RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted September 14, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 14, 2018 Hi Lash, found one with some similar wording from Stepney Green Underground.All the best Adrian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium lash Posted September 15, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 15, 2018 Hi Lash, found one with some similar wording from Stepney Green Underground.All the best Adrian.Looks very similar in style doesn’t it .LT makes a lot of sense as the origin.maybyet be the inspiration for a crack at a layout incorporating the widened lines near Farringdon , blue mk1 suburbans a lovely price at Hattons at the moment and memories of class 31s and my first year at university ( the intense smell of meat in the side roads by Smithfield will never leave me or the pleasure of the best doorstep cheese and pickle sandwiches ever from a cafe in Cowcross Street ....I could go on ) All the best and many thanks. Richard 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium lash Posted September 17, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 17, 2018 Pleasant couple of hours working on the bridge and track testing/ playing trains. It’s got to be a good idea using lots of different stock so the 2mt was on passenger duties running round a couple of Bulleid coaches and best of all using the three tracks as an inglenook shunting puzzle reconfiguring a short tanker train from the docks swapping the ends of the barrier wagon and the brake van with my Blackmotor . Great play value and a genuine test for the track 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 I noticed one of those signs at North weald on the Epping and Ongar Railway at the weekend and that is an ex underground station. I like your idea of an LT layout, as specially as hattons have the Heljan BO BO electric loco at nearly half price at the moment! that's a bit tempting! Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium lash Posted September 18, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 18, 2018 i.jpg I noticed one of those signs at North weald on the Epping and Ongar Railway at the weekend and that is an ex underground station. I like your idea of an LT layout, as specially as hattons have the Heljan BO BO electric loco at nearly half price at the moment! that's a bit tempting! Steve Thanks Steve ,looks like you and Adrian were in the same place ! Did you meet , I don’t know what he looks ,like I’m torn between the young Clint Eastwood and Terry Thomas ............ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium lash Posted September 18, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 18, 2018 Aha just clocked Adrian was Stepney Green and Steve at North Weild . Doesn’t alter my ponderings. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted September 19, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 19, 2018 Hi Lash, I like the thought that i might resemble a passing resemblance to a young Clint Eastwood and much to my concern so does Mrs W Station, but alas it is not so, at 72 it is more like a stewed prune with a dash of Victor Meldrew. "Go ahead, make my day" All the Best Adrian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium lash Posted October 17, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted October 17, 2018 A slight pause in modelling as children work and sorting my garden have intervened . However next week will see me back in harness with some big moments coming with installing my attempt at point rodding and ballasting ( everyone’s favourite job) . While not modelling I have had time to visits the Wigan show and buy a few things and also I had an online spree and ended up buying some very unsuitable items for Milton Quay , hey ho resistance is useless Here is evidence of my more off piste purchases , did someone turn right at Farringdon via the old Snow Hill and head for the coast ?? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 A slight pause in modelling as children work and sorting my garden have intervened . However next week will see me back in harness with some big moments coming with installing my attempt at point rodding and ballasting ( everyone’s favourite job) . While not modelling I have had time to visits the Wigan show and buy a few things and also I had an online spree and ended up buying some very unsuitable items for Milton Quay , hey ho resistance is useless Here is evidence of my more off piste purchases , did someone turn right at Farringdon via the old Snow Hill and head for the coast ?? 815A9B86-AA4E-4A5A-8660-B96C2919B8FE.jpeg I like your purchases, you'll have to buld a 'widened lines' based layout now Iash Steve. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium lash Posted October 18, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted October 18, 2018 I like your purchases, you'll have to buld a 'widened lines' based layout now Iash Steve. Not too soon but one day and I have a cunning plan .... Anyway won an eBay auction and 4 more blue mk1 suburbans have arrived. Now back to the south coast. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 5BarVT Posted October 18, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 18, 2018 . . .and I have a cunning plan ....Thameslink 1970 ? ! !;-) Paul. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium lash Posted October 19, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted October 19, 2018 Thameslink 1970 ? ! ! ;-) Paul. Got it in one damn you . Yes a third rail meets widened lines mash up somwhere around Farringdon, Snow Hill ,Holborn, but loads to do on other stuff before that so a pipe dream ............ 