RMweb Gold Tony Teague Posted March 19, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 19, 2020 They look excellent! I remember Swanley station in the mid-'60's - looking good. Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greengiant Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 15 hours ago, Tony Teague said: They look excellent! I remember Swanley station in the mid-'60's - looking good. Tony Thank you, very kind to say so. I am enjoying the process and looking forward to doing the large over bridge section. Martin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Geep7 Posted March 20, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 20, 2020 (edited) Excellent work so far. I may have missed this, but what paint have you used for the concrete panels on the stairs? They look very effective. Edited March 20, 2020 by Geep7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greengiant Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 5 hours ago, Geep7 said: Excellent work so far. I may have missed this, but what paint have you used for the concrete panels on the stairs? They look very effective. Thank you. The base colour is Vallejo 71027 which I think I added a drop of their concrete colour as well. For the streaking I used a combination of MIG Oilbrusher Starship Filth and Rust, with other bits using WHSmith water colour pencils. I generally mix the colours on the fly as I go along until i think they look about right, rarely use a colour straight out of the bottle. Martin 5 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Greengiant Posted March 27, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 27, 2020 With our model railway club in lock down, we took early precautions on this and members took baseboards and projects home so they could be worked on in isolation, that way we can keep progress going with the layout. The latest piece to be completed is the rear gardens for the houses that back onto the station. Martin 14 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mopar Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 Just found this layout. Swanley is my local station and I have to say you have captured it very well indeed. The buildings are excellent, the footbridge especially so. Will you be modelling the trees on the embankments opposite platforms 1 and 4? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greengiant Posted June 7, 2020 Author Share Posted June 7, 2020 10 minutes ago, mopar said: Just found this layout. Swanley is my local station and I have to say you have captured it very well indeed. The buildings are excellent, the footbridge especially so. Will you be modelling the trees on the embankments opposite platforms 1 and 4? Thank you and me to, which is why I first drew up the concept. Yes the embankments and trees are to be modelled. Currently modelling some of the industrial units along Station Approach. Martin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddy water Posted September 28, 2021 Share Posted September 28, 2021 Just a few photos of some progress 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddy water Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddy water Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 (edited) Signal gantry at London end. Edited October 25, 2021 by muddy water Photo 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greengiant Posted October 30, 2021 Author Share Posted October 30, 2021 I have at last got round to making the final version of the overbridge. First I drew it up as a main base unit for the strength using Adobe Illustrator with the sides as decoration, this way any slot and tab construction is hidden. The Illustrator file I then import into Lightburn and use this to drive the laser cutter. Windows are yet to be finalised in this version of the drawing. This is the main beam unit being assembled, the ribs are there under the floor on the real thing, but in reality on the layout they are unlikely to be seen unless you are kneeling on the floor looking up at the layout, but they do also help make the structure rigid. I had to make the floor in two units because my laser bed is not big enough to do it in one unit. The main unit test fitted to the step units. The windows I am cutting out in a new material to me, that of Polybak, a resin board. This window is cut from 0.6mm Polybak, I have some 0.9mm in stock as well to try. So far very impressed with how clean it cuts, the thinner bars are 1mm thick, I will try 0.5mm to see if I can get away with it, 0.6mm may be better though. ...to be continued. Martin 12 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Greengiant Posted November 7, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 7, 2021 (edited) I have now cut all the windows for the overbridge, I cut them from two layers of 0.6mm PolyBak. The main roof panels were cut from 2mm MDF and skinned in 0.6mm PolyBak in a wing rib type construction. In place on the layout when we had a test running session on Saturday. I am undecided on wether to leave it floating in mid air or build part of a retaining pillar where it in real like meets the opposite bank of the cutting, but our layout is not wide enough to accommodate the top of the cutting. One thing I will do that I had not originally planned to do, is add interior lighting having seen the station buildings on the platform lit up for the first time. An overall view of the layout showing the righthand boards with extra vegetation on that will eventually be done on the other boards. The curved back scene boards are yet to be acquired, which having tested some, will be 3mm Foamex sheet. The curtains for the layout worked well with the magnetic clamps we laser cut