turtlebah Posted October 20, 2020 Author Share Posted October 20, 2020 16 hours ago, Melangoose said: Your grass work looks very effective, a nice choice of subtle shades you have used. Spent a nice half hour looking through all your video’s, which are fantastic. You have some really nice stock and the weathering is spot on. Kind words - I can't take all the credit for the weathering though. Lots of the stock has been weathered by TMC. I'm still learning the dark arts in that respect. I've enjoyed doing the grass work, although I've noticed that the grass strands can look a little shiny in the wrong light. I'm wondering whether some weather powders might do the trick blown over the top to dampen things down a little!? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post turtlebah Posted October 20, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 20, 2020 (edited) I finally got round to starting the canopy roof a few days ago. It might look a little untidy on top, by there will be some pitch planking on the roof apex, which you can see I've started on the very last set of trusses. Looks so much better the way the light streams through now really starting to add to the scene. The only downside of using the Dapol canopy trusses as the base is that they have started to bend in places. You can't really notice is, but if I was to undertake this exercise again I'd get the trusses laser cut in MDF. Much more ridged and sturdy. I will fit glazing sporadically throughout the roof to give a broken appearance. The rational being that damaged pains were never replaced, which should add to the run-down appearance. Empty parcels stock bathes in the deserted station as West Park services continue to be cut back. Is the end night for West Park? Edited October 21, 2020 by turtlebah 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melangoose Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 Nice progress with the overall roof. Thought that you might like to see this old 1958 timetable poster from Stourbridge Junction. As there are various trains during the day to Wolverhampton L L (which of course would continue to West Park to terminate). The poster belongs to my Dad, Dennis (or Jim as he likes to be known). He was great friends with a chap called Bill Evans who was the Stationmaster at Stourbridge Junction during the 1970-1980’s. 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlebah Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 5 hours ago, Melangoose said: Nice progress with the overall roof. Thought that you might like to see this old 1958 timetable poster from Stourbridge Junction. As there are various trains during the day to Wolverhampton L L (which of course would continue to West Park to terminate). The poster belongs to my Dad, Dennis (or Jim as he likes to be known). He was great friends with a chap called Bill Evans who was the Stationmaster at Stourbridge Junction during the 1970-1980’s. Really great resource thanks, Melangoose. Nice hourly (ish) service to Wolverhampton, which at West Park will likely be in the hands of Class 121 / 122 railcar or a 14xx and auto coach. Some other interesting services on there provide inspiration. Maybe I've not read the timetable correctly, but was there really a Stourbridge Junction to Cardiff General service? Need to find some pictures of motive power etc. I'm assuming this was a through service from London, but maybe not. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 5BarVT Posted October 21, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 21, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, turtlebah said: was there really a Stourbridge Junction to Cardiff General service? Yes! Until the big changes in ‘67 on completion of New St, there was a 2 hourly Snow Hill Cardiff via Hereford. In the very early days the 3 car GWR flying bananas were for this service. I think that Swindon Intercity units were used for a while and Cross Country units after that. All went in ‘67 when it became not much more than a suburban service to Worcester. In my little world they were diverted to Low Level using the Crewe Cardiff type sets (so I can have Hymeks and Cromptons). Paul. Edited October 21, 2020 by 5BarVT Spelling 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlebah Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 34 minutes ago, 5BarVT said: Yes! Until the big changes in ‘67 on completion of New St, there was a 2 hourly Snow Hill Cardiff via Hereford. In the very early days the 3 car GWR flying bananas were for this service. I think that Swindon Intercity units were used for a while and Cross Country units after that. All went in ‘67 when it became not much more than a suburban service to Worcester. In my little world they were diverted to Low Level using the Crewe Cardiff type sets (so I can have Hymeks and Comptons). Paul. That's another service I can add on to the timetable in that case! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlebah Posted October 22, 2020 Author Share Posted October 22, 2020 A Jubilee class draws in to West Park with an all stations stopper from Wellington. 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post turtlebah Posted December 19, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 19, 2020 (edited) An early Christmas present to myself and a new addition to the fleet. I’ve being dying to get my hands on one of these and so pleased Dapol have come up with a quality model. Needs a sound chip, detailing and weathering. Probably a project for the New Year. Difficult to see on the photo, but I’ve spend the few days or so track weathering. Whilst I was happy with the base colours of the ballast and track, which has already been weathered, I wanted to rust it all up a bit more. Still a bit of work to do. Really need to crack on with the buildings so have spent the last few weeks looking at endless google image searches, books and websites devoted to Wolves Low Level station. Being a London lad now in tier 4 hopefully it’ll give me a chance to get stuck in over the next few weeks. Not a lot else to do. Seriously though, I hope everyone manages to stay safe, well and connected over the festive period. Best wishes to all who follow this thread. Edited December 19, 2020 by turtlebah 20 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 Looks good- a very important type and glad to see it made in OO 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlebah Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 (edited) On 20/12/2020 at 05:26, danstercivicman said: Looks good- a very important type and glad to see it made in OO With the forthcoming Manor class it’ll almost complete the set. It really is a wonderful / expensive time to be modelling western region steam. If I had one request of the manufacturers I’d love a Class 120 Swindon in OO. Edited December 21, 2020 by turtlebah 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlebah Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 Work on the warehouse bridge abutments continues. A class 121 leaves platform 3 with the branch service to Wombourne. