RMweb Premium GWRPhil Posted August 5, 2013 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 5, 2013 How about 'Plympton-mid-Town' or PMT for short. If i was to provide a sensible option (which i really struggle to do), i might suggest 'Plympton South Gate'. Not sure why, it just has a ring to it. But that's too sensible so I'm not going to suggest it. Thanks for the suggestions. its gonna need some thinking. want to try and encompass the idea thats its a riviera terminus in the name Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattWallace Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 As layout is now well into the change process the 'grange' that gave the layout part of its name is no longer part of the layout. I'm thinking of renaming the layout. All suggestions welcome. please let me know you ideas thanks phil Thanks for the suggestions. its gonna need some thinking. want to try and encompass the idea thats its a riviera terminus in the name Plympton Riverside Riverton Plymton-on-<Random River Name> Matt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium GWRPhil Posted August 5, 2013 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 5, 2013 Plympton Riverside Riverton Plymton-on-<Random River Name> Matt thanks for the suggestions. they've given me some good food for thought. will post once i've mad a decision. more suggestions are still welcome Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swifty11 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Plympton south road Plympton road Plympton-on-see Plympton interchange Plympton Junction Any of those you like? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium GWRPhil Posted August 5, 2013 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 5, 2013 To all Plympton Grange Plympton south road Plympton road Plympton-on-see Plympton interchange Plympton Junction Any of those you like? thanks for the ideas. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium GWRPhil Posted August 5, 2013 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 5, 2013 To all plympton grange followers and readers. As you will be aware alot of the feed so far has been to detail what i'm doing to convert the layout from representing a village/small town mainline station in a roundy layout to a riviera mainline terminus station. now that i'm over half way in terms of the modification my thoughts have turned to giving the layout a new name that better reflects the new location being modelled. thank you to those who have helped with suggestions for a new name. I would now like to reveal that the layout that was 'Plympton Grange' has now become.........--> 'PORTHCRESSA-ON-SEA' 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium GWRPhil Posted August 9, 2013 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 9, 2013 Hi Here's a picture of a project that my good friend mick Lawrence of twin falls is doing for me at the moment Sorry it's upside down. Makes I'd harder. Lol Can you guess what it is (dan, al and Matt I'm afraid you can't guess as you already know)? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium GWRPhil Posted August 9, 2013 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 9, 2013 I'll post another picture later today with some more detail. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium GWRPhil Posted August 9, 2013 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 9, 2013 Pic 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattWallace Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Is it a RHTT? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium GWRPhil Posted August 10, 2013 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 10, 2013 Is it a RHTT? sorry no. next guess? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Goldfish Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 It's a ###### ###### ###### wagon. It looks amazing Phil, Mick is raising the bar again! (I am going to get twitchy and nervous seeing that running though! ) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swifty11 Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 A container wagon or a very big nuclear flask 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium GWRPhil Posted August 10, 2013 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 10, 2013 We have a winner. Yes it is a nuclear flask wagon. It's a KUA mod nuclear flask wagon of the type that runs down to devonport dockyard Mick has excelled himself with this wagon. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium GWRPhil Posted August 11, 2013 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 11, 2013 this weekend i havent had much time for the layout as ive been having to get my classic car ready for mot (new rear shock absorbers). i have had chance to do a little though. i've painted some of the yard surface to represent a tarmac road going accross the yard so the vehicles can move around in the yard. to fill in between the rails i have used rails to edge and then filled in between with yard material (very fine ballast) 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium GWRPhil Posted August 12, 2013 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 12, 2013 with a little more work and time the yard will be tidied up so the work seen in the photos above will be finessed. also i will be painting in white lines as well in the yard. today i had chance to do a bit of work on a project that satan's goldfish gave me inspiration for to go on Warren Lane Exhibition Layout but also for home use as well. i am trying to achieve this..... and these are the results so far. still left is 24 hours drying on the transfers, a layer of dullcote to seal the transfers, then an all over light weather feathering in the data panels 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Realy like your new flask wagon!!!! very nice model... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium GWRPhil Posted August 13, 2013 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 13, 2013 Realy like your new flask wagon!!!! very nice model... i'm going to have it with me at the shenfield exhibition which warren lane is attending. if you're in the area come over and i'll show it to you. if your not but are coming to any of the other shows that warren lane is attending if you post on this feed which one i'll bring it along. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium GWRPhil Posted August 13, 2013 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 13, 2013 i have an rhtt set kindly made for me by rmwebber class"66" which i have weathered and featured on this feed. i have been pondering how to make the rhtt actually clean the railhead. so as i have a cmx track cleaner i have taken the bold (possibly crazy step given the cost of the cmx) step of deciding to paint it network rail blue so that it looks like and extra big water tank wagon thats been put in the middle of the rhtt. not prototypical but it'll look ok from a distance (the rhttset). this way i'll be able to make track cleaning a scenic running event during a running session and i think its kinda cool that the rhtt set will actually clean the railhead. in order to paint it i have painted the solid brass of the wagon with phoenix precision paints single pack etch primer. the photos of which can be seen below. the next step which i will post pics of once done is to paint several coats of network rail blue wagon paint onto the cmx. once thats done i'll sand back the paint gently to get a really good surface and then i'll do a couple of coats using my airbrush to get a good finish followed by a weathering to match it in with the rest of the rhtt set. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 More super work Phil..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium GWRPhil Posted August 15, 2013 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 15, 2013 will be applying first 'rough' coat of network rail blue tonight and will post some pictures later on of what i've done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium GWRPhil Posted August 15, 2013 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 15, 2013 here are some pictures of the cmx cleaner in its first coat of network rail blue 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattWallace Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 it's a bit shiny.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdw7300 Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 Cracking idea, turning the CMX into a RHTT (which I suppose is what it actually is... ) Keep up the good work. Cheers Sam Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium GWRPhil Posted August 16, 2013 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 16, 2013 it's a bit shiny.... The paint was wet at the time. I'd only painted it about 30 seconds before. It isn't going to stay that way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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