Popular Post Ruston Posted April 3, 2013 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 3, 2013 Hi Tim, I used a fold-up etched gearbox and 46:1 gear set from Roxey with a small Mashima can motor, although I don't know which model. This is fitted to the front axle, which is connected to the rear axle by means of Delrin chain and sprockets. Here are some more things I added to the railway when I made the video. Mr. Bury's secretary taking a tea break. She's brought a rug to sit on so she doesn't get her dress dirty. The figure is from Omen and the rug is made from kitchen towel, painted with enamel and lines drawn on in pen. I bought the figure ready painted but I did paint the cat myself - the difference shows! The sentinel. Of course the Sentinel is new but I've also added BURY THORN & SONS LTD to the chimney, using Slaters plastic letters. Here I have added the dog (who is seeking out rats that the useless moggy has missed) and, in the background, I have opened up the grounded MOGO and put some oil drums inside as if it is used as an oil store for the locomotives. 25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hartleymartin Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Have you one of the Ixion Hudswell Clarkes? I'd love to see your take on the model. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 (edited) I did wonder who the girl in the pink was... I was looking at the Omen figures at the GOG Kettering Show - the ready-painted ones are exquisite! (Bought unpainted ones myself, though) All the added details are really bringing this layout to life, now!! Edited April 3, 2013 by F-UnitMad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted April 3, 2013 Author Share Posted April 3, 2013 Have you one of the Ixion Hudswell Clarkes? I'd love to see your take on the model. No, I don't have an Ixion Hudswell but I have two of their Manning Wardles and I'll definitely buy one of their Fowlers when it becomes available. I've thought about buying a Hudswell but every time I've been to a show with a wad of cash in my wallet to spend on a new engine it's been drawn to another kit. I quite enjoy building the kits. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lochty no more Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Still dont see any shunting poles, brake sticks or loose 3 link couplings on loco`s - may have to inform the layout police 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
asa Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Is it just me or is that David Walliams in the pink dress? Need to get out more I think! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ruston Posted April 12, 2013 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 12, 2013 Here are a few pics of some of the locos with the finishing touches of works and name plates. You can't really tell in these pics but the works plates are legible. They are all from http://www.narrowplanet.co.uk/ with whom I have no connection, other than as a satisfied customer. 30 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Middle picture above... isn't that Captain Kernow in the cab, about to wheelspin away..?? As per an early RMweb member's day at Chasewater.... No we haven't forgotten Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold wenlock Posted April 22, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 22, 2013 Only just caught up with this, superb modelling! Really atmospheric stuff! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beatty 139 Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 sorry for the delay but a drawing of a shunters pole and brake stick appear in Midland Record Vol 4 page 71. dimensions given are 5'9" long and 1 1/2 dia Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnaby Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Hello Ruston [Dave] Taking you back to the beginning Dave I can see you made your boards and then it looks like you painted the top wood surface black, no cork overlay, is that correct. Then on page 3 you gloss over adding ballast, can you explain if you just brushed on ballast chippings and used a spray glue mix in water to seal it down? I ask as I'm going down a similar route but wonder if the noise level is noticeable without any cork/foam underlay. I don't feel underlay improves anything other than camber which in a freight yard/industrial area is minimal to none existent. . Great layout excellent details. Regards Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted April 28, 2013 Author Share Posted April 28, 2013 Hello Ruston [Dave] Taking you back to the beginning Dave I can see you made your boards and then it looks like you painted the top wood surface black, no cork overlay, is that correct. Then on page 3 you gloss over adding ballast, can you explain if you just brushed on ballast chippings and used a spray glue mix in water to seal it down? I ask as I'm going down a similar route but wonder if the noise level is noticeable without any cork/foam underlay. I don't feel underlay improves anything other than camber which in a freight yard/industrial area is minimal to none existent. . Great layout excellent details. Regards Hi, That is correct. There is no cork or anything like that. The track is stuck straight onto the painted plywood surface. The ballast is a mixture of crushed coal/ash/clinker from a former NCB line. I put lumps of it into a pestle and mortar and smahed it up and sieved it. It is held in place with Klear and diluted wood glue. I don't see any advantage in using underlay when the ballast sets hard and transmits noise to the baseboard anyway. It's not as if the trains are thundering around at speed in any case. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnaby Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 I agree Dave thanks for your reply. