Chop Yat - The NER through the North York Moors.

[Barry O]

9 hours ago, Compound2632 said:

 

Slaters little and large.

 

Before you go too far with that Midland 8-ton wagon, please can I point out that the bottom of the headstocks should be at the same level as the bottom of the solebars, per this picture I did for my MRJ 286 article (and by D299 topic passim). On the left is what happens if you push the headstock up against the floor; on the right is what it should look like. You do end up with the floor sitting about 0.8 mm to high, i.e. the interior depth a bit shallow, but that's only a problem id modelling an empty wagon.

 

This was built as a quick test piece as we have a lot of Slaters kits for use by the juniors in our club. It was to check to see if you can build them easily.. they aren't worried about if its a 100% perfect wagon.. just nee to get it square..  which it is..

[Compound2632]

1 hour ago, Barry O said:

This was built as a quick test piece as we have a lot of Slaters kits for use by the juniors in our club. It was to check to see if you can build them easily.. they aren't worried about if its a 100% perfect wagon.. just nee to get it square..  which it is..

 

Still, it's a learning opportunity in (a) not all kits are perfect and (b) observation of the prototype.

[Worsdell forever]

Freezing out in the shed tonight but managed to get a bit done earlier, land forming on board 1 is basically done. 

 

 

Then the goods train that was shunted yesterday departed.

 

 

 

 

[Worsdell forever]

Summer Saturday only autocar working from Scarborough to Stockton and return, calling at Chop Gate 11.15am. 

 

 

 

 

 

[43110andyb]

‘Freezing out in the shed tonight’  Great updates as always!! Ps- your shed temperature seems to mirror our club rooms at Darlington as the heating system has been condemned 🥶🥶😂😂

[DougN]

Paul, are your buildings kits or are they scratchbuilt?  I was searching around for the station building plans which I received a few but the one that I managed to build really didn't convince me  once it had made it to about 80%. 

 

If they were scratch built I would love to know where you got the plans etc... or if kits the supplier as I would like a set.... 

 

 

[Worsdell forever]

15 hours ago, DougN said:

Paul, are your buildings kits or are they scratchbuilt?  I was searching around for the station building plans which I received a few but the one that I managed to build really didn't convince me  once it had made it to about 80%. 

 

If they were scratch built I would love to know where you got the plans etc... or if kits the supplier as I would like a set.... 

 

 

 

All buildings are scratcbuilt, definitely no kits for any of these!  For the station building there's a basic front elevation in 'North Eastern Record Vol 1' of a Whitby-Loftus building, 'The Forge Valley Line by Robin Lidster has cross section drawings and 'North Eastern Architecture Vol 3' has half a front and half a rear elevation of Grinkle station. The weigh office is from 'The Forge Valley Line' and the signal cabin is a fairly standard S1 type, drawings in all sorts of places.

 

[DougN]

Thanks Paul, 

 

This is where I had searched out most of the information  to start with.... I should probably have another go at building the station building. I know that most buildings are a lot larger than expected when built to scale... its my day job converting them from a architects drawing to some thing on site!

 

I will dig all the information out again and start with a scale drawing... that will have to wait for the new year. In the mean time I will watch your progress.  

[thetalkinlens]

5 hours ago, DougN said:

Thanks Paul, 

 

This is where I had searched out most of the information  to start with.... I should probably have another go at building the station building. I know that most buildings are a lot larger than expected when built to scale... its my day job converting them from a architects drawing to some thing on site!

 

I will dig all the information out again and start with a scale drawing... that will have to wait for the new year. In the mean time I will watch your progress.  

 

I'm currently working on the same station building for a model of Sawdon on the Forge Valley line (see my workbench thread). I've prepared drawings by tracing those in the Forge Valley line book into Adobe Illustrator. If the drawings are of use, send me a private message.

[Worsdell forever]

6 hours ago, DougN said:

Thanks Paul, 

 

This is where I had searched out most of the information  to start with.... I should probably have another go at building the station building. I know that most buildings are a lot larger than expected when built to scale... its my day job converting them from a architects drawing to some thing on site!

 

I will dig all the information out again and start with a scale drawing... that will have to wait for the new year. In the mean time I will watch your progress.  

 

And these are big buildings, as it is at the moment it's 415mm long, nearly 104 foot! and I've left the gents toilet off. Those GWR modellers have it easy with their tiny wooden sheds and a canopy...😁

[Worsdell forever]

Happened to be in the shed (garage really) with the door open and there was a lovely orange pink sunset glow on the layout...

 

And this was the sunset, although it had gone back a bit by the time I'd got over the road.

 

[Worsdell forever]

Thought it was cold in't shed last night...

 

[Fishplate]

2 hours ago, Worsdell forever said:

Thought it was cold in't shed last night...

 

Yes. Similar here a bit further north. Was pondering about putting a shirt on over the string vest . . . .

[Worsdell forever]

Gate number 1 trial fitted, mounted on a strip of brass and there's an operating rod going down through the baseboard. 

 

 

[Worsdell forever]

The base is a simple strip of brass, pins soldered through holes and the plastic posts drilled and glued on to these.

 

Another larger hole is drilled to take the operating rod. 

 

[Worsdell forever]

And they seem to fit.

 

 

[Worsdell forever]

Bit of paint on the gates, as far as I can tell I probably don't need targets or lamps on the gates, it seems from photos I've found that only more major lines and roads had them. 

 

 

 

[thetalkinlens]

1 hour ago, Worsdell forever said:

Bit of paint on the gates, as far as I can tell I probably don't need targets or lamps on the gates, it seems from photos I've found that only more major lines and roads had them. 

 

 

 

Snainton and Thornton Dale had the large lamp with red tinted glass like the one at Beamish. I am still trying to best work out how to make one.

 

The set up for the gates looks well made and sturdy. Look forward to seeing it in operation (and will be taking notes!)

[Enterprisingwestern]

On 29/11/2023 at 10:20, Worsdell forever said:

Those GWR modellers have it easy with their tiny wooden sheds and a canopy...😁

 

, and they all look the same!

 

Mike.

[MarkC]

Interesting point about lamps on gates - another example of proof being in photos 😎

 

Now watch someone produce photos of the same location both with and without lamps...

 

Mark

[Worsdell forever]

Been righting Ratio's wrongs tonight, when they designed their North Eastern platform fencing they inexplicably missed out the middle rail so I've been adding them with 60x20 thou plastic strip. Modellers of the Midland will also need to add the middle rail.  

 

[Worsdell forever]

9 hours ago, MarkC said:

Interesting point about lamps on gates - another example of proof being in photos 😎

 

Now watch someone produce photos of the same location both with and without lamps...

 

Mark

 

I think if I was to add anything it would be a lamp, they just look better. 

[kes]

Hi Paul, very impressed with the way it is all coming together, it looks great. I have retreated onto the kitchen work surface (!) until the weather warms up, ( with Maggie's permission).

[MarkC]

10 hours ago, Worsdell forever said:

 

I think if I was to add anything it would be a lamp, they just look better. 

I agree, Paul. They certainly add presence to the gates.

 

Mark

[Worsdell forever]

Four stop blocks built yesterday, rail ends trimmed to fit and now ready for paint. Lanarkshire models North Eastern early type.