Stewarts Lane 'Electric Loco. Shed'

[Shedmaster]

Thanks for the pics.

I only have a MDF shell (sides/ends) - the roof will probably be all plastic. I may have to search out brass and steel I and H section in preference to plastic.

 

Cheers,

Mick

Mick,

 

So, it must be looking something like this :

 

 

Mr G,

 

I already have the Wagon Repair Shed...............in very secure storage ! Its one of the things I don't have any pictures of though !

 

I'll be going back to the wider baseboard later on to accommodate both buildings, but am really focused on this ELS building for now.

 

All the best,

 

Shed.

[Shedmaster]

Hi,

 

Just a few late pics from playtime this evening :

 

The 'Weltrol MX' is back on site now, just waiting for an interesting load for it.

 

 

Maybe a nice filthy engine might be good ?

 

 

 

The acid wagon is also floating around here.....again needing a load of detergent for the carriage washing plant :

 

 

 

That's it for now methinks.......back on the 'stub road' with the 'ED' for fitting of some extra details tomorrow......maybe !

 

 

Shed.

[porkie]

I take my hat off to you sir.

I absolutely love the buildings.

Really inspiring for others going down the TMD layout route.

[Shedmaster]

I take my hat off to you sir.

I absolutely love the buildings.

Really inspiring for others going down the TMD layout route.

Hi, Good Evening,

 

Many Thanks for your kind words r.e my buildings......not even half the size of Mr Grimley's 'BOXENBY' but taking me twenty times as long to complete ?

 

Okay, so now I'm back on track with how I want to do the rest of the ELS building.

 

I'm still waiting to install the remaining girders between the rear of the crane bay and the far end of the building wall, which I've made a start on already...then it'll be a case of making up the side wall and roof sections before dressing them with the cladding and windows, as already used on the crane bay to good effect...:

 

 

Although there is a lot of work still to do, I can see that the overall effect is really taking shape, so managed some play time the other night...:

 

 

 

 

Although a part of real life down at Stew. Lane at the moment, I can't help thinking that 60163 'Tornado' doesn't look quite so fantastic in model form as any of the Trainload stuff does?

 

 

The Pullman cars here on Stew. Lane are looking good, BUT, our Mk3 SLEP 'LEVIATHAN' and 'Baggage Car No.8' are really coming along amazingly, hopefully, more details about these soon.

 

Here is 'Tornado' a couple of days after I'd helped her home to the Stewarts Lane out base.

 

 

Honestly, having a go firing her whilst standing next to somebody who actually knows what they are doing was......proper embarrassing for me !

I simply can't put into words the respect I have for these crews !

 

Finally, I've had a bit of a falling out with the latest arrival...73 101 'The Royal Alex' :

 

 

I was able to isolate the cab lighting units very easily, using masking tape over the contacts, and remove the white paint from the curved wiring shroud.

However, this Loco. needs a 21-pin decoder and there are none in the stores here, so she's sidelined for now.

I'd like to add some nice head and tail blinds like the 33 has fitted, so will probably do this as one of the next jobs.

 

That's all for now,

 

Kindest Regards,

 

Shed.

Edited January 17, 2016 by Shedmaster

[Grimleygrid]

Loving the Construction sector locos on shed, just the job Mr Shedmaster!

 

Very nice.

[Shedmaster]

Hi,

 

And it was all going so well, until 73 101 'The Royal Alex' arrived on shed here.

 

It turns out that NONE of my VSOE Pullmans look particularly 'right' with this Loco. as the colour matching is just too far out to get away with it without a full repaint somewhere along the line.

 

 

There was only one sensible thing to do..........bring in another one !

 

Stewarts Lane's 73 207 is the ideal beast for the job, being a totally different colour to the Pullman stuff and so not looking out of place, but being entirely prototypical in this shunting role, as we would often 'borrow' one of these in the absence of an EWS one back in the day :

 

 

When not shunting Pullmans, the GatEx 73's are often used for the Carriage Washing Machine replenishment :

 

 

Other Loco's on shed today included 33 207 'Earl Mountbatten Of Burma' - which was in for replacement circuit board and fitting of a ZEN218 DCC Decoder :

 

 

In fact, the Zen218 is now the decoder of choice here, these are fitted to 33 207 and both of the Dapol 73's, which again I have to say, I'm pretty happy with so far.

