Peterborough North

[Market65]

It has happened again! That first photo' had me caught out, I really thought you had posted a prototype shot to help illustrate a point! It is, of course, the model, but how good and magnificent it looks. Please keep these photos coming.

 

Warm regards,

 

Rob.

[great northern]

A hasty post this morning, before I have to go and do things.

Pilot sits in the Up bay, having a rest after its exertions bringing in the stock for the KX stopper. Meanwhile another elderly lady runs into Platform 6 with the East shuttle. Looks like a sudden storm is brewing over PN.

I have decided that it has now become impossible to take photos that don't have excrescences growing out of places where they shouldn't.

[JeffP]

Just as it was on most stations in the day.

 

Regarding your black and white first shot of the V2 over the page, it's reminiscent of many taken by amateurs when B&W and cheap cameras ruled: backlit.

 

Does your camera have spot metering? Mine, a relatively cheap Lumix TZ40 has both that, and "intelligent Auto", which takes up to half a dozen shots and digitally combines them to get the best exposure for all areas. it's almost impossible to take a poor shot.

 

Spot metering would help if that's what you have available?

[New Haven Neil]

MMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!       

[Market65]

I love those two photo's, especially the one with D16. Most delightful. More please.

 

With best regards,

 

Rob.

[great northern]

Just as it was on most stations in the day.

 

Regarding your black and white first shot of the V2 over the page, it's reminiscent of many taken by amateurs when B&W and cheap cameras ruled: backlit.

 

Does your camera have spot metering? Mine, a relatively cheap Lumix TZ40 has both that, and "intelligent Auto", which takes up to half a dozen shots and digitally combines them to get the best exposure for all areas. it's almost impossible to take a poor shot.

 

Spot metering would help if that's what you have available?

Thanks Jeff. I've had a look in the manual, and spot metering is available, so next time I can get any photography done I'll have a play with it.

[great northern]

More family duties today, so just this one image left in the store.

it will please at least one regular follower of the thread.

 

A plea for information if anyone can help. I've just bought a Southern Pride Etchmaster kit , and the instructions have me slightly baffled. Has anyone experience of putting these together? I'd appreciate some assistance if so.

[great northern]

Tomorrow, there will be developments.

[69843]

New sub-plots of land being sold off to gricers again? 

[coachmann]

Tomorrow, there will be developments.

Xmas shoppers special off the Western Region rearranges the platforms......?  Blocked drains in Peterborough after last weeks Brussels Sprout Special derailed and contents stolen......? Large erection of Edward Thompson being positioned in forecourt.....?

Edited December 21, 2015 by coachmann

[HeeleyBridge]

Tomorrow, there will be developments.

Thomas and the Santa Special?

 

Please not Larry's "Track Maintenance" machine!!

Edited December 21, 2015 by HeeleyBridge

[thegreenhowards]

More family duties today, so just this one image left in the store.

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it will please at least one regular follower of the thread.

 

A plea for information if anyone can help. I've just bought a Southern Pride Etchmaster kit , and the instructions have me slightly baffled. Has anyone experience of putting these together? I'd appreciate some assistance if so.

Gilbert,

 

I've built an etch master Mk 1 BSO, so if you still need help I can try. I remember that I had almost finished it when I realised that I'd glued the clear plastic sides in the wrong place and had to pull it apart and re-glue

 

Regards

 

Andy

[JeffP]

Thompson's ERECTION in the forecourt? Noooooooooooo....

[great northern]

I promised developments, and they have taken place. Where? Well, I've not been happy with those low relief houses, grateful though I am to Andy Y for the time he took to do them for me. And so when Peter Leyland last visited we had a long discussion, and a six inch wide shelf was added to the baseboard on that side, for part of its length. Our member Coldgunner was good enough some time back to take a lot of photos of the contemporary scene, and another local member, Richard E, put some very useful google earth views on the thread too. From their combined input, we were able to identify three buildings that still exist today, and to plot, at least roughly, their position in relation to the District Engineers area.

 

I decided that rather than just having a long line of terraced houses peering over an equally long wall, I would ask Peter to make those three buildings in half relief, and to use them as part of the boundary scene, as all three were, and still are built into the street wall. The idea was that the baseboard extension would allow those buildings to be included and still allow a bit more room behind to include the terraces, but with at least a small amount of relief.

 

Peter arrived this morning with three complete buildings! He had worked out that there would be enough room to do this, and of course he was right. And so they were placed roughly where we thought they would actually be in relation to the existing DE buildings. Photos follow, with the caveat that they show work in progress, which were taken either with flourescent lights on, or in awful natural light.So they aren't very good, but they show, up to a point, how things progressed. First then, the original positioning.

This is as near to correct as we are going to get. It results though in a two storey building being almost entirely hidden. What's the point of Peter doing all this lovely modelling if it isn't going to be seen? There is considerable compression in length at this end of the layout, so things are not and cannot be correctly positioned in relation to each other, and in addition what can be seen of this area from the platforms varies considerably depending on the position of the cameraman. I decided to rearrange things somewhat.

Everything was moved towards the station until most of the two storey structure was in view. We agreed that even though this wasn't "right", it was a considerable improvement in the context of the model. I then photographed this arrangement from the Down platform, to see if it also looked visually acceptable from there.

We thought that it did, and that the object of cutting down on that long run of terraces had been achieved. There will still be some to the right of this view, as there should be though.

A closer view, including a ghostly image of their creator, who moved as I pressed the shutter.

Then I kept snapping to see how things looked from different angles.

You can see why I didn't want this impressive building almost totally concealed.

The second building in its entirety, but just propped up for the time being.

