Bute Road, ?

[Andrew P]

3 hours ago, Harlequin said:

Hi Andy,

I've been lurking since this thread started and I'm a bit worried about two things:

1. Will the trackplan fit in the space? I think it probably will but it would be great to draw it to scale using turnout templates to find out. To make the best of the space I suspect you may have to go down to R3 and R4 curves in the off-scene areas. What's your intended off-scene minimum radius?

2. The bridge section across the doorway: Lots of fragile and heavy scenery to move and might be difficult to make it look realistic with the joints and the separation from whatever backdrop you arrange?

 

It has been laid out with Real Points and Peco Templates, It all fits nicely and will be bigger than 3rd Radius, as I can get 36 inch in most of it on the Scenic side.

I will do the door exactly as I did on Kings Moreton, and never had one derailment.

Basically a lift out section, and the end board having 5mm free movement to give wiggle room and ease insertion and removal. And I could lift that with a couple of fingers.

 

Edited August 11, 2021 by Andrew P

[Andrew P]

SO, what have I been up to today.

 

Well I started by building the Fiddle Yard Support Frame............................T W I C E.

 

Basically I built it from some smooth round edge timer I had in the loft, and then decided that that would be better used on top of the Fiddle Yard to protect Stock from falling on the floor, and reduce the chance of me getting splinters.

So I re made the Frame, and then Built the Fiddle Yard, There is still one more cross member to go in the centre yet, and the Locating Dowels to fit to the end.

 

So for those that like pics, here are some from today.

 

 

 

[Harlequin]

18 minutes ago, Andrew P said:

It has been laid out with Real Points and Peco Templates, It all fits nicely and will be bigger than 3rd Radius, as I can get 36 inch in most of it on the Scenic side.

I will do the door exactly as I did on Kings Moreton, and never had one derailment.

Basically a lift out section, and the end board having 5mm free movement to give wiggle room and ease insertion and removal. And I could lift that with a couple of finger.

 

 

Great stuff!

 

I shouldn't have worried.

 

[chuffinghell]

I’m telling you, he’ll have it finished for the weekend 

 

Great work Andy and as always I’m impressed with the speed of the build not affecting the high quality 

[Andrew P]

21 minutes ago, chuffinghell said:

I’m telling you, he’ll have it finished for the weekend 

 

Great work Andy and as always I’m impressed with the speed of the build not affecting the high quality 

I hope to have that Bench Section done tomorrow, then I can sort out the Door section.

 

Not sure about the quality Chris, if you saw some of the joints, you would have kittens. good job I have corner blocks to tie it all together.

[Clive Mortimore]

1 hour ago, Andrew P said:

A steady day today.

 

Edited

 

Really enjoying all the new found energy and enthusiasm. 

Now you be careful at your age there young Andrew.

 

I wish I had some enthusiasm, not that I am bored with my train set just got no go and up.

Edited August 11, 2021 by Clive Mortimore

[Andrew P]

2 minutes ago, Clive Mortimore said:

Now you be careful at your age there young Andrew.

 

I wish I had some enthusiasm, not that I am bored with my train set just got no go and up.

I find the best Up and Go medication is E-Bay, I have a set of 3 x OCA's whisking their way to me as we speak / post.

[chuffinghell]

6 minutes ago, Clive Mortimore said:

Now you be careful at your age there young Andrew.

 

7 minutes ago, Clive Mortimore said:

……not that I am bored with my train set just got no go and up.

 

Most of the time my ‘get up and go’ gets up and b*ggers off 

[LBRJ]

22 hours ago, St Enodoc said:

The Chapel Siding is level but I have to disagree regarding the branch. It definitely falls from Par to St Blazey. At its steepest the gradient is 1 in 56 according to Network Rail's track gradients database, although not for very far.

 

As I said , it is to all intent flat.

There is a very slight up grade from Par station to the foot-crossing, and then a very slight down grade towards St Bz.

The 1:56 is the absolute ruling gradient over that section of line.

Trust me here, I have walked along  it enough times to know it is as close to flat as matters not.

 

Much more on topic, I am itching to see how Bute Road (alight here for the Eden Project) develops.

 

Some years ago, there actually was a proper bus connection from Roche station through to Eden, though I dont know how long that ever lasted.....

 

[georgeT]

 the base boards are looking the bizz Andy, very nice, (watching with interest as usual)...

 

PS, l have made some shelves for the locos to sit on, nearly past out when the guy told me how much they were ??? wood has shot up in price..

