dmeaden Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 On 05/09/2019 at 20:51, queensquare said: Before leaving the theme of smoke, mirrors and simplification I thought I'd post this picture. There was some discussion a few pages back about the interior roof structure and anyone who knows anything about roofing would tell you I've missed an awful lot out. That said, I'm very happy with the feel of the interior which, to be honest, can only be glimpsed from certain angles anyway. The soft yellow LEDs barely pierce the gloom which is probably pretty authentic! Jerry Hi Jerry I have just re-visited your Bath Green Park thread and see that you are also modelling the Midland (Top) Shed. What a marvellous job you have done with this in 2mm scale. It will look quite impressive with the 7F's you are building. The window details look amazing and must have taken a lot of patience to put together. What did you use for the wall textures? Having seen the superb detail you have included in this model, I wondered if you might be prepared to share some of your valuable research on this shed area? I am current building an "O" Gauge impression of Bath Green park Shed having recently moved from N and 2mm (takes cover!) and would be grateful if you might be prepared to share some of the drawings or pictures used to construct and detail the shed. To show that I am not just cribbing the details you have clearly carefully investigated I enclose a copy of one of my own cad drawings of the shed front elevation and a picture of the mock-up in place. Any assistance would be much appreciated. Best Regards DM Front Elevation 30deg.pdf 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted December 4, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 4, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, dmeaden said: Hi Jerry I have just re-visited your Bath Green Park thread and see that you are also modelling the Midland (Top) Shed. What a marvellous job you have done with this in 2mm scale. It will look quite impressive with the 7F's you are building. The window details look amazing and must have taken a lot of patience to put together. What did you use for the wall textures? Having seen the superb detail you have included in this model, I wondered if you might be prepared to share some of your valuable research on this shed area? I am current building an "O" Gauge impression of Bath Green park Shed having recently moved from N and 2mm (takes cover!) and would be grateful if you might be prepared to share some of the drawings or pictures used to construct and detail the shed. To show that I am not just cribbing the details you have clearly carefully investigated I enclose a copy of one of my own cad drawings of the shed front elevation and a picture of the mock-up in place. Any assistance would be much appreciated. Best Regards DM Front Elevation 30d Hi DM, more than happy to share the drawings though they are based largely on photographs and dimensions worked out from the OS map. I attach the following scan which doesnt show it all as my scanner isnt big enough but should be enough for you to work out the rest. The interior I have done from published photos, many of which are on this thread. The water tower is worked up from drawings in Midland Record 2 from Wild Swan. The stone work on the walls is Kibri embossed plastic sheets. Most of the construction details can be found in the thread. Hope that helps, Jerry Edit its Bath Queen Square - BR named it Green Park very late on. The clue is in the title of the thread! Edited December 4, 2019 by queensquare 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmeaden Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Many thanks Gerry -this is the main information I am sketchy on so my list of excuses is significantly reduced. It’ll be interesting to overlay my cad guesswork on your scanner drawing and see how close they are! Will let you know ;-/ Kind Regards DM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted December 4, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 4, 2019 30 minutes ago, dmeaden said: Many thanks Gerry -this is the main information I am sketchy on so my list of excuses is significantly reduced. It’ll be interesting to overlay my cad guesswork on your scanner drawing and see how close they are! Will let you know ;-/ Kind Regards DM Not a problem, Jerry, with a J Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted December 4, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 4, 2019 1 hour ago, queensquare said: Jerry, with a J Except when modelling late BR? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post queensquare Posted December 25, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted December 25, 2019 Merry Christmas all, here's to a happy and productive 2020. I shall be playing trains and laying down some tunes today along with my young apprentice. Grandad Jerry 16 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted December 25, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 25, 2019 Like the apprentice. Best wishes to you and yours Jerry Don 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted December 25, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 25, 2019 That's what I like, get them early - into playing trains of course, not so sure about the other thing, although I suppose that helps too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted December 25, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 25, 2019 1 hour ago, queensquare said: Merry Christmas all, here's to a happy and productive 2020. I shall be playing trains and laying down some tunes today along with my young apprentice. Grandad Jerry Splendid bit of trackwork there Jerry. From here that looks suspiciously like EM gauge. Good start. Rob. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richbrummitt Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 56 minutes ago, NHY 581 said: Splendid bit of trackwork there Jerry. From here that looks suspiciously like EM gauge. Good start. Rob. Definitely finescale Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted December 25, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 25, 2019 2 hours ago, Rowsley17D said: That's what I like, get them early - into playing trains of course, not so sure about the other thing, although I suppose that helps too. We like a bit a sing song........ 13 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted December 25, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 25, 2019 “Yeah, Grandad, very tuneful - but when can we get back to the trains?” 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caley Jim Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 21 hours ago, NHY 581 said: Splendid bit of trackwork there Jerry. From here that looks suspiciously like EM gauge. No, no, no! Definitely TT! Hope you all had a merry Christmas and Santa was good to you. Jim 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullie Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 19 hours ago, queensquare said: We like a bit a sing song........ Music and railway modelling, surely there isn't a better combination. Martyn 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted December 26, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 26, 2019 20 hours ago, Oldddudders said: “Yeah, Grandad, very tuneful - but when can we get back to the trains?” Its surprising just how often trains crop up in the sort of music I like! Jerry 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted December 26, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 26, 2019 4 hours ago, queensquare said: Its surprising just how often trains crop up in the sort of music I like! Jerry A man with a lot of favourite tracks? Apologies must be the beer. Don 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post queensquare Posted December 27, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted December 27, 2019 It's that time of year where we make resolutions which, at best, we only ever partly fulfil. Mine, as usual, involves finishing projects already underway before starting anything new. The list that follows is only partial but my target is to get them finished (some have been on the go for several years) before I start anything else new. I'm realistic enough to admit that's not going to happen, but it would be good to get at least some of them finished, and all of them substantially moved forward. Anyway, here goes; Pair of Midland 1Fs, only one of which is for me. - yes, you've guessed it, the unfinished one. It only requires a smokebox door and handrails so not far off. 7F number 81 jut requires a front coupling and it's ready for the paint shop. The basic loco was built by John Greenwood and I finished it off. SDJR number 70, needs a few details, a chip and painting. Built as a 2P in N gauge by John Greenwood. I've converted it to 2FS, built a new tender, new boiler fittings and changed it from left hand to right hand drive to make it a 483. The last of the near certainties to realistically get finished in the not too distant, a Midland 3P. This one has been on the go for a few years and I'm keen to get it finished, they are real signature locos for the Midland south of Gloucester and in their oil burning form stamp the early 1920s period The basic loco and mechanism is pretty much there, just detailing to go. Finished in Midland red this will be a really handsome loco. We're now into hopeful territory! The spinner has the basic body done and not a lot else. Power will be a finescaled Dapol Terrier chassis in the tender which should give it enough oomph to work a Bristol, Bath local. .....and the real long shot, SDJR small 4-4-0 number 18. About twenty years too early for my period but in my opinion one of the prettiest locos ever built. The plan is to revisit this post in twelve months and see how I've got on.......and yes I have had a drink!! Happy new year all Jerry 28 3 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted December 27, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 27, 2019 Thanks Jerry, you've made me feel a lot less guilty about my own list of unfinished projects... Yours all look superb, and I've had to look hard on some of them to what the unfinished bits are. All the best, Dave. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted December 27, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 27, 2019 25 minutes ago, DLT said: Thanks Jerry, you've made me feel a lot less guilty about my own list of unfinished projects... Yours all look superb, and I've had to look hard on some of them to what the unfinished bits are. All the best, Dave. Thanks Dave, I suspect we're not alone! all my models get finished, just rarely in the same order they are started! Jerry 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richbrummitt Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 If I finish one loco next year I'll be very happy. That wish doesn't include any with faces though, of which a few will, almost certainly, get completed. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted December 28, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 28, 2019 16 hours ago, richbrummitt said: If I finish one loco next year I'll be very happy. That wish doesn't include any with faces though, of which a few will, almost certainly, get completed. Should add Richard that I'm also under strict instructions that the garden railway must be running by spring - wife and two grandsons leaves me little room for manoeuvre! Jerry 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted December 28, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 28, 2019 5 minutes ago, queensquare said: Should add Richard that I'm also under strict instructions that the garden railway must be running by spring - wife and two grandsons leaves me little room for manoeuvre! Jerry What are you going to run in the garden Jerry. I have some 16mm live steam for 0 gauge track rather good fun. However I am on strict instructions that other things have to be done before I lay any track. We have been here for 4 years and there are still things to get done. Don Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richbrummitt Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 4 hours ago, queensquare said: Should add Richard that I'm also under strict instructions that the garden railway must be running by spring - wife and two grandsons leaves me little room for manoeuvre! Jerry Aah! I've mooted the garden railway idea a couple of times and it always gets a thumbs down. Probably for the best since I have enough projects and tasks to juggle without making more work for myself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 2mmMark Posted December 28, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 28, 2019 5 hours ago, queensquare said: Should add Richard that I'm also under strict instructions that the garden railway must be running by spring - wife and two grandsons leaves me little room for manoeuvre! Jerry That should go like clockwork... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted December 29, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 29, 2019 11 hours ago, richbrummitt said: Aah! I've mooted the garden railway idea a couple of times and it always gets a thumbs down. Probably for the best since I have enough projects and tasks to juggle without making more work for myself. Yet again I'm incredibly lucky in that Kim is the driving force (though I'm the labour!) behind the garden line. Its basically a simple, single track dogbone bent into an L shape with a couple of passing loops/sidings. Strictly freelance, power will be live steam, clockwork or battery - hairshirt very much left in the shed. If it ever stops raining for more than a few hours I will take a few pictures and start a thread in the garden railway area. For now, here's a couple of snaps of inspection and testing of the lines first item of motive power on a temporary test track - remember when it was hot and sunny!! Jerry 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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