sir douglas Posted October 2, 2017 Author Share Posted October 2, 2017 (edited) forgot to add what the bridge looks like now, the postcard above taken from the bridge, this is what the same view looked like 6 years ago lovers bridge by Sam, on Flickr and side view from 6 years ago lover's bridge by Sam, on Flickr Edited October 2, 2017 by sir douglas 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted October 4, 2017 Author Share Posted October 4, 2017 ive started painting the backscene, at the moment only the base colours have been roughly applied to get overall proportions and i will over go over it properly deffors (190) by Sam, on Flickr 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted October 11, 2017 Author Share Posted October 11, 2017 slaters stonework glued onto the horse/cattle dock and a timber buffer stop Deffors (191) by Sam, on Flickr 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted October 28, 2017 Author Share Posted October 28, 2017 a problem came up many months ago, after laying the covering in the goods yard, that the area nearer the window has turned purple, it must be an ink based colouring and with it being exposed to the strong summer sun, it faded, so at some point i'll need to get something like black sand, soot or similar to scatter over it Deffors (194) by Sam, on Flickr today I started to do the ballasting, with some Woodland Scenics bought months ago, but firstly the track needed prepping for it, the wires, rodding tubes and the wall around the cranks were painted black and a temporary wall of masking tape along the bare board Deffors (193) by Sam, on Flickr Deffors (192) by Sam, on Flickr below, the ballast is laid but not set in, i have donw it since this photo, a 1:1 water and PVA mix Deffors (195) by Sam, on Flickr 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted October 30, 2017 Author Share Posted October 30, 2017 all the track except the goods yard has been ballasted Deffors (197) by Sam, on Flickr 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted November 2, 2017 Author Share Posted November 2, 2017 A little mistake, some pva seeped out of the masking tape wall and down into the unprotected board join, so now the boards are firmly glued together oops Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 Ooooh dear! This won't help you now, but I always put a sheet of good quality plastic carrier bag material between the boards when ballasting, to prevent that very incident. No way you can safely prize them apart? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted November 3, 2017 Author Share Posted November 3, 2017 i did put some plastic sheet between the tracks but it leaked to the unprotected area, you can see it 2 posts up, its only small area that was glued together but it was firm, its been prized apart now, i gave a few hard wacks with a chisel and mallet. the sheets were taken out, the masking tape ripped off and the rails cleaned up 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted November 8, 2017 Author Share Posted November 8, 2017 (edited) ive been doing the rest of the bridge scribing a bit at a time and paintied on the base coat earlier, its a mix ofr burnt umber and yellow Deffors (198) by Sam, on Flickr Edited November 8, 2017 by sir douglas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dava Posted November 8, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 8, 2017 Wellow is also a village in Nottinghamshire, the stone buildings are about that colour! Dava Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted November 8, 2017 Author Share Posted November 8, 2017 corrected to yellow Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted November 9, 2017 Author Share Posted November 9, 2017 the bridge is being glued in Deffors (200) by Sam, on Flickr i stated repainting the backscene with base coats, the brown for the field was left over from painting the bridge with some more burnt umber in it, and stripes of lightbet brown were painted over it for the plow ridges but its a bit too faint to see in the photo Deffors (202) by Sam, on Flickr i was also going to paint over some of the tree line with the sky pale blue but i dont like the look of it, can paint go mouldy? 001 by Sam, on Flickr Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 the bridge is being glued in Deffors (200) by Sam, on Flickr i stated repainting the backscene with base coats, the brown for the field was left over from painting the bridge with some more burnt umber in it, and stripes of lightbet brown were painted over it for the plow ridges but its a bit too faint to see in the photo Deffors (202) by Sam, on Flickr i was also going to paint over some of the tree line with the sky pale blue but i dont like the look of it, can paint go mouldy? 001 by Sam, on Flickr Yeap, it can separate out over time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 My “sky” paint has done the same, gone all gritty, lumpy and separated, after being stored in an unheated shed for about three years. It’s an ideal colour, and easy to buy, but only comes in huge trade-sized ”buckets”, so I’m trying to ‘nurse it along’ rather than buy a vast amount that will never get used! