Grim-up-North; Goathland, Queensbury & Bradford.

[Sasquatch]

11 minutes ago, steaming_chris said:

Thank you Shaun for your reply.

Regards

My pleasure Chris, always happy to help.

The glue can be found in Hobby Lobby, if you have those in South Carolina!. The filler also comes in smaller tubes😃

[Sasquatch]

Felix. Thanks for coming by mate. You have lifted my spirits and thanks for helping me find the missing mojo!

 

Hope that you enjoyed the cake.

 

Regards Shaun.

[boxerbayrailway]

8 hours ago, Sasquatch said:

Felix. Thanks for coming by mate. You have lifted my spirits and thanks for helping me find the missing mojo!

Hope that you enjoyed the cake.

Regards Shaun.

 

It was great to see the railway & visit again, watch the trains go over the viaduct & through the complex wye station.

The warehouse is a superb model.  The size of it,  & complex roof looks even more impressive in person.

 

Glad I was able to help you locate the missing mojo.   I too have more interest in getting to grips with the other half of my layout.

Next time I'll have to bring my Dad along,  an LNER enthusiast too. (honestly, we like pretty much all,  as long as it has a firebox :)

 

The cake was delicious,   Thanks for a most enjoyable Sunday.

See you next time,  Cheers

Felix

 

[Sasquatch]

The modeling mojo seems to have been aroused. This weekend is our yard sale, for you boys back home that's where we fill our yard with tables full of all manner of unwanted goods (new and used) and sell it for hard cash dollar by dollar. So far so good, we have a big bundle of dosh and have found some of mother-in-laws unwanted stuff which I nabbed, such as this handy drafting table.

 

Already having put it to use over the past couple of evenings finishing up Queensbury's platforms. (Scribed thin card paving stuck down with that crafters glue).

 

No Yorkshire scene would be complete wi'out t' flock o sheep. 

I found these old Airfix ones from the sixties at a swapmeet.

 

Appropriately, they have been painted in an unbleached wool color. The Shepperd  is a Dapol axe man and should be leaning on the wall! maybe I'll just paint a wristwatch on his arm.

 

 Trains have also been running...

Q6 on an up passenger service about to depart Goathland.

 

J50 has been shuffling wagons about for most of the week. Much fun indeed, thoroughly recommended.

 

Hopefully the last section of platform paving will get done tomorrow and some acrylics might get sploshed about.

 

Squatch

[Sasquatch]

Today we celebrate the life of acting legend Mr. Robbie Coltrane. One of my favorite actors, he was also responsible for helping inspire the layout. 

 

Rest in peace Robbie.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited October 15, 2022 by Sasquatch

[jcredfer]

A gentleman throughout...   unlike Miriam, who was giving a tribute to Robbie on the Today programme.  True to form, she couldn't resist using the moment [rather inappropriate timing] for a political dig as she took the seat the new Chancellor had just been using.

 

I shall miss Robbie, very sad.

Julian

[aardvark]

17 hours ago, Sasquatch said:

The modeling mojo seems to have been aroused. This weekend is our yard sale, for you boys back home that's where we fill our yard with tables full of all manner of unwanted goods (new and used) and sell it for hard cash dollar by dollar. So far so good, we have a big bundle of dosh and have found some of mother-in-laws unwanted stuff which I nabbed, such as this handy drafting table.

 

Good pickup on the drafting table - it'll give you another surface to put stuff 🙃

 

[Sasquatch]

20 hours ago, aardvark said:

 

Good pickup on the drafting table - it'll give you another surface to put stuff 🙃

 

Quite! All the others are full up with ongoing projects I needed another surface to work on!! 🤨

 

[jcredfer]

1 hour ago, Sasquatch said:

Quite! All the others are full up with ongoing projects I needed another surface to work on!! 🤨

 

 

I have a home where every occupant continues to get into new projects, leaving the unfinished, wherever it last laid.  

 

I'm seriously considering digging in the garage to find my climbing boots and ropes, to ensure safe passage around the place.  On second thoughts, the risks of that project, will require more safety items, in order to avoid injury getting to the climbing gear.....   best get to Blacks for boots, more rope, carabinas and not to forget a new hat, given that Autumn is now with us.  

