RMweb Gold 5BarVT Posted April 28, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 28, 2019 It’s pretty good when one can recognise a shelf relay, fuse & terminal strip, links/cable termination and probably 4x DS1 below. Someone is clearly familiar with WR loc layouts or knows someone who is!!! I’m liking it even more than I did when I first saw it. Paul. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc smith Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 I keep coming back to look at this layout. I know I only posted some of my thoughts on it recently But words escape me, when trying to find adequate description of just how superb this layout is Stunning, simply stunning....... 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 I must congratulate you on the quality of the trackwork it looks superb ,the layout has a great deal of character I look forward to further developments. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted April 29, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 29, 2019 On 09/01/2019 at 17:53, Johndc120 said: Situated around the sand and gravel pits of tewksbury, Shwt was a small station stop and goods yard on a previously busy double track LNWR line. Hi John, In no way a criticism, but this is something that I've been wondering about since I first saw your thread. I'm very much 'into' the railways of Gloucestershire, but as far as I know, the LNWR didn't reach that far down, whereas the Midland was all over the county. Your layout does remind me very much of a 'might have been 'scenario on the Ashchurch - Evesham line, which was itself double track. Just wondering! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johndc120 Posted April 30, 2019 Author Share Posted April 30, 2019 On 28/04/2019 at 19:29, 5BarVT said: It’s pretty good when one can recognise a shelf relay, fuse & terminal strip, links/cable termination and probably 4x DS1 below. Someone is clearly familiar with WR loc layouts or knows someone who is!!! I’m liking it even more than I did when I first saw it. Paul. Haha, Yes I confess I work on the S&T for NR in Cardiff, so I know my way round western region locs pretty well. So I also know what 5BarVT stands for having stripped a few down in my years. I'm really chuffed someone has recognised the individual bits inside. It's made it worth doing 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johndc120 Posted April 30, 2019 Author Share Posted April 30, 2019 19 hours ago, Captain Kernow said: Hi John, In no way a criticism, but this is something that I've been wondering about since I first saw your thread. I'm very much 'into' the railways of Gloucestershire, but as far as I know, the LNWR didn't reach that far down, whereas the Midland was all over the county. Your layout does remind me very much of a 'might have been 'scenario on the Ashchurch - Evesham line, which was itself double track. Just wondering! Hi, Hey I don't mind criticism at all, I feel it's the only way we improve. No that is a slight problem with the plan on the layout. when we originally can up with the back story and it we were under the impression LNWR got a lot closer to Tewksbury than it actually did, which I believe was Hereford. By the time we realised our mistake I had already built the disused LNWR signals. so we've sort of stuck with it, the name 'Shwt' is also far too welsh for tewksbury being the wrong side (or right side) of the border, but it has a family connection and is close to Shut which is why we liked it 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johndc120 Posted April 30, 2019 Author Share Posted April 30, 2019 The photos taken during the recent construction of our F/Y cassettes. The basic design is 9mm Ply with 1 inch x 1 inch aluminium angle bolted onto it. We used M3 bolt contersunk in from underneath and nylock nuts on top to secure them. We have got 3 milled aluminium spacer blocks which are correct for EM gauge. These help to hold the gauge while drilling into the wood for the bolt holes. once complete, we designed and 3D printed end pieces which hinge up to allow the train through. They have been designed with a slot in the end which the kadee's fit into so the buffer contact the end piece. this prevents damaging the coupling 10 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted April 30, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 30, 2019 55 minutes ago, Johndc120 said: No that is a slight problem with the plan on the layout. when we originally can up with the back story and it we were under the impression LNWR got a lot closer to Tewksbury than it actually did, which I believe was Hereford. Yes, I'd agree with that. The Shrewsbury - Abergavenny route was essentially a joint line with the GWR and the LNWR. But it's not a problem, who's to say that the LNWR didn't consider building their own route from that line to (say) Gloucester? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted April 30, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 30, 2019 28 minutes ago, Johndc120 said: The photos taken during the recent construction of our F/Y cassettes. The basic design is 9mm Ply with 1 inch x 1 inch aluminium angle bolted onto it. We used M3 bolt contersunk in from underneath and nylock nuts on top to secure them. We have got 3 milled aluminium spacer blocks which are correct for EM gauge. These help to hold the gauge while drilling into the wood for the bolt holes. once complete, we designed and 3D printed end pieces which hinge up to allow the train through. They have been designed with a slot in the end which the kadee's fit into so the buffer contact the end piece. this prevents damaging the coupling Superb. The use of 3-D printing is very clever and a good application of the technology. I would just suggest that you could consider chamfering the sharp edges, where the aluminium angle of each cassette meets the 'docking station' aluminium, so as to smooth out any unintentional 'steps', which could catch the unwary flange and cause a derailment. How do I know this? I see that you've also countersunk some of your securing screws, which I found necessary, as I'd drilled a little too close to the edge of the aluminium and found that the bogie of a Hymek would otherwise foul it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Johndc120 Posted April 30, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 30, 2019 More 3D Design and printing, this time it's bits for the coal yard. After doing lots of research we've found a few items in photos which nobody sells. This gave us the challenge of printing them ourselves. The first item is a coal scales, fairly typical of lots found in yards up and down the country. these were used in 2 ways either to be filled and then tipped into a sack or lay the sack in the tub and shovel into the sack. Second is a step ladder used to access the vehicle, usually with a coal sack on your back lastly is a coal conveyor, these are a later addition used to get the filled sacks onto the lorry. The ones we've found have been electric driven, this would have been a touch late for us so we've fitted it with a lister petrol engine still a the moment mostly unpainted 18 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted April 30, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 30, 2019 This layout is just lovely. Ticks all the boxes for me. Rob. