muddys-blues Posted January 25, 2016 Author Share Posted January 25, 2016 Good morning Jints, with regards to some curvature that is in hand and in the forefront of my mind, the station board line will be on a slight angle with line running nearer to the front of the board at the road over bridge end, I am hoping to put the bridge over the river near to the back of the valley board, this will then make the line curve slightly as the station line approaches the bridge over the river, this should have an effect on the single line and storage loop side, as I have 10.5' to play within that section I may gat a slight arc on there, but as you can appreciate a running width of 400mm over a length of 5800mm gives some scope, but not much when planning in some scenery as well. I have some ideas on aiding the 3D effect of the scenery to the rear, possibly by adding say a 100mm (4") section just for scenic purposes, to help add a grassy embankment at the rear of the station and the storage loop and line boards, and adding some tress behind on the valley board to give the sense of depth to the rear of the bridge. The straightness of the line was the first thing that bothered me a bit when I first drew the plan down, so I have mulled it over in my head for a week or so before resurrecting this thread, I have should have laid it down on the drawing better to relay my ideas more clearly. The platform edging will be fettled together in sections today and hopefully some undercoat primer applied, this will be done firstly so I can use the edging as a guide to play about with the angle of the station line approach and the curve towards the bridge. Craig Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddys-blues Posted February 3, 2016 Author Share Posted February 3, 2016 Hello, I managed to grab a bit of time on part constructing the impressive and very grand passenger facilities for "Nant y Cwm" station, I took the kit work so I could get on with filing, cutting & rubbing down the resin kit in my garage workshop, this offers me a safer and more controlled enviroment to dispose of the resin dust than doing it at home, one thing you have to say for the Skytrex kits is they are very testing & frustrating to try and get square !!!! I spent a bit of time rubbing the underside of the pagoda roof on a 40's grade sheet of sandpaper on a flat surface to gain what I thought was a nice flat level underside, but still a midges "thingy" out in places, the main body shell sort of went together ok, but again a bit more fettling required on the lower and upper edges to get it absolutely square, the building sides are glued together now, the roof was just plonked on for assessment, piccy below .... any comments good or bad welcome. I am thinking of doing the building in a grubby black colour as per a picture of Radipole Station that has given me the inspiration for this project ....... sorry if I have infringed any copyright. Craig. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jintyman Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Morning Craig, Nice to see some modelling, and the Pagoda looks really well. I need a Pagoda shelter for the second platform on the Hereford line, so I may invest in one of those. Jinty Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poggy1165 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 The kit may have its faults, but imagine scratch building that roof! Pagoda shelters sing 'Great Western' and give the required flavour almost without anything else. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenc Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 The pogoda shelter look alright some paint and weathering on it will be ok I have just brought some of there kits let you know how I get on with them in about a month time Steve 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwr Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Craig How are you getting on with that Hydra? Paul R Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddys-blues Posted February 28, 2016 Author Share Posted February 28, 2016 (edited) Craig How are you getting on with that Hydra? Paul R It's still sat there Paul .... , I have been concentrating more on getting the boards sorted for the branchline section, but life keeps getting in the way, also I have been slowly getting rid of the of 4mm stuff "still I hear some people say", I have 1 x Bachmann 37 left "this is now reserved ", just a few more MK1's to sell off "some are going on their way to Mr Bullock's Abbottswood Junction tomorrow", so the 7mm funds are building back up nicely .... as I have a Heljan Blue 25/1 on pre-order, and a Blue Class 37 centre headcode also on pre-order, and I shall be contacting Mr Kay and ordering one of his Met Cam 101 kits. With regards to the 129's Paul ...... did I mention I had another one ???? , no !!! well I have 2 now as I picked one up cheap on ebay last year, now this was going to be another Hydra in it's last guise, but I have had a change of heart on this, and because I bought 2 of the Heljan AC Railbus models, I have been looking at 129's in green !!!! WHAT I hear you say ...... green ???? and I fancy doing a lined green with small yellow warning panel, so it looks like I am heading down the 2 era route ............ not sure I will be putting any erm how can I say this ... cough, cough ..... erm kettles on the layout though ................ I now await a off some of our "slightly senior" modellers. So I will batch build the 2 x 129's together, I found an interesting plan of the original internal layout that showed the guards compartment, so I have downloaded a copy for modelling purposes. Happy modelling Craig. Edited February 28, 2016 by muddys-blues 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenc Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 There could be all that smoke/ash and hissing coming soon then now you are one step nearer to that period ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted February 28, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 28, 2016 Glad to see the funds will be put to good use Craig ! Coaches will have a good home for sure Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwr Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Craig The 2 car Cravens I have is to be finished in green so you are not alone. Black Notley will have 3 eras of operation. Pure Ex Great Eastern steam - based around 1958 Steam and green diesel around 1962/63 Blue mid 1970's - my school days! The layout will be detailed to 1958 style