 

I might as well use the same gear to delve into the remaining piles to find the Stadden Victorian figures to paint, to go with the Hornby Rocket.....   assumin' I can then locate the work tray, for the paints and brushes.  I seem to remember that was last used for a soldering project, so those tools will have to find a home somewhere on the floor in the conservatory.....  

 

At least the paints are safe, with the airbrushes, safe in one of the really useful boxes, behind the door, in the bedroom.....     What fun!

 

 

[Sasquatch]

I'm glad yard sale weekend is over. Shouldn't complain though, we have nearly $800 and shifted at least 20 boxfuls of stuff. We'll shift another car load at the good-will store hopefully in the morning. Trouble is our house still looks more like a warehouse inside with 16 boxfuls of junk and books piled up. (Again, I blame cell phones, we only sold a couple of books and 1 DVD!!!). Looks like I could use some climbing gear myself, certainly feels like I'm buried under an ever-growing pile of stuff. Most of it belongs to the In-laws who are in the process of moving to Lake Michigan. It's been very stressful and heartbreaking for Mrs. Squatch. 

After seeing what people deem worth part with cash for (Like hoses, canning jars, fire extinguishers and dog toys,) it might be worth starting a business selling stuff that would come in handy after an apocalypse. I'm not joking, we sold every last dog toy, 9 fire extinguishers, over 100 canning jars and about a dozen hoses. Interesting!

 

Anyway, sorry for blathering away off topic. When I've stacked away all the wood we've been given in my barn I should be free to model my arse off for the rest of the year!

 

Edited October 17, 2022 by Sasquatch
Racoons are very handy for covering one's privates

[Sasquatch]

Father-in-law brought round two more trailerfuls of wood. One which had some oak flooring, enough for a bathroom or some such and some clear grain fir both of which he needs me to store for him. There was also many other bits-n-bobs most of which was twisted or just a couple of lone useless lengths all of which I've cut up for kindling. The other load was firewood which needs splitting. My neighbor wants me to store wood for him too.  I don't know where they think I'm going to build the rest of the layout or the washroom cabinets.

None of the wood is any good for layout construction but I was given some half sheets of quality ply which will make good legs.

 

The last section of Grim-Up-North might make a good winter project

 

The points have been obtained used to construct the big junction and I had the savvy to buy 50 yards of rail before the postal charges went up. I also purchased 3 8'x4' sheets of 6mm MDF and a sheet of 12mm ply. Everything else I have in my stores such as point motors, switches, wire, relays and many ready built structures and kits. I might still need ballast, track joiners, PVA glue and foam board.   

 

The plan is "L" shaped with a four-track sweeping curve that splits at a grand junction. The two separate lines then cross a canal basin on viaducts Dave Shakespear's Tetley Mills style. The front line that goes under Queensbury via the hidden loops will have a small station with the main station building straddling the line which will create the scenic break.  The rear of the two lines will just emerge from/disappear behind a huge mill. 

 

The plan is based on the old Lostock Hall junction layout. It has been altered by the inclusion of a single slip which will allow switching of the anticlockwise lines from two separate roundy roundy's over to an inverted figure 8.

 

 

The only challenge is to make a counter balanced lift up section for which I have procured a rowing exercise machine. I plan on mounting the track from it on the wall and mounting the square corner layout section on the traveling baring plates. The whole layout section will be slightly dovetailed to fit in just right. 

 

The mill town will have older architecture towards it's center and hopefully a tram that will work back and forth along a road that follows the railway.

 

Nothing will be on the level and the town will have accents of Keighley, Halifax, Queensbury and the surrounding area.

 

Regards Shaun

Edited October 18, 2022 by Sasquatch
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[aardvark]

On 16/10/2022 at 00:50, Sasquatch said:

Today we celebrate the life of acting legend Mr. Robbie Coltrane. One of my favorite actors, he was also responsible for helping inspire the layout. 

 

Rest in peace Robbie.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copied from the jokes forum ...

[Sasquatch]

On my friend's Chris N's thread Traeth Mawr -Building the station, (mostly) here, we were discussing weigh bridges and coal transfer etc.

It raised a few questions one of which was that "W M" on old maps marks the site of weighing machines. So, I looked up Queensbury and true enough at the top of the goods access road by the footbridge right at the bottom of station road is marked "W M".

