Richard Mawer Posted March 2, 2020 Author Share Posted March 2, 2020 On 22/11/2019 at 21:34, RJS1977 said: Yes, I'm still bearing you in mind for 2021 but I'll see how 2020's show goes first! Hi. How did your Kenavon exhibition go? I couldn’t get there, I was away. Rich Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Richard Mawer said: Hi. How did your Kenavon exhibition go? I couldn’t get there, I was away. Rich Yes, pretty well. Couple of hundred through the doors so quite busy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Mawer Posted March 4, 2020 Author Share Posted March 4, 2020 On 03/03/2020 at 00:34, RJS1977 said: Yes, pretty well. Couple of hundred through the doors so quite busy. Excellent! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Mawer Posted March 4, 2020 Author Share Posted March 4, 2020 A LOAD OF OLD COBBLES 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! When painted and weathered I think they will look good. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Mawer Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 MEANWHILE THE LOCO WORKS HAVE OUT-SHOPPED LINDA. 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. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Mawer Posted March 19, 2020 Author Share Posted March 19, 2020 COVERING GROUND Following on from creating the cobbles, Dave has been infilling the track with cork. I have had the paints out. Using "wet and wipe", dry brushing and ragging, we got this far as a first stage. 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. 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. 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! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Mawer Posted March 26, 2020 Author Share Posted March 26, 2020 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. At danger. 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. At danger (almost). All clear. Rich 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 5BarVT Posted March 26, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 26, 2020 3 hours ago, Richard Mawer said: All clear. Very. All you need now is a ball signal to stop at when it’s not there. Paul. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Mawer Posted March 26, 2020 Author Share Posted March 26, 2020 1 hour ago, 5BarVT said: Very. All you need now is a ball signal to stop at when it’s not there. Paul. I was planning one for the next board! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Mawer Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share Posted March 30, 2020 WATER WATER EVERYWHERE Stonethwaite station has a water tower adjacent to the headshunt. Well now it does. 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. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Mawer Posted March 31, 2020 Author Share Posted March 31, 2020 TO DO OR DIE...SEL Linda now has a tank for her diesel. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Mawer Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 LOCK DOWN There’s a canal based pun in there somewhere. The last two days have been spent making the banks of the canal and finishing the barges. And of course these are working models. Rich 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 5BarVT Posted April 2, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 2, 2020 (edited) Thems isn’t barges, thems is narrow boats. And very nice they are too. Paul. Edited April 2, 2020 by 5BarVT Grammar (supposedly). 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neal Ball Posted April 2, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 2, 2020 Lovely boats Rich I love a canal, but sadly don't have space or an excuse for a canal at Henley on Thames lol 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Mawer Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 2 hours ago, 5BarVT said: Thems isn’t barges, thems is narrow boats. And very nice they are too. Paul. Very true! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 3 hours ago, Neal Ball said: Lovely boats Rich I love a canal, but sadly don't have space or an excuse for a canal at Henley on Thames lol No, but narrow boats plyed the Thames as well. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Mawer Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 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. Crew and coal still needed for Jane. Oh and couplings of course. Over to Michael for those. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Mawer Posted April 20, 2020 Author Share Posted April 20, 2020 FRIED CHIP Highly annoyed. I’ve somehow blown the decoder in Jane. A puff of smoke and then no response. And all I was trying to do was clean the track and the wheels. Lesson? Turn the track power off first. Hmmmm 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Mawer Posted April 24, 2020 Author Share Posted April 24, 2020 CHIPS AND LIVE CHASSIS Here is the offending article. 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. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CameronL Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 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 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Mawer Posted April 24, 2020 Author Share Posted April 24, 2020 12 hours ago, CameronL said: 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 Ha ha! Welcome on board Cam 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Mawer Posted April 25, 2020 Author Share Posted April 25, 2020 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. 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. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Mawer Posted April 25, 2020 Author Share Posted April 25, 2020 STATION BOARD UPDATE Work is just starting on this board too. The platform is in and track cleaning started. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Mawer Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share Posted April 30, 2020 We are starting to get the low relief buildings in place. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Mawer Posted May 3, 2020 Author Share Posted May 3, 2020 The replacement chip has arrived from Sunningwell Controls, already reblown to the required sound files. Thank you Ted. Out with the soldering iron. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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