RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted March 5, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 5, 2015 As there is no actual mine shaft, there will be some sheeting added to the frame, as a disguise. This will also serve as a barrier to stop the little people falling down the shaft ( that isn't there...). But, if anyone has any suggestions for what signs would be suitable , I'll be very grateful. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted March 19, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 19, 2015 (edited) Today's modelling session involved moving some buildings around and sticking them down.The little shed has moved along as I needed more room for the winding house.The new chimney was last seen on Black Country Baby Blues. 1st photo uses the Allan Downes method of focusing... Edited March 19, 2015 by Stubby47 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted March 21, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 21, 2015 Yesterday's modelling session involved fabricating the upper part of the winding house, including the embedded chimney. Today will see a level of detail added and some paint sploshed on. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 47137 Posted March 21, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 21, 2015 As there is no actual mine shaft, there will be some sheeting added to the frame, as a disguise. This will also serve as a barrier to stop the little people falling down the shaft ( that isn't there...). But, if anyone has any suggestions for what signs would be suitable , I'll be very grateful. I've done a few Google searches for historical trackside signs and found nothing. However, I have found Railway Group Standard GI/RT7033 which gives the details of the present-day lineside operational signs. See page 140 of the standard for the limited clearance sign. I imagine the Big Four had their own signs - but I've not found them online. - Richard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted March 21, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 21, 2015 Richard, Many thanks for your research. The red/white checked sign is the one we all recognise, but I wonder when and where did it first find use ? They will only be little signs, and be side on to the viewers, and there might be no bright signs due to their being a war on, you know, so if no obvious answers are forthcoming it probably won't upset the rivet counters too much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ChrisN Posted March 21, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 21, 2015 Stu, 'Tiny Signs' do trackside notices but you have to go to a shop to look at them as they will not magnify on the internet. (They are not stupid!) They may have something that is useful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted March 21, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 21, 2015 Today's modelling session involved adding some more detail to the winding house, then giving it a coat of paint and a first splatt of weathering. Also, I finished the slating of the smithy roof and gave that a coat of paint too. I've also watched two rugby games, kept an eye on the football scores, made lunch, prepared tea and am now watching France hopefully beating England. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted March 21, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 21, 2015 I've also watched two rugby games, kept an eye on the football scores, made lunch, prepared tea and am now watching France hopefully beating England. I know your sort - you support Wales and anyone who's playing England. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted March 21, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 21, 2015 Here's another view of the winding house that somehow escaped from the earlier post. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted March 23, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 23, 2015 Today's modelling session should involve the preparation for the automation of the sheave wheels. This entails providing a suitable hidden pulley within the winding house and the provision of two holes down through the upper baseboard to a suitable motor ( yet to be dug out of the loft). This will then enable the smithy, winding house and pit head gear to be fixed in place, so that ground works can be started and the aerial tramway and steps completed. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted March 25, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 25, 2015 Today's modelling session involved adding paint detailling to the smithy and pit head. I have also made the two sheets of wriggly tin shuttering to cover the shaft. More colour tweaking is required. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CourthsVeil Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 That's coming along very, very well, Stu. Can't wait to follow your progress! Thanks for sharing, gives me some fodder for pondering… Regards Armin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted March 25, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 25, 2015 Thanks Armin. It's nice to have developed my skills enough where I can make what I see in my mind's eye. Each of these buildings has been thought about first, so I too am enjoying the scene they make. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted March 28, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 28, 2015 Today's modelling session involves the installation of the two tramway hoppers. These are being shortened with a flared 3-sided hood added. Hopefully the mechanical gubbins for the working sheave wheels will be sorted later, plus the tramway rails and personnel walkway. Oh, I'm not in work, this section of the layout has been returned home. Piccies later. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted April 7, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 7, 2015 Well, slight issue with the pit head gear. The sheave wheels don't line up with the winding house window so the whole area will now be modelled as very run down - rust, broken rails, rotten wooden walkways. So will be able to glue all the buildings down and finish off the groundworks. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ChrisN Posted April 7, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 7, 2015 Well, slight issue with the pit head gear. The sheave wheels don't line up with the winding house window so the whole area will now be modelled as very run down - rust, broken rails, rotten wooden walkways. So will be able to glue all the buildings down and finish off the groundworks. Stu, That must be a disappointment, but at least you have found a way around it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 47137 Posted April 8, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 8, 2015 Well, slight issue with the pit head gear. The sheave wheels don't line up with the winding house window so the whole area will now be modelled as very run down - rust, broken rails, rotten wooden walkways. This seems a shame, those wheels would be superb if they could be moving. No chance of making a new wall for the winding house with a window in a better location? - Richard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted April 8, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 8, 2015 (edited) Thanks guys. It's a challenge I don't have time before the April show to fix, but a bit more thought about the two buildings ( winding house & pit head gear) and I'm sure I can solve it. Meanwhile, the lighting rig is taking shape, just need to find the conduit joining pieces which are somewhere in the garage... Edited April 8, 2015 by Stubby47 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted April 10, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 10, 2015 Today's modelling session involves sticking the buildings down and completing the groundworks. So far, the buildings are in. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 47137 Posted April 10, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 10, 2015 I don't know Cornwall at all but this model seems to ooze character. A lot of model in a small space too. - Richard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted April 10, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 10, 2015 A bit more progress: 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullie Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Looks great Stubby Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted April 10, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 10, 2015 A bit more progress: 20150410_161303.jpg 20150410_161408.jpg 20150410_161314.jpg 20150410_161251.jpg 20150410_161347.jpg 20150410_161335.jpg What a difference the weathering makes to the Slaters stone sheets. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted April 11, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 11, 2015 Today's modelling session involves adding a new building at the right hand end of the layout - a gunpowder store. No idea what one should look like, so first task is some research... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted April 11, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 11, 2015 (edited) As there appears to be no generic size, shape or material, I've gone with some Wills stonework with a simple door and vent. The doorframe has been beefed up with some 1mm square rod. As the store will sit partly in the rockface, to give the impression this is a secure 'front door' to an underground chamber, only one side wall is needed. The roof will be slates, possibly with rafters exposed. Edited April 11, 2015 by Stubby47 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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