arff999 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Hi Graham The layout is looking great keep up the good work those buildings are coming along nicely. Think I may have missed you over the week end hope you had a good show John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arff999 Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Thinks we need a joining plate to link the 2 layouts together for a show in the future JOHN Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincoln40a Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 Well after 3 months of concentrating on building's , this last week I've had a change and started on the trackwork for the GC warehouse , this will will form part of the release crossover nearest the warehouse a righthand point will be added onto the right end to allow a link to the loco facilties as in the prototype. Graham Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincoln40a Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 Evening all recommenced track laying today into the GC warehouse , next job is to lay the link to the shed , l think this was laid by the LNER when the new turntable was installed during ww2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincoln40a Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 Progress slowing down a bit as the gardening season starts to pick up, l have managed to glue down the second pair of tracks into the shed . Next job droppers and the bus . Graham Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincoln40a Posted April 2, 2015 Author Share Posted April 2, 2015 Busy day today grass cutting, then home to cut ours ! Couldn't resist doing something to the layout before dinner so I've stuck down the track leading to the turntable. Graham Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincoln40a Posted April 12, 2015 Author Share Posted April 12, 2015 Afternoon everyone not much done this week as work and grandad duties have took priority. The only thing I have done is lay some charcoal colour card to represent the concrete floor of the shed. I will soon be removing the warehouse / turntable board to the workshop so l can start on the ground scenics and wiring. So one last shot of that end.for a while plus a shot of the West Holmes end in its current state. Graham Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincoln40a Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share Posted June 3, 2015 Well summer is nearly apon us and modeling time has just about fizzled out as the gardening season builds up , i have been experimenting with ash ballast, this is the ash from our cast iron stove its mostly coal with a bit of wood ash and as we burn coal briquettes a large percentage of cement !My method is to spray diluted pva over the selected area and then the ash is applied using a normal kitchen sieve the area is then sprayed again untill thoroughly wetted, after 24 hrs it seams to be fixed. Graham Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincoln40a Posted January 11, 2016 Author Share Posted January 11, 2016 Well 8 month's have past since l last posted and unfortunately no progress to report. The gardening season came and went but swmbo decided it was time to renovate the living and dining room .so back in July we started hacking off the wall plaster in both room's this spare time work took till October ! Next came the task of installing a tanking membrane to the walls, this entailed driling a total of 900, 8mm holes ,100 mm deep and attaching the membrane with plastic plugs hammered in, by December the original electrics were severed and made safe and a new ring main installed. The week before Christmas our plasterer came ,boarded and skimmed both rooms.Today the electrician has moved all the feeds across to a new consumer unit, Over Christmas ive sealed and emulsioned the new plaster 3 times , fitted new radiators and im now in the process of piping these up. Thankfully we have a stove and its been a mild winter so far. Next job is a new wooden floor ! For those of you still with me , ive been given permission to post this photo that was on ebay it shows a J6 against the south side of the mess /offices built in the 1950s. hopefully l can get going on the layout again later in the yaer. Graham Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincoln40a Posted October 3, 2016 Author Share Posted October 3, 2016 Very sorry to report that 50% of the layout was destroyed by fire yesterday . We were woken by a passing motorist at 7 am yesterday morning as our main outbuilding was going up in flames , a fire had started during the night in an aluminium container belonging to our neighbours that was sited in the gap between ours and their outbuilding, the sections lost are GCR Warehouse section , the West Holmes junction end and the BR goods shed section , the model buildings and turntable well were lookily in the house, along with the layout , 6 vintage stationary petrol engines 1 MF 35 tractor and 45 yrs of accumulated tooling were lost. l very much doubt this layout now will ever come to fruition l think a down size is the way forward, but if anyone is interested in taking over the project i'm open to offers, if not l will salvidge the track for a smaller project. one 27ft x 13ft ,a 8x6 shed and 1/3 of our 60 ft x 13ft outbuilding were completely destroyed !! I can't go into too much detail about how it started, but there had been a heavy load on our neighbours electrics and a strange smell in the air , our neighbours, outbuilding was also lost along with 4 cars and a JCB , 4 fire engines were in attendance for much of the day all this followed 3 males being aprehended outside early Saturday evening. Graham . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrg1 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Very sorry to report that 50% of the layout was destroyed by fire yesterday . We were woken by a passing motorist at 7 am yesterday morning as our main outbuilding was going up in flames , a fire had started during the night in an aluminium container belonging to our neighbours that was sited in the gap between ours and their outbuilding, the sections lost are GCR Warehouse section , the West Holmes junction end and the BR goods shed section , the model buildings and turntable well were lookily in the house, along with the layout , 6 vintage stationary petrol engines 1 MF 35 tractor and 45 yrs of accumulated tooling were lost. l very much doubt this layout now will ever come to fruition l think a down size is the way forward, but if anyone is interested in taking over the project i'm open to offers, if not l will salvidge the track for a smaller project. one 27ft x 13ft ,a 8x6 shed and 1/3 of our 60 ft x 13ft outbuilding were completely destroyed !! I can't go into too much detail about how it started, but there had been a heavy load on our neighbours electrics and a strange smell in the air , our neighbours, outbuilding was also lost along with 4 cars and a JCB , 4 fire engines were in attendance for much of the day all this followed 3 males being aprehended outside early Saturday evening. Graham . Graham, Very sorry to hear that your layout has been badly damaged. This was one of my favourite subjects on RmWeb-I lived in Lincoln for many years, and I followed your posts assiduously. I have been researching the railways of Lincolnshire for many years, and your project brought back many memories of what Holmes Yard was like when I first lived in the city. Apart from that, as an engineer, I can appreciate the loss of equipment and tools as a severe blow. I trust that you will get over this-I would certainly consider taking over the project; living in Australia mitigates against this. My sympathies, and Best Wishes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dava Posted October 3, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 3, 2016 Very sorry to hear about this catastrophe & all your work on this unique project being lost. I worked across the road from the GC Warehouse & always was interested in the progress. Sounds like some exotic cultivation may have been occurring next door....? Dava Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyewipe Jct Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Terrible news Graham Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedders Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Terrible news, but you've shown the standard you can produce, I hope you take the chance to make it even better Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welly Posted October 4, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 4, 2016 Oh dear! That is an awful shame, particularly that you have lost quite a few other things as well. I do hope you get adequate compensation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincoln40a Posted October 4, 2016 Author Share Posted October 4, 2016 Many thanks for all you're friendjy support, the loss adjuster seems to think i am under insured for what we've lost . Its just over half the value of our contents cover, but should be ok with the rebuilding of the structures. Insurance fire investigator coming tomorrow. Graham Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted October 5, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 5, 2016 A bit of a lesson for us all here. Lofts, sheds, outbuildings containing model railways and other stuff of course; is the Insurance up to it or even valid in some cases (like my loft for example)? What a horrible time for you and yours. All the very best for the future. Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troublesome Trucks Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Really sorry to hear your news.I hope in time you will be able to build something again which you can share with us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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