RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted September 9, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 9, 2016 Wait a minute.The new spot heights don't work out either. If its showing a difference of 26 feet that would be a 1in22 gradient over about 180 yards . That can't be right.I'm gonna have to live with a level station. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted September 10, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 10, 2016 (edited) Despite yet more procrastination today there's been good progress. Firstly I had to correct the ground topography to the west of the station. This involved standing the first board I made on end and trimming off about 3 inches from the joining rib with the jig saw and matching the profile on the adjoining rib. I the added a brace to the back of each to bridge the gaps I'd unavoidably made. All the ribs and other bits were made yesterday evening so the next job is to assemble it. Thought I'd do a step by step photo sequence. Click on the 1st image and then click next! Edited September 10, 2016 by Sasquatch 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted September 10, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 10, 2016 Nice job again mate, shame you had to faff about with the levels, but the end result looks good. Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted September 11, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 11, 2016 Today was spent fixing all the bits to that final section. It's a bit on the big side but will still go in the truck. The next step was to clear away all the tools and off cuts so as to fix the three modulars together. This will enable me to square up the third one before attaching the main top which will hold it true to the other two. Here's what it looks like... Looking up the tramway Along the back with the lower hidden sidings/loops Complexity View down Brow Lane towards Hole Bottom where the pit once was. This is the area I had to lower. There will be some farm building here. Railway bridge over the tramway Looking down the tramway. Looking at my plan I could alter it a bit behind the Bradford exchange concourse to model the line towards Keighley from Queensbury. That has settled my mind as to the problem of the somewhat squat and abrupt end to the model in this area. Squatch 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jukebox Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 I love a nice open plan construction; you get a great sense of 3D, and the tracks being built through, not on top of, the landscape. Great work. . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Today was spent fixing all the bits to that final section. It's a bit on the big side but will still go in the truck. The next step was to clear away all the tools and off cuts so as to fix the three modulars together. This will enable me to square up the third one before attaching the main top which will hold it true to the other two. Here's what it looks like... Looking up the tramway bb (1).JPG bb (2).JPG Along the back with the lower hidden sidings/loops bb (3).JPG Complexity bb (4).JPG bb (5).JPG View down Brow Lane towards Hole Bottom where the pit once was. bb (6).JPG bb (7).JPG bb (9).JPG This is the area I had to lower. There will be some farm building here. bb (10).JPG Railway bridge over the tramway bb (11).JPG Looking down the tramway. bb (12).JPG Looking at my plan I could alter it a bit behind the Bradford exchange concourse to model the line towards Keighley from Queensbury. That has settled my mind as to the problem of the somewhat squat and abrupt end to the model in this area. bb (8).JPG Squatch BLOOMIN EKK Mate, that's more like Pendon's Vale of White Horse on Steroids, hahhaha :no: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted September 11, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 11, 2016 Steroids? Now that is a good idea! Perhaps I'd get more done. Maybe I'll just stick to coffee. I want to get the cork underlay down and the legs made today. We'll see how far I get. Just can't wait to get the hot glue gun nice n hot ready for the foam board and get to work with the rasps... This morning I'm setting all the other small flat areas such as the pond and the bases for the three farms etc. This part is a bit tricky... ...it's a farm access road. More later. Squatch 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 G'day Gent Very complicated, to look at, but I know what it's for, but I couldn't build it. The Victorians, knew how to build railways. manna 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted September 11, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 11, 2016 Hi Manna, The lane was there long before the railway and I have come to the conclusion the Victorian engineers Leveled all the land to the west and built a huge embankment in the vicinity of that bridge. That is what I want to recreate with the model. Half the platforms were stone built the other wooden. The wooden ones sit atop the embankments and viaduct, makes sense if you consider it. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted September 14, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 14, 2016 (edited) The legs are made and fitted. It took longer than expected (but doesn't it always). Ply was squandered from all the off cuts and salvage laying around in the workshop. I ripped it all down to 21/2 " and cut it to length working one leg frame at a time I glued and stapled them together. For my sins I then sanded off all the rough edges etc. with sanders. Each one has a cross piece and 4 triangles which makes for a strong assembly. Two small off cuts are affixed to the outside of the legs at the correct height for the base board frames to sit on. Here's how I do the removable joint with 4 thicknesses of paper as a spacer. It's the drilled to accept a coach bolt. Whilst out shopping yesterday I found a gallon of quality olvie satin paint for $5, perfect for painting all the wood work and maybe even the ground surface. Nice! Edited: captions and pics. wrong way round! Edited September 14, 2016 by Sasquatch 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted September 14, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 14, 2016 Nice legs mate. Al Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted September 14, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 14, 2016 Nice legs mate. Al Cheeky. