shanks522 Posted March 11, 2021 Share Posted March 11, 2021 Coming along nicely Scott , I really like this picture, the flowing track work, nice and spacious, looks excellent! Graham. p s, if you haven’t butchered the yellow BDA and your up for it, I’d swap it for a railfreight or loadhaul version. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull1845 Posted March 11, 2021 Author Share Posted March 11, 2021 Thanks Graham, I'm actually pleased with the way its going for once! Unfortunately the welders torch has already been taken to the wagon.. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull1845 Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share Posted March 12, 2021 (edited) 66419 arrives from Merehead with the newly refurbished loaded JTA's. They will be unloaded at the virtual quarry, ready for weekend engineering. Edited March 12, 2021 by pitbull1845 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 WOW, Super rake and Sound Scott. wonderful. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted March 12, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 12, 2021 They do look good, that lot and the mxa’s will keep you busy with weathering! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull1845 Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share Posted March 12, 2021 13 minutes ago, Andrew P said: WOW, Super rake and Sound Scott. wonderful. Thanks Andy had them for a while now but it was their first run. They are lovely wagons. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull1845 Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share Posted March 12, 2021 5 minutes ago, PaulRhB said: They do look good, that lot and the mxa’s will keep you busy with weathering! I know, weathering isn't my thing though, will have to save some money and send them off.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 2 minutes ago, pitbull1845 said: I know, weathering isn't my thing though, will have to save some money and send them off.. Pity Andy Pandy's weathering Services has closed down. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhysb Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 12 minutes ago, pitbull1845 said: I know, weathering isn't my thing though, will have to save some money and send them off.. You could send them to the Leighford weathering yard! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melangoose Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 9 hours ago, pitbull1845 said: 66419 arrives from Merehead with the newly refurbished loaded JTA's. They will be unloaded at the virtual quarry, ready for weekend engineering. Another nice train for Eastbury, you are doing well. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull1845 Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Melangoose said: Another nice train for Eastbury, you are doing well. Thanks Nigel, they've been in the box since they arrived, thought I'd see if they fit in the new siding. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Temeraire Posted March 13, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 13, 2021 10 hours ago, Rhysb said: You could send them to the Leighford weathering yard! Oi! There’s a queue you know! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull1845 Posted March 18, 2021 Author Share Posted March 18, 2021 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull1845 Posted March 19, 2021 Author Share Posted March 19, 2021 Evening, No real update on the scenic area, but I've started to look at the fiddle yard and the options available to me. I could just have it it as a standard FY, but I did have a scenic one before and it looked OK. My thinking is that the trains would be able to run from one yard to another, which means if someone came to visit, we could have a good operating session shunting in each yard and dispatching the freight to each other. Food for thought.. 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melangoose Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 A yard to yard operating in your model den is a good concept, keep those good ideas coming. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull1845 Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 Hi, Was in the garage waiting for some glue to dry, so thought I'd do an off the cuff update. No trains running, just a walkthrough of the layout progress. Apologies for the poor editing! 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted March 28, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 28, 2021 Good update and first you are damn good at the scenics, the only bit you’re bad at is recognising it’s good! In the long thin strip you could have a temporary store for a works project, cable drums, location cabinets. REB portacabins (just a green one without windows) etc. You can have various cameo scenes with vans, material handlers and lorries unloading. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull1845 Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 17 minutes ago, PaulRhB said: Good update and first you are damn good at the scenics, the only bit you’re bad at is recognising it’s good! In the long thin strip you could have a temporary store for a works project, cable drums, location cabinets. REB portacabins (just a green one without windows) etc. You can have various cameo scenes with vans, material handlers and lorries unloading. Thanks Paul, that's not a bad idea.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanks522 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Another great video Scott, you really have captured everything needed to make a superb layout. with regards to the area at the front of the baseboard, garages look good, I’d continue a run down look, over grown foliage, maybe some teenagers on motorbikes or a burnt out car with fire brigade attending? a few trees too, just to break up the view. Where does the layout go after the bridge? You mentioned yard to yard? cheers Graham 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull1845 Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 (edited) 12 hours ago, shanks522 said: Where does the layout go after the bridge? You mentioned yard to yard? cheers Graham Thanks Graham for your kind words, Another good idea for me to think about too. The smaller road bridge is the exit to the fiddle yard (which is yet to be built) I'm unsure whether to keep it as a fiddle yard or scenic it and make it into another yard so that the trans have somewhere to run. Plus if I have visitors, my kids or indeed my girlfriend (who's showing an interest in the layout) then we can have our own yard to operate and send to the other one. Again, it's just ideas going on in my head at this time. Edited March 29, 2021 by pitbull1845 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Hi Scott, I am liking the videos the layout is looking really good. I like Paul's idea of worksite, you could also do a Network rail depot, it would have similar building materials plus you could have troughing old/new signals etc. like the old S&T yards. the old fuel point could be used for wagon repairs and fueling track machines etc. I asked my brother about the blue cabin. He said maybe weigh bridge cabin which just has sensors on the track. Cheers Peter. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull1845 Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 Hi Peter, Thanks for your comments and suggestions. I've just been in the garage now, looking at options. Thanks for the info on the blue container too, that makes sense.. might see if I can find some pictures of a modern weighbridge and see what I need. Can't imagine it will be too difficult to represent. Cheers Scott 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melangoose Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Nice video Scott. Really like what you have done with the disused depot, top modelling. Re the space at the front, you could have some old 60ft lengths of wooden sleeper track which have been discarded and now covered in greenery and weeds (the old track before the yard was relaid). Just another idea to add to the mix Keep up the good work. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Great Video Scott, really coming on well now. KEEP IT GOING Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XChris Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Good Video Scott, keep going the stuff your doing is really good work! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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