RMweb Premium Gedward Posted June 21, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 21, 2021 That barrow crossing is spot on Alec. And looks like it's always been there. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggoforgold Posted June 21, 2021 Author Share Posted June 21, 2021 2 hours ago, Gedward said: That barrow crossing is spot on Alec. And looks like it's always been there. Thanks George. There's a couple more to do; one between the up and down platform buildings, and one by the signal box which combines with the cover over the point rodding. Alex 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium alexross42 Posted June 21, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 21, 2021 I had the privilege of seeing the layout 'in the flesh' on the weekend and as I said to Alex then, the images look great on RMWeb but in real life it takes it to a whole new level! This will certainly be a big draw once out on the exhibition circuit, and deservedly so. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post NHY 581 Posted June 21, 2021 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted June 21, 2021 I really like this view, Alex. The colouring is just right. Spot on. Rob. 14 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Wot they said ! Great photographs Alex. G 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wiggoforgold Posted June 27, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 27, 2021 (edited) Well, I've been working on the baseboard joins this weekend, which aren't very photogenic. I've been building a bit more passenger stock too. This is a Hornby Hawksworth brake third. The matt maroon of the sides was worked over with a cotton bud dipped in Tcut, which gives the sides a glossier look and deepens the colour. The sides were then masked off, and the roof and underframe painted and matt varnished. With the masking removed, parts of the sides were painted with a mix of smoke and dark earth weathering powders, mixed with water and Decalfix, which was run around the doors and panel joints. Much was then removed with micellar water and more Tcut. The rood and underframe were given various applications of weathering powders, mainly smoke on the roof, and more dark earth on the underframe. Alex Edited June 27, 2021 by wiggoforgold Wishful thinking 25 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium AdeMoore Posted June 27, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 27, 2021 Great work Alex spot on imho 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Fatadder Posted June 27, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 27, 2021 Looks a very nice job on the paint there. I really like the Hawksworth stock. Shame the full brake didn’t make it into service a few years sooner, as I would have liked to have one. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wiggoforgold Posted July 4, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 4, 2021 I brought a large sheet of 9mm ply this week, and have been cutting it up to make covers for the Yelverton boards when they are transported. The boards will be transported in pairs, with end pieces made from 9mm ply, which bolt to the ends and allow them to be stacked together for transport. I've done the sector plate and cassette boards so far, Here they are, stacked in the car. Alex 18 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggoforgold Posted July 11, 2021 Author Share Posted July 11, 2021 More work on the carrying cases for Yelverton this weekend. I had to go out, so couldn't spend as much time as usual. I've made ends for the two end scenic boards which are bolted together face to face for transportation. I've cut out the wood for the cover over the centre board, but I haven't assembled it yet. My plan is that when the layout is set up, the cover will double up as a step for the shorter members of the audience. I'm still thinking about how and where to fit the strengthening sections. Alex 10 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Brinkly Posted July 11, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 11, 2021 Really great stuff, Alex. I've enjoyed catching up with your progress. Out of interest, what are the overall dimensions for your Yelverton layout? All the best, Nick. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggoforgold Posted July 11, 2021 Author Share Posted July 11, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Brinkly said: Really great stuff, Alex. I've enjoyed catching up with your progress. Out of interest, what are the overall dimensions for your Yelverton layout? All the best, Nick. Hi Nick. The whole set up, including the cassette deck at the Plymouth end and the sector plate at the Tavistock end, is 14' long x 2'3"" at the widest point. The scenic section is on 3 boards, the centre section being 3' long, the two outer boards 2' 6". The modelled area is from the accommodation bridge at the north end of the station, to the point work for the refuge siding south of the signal box. The front edge of the scenic section is curved. The final size of the boards was due to the need to fit the various sections with their covers in the load bed of the car (BMW 325 estate). The gap etween the arches for the rear wheels is 3', and the curve of the scenic section matches the curve of the tailgate. Alex PS I like the avatar Nick. I've always felt if you modelled that scene you would be accused of it being too twee! Edited July 11, 2021 by wiggoforgold PS added 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Brinkly Posted July 11, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 11, 2021 Hi Alex, Haha yeah, I do like that photo. If I needed a bit of 'generic Launceston branch scenery' that would be the bit I would use! Failing that, the stretch between Grenofen Tunnel and the run into Whitchurch (photo below). Thanks for the dimensions - I think you have done a cracking job making the layout to that footprint. Your weathering is looking really good too. I'm hoping now I've had my operation that I can get back to some form of normality and get on with some modelling over the summer. All the best, Nick. 13 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggoforgold Posted July 11, 2021 Author Share Posted July 11, 2021 Thanks again Nick. That's a nice picture too. It's helping to convince me that the autotrain looks better with two trailers rather than one. Good job it's my birthday next month. The station uses the "bitsa" station approach. The north end of the up platform beyond the accommodation bridge is off scene, and the refuge siding continues on to the cassette deck on a plg in section. Glad the op went well and you are hoping to do some modelling soon. Alex 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wiggoforgold Posted August 8, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 8, 2021 Well there's been a bit of