Popular Post Tim Lewis Posted April 5, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 5, 2019 So, I reached another milestone recently: I now have both up and down lines making a complete circuit. Here are two trains crossing at Coldstream, a J39 on an ECML freight and a D11/2 on what is nominally an Edinburgh-Newcastle via Kelso service (but with completely the wrong formation). Still loads to do!! 20 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
south_tyne Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 (edited) Tim, Just discovered your thread for the first time and have just spent an enjoyable time reading though what you have been doing. What a lovely layout you are developing and what a fantastic space you have to work in too. It's obviously going to be a long term project but you're doing fantastic work and I am highly impressed by the level of skill and craftsmanship that you are showing. The trackwork looks superb. It must be a huge milestone and very satisfying, not to say extremely useful, to get that complete circuit laid. I have always loved the Tweed Valley line, it was such an interesting route, as a real notherly outpost of the NER. I particularly like the photographs of the line at the death - there are some great shots around of a BR Standard loco with often a single coach for accompaniment. It was a fascinating line and all the better for being a bit different to other routes in Northumberland. I will be following with interest from now on, so really look forward to reading of your progress. Thanks for sharing and keep up the good work. David Edited April 6, 2019 by south_tyne Added some stuff.... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Lewis Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 (edited) So, not posted anything on here for quite some time, but things have been happening (slowly). Haven't done much on the trackwork recently, but some time ago I did the main crossover between up and down lines - here's an aerial view showing it: Since that picture was taken I've connected the down headshunt (the long siding on the left, though (temporarily) I haven't done the other two roads that lead off that towards the turntable and the coal drops) and a bit of the up yard road leading to the end loading dock, but I don't seem to have a picture to hand. More recently, I've mocked up the platforms from card: It's surprising how a few bits of cardboard can make such a difference to the look of it - starting to "feel" like a real place now somehow. I've also started work on the first building - these are the component parts of what will be one of the blocks of station cottages. Obviously some way to go! That's all for now. Really should get back to the trackwork, but I keep getting distracted by other aspects! Edited January 31, 2023 by Tim Lewis Re-instate pictures 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tim Lewis Posted March 1, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 1, 2021 (edited) Dangerously close to "one year since last post" time, so here's a bit of an update... I haven't actually done any modelling for several months now - we're having some work done to the house and all the railway stuff is packed away. However, before packing stuff away, I did make some progress on the station cottages. For reference, here's what the real cottages look like (pictures taken in 1990): Some of the windows and doors are modern, and not appropriate to my period of interest, and the small windows show "new" internal bathrooms, again not relevant to my time period. The windows of the middle cottage are however, the same as in the 1950s as far as I can tell, though the door is slightly different. Here are all the pieces shown in the post above put together in the appropriate way, mainly embossed plasticard laminated with double sided tape onto plain 40 thou: After a coat of primer, this shows the row of transverse bricks (hand scribed 60 x 125 thou) on top of the rear yard walls: This shows the cottages in situ on the layout following a coat of brick red and a dilute mortar course (but not yet any further weathering). There is another chimney stack to go on yet. The other block of 4 cottages is just a card mock-up at present. There are several detail differences between the two blocks (they were built at different times) - windows, lintels, outhouses, chimney pots etc. Of course, there are no commercially available windows of the correct size, so I've been experimenting with scratchbuilding window frames and doors from various thicknesses of microstrip and plasticard, and after several goes have finally arrived at something I'm happy with (with temporary glazing and not fixed in yet): So, that's as far as I got before packing it away. Hopefully will get back to it soon. Quite enjoying this building lark (though not as much fun as making wagons!). Edited January 31, 2023 by Tim Lewis Re-instate pictures 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium it's-er Posted June 18, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 18, 2021 Like south_tyne above, I have just discovered this thread ..... though over 2 years later! I've never heard of anyone modelling Coldstream before, so I shall follow this with interest. i only know Coldstream from photos - was so disappointed to go to the site and discover there's nothing left of the station. Photos show a rather delightful station and all the appurtences - footbridge, substantial signal box and even ex-LNER G5 locomotive 67303 0-4-4T of Tweedmouth Shed. I'm awaiting TMC's forthcoming G5 with much anticipation! All the best! John S Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Lewis Posted June 22, 2021 Author Share Posted June 22, 2021 On 18/06/2021 at 23:06, it's-er said: Like south_tyne above, I have just discovered this thread ..... though over 2 years later! I've never heard of anyone modelling Coldstream before, so I shall follow this with interest. i only know Coldstream from photos - was so disappointed to go to the site and discover there's nothing left of the station. Photos show a rather delightful station and all the appurtences - footbridge, substantial signal box and even ex-LNER G5 locomotive 67303 0-4-4T of Tweedmouth Shed. I'm awaiting TMC's forthcoming G5 with much anticipation! All the best! John S Thanks John. I first got interested in Coldstream from the pictures of the station building in the book "Border Country Branch Line Album", and I too was very disappointed to find that the main building had been demolished. All that's left now are the two blocks of station cottages and one of the bridge abutments. Until fairly recently, the octagonal auction mart was still there, but was also demolished (in the early 2010s I think) - I was surprised at this as I thought it was a listed building. I will probably get one of the TMC/Bachmann G5s when they come out, as they were quite common on the Tweed Valley line, but I need to finish my London Road Models one first (see workbench thread). This will eventually be finished as E7304, and if I get another it will either be 67303 or 67248. Cheers for now. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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