turtlebah Posted September 12, 2019 Author Share Posted September 12, 2019 (edited) Finally got round to a little more ballasting this evening. Needs the once over with the hoover, but that doesn’t stop Thirlestaine Hall simmering away in platform 3 with a stopping service for Worcester Shrub Hill. Edited September 16, 2019 by turtlebah 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlebah Posted September 12, 2019 Author Share Posted September 12, 2019 (edited) Not strictly Wolverhampton West Park related, but earlier this year i spent some time in Sri Lanka and came across this wonderful old signal box at Kandy station along with some cracking semaphores. Signalman let me have a nose around too... Edited September 16, 2019 by turtlebah 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlebah Posted September 15, 2019 Author Share Posted September 15, 2019 (edited) I managed to get a couple of hours over the weekend dedicated to West Park. Ballasting work continues, i’m fairly pleased with how the mixture of chinchilla dust and 2mm ballast is looking, albeit unpainted at this stage. I tested a small section with a layer of sleeper grime as a base coat, although the coating will only be this thick at the platform ends where the grime was at it’s worth. Elsewhere some of the ballast colours will be allowed to shine through. Also quite pleased with how the clay looks for those grimy platform ends, but needs colour and texture too. Edited September 16, 2019 by turtlebah 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlebah Posted September 15, 2019 Author Share Posted September 15, 2019 (edited) I also couldn’t resist a short running session. A Grange class pulls away from platform 3 with a local service for Shrewsbury. Edited September 16, 2019 by turtlebah 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlebah Posted September 17, 2019 Author Share Posted September 17, 2019 (edited) It’s hard to actually do any modelling sometimes when all you want to do is play trains. Must get back to ballasting. A local service from Stafford. Edited September 17, 2019 by turtlebah 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlebah Posted September 18, 2019 Author Share Posted September 18, 2019 Trying to improve my video making skills (still some way to go), but a good excuse to play trains before getting back down to the modelling. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlebah Posted September 28, 2019 Author Share Posted September 28, 2019 Thanks to Martin at Model Railway Solutions I finally got the laser cut back scene boards fixed in place. The high backscenes are designed to give an air of urban landscape aided by high retaining walls. I’ve also got an illustrator friend who’s hopefully going to whip up a suitably murky Wolverhampton industrial scene for the background. Hopefully tomorrow’s “modelling Sunday” will be productive. 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlebah Posted October 3, 2019 Author Share Posted October 3, 2019 Had a little play with the flock-it at lunchtime - quite pleased with the effect of an overgrown grassy siding, although need some slightly longer strands to add into the mix. Looks like someone’s been over it with a lawnmower 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlebah Posted October 3, 2019 Author Share Posted October 3, 2019 A bit of additional foliage and scatter added... 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlebah Posted October 3, 2019 Author Share Posted October 3, 2019 Local services come and go... 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve45 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 I noticed a reflection of the lights of the railcar on the platform, has there been a shower so the platform is wet? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlebah Posted October 4, 2019 Author Share Posted October 4, 2019 1 hour ago, steve45 said: I noticed a reflection of the lights of the railcar on the platform, has there been a shower so the platform is wet? Totally accidental I’m afraid. Sadly the last coat of weathering enamel dried with a slight sheen (probs due to my not mixing it well enough), but it’s kinda resulted in a nice effect. Only really shows up with the class 122 with lights on runs past. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 Got to say I like that effect too, wonder if there's been layouts modelled after a shower of rain? That would be good to see. Steve. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlebah Posted October 6, 2019 Author Share Posted October 6, 2019 Ballasting work continues... Nearly completed the first layer 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 Some very nice modelling here... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlebah Posted October 7, 2019 Author Share Posted October 7, 2019 19 hours ago, saxokid said: Some very nice modelling here... Thanks saxokid 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlebah Posted October 8, 2019 Author Share Posted October 8, 2019 Ballasting is almost finished and so I managed to get a bit of track weathering done. A class 122 with the local service to Wombourn waits for the signal in platform 3. 