[Andrew P]

Nothing new to report or post this morning yet, but I should have some pics after lunch.

 

In the meantime more wood to cut, more screws to screw and more levelling to level.

[Andrew P]

1 minute ago, georgeT said:

 the base boards are looking the bizz Andy, very nice, (watching with interest as usual)...

 

PS, l have made some shelves for the locos to sit on, nearly past out when the guy told me how much they were ??? wood has shot up in price..

Yes I know mate, My Timber was almost two hundred sods, luckily Ricky gets a Trade Discount, but that's only 5% now.

Where are you posting pics of the Shelves, Moss Lane or your Workbench?

[georgeT]

32 minutes ago, Andrew P said:

Yes I know mate, My Timber was almost two hundred sods, luckily Ricky gets a Trade Discount, but that's only 5% now.

Where are you posting pics of the Shelves, Moss Lane or your Workbench?

 

l have fitted the metal work at last to the wall, and will get the shelves  4'x6"x12mm plywood hopefully today, l needed four supports for the weight of O gauge, (as you remember)...

 

[Andrew P]

2 minutes ago, georgeT said:

 

l have fitted the metal work at last to the wall, and will get the shelves  4'x6"x12mm plywood hopefully today, l needed four supports for the weight of O gauge, (as you remember)...

 

I see the sign at the  top is in the right place to remind you not to catch your shoulder on the shelves as you walk in the room.

[georgeT]

56 minutes ago, Andrew P said:

I see the sign at the  top is in the right place to remind you not to catch your shoulder on the shelves as you walk in the room.

 

Well spotted Andy.., 

[Andrew P]

Just a quick update.

 

I have been doing the Video, but it wont save it with any sound, so unless you can lip read its no good to man nor beast.

 

I am trying again, but as I'm out at Band Rehearsals shortly it may have to wait until Saturday. I think it may be to do with the fact that the Radio was on in the background, and so I might have infringed some copyright or something.

[Andrew P]

GOT THE VIDEO TO WORK, so I'll upload that in the morning for tomorrows instalment.

 

A little more done today.

 

Electrical board joiner and over centre latches, plus lots of bits like fitting the backscene to the wall and putting spacer blocks along the back.

 

I really am enjoying this build.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 12, 2021 by Andrew P

[Andrew P]

Also had a delivery from Ellis Clark, via our friendly Postie.

 

 

 

 

 

[4630]

On 12/08/2021 at 16:20, Andrew P said:

Also had a delivery from Ellis Clark, via our friendly Postie.

 

 

 

If you intend to apply some subtle weathering to your newly acquired 66040, here's an image of the full scale 66040 for reference. Seen here waiting at Sowerby Bridge to exit a possession on 22nd November 2015 with 6T53, Milner Royd Junction to Doncaster Up Decoy.

 

 

PM me if you need a full size image. 

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re-upload photo

[shedman]

Excellent progress Andy. Looking forward to the video. All the Best, Trevor

[Andrew P]

54 minutes ago, 4630 said:

 

If you intend to apply some subtle weathering to your newly acquired 66040, here's an image of the full scale 66040 for reference. Seen here waiting at Sowerby Bridge to exit a possession on 22nd November 2015 with 6T53, Milner Royd Junction to Doncaster Up Decoy.

 

PM me if you need a full size image. 

Cheers Russ, I have several hundred pics and Videos to study thanks, and when I was doing weathering for other people I had a vast selection of pics to call on of various Classes and Liveries.

The Wagon interests me as well, as I have a Rake of IOA's to do, so took lots of pics at Eastleight over the last few Months.

New pics of 60, 66, 37 and 70 etc will always be welcome on here.

[Andrew P]

1 hour ago, shedman said:

Excellent progress Andy. Looking forward to the video. All the Best, Trevor

Thanks Trevor, I hope these Videos are worth while, because they are time consuming, although I had a lot of very favourable comments on You Tube from the first one which was nice.

[LBRJ]

One item you could really use to "nail the location" if not quite the period is a Western Greyhound liveried bus!

Ideal for taking the onward journey to Eden as well

[Barnaby]

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Edited August 12, 2021 by Barnaby

[Andrew P]

3 hours ago, LBRJ said:

One item you could really use to "nail the location" if not quite the period is a Western Greyhound liveried bus!

Ideal for taking the onward journey to Eden as well

No Bus's on Bute Road I'm afraid, to much of a cliché, haha. In fact apart from a few vehicles in the Yard and maybe the Village if there is one, I don't envisage many vehicles at all.