RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted September 27, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 27, 2023 Railcar sits in the bay, getting ready for departure, the autocoach has just arrived on the down, while the pickup goods is about ready to departure on the up main.. Busy afternoon! 😁 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted October 7, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 7, 2023 (edited) Question time......... My bay is situated on the upline, I've no idea if that is normal? However, I assume that for the departing train there would be a home signal at the end of the platfrom. Would that be a normal home? Or maybe the bracket home? https://www.Dapol.co.uk/products/4l-001-007-bracket-signal-gwr-right-hand-with-one-arm?variant=43341687488735 Edited October 7, 2023 by sjrixon 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 I think either sideis acceptable, although in many cases the platform is on the side nearest to a diverging branch line (e.g. Cholsey, Twyford and Maidenhead all have bays on the up side, Slough's is on the down side, because that's the side the branch is). Where there isn't a branch nearby, I suspect it would normally go on the side nearest the station entrance to make it easier for passengers, although that would depend on availability of land. If the departing train can only go one direction (i.e. up the main line), a single post would be used. if there is more than one possible route, a bracket signal or a single post with a route describer would be used. 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted October 7, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 7, 2023 Amazing. So my bay is on the station side, so correct. And there is no branch, so a standard home would be fine. Already have one home, so 2 more, one for the bay and one for the main down. I'll booking Warley.. So time to make a shopping list.. 😀 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted October 8, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 8, 2023 I managed to find a few hours for a couple of little projects over the weekend.. I wanted to start getting some progress around the engine shed started. The base layers are simply foamboard to shape it, glued with a glue gun and then covered with plaster bandage. Quick and easy :) Once the facia is back on the front and painted, I think we can get some grass on.. I've hung the shed doors so they open... Not quite got it right yet, but the idea is there.... I'm just trying to remove as much blank baseboard as I can... 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted October 15, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 15, 2023 Productive morning getting the transfers done on the CC2. There were quite a few, so I've been putting it off... 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted November 5, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 5, 2023 What's better than one Pannier.... 2 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted November 27, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 27, 2023 Amazing day at Warley...... Not sure they were selling this one, but it's a great model . 😀 Then we found this nice man ... 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted December 2, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 2, 2023 With some renewed Warley enthusiasm.. I ripped up part of the goods yard! The double slip was an old version, leading into two insulfrog points, and honestly, they were wrecking my enjoyment. Even though the slip is still insulfrog, the newer version is much better and you can feed the frog from the motor. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishplate Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 3 hours ago, sjrixon said: they were wrecking my enjoyment. Nothing worse. Good move to replace them 👍 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted December 21, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 21, 2023 Has anyone used a product called Loco Go! ? I've tried and it's failed. Left black gunk over the track, spent most of the afternoon cleaning the track again... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium OnTheBranchline Posted December 21, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 21, 2023 On 27/11/2023 at 14:12, sjrixon said: Amazing day at Warley...... Not sure they were selling this one, but it's a great model . 😀 Then we found this nice man ... Will Olton Hall make an appearance on the layout? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted January 14 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 14 The new trackwork behaved all Christmas and New Year. My nephew ran trains for about 3 days, all day, with very few issues! So that's a good test... I did find a little time to do some modelling. Building a small bridge over the river for the farmer and animals. It needs finishing and painting, but we want to work on the river first. I've also started building the scalescene Castle to sit on the hill. It's a massive build, probably a bit bigger than I expected! Quite hard on my hands and scalpel blades. I'll cut it into the plaster and with some grass up there, should look quite good. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Remember that the railway line in the tunnel is going straight through the foundations of that castle! ;-) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted January 14 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 14 Foundations? It's going through the Dungeon 😀 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 I now have somewhat Milliganesque visions of a jailer opening and closing the dungeon doors every time train goes through! 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted January 23 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 23 I'm patiently waiting for my steam railcar... I'm sure she will be here soon. A short milk pauses at the junction, maybe it's waiting for the steam railcar too.... 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted January 25 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 25 The Castle has been slowly progressing.. I want to cut it into the plaster.. Then the kids are deperate to get some grass down.. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted January 28 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 28 Progress wasn't as much as I'd like. We had a nice trip to the Southampton Model Railway show. Lots to see and a few odds and ends for the layout bought.. More things to paint basically! Cutting into the plaster was harder than I expected... life would be easy if we planned more.. But boring.. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted February 4 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 4 The Autocoach drifts into platform 1 with a van on the back today. Must be a few deliveries to be done... Manor on the up express.. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 That signal looks nice! What make is it? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted February 4 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 4 Standard Dapol one... Not connected yet! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted February 11 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 11 My stock storage had been bothering me a while.. A shelf had started collecting odds and ends as we switched things around. Not ideal for making sure expensive things don't get damaged. The other challenage was to be able to easily rotate out some of my sons trains to all Great Western. His Mallard and Teak coaches are taking up one fiddle yard road, I found when I wanted to run, I just ignored it, so I was missing one road in the fiddle yard. Much better to swap his coaches out with some more GWR.. I have some of the Warley stock boxes. But, as they are in a stack, you have to put them on the desk etc, it's all just a little bit too much like hard work when you only have 30mins to enjoy the railway.. I started looking at the WWScenic loco boxes when they came out. But then I realised they do a much large ‘coach’ version. Well why can’t I use that for all stock? And, the size looks like it will perfectly slide into the cupboard under my layout. They took a lot more building than I expected, over 4hrs to build the 2 and the draws. The last draws are waiting for the glue to dry. But space for locos, as well as coach stock. I just need a little foam to protect them and lables on the front. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 A neat solution 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted February 20 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 20 My kids were home for the last day of half term, so we finally found time to work on the scenery around the castle. I’ve salvaged some rocks from my old 009 layout, keen to make use of them, we cleaned the up a little more and, using a glue gun, attached them to the side of the tunnel section. Then we used some poly fibre (I think), not used before, to create some texture to it all. Layering spray and foliage was then built up. The top section was a base of 2mm grass, then 4mm and 6mm to build up the colours. My son really enjoyed the static grass process, I’d got him to watch a couple of videos first, so he was really excited to do it. 12 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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