RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted February 2, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 2, 2019 I left the card templates on until all the outer stonework was done then cut out the interior and used it as a support to cut out the windows. 4 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted February 2, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 2, 2019 The templates were removed to do the ends, window frames and interior. 11 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted February 5, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 5, 2019 Lynmouth loco shed and Town Quay sheds are getting there. 8 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ramblin Rich Posted February 5, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 5, 2019 Just stumbled back onto this thread while exploring the new site setup. Really like what you've done. Can I ask what the foam is you've used to create the Lynmouth shed & what type of paints you've used? Being able to give the impressed stonework using a pencil seems veey much easier than trying to line up moudled plastic card Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted February 5, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 5, 2019 It’s Craftfoam, listed on eBay grey styrofoam modelling foam, (the blue has been discontinued recently). I bought large 4x2 blocks from a trade place but it’s pretty good value on eBay too now and you can buy smaller chunks. It’s painted with emulsion tester pots from DIY stores using the first coat as a sealer. I have also used a pva and plaster mix, custard consistency, as a sealer on some bridges if I want to stain it with washes to match plaster rocks around it. There are about four colours used including a cream colour as a thin wash to do the mortar. The roof is plastic. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted February 6, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 6, 2019 Shed just about done, needs some enamel signs 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted February 10, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 10, 2019 I decided to make a coaling stage to hide the point motor at Lynmouth. It’s cut from a spare scrap of foam with the middle cut out and glued back together. The stones are just drawn in as I did on the shed. The deck is stained coffee stirrers. More bits of stirrer to make the walls. 6 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted February 13, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 13, 2019 Detailing on Lynmouth and I may have overdone the glue a tad on Town Quay 12 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium AdeMoore Posted February 13, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 13, 2019 Nice work Paul oozes L&B love what your doing. Cheers Ade 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted February 13, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 13, 2019 Thanks Ade, hopefully it will look even more L&B ish by the Wimrail show in a month if I can get all the locos to stay on the track 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted February 17, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 17, 2019 Ok this will be the layout at WIMRAIL The wagon card holders are done. and the working out behind what goes where The symbols show destination and origin and any +1’s mean there are two wagons, one for each end so to speak, so you’d swap them over load for empty etc 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted February 19, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 19, 2019 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted February 19, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 19, 2019 Paul All looking superb. You are giving me motivation to start Blackmoor Gate. Unfortunately the Woody Bay station is a third under size when put against the drawings for Blackmoor Gate and if it was the correct size it would still require substantial modification (Blackmoor Gate building is a little different to Woody Bay) , so will have to scratch build it but that Bachmann one fits well on yours. Just collected another coach from the sorting office this morning and it already has Greenwich and District couplers being fitted. I cant recall if you have fitted decoders to your locos? I look forward to seeing your modules one day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted February 19, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 19, 2019 (edited) Thanks Ian. One loco has a decoder the other three are just waiting for me to sort the wheels out and will be fitted this week or next The scenecraft building perfectly fits my condensed stations. Kevin’s Bratton Fleming is pretty much full scale but that uses the smaller L&B pattern building. Edited February 19, 2019 by PaulRhB 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted February 21, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 21, 2019 Gratton Lane also getting a few details and a station building, if you can call a hut that! Just need to add the Down signal. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlfaZagato Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 That hut looks more comfortable than the ex-Chicago & West Towns shelter at the Illinois Railway Museum. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted February 22, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 22, 2019 Getting close to finishing LYN. Almost looks real doesn't it 4 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted February 22, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 22, 2019 A minor op has meant heavier jobs are out for a few days due to stitches so I’ve been faffing around with details. Signals now work off a 9v battery. and the toilets from the Scenecraft L&B station have become the lamp and oil stores. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
south_tyne Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 (edited) Looking superb Paul. You captured the wonderful atmosphere of the L&B perfectly I absolutely love the modular concept too. The use of the craftfoam for the buildings is fantastic. It's not a material I have come across before but looks superb. Thanks very much for sharing. Edited February 23, 2019 by south_tyne Added some stuff.... 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted March 5, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 5, 2019 (edited) I’ve installed Dapol SR signals on Gratton Lane powered from a 9v battery. The switches are mounted on the top of the board to make access easy from both sides as this is designed for operation in any configuration. They will be disguised with bushes etc. The lamps have been dulled down a lot using earth colour paint, thinned with water slightly, to better represent the glow of real oil lamps. I used to do the lamps at my first signalbox, they lasted until the early 2000’s, and fusion powered lamps just didn’t look right to me Edited March 5, 2019 by PaulRhB 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
puck Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Hi Paul This is currently my favourite layout on here. Just wondered the source of the water cranes(?). Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted March 6, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 6, 2019 (edited) 6 hours ago, puck said: Just wondered the source of the water cranes(?). Thanks, They are the Skytrex SR cranes here https://skytrexmodelrailways.com/22-water-cranes I’ve chopped a bit out of the height on two of the three. I cut about 4mm out just above the valve and pinned and glued them back together. Edited March 6, 2019 by PaulRhB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
puck Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Hi Paul Many thanks for reply. I'd only seen cast ones before (Mikes models?). Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted March 6, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 6, 2019 The Skytrex one is whitemetal for the column and hose with a resin base, (that I haven’t used). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted March 15, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 15, 2019 (edited) The Lynmouth & Barnstaple ish all ready to go Edited December 31, 2022 by PaulRhB 10 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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