Sevenoaks - Spring update

[tjf4375]

18 hours ago, Multigauge said:

Love the tonal differences of the coping stones along platform 1 in the pic above; very realistic. 

Thanks very much! :)

[tjf4375]

Happy 'last week in April' to everyone and hope you're all keeping well!

 

Just a brief update this evening on what's been going on with the layout. Focus has shifted back to rolling stock for a bit, and a few weeks back I took the plunge and bought some 3d printed parts from CMAC model railways, to create a Class 700. This is my second attempt at creating a 700, the first of which was using my own 3d printed parts from Shapeways a few years ago. It kind of screeched to a halt back then, as I ran out of money, and my build method was far too complicated. Fast forward a few years, and CMAC has come to the rescue with some very affordable and accurate 3d prints that frankly are far superior to my efforts! 

I've had the parts for 2 or 3 weeks now, and it's been nice having a new project to get stuck into. It's been making fairly steady progress and while I do have some concerns about the bogies, overall I'm pleased with how it's coming together. So far I have 3 coaches that are at final primer stage and ready for livery application and glazing. This includes the motor coach, which borrows the running gear from a Bachmann Turbostar. 

Here's a few shots of what's been going on over the last few weeks - comments and feedback most welcome as always! 


I'm building a 5 coach unit, which is dictated by the length of my platforms. This means the formation will be DMCO-PTSO-MSO-PTSO-DMCO. This is one of the PTSOs at primer stage, sitting on bogies.




The bogies for the Class 700 have inside bogie frames, which are becoming more common on modern stock. The CAF Mk5 coach also uses this arrangement.


Another unrelated addition to the layout was this Enviro, which I thought would make a good 'Replacement Bus Service'. Here it is sitting in the up-side carpark awaiting disgruntled passengers.




One of the DMCOs with the first pantograph coach behind, sitting in the storage sidings.



A new addition this week was the motor coach, which will be the centre coach of the unit. It's going to be shuttling back and forth between Platform 4 and the storage sidings, rather than going round and round, so I thought a central driving coach would be more reliable for this. 


This is the motor chassis with the Bachmann motor and bogies mounted. Additional custom parts were needed to allow the bogies to be mounted to the CMAC chassis piece.




All three currently 'rolling' coaches sitting in the storage sidings this evening. 


And lastly something a bit different - I couldn't resist picking up another Dapol Class 73, as Rails currently have them on offer at a very good discount! I haven't actually chipped it yet but I'm primed and ready for the well known pick-up issues. Aside from that, the detail and paintjob are very impressive. Weathering and detailing to follow once I've made sure it doesn't need to go back! 😂

Thanks for looking, sorry this is a bit of a long winded one but hope it's of interest and comments/suggestions welcome as always!

Tim

[TT100 Diesels]

Commenting on the last two main photo update posts, this is astonishingly good modelling. The 3d print 700 is awesome, what a great project. 

 

On 11/04/2024 at 21:36, tjf4375 said:

Another view of the new yard


Elsewhere work has continued on the up-side of the station, with resurfacing and fencing, as well as parking space markings, adding to the scene



 😂

 

Stock line up in the new yard is awesome, the variety of stock shouts ''third rail land", it could be Grove Park berthing sidings.....

 

2nd pic down, this, have to say it grabbed me by the throat, stunning is not a strong enough word, got to be my railway modelling photo of the year. Are you sure its not the real thing?

 

And finally, just perfect..... FCC 319 and a Networker. It's funny really, I like probably a lot on here am very loco centric. But, lovely models of units that in real life did not warrant a second glance are the stars of the show, no doubt a lot of modelling input to get them to look as good as this.

 

I have been very impressed by your modelling further up thread when I discovered it, but these latest updates are just outstanding.

 

Cheers

 

TT100 Diesels

 

[WCML100]

Some great progress. The 700 looks great and looking forward to seeing this finished! Liking the replacement bus! A nice touch! 

[tjf4375]

18 hours ago, TT100 Diesels said:

Commenting on the last two main photo update posts, this is astonishingly good modelling. The 3d print 700 is awesome, what a great project. 

 

 

Stock line up in the new yard is awesome, the variety of stock shouts ''third rail land", it could be Grove Park berthing sidings.....

 

2nd pic down, this, have to say it grabbed me by the throat, stunning is not a strong enough word, got to be my railway modelling photo of the year. Are you sure its not the real thing?

 

And finally, just perfect..... FCC 319 and a Networker. It's funny really, I like probably a lot on here am very loco centric. But, lovely models of units that in real life did not warrant a second glance are the stars of the show, no doubt a lot of modelling input to get them to look as good as this.

 

I have been very impressed by your modelling further up thread when I discovered it, but these latest updates are just outstanding.

 

Cheers

 

TT100 Diesels

 

Really kind comment, many thanks! Grove Park is exactly the look and feel I'm going for with the storage yard so I'm really glad that's come through. It wasn't initially meant to be a scenic area but when I filmed some of the cab ride videos for youtube I realised it would make quite an interesting scenic project! The boards could probably hold about twice the number of lines if I squeezed them up more efficiently, but I've purposefully not done that as want to put a bit of scenic detail/access platforms between them eventually.

Thanks for your comments on the EMUs as well - possibly due to the area I'm modelling, EMUs form the backbone of the fleet but I one of the reasons I chose Sevenoaks to model is that it gets a lot of loco hauled stuff as well - freight and railtours. That said I need to stop acquiring stock now and concentrate a bit more on the scenics again!

Tim

[tjf4375]

9 hours ago, WCML100 said:

Some great progress. The 700 looks great and looking forward to seeing this finished! Liking the replacement bus! A nice touch! 

Thanks mate, much appreciated! :)

[lego legs]

Looking incredible. Love the work on the 700. What will you do for glazing?

[shanks522]

That 700 is a work of art! Even in it’s unfinished condition, great work 👌

 

Graham. 

[Adamphillip]

Could do with trying to print a class 700 in N scale

[tjf4375]

On 30/04/2024 at 22:57, shanks522 said:

That 700 is a work of art! Even in it’s unfinished condition, great work 👌

 

Graham. 

Thanks Graham, much appreciated 👍

[tjf4375]

On 30/04/2024 at 22:47, lego legs said:

Looking incredible. Love the work on the 700. What will you do for glazing?

Thanks! The glazing is 1mm CNC cut acrylic - will be about the last thing to go in after the livery's painted. 

[Ravel]

The 700 looks great! What wheels have you used? I am tempted with a 197 but not sure which axles/wheels to use. 

[tjf4375]

10 hours ago, Ravel said:

The 700 looks great! What wheels have you used? I am tempted with a 197 but not sure which axles/wheels to use. 

Thanks! I'm using Bachmann Class 170 wheels :)