11 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobM Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 (edited) Hi I like it....the 'old debate' around here continues......! Have lived here in Wombourne for 53 years.....and it still gets the blood flowing in many quarters when Wombourne is now seen.....without an 'e'....? However back in GWR days the station was known in GWR timetables and shown on route maps without the 'e'.... Brilliant stuff...regards always Bob Edited October 11, 2019 by BobM 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlebah Posted October 13, 2019 Author Share Posted October 13, 2019 On 11/10/2019 at 19:12, BobM said: Hi I like it....the 'old debate' around here continues......! Have lived here in Wombourne for 53 years.....and it still gets the blood flowing in many quarters when Wombourne is now seen.....without an 'e'....? However back in GWR days the station was known in GWR timetables and shown on route maps without the 'e'.... Brilliant stuff...regards always Bob Thanks Bob - to be honest I really wasn’t sure regarding the ‘e’. Some research said with and other sources without. Good to get confirmation from a local. Any ideas why they dropped the ‘e’? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlebah Posted October 13, 2019 Author Share Posted October 13, 2019 (edited) Ballasting is now pretty much complete on the station section. The warehouse sidings are still left to do, although I’m not totally sure what sort of finish I’m going for there yet so that last section might have to wait a while. On to airbrushing the ballast and track next. Hopefully I’ll get some piccies sorted tomoz eve. in the mean time here’s a semi fast service to Leamington Spa leaving platform 3. Edited October 13, 2019 by turtlebah 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobM Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 (edited) 19 hours ago, turtlebah said: Thanks Bob - to be honest I really wasn’t sure regarding the ‘e’. Some research said with and other sources without. Good to get confirmation from a local. Any ideas why they dropped the ‘e’? Hi... It has always been a 'hot potato' concerning the 'added e'....... Have lived in the area (Wall Heath born and then Bobbington (Heathton) near Claverley for 7 years in early childhood) and Wombourne since 1967 and have only known it with the added 'e'...but I think that this was a post war thing as the village grew....so it was originally without an 'e' hence the station running in boards and timetables stating Wombourn,,,,,there was chatter that it was changed to avoid possible postal confusion (prior to post code introductions) with Woburn, just as in the case of during the last war nearby RAF Bobbington Airfield was altered to Halfpenny Green (the smaller adjoining hamlet)..... There was even a plan (and the earthwork triangle is still visible), just past Crossing Cottage on Eardington Bank on the SVR to join both lines, requiring another Severn river crossing to get the Halfpenny Green and a Wombourn connection, the local Cradley Heath MRC has a layout depicting a theoretical Halfpenny Green! Such debate over a letter eh? Regards Bob Edited October 13, 2019 by BobM 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlebah Posted October 13, 2019 Author Share Posted October 13, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, BobM said: Hi... It has always been a 'hot potato' concerning the 'added e'....... Have lived in the area (Wall Heath born and then Bobbington (Heathton) near Claverley for 7 years in early childhood) and Wombourne since 1967 and have only known it with the added 'e'...but I think that this was a post war thing as the village grew....so it was originally without an 'e' hence the station running in boards and timetables stating Wombourn,,,,,there was chatter that it was changed to avoid possible postal confusion (prior to post code introductions) with Woburn, just as in the case of during the last war nearby RAF Bobbington Airfield was altered to Halfpenny Green (the smaller adjoining hamlet)..... There was even a plan (and the earthwork triangle is still visible), just past Crossing Cottage on Eardington Bank on the SVR to join both lines, requiring another Severn river crossing to get the Halfpenny Green and a Wombourn connection, the local Cradley Heath MRC has a layout depicting a theoretical Halfpenny Green! Such debate over a letter eh? Regards Bob Thanks, Bob. Such a debate indeed! To be honest, i wasn’t aware of the proposed line, which could provide another potential service into West Park. The CH MRC website has some very helpful links on it. Edited October 13, 2019 by turtlebah 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlebah Posted October 13, 2019 Author Share Posted October 13, 2019 (edited) After getting the airbrush out this evening to finish the track weathering, i instead ended up lathering on a final layer of ballast bond. I found the airbrush kept disturbing supposedly glued down ballast (obviously not). Hopefully all set up for track weathering one evening this week, after which i must get on with the station building and retaining walls, which should really help the layout scenery start to take shape. Edited October 13, 2019 by turtlebah 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 More lovely modelling Looking forward to another picture update now... 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlebah Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share Posted October 15, 2019 After the unplanned, but required additional ballast fixing session I managed to get the airbrush out today and get the first layer of track weathering down this eve. 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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