Mayshill - GWR

[Jules]

The Mink D is about the only thing I have built this year.

 

 Unfortunately it is a bit wobbly due to a bit of a build issue.  It runs, but does occasionally de-rail over point work.  I think it will either have to be replaced, or hack the running gear to spring one of the axles.  Nothings going to happen very quickly though...

[Jules]

A brief update to drag this thread back from the depths...

 

I've done absolutely nothing to the layout this year, apart from squeeze in some operating sessions.  The only constructive thing I have done is to build three wagons, hence this post and pictures!

 

The three wagons in question are a Cooper Craft provender wagon (best CC kit I have built), a SR 8 plank open and a NE 7 plank open, both from Cambrian and both a joy to assemble.

 

So here a couple of snaps to illustrate!

 

Hauled by 5812, they cross Frog Lane crossing

 

 

then round the curve into the station

 

 

5812 takes on water

 

 

And now some other general shots:

I really need to finish the cottage and its surroundings 

 

 

 

a couple of the station

 

 

 

 

Thanks for looking :)

 

 

Edited November 7, 2022 by Jules

[john flann]

Jules, happy to see this is coming back to life.

[Mikkel]

Hi Jules, good to see some photos from Mayhill again. I like that train, those provender wagons really had presence! (8 planks I think?).

 

The field at the curve is a nice touch. 

[Andrew P]

Nice pics Jules, some lovely wagons there as well, thanks for sharing the pics.

[sigtech]

Hello Jules, welcome back- it's nice to see more progress on Mayshill again...

Regards

SIGTECH

(Steve)

Edited October 13, 2014 by sigtech

[Jules]

Thanks for the comments and 'likes'.  I'm hoping that now the dark evenings (and grotty weather) are here, I might get a bit more time to 'do stuff'!

[Jules]

I've had a bit of spare time so I have finally got on and built a kit I was given for Christmas about three (or maybe four) years ago. It was actually one of several kits I had that year, all the others have been built except this one.

 

The kit in question is the Cambrian GW 6 ton hand crane and match truck. Quite a fiddly kit to build, not helped by me making a few mistakes!

 

 

 

The obvious errors are the tool boxes on the crane body should be at the front of the crane body, and the pulley wheel should be further in on the arm.

 

On the match truck the guides on the floor to attach the side frames are too far apart so some packing washers were added to the axle boxes to make the wheels a proper fit.  On the crane, the guide for the side frames are too close together so these needed a bit of packing! The floor heights are different so the coupling hieghts also needed adjusting. 

 

The other kits I had that Christmas can just about be seen in the pics below -

 

 

 

So Mayshill now has a little PW train for variety!

Edited November 7, 2022 by Jules
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[OnTheBranchline]

Will the 52xx make another appearance?

[Jules]

The 52xx is a bit camera shy...I think it feels embarrassed by the short trains it gets to pull

 

 

It actually gets quite a bit of use, it is such a lovely smooth running low speed machine it is a shame not to use it.

[Mikkel]

Will it help if we give it a Special RMweb Clearing to run with a short train? Please?   

[Jules]

 :)

 

As requested, some pics of 5224 on a very short train...

 

 

 

 

After arriving with the shunters truck, the PW wagons are removed from their various resting places

 

 

Apologies for the poor lighting, using a point and shoot in artificial light isn't going to give the best results!

 

Thanks for all the likes and interest

Edited November 7, 2022 by Jules
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[Mikkel]

Thanks Jules, that looks great.

I know it's out of a place but it doesn't really look it, I think. Your excellent modelling helps a lot in making it look believable!

Edited December 9, 2014 by Mikkel

[Garethp8873]

The GWR Loriot W looks good...!! You got any more photos we can see of it? What type of transfers did you use on this wagon?

[Jules]

No more photos of the Loriot W at the moment, I will try and remember to take a couple.

 

The transfers are waterslide from Modelmaster Jacson Evans, number GW301.  The pack has a variety of numbers for a range of GW wagons, opens, minks etc.  The tranfers for the Loriot are actually for a 'P' rather than a 'W', but I I thought they would be better than nothing...

[Jules]

A Happy New Year to anyone who reads this!

 

As per the last few posts, not a lot of time has been available to do much modelling, although I do manage to squeeze in a couple of operating sessions most weeks.

Over Christmas I did manage to add a few details to a Prairie I acquired late last year.  The reason I got it was because it was numbered 4555 and I remember this loco from the Dart Valley railways when I was a nipper.

 

I had already added brass cabside plates, but wanted to add crew, coal and fire-irons.  Disappointingly, when the loco arrived, the front number was printed against the top edge of the buffer beam, rather than in the centre (this can just about be seen in post #365). So that was another task!

 

First pic shows the repositioned front number.  I used Fox transfers for this.

 

 

As I had the body off to add the crew, I thought I would remove the moulded coal and add a new lower shelf so that the coal in the bunker was a bit lower.  This also involved repositioning the the guard for the upper lamp.  The next two pics just about show this compared to my other Prairie that is unaltered.