 

Oh, and as for the building..........well, still a work in progress to be honest but happy with how it's looking so far :

 

 

TTFN

 

Kindest Regards,

 

Shed.

Edited February 23, 2016 by Shedmaster

[rob D2]

Looking really nice.

When did EWS vacate Stewart's lane ? IIRC the 60s used on the Northolt Calvert binliner were sourced from there at the very start of EWS ? Used to see them in the chilterns a lot

[Shedmaster]

Looking really nice.

When did EWS vacate Stewart's lane ? IIRC the 60s used on the Northolt Calvert binliner were sourced from there at the very start of EWS ? Used to see them in the chilterns a lot

 

Hi rob D2,

 

I'm gutted to say that I'm unable to answer your question as when this happened, I wasn't 'watching' or 'aware' as I am now. Can anybody else assist with this please or offer decent supporting pictures of the place ?

 

My earliest memories are of dumping Loco's on to the fuel shed and walking past the grounded Class 73 body and the NSE Inspection Saloon to pass back to HG as soon as possible to book off. As a lowly and very green Trainman back then, hanging about for a 'snoop' with a 110 camera just wasn't going to happen in case one of the Drivers sussed my closet interests !

 

I'm gonna be shunting some Pullman cars about tonight to see how things look with the new arrival........incidentally, having completed a few now, I quite like the head code blind arrangement for the Heljan 33 and Dapol 73's, dead simples to do.

 

This is one of the 'odder' things that I did manage to capture some years back.....

 

 

That's all for now,

 

Kindest Regards,

 

Shed.

[d winpenny]

Looking good

 

David

[chriscleveland]

looks awsome

 

anymore updates

 

chris

[Shedmaster]

looks awsome

 

anymore updates

 

chris

 

Dear All,

 

 

Thank You for your continued interest in my Stewarts Lane project.

 

The truth is there has been a heck of a lot going on in my home, work and family life over the course of the last year and it seems that with the onset of age, death and disaster seems to encroach ever closer to our home.

 

My Wife and I recently worked out that we don't have 'general problems' in our household such as a blocked loo or a broken boiler, it's always something major kicking off here that costs peoples lives, 'Cancer' being the regular 'show stopper' for us, which we know and appreciate only too well, that we are not alone in dealing with. Our regular attendance at funerals is earning us many air miles at the petrol station these days! ( alright, I don't really know if you still get air miles anymore but the point is still relative )

 

In the background, I embarked on a major job change in 2016 and throughout all of the issues at home, I have been adjusting to a very new and unprecedented way of life professionally.

( If anybody remembers, I made a status update about a 'war inside my head between the rebellious factions of good intention and the state sponsored self protection and security command', this just referred to doing nothing and playing safe or making large scale changes and being brave - I mention this as I know it had a couple of people wondering what I was blabbering about! )

 

Incredibly, I have still managed to procure new items for Stew. Lane, update my website and have even completed some work that I'm actually really proud of.....BUT.....I have not kept up with many RMWeb postings, let alone anything relating to Stew. Lane, I know it's been over a year now.

 

I'm hoping that 2017 will be a better year for modelling for me and honestly suspect that it will be, but just now there is still always something going on that leaves me not quite motivated to do too much, other than keep an eye on the excellent and inspiring work that everybody else is achieving, please keep it up!

 

In closing for now, I do hope to be back soon when we can return to some form of normality here, as others manage to do all the time when problems occur.

 

Wishing you all the very best for 2017,

 

Kindest Regards,

 

Shed.

Edited March 24, 2017 by Shedmaster

[Shedmaster]

 

Good Evening !

 

After a short absence from the RMWeb scene, I hope this finds you all well ?

 

During the last few months, I have found it a huge challenge to get both 'Time' and 'Enthusiasm' in the same room together to partake in meaningful modelling progress, but things have been taking place here and there and I have photographic proof too...

