RMweb Gold Mikkel Posted October 20, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 20, 2021 Thanks for that post, now bookmarked. I had been wondering about options for folding baseboards. Heinz and Cervelo looking good together, a nice colour match. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggoforgold Posted October 20, 2021 Author Share Posted October 20, 2021 7 minutes ago, Mikkel said: Thanks for that post, now bookmarked. I had been wondering about options for folding baseboards. Heinz and Cervelo looking good together, a nice colour match. Thanks Mikkel. As I said above, The frame when up is surprisingly rigid. The angle braces from the foot of the legs to the centre of the layout help, and with the centre scenic board in place it will be more rigid still. Have a look st the discussion earlier in this thread, and in particular Rob's thoughts about where to place rhe central hinges in the angle girders. Alex 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggoforgold Posted October 22, 2021 Author Share Posted October 22, 2021 Last night I put the centre scenic board in place on the new supprts. With one bolt to hold it in place, and aligned by a dowel in the upright, it results in a surprisingly rigid structure. Now, a question. At the recent show in Saltash, a gentleman who remembered the station told me he remembered the foot bridge as white. Photographs taken in 1961/62 appear to show the footbridge the same colour as the gable ends of the signal box, which was repainted in WR colours in the late 1950's. The cream shade was very pale. A colour photograph taken in 1959 shows the footbridge the same colour as the adjoining down platform building, GWR light stone, which is what I have used. Does anyone know if or when the footbridge was repainted? Alex 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wiggoforgold Posted October 31, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 31, 2021 The footbridge is now almost complete. It just needs a bit more weathering and a short length of fence at the foot of the stairs on the down platform. The footbridge plugs into the platform in a "jigsaw" style, to help obscure the joint between the scenic boars. A section of the platform surface is attached to the legs of the footbridge. Alex 21 8 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailWest Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 >>>..to help obscure the joint between the scenic boars... Yes, such things can be a pig to hide :-) 1 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted October 31, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 31, 2021 Lovely work Alex. The footbridge and it's weathering are just right. I'm looking forward to seeing this in January. Rob 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 I really like the run down but not finished look of that, superb attention to detail. 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wiggoforgold Posted November 7, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 7, 2021 More work on bedding in the foot bridge and detailing the up platform building. The bike leaning against the down platform building appears in a number of photos of the station, and i suspect it belonged to Roye England, who was doing a phot survey of the station at the time and is seen wheeling a similar bike in a Pathe newsreel on thatching models for Pendon. I used a Shire Scenes etching. Alex 30 14 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 46444 Posted November 7, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 7, 2021 Cracking modelling Alex... Love the cameo with Roye England's bike. Is that a Reynolds frame with Campagnolo gear set... Hmmmm! Cheers, Mark 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggoforgold Posted November 7, 2021 Author Share Posted November 7, 2021 2 minutes ago, 46444 said: Cracking modelling Alex... Love the cameo with Roye England's bike. Is that a Reynolds frame with Campagnolo gear set... Hmmmm! Cheers, Mark Not sure about the gear set, but I reckon the upwards tilt of the saddle would have breached UCI rules. 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 Puts me in mind of a Vindec Reynolds 531 framed racer I had as a teenager with Campagnolo gears, wheels, the works and those old Weinmann centre pull brakes that actually stopped it. I swapped it for a Triumph Herald in the end. Wish I still had both to be honest! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted November 8, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 8, 2021 7 hours ago, wiggoforgold said: More work on bedding in the foot bridge and detailing the up platform building. The bike leaning against the down platform building appears in a number of photos of the station, and i suspect it belonged to Roye England, who was doing a phot survey of the station at the time and is seen wheeling a similar bike in a Pathe newsreel on thatching models for Pendon. I used a Shire Scenes etching. Alex Morning Alex, Yelverton looks tremendous. I think you have created something a bit special here. Rob. 1 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richbrummitt Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 On 07/11/2021 at 21:59, wiggoforgold said: I reckon the upwards tilt of the saddle would have breached UCI rules. Best not check his socks then... 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 I keep getting drawn back to the last but one photo that shows the old GWR paintwork flaking off the end of the building, showing the damp weathered timber beneath. Just that alone is enough to give a sense of time and place. I hope to see this layout in the flesh at some point, it's a wonderful, inspiring piece of work. 2 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wiggoforgold Posted November 14, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 14, 2021 This little chap arrived this week to join Yelverton's pack of small prairies. It will become either 5569, or the auto fitted 5572. I'm not sure which yet. I like the Bachmann small prairies. They look good without any modification. The main modification I do is to remove the moulded coal, and fix the plate round the rear lam bracket, moulded as part of the coal, to the bunker back. They receive a new smoke box dart. New pony wheels look good, and finer whistles. Some feel the safety valve casing is slightly large, and could be changed, but I haven't done so yet. I particularly like the BR lined green ones. The green looks OK to me, and