 

 

The next couple of pics show the fire irons on the tank top, and one of the crew in the cab.  I picked out some of the cab features (regulator, pipes, brake stand, reversing lever) although these are not really seen at normal viewing distances.

 

 

Finally a couple of the loco at work, firstly on a short parcels train,

 

 

and secondly shunting the dairy.

 

 

Thanks for looking

 

 

 

 

[Job's Modelling]

Adding these "small" things to the loco it makes the loco more interesting on your layout.

[Jules]

Time for another update...

 

When I first started building the layout, I couldn't find a suitable goods shed to fit the available space - the Ratio one was a bit too big and the Wills ones not quite right either, so I bought one of the Bachmann scenecraft jobbies as shown below (I can't remember the proper name for it!).  It had been my intention to scratch build a suitable shed, but I never got round to it, and now I have less time for modelling, probably won't in the near future either.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I noticed the Bachmann (again!) had produced a scenecraft goods shed based on Shillingstone goods shed, which seemed about the right size, so I thought with a repaint it should do the job quite nicely.

 

First job was to remove the old goods shed, and cut away the built up ground to accept the new shed.  Fortunately, this was pretty easy, with only a bit of cutting and carving to remove the old ground, and a bit of modelling clay to reshape for the new shape.

 

 

 

A repaint of the door runners, doors, gutters and soffets in dark and light stone was then required.  Unfortunately, I found my light stone had solidified, so those pieces are temporarily 'undercoated' in cream until I can acquire a replacement light stone tin!

 

The pics show it in position, but until the repaint is completed, I will not bed it in properly.

 

 

 

 

 

I'm fairly pleased with how it looks, I don't think it is too overpowering in size and is possibly a bit more in keeping (size wise) for a terminus of this size.

 

 

Edited November 7, 2022 by Jules
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[wigancg]

Hi Jules,

 

I see you managed to purchase one of the Bachmann Scenecraft goods sheds. This looks superb on your layout and not a bit out of place. I really like the detailed stonework on the model too! I see your painting team have made a grand job. Send them over to Berry Pomeroy when they're done - this shed could do with a similar change judging by the photos.

 

Well done indeed!

Chris

[Ruffnut Thorston]

Hi Jules.

 

I agree that the New Goods Shed fits in so well with your station.

 

The first Goods Shed reminded me of my conversion of the Wills Goods Yard Store kit for Ffrwd Locks.

 

I used Wills Brick Sheets to replace the "timber" staging, added two canopies, a door in one end, replaced one window with a larger one from the same kit (It has spare parts from the Wills Signal Box kit included!). The platform was made longer to accomodate a Wills Crane kit.

 

I was inspired by the PECO N Gauge Goods Shed kit which I had a while ago during an N adventure. I wonder why they never made it in OO, it is such a nice design!

 

Link to PECO Shed kit...

 

http://www.peco-uk.com/product.asp?strParents=3309,3310&CAT_ID=3311&P_ID=18263

 

 

 

I made the roof removeable and put a bit of detail inside...

 

 

Edited March 2, 2015 by Sarahagain

[Mikkel]

Hi Jules, good to see an update on Mayshill. It's interesting how the two sheds give a very different appearance to the whole yard.

 

I see you have a pigeon van, they really are very attractive vehicles.

[Unicorn1]

Hi Jules

 

Always good to see Mayshill updates - the shed fits in perfectly. 

 

Les

[Jules]

Thanks for the 'likes' and comments.

 

Chris - I'm sure the painters would take a trip up north, for a fee! It's amazing how changing the colours changes the look of the goods shed, and is a nice quick job to do.

 

Sarah - nice images of your modified Wills shed.  I did consider that kit when I was first looking for something to fill the gap, but thought it a little small for the location.  I guess I could have joined a couple together in some way, maybe next time!  Like you, I often wonder why kits do not span scales, would seem a sensible use of the drawings.

 

Mikkel - the new shed does make that end of the layout look quite different, it's almost like have a new layout for a simple change!  The pigeon van is a lovely vehicle isn't it?  It was originally in maroon for my previous layout, but I repainted it in teak so I could use it on this one.  Must get some transfers for it.  It was also on of the nicest kits to put together, and one of the only long wheel based wagons I have managed to assemble without it rocking.

 

Les - thanks.  Haven't seen any Bishopscombe updates for a while. I hope it is still giving lots of pleasure.

 

Cheers

 

Jules

[60012 Commonwealth of Australia]

Hi Jules,

 

Just spent the last hour or so looking through your thread. Excellent work on the layout.

It would look great as a U shaped layout, with a main line junction at one end and Mayshill at the other. This would be an excuse to run the 52XX , and to have slightly longer passenger trains occasionally.

Keep up the great work!

 

Peter

[Jules]

Peter,

 

Thanks for all the 'likes'!

 

There is potential to extend the layout into a U shape, but I don't think it would ever have a junction at the other end, unfortunately there just isn't enough room.  Apart from giving a bigger and better fiddle yard, there wouldn't be room for much else other than scenery, maybe with a single coach halt.  Whatever it might (or might not) be, it would involve a bit of room re-arranging and a thinning out of my 'library', so nothing will happen quickly!

 

Cheers

 

Jules