RMweb Gold scottystitch Posted February 18, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 18, 2021 35 minutes ago, Clagmeister said: Sheds here, have now made some progress with the boards and Ochill Hills back scene. Being a Perth lad, I know that view only too well. Lovely. Best Scott. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo675 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 20 minutes ago, scottystitch said: Being a Perth lad, I know that view only too well. Lovely. Best Scott. You can see Mike's shed from Perth ? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted February 18, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 18, 2021 3 hours ago, Clagmeister said: Sheds here, have now made some progress with the boards and Ochill Hills back scene. Glen Devon in the middle? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clagmeister Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 Yes, thats Glen Devon although some seem to call it Gleneagles. Aiming at this anyway. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clagmeister Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 Curve going in and applying a 3mm cant. Probably a little too much, but want it sort of visible. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold scottystitch Posted February 19, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 19, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, Clagmeister said: Yes, thats Glen Devon although some seem to call it Gleneagles. Aiming at this anyway. I think that is because the lower glen is Glen Eagles which then leads up into Glen Devon. There is a Glen Eagles House, quite separate and different from the more well known Gleneagles Hotel. Best Scott. Edited February 19, 2021 by scottystitch 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold scottystitch Posted February 19, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 19, 2021 Now, don't tell me you're not tempted to pose an A4 with 7 Mk1s just to see... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 There are lots of colour pictures of this location in the Verden Andersen and Keith Pirt books all of which I am sure you have seen. It seems to have been a favourite location with both of them. I do remember a book somewhere with 4 pictures of just this location , one for each season. i will dig it out later! You must be pleased to be underway after waiting for the shed to complete. Cheers David 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clagmeister Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 7 minutes ago, David Bell said: There are lots of colour pictures of this location in the Verden Andersen and Keith Pirt books all of which I am sure you have seen. It seems to have been a favourite location with both of them. I do remember a book somewhere with 4 pictures of just this location , one for each season. i will dig it out later! You must be pleased to be underway after waiting for the shed to complete. Cheers David Absolutely. Chuffed to get all this clutter out of my head and into reality, then i can dispense with. Thanks about the pics and books. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clagmeister Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 1 hour ago, scottystitch said: Now, don't tell me you're not tempted to pose an A4 with 7 Mk1s just to see... As you asked, once only until all this messy stuff is done. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold scottystitch Posted February 19, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 19, 2021 10 minutes ago, Clagmeister said: As you asked, once only until all this messy stuff is done. now then, that’s not too shabby is it? I think that’s going to work pretty well. Best Scott. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 8 hours ago, scottystitch said: now then, that’s not too shabby is it? I think that’s going to work pretty well. Best Scott. Not too shabby at all! It is such a recognisable location, I always glance across on the drive South. (Not that I have done that for a while!) 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo675 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 (edited) 10 hours ago, Clagmeister said: Curve going in and applying a 3mm cant. Probably a little too much, but want it sort of visible. Hi Mike, Have you firmly attached the frame of the layout to the side of the shed ? If you have, I would suggest that is a bad plan and it may cause the layout to warp should the shed be subject to atmospheric conditions especially humidity, It may be better that there is a form of expansion to allow for movement. On another subject 3mm of cant scales at 18", less is more as you well know. Gibbo. Edited February 19, 2021 by Gibbo675 Improper grammar. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clagmeister Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 18 inches over over full track bed width isn't too bad. If its 30 ft wide then the cant per track is a shade under 2 inches unless i have my sums wrong. Shed should be ok, double skinned and insulated, I think some movement is to be expected, hopefully not too much though. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo675 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 8 hours ago, Clagmeister said: 18 inches over over full track bed width isn't too bad. If its 30 ft wide then the cant per track is a shade under 2 inches unless i have my sums wrong. Shed should be ok, double skinned and insulated, I think some movement is to be expected, hopefully not too much though. Hi Mike, I took it that your figure for elevation was per track not across the entire formation, in which case that will look the business. Super elevation is something rarely modelled and makes all the difference to the look of curved track. It is also good to see a stretch of model railway with a smooth curve instead of a long straight with corners at the end. Gibbo. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clagmeister Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 Sums were wrong, never do maths late at night, its a shade under 3 inches I think. 360/18 is 20. 56/20 is 2.8. Is that correct? I think thats still ok for a real 90mph curve. However, I calculate the real radius of this curve on the big railway would be 220 yards which I think would limit it to around 30 mph. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clagmeister Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 Tried to capture the cant, difficult to see but its just about there. B1 on a short parcels. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfofBadenoch Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 On 19/02/2021 at 11:08, scottystitch said: I think that is because the lower glen is Glen Eagles which then leads up into Glen Devon. There is a Glen Eagles House, quite separate and different from the more well known Gleneagles Hotel. Best Scott. Glen Eagles leads from the railway up to the watershed. Glen Devon is over the watershed (draining the Glendevon Reservoirs) and the road enters it where it starts turning east. Great cycling road! Your backscene is great - did you do it yourself? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clagmeister Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 14 minutes ago, WolfofBadenoch said: Glen Eagles leads from the railway up to the watershed. Glen Devon is over the watershed (draining the Glendevon Reservoirs) and the road enters it where it starts turning east. Great cycling road! Your backscene is great - did you do it yourself? No, it was done by ID backscenes. Brilliant service via a site that hosts the picture files. Adhesive and not that expensive. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clagmeister Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 I have rough set the form of the large cutting at Gleneagles and added the transition curve. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 The vast variety of motive power that traversed you chosen bit of real estate is amazing. I see you and Scott covered a lot of ground earlier in the thread. A recent trawl through a couple of books noted 2 rebuilt Patriots, 45227 Southport (on the up fish train in 1964)and 45530 formerly Sir Frank Ree in 1965. A picture of City of Chester on the up fish in 1964 also pretty impressive. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clagmeister Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 5 minutes ago, David Bell said: The vast variety of motive power that traversed you chosen bit of real estate is amazing. I see you and Scott covered a lot of ground earlier in the thread. A recent trawl through a couple of books noted 2 rebuilt Patriots, 45227 Southport (on the up fish train in 1964)and 45530 formerly Sir Frank Ree in 1965. A picture of City of Chester on the up fish in 1964 also pretty impressive. The variety of motive power, the fantastic location and the fact that its pretty much unchanged are what tempted me into the location. The UP Grampian in the afternoon should pass around about here with the Crewe-Perth. In this world it will be A4/A2/V2 passing Coronation/Brit, such a rare thing. Thanks for the loco details, a couple of Jubs is next on the list. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clagmeister Posted February 21, 2021 Author Share Posted February 21, 2021 I thought i'd have a little play, got a test track up and running. Also testing the collection of Peter Handford sound files that will be used. In this one 60527 Sun Chariot gets the Grampian away from its Gleneagles stop. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clagmeister Posted February 21, 2021 Author Share Posted February 21, 2021 Merlin heads for Aberdeen and approaches the 3 arch bridge at the end of the cutting before Gleneagles. The view from what will be the bridge near Peterhead Farm. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo675 Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Clagmeister said: Merlin heads for Aberdeen and approaches the 3 arch bridge at the end of the cutting before Gleneagles. The view from what will be the bridge near Peterhead Farm. Hi Mike, Leaning into the curve nicely there, your super elevation effect has worked well which is just as well or you would have looked a right cant. Gibbo. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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