RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted July 13, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 13, 2018 Hello Luke. May I respectfully suggest you increase your plank size to 48 x 12 inches? That extra area opens up a whole new world for you. Cheers, Ian. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lu4472ke Posted July 13, 2018 Author Share Posted July 13, 2018 Hello Luke. May I respectfully suggest you increase your plank size to 48 x 12 inches? That extra area opens up a whole new world for you. Cheers, Ian. It's definatley a good idea, I may need to find/make space Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lu4472ke Posted July 17, 2018 Author Share Posted July 17, 2018 A trackplan decision has been made. I've decided to go with my origional plan because I think it will be the most enjoyable to operate. Now, I need to look at ordering track and finish the baseboard. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lu4472ke Posted September 19, 2018 Author Share Posted September 19, 2018 Long time no update! To start, the peice of plywood you have seen in previous shots has now been deemed scrap. The bigger peice it came from had been lying in the garden for quite a long time, I have been advised that using plywood that has been sat outside exposed to the elements for a long period of time doesn't make good baseboard material. So a trip a builders merchants is needed. With that over, I can get on with what this update is actually about; some of the stock that will run on Wagonsworth. Something I have been planning for a while is repainting my Hornby Sentinel, and as you can see it has now happened, I still need to give it a coat of matt varnish, weather it and order nameplates but apart from that its done. Talking of paint, the fireless loco now has a coat of paint. Its still not 100% finished as you can see from the photo, but its nearly there. I've also been doing some weathering, amongst other things, I've done these 3 grain wagons. I mixed up a mixture of humbrol dark earth weathering powder and tap water, brushed it on the wagon, then I used a cotton bud to give the effect that the dirt has been washed down by the rainwater. I still need to do the underframes, but apart from that they're done. You may have seen from those photos that my choice of coupling system has changed, I am now in the process of converting my stock to 3/screw links. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lu4472ke Posted September 21, 2018 Author Share Posted September 21, 2018 Another locomotive arrived today, In the form of the Hornby collectors club GWR 101, which will be repainted in BR black. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lu4472ke Posted September 25, 2018 Author Share Posted September 25, 2018 I have decided to set this layout in 1963 as by that point the late crest was in use. This may change as I am looking into when the first diesel shunters were introduced. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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