RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted September 30, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 30, 2013 There's this book due from Roy Link too http://rclpublications.co.uk/b09-wdlralbum.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
49395 Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Thanks, we're looking forward to that one, we also have a couple of copies of the forthcoming railway gazette reprint pre ordered. Currently working on the pontoon, photos to follow soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightengine Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Looked on Google maps all around Barastre and can't even find the river, could the photo be captioned wrong? Great bit of film Judging by the barge it could be the canal du nord that runs close by or more likely the canal de la somme which runs the other side of barastre. In the film you could see an intact bridge which might indicate that the area had not been subject to german attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defiant1uk Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Just to let you know that the Railwy Gazette books started being shipped last week - there are quite a number of orders to process, but I think most of the pre-orders were sent out over the last couple of days..... Thanks, we're looking forward to that one, we also have a couple of copies of the forthcoming railway gazette reprint pre ordered.Currently working on the pontoon, photos to follow soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
49395 Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Thanks, Both of our copies have now arrived We're fairly sure the photo caption was wrong. I have all but finished the first part of the pontoon (a week ago....), I'll try and post a photo later, the next section is an end piece and is going to take a bit longer to make. (Curves in 3 directions rather than 1.....) Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
49395 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 A couple of photos of the mostly completed first pontoon section Hopefully I should get a fair bit of the first end section done tonight Mike 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
49395 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 My first order of duckboards arrived yesterday, so far I have managed to assemble 40 of them Only about another 45 of them to go from this batch... If we end up loading wagons with these we're going to need more than 100 per wagon Mike 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
49395 Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 A bit of an update on the pontoon. By the end of last night I had largely completed the framing for the end of the pontoon. This evening I managed to get one side covered, the other shouldn't be far behind. Then its on to detailing it. Mike 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velotrain Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Mike - Regarding the duckboards - you mentioned that they were 10.5 mm x 49 mm. Trusting that to be for 43.5 scale, I make the proto size as 18.5" x 83". However, the photo you posted of them being loaded aboard a small wagon on a turntable suggests that they're about at long as the figures are tall, which would indicate somewhere around 6' - or slightly less. I suspect precut components for these were not shipped from England, but that they were instead "designed", sourced, and built as needed in each advanced area - with the actual construction carried out some ways back, as we often see them arriving by train. I believe I've read that this was often assigned to the Chinese laborers. I also noticed that your "runners" are parallel to the ends of the walkway boards, while most of the photos seem to show them angled such that there is one "narrow" and one "wide" end, to allow overlap (even while "turning") at the connecting point. I can see how your arrangement also allows this, but wonder if it was a less common standard? thanks, Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
49395 Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 (edited) Hi Charles, It could be a less common design, although I am working from a dimensioned drawing which also includes the A frames used to both space the duckboards off the bottom of a trench and hold boards in place to stabilise the sides of the trench. They scale at 7' by 18", although that is over the timber runners length wise, the boards cover between 6' and 6'6" of that. I agree that they would have been made locally, there were some fairly extensive forestry operations going on and a number of sawmills to try and cope with demand for timber. I have made a bit more progress on the pontoon, I am now at the detailing stage: Thanks Mike Edited December 9, 2013 by 49395 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted February 10, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 10, 2014 Very good work chaps - I'm sure Messrs York and Banks will be interested in this too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
49395 Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 A little bit of a rolling stock update. I'm in the process of converting a batch of wrightlines E class wagons into F class wagons by cutting the sides down to the solebars. Then they'll need stanchions adding and a few other details. So far I have most of the body of the first wagon soldered together. After I've got the first one built there should be a batch of another 7 to do, some of which may get brackets added to carry field guns. Mike 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted April 2, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 2, 2014 Mike, are the pontoons frames castings/prints too? Looking great and the variety of loads certainly will make the layout interesting to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
49395 Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 (edited) The pontoon is built entirely (so far) out of plasticard sheet between 5 and 20 thou thick to a plan in a WW1 bridging manual. There has been a fair bit of trial and error with it and cutting bits oversize to start with, then trimming down to fit. I'm pleased with how it's going so far but I'm not sure I'd like to build another. Edited April 2, 2014 by 49395 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninemills Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Hi Mike Really impressed with the pontoons you have made. Could you please give me the details of the manual you got the plans from I would like to try and put together a couple of these for the layout I am working on. Many thanks Wayne NZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poggy Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Hi, This is a link to the manual https://archive.org/details/cu31924030765121 The drawing is on page 234 Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninemills Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Hi, This is a link to the manual https://archive.org/details/cu31924030765121 The drawing is on page 234 Ben Thanks Ben, very interesting Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
49395 Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 (edited) Here's an update on progress. I've managed to finish a large part of one of the farm buildings Apologies for the poor photo, I ran out of light... This will be placed between the loops and the road. Still do do are the sliding doors at the right hand end, a pair of double doors in the centre and windows. Then on to painting The farm house isn't too far behind, the main shell is fabricated and scribed, it now needs a first floor adding and then doors, windows and roof. Mike Edited May 4, 2014 by 49395 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
49395 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 This is where I've got to with the farmhouse The ground floor windows of the house this is loosely based on all conveniently have shutters, I have finished fitting these and I am now working on the doors. All of the farm buildings at this end if the layout are based on real structures in Acq, just outside Arras. The barn is an almost completely faithful copy, with a few slight tweaks, the farmhouse has a different style of roof to the building it is based on. Making sure the style of building is appropriate for the chosen area of France has been made a lot simpler by street view. Mike 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted July 19, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 19, 2014 A couple of photos that I took today at Goathland, although not finished the lads are making superb progress and this will be a layout to look out for. The stonework on Ben's bridge is spot on! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWR88 Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 I've only just found this layout whilst researching for my trench railway. How has the layout progressed since your last update? It looks truly brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
49395 Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 It's progressing quite rapidly at the moment, although it needs to as we're exhibiting it at the tracks to the trenches event from the 12th to the 14th of September. http://www.ww1-event.org Cheers Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWR88 Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 I'd love to go to that but its a very long drive from down South!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
49395 Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 A copy of the WDLR album arrived a couple of days ago, it's an excellent book with really clear pictures, many of which I've never seen before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
49395 Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Just about to set off to finish setting up for the show, it looks like it's going to be a good one. http://www.ww1-event.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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