RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted February 2, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 2, 2014 Kept it quiet until the size change was ok with all pending exhibitions, anyway, got to fill it with track first... I've been quite lucky there, I looked on the C&L website early December and they were out of stock of EM NS flexitrack, I checked back a couple of weeks ago, still none, tool needs repairs! I mentioned this to a friend who said he had boxes of the stuff! panic over. currently building right hand B6 points and I'm using the Baron Harrap quick frog to speed things up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinWales Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 Look forward to see the updated layout Paul! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted February 3, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 3, 2014 First couple of lengths of track laid, connecting to the mine/Middlesbrough end of the layout and over the first board joint. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted February 4, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 4, 2014 T' other end tonight... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted February 13, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 13, 2014 All the curved sections are laid now and the first bit of the fiddleyard proper has been started. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class O Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 All the curved sections are laid now and the first bit of the fiddleyard proper has been started. IMGP9011-001.JPG IMGP9012-001.JPG Are you doing any shows this year ? , Hartlepool I hope.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted February 14, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 14, 2014 Not Hartlepool I'm afraid Owen, will be at Birtley, York and Hull with GM this year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class O Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Not Hartlepool I'm afraid Owen, will be at Birtley, York and Hull with GM this year. OK thanks, when/where ? is Birtley this year Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted February 14, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 14, 2014 OK thanks, when/where ? is Birtley this year 8th & 9th March. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class O Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 8th & 9th March. Thanks, we will be there ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted February 15, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 15, 2014 Progressing well this morning, track almost completed across the centre board. The latest addition to the loco fleet is this Ivatt 2MT of Middlesbrough shed, it's been rewheeled and renumbered but needs the smokebox door number changing, replacement Darlington chimney fitting, wheel balance weights fitting and wheels painting. The train will become a Skinningrove to Newport yard steel, the first bolster wagon is a modified Bachmann and the following two are Cambrian kits, I have another Cambrian LNER Quint that can be repainted and a couple of Parkside 4 wheelers so will make up into a respectable rake. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted February 15, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 15, 2014 The final bit of track was laid about half an hour ago, now just to wire, gap the copper clad on the points, build more stock... The roads are 1 at 9' 1 at 7' and 2 at 5'6", more than enough space to be going on with. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted February 15, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 15, 2014 Hi Paul. You've been a frequent visitor to KL but it was only your comment (tonight) to Bodge that caught my attention re. Greyscroft. A quick scan - I like it - and I'll be back to go right through the whole project. Lovely work! Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted February 15, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 15, 2014 Hi Jeff, hope you enjoy it. Just got the point sleepers gapped, can't test if they're all fully gapped as I've left my meter at work - DOH! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 Hi Paul, totally confused, I have caught up with this from your post in either the Lunester Lounge or Kirkby Luneside, (cant remember which). I looked at the first page pics and I remember looking at this for a long time at the last RM Web event at Stafford, then I looked at the last page and saw what I thought was a new layout starting. I will go back to page 1 tomorrow and have a read through. Anyway I liked the first few pics and I did enjoy seeing it a couple of years back now. All the best, Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted February 15, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 15, 2014 Hi Jeff, hope you enjoy it. Just got the point sleepers gapped, can't test if they're all fully gapped as I've left my meter at work - DOH! Oh I expect I will. Not only is it beautifully built, but it's dominated by scenery - my favourite part of the layout. And as I glanced at page 4 I found it's almost local to me. Skelton signposts - I lived in Guisborough for over 10 years. I will peruse in detail from tomorrow.... Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted February 15, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 15, 2014 Oh I expect I will. Not only is it beautifully built, but it's dominated by scenery - my favourite part of the layout. And as I glanced at page 4 I found it's almost local to me. Skelton signposts - I lived in Guisborough for over 10 years. I will peruse in detail from tomorrow.... Jeff Well, it's meant to be dominated by a ruddy great filthy ironstone mine... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted February 15, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 15, 2014 Hi Paul, totally confused, I have caught up with this from your post in either the Lunester Lounge or Kirkby Luneside, (cant remember which). I looked at the first page pics and I remember looking at this for a long time at the last RM Web event at Stafford, then I looked at the last page and saw what I thought was a new layout starting. I will go back to page 1 tomorrow and have a read through. Anyway I liked the first few pics and I did enjoy seeing it a couple of years back now. All the best, Andy Got him! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwealleans Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 S you'll be selling the rest of that space for a shopping centre, then, Paul? This gets more authentic by the minute. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Hi Paul, not got me anymore matey, just had a very quick read through and it all makes a lot of sense now. I just love the little cameos but as Jason said a few pages back its NOT chicle, just enough and not over cooked. I will be back for seconds again soon. All the best, Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted February 16, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 16, 2014 Well, it's meant to be dominated by a ruddy great filthy ironstone mine... Yes, I see that now. I must have selected the pages that focused on the left side of the layout.... the green bit! And you've even got a mushroom ring! As soon as I saw the extent of the mining scene I realised it was hard to miss! And Paul, is that you lurking behind the layout in post 187? Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted February 16, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 16, 2014 No, Not me! that's John Leadbetter, part time operator! follow the link in post 24 if you really must, I'm also the one next to Jason in the BCB photo in BRM. There is a sort of timeline/theme from the left agriculture followed by water powered industry (mill) then the railway and ending with heavy industry with the mine on the right, clever eh? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted February 22, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 22, 2014 Made a start wiring up the points on the fiddleyard, I've given up on the switches that I ordered at the beginning of the week and I've nicked some of an old layout for now. I want to get these done tonight and put the whole layout up in the garage tomorrow morning for a thorough playing with testing... Less than two weeks to Birtley... Switches and mechanisms in place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Made a start wiring up the points on the fiddleyard, I've given up on the switches that I ordered at the beginning of the week and I've nicked some of an old layout for now. I want to get these done tonight and put the whole layout up in the garage tomorrow morning for a thorough playing with testing... Less than two weeks to Birtley... Switches and mechanisms in place. IMGP9064-001.JPG You can't beat a last minute fiddle yard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted February 22, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 22, 2014 You can't beat a last minute fiddle yard Is there any other sort of fiddle yard? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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