Stephenwolsten Posted July 25, 2019 Author Share Posted July 25, 2019 Remains of dock gate showing mechanism and height. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gismorail Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Cracking video on the bus some nice shots of railways in background as well as a good looking Liverpool 'Judy' ...really enjoyed thanks for sharing. I'd forgot how dirty the buildings were in those days 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephenwolsten Posted July 27, 2019 Author Share Posted July 27, 2019 Inspiration from Giles Favell's Denton Brook layout: 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adrian Stevenson Posted July 27, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 27, 2019 That looks brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephenwolsten Posted July 27, 2019 Author Share Posted July 27, 2019 More cobble techniques, this one from Giles Favell: 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 They look good, there's a lot of inspiration out there regarding making cobbles. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephenwolsten Posted July 30, 2019 Author Share Posted July 30, 2019 Resource notes on extruded foam baseboards by 'Alextrack': "Baseboards Polyfoam, expanded polystyrene sheet Gordon Gravett Pempoul. Styrofoam Average light at 32kg/m3 with grades up to 200 to 250kg/m3. XPS Foam Trylon http://www.trylon.co.uk/products/modelfoam.htm http://www.styrofoam-online.co.uk/ http://www.insulationexpress.co.uk/DOW/Dow-Floormate-300A-Styrofoam-Insulation-Boards.htm Sheffield Insulation. The Bristol branch SIG Insulation, Unit 200, North Bristol Park, North Way, Filton, Bristol, Bristol, BS34 7QH Telephone: 0117 931 3400 Fax: 0117 931 3411 http://www.siginsulation.co.uk/show_prod.asp?ProdID=879&CatID=37&SubCatID=80 It consists of 1200mm x 500mm x 50mm thick pink polyfoam insulation. Warren Insulation Ltd, (www.warren.co.uk) 4mm thick x 100mm deep quality ply glued http://mmrs.co.uk/extreme-lack-weight/ Foam to Foam adhesive? Can't air dry. No need for a jigsaw, it is very easy to cut by hand. I used an ordinary tenon saw for straight cuts and I have a dry wall hand saw that is very useful for curved and angled cut. The latter is one of the most evil looking instruments I've ever seen, but it does the job well. Both, of course, do make quite a mess! solvent-free grab adhesive. (No More Nails type non solvent type must be used like 'No More Nails' or 'Unibond MegaGrip') To avoid having to hold it altogether whilst the glue goes off with clamps, we have used 3-4 inch long wood screws No 14/16 size which have a large coarse thread, screwed in along the ply sides at 100mm spaces directly into the foam. It's dense enough to allow a very strong grip and bite for the screws to allow the go off. After this has happened the screws are removed for re-use. Knauff Floormate' on the web. I got mine from 'Hampshire Insulation' ( www.hampshireinsulations.co.uk) who can supply it in board sizes up to 8' x 2' and thickness’s from 5mm (be prepared to pay for some waste...) up to 75mm. Comes in various colours - I have samples in pink, blue & cream. It is NOT covered with any finish/silver foil etc. This is the dense urethane extruded foam. Cuts with a saw, Stanley knife, hot wire cutter with little dust. Can be sanded to contours with a surform (that is messy!) Glues with 'No Nails', is waterproof, stable in normal temperatures (although where it was subject to prolonged sunlight I did notice the exposed surface went 'floury'). If used for boards the only protection needed is to 'face' the edges with ply to protect it from life's little knocks & provide attachment points for baseboard dowels etc. You will also need to provide ply bases for any point motors - it does not like things being screwed into it! Like all plastics it does NOT like direct heat... do any soldering away from the board (i.e. use dropper wires on track etc) It does NOT like solvents! Dow Corning blue floormate is the most dense and is designed for, duh floors and weight bearing. This is the best stuff in my experience for structural baseboard/module construction. Its also the hardest to cut or shape. An update on glue testing. Sticking foam to foam: Waterproof PVA: took 10 days to cure. Good bond but can be pulled apart. Useless for sticking track to foam. Good for track to open cell foam like Woodland Scenics underlay. Cork to styrofoam still not set even after 2 weeks. Grip-fix from Screw-fix: 5 days to cure. Better bond than PVA. No good for track to foam. Solvent free contact glue: brilliant but no chance to reposition the parts being glued. Gorilla glue: best thing ever. Sticks foam to foam, track to foam, just about anything. Rock solid in 24 hours. You just need to scratch the foam and dampen one surface. Use a lot less than you'd think. I used Scotchweld 77 spray adhesive as it is formulated for closed cell foam. http://www.screwfix.com/p/gripfill-solvent-free-350ml/64958;jsessionid=2W1DRJVT5Jqj7dKStmcsDWF4WVT42L3s7rJ0GD9y0FyQQgbxk9hw!-868119574 http://building.dow.com/eu/gbr/en/products/styrofoam/floormate.htm http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php/blog/568/entry-5183-matford-new/ http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/26606-foam-suppliers/ http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/13410-new-baseboard-materialstechniques/ http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/34132-styrofoam-baseboards/ 1525mm x 1525mm x 1.5mm Thin Birch Plywood. (Model making) - Avon Plywood 5' x 5' therefore." 