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted May 8, 2013 Author Share Posted May 8, 2013 (edited) To add to the tank fleet I bought a second hand, but unbuilt, Slater's tank wagon for just £25. I already have three such wagons so I decided to make this one slightly different. The difference is that I'm having a wooden-framed version. The cradles are from the Slater's kit but the axle guards, springs, buffer bodies, coupling hooks and wheels are all from my spares/junk box. I bought the wood strip at a local model shop that has since closed down and so as I can't buy any more ATM I've substituted plastic in some parts. So I was left with a complete frame, brakes and running gear from the kit and so I have had a go at bodging together an insulated and steam-heated type tank, the basis of which is a tube that contanined silicon sealant. The beauty of building an insulated tank is that you don't need to form domes for the ends. This brass and whitemetal tank is a Meteor Models 14-ton RCH tank that I've also been building. I've also been adding to some of my existing tanks. This Slater's tank has acquired owner's name boards. This sort of thing appears to have been more unusual than having the name painted on the tank itself but they did exist. The insulated and heated tank as of now. It still needs a fast traffic star and some weathering. I'm not entirely happy with it. The pipework is a bit rough and ready, the logo is crap and the scoring of the card wrapper that is supposed to represent the joins in the panels on the sheet metalwork is too pronounced. That's down to the card wanting to bend at the score because I didn't glue it to the pipe all round. Instead I just glued it at the joint at the bottom. This was fine and the wrapper would have stayed round if I hadn't scored it. Lessons learnt. The Meteor tank with no modifications except for an attempt at representing the welds at the section joints on the tank. I've seen other people's completed models from this kit and they don't look right with a smooth and completely seam-free barrel so I've made my welded seams from masking tape. It may be a bit overscale but it looks better to have something there than a smooth barrel IMHO. The logo and Bury Thorn & Sons lettering was made on the PC and printed onto the last bit of Crafty Computer Paper that I had. The fast traffic star and no light etc. lettering are cut from the sheet that comes with the kit. And the wooden-framed tank? It's been put aside for now until I am in the mood for tackling the fiddly bits. Edited May 8, 2013 by Ruston 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
asa Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Outstanding work I love it,I'm just finishing off two Slaters tanks myself. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSB Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 I've only just discovered this thread! Really excellent work. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted May 16, 2013 Author Share Posted May 16, 2013 I've painted and added a few more people to the railway The despatch foreman checks off the loads that need to be on the next train. The wagon checker reading The Daily Mirror. Old Joe, of the transport department, stands atop the coal pile ready to help coaling a locomotive. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
asa Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Ruston,I'm finding it harder and harder to believe this is actually a model it's simply stunning. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjcampbell Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Superb. Can I ask - did you buy the pallets and loads or make them? I need a few. Also the block-setts ground, is that commercial? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted May 17, 2013 Author Share Posted May 17, 2013 Superb. Can I ask - did you buy the pallets and loads or make them? I need a few. Also the block-setts ground, is that commercial? Some of the pallets are made from plywood and some are cast whitemetal from Skytrex. The setts were tediously scribed into DAS clay and individually painted. I think they could do with some matt varnish to take the shine off them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted May 17, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 17, 2013 I wouldn't have parked my shiney white car next to a pile of coal... Those setts look superb, well worth all the effort you've put into them. They look a bit wet, so the shine works for me. Plus, the ones used more often, eg by the door, will be polished with the passage of feet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium figworthy Posted May 17, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 17, 2013 Some of the pallets are made from plywood and some are cast whitemetal from Skytrex. The setts were tediously scribed into DAS clay and individually painted. I think they could do with some matt varnish to take the shine off them. What did you use to paint them ? Adrian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruston Posted May 18, 2013 Author Share Posted May 18, 2013 What did you use to paint them ? Adrian Humbrol acrylics. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium figworthy Posted May 18, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 18, 2013 Humbrol acrylics. Thanks, I'll have a rummage at the local shop. Adrian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 46444 Posted May 22, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 22, 2013 (edited) Morning Dave, I haven't popped into BTS for a while. It has always been a beautifully executed layout oozing atmosphere. Since my last visit you've started to add some nice touches to the layout giving it plenty of character. I really love the Sentinel-I think RT Models are planning one of these in 4mm. The heated tank wagon is well executed too and everything just gels together nicely in a restrained way. Great stuff and keep the posts coming. Cheers, Mark Edited May 22, 2013 by 46444 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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