 

Trouble is there's not a single image of any facilities. Nothing on the layout either.

 

Of interest also is the equipment at Goathland. The weigh bridge is still in-situ, and the office is a grand affair built in the same style as the station building.

It was once a free-standing structure until the gents gained its roof and the stone rear wall.

 

I found this image on page 8 of this thread. Clearly there's no roof on the gents, one wonders how they coped?  (That class A8 gets the mojo's attention, there's a nice DJH kit in my kits box. I must get a motor for it).   

 

The model is of course a modified Skaledale one with a Wills bridge.

 

Lastly a train. Ivatt class 2 looking quite impressive for a light engine.

 

Squatch  

 

Edited October 19, 2022 by Sasquatch
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[Sasquatch]

As you might be able to tell I'm having trouble getting back into it. There's probably not any one reason why just a lot of little things combined I suppose! One thing is a medicine I've been put on which I'm sure has a general debilitating side effect, it's also turned cold suddenly.

 

Anyway, I did spend an afternoon sticking errant details back on rolling stock and ran some trains that evening.

Yesterday, following complaints from the local authorities, railings have finally been fitted to Cow Wath Bank road bridge.

 

These are made from the Ratio cattle dock fencing posts cut short and split down the middle with the Stanley Knife. Stout beading wire was threaded through all the holes. The whole assembly was super-glued up and when set painted black.

 

 

The long missing weir on Goathland has finally received attention too.

When the layout was built, I chose to move this feature of the layout back to the baseboard joint and to be honest I've never been brave enough to tackle it.

This is just tissue soaked in a diluted PVA mix. Some stones were added either side as per prototype. If it doesn't work out, I'll rip it out and try a different method.

The beck itself also straddles a baseboard joint between the old and new sections. The entire waterway will need redoing!

 

Some trains...

 

The Ivatt class 2 has been shunting and ended up having to take the coal hoppers down to Castle junction.     

 

J50 crosses Queensbury viaduct with just two wagons in tow.

 

B1 A. Harold Bibby on mixed freight duty.

 

Last but not least is a portrait of the trio Eastern region, mixed traffic steeds seen on Eller Beck bridge in the 1st & 2nd pics. 

From left to right... Hornby's excellent K1, glossy B1 "A. Harold Bibby" and railroad D49 "The Cotswold".

 

 

The next little project has been sitting in my 'to do' pile for longer than I care to remember. Two reasons at least are the fact that I've acquired a loco driven Mallard to respray and after stripping down the chassis on this one I kind of gave up. I have found a set of HMRS LNER lining that I didn't know I had. These are dry but upon research have learnt they can still be used as "meth-fix" type. (gotta love the interweb!). The spray job is far from perfect and I can swap out the chassis from a Sir Ralf Wedgewood.

 

 

My representation of Goathland has never been complete without a "Sir Nigel Gresley" has it?  

 

Too much waffle for one evening, it's almost bedtime!!!

Squatch.

 

[westerhamstation]

Hi Shaun, great pics as usual, I like your idea for the weir it looks like it will work interesting to see how it dries out.

 Hoping that your enthusiasm returns and you feel better. All the best Adrian.

[aardvark]

Being someone who knows nothing about your modelled location, the UK, trains, or much anything else (Mrs Vark will confirm), what is/was the purpose of the struts on the side of the Queensbury viaduct?

 

[Sasquatch]

On 25/10/2022 at 23:26, westerhamstation said:

Hi Shaun, great pics as usual, I like your idea for the weir it looks like it will work interesting to see how it dries out.

 Hoping that your enthusiasm returns and you feel better. All the best Adrian.

Thank you, Adrian! Something I've put off for no less than 11 years! After watching a few Youtubers efforts who made it look easy I thought I'd give it a go myself. Since I tried the cheepo old school method, Mrs. Sasquatch reminded me that we have a Woodland Scenics water learning kit buried away somewhere. Found it at an estate sale a few years ago for a couple of bucks!