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 5BarVT Posted October 19, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 19, 2018 When you get to it, don’t forget the labels on the last coach to the effect of “Don’t get on here if you’re going to Kings Cross”. Paul. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium lash Posted October 22, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted October 22, 2018 Got in a good couple of hours modelling this evening . Installed Wills point rodding on premade bases and touched up paint . Looks ok I think but will the more exacting observer please note it is not intended to be accurate, more a visual impression . I admire those that do go to the nth degree of tiny accuracy but that’s not for me as should be pretty obvious !! Question is would I bother again ...... jury's out on that . Used Woodland Scenics flexible filler stuff to build up siding by the dock for ash ballast to pretty well bury the sleepers , bit messy and still drying out . Will need to paint before the ballast goes down so let’s see how it turns out . Finally showing off some of my very nice Hornby Mk 1s some from the Wigan show and some off the net . 5 immaculate coaches for just over £100 brilliant , I love a bargain and proves I can buy items suitable for my current layout even if I don’t need 5 for the moment . 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium lash Posted October 22, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted October 22, 2018 Wills vary girder ready to install ,but is it too dark and is the rust too much . I thought so but now have my doubts having seen pics of similar bridges . Honest thoughts please bearing in mind this is not a serious urban grime layout . The look I’m after is in need of a coat of paint ,not the day before cloasure after 30 years neglect and filth Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted October 23, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 23, 2018 Hi Lash, looks good to me, it's hard to judge the colour of things till you get other scenery and buildings around it, here is a link you might want to look at https://www.textures.com/browse/beams/43323 All the best Adrian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 I think it looks ok Iash, I cant see too much rust in the pic, if you wanted to lighten it a bit you could always drybrush a lighter shade of your base colour over the top. Steve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium lash Posted October 23, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted October 23, 2018 Adrian and Steve, many thanks and what a useful site. There was a beam that looked just like mine......... but I have resprayed it with a lighter grey to start weathering again on aesthetic grounds ,just too dark with the brickwork and didn’t look right. Will post pics after some weathering. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium lash Posted October 23, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted October 23, 2018 Oh and as for ballasting ...... To quote Mao “ what does not destroy us makes us stronger”. Totally bo######ed it . Did the classic pva water and washing up liquid mix . Pva was a bit old and dehydrated and went lumpy , horrid sticky mess to clear up . Will start again with Woodland Scenics Scenic Cement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium lash Posted November 1, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted November 1, 2018 Completed first lay of ballasting , fine mixed stone on main lines and cinder on siding . It’s all drying and the jury is most definitely out. It’s either going to look ok or like the Somme on a bad day ( not sure there was ever a good one ) . I don’t dare post pics to avoid upsetting sensitive modellers . Deep breath and wait for it all to dry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium lash Posted November 2, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted November 2, 2018 Had a peek and general furtle this morning. Not too bad some loose ballast particularly the cinders which were laid deep so a quick dose of scenic cement spray ( protecting point blades and connections of course ) . More waiting now ....... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium lash Posted November 6, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted November 6, 2018 Not too bad , need to clean up a bit , test the electrics and then some weathering and touching up. Point rods need to be darker to stand out. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted November 7, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 7, 2018 Hi Lash, a tidy up will make a big difference, ballasting is one of those jobs that I think most people find tedious, it's about as much fun as watching paint dry. The point rodding adds a nice detail. All the best Adrian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Looking good lash, I like the point rodding. Ballasting is the worst bit! I dread running stuff after as however careful I've been something always gets stuck where it shouldn't! Steve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium lash Posted November 7, 2018 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted November 7, 2018 Thanks gents most encouraging. Spent a while cleaning up the track and in a fit of enthusiasm tidied up around the railway room . Work and domestic demands might prevent progress over the next week but I have a cunning plan . When time allows I’m going to work from the ground up to complete the basics of the layout and get it running then go back to complete the details . Most of the component parts are at least part done so what could possibly go wrong .......... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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