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A LOAD OF OLD COBBLES

 

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Dave has spent a few hours cutting hardboard and so the basic ground cover has been applied. Cork will be cut and glued between the rails in due course. The surface will be a mixture of cobbles, built up dirt and concrete.

 

To make the cobbles we decided to try a 3d printed textured roller bought off the internet. First we mixed up some filler, black paint and pva into various consistencies and experimented on cut offs with different drying times. After quite a bit of mess we end up with a combination of quite a stiff mixture, about 10 minutes drying time and then rolling. Critically it only works if the roller is wet!

 

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When painted and weathered I think they will look good.

 

 

 

 

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MEANWHILE THE LOCO WORKS HAVE OUT-SHOPPED LINDA.

 

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She still needs an exhaust pipe, name, number and final weathering.

 

She is a 3D printed body kit on a scratch frame with a Hornby Class 92 bogie. 

 

She is our only sop to the internal combustion engine on the rails.

 

 

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COVERING GROUND

 

Following on from creating the cobbles, Dave has been infilling the track with cork.

 

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I have had the paints out. Using "wet and wipe", dry brushing and ragging, we got this far as a first stage.

 

 

 

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The masking tape is still over the points frogs and blades.

 

The concrete will have joints scribed and these will have grass growing in them. Other grass and debris still needs to go too.

 

 

 

 

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The sky is a little too stormy!!!!!  But it is Yorkshire!! :-)

 

The platform is still to arrive in the foreground.

 

 

 

We are very pleased with the cobbles. They are still too green though. They need dry brushing with some more weathered stone. Less by the canal though as the water will have some effect.

 

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I need to add more sleeper grime and general grunge along the running lines, soot and oil where locos stand and rust along the sidings, but that is stage two with the air brush and rattle cans.

 

With the lock-down no doubt coming, it is time to ensure continuity between the boards and then split them up between us for further work.

 

Unfortunately our first exhibition has been cancelled, but at least it gives us some more time to get stuff done.

 

Stay safe guys!

 

 

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SIGNALS

 

Part of the back story for the line is that as the mineral traffic grew and the villages along the line also grew, the company decided to run a passenger service. The Board of Trade insisted on signals. Being strapped for cash, the company bought second gear from other railways. Amongst other signals up the line they installed two at Stonethwaite wharf. A home signal protecting the platform and a starter to protect the single line beyond the bridge. They never got round to shunt signals or interlocking, but it didn’t matter as the Board of Trade never returned.

 

The Home signal is a disc and crossbar type. 

 

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At danger.

 

 

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At all clear.

 

There is more painting and detailing to done, and working red lamps. The picture quality is rubbish too. Sorry.

 

The Starter is an early slotted post type - before the introduction of the white stripe.

 

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At danger (almost).

 

 

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All clear.

 

Rich

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WATER WATER EVERYWHERE

 

Stonethwaite station has a water tower adjacent to the headshunt. Well now it does.

 

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Hopefully you will have noticed that in the 3rd picture, the spout is at a different angle. It is actually moved by a servo which is driven by a MERG variable controller. This has a pot on the rear of the layout which controls the ‘swing’ and allows the operator to bring the spout down as far as necessary onto the tank filler on the loco. Clockwise brings it up and anti-clockwise lowers it.

 

I’m quite pleased with this simple scratch build.

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Thems isn’t  barges, thems is narrow boats.

And very nice they are too.

Paul.

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WEATHERED

 

Today I have added the handrails, safety valves and whistle to Jane. I’ve also added nameplates to Jane and Linda and weathered them.

 

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Crew and coal still needed for Jane. Oh and couplings of course. Over to Michael for those.

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CHIPS AND LIVE CHASSIS

 

Here is the offending article.

 

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It’s finally dawned on me that this loco has a live chassis and in cleaning the wheels whilst making them turn I must have shorted it out. What a fool. Anyway, a replacement is on order.

 

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On 02/04/2020 at 16:27, Richard Mawer said:

LOCK DOWN

 

There’s a canal based pun in there somewhere.

Just make sure to speak slowly and clearly if you tell anyone you're having a section of watercourse.

 

Just found this thread. Love it. 

 

Best wishes.

 

Cam

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CANAL BOARD UPDATE

 

Starting to look like a layout. Signals in and working (bases need blending in). Tipper mechanisms in and working (in the shed by the cut out for the canal to drop in). Track cleaned and working (1 point needs adjusting). Gate in and working (operates as you change polarity of the diamond crossing). Water column in but not yet working. 

 

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The final low relief building is being finished and then they will all go along the backscene on the left. I can then mount the switches behind them in holes in the backscene. Then I can build the rail and canal bridges at the far end which lead to the fiddle yard. The ground needs touching up and a few weeds and grass in limited places.

 

In case you are wondering, the transport ends and front board are in place.

 

Still to go on this board are:- shed, lorry, coal stage, oil tank, ash pit, fencing, people and assorted goods/loads.

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