RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted October 28, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Caley Jim said: As I said in the post, it's a GER fruit van from a David Everleigh etched kit in 2mm. He did 4 GER NPCS vehicles, fruit van, yeast van, horsebox and passenger train cattle van. I built one of each. It happened to be the vehicle with footboards which was handiest for me to lift off the layout and bring through to check clearance with the crane. Apologies. I should read to the end rather than just looking at the pictures... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted October 28, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 28, 2021 5 hours ago, Compound2632 said: Apologies. I should read to the end rather than just looking at the pictures... Could set a dangerous precedent doing that, as hardly anyone else does. (Ditto for reading through the thread before replying, as someone may have already said it.) 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trewisin Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Hi Jim, I do read the previous remarks as it keeps me in the pictue of what has been done. I can see you hane finished the cobbles now and you have moved tha Crane , what are your plans for the vast area in front of the offices and othe buildings ? keep up the good work and story line .Regards Ray. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caley Jim Posted October 31, 2021 Author Share Posted October 31, 2021 6 hours ago, Trewisin said: ....... what are your plans for the vast area in front of the offices and othe buildings ? keep up the good work and story line. Thanks for the encouraging comments, Ray (and others). I have no real plans for that area, other than perhaps a few figures and a horse drawn lorry. The (fictional) history is that this was the site of the original terminal station before the line was extended through to join up with the Climpy extension of the Wilsontown branch and was both the goods and passenger station (see the very first post in this thread). When it became a through line the station was moved to it's present site. It has recently occurred to me that I could extend the siding the crane is on by a few inches into this area, thus giving a bit more capacity, however that is not on the immediate horizon. Jim 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trewisin Posted November 2, 2021 Share Posted November 2, 2021 Hi Jim , that sounds like a good idea ( I wonder if Tim Bell of Architecure of the railways built knows anything about this line as he did an article the other week on another Scotish station which has been put back into use, for a another good use as an information centre.) A program that i find interesting with some very useful tips. Keep up the good work regards Ray. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caley Jim Posted November 2, 2021 Author Share Posted November 2, 2021 Hi Ray. Note that this layout is purely fictional! there is no such lace as Kirkallanmuir (other than in my imagination)! Jim 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted November 2, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 2, 2021 2 hours ago, Caley Jim said: Hi Ray. Note that this layout is purely fictional! there is no such lace as Kirkallanmuir (other than in my imagination)! It is so plausibly realised that it has reached the point where it must have existed... 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caley Jim Posted November 3, 2021 Author Share Posted November 3, 2021 Thanks, @Compound2632. Having lived around the area in which it is imagined to be all my life I suppose I have 'absorbed' the atmosphere. I have tried to incorporate typical features and copied and/or based things on various places without having anything too quirky or unique. I'm pleased that the approach seems to be working. The kind comments are much appreciated and encouraging. Jim 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bécasse Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 The real kudos comes when you exhibit the layout in the general vicinity of where it is fictionally located and the punters come up to you reminiscing about how well they remember it and what a shame it is that Beeching closed it. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caley Jim Posted November 3, 2021 Author Share Posted November 3, 2021 In the early 2000's I was exhibiting my previous layout, Connerburn, at a local exhibition. There was a lull when there were no punters watching, I only had some freight stock on view in the yard and was preparing the next train to bring 'on scene' when out of the corner of my eye I spotted a very knowledgeable member of the CRA who was old enough to remember the immediate post-grouping period. He stood looking in silence for a few moments, then nodded his head slowly and said, 'Pure Caley, pure Caley!'. I thanked him for the compliment, but mentally I was punching the air and thinking 'yyyeesss!!' Jim 1 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caley Jim Posted November 5, 2021 Author Share Posted November 5, 2021 (edited) Not much to report in the last few days, I've been playing around in CAD with some ideas for fitting motor and decoder + stay-alive in tenders. A buffer beam as been added to the end loading dock: As with the end loading dock over at the warehouse, I had to fit a little magnet underneath so that it pulled down the AJ coupling to stop it hitting the beam. The yard gates have been hung on the pillars. I must smooth off that ground between the weighbridge office and the wall! Jim Edited March 31, 2022 by Caley Jim Reload photos 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian Smeeton Posted November 5, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 5, 2021 Are those gates upside down? Or do they put the diagonals on backwards in Kirkallanmuir-land? Regards Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted November 5, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Ian Smeeton said: Are those gates upside down? Or do they put the diagonals on backwards in Kirkallanmuir-land? Also, the /\ tops to the vertical palings appear to be on the underside. