Les Green Posted June 24, 2021 Author Share Posted June 24, 2021 3 hours ago, Steve Hewitt said: Latest contribution.......... Many years ago I built a DJH 8F kit in 00 gauge for the Blackburn club's "Oxenholme" layout. The layout is now sadly just a memory, so I've converted the 8F to EM gauge and relivieried it into Wartime Black. Here's a little video of it being tested prior to asking Rob to touch up the paintwork and weather it. Steve. Nice one, Steve. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMS2968 Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 (edited) Much as I like 8Fs, it's rather an oddity for Lime Street. I only ever saw one there: 8033 on 23 June 1968 working the LCGB's Two Cities railtour. Which isn't to say it isn't a nice model, or that won't be an asset to the model! Edited June 26, 2021 by LMS2968 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Steve Hewitt Posted August 9, 2021 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2021 A few more items for the Station............... Whilst John is beavering away on the Ballasting etc. I've assembled a few items for the platforms: Two samples of each of the three sizes of LNWR Sack Trucks These little etched kits are quite fiddly. About twenty components in each one! This LMS 6ft Trolley is from a London Road Models etch. As supplied the brakes on the front wheels are integral with the wheels. In this one I separated them so I could make the wheels free to rotate on their axles. It could have been soldered up solid, as it will be static on the layout. Why? Because we can! Clean and polish then of to the paint shop. Steve. 17 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Steve Hewitt Posted August 11, 2021 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted August 11, 2021 A Little Diversion..... Yesterday we had a "Crew Jolly" to Chester to visit the Catherdral and "Making Tracks", Pete Waterman's massive 00 model of the West Coast Mainline. Not quite all of it. After a brief shopping trip to the Chester Model Centre - a very well stocked emporium - it was time for lunch. Carluccio's was excellent. Short walk got us to the Cathedral which was comfortably busy. Pete's never short of words. He has quite strong views of the future of traditional exhibitions which is a subject we'll allmany of us will have to address. (Sad to hear that Warley has been cancelled again, along with Guildex and the Manchester show.) The layout ran very well whilst we were there, with Pete and his team augmented by Cathedral volunteers. The fiddle yard is only eight roads, but it holds a large number of trains. The view along the front fails to give a good impression of the size. Well worth a visit if you get the chance. That was a great day out................. Steve. 23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Steve Hewitt Posted November 13, 2021 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted November 13, 2021 (edited) There haven't been many posts on this topic recently, but that doesn't mean we've all be idle. John and Rob have been particularly busy with the scenics. The following are a few pictures showing areas which have received attention. 1. Ash from the Pit Road is shovelled out onto the ground ..... ...before being barrowed up onto the staging and into a waiting wagon. 2. The new building "Lamp Room?" by the turntable has got its bike shed: 3. At the opposite end of the building is the Loco Roster board: 4. More station furniture is slowly being accumulated: 5. Lighting has been added in several locations around the station throat and other areas: 6. Thirsty work moving trains around here so improved provision of Water facilities has been made. 7. For a long time the signal box has lacked its "Gallery", but this is now in place: Health & Safety close your eyes. 8. The new water facilities are at risk of freezing in the winter months, so they will receive braziers or fire-devils. These will require fuel, which will be moved by barrow from the small bunker near the turntable: 9. Left over from the recent conflict : More soon I hope. Steve. Edited November 14, 2021 by Steve Hewitt Words out of place. 40 11 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Steve Hewitt Posted December 3, 2021 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted December 3, 2021 What a long wait.................. Yesterday we had our first running session on the complete layout since 2019. Les, John R and I spent the day at John's to run through the full operating sequence. We had a very good session, with only two "Hands of God" incidents in a full sequence. These were caused by the recent scenic work, specifically a barrow crossing with a tight flange way lifted the L&Y 2-4-2T and it lost electrical contact. The other was a sticking Kaydee coupling refusing to attach to its colleague on the "Coal Train". Hopefully this is the first of what we hope will become regular operating sessions for quite some time as we have no invitations to exhibit in next year's diary. This will also give us the opportunity to host some visitors which are always very enjoyable days. During the daay, I managed a few hand held shots with my phone camera, and the results are in this little video: Great days ahead....... Steve. 36 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponthir28 Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Words fail me. Just superb. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumblestripe Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 An extraordinary achievement. I hope to see it "in the flesh" some day. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon fisher Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Still very impressed even after seeing the layout over the years. Thank you for taking the videos. Simon 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Steve Hewitt Posted December 20, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 20, 2021 Taking things slowly......... Several years ago I built a DJH 8F kit to run on the Blackburn Club's 00 layout "Oxenholme". This layout has sadly gone the way of all things, so I decided to convert the loco to EM gauge so it could run on John Holden's Liverpool Lime Street. After one false start and several years of procrastination I got it running on a rolling road and a 1 metre long test track. I passed it on to John to see if it was up to Lime Street standards, and after several tweaks and adjustments it was deemed fit to be fitted with Kaydees and tried out on the railway. Here is the rfesult: Not being seen regularly at Lime Street, we now have to find an excuse to build an 8F into to timetable. Steve. