RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted October 19, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 19, 2020 2 hours ago, TheLaird said: So no obituary you will be pleased to know, just some pics of the weathered canopy. Hopefully will soon have some pics with trains in the platform. I'm going to be very naughty and suggest that as you can't see through them any more there wasn't much point making them transparent in the first place... 3 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 3 hours ago, TheLaird said: So no obituary you will be pleased to know, just some pics of the weathered canopy. Hopefully will soon have some pics with trains in the platform. Looks great 1 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLaird Posted October 24, 2020 Author Share Posted October 24, 2020 On 19/10/2020 at 22:22, St Enodoc said: I'm going to be very naughty and suggest that as you can't see through them any more there wasn't much point making them transparent in the first place... With tongue firmly planted in cheek as well I suspect St E! However, I did consider early on making them from plasticard and weathering so they were completely blanked out. John E. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLaird Posted October 24, 2020 Author Share Posted October 24, 2020 On 19/10/2020 at 20:22, Dave Holt said: You could probably go a bit heavier with the weathering. My recollection of such glazed areas in steam days was that the glass was completely opaque. Are the other platforms due to have canopies eventually? Dave, the other platforms will have canopies in due course but I am working along the rear of the layout first whilst I have the back scene and FY removed. Agreed on the weathering but it will have to do for now. One of the down sides to building a large layout single handed is that you cannot concentrate too much on single aspects otherwise nothing else gets done, so time to move on to the next task. I did study quite a lot of photos to decide on the level of weathering and it is noticeable that at some stages the canopy must have been cleaned. I suspect that this would coincide with repainting which must have occurred soon after the NE Region took over control and wished to demonstrate the new regime with their colour scheme. It also looks to have been cleaned around 63ish. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheLaird Posted October 24, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 24, 2020 So as I said, time to move on to the next task which is the carriage sidings, buffer stops, access platforms and ballasting! The access platforms are cut on the laser in three parts, the base, concrete stools and planked top. I assembled and painted the bases and stools so they could be fitted first. The top planking will be added after ballasting. Stools being glued to the base strips. Some stools are cut down for the end ramps. Underlay cut away and the base strips being fitted. The pins hold the strips to shape as there is a very slight curve. Ballasting in progress. The end result after preliminary colouring of the ballast. The planking is just laid in place and needs colouring. 36 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted October 24, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 24, 2020 Clever, accomplished modellers. Pah! Mike. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippindoo Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 (edited) As an ex Leeds Driver, (31 years), I've walked beneath that canopy so many times. Phenomenal modelling! Edited October 24, 2020 by pippindoo Sp 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 4 hours ago, TheLaird said: So as I said, time to move on to the next task which is the carriage sidings, buffer stops...... Including the one on 'my' headshunt yet ? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 (edited) The layout (I think it goes beyond layout) is amazing Edited October 24, 2020 by danstercivicman 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheLaird Posted October 28, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 28, 2020 (edited) Having completed (for now) the ballasting and cleaning platforms, I decided to tidy up, put things back together and see if the thing still runs properly. I'm glad to report that all seems well. A couple of quick pics on the iphone to illustrate before moving to the next phase. I may run a few more trains in the meantime! The first train into the completed platform 6 is the Down Waverley, hauled by an old favourite, D95 from the Bradfield days. Alberta has backed on to the other end of the train to take the Waverley forward via the S&C to Carlisle and Edinburgh. Some better shots may follow! And yes I do know it's the wrong formation, it is in fact the TCE stock as the correct formation has not been delivered yet!! Edited October 28, 2020 by TheLaird 41 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 (edited) Looking good John; the layout that is Edited October 28, 2020 by leopardml2341 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 16 minutes ago, TheLaird said: And yes I do know it's the wrong formation, it is in fact the TCE stock as the correct formation has not been delivered yet!! If the 'correct formation' is an additional rake, the South Fiddle Yard will become VERY crowded indeed........ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Amazing Simply stunning! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leander Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 4 hours ago, TheLaird said: And yes I do know it's the wrong formation, it is in fact the TCE stock as the correct formation has not been delivered yet!! Better get my finger out then! I thought you'd be more concerned about the North FY Andy. There's usually at least one spare road in the SFY which will be needed as the Waverley set will virtually 'live' there for most of the day. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 15 hours ago, Leander said: Better get my finger out then! I thought you'd be more concerned about the North FY Andy. There's usually at least one spare road in the SFY which will be needed as the Waverley set will virtually 'live' there for most of the day. Haven't done the North FY Berthing yet, but whilst I agree that there is some capacity in SFY, that's needed for arrival/shunts so sticking a train in there all day 'will' b*gger it up. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leander Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 2 hours ago, leopardml2341 said: Haven't done the North FY Berthing yet, but whilst I agree that there is some capacity in SFY, that's needed for arrival/shunts so sticking a train in there all day 'will' b*gger it up. Storing fewer BGs and other parcels vans in there would help IMHO. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithHC Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 21 minutes ago, Leander said: Storing fewer BGs and other parcels vans in there would help IMHO. You just need a bigger shed.......... Keith 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted October 29, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Leander said: Storing fewer BGs and other parcels vans in there would help IMHO. Can't have too much NPCCS, the passenger coaches need to go! Mike. 2 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 3 hours ago, Leander said: Storing fewer BGs and other parcels vans in there would help IMHO. Where do you suggest they go then Pete? - Polite answers only 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted October 29, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 29, 2020 You could have one road in the storage yard as a removable cassette, then you could swap little used stock out and back in again as required without handling. That way you can free up a storage road anytime and still maximise the FY usage. Regards Lez. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted October 29, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 29, 2020 52 minutes ago, lezz01 said: You could have one road in the storage yard as a removable cassette, then you could swap little used stock out and back in again as required without handling. That way you can free up a storage road anytime and still maximise the FY usage. Regards Lez. And indeed, you can load a cassette, send the stock to the layout, then load it some more, and just keep sending NPCS until the station overflows... 2 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted October 29, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 29, 2020 well if you fill it with Parcels stock, remove a few of the tracks and .. just like how it was when I first saw it in the mid 1970s... Baz 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted October 30, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 30, 2020 4 hours ago, Barry O said: well if you fill it with Parcels stock, remove a few of the tracks and .. just like how it was when I first saw it in the mid 1970s… Ah. You mean, interesting? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted October 30, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 30, 2020 (edited) You could always have one of those vertical fiddle yards that moves up and down in place of one or more roads in the existing one. Our village baguette machine has a similar system inside. Jamie Edited October 30, 2020 by jamie92208 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted October 30, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 30, 2020 11 hours ago, Barry O said: well if you fill it with Parcels stock, remove a few of the tracks and .. just like how it was when I first saw it in the mid 1970s... Baz 6 hours ago, Regularity said: Ah. You mean, interesting? Apologies if you didn't mean interesting in a slightly sarcastic way, but on my visits to Leeds as a trainspotter in the 60'/70's, I always thought what was going on in the parcels area was more interesting than the main station area. A couple of 203HP shunters scuttling about re-arranging things, a loco or two stood at the top end of the sidings waiting to take a parcels train out and a couple of arrivals/departures happening too. I blame Leeds for starting my NPCCS fetish! When this layout is completed Mr Laird, it will so much easier for you to build another one based on Leeds PCS in it's later guise! Mike. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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