David Bell Posted January 29, 2023 Author Share Posted January 29, 2023 We are at the messy bit now. The cobble sets are relatively small laser cut modules so all the joints need filled, sanded and the sets rescribed. I also made a plywood tool to help mark and scribe the sets on the tramway track curve. The pivot will be hidden by the pavement. 15 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted April 16, 2023 Author Share Posted April 16, 2023 Some progress of sorts. I finally got round to clearing the area the coach will sit, with a little bit of help! 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 4 hours ago, David Bell said: Some progress of sorts. I finally got round to clearing the area the coach will sit, with a little bit of help! Yikes! That's a big toy to play with! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted April 16, 2023 Author Share Posted April 16, 2023 9 minutes ago, brylonscamel said: Yikes! That's a big toy to play with! It came with a driver fortunately, though I would love to have had a go! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallaig1983 Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 The cutting of the first sod. How long do you expect the coach will take to build? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted April 16, 2023 Author Share Posted April 16, 2023 I would like to think I could finish it this summer but I am kidding myself! We are away for a month in July/ August on a post COVID post retirement trip of a lifetime, going to Banff then through the Rockies on the Rocky Mountaineer to Vancouver, then Vancouver Island to visit relatives, then Seattle, Sun Valley Idaho, then Denver then back to Calgary then home. You could call it our honeymoon since we have not been anywhere significant since we got married in the middle of Covid in 2020, in front of all of 6 people! So it is a two summer build. I want to get the ground supports, underframe, insulation and floor done this year including all underframe details steps etc. It is not apparent in the photo but I have already dug 12 of 18 holes required for the supports. Next year I will complete the frame, body and roof. Than it will be time to relocate the layouts. It'll be fun! Cheers David 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted May 2, 2023 Author Share Posted May 2, 2023 I made a start getting some colour on the ramp. The white plastikard behind is there to hide the mess that lies behind! David 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post David Bell Posted May 2, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 2, 2023 My first attempt at scribing clay. Reasonably pleased with it! 26 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted May 7, 2023 Author Share Posted May 7, 2023 What have we here? A new micro layout? Brian has worked out the dimensions of the remaining buildings at the George Square end of the layout. I need to extend the street by 10cm hence this little box. The scribing on the tramline is finished too. Cheers David 14 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted May 7, 2023 Author Share Posted May 7, 2023 More importantly perhaps, what has happened to my work bench!!! 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallaig1983 Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 15 minutes ago, David Bell said: More importantly perhaps, what has happened to my work bench!!! Looks perfectly normal to me David 😀 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 7 hours ago, David Bell said: Brian has worked out the dimensions of the remaining buildings at the George Square end of the layout. I need to extend the street by 10cm hence this little box. Always happy to add to your workload David! Cheers, Brian 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted May 7, 2023 Author Share Posted May 7, 2023 3 minutes ago, brylonscamel said: Always happy to add to your workload David! Cheers, Brian No worries! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted May 12, 2023 Author Share Posted May 12, 2023 On 07/05/2023 at 10:58, David Bell said: Before the coach comes the shed! This will give me somewhere to make a proper mess! The bits arrived on a truck this morning. The picture of the site shows where it will sit together with the coach. The four corners of the coach are marked with the blue capped posts to the left. The shed goes on the concrete base. Cheers David 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 2 hours ago, David Bell said: Boy those are solid baseboards, might be heavy though😁 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium figworthy Posted May 12, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 12, 2023 6 hours ago, woodenhead said: Boy those are solid baseboards, might be heavy though😁 The rolls of cork underlay look a bit odd. Adrian 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 17 hours ago, figworthy said: The rolls of cork underlay look a bit odd. Adrian It's that waterproof sort that doesn't expand when you soak the ballast. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted May 17, 2023 Author Share Posted May 17, 2023 The little extension has its roadway and we have the start of the shed. And we had a wee visitor to the garden. They are here most days. They eat everything! Cheers David 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted May 28, 2023 Author Share Posted May 28, 2023 Two weeks in, here is where we have got to with the shed. Cheers David 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted May 30, 2023 Author Share Posted May 30, 2023 I thought it would be fun to put some railway items around the shed. One will be a full size signal. I say full size but I am thinking around 12ft tall which is quite short, only 4 ft or so higher than the top of the shed. Another idea perhaps a little easier is a gradient post. I thought this would be a couple of planks nailed to a fence post but having done some research some are more complicated than that. This is based on a Caledonian Railway example and they rebated the cross boards into the post. In truth it is about 3/4 scale but suits the size of the shed. Here is the post with first coat of primer 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted June 21, 2023 Author Share Posted June 21, 2023 The gradient post is finished and in place next to the almost completed! shed 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Very nice looking shed like the side for storage well covered over all in all a very solid bit of work cant wait to see the coach appear you have your work cut out .The view from your house looks great and uncluttered is it only deer you get visitations from? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted June 23, 2023 Author Share Posted June 23, 2023 6 hours ago, lmsforever said: Very nice looking shed like the side for storage well covered over all in all a very solid bit of work cant wait to see the coach appear you have your work cut out .The view from your house looks great and uncluttered is it only deer you get visitations from? I am not sure you have really seen the view from our house. We overlook the Dornoch Firth and can see all the way from Dunrobin Castle to Portmahomack. Our visitors are diverse. Sparrowhawks, Buzzards, Kite, one resident hedgehog, Herons, House Martin's, Swallows and bats to name a few. Oh and most of my good lady wife's relatives! We are very lucky to live where we do. Other visitors include the daily visit from the RAF. Eurofighters practising their bombing runs to the weapons range at Tain. So a daily air display. We have 8 acres, mostly mature Birch wood, so does not need too much looking after. Some is cleared out to garden. 10 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted June 23, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 23, 2023 2 minutes ago, David Bell said: Other visitors include the daily visit from the RAF. Eurofighters practising their bombing runs to the weapons range at Tain. As long as they don’t miscalculate and take out the distillery. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted June 23, 2023 Author Share Posted June 23, 2023 1 minute ago, BoD said: As long as they don’t miscalculate and take out the distillery. Heaven Forbid! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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