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephenwolsten Posted July 30, 2019 Author Share Posted July 30, 2019 (edited) Dock railway atmosphere courtesy of a photograph on Mike Edge's Herculaneum Dock thread: Edited July 31, 2019 by Stephenwolsten Clarification 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephenwolsten Posted August 1, 2019 Author Share Posted August 1, 2019 Canada Road layout, showing some clear inspiration from the Liverpool dock wall and gates. The Liverpool dockers never had time to create some allotments! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Canada Road is a fine layout, anyone building a dock layout should check it out. There's lot's of recognisable and inspirational buildings on there. Steve. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephenwolsten Posted August 1, 2019 Author Share Posted August 1, 2019 This picture of the Riverside Branch of the MDHB is outside my period but shows quayside clutter and the swing bridge over Princes Half Tide Dock, as well as the English Electric Type 4/Class 40. Such traffic included troop trains for Northern Ireland. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephenwolsten Posted August 2, 2019 Author Share Posted August 2, 2019 Promotional photograph publicising the Yorkshire Engine Company's diesel shunters that replaced the Pugs in the dock area of Liverpool. 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephenwolsten Posted August 12, 2019 Author Share Posted August 12, 2019 For years we modellers have concentrated on rolling stock and neglected other aspects of layouts, especially road vehicles. Now there is no excuse! Giles Favell shows the way with this exquisite example of a radio controlled 7mm articulated lorry. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephenwolsten Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share Posted August 13, 2019 (edited) A well known Colour Rail image of Gladstone Dock Station on the LOR ,and of dock estate. Edited August 13, 2019 by Stephenwolsten Added information 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephenwolsten Posted August 15, 2019 Author Share Posted August 15, 2019 An unusual 1950s (?) tinplate diorama of the Overhead Railway, as seen in a privately published book by J C James on the LNWR/MDHB dock lines. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Michael Edge Posted August 15, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 15, 2019 Yes, they are interesting photos, very much a "pre-production" model, although there are some similarities with what was actually built. It might well have depended on what information was given to the model maker, I've had some experience of this sort of thing myself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephenwolsten Posted August 16, 2019 Author Share Posted August 16, 2019 Another photo of the O Gauge model made in the USA for C.E.Box, author and son of W.L.Box, a General Manager of the LOR. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Michael Edge Posted August 16, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 16, 2019 That's very interesting as well but it's not the same model - that is a model of what was built. It looks like quite a good representation of the 1896 batch of trains with 40ft motor cars. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephenwolsten Posted August 17, 2019 Author Share Posted August 17, 2019 Pavement-level view of the New York 'EL' at night in 0 Scale. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephenwolsten Posted August 19, 2019 Author Share Posted August 19, 2019 A well known Colour Rail view of an excursion train with observation coach that has left the MDHB Riverside Station and is crossing the dock swing bridge on its way to Waterloo Goods and Edge Hill (BR). The unique signal controlled both rail and shipping. Out of view to the right would be a man walking with a red flag (a bit hard to model!) 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephenwolsten Posted August 21, 2019 Author Share Posted August 21, 2019 I think I should sell my unused Gaugemaster controller from years ago, and use this smart phone system for the reasons given on the manufacturer's web pages: https://www.wifimodelrailroad.com/?fbclid=IwAR3bHuUAjIFUkrsla2kqOi1dkdvCDTh7rgwk4bn47ApufetJWprUDKjlPeM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephenwolsten Posted August 21, 2019 Author Share Posted August 21, 2019 A Continental example but a great piece of realistic, industrial modelling, especially the corrugated iron and the little details. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephenwolsten Posted August 26, 2019 Author Share Posted August 26, 2019 (edited) Although this design is probably heavy, I like the idea of using the fold down flaps for storage, keeping sticky fingers away, and displaying information. Edited August 26, 2019 by Stephenwolsten Added information 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephenwolsten Posted September 6, 2019 Author Share Posted September 6, 2019 (edited) Wapping Goods Depot, 1960. Edited October 6, 2022 by Stephenwolsten 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephenwolsten Posted September 7, 2019 Author Share Posted September 7, 2019 (edited) Railtour leaving Riverside and about to cross over the swing bridge at Princes Dock. Edited October 6, 2022 by Stephenwolsten 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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