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Anything new with this layout lately?

At the moment there isn't much to report, other than our next exhibition is York at Easter 2018.

 

Hopefully there'll be some progress spurred on by the looming deadline.

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So with only a few weeks to go till York show we're working on a few extra details for the layout.

 

I've been working on a suitable truck to fill a space on the road, this kit is a resin model from 1st corps miniatures.

 

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There's still quite a lot to do to this to finish it off but it's most of the way there

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We're now up to 5 lettered wagons, I've made a start on the second side (the non viewing side) of each and they're about half finished

 

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Only about 4 weeks left till our next outing with the layout at York, still plenty to do.

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More rolling stock

 

Over the last few nights I've been painting the nearly complete brigadewagen.

 

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The brake rigging is still to be finished and couplings are required.

 

Somewhat unhelpfully the coupling mounting position on this wagon is significantly lower than that of the British rolling stock so some ingenuity will be needed.

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More lettering

 

A bit more progress has been made applying wagon lettering

 

First up, for a bit of variety is a D class wagon with yellow lettering

 

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Next, the 2 B class wagons have some of the lettering now done, still needing numbers

 

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I've also added some lettering to the truck

 

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Many thanks must go to fellow club member Paul for the assistance with the transfers

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More lettering

 

A bit more progress has been made applying wagon lettering

 

First up, for a bit of variety is a D class wagon with yellow lettering

 

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Next, the 2 B class wagons have some of the lettering now done, still needing numbers

 

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I've also added some lettering to the truck

 

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Many thanks must go to fellow club member Paul for the assistance with the transfers

 

Good to see they're going on ok, look great on the lorry too.

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Wagon loads

 

In preparation for York this weekend we're working on adding extra details

 

One of these is a load of 12" HE howitzer ammunition

 

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Still to do are the charge cases and a few boxes for fuses and primers

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Day 2 of York show done!

 

Some issues with expanding rails causing short circuits but we may have sorted that

 

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Otherwise things have gone reasonably well.

 

Also many thanks to Boris for covering for us over lunchtime, we hope you enjoyed yourself.

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Thanks for the kind comments, with regards to the colour, that probably varies greatly depending on who you ask.

 

We've based ours on restored rolling stock at Apedale, we'll be there next month for Tracks To The Trenches with the layout.

 

There are a few photos of the real wagons in this thread.

 

The colour we've used is Halfords grey primer, which we think is fairly close.

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Day 3 of Tracks To The Trenches at Apedale has seen the debut of our first 40hp Simplex running under its own power.

 

 

 

The chassis is fully sprung and is completely under the floor, allowing the full interior to be fitted

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A small update from Darlington show

 

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And an idea of things to come

 

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This part built Joffre isn’t completely appropriate for the layout, but rule 1 applies....

 

It will eventually end up facing the other way when complete, the overhang on the cab end is a bit much for the couplings otherwise

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