe Goods into a saddletank c1877.

 

John Dale

 

Above all sorted now.......

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The closing date for the competition is approaching. To give the maximum time for modelling, the competition will close at midnight on Sunday 6 January 2019. Please will all who have entered the competition ensure that by that time they have a single entry on this section of the RMWeb which contains the photographs that they wish to have considered as their 'competition entry'. Although the judges are likely to look through all the parts of this forum, the job of choosing the winners will be simplified if you provide the web equivalent of the 'model in the showcase' as seen at exhibitions.

 

To date there are:

1. people who have opened an entry on this forum and have registered with the LNWR Society. Thank you, your entry has been logged and you will be entered in the draw for   a  Gerald Broom print,

2. people who have opened an entry on this forum but have not registered. Unless you register, you are missing the chance to win the print,

3. people who have opened an entry on this forum, but have not yet shown a model. You have just over a week!

4. people who have registered but have not opened an entry to show their models or contacted me to arrange for them to be displayed.

 

The registration email address is 

lnwr-competition@lnwrs.org.uk

 

Hi, ref point 4. I have registered, (Roade Cutting & Station). In doing so I assumed that if the entry was considered worthy we would be invited to display it accordingly at Stafford. Have I missed something?
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Hi, ref point 4. I have registered, (Roade Cutting & Station). In doing so I assumed that if the entry was considered worthy we would be invited to display it accordingly at Stafford. Have I missed something?

 

No, you have not missed something. My post would have been better if point 4 had said '...to be displayed on RMWeb.'

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