lincoln40a Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Hello everyone. Following on from the demise of my 'Holmes Yard' project back in Oct 2016. I was reduced to armchair modeling, the new outbuildings were not finished until May 2018. I'd carried on Surfing rmweb but I decided to downsize my expectations. I looked at recreating one of the lost Lincolnshire branch line termini but even they require a fare bit of space. So being an enthusiast and former apprentice with 33yrs service I joined the Ruston & Hornsby archive volunteers digitising the huge mass of records 'found' in the old 'Cannons Glue works' on Firth Road. A huge undertaking for just 7 of us! Much of which has been digitised by us but not yet transfered to the 'Lincs to the Past' website. Fast forward to early this year and the Hornby announcement of their intention to produce a 48ds coinciding with the DEMOLITION of the former Ruston, Boultham works .My mojo came back! The original works of Wm Foster and Ruston Proctor were at right angles to Cannons Glue on Firth Road so I guessed an L shape layout would suite. There is an aerial photo taken in 1926 online . This area is famous for Fosters developing the ww1 Tank and Ruston Proctors then, newly built aircraft factory during ww1. In ww2 Rustons built Matilda tanks and brengun carriers, so from 1914 to the 1960s when loco building ceased there was plenty going on in this area. So how big should I go? I tried 6ftx6ft by 18ins but the radius into Rustons looked too tight so I increased the depth of 2ft . I finished up with 4 boards 4ftx2ft giving me 10ftx8ft to play with. From the onset viewing would be from inside the L shape. A 22 inch traintable is at the far end of 'Firth rd' I have yet to go digital so I have 4 bus bars, track is left over 00 gauge smp with peco code 75 live frog turnouts. Regards Graham 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincoln40a Posted October 8, 2019 Author Share Posted October 8, 2019 Recalling a view from the past 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincoln40a Posted October 8, 2019 Author Share Posted October 8, 2019 Views showing train table and initial track layout I’ve added a ‘crossover’ where there were only plain sidings. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincoln40a Posted October 8, 2019 Author Share Posted October 8, 2019 Creating the 3 scratch built crossings 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincoln40a Posted October 8, 2019 Author Share Posted October 8, 2019 An unforgiving closeup of the crossings and a mock up of the Ruston bays 8 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincoln40a Posted October 9, 2019 Author Share Posted October 9, 2019 The only building still standing, what’s left of Cannons Glue works. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincoln40a Posted October 9, 2019 Author Share Posted October 9, 2019 current state in cardboard 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincoln40a Posted October 9, 2019 Author Share Posted October 9, 2019 These 3 bays represent the R&H Woodworks, the siding is connected directly to the train table as is the long siding next to the running line.The siding enters the 3rd bay and continues behind the stepped back scene for hidden storage. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincoln40a Posted October 10, 2019 Author Share Posted October 10, 2019 Beevor street rail link between the Ruston boiler works . 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arff999 Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 Good to see you back. wondered what had happened to Holmes Yard John. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincoln40a Posted October 10, 2019 Author Share Posted October 10, 2019 View towards ‘Beevor street’ The buildings nearest left represent Wm Fosters Wellington Foundry with Rustons boiler works behind. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Some great work there in your pictures Graham.. thanks neil. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincoln40a Posted October 11, 2019 Author Share Posted October 11, 2019 Thank you, as you can see the buildings are just basic shells at the moment a job for the winter evenings I think. Graham Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincoln40a Posted October 11, 2019 Author Share Posted October 11, 2019 Frontal view of ‘Firth Road’ with a glimpse of the traintable on the left. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincoln40a Posted October 12, 2019 Author Share Posted October 12, 2019 This is the current position with Rustons Boultham works yard. I’ve yet to start on the buildings for this end 10 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Coming along treat now Graham.. cheers neil.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincoln40a Posted October 12, 2019 Author Share Posted October 12, 2019 Thanks Neil, some may think there's too much greenery for a factory as busy as Rustons but with little or no concrete you can make out quite a lot in the b/w photos published in Andrew Neale's book on Ruston loco's. Graham 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 8 minutes ago, lincoln40a said: Thanks Neil, some may think there's too much greenery for a factory as busy as Rustons but with little or no concrete you can make out quite a lot in the b/w photos published in Andrew Neale's book on Ruston loco's. Graham Think it looks spot on my frend,and nice to be different too... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincoln40a Posted October 12, 2019 Author Share Posted October 12, 2019 Curtesy of’Britain from the air’ in 1926 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincoln40a Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share Posted October 15, 2019 This week so far, not 100 percent accurate but I think it’s identifiable . 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moggs Eye Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 This looks like a well thought out and interesting layout. Great work. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 More super modelling here on the buildings Graham.. cheers neil.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincoln40a Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 Well after a mind numbing 3 days I’ve managed to ‘perfect’ a method of forming 4mm scale corrugated sheeting and applying it to my rendition of the original engine test house . i think though, the effect is more Col’ Stephens ! than Ruston-Hornsby . 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincoln40a Posted October 27, 2019 Author Share Posted October 27, 2019 The rain yesterday, was a good excuse to clad the bay’s nearest the Main Gate and give them a coat of green paint . 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincoln40a Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 Today I finished fitting the corrugated sheeting. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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