Arthur Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Thanks guys, glad you like my efforts. Can't believe myself how good the allotment is! Yeah, those onions look more like onions than the ones growing in my garden!! Excellent work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted May 23, 2011 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 23, 2011 The Middlesbrough Show thread seems to have died, so I'll say it here - this was head and shoulders the best layout there. Once Paul had finished hitting it with a pair of pliers I spent a very pleasing half hour or so in total watching it. Don't take a magnifying glass, though - you'll need a telescope to see some of the detail on there. Once he's worked his way right across it at that standard it's going to be a real stunner. Yes we did have a few problems with the heat in that room and the rails expanding! need to open up the gaps a bit more. Anyway thanks for the comment Jonathan, not sure if everyone gets into the smaller rooms though. Arthur, when they're ready I'll let you have a couple. Had an interesting conversation with an ex-Middlesbrough driver on Sunday who worked the Ironstone turns, very good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted May 23, 2011 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 23, 2011 A few photos I took on Saturday at Middlesbrough. General view of the goods yard, probably the first time for one of my layouts, more RTR than kitbuilt! the high steel has just had it's wheels re-gauged but they need to be replaced as I discovered that they are far too thick. Latest loco, G5 67240 ready to depart with a train in the Whitby direction. It ran well for it's first outing, although the leading drivers were touching the splashers and shorting a bit, this was sorted at the shed on Saturday night. Regular Greyscroft Mine shunter, J72 68690 awaits it's next duty as the crew rest. Greyscroft Mill. Just messing about with this one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted July 30, 2011 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 30, 2011 One man went to mow... As it's early summer grass needs to be mown. The Lye (scythe to many of you) is made from a bit of waste brass for the blade and the Snaith (shaft) is a length of .9mm brass wire and the Nibs (handles) are .7mm. The Mowman is one of the new figures from Pete Goss, I have modified him to raise his left arm to hold the lye. He will eventually be found walking down the road on board 5 just beyond the mill. and yes, he may get a dog... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted July 30, 2011 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 30, 2011 Part of the inspiration for the Mowman scene is the photo near the top of this page which appeared in the book 'Life and Traditions in the Moorlands of North East Yorkshire'. The photo was taken in about 1900 at Lealholmside, about 4 miles from where I live. The Lye in the photo is set up for mowing corn with a loop to direct the corn (and it is quite large) but it is the kind of scene I'm trying to recreate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfwit Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Paul, with work like that you should consider making masters and selling castings! Wonderfull stuff, real modelling at its finest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dave.C Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Top job, Yep, definitely needs a dog Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elagage56 Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 yeah he does need a dog, great detail though! or if he cant have a dog, he needs a black hooded cape and be stood waiting on the platform!...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest oldlugger Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 I've been watching this layout since you first started posting about it Paul. Your work has always been top notch and you've ended up with a cracking layout! Very realistic indeed... All the best Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Nevard Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 No idea how I missed this thread to date - this is cracking! Lots of super photo posibilities Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Cracking layout and fine details! great work Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted February 15, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 15, 2012 Thanks Chris and Kelly. I'll be starting work again on this in a few weeks after I get Felton Lane ready for the Birtley show in March. There's still lots of work to do and it has a few outings this year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoldmansminion Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 love this, the attention to detail, is superb thanks for sharing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted March 17, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 17, 2012 Work will start again here in the next few days but for a little taster, here's something I started a while ago. It will be fixed to one of the legs and somehow I'll have to cut a hole in the curtain. The horse will have a 'driver' and the box will have a perspex front. (Isn't this how they film moles for the telly? ) and a bit brighter. And no mention of pies, parsnips, 37's of 56's... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted March 19, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 19, 2012 Coal barrow to feed the boilers... Built from plasticard and using 7mm scale signal pulleys for wheels. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwealleans Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 We were wondering how you'd got on with that, Paul... looks to have worked pretty well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted April 5, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 5, 2012 So, the next job here is to add some detail to the mine yard. Looking at photos in books these were very cluttered places, mostly made up of props (timber and H/channel section steel) tubs, head wheels, tubs, scrap, bits of haulage engine, tubs and props. I think I'll be making quite a few tubs, probably 8 or 10. End view of a Tub in Lumpsey Mine. Lumpsey Mine yard (1905). The mine yard. Left. Right. And this is what it's all about. This is a lump of Cleveland Main Seam ironstone, it's not very big but it weighs a little over 7Kg. In it's 'fresh' state it is a kind of greeny grey colour, this bit has gone a bit rusty from being in a stream for a hundred or so years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Jason T Posted April 6, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 6, 2012 I just know that it will look fantastic when you've added all the detail Paul *; you are the master of creating cameo scenes that don't look over-cluttered and are not cliched. * it already does Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dave.C Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 I think your lump of ironstone looks very realistic although a tad over scale That 1905 pic is great Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
49395 Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 That 1905 picture is full of atmosphere. I hope you're not expecting the conveyor to handle lumps of ironstone that big! I'm aiming of getting some bits for it at York tomorrow. Cheers Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted April 7, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 7, 2012 Ah, I was going to mention that Mike... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted April 7, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 7, 2012 Some rare colour footage in and around North Skelton Mine showing the last shift on 17th January 1964. Last shift at North Skelton Mine. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
49395 Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Ah, I was going to mention that Mike... If you want it to handle lumps of ironstone that big, you're going to have to make the hole in the backscene a lot bigger... Hopefully Eileens will have the brass section by scalefour north, I ordered it today. Cheers Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted April 9, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 9, 2012 First J39 of the class 1448, when nearly new, derailed (!) at Lumpsey mine. Yeadon mentions a repair but not the seriousness of the incident, this is not even mentioned in the accidents section. The cranes look like ex NER Cravens 25t and are probably 901637 from Darlington and 901638 from Middlesbrough shed (now preserved). (Railway Breakdown Cranes - Peter Tatlow). J39 Derailed - 1. J39 Derailed - 2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted April 19, 2012 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 19, 2012 OK, so I was going to be detailing the mine site but I came up with an idea for a little detail for the mill. The mill has some land with it and the miller keeps a small amount of livestock, some sheep, a few cattle and some pigs, most farmers and smallholders in days gone by killed and butchered a pig or two themselves, the carcase was prepared on a 'pig creel' like this. Made from plastic strip with a piece of .9mm wire for the roller. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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