winterbournecm Posted November 17, 2011 Author Share Posted November 17, 2011 Have been working on an area near the back of the yard. There was a Metcalf mill there, but I wanted something more bespoke. Its a transition area between the harbour area and an industrial part so I thought to 1980 houses might go well there. Here is some of the pictures so far. The houses are scratchbuilt with Muswell brass windows. There area behind is a swine to get to though, so the hole may be difficult to hide. The houses constructed. The windows cut glazed and ready to go in. The walled areas having the lighter colours added Darker colours added the last one being black and green for the algae look! houses painted with 3 coats of acrylics on top of suede Plastikote textured aerosol. The scene coming together on the layout including cobbled driveways, gates and paths. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterbournecm Posted November 20, 2011 Author Share Posted November 20, 2011 Some more work on Harbour View, and some scratchbuilt staithes for the various stone products. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterbournecm Posted December 5, 2011 Author Share Posted December 5, 2011 Surely but slowly - the layout illuminations are comijng to life. Groups of bus bars are provided along the underside of the boards for the tails from the lamps to congregate. This is a tiresome excersize,but essential to keep the wiring in some sort of order amongst the isolater, point motor and colour lights leads. Here are Sandy Hill stations and the shed lights in progress. 50003 is fettled for the Sleepers , whilst the 31 behind is for the Bristol vans Sandy Hill low level looks eerie under the station lamps A class 108 calls at the Low Level 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterbournecm Posted December 6, 2011 Author Share Posted December 6, 2011 Have been looking around the Cornish harbours lately and been inspired by the many timber cladded harbour buildings. I thought I'd have a go at a factory to go into the industrial estate. Here is the result, a two tier building with a brick base and fire escape from the upper floor. The windows are measured and cut into the ribbed plasticard (make sure it is the right way up!) The main structure is constructed with the brick base and other plasticard struts attached. Once complete, the whole building is sprayed with tan textured Plastikote. The building is painted with acrylics. The brickwork is lightly dry brushed to keep the brickwork. Wills windows added and glazed The almost finished building with the frie escape added. Just waiting for Ten Commandment air con units . 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Temeraire Posted December 6, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 6, 2011 50003 is fettled for the Sleepers , Top loco Craig it looks great with the black roof. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Top loco Craig it looks great with the black roof. I'll second that BTW Craig, like your pic of the two '6's at Par!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterbournecm Posted December 7, 2011 Author Share Posted December 7, 2011 Thanks chaps - i take it you mean the DRS twins? Being on nights does have it's advantages sometimes! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterbournecm Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 More lighting fun has seen the harbour illuminated at last. Thsi includes a faller festoon of fairy lights which have reflected rather well in the harbour water. There are some areas where the light escapes under the buildings, and these will be resolved in the coming days. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwr Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 That sea looks good in the dark Paul R Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Gwiwer Posted January 2, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 2, 2012 Proper job Craig. Those festoons are very effective aren't they? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Simon Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Hi, The lights look really good, espically the reflection in the water. They give real atmosphere of a late Saturday night on a seaside town! The layout as a whole looks really good too! Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted January 4, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 4, 2012 Very nice Craig, especially the top photo. Just needs fireworks in the background and drunk idiots on the beach to complete the scene! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterbournecm Posted January 4, 2012 Author Share Posted January 4, 2012 Thanks guys - very pleased with the results so far. Yes Rick - great idea to use those coloured lights! Just hope the train drivers above dont mistake them for signlas! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterbournecm Posted January 6, 2012 Author Share Posted January 6, 2012 Some more areas have lighting - but my poor duette 12V output is struggling to cope. Any ideas of a robust 12V output for lots of grain of wheat lamps? 37671 lit up outside the shed 56049 ready for action The semis lit up by Sandy Hill Yd 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted January 9, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 9, 2012 Looks like my wife and kids are in those semis - all the lights left on.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterbournecm Posted January 10, 2012 Author Share Posted January 10, 2012 I know the feeling. I've been hunting hi and low for some black paper I had to screen off some windows. Have to visit "The Range" again soon. I may pop a resistor in to tone the brightness down. The camera doesnt help makes things look brighter than they actually are. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterbournecm Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 Some pictures taken recently, no real updates just for the heck of it! Two class 108s on the BB branch during the morning peak. The Postal has been backed into the carriage sidings on top. Inter-city liveried 37428 at Mount Charles 37142 waits for a freight departure in the holding sidings 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterbournecm Posted January 27, 2012 Author Share Posted January 27, 2012 The layout and one of two class 50 departures and hour ready to depart with the xx.40 to Oxford this is 6 NSE coaches. The xx.10 is to Paddington 6 air cons in the classic first class at the Padd end, buffet and seconds on the rear. The loco off the inward Oxford usually makes the following hours Padd loco and vice versa. Though sometimes an A exam is required and a Class 47 intervenes, just the makes the basher's day worthwhile. Depends what mood I'm in This day the system must have gone slightly awry! 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed a/c Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Just had a wander back through this thread, what a great layout!! Thanks for sharing it with us. Regards Scott 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterbournecm Posted February 6, 2012 Author Share Posted February 6, 2012 A bit of messing about with a steel train at Mount Charles with recent arrival 37506 & 37429 in construction livery. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterbournecm Posted February 28, 2012 Author Share Posted February 28, 2012 Decided to add some new flows to the layout, timber from Mount Charles yard and a bi-hourly Manchester service with air cons as I have so many ETS class 47s stood spare! The first Manchester departure was a deputation of Class 37/4s as 47593 developed an AWS fault and returned to shed! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wummyock Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 A bit of messing about with a steel train at Mount Charles with recent arrival 37506 & 37429 in construction livery. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajqa3uc5-qU&list=UUywk2RXZawGUZjiAQmXxb1w&index=1&feature=plcp Looking good Winterbourne,just a query though,what are the two curtainsided wagons and who makes them? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterbournecm Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 Many thanks - the wagons are transfesa 4 wheelers. They have no manufacturer on them, but I think they're from Electrotrain or Howes. I got them from E Bay - look for VTG in a search. They're Spanish four wheelers, not like our bogie wagons, but look OK in a steel train. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 The layout and one of two class 50 departures and hour ready to depart with the xx.40 to Oxford this is 6 NSE coaches. The xx.10 is to Paddington 6 air cons in the classic first class at the Padd end, buffet and seconds on the rear. The loco off the inward Oxford usually makes the following hours Padd loco and vice versa. Though sometimes an A exam is required and a Class 47 intervenes, just the makes the basher's day worthwhile. Depends what mood I'm in This day the system must have gone slightly awry! You just can not have toooo many 50's ha ha ha 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterbournecm Posted April 7, 2012 Author Share Posted April 7, 2012 A couple of hours of running was captured for posterity the other evening. How many of them would have been winners for you? A couple of hours of running was captured for posterity the other evening. How many of them would have been winners for you? Inward: 50045 1F57 Ex Oxford. 47560 1V68 Ex Manchester Picc 37142 / 238 6V33 Timber Ex Chirk 33108 2B45 Ex Cardiff 45138 1V71 Ex Leeds 31174 6V54 (Flask) Ex Bescot 50050 1C60 Ex Padd 31111 / 170 Speedlink 45150 5C40 (Sleeper empties) Outward: 47591 1A62 To Padd 50003 1F68 to Oxford 46037 1C46 to Bristol (Parcels / pass) 25083 / 087 6E35 (Speedlink) 47537 1M78 to Manchester Picc 31170 6T55 Ballast 47560 1A68 Padd (postal) 50007 1A40 Sleepers 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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