Andrew P Posted January 25, 2020 Author Share Posted January 25, 2020 3 hours ago, IAN K said: It's a shame the 9f wasn't running. A good photo. I would have enjoyed that and the Std 2 and the 8F, and the Jinty, in fact I would have liked them ALL. haha. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 25, 2020 Author Share Posted January 25, 2020 (edited) Just a little job this morning whilst waiting for the 13 minute Video to up load on to You Tube, it's been on a slow cooker since 07.45 this morning, and that is after I have shrunk the file size from 475 MB to 272MB using Handbrake. Anyway, I've decided to put the Farmers Store at the back and keep the Coal at the front of the Layout for a better visual appearance, AKA John Flann. I bought the Ratio Provender Store part built from E-Bay, but decided it looked better on a loading Dock rather than it's legs. I still have to work out whether to put the Lane to it along behind the Platform, or just coming in through a gate in the backscene. Edited January 25, 2020 by Andrew P 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 25, 2020 Author Share Posted January 25, 2020 At last, 13 minutes of the Great Central Steam Gala day yesterday. Only 5 of the 10 Trains were running due to it being a Friday. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted January 25, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 25, 2020 2 hours ago, Andrew P said: I still have to work out whether to put the Lane to it along behind the Platform, or just coming in through a gate in the backscene. The platform cannot have been in use concurrently with the provendor store as there’s not enough space, so perhaps along the platform trackbed makes sense - would the railway have created a new access just for that when the provendor store platform and track were installed after the platform track was lifted? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 25, 2020 Author Share Posted January 25, 2020 31 minutes ago, brushman47544 said: The platform cannot have been in use concurrently with the provendor store as there’s not enough space, so perhaps along the platform trackbed makes sense - would the railway have created a new access just for that when the provendor store platform and track were installed after the platform track was lifted? Forget the lifted Track and Ballast behind the Platform, that will be covered as though it never happened and was a mistake in my Planning. The Lane behind the Platform would be just a part of the Railway Land between the Field and the Station area forming an access Road to the Farmers Private Siding and Store. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 25, 2020 Author Share Posted January 25, 2020 I forgot to say, I also had a test session after doing the siding. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted January 25, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 25, 2020 2 hours ago, Andrew P said: The Lane behind the Platform would be just a part of the Railway Land between the Field and the Station area forming an access Road to the Farmers Private Siding and Store. It’s your railway...so please feel free to ignore what I say...but you’re always so good at recreating reality... My question in terms of being prototypical, is if there was no track before, why would a farmer’s siding have been built down there if the only access was from the other end of the station? Wouldn’t the platform have had fence and the siding would be behind that, with the building closer to the main road access? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 25, 2020 Author Share Posted January 25, 2020 1 hour ago, brushman47544 said: It’s your railway...so please feel free to ignore what I say...but you’re always so good at recreating reality... My question in terms of being prototypical, is if there was no track before, why would a farmer’s siding have been built down there if the only access was from the other end of the station? Wouldn’t the platform have had fence and the siding would be behind that, with the building closer to the main road access? Yes your probably right, but at Medstead and Four Marks Station The Goods Shed was the other side of the Road. this Track Plan from an R M Web members Layout is spot on, I've been there and seen the remnants of it. I just wanted a kick back siding for extra shunting and variety. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 Not a lot done over the last few days, but this morning I did go to get some more PVA to do the scenics behind the Platform, and then also fitted the Signal. 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share Posted January 29, 2020 And three more pics from last Friday at the Great Central. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 30, 2020 Author Share Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) Back to work on PG this morning, and work has started on the Lane leading to the Provender's Store. Phase one, some support, then card base, then some paint. The Hot Glue Gun was used but NOT harmed in this process. Edited January 30, 2020 by Andrew P 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 30, 2020 Author Share Posted January 30, 2020 Next up Phase two, the fitting of the Platform Wall. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 30, 2020 Author Share Posted January 30, 2020 Phase three involved making a Gate and fitting the Fencing, Phase four will be some Flockage as Al would say. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Andrew P Posted January 30, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 30, 2020 Phase 4. Flockage 1 Sticky Fingers 10. 18 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 31, 2020 Author Share Posted January 31, 2020 Phase 1, Road over Bridge and Embankment. Once again, the Hot Glue Gun was NOT harmed, but my FINGER was. 10 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 31, 2020 Author Share Posted January 31, 2020 Phase 2, Masking Tape, PVA and a daubing of Green Paint. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 31, 2020 Author Share Posted January 31, 2020 Phase 3, Backscene Re done. 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 I like that idea. A full depth bridge leads to a desire to place a vehicle (the ubiquitous bus!) on it, but in reality a road vehicle would be on the bridge (and therefore “on scene”) for a very limited time. By modelling just one edge of the bridge, the scenic break is there, the illusion of a quiet country lane with is preserved and less space is used. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted January 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 31, 2020 Haven’t you finish it yet Looking great Andy as always Chris 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted January 31, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 31, 2020 45 minutes ago, Tortuga said: I like that idea. A full depth bridge leads to a desire to place a vehicle (the ubiquitous bus!) on it, but in reality a road vehicle would be on the bridge (and therefore “on scene”) for a very limited time. By modelling just one edge of the bridge, the scenic break is there, the illusion of a quiet country lane with is preserved and less space is used. Looking through the bridge at the backscene behind helps emphasise that the bridge approaches were there only to raise the road enough to take it over the railway. This will affect how you show the embankments of course, so they wouldn't have slipped. May I comment on the signal? Wouldn't it have been before the point, so on the platform? Dapol does an SR lattice platform starter for those situations.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 31, 2020 Author Share Posted January 31, 2020 3 hours ago, Tortuga said: I like that idea. A full depth bridge leads to a desire to place a vehicle (the ubiquitous bus!) on it, but in reality a road vehicle would be on the bridge (and therefore “on scene”) for a very limited time. By modelling just one edge of the bridge, the scenic break is there, the illusion of a quiet country lane with is preserved and less space is used. Thanks Tortuga, Yes your right about the temptation to add a Bus or something, but this way, it could be a Farm Track a Country Lane or a B Road with very little use. Thanks for your interest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 31, 2020 Author Share Posted January 31, 2020 2 hours ago, chuffinghell said: Haven’t you finish it yet Looking great Andy as always Chris NO, Haha, but nearly. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 31, 2020 Author Share Posted January 31, 2020 2 hours ago, brushman47544 said: Looking through the bridge at the backscene behind helps emphasise that the bridge approaches were there only to raise the road enough to take it over the railway. This will affect how you show the embankments of course, so they wouldn't have slipped. May I comment on the signal? Wouldn't it have been before the point, so on the platform? Dapol does an SR lattice platform starter for those situations.. The Backscene beyond the Bridge is from the previous incarnation of the Layout, so will stay there for photographing the Layout from the Yard and Platform. Re the Signal, the Platform mounted one was not available when I bought this one, so it will have to do for now, but yes your right, it would have looked a bit better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 31, 2020 Author Share Posted January 31, 2020 A few items on my shopping list for Stafford on Sunday will be the Platform furniture, Lamp Post's, Yard Buildings, Coal Office and Weigh Bridge etc. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 31, 2020 Author Share Posted January 31, 2020 I have a Cottage coming on Tuesday that was going at the end of the Yard at the front of the Layout on a bit of high ground, but having given it very careful consideration I think it would spoil the effect that I'm looking for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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