I even had half a thought of putting up overheads so I could run a Class 309. The Walton branch had steam under wires Paul R Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddys-blues Posted February 28, 2016 Author Share Posted February 28, 2016 (edited) There could be all that smoke/ash and hissing coming soon then now you are one step nearer to that period ?Steve this will be as far as I go, I am sort of helping out Dr Beeching here with my green items, I will be doing a passenger survey to see if the line is a viable option to stay open ...... once I have built it that is !!!! Also I am laughing at myself here, as far as I know I don't think the AC Railbuses ran in the Welsh regions, and heavens know why a green Cravens Parcels will be heading down that single line either ..... but as I stated from the outset of this 7mm project I never intended to be too strict on the where's, why's and what fors of this layout, I just want to build a nice layout and run some nice models ... Rule 1 has been implemented !!! Craig Edited February 28, 2016 by muddys-blues 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwr Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Ha ha me too. I can't understand why a Great Eastern branch sees so many Western Region Diesels! Paul R 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddys-blues Posted March 5, 2016 Author Share Posted March 5, 2016 (edited) Good afternoon fellow modellers, this item has been purchased by Randy Wales, look forward to seeing on his layout thread in the coming months. Best regards Craig. Edited March 7, 2016 by muddys-blues 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
40126 Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 (edited) So I will batch build the 2 x 129's together, I found an interesting plan of the original internal layout that showed the guards compartment, so I have downloaded a copy for modelling purposes. I would be interested in that. Good afternoon fellow modellers, I was just going through my stock, and decided I have one too many of these anybody interested in purchasing a Westdale GUV kit ? it is brand new untouched, and it comes with a pair of GJH Plant Kits Commonwealth Bogies, wheels and bearings. Please PM if you are interested ? Craig. photo (1).JPG Just seen this on WT Steve Edited March 6, 2016 by 40126 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddys-blues Posted March 7, 2016 Author Share Posted March 7, 2016 Hello Steve, I will PM you the internal layout of the 129 tonight when I get home. Best regards Craig. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwr Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Craig Please could you PM me a copy too Ta Paul R Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddys-blues Posted March 9, 2016 Author Share Posted March 9, 2016 Steve "40126 & Paul "PWR" group PM sent with pics added. Hope they are of use Craig. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
railwayrod Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Hi Craig. Like Barnaby I too would like to see a track plan even if it is only a rough sketch. As I have said many times before Work always seems to get in the way BUT even when one is retired modelling time still appears limited as other things and interests come to the fore. Keep up the good work and remember that every great journey begins with one small step and every small step is one step closer to the final goal. Rod Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddys-blues Posted March 11, 2016 Author Share Posted March 11, 2016 Hello Rod, thanks for looking in, here is the rough'ish plan that was on the previous page, but due to my Heljan Railbus purchases I am going to re-jig it slightly, as I will be incorporating either a turntable or using a cassette system off scene, this will allow me to manually turn the Railbuses, now you may say that sounds a bit daft but I have a reason for this is I will be fitting one driver in one cab end only, I thought the railbus is too small to fit a driver in each end, it will look like there are more staff than passengers, also I will be fitting a working oil tail lamp to one end as well, so the model will look daft running back down the line with the oil lamp on the front, so my solution is turn the model, so a turntable or cassette saves handling them as well 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwr Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Steve "40126 & Paul "PWR" group PM sent with pics added. Hope they are of use Craig. Thanks Craig 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddys-blues Posted April 3, 2016 Author Share Posted April 3, 2016 Hello, no modelling updates, but instead a shameless plug of some wagons that aren't fitting my pre-1983 era if anybody is interested ? These are the excellent GJH Plant kits, I have 3 x Rudds & 1 x Tope to dispose of if anybody is interested, it was only today I found out these wagons where introduce in 1989 , so PM if anyone is interested in giving them a home ? Best regards Craig. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddys-blues Posted April 4, 2016 Author Share Posted April 4, 2016 Ok people, the GJH plant wagons have now gone, they have been exhanged for some Parkside 16t minerals, these will be run on my pre-tops era sessions Happy modelling Craig 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddys-blues Posted April 6, 2016 Author Share Posted April 6, 2016 (edited) Hello, anybody fancy giving a home to this lovely Banger Blue Heljan 40 shelf queen, sadly it is just too big for my Welsh Western themed layout so it is up for offer, I would be happy to discuss an exchange against a JLTRT Class 22 or a Green Heljan Hymek, so PM me if any parties are interested ? Best regards Craig. Edited April 6, 2016 by muddys-blues 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jintyman Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 You're not having a green Hymek before me!!!!! Nice to see you today, you need to make an appointment for yourself each week, so that you can get on with some modelling!!!!! Jinty Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmudriver Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Hi Craig and Jinty. There's a green Heljan Hymek in the Sales and Wants section here: https://www.rmweb-buyandsell.co.uk/locomotives/Heljan-hymek.html There's also a blue Heljan Class 33 - that's mine!!! Rod Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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