and 3D printed, it made putting up and taking down the curtain a quick job. The fiddleyard with plenty of storage space. Basically four loops with three storage roads each and a couple share an extra road. We have two mimic panels and after operating for a while decided on two handsets for each loop mounted in pairs either side of the mimic panels will be our best option. One of the mimic panels that shows point setting routes and train detection positions. We are using MERG controllers, held in our 3D printed holders. Some photos from the running session. Martin Edited November 7, 2021 by Greengiant 19 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Budgie Posted November 10, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 10, 2021 On 07/11/2021 at 16:57, Greengiant said: I have now cut all the windows for the overbridge, I cut them from two layers of 0.6mm PolyBak. I am undecided on wether to leave it floating in mid air or build part of a retaining pillar where it in real like meets the opposite bank of the cutting, but our layout is not wide enough to accommodate the top of the cutting. Could you use a transparent rectangle of acrylic or other plastic to support the end of it? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37Oban Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Hi, the end of the overbridge will need some form of support. If left like this it will, inevitably, get caught on something an possibly cause some serious damage to it! Better safe than sorry, even if it's not quite prototypically correct! Roja Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddy water Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 (edited) Edited December 17, 2021 by muddy water 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greengiant Posted January 11, 2022 Author Share Posted January 11, 2022 Overbridge roofing needing a fixing method that left access should we need to repair the lighting. So I made some fixing plates up from brass. Plus roof bolts which double as pillars, these made from ally tube and BA bolt threading I had in the spares box. The plates fitted before the outer roofing is finally fixed. The roof can now be removed by undoing the nuts under the floor. Roof bolted down. Martin 5 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Greengiant Posted January 11, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 11, 2022 I wanted a nice flat finish to the windows so I used glass microscope slide cover strips. These are easily cut using a scribe and then snapping. I think the end result was worth it. I have also started on the weathering of the steel sides. Not living far from the prototype means getting reference is easy enough. I used MiG Oilbrushers and Ak Interactive weathering pencils. The pencils work best when sharp, but I do not waste the shavings, they can be mixed with water to make washes. I used an iPad to display the photos while I was doing the weathering. Some WIP photos. Finally in place on the layout. Martin 16 12 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddy water Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 https://fb.me/e/4CRdPqYht 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddy water Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 (edited) Swanley Junction will be appearing at the Orpington and District Model Railway Society show. Edited April 29, 2022 by muddy water Wrong details 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Storey Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 I have only just found this (again). A fantastic layout and so good to see a BR Southern Electric depiction, so well done. I was familiar with Swanley in the 80's, although I never actually worked there but changed trains there many times. You have got it so right, it is outstanding. Just hoping for more pics?? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted April 29, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 29, 2022 35 minutes ago, Mike Storey said: I have only just found this (again). A fantastic layout and so good to see a BR Southern Electric depiction, so well done. I was familiar with Swanley in the 80's, although I never actually worked there but changed trains there many times. You have got it so right, it is outstanding. Just hoping for more pics?? I'm sure it helps that at least one of the team involved is a former colleague from Beckenham Control. No shortage of understanding about the train operating through this busy junction. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddy water Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Detail of our upcoming exhibition! We will try to get some more photos! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddy water Posted May 6, 2022 Share Posted May 6, 2022 Checks are being carried out using a MPV before our coming up exhibition. Probably some route learning! 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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muddy water Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 Exhibition day one! The normal pre-exhibition rush has paid off. Transformation of basic scenery to active life has occurred. After we worked out which trains liked which routes through the fiddle yard and scenic layout, things were running pretty good! We knew that Lima and Hornby class 73 locomotives would catch on the third rail, with the moulded sanding pipes on the bogies. So these were removed for trouble free running. Various vehicles were placed around the layout. I soon ran out of them! I am sure we could put 50 and still not have it look crowded. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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