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted September 14, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 14, 2016 Sometimes the amount of work done can be gauged by the amount of mess left over in the aftermath. I spent 3 hours clearing away all the off cuts, tools and vacuuming up the dust this morning. Now this afternoon I feel all fresh for doing the cork underlay, starting the foam contour work and painting. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted September 15, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 15, 2016 (edited) One more curved fascia piece needed doing. This required making some angled section to affix it to, shallow saw cuts with the hand held every 3/4" (so as to make the plywood flex easily) and an extra brace . I then glued and pinned it in place. After that the fascia's got filled and sanded before painting with the bargain paint. The green is just the right shade so as to not distract the eye from the layout! Skinny legs don't you think... Squatch, Edited September 15, 2016 by Sasquatch 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 One more curved fascia piece needed doing. This required making some angled section to affix it to, shallow saw cuts with the hand held every 3/4" (so as to make the plywood flex easily) and an extra brace . I then glued and pinned it in place. After that the fascia's got filled and sanded before painting with the bargain paint. The green is just the right shade so as to not distract the eye from the layout! DSCF7732.JPG DSCF7733.JPG DSCF7734.JPG Skinny legs don't you think... Squatch, Morning mate, very neat indeed, but my concern is that you've built the board that's sitting on top for the Australian market , hahaha. Off for my medication now 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted September 15, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 15, 2016 Morning mate, very neat indeed, but my concern is that you've built the board that's sitting on top for the Australian market , hahaha. Off for my medication now I'm sure Manna would approve! Good to know that you're taking the medication. We wouldn't want the men in white coats to show up Andy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 G'day Gents I do approve, although I don't have the room for it, Pity. Looking forward to seeing the track going down. manna 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted September 16, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 16, 2016 (edited) It doesn't look like it but lots of work got done today. The antipodean error was corrected. All the machines moved aside etc. The green had a second coat. The boards went back together. The passing loop siding area had the 6mm cork laid. Bit more wood work in this vicinity also. Next I dragged the connecting Goathland board up to the work shop and gave that a coat of paint and... ...went to attach it to Queensbury and Oh bu@@er. Always one to own up to my mistakes somehow I'd taken the measurement in the warehouse from the lower track level and marked that on my drawing on the top level. Queensbury was 31/2" short! After my dinner I ventured back to the barn and added that amount to the bottom of all the legs. With bracing. Here's where the two levels cross, both going from layout to storage/passing loops. I put it all back together and it looks quite impressive, taking up plenty of room in there. Squatch. Not such nice legs after all. Edited September 16, 2016 by Sasquatch 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 It doesn't look like it but lots of work got done today. The antipodean error was corrected. All the machines moved aside etc. The green had a second coat. The boards went back together. The passing loop siding area had the 6mm cork laid. Bit more wood work in this vicinity also. cork base fy.JPG Next I dragged the connecting Goathland board up to the work shop and gave that a coat of paint and... ...went to attach it to Queensbury and Oh bu@@er. Always one to own up to my mistakes somehow I'd taken the measurement in the warehouse from the lower track level and marked that on my drawing on the top level. Queensbury was 31/2" short! After my dinner I ventured back to the barn and added that amount to the bottom of all the legs. With bracing. goathland conection.JPG Here's where the two levels cross, both going from layout to storage/passing loops. cross over.JPG I put it all back together and it looks quite impressive, taking up plenty of room in there. enormity.JPG Squatch. Not such nice legs after all. IMPRESSED Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Bogie Posted September 16, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 16, 2016 The antipodean error was corrected. What did you do that for? I was understanding it up until then! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted September 16, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 16, 2016 Yep, it works much better that way up. Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 G'day Gents Understood it perfectly, got a yellow dog just like yours, I call her a 'Booborowie Dingo' manna 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted September 18, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 18, 2016 (edited) The landscaping has commenced.All those off cuts of foam filler I have just aren't working out.Firstly they're all just too small, which is a pain.Secondly, the contours on this layout are steeper than on Goathland probably because I shrank it so much......and thirdly, my method of attaching the foam sections a-la-Bodgit (with the hot glue gun), has resulted with some nasty burns on my delicate hand. I retreated to the warehouse with some cold beers for a running session and waited for Mrs. S. to come home... ... who advised using old school chicken wire and plaster bandage (for the contours not the burns) . Tomorrow we'll hit up the local stores for some supplies. So some train pictures instead. J50 on mixed goods. J39 standing in on a local passenger. Squatch Edited September 18, 2016 by Sasquatch 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 G'day Gents I use old net curtains, dipped in rather wet plaster. manna 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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