JeffP Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Superb figures, I'd love some of 60's period spotters, especially in "bunking the shed/works" poses.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
5050 Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 I don't think my school uniform would fit me these days................... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Must be a few youngsters about who could pose with suitable notebooks? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
5050 Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Must be a few youngsters about who could pose with suitable notebooks? Yes, but what about them wearing grey flannel short trousers, long socks rolled down around the ankles, scuffed black leather shoes, school blazers with patched elbows, school ties, shirts and shrunken school caps? I can't see any kids I know being prepared to do that! Oh, and something like an old gasmask 'bag' to keep the sandwiches and Tizer in. But I do have some old Ian Allan ABC's and a Locolog book they could grasp. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 (edited) I'm sure one or two would pose if offered a tenner. I would have as a lad, for half a crown. Mind, a cheap day child's return to Donny was 2/9d in those days. Looking at those figures again, the tall bloke with the "hairstyle" wouldn't be very believable for a layout set in the 50's or 60's....... Edited September 4, 2015 by JeffP 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RA & FC Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Looking at those figures again, the tall bloke with the "hairstyle" wouldn't be very believable for a layout set in the 50's or 60's....... Your probably right, but I'm a driver on a preserved railway. For anyone modelling that era I'm perfect 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanbuttler Posted September 7, 2015 Author Share Posted September 7, 2015 I'm sure one or two would pose if offered a tenner. I would have as a lad, for half a crown. Mind, a cheap day child's return to Donny was 2/9d in those days. Looking at those figures again, the tall bloke with the "hairstyle" wouldn't be very believable for a layout set in the 50's or 60's....... I'll be redeveloping a few of these poses Jeff for the range proper, these were a first attempt with the Llangollen and SVR lads to see what we could come up with. Much more to come soon! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 LOL, accepted. Looking forward to the newer ones, any idea of prices yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Can I bump this and ask if anything is happening either with the figures or the layout? Thanks. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePurplePrimer Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Those figures look superb - I would love to see some paint on those 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanbuttler Posted September 14, 2016 Author Share Posted September 14, 2016 Can I bump this and ask if anything is happening either with the figures or the layout? Thanks. Hello Jeff! Thanks for persevering with the thread, I can't believe it has been a year since my last update... that time has flown by. So brief update, since I last posted in August 2015 I've been expanding the range, currently stands at about 60 figures now, loco crew, signalmen, modern image crew, railway staff, also loco and tail lamps, signal finials and lots more to come. It has taken 100% of my time, BUT, I am about to start making time to dust of Oswestry and set about working on it again. Next March I'll be giving another CAD beginners course at Missenden Abbey modellers weekends and I'm going to use some aspects of the Works model as examples - that gives me something relevant for the course and also gets things moving! The other plan is to ultimately donate the diorama to the Cambrian Museum at Oswestry, which changes the scope of the project slightly. I'm now minded to model all 12 roads again, along with the machine shop. The model will have a see-thru roof and see-thru south east elevation. A working traverser with the arduino may have to come later (probably much later!). I'm probably getting too far ahead of myself, considering nothing has moved for getting on for 2 years, but I also fancy a much smaller footprint 7mm version, say 3 roads worth of the erecting shop, to model to a much higher level of detail. We'll see - the priority though is to get the 4mm version built. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanbuttler Posted September 14, 2016 Author Share Posted September 14, 2016 Errr wow. Any chance of doing S&T figures? A signalman holding out the staff/tablet pouch, walking back from exchange, working the frame, working the instruments, stood at the box door etc. A lampman or maintainer at work or acknowledging traffic, lookout man, p-way work gang etcetc. I too like the idea of figures capable of standing up to close up viewing for cameo images. Hey Steve, did you ever see these Only taken me a year! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Great to hear that Oswestry is going to move forward again, I can identify with other stuff getting in the way too, LOL The figures really are superb, they blow others out of the water. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osgood Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 ….The figures really are superb, they blow others out of the water. I can't find a U-Boat Captain listed on the sales webpages anywhere But I have just ordered some drivers (I think I recognise one of them!) - now to learn how to paint them…….. