Arthur Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Thanks Paul, that's very interesting and useful information. Enjoying the photos and descriptions, keep them coming please. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Those coke wagons are beautifully weathered; brought back memories of standing at Smoke Lane Crossing on the way from St Andrew's Road station to work, as they were shunted into Imperial Smelting's sidings. Any pleasure I obtained watching this manouvre was tempered by the fact that, if it was prolonged, I'd lose £15 from my wage packet; we had a 'Punctuality Bonus' to get round Jim Callaghan's 'Phase 2'. I wonder if there's any possibility of someone bringing out a 4mm model again? I built one, but it was from a batch that used dodgy 'crumb' in the plastic, and it fell apart; I had similar issues with some Ian Kirk wagon kits and a Richard and Linda Thompson LP at the same time.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hybridangel77 Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Amazing stuff....the retaining wall looks fantastic and gives the photos that realistic look. Terry 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EHertsGER Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Don't care if it is a bit beyond me - coke hoppers and E Herts branchlines never did mix well - but for atmosphere and authenticity, I say well done. It certainly has me coming back for more! Best, marcus 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Wibble Posted February 2, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted February 2, 2015 A shameless bump for this thread...... Swindon123's busy on his Flickr site at the moment, and also think he may be having problems with his camera Here are some more pics of Greg's excellent coke hoppers which I photographed a few years ago. 24 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAL 'O THE WYND Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 (edited) A shameless bump for this thread...... Swindon123's busy on his Flickr site at the moment, and also think he may be having problems with his camera Here are some more pics of Greg's excellent coke hoppers which I photographed a few years ago. An excellent bump. I cannot see too much of this layout. It also gives me the opportunity to have a butchers at yours. Hal EDIT: Of course, I should have recognised the site's name at once. Still, it's always worth another look. Edited February 3, 2015 by HAL 'O THE WYND Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alant Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Not sure how I missed this until now, but thanks for sharing some superb modelling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Another late comer to this excellent layout. I wouldn't have found this had I not seen a shot of the green class 40 on the magazine page after doing the MR vote and clicked on it for further info. The trackwork looks superb, but as I have to go in a minute, can you tell me the scale/ gauge please. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted February 10, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 10, 2015 It's EM, Larry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Swindon 123 Posted February 14, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 14, 2015 Well back up and running on the camera front. Thank you to Wibble for keeping the thread alive with some of his photos. Back to my own stuff now. Having looked at the South (Birmingham) end of the layout a couple of posts ago here are some of the North (Wolverhampton) end of the layout, mainly featuring the holding sidings, plus another couple of trial views to give an idea of the layout of things. First, as a recap, here is a plan of the layout. Next a shot from on top of the Brewery building, (it's Brum, there has to be a brewery) looking along the station platforms towards Wolverhampton showing the goods lines behind the station. (Based to some degree on the layout at Worcester Shrub Hill). Next a shot taken from on top of the main station building looking towards the holding sidings and Wolverhampton. Now a shot taken from the top of the brown building by the bus depot, right hand side of the previous shot. This shot also gives an idea as to the width across the layout to the steelworks. From the same position looking north over the holding sidings. For the spotters amongst you D1047 "Western Lord", [33/2] 6596 + [33/0] 6572, 342 with 1813 behind it, and behind the 47, D4118, 2128 and PWM654 are on view. The same view as above but from ground level. Till the next batch of photos (on recent stock developments) Enjoy. Paul J. 31 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted March 24, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 24, 2015 Wow! Every now and then you press a new button on RMWeb and a new world opens up. I clicked on the Shenston Road header at the top of the page and have literally been blown away by this layout. The quality is truly superb. With several pictures you have to sit back and say is that really a model? I think also, it takes me back to my early days of interest in railways. I was never a number collector but was always on lookout for railways and trains. I'm visualising the drive from Middlesborough to Redcar with chemical and steelworks and this just takes me right back there. Glimpses through the buildings and advertising hoardings of trains. I'm going to have another close look at this layout tonight I do like the large buildings at the back of the station. Can you tell me the source of these. I particularly like the steel framed structures at the Wolverhampton end of the station . Again thanks for posting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d winpenny Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Superb photos David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Hi - I had previously seen this layout on the http://www.emgauge70s.co.uk/ website, absolutely stunning layout, the standard of modelling is so high, this is Champions league stuff, compared to my own Scottish First Division level:-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D1059 Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Hi - I had previously seen this layout on the http://www.emgauge70s.co.uk/ website, absolutely stunning layout, the standard of modelling is so high, this is Champions league stuff, compared to my own Scottish First Division level:-) One of my favourite websites - always take a look there each month for my fix of late 60s/early 70s railway porn. Just as I remember it as a 6-8 year old peering at hydraulics through the fence opposite the Transfer Shed at