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted November 10, 2017 Author Share Posted November 10, 2017 this is something ive mixed up myself in this tub with emulsion white and acrylics Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted November 10, 2017 Author Share Posted November 10, 2017 Another job before the show is to fill, sand and paint the side and ends as well as paint the back of backscene, these will be black and a light grey in the fiddleyard Deffors (206) by Sam, on Flickr The same filler was also applied to 2 areas of the blue foamboard, the banking from the bridge to the station, the banking from about point 4 to the bufferstop and a little patch up infront of the cattle dock Deffors (205) by Sam, on Flickr Deffors (207) by Sam, on Flickr since the goods yard is a bit barren i was going to mock up some simple building at least just for the show but looking through some card building kits ive had for years and only yesterday remembered them , in there are 2 Alphagraphix, a NER yard office and small GWR signal box the NER office will be built as-is, but without the weigh plate and the coal merchant sign Deffors (203) by Sam, on Flickr The GWR signal box has small windows so without the name board itll look okay as a yard hut Deffors (204) by Sam, on Flickr 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 (edited) Those huts, in the context of your layout, put me in mind of Fockerby, the nowheresville terminus of the Axholme Joint Railway. I don't know if it was your inspiration, but if not, google for pictures of it to see what I mean. Kevin Edited November 10, 2017 by Nearholmer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted November 11, 2017 Author Share Posted November 11, 2017 no, ive not heard of the axholme joint Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted November 12, 2017 Author Share Posted November 12, 2017 The yard office kit has been built with the addition of copper tube which were offcuts from the point rodding Deffors (209) by Sam, on Flickr Deffors (211) by Sam, on Flickr i dont want to have a blank white box for the station masters house, ages back i bought 3 sheets of english bond brick Deffors (212) by Sam, on Flickr building up the porch before gluing it on Deffors (213) by Sam, on Flickr Deffors (214) by Sam, on Flickr All the brickwork on and styrene arches Deffors (216) by Sam, on Flickr Deffors (215) by Sam, on Flickr i should probably also start the bay window this morning i had a running session and found things to fettle and improve and which have been done 12-11-2017 (1) by Sam, on Flickr 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted November 14, 2017 Author Share Posted November 14, 2017 the boards have been taken down to paint round the sides with a black gloss bought yesterday, most of it is done, the ply fascia on the yard end has been cut, glued and nailed on, i couldnt do it before as that end is up against the window Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted November 16, 2017 Author Share Posted November 16, 2017 all ready to go now, just a few little jobs like screwing back on the switch panel hooks http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/126705-wakefield-rms-model-railway-show-2017/ https://www.wakefieldrms.org/exhibition/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 You're taking the old "promise your layout into an exhibition on a fixed date if you want to force yourself to finish it" trick right to the wire, aren't you? It is looking very good, and I wish you very good luck for the expo ....... if Wakefield wasn't some Far-Up-North place, where I assume it is permanant-night at this time of year, I'd come and have a look. Kevin 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shez Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Good luck at the show today Sam. Will be along sometime this afternoon and am really looking forward to seeing the layout. An earlier post referred to the Axholme Joint. Ran across the great flatness East of Doncaster. Joint effort between NER and L and Y who later provided stock to replace the joint companies various museum pieces. I have some stuff on it if you are interested. There was hope of eastward expansion of the coalfields - and talk of a new Humber Port, but it all came to nothing, and it remained a rural backwater. A very interesting railway. AL Barnett, Railways of the South Yorkshire Coalfield is a good reference point. I can assure Mr Nearholmer that it is not permanent night in Wakefield this time of year - we get at least an hours daylight! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share Posted November 18, 2017 (edited) The layout was running fine yesterday afternoon, and most of today, but in the last few hours , theres a problem somewhere on the cattle dock which shorts the power when i change the point to it, and my hand held controller seems to be dieing, its and AMR, i dont know how old it is or how good or bad that make was ive just asked about it in here and go from there http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/16567-amr-hand-held-controllers/ and hi to the people i had a chat to who read my threads, thanks for coming Edited November 18, 2017 by sir douglas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 The layout was running fine yesterday afternoon, and most of today, but in the last few hours , theres a problem somewhere on the cattle dock which shorts the power when i change the point to it, and my hand held controller seems to be dieing, its and AMR, i dont know how old it is or how good or bad that make was ive just asked about it in here and go from there http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/16567-amr-hand-held-controllers/ and hi to the people i had a chat to who read my threads, thanks for coming Great to see you exhibiting and seeing your stock in action. You will fettle that little problem! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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