millerhillboy Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 What a difference the backscenee make, they really do change everything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloucester Road Posted November 13, 2017 Author Share Posted November 13, 2017 47715 was seen leaving Crosslands Station and heading over the bridge towards Gloucester Road. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloucester Road Posted November 14, 2017 Author Share Posted November 14, 2017 60054 was seen at WOODLAND HEATH today. a few more can be seen here: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/104098-adventures-in-code-55-dioramas-kings-arms-and-woodland-heath-tmd/page-4 stephen 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloucester Road Posted November 25, 2017 Author Share Posted November 25, 2017 A letter arrived the other day from Severn Models in were 2 more envelopes, one was Platforms and Step Ladders. I've used PH Designs and will again for some items for the TMD but I figured I'd try these as well. They are a bit fiddly but once you get a rhythm going fold up nicely Several weeks ago I received form Scale Model Scenery some N scale catch pits, these are very simple to put together and add that little something between the rails in the station, Just need to bed them in a bit, rather than sitting on the ballast. Stephen 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
millerhillboy Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Nice details, well worth doing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloucester Road Posted November 26, 2017 Author Share Posted November 26, 2017 Downloaded a new Backscene from ModelRailwaysecenery.com; it is actually supposed to work on Woodland Heath TMD but seems to work well behind Gloucester Road station. stephen 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloucester Road Posted November 26, 2017 Author Share Posted November 26, 2017 Meanwhile over at Woodland Heath TMD stephen 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloucester Road Posted November 27, 2017 Author Share Posted November 27, 2017 (edited) Some classic traction at Woodland Heath today Stephen Edited November 27, 2017 by Gloucester Road 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted November 27, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 27, 2017 Some classic traction at Woodland Heath today stack-20.jpg Stephen The clock has stopped.. time is wrong to the posting time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloucester Road Posted November 29, 2017 Author Share Posted November 29, 2017 (edited) Getting ready for work look like the safety railing did its job stephen Edited November 29, 2017 by Gloucester Road 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloucester Road Posted December 12, 2017 Author Share Posted December 12, 2017 This was my view over breakfast, Decided on a day out, follow the story here 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloucester Road Posted December 23, 2017 Author Share Posted December 23, 2017 (edited) Health and safety arrived today and said that the safety railings at Gloucester Road TMD were not adequate. Some more were constructed from scalemodelscenery. before after good thing the railing was there, to protect from the 08 new ladders too, looks like the CCTV is being repaired stephen Edited December 23, 2017 by Gloucester Road 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloucester Road Posted January 9, 2018 Author Share Posted January 9, 2018 With temps down in the -2 to -20f range over the past few days we have had several pipes freeze, luckily non burst. In between thawing pipes put together the Layout Name Plaque from Scalemodelscenery.com. Nice kit that looks really good. By the way temp hit 33f felt like a heat wave today. dresses up the "train room" door nicely stephen 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloucester Road Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 Been awhile since there has been an update, life seems to get in the way. However I've managed to operate the trains when a few spare minutes show up. Whilst way traveling these beauties arrived. They really are beautiful. If Dapol were to be graded based solely on looks I would say these are the best locos to date in N. They are weighty, parts bag comes prefixed, livery application is excellent, they run well out of the box, slow speed is fantastic. I set them on the layout and simply stared at them. So that is the good news. Now for the niggles. 68010 was missing a door handrail, found it in the packaging (easy fix); 68002 was missing a handrail under the windscreen, cant find it anywhere. This too can be fixed but a bit annoying. All in all minor issues. However, I decided that locos need to pull trains. 68010 was put at the head of 5 GFarish NSE MK1s, straight and level no problem. My mainline has a slight incline (i mean slight) on a curve and the train came to a stop with lots of wheel slipping. This was train was reduced to 3 coaches, it ran fine but had to increase power to get it around the curve. If you drive the train ie increase power as you approach the incline it does much better (an aim at realism?) One does have to drive it, cant set power and forget it or they do struggle loaded on a curved incline, 68002 did the same thing with 4 GF YGAs. So to sum up these are fantastic lookers, a real step up for N; however they do have a few issues with parts and running. Something new is lurking in the shed Admiring the latest arrival 68010 caught chasing Voyager between Gloucester Road and Crosslands stations Stephen 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloucester Road Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 (edited) 68002 was caught later on the freight only line. and then over the level crossing Having done some close up photos, my only real critical point of the molding is the cap over the bufferbeam, is large compared to the prototype. Again it is a beautiful model and when one needs to be picky to find fault that says something. Stephen Edited March 6, 2018 by Gloucester Road 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted March 7, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 7, 2018 I also have 68010 and am thinking of getting 68002. Might even be able to persuade my other half to buy it as she likes the DRS livery Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloucester Road Posted March 7, 2018 Author Share Posted March 7, 2018 It really is good looking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloucester Road Posted March 17, 2018 Author Share Posted March 17, 2018 All was quiet Then 68010 rolled by Stephen 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloucester Road Posted March 18, 2018 Author Share Posted March 18, 2018 Some more of 68010, others can be found on my diorama thread. stephen 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloucester Road Posted March 20, 2018 Author Share Posted March 20, 2018 Started working on the bus shelters from Severn Models stephen 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloucester Road Posted May 27, 2018 Author Share Posted May 27, 2018 (edited) It has been a busy time here in NH; raising a teenager and a preteen have taken up a lot of free time. Between my teenager learning to drive and cycling with my preteen I grab a few minutes to "play" trains and work on little projects. My youngest has taken to MTN biking and Ive tried to go out with him as much as possible. Now Im a road bike cyclist and have had to adapt to MTN biking,they are very different skill sets. So I do 30 miles on the road and when he comes home from school Ill do 10 more on the trails with him. We also did downhill biking which was mad but brilliant fun here. My teeanger has just reached first degree Black Belt ranking in Kempo and is learning to drive, which is an interesting experience for him and us. He is also learning to drive a manual, which do seem to to be 2 separate challenges Anyway trains 60054 was seen out and about yesterday. 68002 sitting in some sunshine Ive also been slowly working on a small portable layout that uses boards from Scalemodelscenery. For the eagle eyed viewers it does rather resemble the peco track plan of Railhead Jordan also used some of the same boards and has been building a US layout that is based on Milford NH, just down the road from us. Edited May 27, 2018 by Gloucester Road 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sheep Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Started working on the bus shelters from Severn Models 20180319_135421.jpg 20180319_140628.jpg stephen They look good, might have to get some of those myself for Milliedale on Sea! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloucester Road Posted July 27, 2018 Author Share Posted July 27, 2018 Ordered an ID backscene and slotted it in behind Gloucester Road Station. This was a test as I had ordered the back scene for my portable layout, however this look very good so another order is on the horizon. stephen 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloucester Road Posted July 27, 2018 Author Share Posted July 27, 2018 Michael Palin leaving Gloucester Road stephen 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddy water Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Magnificent! Can you do a panoramic photo or video of the entire layout as that would be great to see all your work together? Do you still not have a fiddle yard for continuous running and accessing the Freightliner/ TMD? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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