David Bell Posted June 16, 2022 Author Share Posted June 16, 2022 41 minutes ago, mallaig1983 said: Very atmospheric David. You’ve really captured the look and feel. I’m enjoying watching this develop. Thanks Andy, it is starting to come together. Cheers David 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post David Bell Posted June 19, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 19, 2022 Cathedral Street Bridge is progressing (slowly!) 24 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post David Bell Posted June 24, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 24, 2022 The Cathedral Street bridge span is supported on 12 columns. These days I imagine most would opt for a 3d print or resin cast. I am a bit old school! I opted to make the columns from wooden dowel, a couple of washers, some filler and a few bits of plastikard. The picture demonstrates the method 16 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted June 29, 2022 Author Share Posted June 29, 2022 Back on Parliamentary Road this is the intermediate stage on the cobbled street. It will tone down a lot with a few washes of grime. 12 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 1 hour ago, David Bell said: Back on Parliamentary Road this is the intermediate stage on the cobbled street. It will tone down a lot with a few washes of grime. Lovely addition David - surely there's space on there for a nice terrace .. what do you think? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted June 29, 2022 Author Share Posted June 29, 2022 Spot on Brian! The space where the newspaper is where the typical glasgow tenement goes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dave John Posted June 29, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 29, 2022 Tenements with shops at the ground floor for a challenge. A good pics of Parliamentary Road from the air on this site. https://alchetron.com/Parliamentary-Road My eye was drawn to the "Red Hackle" whisky advert on the end of the tenement over the tunnel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted June 29, 2022 Author Share Posted June 29, 2022 8 minutes ago, Dave John said: Tenements with shops at the ground floor for a challenge. A good pics of Parliamentary Road from the air on this site. https://alchetron.com/Parliamentary-Road My eye was drawn to the "Red Hackle" whisky advert on the end of the tenement over the tunnel. I do favour a row of shops on the ground floor 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 Just now, David Bell said: I do favour a row of shops on the ground floor Ahem, been there done that!😀 OK one is a pub, but that is so prototypical. Jim 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted June 29, 2022 Author Share Posted June 29, 2022 14 minutes ago, luckymucklebackit said: Ahem, been there done that!😀 OK one is a pub, but that is so prototypical. Jim Very nice Jim. Just what I had in mind Cheers David 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 I may have something in hand .. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted June 29, 2022 Author Share Posted June 29, 2022 That is looking the part 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted July 1, 2022 Author Share Posted July 1, 2022 Here is what it looks like now. The plan is to have both trolleybus and tram overhead wires here. Cheers David 17 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted July 1, 2022 Author Share Posted July 1, 2022 For a long time now I have been wrestling with what I should model on the other side of the layout to accompany GQS. I have been through Polmont, Falkirk Grahamston, Grangemouth and latterly Rannoch as options. It has finally dawned on me that I should model the railway place I spent all of my time as a teenager- Falkirk Springfield Yard, the home of the SRPS before they moved to Boness. I must have spent almost every weekend there for five years from 1975 to 1980. So I have a plan! I already have a model of Maude, just need to cover 419 in dark blue livery and Morayshire in LNER apple green plus Kelton Fell, Clydesmill No 3. WPR no 20 in brown, plus a Ruston 88ds. Then there is th Fairfield Tram! On the coaching side there are the two Caley coaches, two LMS coaches, a Gresley buffet, NBR invalid saloon. Thompson suburban brake,, GNSR royal saloon. Highland 6 wheel coupe and a Gresley BG in blue.plus LGW gràin wagons, Briggs tankers. CR six wheel brake van. That is all I remember off the top of my head. I know there is more! I have not mentioned BR Standard Tank 80105, It was in bits during this period. In addition to all of this I can include BR mainline diesels and blue grey stock arriving to make up railtours. On one occasion this included one of the 3 Mk1 LFK's Also there is the odd shunt of the wagons to the transfer shed It is pretty much a self contained layout. Time to draw it up! 5 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 16 hours ago, David Bell said: For a long time now I have been wrestling with what I should model on the other side of the layout to accompany GQS. I have been through Polmont, Falkirk Grahamston, Grangemouth and latterly Rannoch as options. It has finally dawned on me that I should model the railway place I spent all of my time as a teenager- Falkirk Springfield Yard, the home of the SRPS before they moved to Boness. I must have spent almost every weekend there for five years from 1975 to 1980. So I have a plan! I already have a model of Maude, just need to cover 419 in dark blue livery and Morayshire in LNER apple green plus Kelton Fell, Clydesmill No 3. WPR no 20 in brown, plus a Ruston 88ds. Then there is th Fairfield Tram! On the coaching side there are the two Caley coaches, two LMS coaches, a Gresley buffet, NBR invalid saloon. Thompson suburban brake,, GNSR royal saloon. Highland 6 wheel coupe and a Gresley BG in blue.plus LGW gràin wagons, Briggs tankers. CR six wheel brake van. That is all I remember off the top of my head. I know there is more! I have not mentioned BR Standard Tank 80105, It was in bits during this period. In addition to all of this I can include BR mainline diesels and blue grey stock arriving to make up railtours. On one occasion this included one of the 3 Mk1 LFK's Also there is the odd shunt of the wagons to the transfer shed It is pretty much a self contained layout. Time to draw it up! And the old Firs Park as a backscene! Jim 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted July 2, 2022 Author Share Posted July 2, 2022 1 minute ago, luckymucklebackit said: And the old Firs Park as a backscene! Jim Ah yes we used to watch the odd game over the fence. East Stirlingshire were not exactly at the top of the game! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 David you are one talented modeller. Look forward to seeing this as it develops further. Some of your pics remind me of the Liverpool Lime Street model 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted July 2, 2022 Author Share Posted July 2, 2022 13 minutes ago, Matt said: David you are one talented modeller. Look forward to seeing this as it develops further. Some of your pics remind me of the Liverpool Lime Street model If I can make a roof that is half as good as theirs I will be well happy! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted July 3, 2022 Author Share Posted July 3, 2022 Trying the columns for size! 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 (edited) They look great and realised that some of my old photos featured your posts and beams in all their glory. Note the heavy bias towards booze in the station advertising boards! Edited July 3, 2022 by brylonscamel 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted July 3, 2022 Author Share Posted July 3, 2022 Thanks Brian. They are a wee bit on the chunky side, but I can live with them. They will be hardly noticeable once they are under the bridge. Cheers David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted July 7, 2022 Author Share Posted July 7, 2022 A wee bit of scenery above the tunnel 12 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold scottystitch Posted July 7, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 7, 2022 All looking very good, David. Remind me, is it grass between the road and the tunnel wall? Best Scott. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted July 7, 2022 Author Share Posted July 7, 2022 Yes Scott it is grass(well weeds mostly!) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post David Bell Posted July 9, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 9, 2022 Made a start on the signal gantry. I need to lower it a little but looking reasonable otherwise. The signal dolls will be constructed on sub bases and dropped into the gantry Cheers David 29 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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