 

Doctors here like prescribing drugs, something I keep telling them that I'm very sensitive to. If there are side effects, I always seem to suffer them. This tiny little 2mm pill has about a dozen, all of which just seem to turn me into a zombie. I don't see the point of having lower cholesterol if I feel too numb, tired, depressed, lethargic, and fogged up to get on with my life!!! My endocrinologist insists it's hereditary and I'm sure he'll try me on a new one when I see him next week!

 

 

 

Hope you're well, Shaun.

 

    

Edited October 27, 2022 by Sasquatch
Zombie typing

[Sasquatch]

On 26/10/2022 at 14:23, aardvark said:

Being someone who knows nothing about your modelled location, the UK, trains, or much anything else (Mrs Vark will confirm), what is/was the purpose of the struts on the side of the Queensbury viaduct?

 

The confined nature of Queensbury station site required the platforms on the Bradford-Keighley line to be hung on the short viaduct!

After closure to passenger traffic those brackets were left in place until the line was lifted!

 

These two images date from Great Northern days.

The narrow section of platform marks the start of the viaduct. You can also see the platform structure changes from stone to wood and then back to stone!!

Photo John Alsop collection from http://disused-stations.org.uk/q/queensbury/index.shtml

 

The viaduct can be seen here above the signal box in this view, (also from the disused stations website).

The station name boards give away the fact that there are platforms there! Incidentally, it took me quite a few hours to work out what's what in this view. The steep rope worked coal tramway incline passes behind the signal box and under the girder bridge. The lattice walkway beyond that looks like it's part of the viaduct. During LNER days subways were built under both lines and the walkway lowered! It all makes Queensbury a very interesting and a challenging station to model!

       

We're listening to Studio Brussels on Radio garden through the phone at present http://radio.garden/visit/brussels/rvVa25hx but when I get a few minutes I'll take a couple of pictures of the layout from the same vantage points.

 

Regards Shaun.

Edited October 27, 2022 by Sasquatch

[stevel]

Shaun

 

Have you watched these videos on YT,

 

 

[Sasquatch]

7 minutes ago, stevel said:

Shaun

 

Have you watched these videos on YT,

 

 

Hi Steve. Yes! We did. Quite interesting to see just how little is left. The more one looks into the Queensbury story, the more apparent it becomes what a sad loss it's been to British heritage. Most stations are unique but this one was different! There's still a chance to save the tunnel and turn it into a cycleway and foot path. In a day and age where we have become aware of our environment and health it's disgusting to think that it could just be filled in simply for someone's monetary gain. It could be a tourist attraction and a very handy route for cyclists in the future.

 

Regards Shaun.     

[Sasquatch]

Remember that the model is set in a different era to the photos. About 30 years apart! 

 

 

 

[Sasquatch]

British Railways express passenger locomotive blue was only applied to a handful of engines and if anything I think it suited the A4 best of all. To my eye it even looks better than the garter blue livery of the LNER!

 

A lot has gone into this model this past week. The wheels were sprayed, I used satin black over grey primer.

Messing about with reviving the dried up presfix transfer lining took forever, I ended up cutting some of them out, floating the tiny micro thin slithers off of the backing in water and applying them with varnish. Even then some of the curved lining had to be painted freehand.

There's still some work to do, touching up the gloss black and some more detailing but it is starting to look the part. I'm very happy with how it runs, better than could be expected of an old tender driven type that has been stripped down, blackened and rebuilt etc. 

 

 

More on this later when it's finished and on the layout.

Squatch.

[Graham T]

That does look rather nice!

 

[jcredfer]

I have a RTR one, from the "Meeting of the Six", it's as good as can be expected from such a Limited Edition loco - that's very good.  Your finished loco does look better...  🙄

 

J...   sniff.....

 

[Sasquatch]

36 minutes ago, jcredfer said:

I have a RTR one, from the "Meeting of the Six", it's as good as can be expected from such a Limited Edition loco - that's very good.  Your finished loco does look better...  🙄

 

J...   sniff.....

 

Hi Julian. It would be interesting to put them side by side.

 

I have a railroad Mallard here. The two things that sick out the most when placed next to 60007 are the overall shape of the front which seems more pronounced on the blue one and the glossy finish. (That was a tinlet of Phoenix BR loco blue which got smuggled through at least two over cautious postal services Shhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!.)

 

I need to stop staring at it and get it finished.

 

Regards Shaun.