binesrail Posted September 16, 2010 Share Posted September 16, 2010 WOW! this is terning out to be one impresive layout! great stuff. Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welly Posted September 16, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 16, 2010 Excellent progress there! I hope you will not find it too difficult to match the weathering between boards! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium t-b-g Posted September 16, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 16, 2010 When I was a youth in the 1970s we lived at RAF Scampton (complete with those wonderful Vulcans!) and my dad used to take me to Lincoln trainspotting. It would have been from 1972-4. we used to spend most of the time on the footbridge because you could see everything from there plus some of the DMU shed and the goods lines (and the coal depot - still open and rail served). My favourites were the two station pilots, D2021 and D2022. They were blue with D numbers when we first saw them but later became 03021 and 03022. The parcels bays were still in regular use at that time. Happy days and a station I have looked at modelling myself once or twice. Good luck with the project, it is coming along very nicely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theakerr Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 Ah, the infamous High Street crossing before the Bridge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arff999 Posted November 11, 2010 Author Share Posted November 11, 2010 HI Been pretty busy for the last few weeks trying to get ready for the first outing with the part finished layout Had a good weekend at the Lincoln model railway club meeting at the Lincs life museum Lots off intrest in the layout all ran well apart from one nce point decoder seems to have lost its memory Any one go ?? pics to follow when i can get them off my phone JOHN Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERS Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 HI Been pretty busy for the last few weeks trying to get ready for the first outing with the part finished layout Had a good weekend at the Lincoln model railway club meeting at the Lincs life museum Lots off intrest in the layout all ran well apart from one nce point decoder seems to have lost its memory Any one go ?? pics to follow when i can get them off my phone JOHN Been to this in past years but hadn't seen it advsrtised for a year or two now so I assumed they'd given it up, when was it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troublesome Trucks Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 It was last weekend at the Museum Of Lincolnshire Life on Burton Road - sadly I didn't go either. But I would like to see some pictures if you have some as a matter of interest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arff999 Posted December 9, 2010 Author Share Posted December 9, 2010 Hi Just quick update so far been busy fitting the boards for the back scene down the main run and been completing the wireing to some off the boards Also been pretty busy building bridges have 4 foot ones and a road to do Work has also started on the fiddle yard and the end link sections decided to use surface mounted point motors here just for ease still to be DCC controlled also had the cables for the cab bus made up by Digitrains from DIgby. Pictures to follow when i have resized them JOHN. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arff999 Posted December 9, 2010 Author Share Posted December 9, 2010 HI First few pictures for todays installment these are off the newlly fitted boards for the back scenes down the total length of the layout well all bar the last 2 sections which still need to be done 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arff999 Posted December 9, 2010 Author Share Posted December 9, 2010 And a selection of bridges The first one is the highstreet level crossing footbridge And here placed in it final position near the crossing and when finished it will be the layout scene break leading in to the fiddle yard JOHN 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arff999 Posted December 9, 2010 Author Share Posted December 9, 2010 Next the Main crossing bridge from platform 5 to the island 6 And here placed roughly were it will go when finished 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsa69 Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Don't forget the b*^"dy pics of the fiddle yard work! All our hard graft and you haven't posted it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arff999 Posted December 9, 2010 Author Share Posted December 9, 2010 Cant post it all in one go mate will put it on later need to resize the pics first JOHN. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsa69 Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 I'll be watching Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RW James Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Not being critical... just curious. That second footbridge looks like it has an awfully long span without much support. Is that design taken from a prototype? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arff999 Posted December 9, 2010 Author Share Posted December 9, 2010 Hi Rick yes it has a support in the middle it spans the main four tracks not made this yet JOHN Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Bayford Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 The reshearch pictures on the first picture look intresting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iankemp Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 That is one good bridge! I am going to have to build one like that when i have got my layout sorted! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arff999 Posted December 9, 2010 Author Share Posted December 9, 2010 HI Next lot off pictures for to night the first is of the unfinished bridge at the end of the platform linking the car park, platforms 5, 6/7 and leading in to the stables carpark/goods yard on the far side.it will be covered wgen finished this one shows it in its rough position and the last few are genral shots showing them all in rough positions 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arff999 Posted December 9, 2010 Author Share Posted December 9, 2010 A couple showing the baseboard and top for the link at one end between the layout and the fiddle and with the track attached Have tio thank Mark MARSA69 for this and for helping with the layout i was going to put this crossing area in the middle off the fiddle yardbut after a discusion it was decided to put one at each end on the link boards makes it easyer to swap locos around instead of tying up the maim tracks in the fiddle. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arff999 Posted December 9, 2010 Author Share Posted December 9, 2010 HI last ones for tonight the entrance to the fiddle yard showing the 2 sets of loco stabling tracks to hold the DMUs and station pilots when not in use . And further down the entranse to the yard Thats all for now JOHN 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzyd9001 Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 hi john found you finaly. this is paul from the model shop. excerlant photos, you have done a very good job of the layout so far. looking forward to seeing the finnished project. if i can be of any assistance please feel free to ask. i will be keeping an eye on this forum from now on yours paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Hudson Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 I can't offer and specialist knowledge or tips about the area, only my admiration for the feel of the layout so far. The generous proportions of the platforms give it real authenticity. There are so many good layouts on the forum but this will be certainly one that will keep my interest, for the next 4 years! Andrew Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arff999 Posted December 9, 2010 Author Share Posted December 9, 2010 Hi Paul Glad you like it thanks an nice to meet you JOHN Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arff999 Posted December 9, 2010 Author Share Posted December 9, 2010 Andrew Sorry got your name wrong in the pm any probs e-mail me JOHN Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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