Hendreladis Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 There is a picture from the top of the Yniscedwyn colliery tip on this page - http://ystradpast.weebly.com/collieries.html It isn't the greatest quality but it shows the 'other side' of a McLane tip mechanism. Alan Griffiths, who compiles the site, may well be able to provide a higher definition version of the picture. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted May 17, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 17, 2017 (edited) Many thanks gents for your help and comments. The link in Hendreladis's post leads to some fabulous pictures..The picture of a Maclane tipper at Ynyscedwyn Colliery gives another tantalising glimpse but still not quite enough to make a reasonable model. I have emailed Alan Griffiths so hopefully something else will turn up. Jerry Edited May 17, 2017 by queensquare 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post queensquare Posted September 14, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2017 (edited) Quick phone snap which shows the new double track laid across the front. The double slip and exchange sidings are yet to be finally trimmed and laid. I'm pleased with the way the batch dominates the scene despite it only being a fraction of the size it should be. Jerry Edited September 15, 2017 by queensquare 28 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will J Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 I thought you had gone all 'China Clay' for a minute!! Great to see Highbury carrying on and probably getting busier. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted November 9, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 9, 2017 (edited) Spent a few hours in the workshop this evening working on stuff for me.First up was the new lever frame for Foxcote. I made up all the bits (from an S4 Society kit) some time ago and painted them when I had the airbrush out painting locos a few weeks ago - see my Bath Queensquare thread. I finally got round to assembling them this evening.I do like these frames, they look good and are wonderfully tactile to use.Next I finally bit the bullet and did something I'd been thinking about doing for a while - took a saw to the Highbury backscene to 'cut and shut' it for Foxcote which has a scenic area a foot or so longer. I'm pleased to say that it proved to be a pretty painless exercise. The landscape bit matches up remarkably well and I'm confident that a bit of filling, rubbing down and localised painting will see the lot blend in nicely. The girls don't seem to be particularly moved by these momentous events!JerryEdit to say that I'm not sure why the second picture has come out sideways. If there is a kind moderator out there who knows how to flip it 90 degrees then please feel free to do so:-)) Edited November 10, 2017 by Andy Y 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted November 10, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 10, 2017 Thanks Andy, picture right way round now!:-)) Jerry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted November 10, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 10, 2017 Quick half hour playtime before tea! I rubbed down the joint and clamped the backscene in place. Will need extending at the left hand end and a short 'exhibition only' piece for the right hand end, otherwise it looks good. The second picture shows that the horizon line needs to drop by around an inch to match the rest of the layout which will mean the distant hills disappear behind the batch - result! Jerry 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted November 12, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 12, 2017 Productive few hours earlier - horizon line lowered, left hand end extended and new bits primed ready to be blended in and painted. Need to extend the sky/backscene on the fixed part of the layout around Twinhoe bridge and make up the exhibition only, corner end/piece for the Colliery. Jerry 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted November 12, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 12, 2017 Nifty bit of work Jerry and a lovely spacious feel. Don Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisveitch Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 And a pack of Morrison's Gravy Bones - there's a man who get his priorities right! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caley Jim Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 And a pack of Morrison's Gravy Bones - there's a man who get his priorities right! That's to keep the 'staff' happy! Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted November 15, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 15, 2017 And a pack of Morrison's Gravy Bones - there's a man who get his priorities right! It's the first thing the girls ask for as soon as we get down the shed! Jerry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Smith Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 It's the first thing the girls ask for as soon as we get down the shed! Jerry Next time I see Kim, I'll make sure I've got a couple in my pocket then :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 I am impressed with Jerry's pumpkins, he tells me the answer is chickensh*t. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted November 22, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 22, 2017 I am impressed with Jerry's pumpkins, he tells me the answer is chickensh*t.] .....I'm glad there's a picture to go with that caption !!! Jerry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted November 22, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 22, 2017 ......and just to give it some context, here's a couple of pictures from much earlier in the year I have a couple of good friends coming round this evening, at least one of whom knows which end of a camera to hold so I'm hoping for a couple of progress shots that are a bit better than my usual dodge snaps!! Jerry 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D869 Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Looks like you watched 'The Good Life' a bit too much in your younger days. Wasn't Jerry the posh one next door though? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted November 23, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 23, 2017 Have you been spraying Human Liquid Activator on the compost heap? Don Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted December 6, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 6, 2017 (edited) Some things are essential in order to cement the collieries new identity...... Only the main lettering on one side of the wagon done so far - smaller lettering and numbers, interior, couplings, weathering and removable load to go. Jerry Edited December 6, 2017 by queensquare 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caley Jim Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Some things are essential in order to cement the collieries new identity...... I like the different styles of lettering. Presumably wagons from different orders (or different builders)? It wasn't unusual to see this. Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bécasse Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 I like the different styles of lettering. Presumably wagons from different orders (or different builders)? It wasn't unusual to see this. Indeed, but the individual wagon numbers should reflect the different build batches in that case. If, however, the different painting styles were intended to reflect a change in "house style" (perhaps as a result of a change of ownership), wagons with the imagined older livery (and single-sided brakes) should be more heavily weathered. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted December 6, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 6, 2017 Indeed, but the individual wagon numbers should reflect the different build batches in that case. If, however, the different painting styles were intended to reflect a change in "house style" (perhaps as a result of a change of ownership), wagons with the imagined older livery (and single-sided brakes) should be more heavily weathered. The numbers, like the livery, will be purely fictitious and, in 2mm scale, are likely to amount to little more than suitably located dots and dashes - just like many of my previous wagons. Jerry 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted December 6, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 6, 2017 I like the different styles of lettering. Presumably wagons from different orders (or different builders)? It wasn't unusual to see this. Jim Thanks Jim, that was the intention. The wagons are alll broadly similar but vary in having slightly different shaped ends, brakegear etc being fictitious I didn't get too hung about about copying the prototype, I just wanted the subtle variety you see in pictures of the period due to slightly different builders, build dates, painters etc Jerry 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted December 8, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 8, 2017 Weathering, couplings and loads to go ...... Jerry 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendreladis Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Many thanks gents for your help and comments. The link in Hendreladis's post leads to some fabulous pictures..The picture of a Maclane tipper at Ynyscedwyn Colliery gives another tantalising glimpse but still not quite enough to make a reasonable model. I have emailed Alan Griffiths so hopefully something else will turn up. Jerry Hi Jerry Just a bit more on the Maclane tipper. 2.17 - 2.20 in this Blink and you miss it! Not great detail but might help with the atmosphere in the model as it shows the trackway on which the tipper runs and the associated debris. Andrew Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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