The Great Bear Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Nice to see an update, Jules. The water tank looks good, like detail of the water level gauge. The last photo is really nice. More soon, please. Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Job's Modelling Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 The new water tank is a nice addition to the layout, Nice to see again some of your progress. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wigancg Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Hi Jules, A lovely update here. The water tank looks great as well as the brazier underneath. This is a touch very often missed on layouts with water tanks. Super! Keep up the great work. Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn1 Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Hi Jules Nice to see the subtle changes at Mayshill . You're right about not noticing where the time goes between posts! The water tower looks great, much better than mine! That last picture of the Prairie is a cracker too. Regards Les 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted November 2, 2015 Author Share Posted November 2, 2015 Thanks for the likes and comments. I had hoped the railway room would still get the morning sun, but it seems it just misses it! Probably reduces the glare a bit though. I will try and add some more photos soon. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffnut Thorston Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Hi Jules. The Ratio water tower/crane is a good complete kit. I decided on the flat top style for Ffrwd Locks, as it seemed to be a bit tall for the surroundings with the cone on top! Possibly the narrow baseboard effect caused the illusion? My example.... There was an example at a station now part of the Bala Lake Narrow Gauge Railway that was very well weathered, according to a photo in a book. The fire devil was under the tank, and the tank was covered in black soot! 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted November 3, 2015 Author Share Posted November 3, 2015 Nice pictures of your tank Sarah. I had meant to apply a bit of weathering to mine before fitting it in place, but got a bit carried away and installed it in place without it! I know what you mean about the conical top making it look rather tall for the surroundings, but thought it would be a bit different to a flat topped one. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wigancg Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Jules and Sarah, Your water towers are splendid! Seeing the two different types in use in different contexts is great! I actually examined the one at Buckfastleigh station last week and the brazier there is pointing underneath the tank rather than the arm, along with lashings of black soot too. I must pull out the weathering powders to add a bit more to the one here on Berry Pomeroy. Chris 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffnut Thorston Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Ratio did really make a good kit with this one. It contains two tops, so giving the option of a "typical" GWR style (Coned Top) or a more "generic" flat-topped design, all in the one kit. The etched parts, ladder, operating "chains", level indicator, and legs, etc. for the Fire Devil are far better than platic parts could be, whilst remaining strong enough. I dare say that the kit-bashers have possibly made some interesting models using the parts too! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jules Posted December 28, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 28, 2015 A belated Happy Christmas (and New Year) to anyone who peruses this thread! I thought it was time for a brief Mayshill update. Nothing spectacular, just a bit of loco livery updates. In many of the pictures seen previously in this thread, one of the prairie and one of the pannier tanks had G W R on the tanks. As I am attempting to model pre-war GWR, I thought it was about time I replaced the GWR with something more appropriate. So out came the thinners and cocktail stick to remove the old logo and replace with Great Western from the HMRS pressfix transfers. This is the prairie in its original scheme (and one of my favourite pictures), and here is the rebranded loco. I was attempting to replicate the previous picture, but haven't quite got the angle right. This is the pannier - I have also rebranded the 64xx, but this time it had the roundel. I believe the top feed should not be present, but I can live with that. The photos do show that the green as been slightly polished where the previous paint was removed, but it is not quite as visible to the eye, especially as it is usually operated under artificial light. Overall, I am fairly pleased with the results given that these are my first attempts at livery change. 24 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Looking good Jules, some great pics. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Job's Modelling Posted December 28, 2015 Share Posted December 28, 2015 Always nice to see some pictures of your layout. Best wishes for 2016. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mikkel Posted December 28, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 28, 2015 Hi Jules, and a happy xmas to you too! Nice re-livery job, the fully spelled out lettering does suit the tanks well, I think. Nice sandwich with the 64xx! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 Thanks for the 'likes' and comments. A few more pics of some activity at Mayshill. The autotrain departs (both of these coaches need to be updated with separate handrails etc) The next train to arrive is the morning goods, hauled by pannier 3715 Running round the train Waiting to enter the yard where the open wagons are removed from the goods shed road and placed in the long siding allowing the box vans to be removed and then placed at the front of the open wagons The departing wagons are coupled to the brake van and then...(see the next post!) 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jules Posted December 29, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 29, 2015 ...continued The completed train is placed in the loop The pannier then attaches to the newly arrived wagons, and tops up its tanks at the same time The box vans are placed in the goods shed and the open wagons in the long siding 3715 then runs into the loop and awaits departure. 3715 is waiting for 4612 to arrive with a milk train Crossing Frog Lane Rounding the curve by the dairy Panniers pass 3715 then departs, glimpsed through some trees more to follow... 24 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jules Posted December 29, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 29, 2015 ...continued 4612 removes the cattle wagons from the cattle dock then removes the loaded milks wagon and vans from the dairy then places the empty tanks and wagon into the dairy siding before pulling the cattle wagons and loaded milk train into the station to enable 4612 to run round, seems to have been caught on camera by an early drone! The train departing and about to cross Frog Lane crossing leaving Mayshill to resume its slumbers Hope they are of interest 29 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wigancg Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Hi Jules, Hello again, Lovely photos here in your updates today. Did you receive some new wagons for Christmas too? Best wishes for the new year, Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Hi Jules, some superb pics of a superb Layout, thanks for sharing them with us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted December 29, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 29, 2015 Great pics. Very atmospheric layout. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David C Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 It is possible to cut down the Ratio tank - this is what I did on Woodstowe. Its a while since I did this, but I think I cut sections off the support pillar and the tank itself which allowed me to keep the conical top without the whole structure being too overpowering. There is a drawing in Stephen Williams' "Modelling Great Western Branchlines" series (volume 2, I think) which shows the Ratio tank is either considerably overscale or a model of a larger version. Did the prototypes come in different sizes? I've been enjoying your thread for some years now - its a nice model. There is a Mays Hill Road about 1/2 a mile away from where Woodstowe is located - its ex London Chatham and Dover territory, though! Regards David C 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted December 29, 2015 Author Share Posted December 29, 2015 Thanks for the likes and comments! Chris - for once there were no new wagons, or anything model related for Christmas. The first time in many years! David, that is a lovely picture and I agree it does make the tank look a lot less over-powering. I think it might be quite difficult to modify the existing tank, but it could be a candidate for replacing if I run out of other things to do! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CourthsVeil Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 ...continued ... Hope they are of interest Of course your pictures are of interest, Jules ! Thanks again for sharing them. Armin 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Bogie Posted December 29, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 29, 2015 Great stuff - really enjoyed the new pics. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn1 Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Lovely set of pictures Jules. I do like the operational details. The layout is looking better than ever. Les 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted January 3, 2016 Author Share Posted January 3, 2016 (edited) A little New Year update. A long time ago, the goods yard weigh bridge was put in place, but the one thing that was missing was a barrier along the edge of the weigh table. This has now finally be rectified! The main reason it has been done is that I had a spare bit of rail left over from the new fiddle yard. The other minor update is to finally create some permanent coal bins and coal heaps. The previously loosely placed bins were the Peco plastic bins, one dating back to one of my childhood layouts! The replacement is from Wills, as are the coal sacks. The coal is from lumps picked up from Alnmouth beach. Edited November 7, 2022 by Jules Images lost - not on HDD 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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