Derwent Spa

[lezz01]

The 2P looks very good Jonathan. I've had one in my ebay watch list for a while now I might take the plunge and buy it. I will scratch build the chassis if I do though as I like to have either springing or compensation in my locos and I'm working in EM.

Regards Lez. 

[Rowsley17D]

1 hour ago, lezz01 said:

The 2P looks very good Jonathan. I've had one in my ebay watch list for a while now I might take the plunge and buy it. I will scratch build the chassis if I do though as I like to have either springing or compensation in my locos and I'm working in EM.

Regards Lez. 

 

It's not bad for a printed body, Lez. It needs a bit of smoothing down and the boiler bands are very prominent and need reducing. There's plenty of room in the body for some mass over the wheels if you're building your own chassis.

[lezz01]

28 minutes ago, Rowsley17D said:

 

It's not bad for a printed body, Lez. It needs a bit of smoothing down and the boiler bands are very prominent and need reducing. There's plenty of room in the body for some mass over the wheels if you're building your own chassis.

Good too know, thanks Jonathan. Of course the option is the London Road Models kit.

Regards Lez.

Edited April 22, 2022 by lezz01

[Rowsley17D]

Many moons ago, Al @Alister_G of Lanmanlow fame kindly sent me a large file photo of typical upland Derbyshire scenery. If you visit DDC Concepts shop in Settle you'll see they have a photo backscene of Ingleborough to their Ribblehead viaduct diorama. I enquired where they had had it printed. It was from AVJ Design of Longridge near Preston not too far from me. After much discussion with Lisa of AVJ over the phone, they reproduced the photo for me on a tough canvas-vinyl product used for banners. The size I wanted was 6m X 400mm. It cost about the same as a model pacific loco which for a bespoke product I thought not too bad. Here it is part of it temporarily propped up with Blutac with some Scalescenes' buildings in front. Eventually the photos of terraced house and shops kindly sent to me by Peter @kirtleypete will be put against the backscene again. I need some new backboards as the new scene is 10cm higher than the old, so hopefully less cropping of photos. I just need to think of how to attach the vinyl to the backboards.  If I can get it flat, the shine will disappear. At least I don't have to worry about joins!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 26, 2022 by Rowsley17D

[Graham T]

That looks great.  I do love a good backscene.  You might try these for fixing it:  https://www.command.com/3M/en_US/command/products/?N=5924736+3291751934+3294529207&rt=rud

 

 

[Rowsley17D]

Al tells me the photo was taken from a track behind the Barrel Inn (of course) at Bretton looking north and east towards Hope Valley.

[Physicsman]

I know it cost you an arm and a leg, but it was worth it.

 

A very effective backscene.

 

Jeff

[Rowsley17D]

Some time since last posting. I have been busy buying new bendy MDF on which to mount the new backscene which is of a photo kindly sent to me by @Alister_G. I have attached it to the MDF with double sided tape which seems to work so far and has the advantage of being able to remove it without damage. The station had to be taken off the layout and, although back in position, needs a bit of work. The 2D houses and shops curtesy of @kirtleypete have been put back and held temporarily in place with Blu Tack as I will replace some of those at the righthand end with half-relief Scalescenes ones. Another holdup was caused by my old camera giving up and awaiting a new one which arrived today. It's a point and shoot Sony 20.1 mp

 

The trees at the end of the sidings and head-shunt were kindly given to me by Jeff @Physicsman.

 

 

 

 

 

The photo captured a nice view of an outlying farm which Mrs 17D said I couldn't cover over with housing, so I made a gap in the terrace with a brick wall between the houses.

 

 

 

Edited May 25, 2022 by Rowsley17D

[lezz01]

It looks very good Jonathan.

Regards Lez.

[Rowsley17D]

I can now take views like this now!

 

[MrWolf]

It blends in really well and makes the layout look even bigger than it is. 

Backscene MK2 is on the job list for my own layout.

[Alister_G]

That looks so good Jonathan, so pleased for you, it really captures the Buxton feel.

 

Al.

[Rowsley17D]

The thing that impresses me about the backscene is that it makes the layout deeper than it is particularly around the station building.

 

 

 

It's only 2' wide at this point.

[Regularity]

48 minutes ago, Rowsley17D said:

The thing that impresses me about the backscene is that it makes the layout deeper than it is

Isn’t that the purpose, as much as cutting off the intrusion of the external environment?

 

But yes, yours is particularly impressive.

[JustinDean]

1 hour ago, Rowsley17D said:

The thing that impresses me about the backscene is that it makes the layout deeper than it is particularly around the station building.

 

 

 

It's only 2' wide at this point.

Very nice indeed Jonathan!

 

Jay

[AdeMoore]

Nicely done, looks pretty darn fine if you ask me.

Gives the layout a whole new dimension.

[Rowsley17D]

Regular readers may recall that just over a year ago I had a bowel resection from where a cancerous polyp had previously been removed. Following an annual scan, today I was told that the cancer had spread to my liver obviously before the polyp had been discovered. I was told the chances of this were very rare (L@@K RARE!) so I guess I must have drawn the short straw. Next is a more detailed scan to see whether an operation is possible and in the meantime there will be several bouts of chemo. The galling thing is that I feel as fit a fiddle which my consultant said will stand me in good stead for the treatment whatever that might turn out to be. 

Edited May 31, 2022 by Rowsley17D

[tractionman]

I am very sorry to hear this Jonathan, really worrying news, I like many on here I am sure have been inspired by watching and following your lovely modelling of the LMS in its glory days--wishing you well for a full and speedy recovery, and more amazing LMS Derwent Spa scenes to come.

 

all the best,

 

Keith

[JustinDean]

Wishing you the very best of luck with this Jonathon and hope it gets sorted. 
 

Jay
 

 

[Graham T]

Yes, same here.  Best wishes from Austria.

[MrWolf]

Best wishes for a speedy recovery Jonathan, from much nearer the Crook O' Lune.

Here's to seeing more of you and your inspiring work on rmweb.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited June 6, 2022 by MrWolf
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[Barry O]

Hope the chemo does the trick and looking forward to some positive news!

 

Baz

[Rowsley17D]

Gents, thank you all for your concern. I had a phone call booking a PET scan for this Wednesday at Preston so, as I have found over the past two years, the NHS in this part of the world are not hanging around. Once the results are known I'll post further details.

 

In the meantime, I am re-motoring one of my 1P tanks. I've just got to get the right amount of slop in the crank pin holes without over-doing it. Another job is to glue the new backscene to the bendy MDF where the double-sided tape has failed to hold in a small number of places. I'm going to experiment with Copydex but getting hold of some has been problematic, but I have secured  some now.

 

[Dragonboy]

My belated best wishes for a speedy and full recovery.

 

Brian

[Rowsley17D]

1P 1420 has now been re-motored and anew High Level Road Runner gearbox fitted. Here she is accelerating away from platform 2 with the branch motor train.