kevo Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 Hi all some time back I started building a small micro layout 'based around a british cement plant with a silo etc . having had next to no rolling stock and locos as every think went with the sale of my last layout . I had to start again . not much came of this and soon I found a strong pull towards American stock agin so have ing had a good think on this . why not do a make over with what I have . so over last few weeks I have been bizzy make a few changes to try and get a look that I was happy with . 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allegheny1600 Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 Looking good, mate. The lure of US style modelling never leaves you! John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevo Posted May 4, 2018 Author Share Posted May 4, 2018 Thanks john one quick change was the tool store shed just swapped the BR box van for a cutt and shut freight car and the stone retain ing walls had concrete over lays made 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielB Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 Wow, stunning little Micro. Very, very nice. Please keep us up to date with any updates to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 Nice micro, the Coles crane look very British! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevo Posted May 4, 2018 Author Share Posted May 4, 2018 Thanks for the coments daniel glad you like it ,. yes jack the crane is very british . it will fill a gap till may be i can come across some think more american looking . as its a very small size layout i have stuck to small switchers i have a GE 45 ton +aGE70 ton and a 44 ton as well . ile load up some more pics over the week end . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 Nice micro, the Coles crane look very British!It probably got mixed in with some Lend/Lease stuff being returned after the War. I like the "ultra-shorty" boxcar!! Cut & shut?? You ain't kidding!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctor quinn Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 Nice micro, the Coles crane look very British! Got it from a dealer in Canada? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prof Klyzlr Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 Dear Kevo, The layout's gorgeous, the 45 fits right in. As far as the crane goes, just put "Bucyrus" on it somewhere, instant US-ifcation... ;-) I take it there's a cassette, traverser, or similar officers at left? Happy Modelling, Aim to Improve Prof Klyzlr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted May 4, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 4, 2018 The layout's gorgeous, the 45 fits right in. As far as the crane goes, just put "Bucyrus" on it somewhere, instant US-ifcation... ;-) Aim to Improve With the aim of improving accuracy, isn’t that a 44 tonner?And I think the Coles crane looks like a Coles, but... Ruston-Bucyrus cranes were Bucyrus-Erie over there, and the Langley RB crane, sometimes sold as ‘00/H0’ (yeah, right!) is actually H0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prof Klyzlr Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Dear Regularity, The Red loco in the first picture is confirmed as a 45 tonner (note the siderods). Happy Modelling,Aim to Improve,Prof Klyzlr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevo Posted May 5, 2018 Author Share Posted May 5, 2018 Hi prof yes to the left the layout exits on to a 3 track traverser which runs on small draw runners so its nice and smooth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted May 5, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 5, 2018 Dear Regularity, The Red loco in the first picture is confirmed as a 45 tonner (note the siderods). Happy Modelling, Aim to Improve, Prof Klyzlr Ah yes. I had the most recent photo in my mind, showing B&M 118. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevo Posted May 5, 2018 Author Share Posted May 5, 2018 A few pics of my GE70 ton loco arive ing with some covered hoppers . over the week end I hope to get some of my stock weathered so it all starts to blend in . the cement silo could be for bulk powders etc 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielB Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Lovely looking layout. Keep the photos coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevo Posted May 7, 2018 Author Share Posted May 7, 2018 Well we have had some real warm weather here in southern england this week end . so i have had a crack at some out door weather ing its been some time since i used my old air brush 1st off the GE 70 ton switcher . I started by remove ing the Bethlehem steel co decal's from the sides with nail varnish remover . next mix up a grime mix and blow a coat over . I think I got carried a way with this as its come out a bit on the heavy side . so I have since removed some with acrylic thinners . all so the covered hoppers got a coat as well . not sure if I am happy at the moment with any of it but I can sit back and think bits of dry brushing and washes might help. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielB Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 You'd be surprised how dirty some of these privately owned little switchers got. If anything, yours is quite clean! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevo Posted May 7, 2018 Author Share Posted May 7, 2018 Nice one Daniel see ing them pictures makes me feel a whole lot better with my effort . and excellent refferance pictures to . i might even add a few extra rust spots to mine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevo Posted May 9, 2018 Author Share Posted May 9, 2018 thanks to them photos Daniel I gave the 70 tonner the extra grime treatment .bit more to do in places but fun to do 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielB Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Perrrrrrrfect. US railroads don't tend to wash their motive power in anything but rainwater, unless it's a special occasion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Nice spot of weathering Kevo Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevo Posted May 10, 2018 Author Share Posted May 10, 2018 Tanks steve i did have another look At the 70 tonner yester day might add a few more streaks yet . been working out what switching i can get a way with . as it is limitted size of the layout i have been use ing 2 locos . one to bring in freight cars the other to switch the small yard . i can juggle about 4 cars comfortably but if i add another 2 uncouple ing magnets i might even get 5 cars on the move hold ing one car back on the traverser . any way by have ing a change in rolling stock and different locos it stops the boredom 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevo Posted June 4, 2018 Author Share Posted June 4, 2018 Hi all been some time since my last post . the layout is more or less near finished just the odd bit of greenery to add as I go and a few people would not go a miss . the GE 45 ton loco has had a make over from brand new red to a worn out blue with rust showing I wanted it to have a had a hard working life look . I also removed the foot boards front and rear. and one job I have at last got round to was make ing up some kind of barrier for the end of the traverser in the fiddle yard before there was a accident with a run a way 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 The layout looks great Kevo and I lime what you've done with the loco. Well done. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Legroom Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Great little layout and love that 45 tonner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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