Captain Renown Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 I would love to have a go on this layout, when It comes to the Stafford Show next year like I did when the Gresley Beat came last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclebobkt Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 OK, here's the more interesting stuff, fresh from a further visit to Ormesby last night. IMG_3367.JPG The 'master' at work. Don't dare sneeze, breath or otherwise break his concentration... IMG_3373.JPG Jonathan gets a guided tour. IMG_3372.JPG Yes, we have an impression of the vegetable plots / allotments that still do exist alongside the line where the Nottingham route peels away from the East Coast mainline. IMG_3379.JPG The ever-adaptable good ol' Dapol (nee Airfix) track workers turn their hands to gardening with aplomb. Very nicely painted in subdued colours by Paul's able assistant, Tom (I believe). IMG_3382.JPG Obviously good fertile soil in the Witham basin as prize-winning cabbages, leeks, onions, runner beans (etc) are sprouting magnificently, having only been 'planted' two weeks ago!! Virtually all of these have been made by hand by Paul using techniques like rolled up tissue paper. Wonderful work. Of course a lot of this is based on supposition - detailed pictures of 1930's allotments are a little hard to come by! But we do know that this was the era of the great depression so 'grow your own' might have made all the difference in terms of being above or below the breadline. Closely followed of course by the 'dig for victory' campaign. So there is likely to have been a serious side to all this. Comments from any who may have some more detailed knowledge welcome. The sunflowers? Ah - they been planted to be...er...a talking point! Both my parents were keen gardeners - not that all that much rubbed-off on me! >.- Wouldn't the sun-flowers have been staked? >.- Even for prize-winners the leeks do look to be just a little on the large/tall side. Apologies for these two & small niggles, but, as is said: 'The Devil is in the detail.'. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwealleans Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 The Devil maybe in the detail, but if the detail is invisible the work is (to some extent) wasted. I don't think it's a bad idea making these things overscale if it also means people can see them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 I don't think it's a bad idea making these things overscale if it also means people can see them. And, as they're at the front, it's a sort of forced perspective in reverse!(!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bro sewell Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Loving the progress Graham, you and the team around you are doing a great job, it already looks so different to what was at Warley in 2014, so I am really looking forward to seeing it again in the flesh, hopefully at Nottingham if I can arrange the time off, if not then certainly at it full début in September Many thanks for the inspiration and sharing your great layout with everyone here Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Anotheran Posted March 9, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 9, 2015 Really looking forward to seeing the updated mini Grantham at Nottingham, and even more so, the full thing at Stafford next year. It's been great seeing it on a couple of outings up to now and following along on here. My nephew was fascinated by it last year an Nottingham, and I'm hoping to be able to bring him along again this year to see progress. By the way, there's nothing wrong with a big leek... particularly after a couple of pints and a long walk home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CUTLER2579 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 In present day Grantham, the aforementioned allotments are in mortal danger of disappearing to make may for more new homes. Regards, Derek. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Marlin Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 So, given all the rhapsodies occurring on another thread devoted to the subject, might a J15 be appearing on Grantham anytime soon?Gavin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 So, given all the rhapsodies occurring on another thread devoted to the subject, might a J15 be appearing on Grantham anytime soon? Gavin I suspect we might see the odd visitor wandering through...it's certainly a nice looking model. Now if it had been a J6... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr.king Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Despair ye not on either score...... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LNER4479 Posted March 18, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 18, 2015 (edited) Whilst the priority is inevitably on layout-centric activity, away in the background, patiently being picked up and then put down again, a long-running rolling stock project has finally emerged, chrysalis-like from the workbench. Yes - the D.277 Howlden 45foot Brake Third is complete! I'm wondering if this qualifies for some sort of award as the longest running, continuous rolling stock build project? (by that I mean, always on the workbench, liable to have a door handle affixed here or a coupling fitted there - as opposed to being dormant, packed away in its box etc?). Anyhow, the following sequence should give you some idea. Here it is, at the point at which I joined RMWeb. The build had already been underway at least...ahem...a year... or more.... In fact, there have been two builds ongoing (ah, well - that explains it!), the other vehicle being a D.129 composite. The basis for these vehicles are Bill Bedford etchings (stretching things a bit to call them 'kits' per se - but they are a great basis for the models and where would the pre-grouping modeller be without such things being made available?) Marking and drilling holes for the roof gubbins And the end emergency brake gear Now with primer and beginning to look like a complete vehicle The tedious job of glazing (my that was tedious) The slightly more enjoyable job of making up the interiors (a scratch/guess/bodgit job) And finally! Resplendently fresh