And your first unobstructed view of the last building, the lights having messed up the colour of the end wall.

 

Peter and I both felt that this was the most harmonious arrangement we were going to get, and so things moved on from there, and quite a lot more was done. I didn't get round to more photos though, so that will have to wait, probably till Wednesday. Suffice to say that by the time Peter left I could see that what I had hoped to achieve had indeed come to fruition. A very satisfying day, and many thanks as always to Peter for turning my somewhat confused visions into lovely reality. Thanks again too to both Coldgunner and Richard E, whose input was key to the successful outcome.

[Market65]

That looks really good. It is an excellent compromise between the model and reality. I am not sure what else you can do. It works better than what you had along there before. I know that I was thinking semi-relief for those houses, but this is a much better solution. I look forward to seeing the buildings seated into place, etc.

 

With best regards,

 

Rob.

[davidw]

Gilbert,

 

I've built an etch master Mk 1 BSO, so if you still need help I can try. I remember that I had almost finished it when I realised that I'd glued the clear plastic sides in the wrong place and had to pull it apart and re-glue

 

Regards

 

Andy

 

Easier to reside a Bachmann SO

 

 

I think I showed you a picture of this earlier in the year. I've a second set of sides done. Lots more t do though unless Hornby or Bachmann spring a surprise on us! Standard SO/SK along side

Edited December 21, 2015 by davidw

[manna]

G'day Gents

 

Perfect location, for those buildings, looks so natural to the eye. Well done.

 

manna

[great northern]

Easier to reside a Bachmann SO

 

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I think I showed you a picture of this earlier in the year. I've a second set of sides done. Lots more t do though unless Hornby or Bachmann spring a surprise on us! Standard SO/SK along side

Thanks David. I decided to try to take another step forward by attempting a full kit, and this one needs very little soldering, which is why I chose it. I just need to get my head round the instructions before I attempt it.

[Richard E]

My pleasure Gilbert. It is always nice to know that one has been able to help someone with similar interests and passions. Once I get going on my project I'll be very happy if I get anywhere near the level of detail you have achieved. mind you I might be taking on a bigger challenge - N instead of OO!

 

But in the meantime you may be able to answer something that puzzles me, the building nearest the station has what looks almost like a 'belltower' or belfry for a bell on it and that has intrigued me for some time. Have you found out what the building actually was?

 

Please don't forget, if you need any photographs of the current infrastructure or any building relevant to your era that still exist please let me know and I will do what I can to oblige.

Edited December 22, 2015 by Richard E

[great northern]

My pleasure Gilbert. It is always nice to know that one has been able to help someone with similar interests and passions. Once I get going on my project I'll be very happy if I get anywhere near the level of detail you have achieved. mind you I might be taking on a bigger challenge - N instead of OO!

 

But in the meantime you may be able to answer something that puzzles me, the building nearest the station has what looks almost like a 'belltower' or belfry for a bell on it and that has intrigued me for some time. Have you found out what the building actually was?

 

Please don't forget, if you need any photographs of the current infrastructure or any building relevant to your era that still exist please let me know and I will do what I can to oblige.

Peter asked me the same question about that tower yesterday Richard, and I have to confess that I have no idea. It certainly looks like a bell tower, but I can't imagine why it would be needed. The building is so small that it can't have been a meeting place, surely, so why would a bell be needed to summon people? Some kind of warning signal? That doesn't seem logical either. If anyone can solve this one I shall be most obliged.

[great northern]

Sitting here waiting for someone to come and replace a dead heating thermostat, so I took some more photos to show what got done yesterday after I put  the camera away.

The street wall is now in place, conveniently closing the gap between the buildings, though it turns out to be not quite high enough to block out all that is behind. The windows have also been weathered on the single storey one. They look as nice as I hoped they would with a sky behind them.

And from this angle too.

And here is the rest of the wall, but as yet without coping stones. Not very exciting, but this shows the area where the low relief terraces will sit, so that the upper storey only shows as on the real thing. Peter held the previous board up for me to have a look, and it seemed to work well, but as I'm on my own today, I can't repeat the exercise to show you.

It really does look good from any angle. Peter was worried that it might not, but I haven't yet found a viewpoint that doesn't work. I can now get on with all the detailing and ground cover to finish the job off.

This one proved impossible to photoshop, as the background colours come out so similar that the programme can't distinguish them, and removes bits that I wish it wouldn't. I'll put these up now, and as I'm still waiting I'll process one or two more.

Edited December 22, 2015 by great northern

[coachmann]

A lot of codging about but i hope this helps visualize it better......

[bigwordsmith]

Lovely pics, Gilbert, and here's wishing you a very happy Christmas - hopefully Santa's got some nice surprises in your sack!

Edited December 22, 2015 by bigwordsmith

[Mallard60022]

Peter asked me the same question about that tower yesterday Richard, and I have to confess that I have no idea. It certainly looks like a bell tower, but I can't imagine why it would be needed. The building is so small that it can't have been a meeting place, surely, so why would a bell be needed to summon people? Some kind of warning signal? That doesn't seem logical either. If anyone can solve this one I shall be most obliged.

Could it have been a training 'room'? The call to 'lessons' for young Engineers may have been by bell? Total carp I know, but it is Christmas and bad jokes are rife.

Ducky

[great northern]

Could it have been a training 'room'? The call to 'lessons' for young Engineers may have been by bell? Total carp I know, but it is Christmas and bad jokes are rife.

Ducky

Why not Phil? Bells are usually either for celebration, or for summoning people for some purpose. I rate it as more likely than the the possibility that it was provided for the benefit of spotters, who were allowed to go and ring it to celebrate any Scottish cops that happened to pass through.