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlebah Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 (edited) Warehouse bridge parapets and girder supports complete. A few holes to fill in but now needs priming and painting. A Hymek mills around in between duties. Edited December 21, 2020 by turtlebah 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlebah Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 (edited) Warehouse bridge now has it's first lick of paint - a base coat of engineers blue. Next up is the light stone mortar wash before some more general weathering will be applied (soot marks, water marks etc). Abergavenny Castle is leaving platform 1 light engine after bringing in a semi fast service from Oxford. The collet 0-6-0 is on station pilot duty today. Edited December 22, 2020 by turtlebah 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 59 minutes ago, turtlebah said: Warehouse bridge now has it's first lick of paint - a base coat of engineers blue. Next up is the light stone mortar wash before some more general weathering will be applied (soot marks, water marks etc). Abergavenny Castle is leaving platform 1 light engine after bringing in a semi fast service from Oxford. The collet 0-6-0 is on station pilot duty today. Great stuff 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 1 hour ago, turtlebah said: Warehouse bridge now has it's first lick of paint - a base coat of engineers blue. Next up is the light stone mortar wash before some more general weathering will be applied (soot marks, water marks etc). Abergavenny Castle is leaving platform 1 light engine after bringing in a semi fast service from Oxford. The collet 0-6-0 is on station pilot duty today. I really like how the platform ramp extends under the parapet and has the shadow cast - so reminiscent of many platform ends. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlebah Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 1 hour ago, danstercivicman said: Great stuff Thanks Dan - it’ll hopefully look better once the first mortar wash is on. Hoping to make some progress with the warehouse before Xmas too. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlebah Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 1 hour ago, woodenhead said: I really like how the platform ramp extends under the parapet and has the shadow cast - so reminiscent of many platform ends. Thanks. Aside from copying a couple of prototype locations it was designed to make the platforms feel longer and give more of an urban feel to the layout. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlebah Posted December 23, 2020 Author Share Posted December 23, 2020 4160 rolls in to platform 3 making light work of the single ex midland brake and parcels van. The 9.16am arrival from Stourbridge via Wombourne would normally be in the hands of a pannier, which failed earlier that morning. 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlebah Posted December 28, 2020 Author Share Posted December 28, 2020 Starting to mock up scenery on the embankment just to get a feel for what it might look like. Had a good tidy up of the train room after Christmas to hopefully make it easier to get stuck into modelling. A standard class 4 tank pulls away from West Park with a stopper service bound for Stafford. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryD1471 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Congratulations and well done with the roof in particular. I shall be watching this thread with particular interest since I have lived in Wolverhampton longer than anywhere else (although not now.) Whilst I love to see beautiful BCT buses in their primrose & prussian blue colours from my native Birmingham, I think it might be more appropriate if you were to have a yellow & green Guy Arab in Wolves colours. Britbus did them and I think there was a Roe bodied one available too. A destination blind for Whitmore Reans (service no. 13?) would make it perfect! Keep up the good work! 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlebah Posted December 28, 2020 Author Share Posted December 28, 2020 2 hours ago, TerryD1471 said: Congratulations and well done with the roof in particular. I shall be watching this thread with particular interest since I have lived in Wolverhampton longer than anywhere else (although not now.) Whilst I love to see beautiful BCT buses in their primrose & prussian blue colours from my native Birmingham, I think it might be more appropriate if you were to have a yellow & green Guy Arab in Wolves colours. Britbus did them and I think there was a Roe bodied one available too. A destination blind for Whitmore Reans (service no. 13?) would make it perfect! Keep up the good work! Thanks Terry. Appreciate the comments. I knew in my heart the bus wasn’t quite right, but couldn’t find any decent research to point me in the right direction so thanks for the insights. Having a quick scan it looks like the yellow and green Guy Arabs are a little difficult to come by, but hopefully eBay will be able to sort me out. Any other insights along similar lines would be more than welcome! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post turtlebah Posted December 29, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 29, 2020 (edited) This evening I managed to get the imposing platform 1 arched retaining wall built and painted (although it still needs the mortar coat and weathering added once dry). The station throat scene is really starting to come together now. about 6 hours work in total and really fiddly bending the plasticard for the inside of the arches. I ended up having to use super glue to hold them in place. Edited December 29, 2020 by turtlebah 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melangoose Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 The layout is coming on well. With each set of pictures of your progress, more atmosphere is created. I am still thinking about retaining walls for the bridge on my home layout (you are putting me to shame). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
5 C Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 16 hours ago, turtlebah said: Thanks Terry. Appreciate the comments. I knew in my heart the bus wasn’t quite right, but couldn’t find any decent research to point me in the right direction so thanks for the insights. Having a quick scan it looks like the yellow and green Guy Arabs are a little difficult to come by, but hopefully eBay will be able to sort me out. Any other insights along similar lines would be more than welcome! A locally built and liveried Guy Arab would certainly help place the model in the Wolverhampton area. There is a Roe bodied Corgi example currently on eBay although the price is ambitious compared to sold listings in the last couple of months (and there were a few). A legitimate alternative might be a Midland Red D9. BMMO ran services in the Wolverhampton area and had a depot at Bilston Street then Dudley Road: http://midlandred.net/depots/index.php?depot=wn Corgi D9s are readily available and can be bought for sensible money. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlebah Posted December 29, 2020 Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 3 hours ago, Melangoose said: The layout is coming on well. With each set of pictures of your progress, more atmosphere is created. I am still thinking about retaining walls for the bridge on my home layout (you are putting me to shame). Thanks, Nigel. Being honest the retaining walls were something I was dreading doing. Arches have not been my friend in the past, but setting the layout in engineers blue helps hide a few of the imperfections around the edges. Retaining walls aside, I've not seen an update on Wyvern Road in a while. How's progress? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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