 

It all started when I brought this in for chipping :

 

 

 

On the good advice from others of this forum, a Hattons own brand decoder was fitted and I have to say, this is now my new favourite toy !

 

Whilst clearing the cobwebs from the layout and evicting a few spiders, I found that I had previously left the project in a good state of progress and am now very motivated to continue, the main form is taking shape nicely methinks...

 

This is the rear of the main shed, I think I'm onto windows and internal fitting out next as the main structures is nearly done :

 

Inside, the doors need fitting including various roller shutter ones and the buffer stops are waiting to be fitted.

 

The main internal wall has gone together well, using 2mm laser cut acrylic to make the former which is then covered with brick sheet. The top of the wall is where it gets interesting, the inside of the side asbestos cladding sits 'behind' this main internal wall and has to sit correctly 'behind' the upper 'I' beam !

The lighting is obviously way too bright at the mo and creates some weird effects, this will be real dark in here one day..

 

The next 'difficult' bit inside is the foreman's office building, constructed exactly as per the real thing whereby originally, there was only the upstairs - the ground floor bit wasn't added until later, hence being made up of timber stud walling; I even copied the building process as well except for the use of timber!

 

Now, this bit is something I'm WELL pleased with, these being the handmade handrails for the foreman's office building, built by myself for a change and a bespoke item for this building :

 

I have even managed some playtime this week, chipping this new arrival :

 

 

 

 

 

 

Although not related to our project, our 'EWS Hospitality Train' vehicles have recently been upgraded with 'LaserGlaze' flushglaze windows throughout, new bogies with full compensation system, new wheelsets and KEEN close coupling system. 

The dedicated train Loco. 67 029 has also been fitted with the KEEN close coupling system.

 

Hopefully more on this for another time...

 

 

 

 

Finally, I managed to go over the remaining Class 60's based here :

 

 

New DCC chips have been fitted to 60 001, 60 019 and 60 042, having been robbed of theirs previously, 60 036 already had a DCC SOUND chip in situ.

 

So, back to real life, the project and it's future...

 

'Thank You' to my RMWeb friends for your support and messages regarding my last post about troubled times, which I very much hope are behind us.

 

I'm greatly encouraged by progress with Stewarts Lane and the results I'm seeing here, but am ever mindful that there are many others making a huge contribution to it's success as well as myself - for that reason amongst many, there is but one thing to say...

 

The Show Must Go On !!!

Edited July 28, 2017 by Shedmaster

[jonas]

Spectacular modelling. It's great to have you back!

[dj_crisp]

I can't wait for your next update - inspirational stuff

 

Anything in toothpaste livery gets a thumbs up from me but those 60s do look awesome - I assume you've renumbered 042 and which model did you use as the base?

 

cheers

Will

[rob D2]

Glad to see you back !

[d winpenny]

Looking great glad to see you back

 

David

[Shedmaster]

 

Hello again,

 

Thank You for your welcome back and very kind words.

 

I've taken a few shots of the building and tried to provide some reference to what parts go where - and show why it's not just a basic 'square' building.

 

You'll all know by now the front 'face' of the building I am copying :

 

 

Which is structurally complete, just needs details fitting and some painting/weathering. The internal framework for the gantry cranes are a separate thing altogether...

 

 

...as are the windows and roller shutter doors and their mounting arrangement's :

 

 

Looking inside the building, we are trying to model this lot :

 

 

Look closely at the foreman's office block on the left hand side....this is what I referred to in my previous post about being built with no downstairs originally...

 

This is my version, handrails just placed for guidance, not yet plugged in :

 

 

 

 

The two parts of the Electric Loco. Shed are the 'Crane Bay' at the front which is higher for lifting vehicles, the lower/rear part of the building joins to the 'Crane Bay' but on my model, this will be an open area to see inside the building and poke the odd camera in :

 

 

Looking towards the rear of the building and the roller shutter doors and large windows :

 

 

 

 

So, behind the foreman's office building, there are six workshop bays :

 

 

...followed by a long walled section of offices :

 

 

There is lot's of main structure to add still before we can start looking at details but progress is...erm...progressing, this being our long walled section :

 

 

The buffer stops have been supplied in pre-built format and I'm massively grateful to PHD Designs for the work on these, pictures to follow!