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Brinkly Posted April 30, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 30, 2019 6 minutes ago, NHY 581 said: This layout is just lovely. Ticks all the boxes for me. Rob. Snap! It is wonderful stuff John, really great. Best wishes, Nick. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
18B Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 A fantastic layout and a great model of lifted rails, 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marly51 Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 On 30/04/2019 at 11:46, Johndc120 said: More 3D Design and printing, this time it's bits for the coal yard. After doing lots of research we've found a few items in photos which nobody sells. This gave us the challenge of printing them ourselves. The first item is a coal scales, fairly typical of lots found in yards up and down the country. these were used in 2 ways either to be filled and then tipped into a sack or lay the sack in the tub and shovel into the sack. Second is a step ladder used to access the vehicle, usually with a coal sack on your back lastly is a coal conveyor, these are a later addition used to get the filled sacks onto the lorry. The ones we've found have been electric driven, this would have been a touch late for us so we've fitted it with a lister petrol engine still a the moment mostly unpainted What a great layout and thank you for sharing the coal yard details. I have a coal depot on the model I am currently working on. I know one of our former local coalmen, so I’ll show him this post and get a bit more of the history for my particular location. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johndc120 Posted May 6, 2019 Author Share Posted May 6, 2019 A special loco going through the works tonight. This will join a pair of Hornby stanier coaches to form a short special for occasional use at exhibitions It’s had the brassmasters detailing kit added, fitted with ultrascale EM wheels, has been repainted, renumbered, datails picked out and dry brushed, now for the airbush weathering for a overall dirt 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johndc120 Posted May 7, 2019 Author Share Posted May 7, 2019 Further progress on the Jinty, all that’s left to do is add some crew and some coal 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Johndc120 Posted May 10, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 10, 2019 The now finished Jinty sits by the old signal box waiting to run round it’s train 31 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Johndc120 Posted May 10, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 10, 2019 Last night we finished the Coal yard, I’m sure there’s lots of details we missed but it looks busy enough for me. This also includes the 3 3D printed items, glad to have them on as you just can’t get them anywhere else. We’ve got a nice little scene where the coal merchant is having a natter with his staff, the old hand sitting down for a rest and the young male having a brew 28 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jamest Posted May 10, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 10, 2019 (edited) Fantastic modelling - the pictures of the Jinty by the signal box are amazing. Adding the shading and picking out the detail of the figures makes a real difference - the rest of your modelling is pretty good as well! My eye was immediately drawn to the red rag held by the member of the train crew in the jinty photo - an example of a small detail really adding to the overall effect. Thanks for sharing - plenty of inspiration here for me - I'm planning out some coal facilities myself at the moment and this is very useful. Regards, James Edited May 10, 2019 by jamest spelling mistake 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted May 10, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 10, 2019 Lovely work, John. Are the figures from ModelU? Also, forgive me if you've already explained, but how did you make your coal sacks, please? They're very good. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johndc120 Posted May 10, 2019 Author Share Posted May 10, 2019 3 hours ago, Captain Kernow said: Lovely work, John. Are the figures from ModelU? Also, forgive me if you've already explained, but how did you make your coal sacks, please? They're very good. Thank you, yes they are modelu figures, there’s a few other people now trying to do similar but Alan’s printers are far superior so you get a better figure out of it the coal sacks are actually cast plaster ones by ten commandments, they look okay once painted up I think 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Johndc120 Posted May 13, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 13, 2019 Still work in progress but one of the last items left to finish on shwt is the crane, this is a Ruston bucyrus 22-RB which is a white metal kit by langley models. It’s certainly not for the faint hearted and this kit has taken almost as long as the layout to build 18 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold wenlock Posted May 15, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 15, 2019 Very late to the party as usual and have only just seen this! What a splendid piece of really atmospheric modelling, great work! The pictures of the Jinty alongside the signal box are fabulous:-) Dave 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Brinkly Posted May 15, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 15, 2019 Hi John, The photo of the Jinty sitting outside the signal box, is a wonderful image. It captures the run-down nature of late BR steam very well. Kind regards, Nick. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted May 15, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 15, 2019 I also find the sand-blown siding particularly convincing. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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