Didcot Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Hi - I had previously seen this layout on the http://www.emgauge70s.co.uk/ website, absolutely stunning layout, the standard of modelling is so high, this is Champions league stuff, compared to my own Scottish First Division level:-) Always enjoyed this layout on emgauge70's, but these latest pics open up a whole new world of Shenston Road. Brilliant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Swindon 123 Posted March 30, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 30, 2015 Sorry gentlemen for neglecting this thread for a while. Haven't had much opportunity to get out there and take any piccies recently. Thank you all for the pleasant comments on the layout. Most of the credit going to Greg for building it, (although I did help him a lot in the early days of building), and Kier (Mr Wibble), who mostly helped out with the buildings amongst other things. In answer to the question of the buildings, most if not all are lash ups, bash ups, or conversions of kits from the Cornerstone range, (American I believe), although either Greg or Kier will confirm this, along with some scratchbuilt stuff and British outline where appropriate. The atmosphere and detail is all down to our own observations of the railway scene, although greatly helped in that I worked on the railway along with Greg, who still does, so we had a bit of a head start in some respects. We both model roughly the same era and concentrated on things that we remember and in some case worked on. We tend to feed of each others and ideas, along with Kier, and at the end of the day enjoy watching trains run round to fuel our reminiscing and to get away from todays rat-race. Enough waffle. Here's the next batch of photo's, in a sort of chronological order. On trials in the Birmingham area and looking a bit lonely in a very empty station, W & M Rail-bus E79964. Another shot of E79964. This is one of my EIC fleet. Greg wouldn't deem to own one himself. (Could do with a bit of weathering). Now an overall shot of the station front looking towards Wolverhampton with D7015 in the Up Platform with a Birmingham bound train. A close up view of D7015. A change of traction brings D218 sneaking around the back of the station on the Up Goods with an empty coal train, bound for a Midlands pit no doubt. Finally staying with 40's and coming a little more up to date, but not much. 40181 hauls Class 76 76022 away to the Scrapyard. The 76 is an Oliver's Trains model and has had a few modifications to it in an attempt to reduce the height to enable it to pass under some of the infrastructure. I don't know what was done, but hopefully Greg will be along at some point to illuminate the modifications. Hope you enjoy the latest batch and happy modeling. Paul J. 25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamiel Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 (edited) Yet more lovely photos, and what a great way of sneaking an electric loco onto the layout. Edited March 30, 2015 by Jamiel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Some, though not all, of the buildings are certainly from kits of Walthers Cornerstone origin, clearly modified to suit and, yes, they are of US origin. The blast furnace and coke ovens are also from the Walthers Cornerstone range. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Very nice pictures as always... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted March 30, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 30, 2015 Finally staying with 40's and coming a little more up to date, but not much. 40181 hauls Class 76 76022 away to the Scrapyard. 40181 + Wdn 76..jpg 76022.jpg 40181 + 76022..jpg I was so enjoying this thread, until,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Mike. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Swindon 123 Posted March 31, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2015 Hello again. a quick look at the steelworks followed by some 24t mineral wagons in Greg's fleet. First a quick look at part of the exchange sidings in the steelworks. Greg has been distressing in recent weeks as he thinks it looks a little too perfect. I haven't got any shots of the resulting track as yet, but here are a couple shots from one of my earlier portfolios.Another shot putting a different "F" stop setting in the camera.This has brought the 08 into focus but the steelworks is now a blur. By experimenting this way I learned which was the best "F" stop to use. I generally use an "F" stop of around F25 or above if the camera lets me. This generally allows me to get the maximum depth of field at the expense of a slow shutter speed. Some kind of firm support or the camera with a remote shutter release, or in my case timer release, gets me the sort of shots I get today. (See previous post).Back to the models. Now follows a few shots of Greg's fleet of 24t mineral wagons. (Before anyone complains I know they are actually 24 and a half tons, but my keyboard doesn't seen to allow a half to be shown. If it does have one it's hiding it well). They are all Parkside kits I believe, with a few differences in fittings and number style B280225.B280650.B282151.B282488N.B280854.To finish the train off, CAO B950163.As a parting gift I shall leave you with Class 08, 3748 in the steelworks exchange sidings.Paul J. 24 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinklein Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 ½ is made by pressing alt and then 0819 on the number pad, dosent work with the numbers above the letter keys... google something like ²windows macros", and you´ll find all sorts of pretty stuff:-D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
br2975 Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 As a parting gift I shall leave you with Class 08, 3748 in the steelworks exchange sidings. 3748.jpg Top man . (D)3747, 3748, 3749 & 3753- the inevitable Cardiff General station pilots of my youth. . Brian R Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 ½ is made by pressing alt and then 0819 on the number pad, dosent work with the numbers above the letter keys... google something like ²windows macros", and you´ll find all sorts of pretty stuff:-D Does this vary with the version of Word? I ask, as the piece of paper next to my computer shows ½ as being ALT 171 (and I just checked it..) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincoln40a Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 For some unknown reason, l had not realised what a wonderful layout this is, well l have know and will follow it from now on. Graham Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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