 

Now, I've done well to avoid any trains being in my pics today.....but I did want to include the following, again referred to in my previous post...

 

This is the fully working 'KEEN' close coupling system, fitted to our 67 029 and EWS Hospitality Train :

 

 

 

That's it for now friends,

 

Hope to pop back a little later...

 

Kindest Regards,

 

Shed.

[Shedmaster]

I can't wait for your next update - inspirational stuff

 

Anything in toothpaste livery gets a thumbs up from me but those 60s do look awesome - I assume you've renumbered 042 and which model did you use as the base?

 

cheers

Will

 

Hi Will,

 

Many Thanks for your kind comments.

 

I keep trying to cull my fleet to the bare 'necessary' items here, but those nasty manufacturers just keep on releasing new stuff, like those irresistible MLV's !

 

Actually, I'm fortunate in a way because I'm modelling a depot whereby the 'fleet' has been diminishing over the years, there are less and less 'loose' vehicles down at 'The Lane' to model.

 

For my chosen period I could get away with just one Dapol 73, but where would the fun be in that ?

 

Anyways, in answer to your question...60 042 was one of three donors that I purchased from Hatton's back when they were something like £79. The original model was the Mainline Freight Grey with body side logo's and I think they were originally 60 019 ?

 

Hornby's Trainload Freight grey on the 60's looks a little 'green' to our eyes, but unlike our Class 56 037, we have not corrected the livery.

 

Not sure if I have posted these pic's yet of two of our latest arrivals :

 

 

These two had literally just arrived from works as these pics were taken, having been on the depot only a few minutes !

 

The Mk3 'SLEP' is VSOE Pullman Car 'LEVIATHAN', a heavily modified Hornby Northern Belle vehicle which was fully repainted and fitted with compensated bogies and new wheel sets, modified roof ribs etc etc etc...MUCH better looking now !

 

 

These are the wheel sets we're using for Mk3 stock, the axles shown here were awaiting fitting to the EWS Hospitality coaches :

 

 

The 'GUV' is VSOE 'BAGGAGE CAR No.8' in simple Pullman Umber, without the myriad of fine lining detail that adorns the real thing as obtaining the necessary artwork proved impossible...

 

 

 

Finally, those buffer stops :

 

 

These will be fitted at a later date but are currently being kept well away from clumsy hands and 'loose shunting' until the last possible minute for their own safety !

 

That's all for now,

 

Kindest Regards,

 

Shed.

Edited August 2, 2017 by Shedmaster

[dj_crisp]

Thanks Shed

Yep I agree Hornbys grey is a little off... especially their 56s for some reason. I've got a 56 to do one day but think it'll have to be a full respray.

 

I'm just about to do a couple of Stewart lane 60s and have a couple of Hornbys Canisp to rebadge. Did you find removal of their logos easy? I'm thinking of attacking it with t cut.

 

Your new additions look well smart. Excellent stuff

 

Cheers

Will

[Shedmaster]

Thanks Shed

Yep I agree Hornbys grey is a little off... especially their 56s for some reason. I've got a 56 to do one day but think it'll have to be a full respray.

 

I'm just about to do a couple of Stewart lane 60s and have a couple of Hornbys Canisp to rebadge. Did you find removal of their logos easy? I'm thinking of attacking it with t cut.

 

Your new additions look well smart. Excellent stuff

 

Cheers

Will

 

Hi Will,

 

Now you mention 'Canisp', I think that was our donor model too. Our Class 60's arrived a long time ago, back on 'Manor Lane' if you remember that ?

 

Sorry to say I didn't do the work on the 60's and am unable to comment about them, only that I am now seeing a hugely niggling fault in the way the buffer beams do not sit properly in relation to the bodyshell, on any of them ! Looking above each buffer, there should not be a gap but there is because the ends of the metal chassis 'droop' downwards. When you've gone all 'OCD' about having the perfect shed floor, it's okay until you plonk a wonky Loco. on it   

 

I'm real pleased that the GUV and Mk3 SLEP have gone down well...I know there were howls of protest over the Northern Belle Mk3 as they were in such short supply when our one was stripped for repainting.