a hiatus in posting updates for the last few weeks. Progess has been made, but I haven't has time or been able to post, due to various factors, including putting my back out while gardening (not fun) and being unable to sit at a computer subsequently. I've made up all the basic covers. The cover for the centre scenic board fits over the board, and when removed will provide a viewing platform for shorter members of the audience. I cut hand holds in each end to aid carrying and fitting it in place over the scenic board It needs to have a trial fit before I finally glue and pin the parts together, but that is on hold while my back heals, as although it is not particularly heavy, I don't want my back to go again when I am trying to manoeuvre it in place. The step up on the cover provides room for the sloping tailgate of the car to close, and the height of the step is dictated by the need to clear the roof of the station building. I've painted the proscenium and front edges of the layout. I used a tester from Farrow and Ball (no 64 Red Earth)which I understand is a good match for GWR Dark Stone. It looks OK to me, and sets off the layout well. Alex 22 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggoforgold Posted August 12, 2021 Author Share Posted August 12, 2021 Yelverton will be making a public appearance at the Saltash Modell Club show at the Ashtorre Rock in Saltash on the weekend of 2-3 October. It's a model show not a model railway exhibition and Yelverton will be the only railway exhibit. It won't be fully finished, but hopefully it will look nice, trains will run and it will bring back memories. Hope to see some of you there. Alex 13 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wiggoforgold Posted August 20, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 20, 2021 64xx on Plymouth-Tavistock auto passes under the foot bridge at Yelverton station. I decided that as the auto train only had to run up and down a straight piece of track I could get away with scale couplings. All I will say is, I'm glad I stuck with auto couplers on the freight stock. Under the footbridge. The brake van is a Hornby one. The train leaves for Tavistock 4574 on southbound freight leaves Yelverton. I'm going to renumber the loco as 4567 as 4574 was unlined when working on the Branch. The model is Bachmann, with a new smokebox dart and plate behind the bunker lam bracket fixed to the body instead of the coal. 31 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianusa Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Great to see trains at Yelverton, Alex. The dense foliage looks very convincing! Brian. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wiggoforgold Posted September 5, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 5, 2021 (edited) Yelverton is being prepared for its first public outing in Saltash on the weekend of 2nd/3rd October. Hopefully it will also be appearing at Yealmpton the following weekend. I've been putting number plates on locos. I got some 3d transfer number plates from Railtech and am really pleased with the results and the speed of delivery. I've done these so far: 4567 is a Bachmann 45xx with a new smoke box dart and little other modification, save on all Bachmann small prairies I remove the protective plate round the middle rear lamp iron from the moulded coal and refix it to the bunker back, which makes for a better fit. The moulded coal is discarded and a new bunker floor made from plastic card, and coaled using real coal. This model was originally numbered 4574, but I discovered that when it worked on the branch, 4574 was in unlined green, so it was renumbered. A new 4574 will appear later. 6400 is another Bachmann model. I've added a front lamp and real coal in the bunker. Because some of the locos on Yelverton will have to do a small amount of shunting, they have auto couplings, but as 6400 will just run up and down with an auto coach, I decided to fit scale couplings. All I will say is I'm too old for such things, and am glad the freight stock has auto couplings 4568 is a refugee from the Princetown branch, another Bachmann 45xx, this time painted plain black. It still needs couplings, and the whistles need repairing. The second photo of the loco is to show the number plate (which I'm really pleased with) in more detail. Off to do a bit of work on animals and people for the layout. Alex Edited September 5, 2021 by wiggoforgold 23 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted September 5, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 5, 2021 Smashing set of photos. The two full shots of the Prairies in particular could easily pass for the real thing. I will come back to this thread for refs when I (eventually) start work on sprucing up my locos. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wiggoforgold Posted September 12, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 12, 2021 Yelverton now has an up starter. This is the third attempt. I wasn't satisfied with the first two, so admitted defeat and got one made. It's servo operated from a Megapoints controller below the baseboard. It's not fixed in place yet, hence the slght lean in the photo. A reminder of where we are. Like the signal, the station name board needs fixing in place. Portrait of a pannier - 4658 - detailed Bachmann. 4658 has stopped at the down starter to pin down brakes, and now waits for the right of way. Alex 28 6 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted September 12, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 12, 2021 All looks very nice indeed. Where did you get the signal made? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggoforgold Posted September 12, 2021 Author Share Posted September 12, 2021 19 minutes ago, Graham T said: All looks very nice indeed. Where did you get the signal made? Mark Seward on the GWR modellers Facebook group 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted September 12, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 12, 2021 Thanks Alex. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wiggoforgold Posted September 19, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 19, 2021 4588 was the first small prairie built for Yelverton, and it's construction is described earlier in this tread. Essentially, its a detailed Bachmann model. With Yelverton's first outing in a couple of weeks time, I've done a bit more to finish the model. A Modelu crew has been added, together with real coal in the bunker. The front number plate has been replaced with one from Pacific models, and Modelu lamps added. As the 4575,s on Yelverton will never run bunker first, and won't be called upon to shunt, I'm going to add a scale coupling to the front buffer beam, but that will wait until after the show. Alex 15 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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