sdw7300 Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Simply stunning! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d winpenny Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Looking brilliant David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spannerman Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Will you please stop taking photo's of the real thing and passing them off as models, you seem to be a repeat offender. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted November 26, 2015 Author Share Posted November 26, 2015 Will you please stop taking photo's of the real thing and passing them off as models, you seem to be a repeat offender. Thanks Spannerman, that's very kind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Waverley West Posted November 26, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 26, 2015 Late one winter's afternoon in 1981, 27105 trundles through Princes St. Gardens with an inspection saloon... 34 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tersono Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 (edited) Wow. Just wow. Honestly, I'm still not entirely convinced that's a model. The only thing that makes me think it might not be real would be the hat being worn by the geezer in the cab Edited November 26, 2015 by tersono Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Thanks Peter. You're right, I couldn't help myself with the 56. Mine runs pretty well generally but that coupling mechanism really does drive me up the wall. I have written to Hornby twice to give my (constructive and polite) feedback on the problem but they didn't bother to reply, not even with an acknowledgement. Fortunately, Hornby don't seem too interested in diesels generally so most of my fleet comes from Bachmann and Heljan who put the coupling on the bogie, which generally makes for a pretty trouble-free set-up in my experience. Cheers Dave Hi Dave, I don't blame you it is a nice model. I use Kadee couplers and haven't had too many problems when the loco is pulling the train but any shunting can cause problems. Shame you haven't heard back from Hornby I thought they were quite good at replying to customer feedback. I might have a look at trying to attach the couplers to the bogie somehow. Loving the pics keep them coming. Cheers Peter. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted November 26, 2015 Author Share Posted November 26, 2015 Hi Dave, I don't blame you it is a nice model. I use Kadee couplers and haven't had too many problems when the loco is pulling the train but any shunting can cause problems. Shame you haven't heard back from Hornby I thought they were quite good at replying to customer feedback. I might have a look at trying to attach the couplers to the bogie somehow. Loving the pics keep them coming. Cheers Peter. Cheers Peter. I'd be very interested to see if you have any success attaching the couplers to the bogie. If there was a relatively easy way, I'd probably do all my Hornby fleet. Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Waverley West Posted November 26, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 26, 2015 (edited) An unusual visitor in the shape of 31174 passes through Waverley with a nuclear flask train... Edited November 26, 2015 by Waverley West 23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HealeyMills Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Hi Dave I've just had a bit of a catch-up read and what a treat it was. Post #2451 really shows off your hard work and is testament to you model building skills. The flow of the yard and the buildings all compliment each other to produce a very fine looking MPD. Love the 27 with the inspection saloon... superb, please keep the pics coming. Cheers Lee Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold SHMD Posted November 26, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 26, 2015 Great great pics and views as ever. I see that this most enjoyable of threads will soon reach its century (in pages). A real tribute to a great layout. Kev. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed a/c Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 If you contact Everard Junction, I think he glued the pocket in a fixed position and he uses Kadees. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Hi WW, How come at one stage we were both at same place and now your shed looks amazing and mine still looks like bare boards... Very impressive with both quality and pace. Saw your comment re Hornby 56. This seems to be the same problem as the 60 has. I spent a long time playing with a rogue 60 that pulled the first wagon off the track on any corner greater than 4 th rad and eventually concluded that the issue is the rough cut of the slot which the coupling cam runs in on the chassis. Lubricating can help but I eventually fully solved the problem completely by filing a little around the central v on the metal chassis (basically the bit that pulls the coupler in towards the loco when at dead centre). I've found this has fully resolved the issue without any additional weight in the wagons. I shoved a load of grease in too just to make sure. The root of the problem seemed to be that the coupling didn't like going from one side of the cam to the other, getting caught going across the dead centre on that rough bit. I didn't take much off - just enough to make run smoothly and remove any burrs. Hope this helps - as you say we shouldn't really have to but both the 56 & 60 are lovely models apart from this and the fact that drive trains seem to end regular lubrication. Matt ps have never got a reply from Hornby customer service yet on a couple of queries... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted December 5, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 5, 2015 (edited) Yes Phil - only the first part of Waverley's west end platforms are modelled. Waverley is a station that lends itself to this approach. Good luck scanning back through the thread - it's inspirational, even if the boxes are blue things with funny arrows! EDIT - the very first post shows it! Edited December 5, 2015 by New Haven Neil 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
millerhillboy Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 (edited) An unusual visitor in the shape of 31174 passes through Waverley with a nuclear flask train... 31174 1.jpg Remember spotting a 31 at waverley must have been mid, late 80s. What a moment. I only had one underline in the platform 5 book until I was older and got down south. It ran out into the west end of waverley i think from platforms 8/9 right in front of the stabled shunter and then ran back down east again. Edited December 5, 2015 by millerhillboy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted December 5, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 5, 2015 That Depot looks superb mate. The shot of the Inspection saloon is also brilliant. Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Harvey Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Hi Dave Did the big shed build go according to plan? Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley West Posted December 14, 2015 Author Share Posted December 14, 2015 Hi Dave Did the big shed build go according to plan? Pete Hi Pete, It did, thanks. Actually, if I'd know you were going to make such a good job of those etches, I'd have made them finer. There are more window bars in reality and I thought they might have looked too chunky had I modelled them faithfully. I think with the fineness of your etches, it would have worked though. Cheers Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Waverley West Posted December 14, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 14, 2015 (edited) Forgive me, RMWebbers, it has been some time since my last confession. Life has been getting in the way of modelling recently and it's been hard to find the time. Anyway, here are some piccies of the depot with the lights on. I haven't had chance to get up to the railway room in the daylight recently, partly because we don't have all that much daylight round these parts at this time of the year, at least when I'm not working anyway. The plastic shells of the new admin buildings can be seen in some of these shots. I've managed to find some time to make a start on these buildings. Studying photos of the depot made me realise that there are actually two buildings where I thought there was only one, so I have an extra building to do now. I've placed the buildings on the layout as a trial fitting to see if the perspective works and I think it does. A lot of guesswork and imagination will have to go into the non-track side of the buildings, as I have no photos whatsoever of this side. Much of it is based on a mirror image of the other sides, which I've managed to piece together a reasonably accurate design for, based on photos of the buildings. You can also see the Scenecraft fuel tanks which I purchased recently. The colouring of these tanks fits in very well with the rest of the depot and I couldn't resist them. A little alteration to the depot will be necessary to fit them in, but I think it will be worth it, as they make a nice addition to the layout I think. Cheers for now, Dave Edited December 14, 2015 by Waverley West 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Waverley West Posted December 14, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 14, 2015 (edited) 25083 sits in Road 8 awaiting attention... Meanwhile, an assortment of traction sits over on 5E, 6E and 7E... Edited December 14, 2015 by Waverley West 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Waverley West Posted December 14, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 14, 2015 (edited) 56084 visiting... Edited December 14, 2015 by Waverley West 28 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southwich Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Great photos as always Dave! Stunning work Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Good to see you I was wondering were you had got to the depot looks great with the lights on and all the locos on shed more please. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d winpenny Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Some superb pictures David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 As I said last month, "If Carlsberg did TMDs......" Well done Dave, first class modelling. You must be over the moon with how it has turned out. Loving the Large Logo Grid on shed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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