 

With any luck, hoping for yet another evening working away here, no playtime though...much !

 

By the way, did I mention I have something R E A L L Y special in the pipeline ?  No, thought not...more later...

 

Kindest Regards,

 

Shed.

[Shedmaster]

 

This is a pic of our 60 036 'GEFCO' in 2004, without the aforementioned wonkiness, so maybe I've got all the bodies sitting on wrongly/badly now?

 

This Loco's claim to fame is that it had just arrived back on 'Manor Lane TMD' when this picture was taken, after taking part in filming for a Channel 4 programme about the real railways...but, it was working the first incarnation of our 'EWS Hospitality Train' with Hurst Models DVT after the Lima 67 failed ! All back in the day when our stock was allowed to venture out for whole weekends at a time as a result of having regular booked work!

 

That's enough reminiscing for now, better get those Loco's on the bench...

 

Kindest Regards,

 

Shed.

Edited August 3, 2017 by Shedmaster

[dj_crisp]

Funny you should mention the 60 fronts as I was also looking at mine last weekend. Hadn't thought that it could be a droop... I'm suspicious of the spring in the light connections forcing the body to ride a but high. Will have a play one day and see.

 

Cheers

Will

[Shedmaster]

Funny you should mention the 60 fronts as I was also looking at mine last weekend. Hadn't thought that it could be a droop... I'm suspicious of the spring in the light connections forcing the body to ride a but high. Will have a play one day and see.

 

Cheers

Will

 

Hi,

 

Just got in from checking my Class 60's over, having suddenly clicked that something isn't right, suspected all sorts of issues including Mazak rot !

 

The good news is....nope, the ends of the metal chassis were drooped and needed gentle bending upwards with pliers to correct. What didn't help was a 'mod' that I made to wedge the light contacts upwards with a plastic tube, to force contact with the cab lighting contacts. All four are sorted now, but a few day's ago they were aiming for a one way ticket outta here !

 

One thing I will say is I've had plenty of fun shunting them round here tonight and they look exactly as they should in their new home, well chuffed.

 

Goodnight for now,

 

Kindest Regards,

 

Shed.

Edited August 2, 2017 by Shedmaster

[Shedmaster]

 

Hi all, Good Evening,

 

Just a small update this evening, to show off the Class 60's roller shutter doors now fitted to the rear end of the shed building...

 

 

 

These were made up from various plastic parts from Evergreen and Walthers Cornerstone building kits, copied from the photo's of the real thing. I'm not planning to fit the windows in at the end of the building as this gives a brilliant vantage point into the workings of the shed, especially with a camera !

 

I've now moved onto fitting the doors along the main internal wall, complete with their frames :

 

 

I can see there is still some tidying up to do with regards making the edges of the wall properly straight in these area's but I can't fit the doors until they're painted anyway.

 

Finally, I'll just take this opportunity to explain the unsightly screw heads at various places in the floor around the shed, these were kept to a minimum but were absolutely necessary for keeping the main floor in position and also adjusting the level where required. I will be hiding these with various detritus appropriate for the location !

 

That's all for now,

 

Kindest Regards,

 

Shed.

 

 

 

Edited August 4, 2017 by Shedmaster

[rob D2]

Thanks Shed

Yep I agree Hornbys grey is a little off... especially their 56s for some reason. I've got a 56 to do one day but think it'll have to be a full respray.

I'm just about to do a couple of Stewart lane 60s and have a couple of Hornbys Canisp to rebadge. Did you find removal of their logos easy? I'm thinking of attacking it with t cut.

Your new additions look well smart. Excellent stuff

Cheers

Will

Be careful,mate,

I tried removing the mainline logo on one with T cut, and the force required to shift the tampo printing removed a section on the dark grey as well, leaving the lighter grey showing.

 

I'd go very slow...

Edited August 5, 2017 by rob D2