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharky Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 29 minutes ago, Steve Hewitt said: Not being seen regularly at Lime Street, we now have to find an excuse to build an 8F into to timetable. Perhaps a last minute stand in for a failed Black 5 or Patriot on a Parcels train? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Green Posted December 20, 2021 Author Share Posted December 20, 2021 9 hours ago, Steve Hewitt said: Taking things slowly......... Several years ago I built a DJH 8F kit to run on the Blackburn Club's 00 layout "Oxenholme Steve. Looks good and runs well Steve. Well done. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Steve Hewitt Posted December 20, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 20, 2021 Ooops ! I got my back to back mixed up with my gauge. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandhole Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 19 hours ago, Steve Hewitt said: Taking things slowly......... Several years ago I built a DJH 8F kit to run on the Blackburn Club's 00 layout "Oxenholme". This layout has sadly gone the way of all things, so I decided to convert the loco to EM gauge so it could run on John Holden's Liverpool Lime Street. After one false start and several years of procrastination I got it running on a rolling road and a 1 metre long test track. I passed it on to John to see if it was up to Lime Street standards, and after several tweaks and adjustments it was deemed fit to be fitted with Kaydees and tried out on the railway. Here is the rfesult: Not being seen regularly at Lime Street, we now have to find an excuse to build an 8F into to timetable. Steve. Black 8, one of my favourites. Lovely job. Great to see her running 'Bucket First'. Regards, Chris. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMS2968 Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Now convert that whine to a clank and you have a true 8F! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Steve Hewitt Posted January 28, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 28, 2022 A few more improvements to the 8F....... John has made a few improvements to the 8F prior to it going to Rob for weathering shortly. Steve. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayfield Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Steve Looks terrific and good to see Comet chassis working under a DJH loco Next time you do a conversion it would be nice if you take some photos of the process. I have a few locos myself to convert from 00 to EM so have a vested interest in the process 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Steve Hewitt Posted January 28, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 28, 2022 2 hours ago, hayfield said: Steve Looks terrific and good to see Comet chassis working under a DJH loco Next time you do a conversion it would be nice if you take some photos of the process. I have a few locos myself to convert from 00 to EM so have a vested interest in the process Hi John, Thanks for your comment. I'm afraid I'm not likely to do any more conversions as I don't have any more locos! Nothing special in the process, just a fairly straight forward chassis build as per instructions, using a Hobby Holidays Chassis Jig. Much hacking at the body to get it to fit. Its been converted to run on Liverpool Lime Street and John Holden has refined my conversion to smooth out the running and added extra pick-ups (to the tender). Steve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayfield Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Steve Thanks for taking the time to reply, I have a couple of DJH locos to convert, I think the chassis were designed with 00 gauge in mind, I am not too concerned about the mainframes as these are an easier conversion, but its the clearance for the motion that I fear. But there are a lot of us who like to see how others build things and we are always learning new things (or those we forgot) about building techniques. I do have a Hobby Holidays jig, one of the best bits of kit I ever bought Hope you all are well, I still have fond memories of your visit to the Watford Finescale show, all of you were so welcoming. Keep well 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Steve Hewitt Posted February 6, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 6, 2022 Steam supply connected....... Some while back we saw the 3D printed Boiler House which Les Green created, and the chimney installed with its steam generating plant, John and Rob have now installed the steam delivery pipework which runs on a gantry between the Boiler House and the Factory building. Looking across the station throat: And from the overbridge: Running sessions are well under way now - Covid permitting - so I hope we'll get some more photos and possibly the odd (literally) video. Steve. 17 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Les Green Posted February 17, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2022 A good day operating Lime Street today and we were treated to a bit of sunshine on the layout! 35 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMS2968 Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Who set the return crank on 5055?!!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dragonboy Posted February 18, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 18, 2022 Those Crimson Lake liveried locos are sumptuous. It was the LMS lake locos which set me on my adult modelling track way back in the 70’s and LMS is still my first love, despite the occasional digression. Brian 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold A Murphy Posted February 18, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 18, 2022 The Claughton is superb and so rarely seen modelled. Alastair M 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkC Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 This is stunning - I'll hopefully get to see it for real in the near future Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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