the lining is far better than I could do myself, so I simply weather the factory finish. A slightly bigger job is 4574, currently going through the shops. This will be painted plain green I'll replace the smokebox door dart. I've already removed the coal, and added some short lengths of plastic rod to the rear of the tank fillers, to represent the wood blocks fitted to prevent the filler caps hitting the tank tops when they are opened. The model is currently in primer. Alex 27 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wiggoforgold Posted November 14, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 14, 2021 The road leading down to the yard from the station pas the back of the signal box is taking shape. On the left of the picture, the row of conifers is made using coconut hanging basket line on barbecue skewers, covered with Treemendus pine scatter. The up platform building is glimpsed through the trees. The model is set in 1958, by which time the Princetown platform was out of use. I want to give the impression of a run down building in its last years, More is to be added in the way of fencing and vegetation, with the building rising out of the long grass. Another glimpse of a building through the trees, this time the signal box. Having taken the photograph, I realised the safety bars over the end windows had come unstuck Layton the local raptor surveys tthe scene from atop the telegraph pole by the signal box. Now a question. On the prototype, there is a ground signal just by the front left corner of the signal box, which controls the exit from the down line to t he refuge siding. Because of the need to avoid a baseboard joint, the turnout has been moved slightly closer to the platform end, with the result that the switch blades no longer end to the left of the signal box, but in front of it. There is no longer any room for the ground signal by the end of the switch blades, but I think it would look better in place just to the left of the signal box. Would this be permissible in practice? Alex Alex 30 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted November 14, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 14, 2021 Hi Alex, unfortunately I don't think you could leave the ground signal in the old position, as it would be past the points to which it refers. I'm not aware of any prototype for such a practice, although others may be able to quote an example. 1 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RailWest Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 (edited) The ground-signal (No 21 ?) needs to be at, or in rear of, the toe of the points (22) to which it applies. But AFAIK there is no reason why you should not simply put it in the 6-foot instead. Edited November 14, 2021 by RailWest 1 4 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggoforgold Posted November 15, 2021 Author Share Posted November 15, 2021 A small plea this morning. I'm looking for a Bachmann 45xx body. Any livery. A non-runner would do. Anyone out there with one to sell? Thanks Alex 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Nick C Posted November 15, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 15, 2021 2 hours ago, wiggoforgold said: A small plea this morning. I'm looking for a Bachmann 45xx body. Any livery. A non-runner would do. Anyone out there with one to sell? Thanks Alex I've got a 4575 that I bought cheaply to practice weathering on, if you're interested? It's been badly weathered by the previous owner, I've not yet got round to stripping it off and starting again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggoforgold Posted November 15, 2021 Author Share Posted November 15, 2021 2 hours ago, Nick C said: I've got a 4575 that I bought cheaply to practice weathering on, if you're interested? It's been badly weathered by the previous owner, I've not yet got round to stripping it off and starting again. Thanks Nick. It needs to be a 45xx with straight tanks. Alex Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 On 15/11/2021 at 13:11, wiggoforgold said: Thanks Nick. It needs to be a 45xx with straight tanks. Alex Hi Alex, Just a thought, if all else fails maybe you might consider the new service by Bachmann https://Bachmann-spares.co.uk/product/category/756/45xx-2-6-2-prairie-body---4539---in-great-western-green-32-131/e3212-100-01 All the best, G 2 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambsquay Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 I have been modelling Yelverton and the Princetown branch for 35 years (Railway Modeller October 1987) but I cannot compete with Alexander Warren for quality. Photos attached. 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wiggoforgold Posted November 28, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 28, 2021 (edited) More work on the road behind the down platform leading to the loading dock. The row of conifers are made from coconut hanging basket liner on barbecue skewers. The platform fence hasn't been properly installed yet, which is why it is a bit wobbly! Some more pictures round the station area The foot bridge is now in place.it slots into place on the platforms, and helps disguise the joint between the boards. A small section of platform surface is fixed to the legs and end of the stairs, and these fit into holes in the main platform surface. The footbridge simply lifts off before the boards are separated. It still needs a bit more detailing round the legs - some stored barrows, a seat, and the running in board for the up platform. The posters and "passengers must cross the line by the bridge" sign are from Scalescenes. More work on the legs painting(!) and electrics for the next few weeks. Alex Edited November 28, 2021 by wiggoforgold 23 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wiggoforgold Posted November 28, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 28, 2021 In a previous post, I showed a picture of the new 4574 in primer. Here she is, almost finished. I tried Lifecolour green, which sprayed well, but I felt there was too much blue in it, so I went over it with Railmatch. Transfers and 3d plates are from Railtech. My original model of 4574 was made as a pair with my model of 4555. Then I learned that 4574 was unlined by the time it reached the branch, so the old lined model has become 4567. Here's the new 4574 posed with 4555, which has had a bit of a tweak. Alex 21 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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