railwayrod Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Hi Steve. Have just picked up your thread and I am really impressed with what you are doing AND the speed at which you seem to work. Like your Dawlish area sea wall layout I will be following this one with great interest. Rod Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted October 11, 2018 Author Share Posted October 11, 2018 Again you’ll need to use your imagination but this is roughly the position of the Canton style foot bridge, 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold MarshLane Posted October 11, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 11, 2018 Looking good Steve, That will be a Mecca for photographers and grocers - no need for a shed pass either! Rich 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold MarshLane Posted October 11, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 11, 2018 Looking good Steve, That will be a Mecca for photographers and grocers - no need for a shed pass either! Rich Steve, Apologies - never type quick on a tablet ... while the bridge may become a Mecca for grocers ... I really did mean to put gricers! Ah, just found the problem, auto spell check doesn't like gricers! If it was a certain Yorkshire grocer, it wwwwwould have have charged me for the privilege Rich Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted October 12, 2018 Author Share Posted October 12, 2018 I’ve had to revise the track plan a little, the first point will lead to a short siding as I don’t have the room to curve the track enough to access the back road it will be too tight for most of my big steam locos, Slaters brick sheets arrived and cut to size, The mammoth job of painting will begin but not today far to much rain I won’t worry about joining each sheet neatly as I will get some buttresses made up just like the one circled here on the lower part of my signal box, just full height, I’ll paint these in engineers blue to have a nice contrast against the red brick. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted October 15, 2018 Author Share Posted October 15, 2018 Well what a repetitive job! The first shed of bricks picked out! Another shade tomorrow. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted October 15, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 15, 2018 Great looking project Steve, I hope it works out for you. All the best, Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CME and Bottlewasher Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Lovely work as always - buttresses are perfectly legitimate AFAIC. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted October 17, 2018 Author Share Posted October 17, 2018 Timber tracks Parcel office / bike shed arrived today, Bike shed and stores on this layout! I’ve built it up and it’s now in the base brick colour, this will harden off on the radiator this evening. The retaining wall sheets now have all 3 shades picked out. Mortar next 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted October 18, 2018 Author Share Posted October 18, 2018 Joe the signal man looks on as D1000 rumbles on shed, Western Enterprise is home 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CME and Bottlewasher Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Wonderful progress Steve, love that last photo! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted October 18, 2018 Author Share Posted October 18, 2018 I’ve managed to glue just under half of the retaining wall sheets in place this evening. They will look much better once the blue brick buttresses are covering the joints 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted October 19, 2018 Author Share Posted October 19, 2018 (edited) After measuring up my room and seeing what useable space I have I’ve taken the decision to extend the layout, well extension is the wrong word as this section will be on the opposite side of the room! This will be the back end of the shed. The same design low relief 4 road engine shed but with only three roads coming out the forth will be blocked off with some additional offices, A road from the rear will go straight on to the coaling stage ( hopefully one of Intentio’s Southall designs ) The next road will lead on to a turntable, this will have to be a 70’ deck as I do intend on adding a Princess and Duchess to my collection. They would have been to big for the GW 65’ deck. I’ll base this on the back end of Canton and will be more over grown and unkept than the front of the shed. Only one point needed so track work will be fairly simple. I have about 11’ to play with. I can store individual sections of the Riviera line underneath whilst still leaving plenty of room in the centre of the room for stools and standing room for visitors. I’ll get some timber together over the next few weeks for the main boards. Edited October 19, 2018 by steve fay 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted October 19, 2018 Author Share Posted October 19, 2018 Bike shed has the mortar applied, This sign will fill any would be spotter with dread as they descend the steps from the footbridge 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CME and Bottlewasher Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Cracking progress! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted October 20, 2018 Author Share Posted October 20, 2018 Work has ground to a halt as I’ve run out of Matt black!! The roof is now on the lamp stores and the rest of the slaters brick sheets are glued in place. 8763 is on the shed pilot road, Falcon comes on shed after working a morning service from Bristol 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted October 24, 2018 Author Share Posted October 24, 2018 The boards for the back end of the shed have been built up today and the track plan marked out 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
3 link Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 (edited) Hi Steve, I see you have placed " Lightning " on what looks like a possible turntable site, so have you kept your original t/table ? Have you received your order from C&L yet ? Martyn. Edited October 25, 2018 by 3 link Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted October 25, 2018 Author Share Posted October 25, 2018 Hi Martin Yes Lightning is sat on the turn table, I did sell my GW table From Ranelagh Bridge. I would like in time a Princess and a Duchess and they would have been too big for the GW deck, I’m looking at the Greenwood 70’ laser cut table like Andy Jack has on his St David’s layout. This is a similar design to the one that was at canton. Still no delivery from C&L tomorrow will be 3 weeks for a box of track he has in stock! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerburnie Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Late finding this thread(only just started looking at gauges other than OO), some excellent work and an impressive stock list of locos, I will follow this with interest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CME and Bottlewasher Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Hi Steve, The layout is looking superb. Forgot to ask will the two sections be linked, ie. via an external U link? Atvb CME Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted October 25, 2018 Author Share Posted October 25, 2018 Unfortunately not, there’s a public path one side of the garden and the neighbours garden the other side. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CME and Bottlewasher Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 (edited) That's a shame Steve. Ive seen some clever tricks for access (by locos only) to disjointed layout boards by Paul Lunn. Edited October 25, 2018 by CME and Bottlewasher Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwr Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Have one of the fiddle roads lead to a cassette suitable for one loco - you can lift it off and move over the other side of the room and plug in there Paul R 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted October 27, 2018 Author Share Posted October 27, 2018 (edited) Still waiting on a delivery from C&L !! Going through the recovered components from Ranelagh Bridge I can use one of the turnout parts on the back of the shed side. I may just order some laser cut sleepers as I have a full pack of rail plus chairs here! It probably would have been quicker to hand build the whole lot at this rate! Meanwhile the diesels are taking over at the front of the shed Edited October 27, 2018 by steve fay 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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