from the attentions of the paintshop. Seems a shame to weather it? Also nice to have a 'scenic'd' section of railway (at last) to pose it on. Come and see both this weekend at Nottingham. So do I claim my prize? Perhaps not - I hear some quacking going on in the background.... Edited March 18, 2015 by LNER4479 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted March 18, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 18, 2015 very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 I will attempt to post them in the near future and see what you think if thats ok with you. Please do. All I'll say is that I've been attacking bits of brass etchings with a soldering iron for over 25 years now and in that time you do pick the odd thing up and become comfortable with your own tricks and techniques. Generally, the more you do the better you become - but I wouldn't like to be sat at a demo table doing it. When you see someone soldering who really knows what they're doing then it is a joy to behold - an art form even. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60012 Commonwealth of Australia Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Hi LNER4479 I have spent the last 2 days reading through your forum thread. Really great work on the layout!!! I envy you having so much space - I am restricted to 2'x8'. I would love to see the layout in the flesh sometime, however I dont think that will happen on this holidays Europe trip. We have to leave for the airport in 15 minutes! I really envy the amount of rolling stock that you and your little 'gang' are able to put together - 35 A4 class locos in one place must be a world first!!! Looking forward to doing 5 weeks worth of forum reading when I get back from Europe! Keep up the excellent work, Peter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted March 20, 2015 Author Share Posted March 20, 2015 Thanks Peter (and thanks for all the 'likes'!) Glad you you enjoyed the read; I am very lucky to have come into contact with so many like-minded souls - many of whom have been through RMWeb - and it really is something when all their gorgeous stock congregates on the layout. Enjoy the Europe trip and hope you keep enjoying the thread. 'Robert' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Hi Robert, really great to meet you and your team today at the Nottingham Show and the chance to see Grantham in the flesh, Loved the Terminus operation today, certainly different. All the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted March 23, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 23, 2015 Great fun helping out at Nottingham. For the regular fiddle yard operators.....you must have nerves of steel! Shame we didn't see any red engines(!) Hat, coat, gone!! Baz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted March 23, 2015 Author Share Posted March 23, 2015 (edited) Hi Robert, really great to meet you and your team today at the Nottingham Show and the chance to see Grantham in the flesh, Loved the Terminus operation today, certainly different. All the best. Thanks Andy. Hoped you enjoyed your visit to Grantham and good to say 'hi' and put a face to the name. Nice to see other RMWebbers at the show too. And thanks to Barry for his assistance over the weekend and to Graeme (3279) for loan of his ever excellent stock to boost the running fleet, not forgetting various other helpers over the weekend, some planned, some impromptu! As usual, took my camera. As usual, never even got close to taking any pictures until the very point of dismantlement yesterday evening. So, for what it's worth, here are a couple of pics of us set up in the 'preview' area - both ourselves and Lancaster Green Ayre (in the background of the second pic) will be back next year as full layouts. Edited March 23, 2015 by LNER4479 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr.king Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 (edited) An entertaining weekend all in all. Nice to have put a face to "Atso" and then to have the benefit of a last minute discussion with a leading modeller on "wholly un-necessary" chassis compensation. In defence of my waggly-wheeled J50, it DID traverse all of those trickily spaced dead frogs without a moment's hesitation and it wasn't my choice to include such a large degree of freedom for vertical movement of the wheels. That's the way the Perseverance frame slots are etched. I dare say that occasionally exercising that extreme range of movement is however actually of some benefit in keeping the the hornblocks sliding freely so that they continue to execute the small movements that they should in normal running. I must get round to clearing all those big screwdrivers off the tracks on my home layout now...... Edited March 23, 2015 by gr.king Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 The bad news is that I didn't make the pilgrimage to see Grantham this year The good news is that I was busy working in my shed on my own layout instead 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted March 23, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 23, 2015 Who put that flipping pillar in the way???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted March 23, 2015 Author Share Posted March 23, 2015 The good news is that I was busy working in my shed on my own layout instead The Mojo's back? Sounds promising... Your 'reason for absence' explanation is accepted 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwealleans Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 regular fiddle yard operators.....you must have nerves of steel! It's a man's world on the fiddle..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Some of my pics for you Young Man. 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted March 23, 2015 Author Share Posted March 23, 2015 Thanks Andy, Always a delight when others post pictures of your efforts and to know what catches the eye. Looks like the shed operator was slacking - the O4 seems to be stuck on the bridge awaiting entrance to the depot, and thus 'stopping the job' at the North End. Words will have to be had! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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