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Focalplane Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Alan I am currently half way through building a 7mm 14XX class kit (Modern Outline Kits) which will be 1458, one of the Gobowen Rattler locos. I have to stop off at Oswestry sometime to check with them on the correct livery of the loco circa 1958 as well as the diagram of autotrailer(s) used and their livery. I am hoping that unlined black for the loco and simple maroon will be the case as complex painting is not my forté. Last time I drove past Oswestry I could not find a parking place - it seems all the Cambrian Society's spaces are leased out to local businesses during the week and, with road works and the bus station nearby, I lost patience and continued on my way down the A5. Good news about the diorama! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanbuttler Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 (edited) My show schedule for 2016 is now finished and in a few more days I'll finally be on top of orders, which means over Christmas I can devote some time to moving the diorama on a pace. Rough plan is a 4x2ft board with a number of the works sidings represented and part of the foot bridge. This will serve as a photogenic spot for posing locos etc. I've also added the machine shop which will give me a good opportunity to see what the printer can do creating machine tools. This plan view shows the sidings, the through goods line (green) and the section of footbridge. An overall ISO view of the yard Edited December 1, 2016 by alanbuttler 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanbuttler Posted December 21, 2016 Author Share Posted December 21, 2016 Planning for the trackwork sections has started, with my first attempts at Templot currently being sanity checked by a friend! Most of these sidings are cosmetic only, as the running roads and sidings alongside the works will be used for Modelu product photographs, including the auto coach siding which was GWR concrete pot sleepered, and one of the works sidings which still had Cambrian chairs. I'll also be trying out the the new GWR slide chairs created from scans taken at Didcot back in October. Methylene chloride is the recommended solvent for use with the resin and I'll be conducting some tests with it in the new year. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simond Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Alan Good to see you've time to pick up the thread! Seasons greetings! Simon 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanbuttler Posted December 21, 2016 Author Share Posted December 21, 2016 Alan Good to see you've time to pick up the thread! Seasons greetings! Simon Cheers Simon! It's going to be a test bed for a lot of new products in 2017 so it's easier now to make time to work on it! That's what I keep telling myself anyway Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarryscapes Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 Very interested to see how you get on with sticking the chairs down, I'll be wanting a few hundred/thousand of them! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeTrice Posted December 21, 2016 Share Posted December 21, 2016 The chairs look interesting so I look forward to any update. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanbuttler Posted December 21, 2016 Author Share Posted December 21, 2016 Here is the plan laid out on the board, with some of the test pieces Tim Horn cut for me back in October 2014! 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanbuttler Posted December 24, 2016 Author Share Posted December 24, 2016 Work on the Machine Shop addition is progressing nicely after a recent visit to the works to get some reference photos. I now use Sketchup just for creating cut lines for each sheet of MDF, then exporting as DXF in 2D to add the etch detail work such as brickwork in Draftsight. The exterior of the machine shop which has been an antiques shop for some years now. Detail of the original doors in the machine shop, which led to the inner works yard. Next job is designing the windows and the wagon turntable. Another handy feature - exporting the Templot plan as a 3D solid DXF and importing into Sketchup Lastly, a look at the Machine Shop exterior, with the works footbridge still to be started. Thanks for looking folks, have a great Christmas and all the best for 2017! 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Still following this and loving it. Was there anywhere on the steam railways with more atmosphere than a loco works? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris hndrsn Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Adding 4mm to the bottom of the structure has sorted the clearance. This original entrance was quite tight for modern locos (the one of the left was a new, possibly GWR addition). Thankfully didn't take as much as I thought to rectify and it's made me give more thought to track height in the works. A side effect is that the windows are a little higher from the ground now, though I can live with that. The cross section below assumes 5mm C&L foam base to recess the structure into, 1mm C&L wooden sleeper depth, and 3mm plasticard in the works to bring the floor up level with the rail. Normal service resumed.JPG I have a theory as to a possible cause for this discrepancy - the original brick/ground level could have been lower. In the 70s/80s the out-buildings would have been demolished and the ground cleared and then in the recent renovation the area covered in tarmac and pavements put in. Ground level must be at least 2-3 bricks higher taking into account the asphalt and paving, hence my height measurements being out. That's the theory anyway Alan, In addition to the other quite valid pints about damp course work being added later and the laying of tarmac over existing ground, your problem would have arisen because you, undestandably, didn't include mortar lines between the bricks. Seven or eight mortar lines would equal a brick height. Cheers, Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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