The Great Bear Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Looks good, Jules. Is this practise for a signal box (or ground frame) at the station? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted November 29, 2012 Author Share Posted November 29, 2012 Hi Jon I am intending putting a small signal box at the station, so it could be considered practice! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted December 1, 2012 Author Share Posted December 1, 2012 (edited) Just a few pics to show a bit of progress. First up, a couple showing the (incomplete) signal cabin in its intended position (I forgot to paint the door, so I am waiting for that to dry before fitting it and doing the roof and barge boards!). The road is just painted to give an idea of the position, it isn't the final colour! Next up, some pics of the landscaping performed so far - looking more like a badly iced Christmas cake than rolling fields! Before I do much more on this, I need to paint the track and do the dreaded ballasting - not looking forward to that! Looking from the old layout to the new part, hopefully it will all blend in, with some shrubbery to hide the baseboard join edit - just noticed the nasty wrinkles in the backscene - rather annoying Edited November 7, 2022 by Jules Images lost - not on HDD 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
devondynosoar118 Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 Well done. The camera always finds something the eye missed. Looks like the new bit is going to be as good as the completed section. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fender Posted December 2, 2012 Share Posted December 2, 2012 I've really enjoyed looking through this. good job. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn1 Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Hi Jules Looking good - I like the views from the station end. I think that backscene will blend in nicely, I'm sure you can 'iron out' the wrinkles! I just know that the view over the crossing will be great, looking forward to seeing it! Les Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted December 3, 2012 Author Share Posted December 3, 2012 Thank you all for the kind words and encouragement, and all the 'likes' - it's nice to know I'm not wasting bandwidth uploading the photos! Les, I have an image in my mind as to how the level crossing should look - I've just got to put it into practice! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted December 16, 2012 Author Share Posted December 16, 2012 (edited) A bit of progress to report... I have got most of the basic landscape in place, with a first general covering of green stuff. The corner by the level crossing is beginning to take shape, the crossing gates, gatekeepers gate and hedging are in place. I had hoped to have the lineside fence from the crossing to the entrance to the fiddle yard finished, but what I thought was the correct fencing in my bits box wasn't, so I need to purchase another few packs before I can continue. I have left a largish empty space where the dairy is to be, as I haven't finalised what exactly the finished building and environs will be be, so the baseboard has just been given a splash of green to make it a bit less obvious. Anyway, here are a few pics to illustrate, I think I will either have to replace the backscene or hide it with a lot of trees! Edited November 7, 2022 by Jules 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev_Lewis Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Crikey! If that's a little bit of progress I dare not imagine what you call a lot. I really like the feeling of space you've created. How do you plan to hide the hole in the backscene? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
devondynosoar118 Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Given the high standard of the rest, I would re do the back scene. Stuff in front looks great. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted December 16, 2012 Author Share Posted December 16, 2012 Thank you all for the comments and 'likes'. I hope to hide the hole in the backscene with a tree on the far side, and on this side I am planing to put a cottage type building (maybe the crossing keepers abode?). I wasn't sure whether to use a bridge as before, but thought I would try something different. Also, should I decide to go further round the bend (creating a U shaped layout), I thought it would be easier to extend. I think I might try to get the air bubbles out of the backscene as an initial attempt to improve it, the pictures back it look worse than the eye (although that might just be my dodgy eyes). 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev_Lewis Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 I hope to hide the hole in the backscene with a tree on the far side, and on this side I am planing to put a cottage type building (maybe the crossing keepers abode?). I wasn't sure whether to use a bridge as before, but thought I would try something different. Also, should I decide to go further round the bend (creating a U shaped layout), I thought it would be easier to extend. Good thinking. That will definately make it easier for you to carry on entending. Keep up the great work! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted December 23, 2012 Author Share Posted December 23, 2012 (edited) No progress on the extension but in a previous post I mentioned the 14xx + autocoach should make a return...so here it is! I spent yesterday afternoon and a bit this morning fitting the Gibson wheels (always fit the crankpins before fitting the wheels to the axles!). I had a few things to overcome, new bushes needed fitting to the old connecting rods, disconnected wire from the keeper plate to the motor, the usual sort of things that turn a 'five minute job' into several hours! Anyway, it is back up and running, well sort of. Occasionally the gears stop meshing and it just sits there with the motor running! I can't see anything obviously wrong, except maybe the wire to the motor might be trapped and pushing the keeper plate down a tiny bit which is enough to give the axle too much slop. I've had enough of removing and refitting that keeper plate - so that can be delayed until after Christmas sometime (along with adding balance weights, painting the whel rims etc). I also had to make a solid bar to couple loco and coach. Before the extension, it was just a straight run from fiddle yard to station, so the screw coupling was fine, however, now there is a curve (a bit sharper than I would have liked), that coupling was no good. I did try a bit of brass wire, but that didn't really work either, so a solid brass link is what currently joins them. Seems to do the trick! A couple of snaps to show the new wheels! Happy Christmas and thank you to all of you who have commented and 'liked', it's much appreciated. Edited November 7, 2022 by Jules Images lost - not on HDD 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn1 Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Hi Jules, and Happy Christmas! Great to see the auto train back, you may be right about the trapped wire - there's not a lot room in one of those! Regards, Les Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mikkel Posted December 23, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 23, 2012 Hi Jules, really nice work on the area by the level crossing. It just looks real, somehow. Those bubbles in the backscene must be a real pain! I suppose the question is whether you notice it yourself or not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold nickwood Posted December 23, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 23, 2012 Hi Jules, and Merry Christmas Personally I think the backscene as it stands detracts from your excellent modelling. Apart from the bubbles, I hadn't noticed before but the backscene appears to be showing a winter / early spring scene with no leaves on the trees. I would redo it and if you can take the opportunity to get a similar one that is set in late spring / summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 (edited) All the crummy weather over Christmas has given me a chance to start making the dairy building (rather than finishing off the level crossing corner, sorting the backscenec etc...!). I think I mentioned in an earlier post that I was intending to use a couple of Dapol engine sheds hacked together to create some form of industrial type building, so here is the result. It is still work in progress, but as there was a glimmer of a yellow thing in the sky, I thought I would take a couple of piccies. The building is basically one and a half engine sheds end to end, which gives a similar length to the mocked up build, although it is a bit narrower. I did away with the raised 'smoke vents' of the engine shed, so will now need to source some roof vents from somewhere. The roof needs finishing and painting, and a canopy to go over the loading bay and track, plus drain pipes, a few signs etc. The middle bay had the window cut out to create an opening with the shed doors cut down to represent sliding doors into the dairy. So here are a couple of pics of it on the workbench and temporarily placed in position to give an idea of the end result. Edited November 7, 2022 by Jules 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ChrisN Posted January 1, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 1, 2013 That is a clever piece of lateral thinking to see a dairy in an engine shed. The result looks excellent too! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 (edited) I've made some progress with the dairy - it is now basically complete, apart from some vents on the roof. Before setting it in place, I need to make the drainage channel insert for the track under the canopy, and sort out the area around the back and side of the building, as well as the fencing around the site. Here are a few pics of it plonked in place - I am quite pleased with the end result. I had hoped to make some more progress this weekend, but knackering my back has put paid to that idea! Edited November 7, 2022 by Jules 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Bear Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 I am quite pleased with the end result.As you should be... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn1 Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Comming on very nicely Jules! I like the canopy. That chap on the platform looks a lot like the one sorting the churns at my place! Hope the back gets better soon! Les Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium M.I.B Posted January 12, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 12, 2013 Loving the creamery Jules. Well done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cary hill Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 That dairy is a cracking and imaginative use of the venerable Airfix Engine Shed (c1960 ?) mouldings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted January 18, 2013 Author Share Posted January 18, 2013 Thank you all for your kind comments and 'likes' about the 'engine shed come dairy'! The current offering from Dapol is made of rather a soft plastic (I think they claim it is recycled - whether that is relevant on not, I do not know) which is both good and bad : good because it is easy to cut and file, bad because it is a bit bendy (from the bag most parts needed straightening) and there is quite a lot of flash. Still, it adds to the fun! Also, given the age of the molds I suppose you cannot complain too much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted February 1, 2013 Author Share Posted February 1, 2013 I am making some (slow) progress on the extension! I have finally got hold of some Ratio GW fencing, so the first bits to go in were behind the crossing keepers box. I added a trespass sign, and a bike leaning against it. The geeza leaning against the gate is a temporary feature - I use him to check heights etc! I have also been doing a bit on the dairy corner, adding the concrete drainage channel (made up from bits of plasticard, built up the ground level, added some fencing etc. The gate is just temporarily placed so I can determine where the rest of the fencing needs to go. Still lots to do, but it's looking a little less bare 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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