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caley Jim Posted November 5, 2021 Author Share Posted November 5, 2021 (edited) OOps, you're right ! I've hung them the wrong way up! Doh! 😭 Well ' that's tonight's job decided! Jim Edited March 31, 2022 by Caley Jim replace emoticon 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caley Jim Posted November 5, 2021 Author Share Posted November 5, 2021 (edited) Sorted! 😇 Jim Edited March 31, 2022 by Caley Jim Reload photos 7 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian Smeeton Posted November 5, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 5, 2021 That's better! Regards Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Caley Jim Posted December 10, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 10, 2021 (edited) Not a lot has happened on the layout recently as I've been working on some drawings for etches. The hill at the front has had it's coating of DAS applied (two mixes with slightly different colours, but that will be painted over). The goods yard board has been returned to the layout, the street buildings put back on and the stock shunted back into the sidings. Jim Edited March 31, 2022 by Caley Jim Reload photos 21 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caley Jim Posted September 23, 2022 Author Share Posted September 23, 2022 Lest anyone should think that the layout has been abandoned, I thought I'd better post something. Nothing has been added since the above, as I have been working on some etches for a couple of locos as hinted at. These are now in service. A 'Crewe type 2-4-0, originally built by Connor for fast goods traffic, but modelled as rebuilt by Drummond for secondary passenger work. Details of the build here . That was followed by another 'Jumbo', this one, No. 337, from a batch built by Lambie in 1894. It's construction is along the same lines as No. 426. The differences between it and the original design can be seen in this photo. Work has now started on another trial etch, this time for the floor, chassis and bogies for a 65ft coach for the Edinburgh and Glasgow Direct service, described here. Jim 11 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caley Jim Posted December 24, 2023 Author Share Posted December 24, 2023 Shocked to find it's over a year since I posted anything here, but truth is my time ahs been taken up with other projects. Some for other people and our group layout, but also the three 65ft coaches and now a loco to haul them. Just wanted to wish all those who have been so supportive and made so many appreciative comments over the years a Very Merry Christmas. I know you'll all be on Santa's Good List! Jim 13 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted December 24, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 24, 2023 1 hour ago, Caley Jim said: Shocked to find it's over a year since I posted anything here, but truth is my time ahs been taken up with other projects. Some for other people and our group layout, but also the three 65ft coaches and now a loco to haul them. Just wanted to wish all those who have been so supportive and made so many appreciative comments over the years a Very Merry Christmas. I know you'll all be on Santa's Good List! Jim …. and a very merry Christmas to you as well Jim. Im one of the lucky ones who has taken up some of your time this year, the windows you did for Bath S&D shed are superb although Kim said the shed is too big for me to work on over Christmas at my little card table bench in the front room so it will have to wait until the new year! Jerry 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted April 9 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 9 The morning mixed has just headed back to Hallatrow leaving an SDJR roadvan opposite the goods store at Tucking Mill. Once Seth has finished his tea break he’ll be along with the boy to load the van with several barrels of best cider currently safely under lock and key. The cider is destined for Kirkallanmuir as a thank you to the local workers who did such a superb job of fabricating the cast iron window frames for the engine shed up at the big station. The local scrumpy will be very well received in Scotland and should arrive in a few days time - although it may be a couple of pints light by the time it leaves North Somerset…..! Jerry 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caley Jim Posted April 10 Author Share Posted April 10 Ah! That explains the intriguing email I received earlier this morning! Very kind of you Jerry. Jim 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted April 10 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 10 8 minutes ago, Caley Jim said: Ah! That explains the intriguing email I received earlier this morning! Very kind of you Jerry. Jim My pleasure Jim, the windows for the shed at the big station have been painted - hopefully more progress soon over on the Bath thread. Im afraid the apple nectar is in 1:152 size barrels (not easy through the post!) but then so is the van!😊 Jerry 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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