cbeagleowner Posted December 28, 2020 Author Share Posted December 28, 2020 Glad to hear it! I’ve just found the pic didn’t actually upload . I’ll try again. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
9FEd Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Is that from Hudson's 'Through the Limestone Hills' per chance? Not to hijack @cbeagleowner's thread but I've started work on my project that I hope will become identifiable as a well known location on this magnificent route! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbeagleowner Posted December 29, 2020 Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 Hijack away! It looks excellent. It’s amazing how even the polystyrene scenery changes the look. feel free to post more stuff anyhow. For me the ‘railway in the environment’ is one of the things I’m trying to achieve in this layout. I tried to plan it in from the beginning with the baseboards being above the frame so I can sink some bits of it and raise up some others. I think the other challenge is to get it geologically correct...that’s another challenge though! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbeagleowner Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 (edited) I'm now a homeschooler of 3 children - to be fair they've been pretty good. However things have slowed down at Litton & Cressbrook.... The other thing that's slowed me down is that I've been trying to work out the width of the platform on the up side of the main line. It will be platforms 2 & 3 on my layout - on the real Millers Dale it would have been platforms 4 & 5. With help of Paul Bolton (thanks Paul) I found a diagram of the station on the MRS archive site and worked out the rough widths. I cut some templates out but initially I thought they looked too thin at the ends however, I do think it's right. I've done some embankment work which I think makes a big difference. I tried to work out the 'right' distance between the road bed and the start of the embankment and then cut it there. I hope that it looks ok. I think the geology / earthworks is a big feature of a peak line layout. I put some more tracks and templates down to give an idea of how things will look. I don't know how long I'll need to wait for slips and curved points in bullhead though. finally I did get a 1P - lovely little loco! r I'm managed to get a bit of work done on the points leading into the bay. With the help of I found this more challenging then I thought it would be because Edited January 11, 2021 by cbeagleowner 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthEndCab Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 It sure if this is of any use to you, maybe a bit early, but, a silent film from the front of a loco travelling through Millers Dale c1898. Amazed at how neat and clean everything looks. Millers Dale cab ride 1898 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbeagleowner Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 Thank you - that is amazing! I've done very little of late. I did manage to mark out the bay and runaround platform and then cut the hillside. We have to have our roof replaced tomorrow so hopefully there won'[t be any issues for the layout. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted February 2, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 2, 2021 just get some plastic sheet over the layout.. when the guys did our roof one of two bits of plaster came off where they nailed the battens down. Baz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbeagleowner Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 Cheers Baz - good advice! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbeagleowner Posted January 24 Author Share Posted January 24 Not posted on here for a long time but I have an update finally, though it’s an odd one. L & C was meant to be my ‘layout of a lifetime’ but basically I got a new job and we’ll be moving about this time next year so it’s not going to happen. Therefore I’ve decided to level the baseboards and lay the track I have down i. A simplified track layout so I can play trains - they’ve just done nothing for years. However I’m not sure if it’s worth doing any more than that and wanted some thoughts? What would you do if you had until December? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted January 25 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 25 Leavevir and ryn it. Any extra track you need to add can be easily added. Baz 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbeagleowner Posted January 25 Author Share Posted January 25 Thanks Baz. Your encouragement is much appreciated. I think there are some things I can practice without extra cost - eg I can do wiring and practice interlocking (is that the right word) cobalt point motors with a Dapol signal maybe. And I can make some platforms and stuff. I guess I can also practice running the timetable too - I’ve got most of the stock for the peak line! Any other things that might be worth doing for the future?! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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