Simond Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Anthony Happy New Year! Good to see you're still progressing Best Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Ashley Posted January 6, 2017 Author Share Posted January 6, 2017 Simon, Thanks for the generous wishes. Hope Christmas was good for you with lots of train presents. I am now ready for more photos but my camera appears to have broken! Off to the repair shop on Mon to see how much fixing it will cost. Regards, Anthony Ashley Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Ashley Posted January 7, 2017 Author Share Posted January 7, 2017 (edited) Dear All, I realised my SLR camera is still taking photos but I have no LED monitor working on it. This means I can still take and down load photos until i decide to put it in for repair. Latest photos of the Penmaenmawr scenic area with supports in place. The Penmaenmawr section is about 38 feet long and the picture below shows about 22 feet of this area. The elevation changes will be interesting to create. I bought some 20 metres of chicken wire with 1.3 cm hex shapes. This should provide the support to create the valleys and elevation changes. Some experimentation will be required. The big hill on the third support is the hotel since knocked down. Next is the track support boards. Regards, Anthony Edited January 7, 2017 by Anthony Ashley 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simond Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Anthony, Thanks, yes, great Christmas, apart from my car which is still in the dealership with "oh, no, that didn't sort it, it isn't that bit, let's change a different bit" electrical issues. Regarding "train presents", a Cowans 15t rail mounted breakdown crane kit Good luck with the camera! Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Ashley Posted January 9, 2017 Author Share Posted January 9, 2017 (edited) Simon, Cars can be a real money eater if you do not have a reliable one. Ours has done about 250,000 km and has had only minor issues, it is a Toyota.Good news as I have had my camera repaired this morning as it was a minor issue which could be fixed on the spot. I have finished 2/3 of the Penmaenmawr track support. Photos are below. The is the goods yard area furthest from Conwy, with a further 4 feet of goods yard left to complete of supporting boards. A lower shot in hte same direction showing the hills and valleys I have to model on the right View from the other direction.The hole in the vertical board to the right is start of the hidden the run around loop. This loop will move to the inside edge of the layout and link into the other transition area between Conwy and Bangor. Regards, Anthony Edited January 9, 2017 by Anthony Ashley 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simond Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Funny, that. It's a Land Rover Discovery HSE mk4, second hand 4 yrs old, 35000 miles. "Should have got a Toyota" was the response from the breakdown guy. Glad the camera was simple anyway! Best Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Ashley Posted January 11, 2017 Author Share Posted January 11, 2017 Dear All, A photo of the first effort of the last scenic divider showing the Bangor side. The divider is high enough to incorporate the mountain next to Penmaenmawr. There will be further work on hte Bangor side but it is coming along. The mountain showing above the scenic mountain will only be about 100 mls in height, so a relatively thin strip in the background. Regards, Anthony 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted January 11, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 11, 2017 Dear All, A photo of the first effort of the last scenic divider showing the Bangor side. The divider is high enough to incorporate the mountain next to Penmaenmawr. There will be further work on hte Bangor side but it is coming along. The mountain showing above the scenic mountain will only be about 100 mls in height, so a relatively thin strip in the background. IMG_0140V2.jpg Regards, Anthony Looks good Anthony. How high is the top of the backscene from floor level? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Ashley Posted January 12, 2017 Author Share Posted January 12, 2017 John, The height of the top of this board above the floor level is 2.3 meters. The highest point of the mountain at the bottom end of the layout is about 2.4 meters and this will be in the middle of the end section. I have left a 150 ml strip between the mountain slope and the back board on the Penbmaenmawr side to paint in a strip of sky. I will not have a back board behind this section due to the height and ease of access. Regards, Anthony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Ashley Posted January 17, 2017 Author Share Posted January 17, 2017 Dear All, Work on the Penmaenmawr interchange with the hidden area has been progressing. I have finished trying to ensure all of the tracks going over the lift up section are fool proof and that has taken a few days. Cork has been laid and some track weathered. Some photos are below. First pair of tracks going over the lift up section. Second pair of tracks going over the lift up section. Third pair of tracks going over the lift up section. Curved trak after Conwy station. The station is the plan in the back ground Looking back to Conwy and the first part of the interchange Start of the Panmaenmawr goods area. Looking from the Conwy side of the tunnel to Penmaenmawr Tunnel mouth near Conwy station. More work on hte Penmaenmaer area over the next few days. Regards, Anthony 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Ashley Posted January 18, 2017 Author Share Posted January 18, 2017 Dear All, Second effort on the new scenic divider is below. Some excellent artistry from Sarah, but more touching up to go. Regards, Anthony 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Ashley Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 Dear All, Further work on the Penmaenmawr area. Photos are below. Part of the goods yard sto the east of Penmaenmawr. I have added the goods loop on hte far right to increase storage arera. Apart form that the track layout is prototypical for most of Penmaenmawr. The transition to the hidden area is at the top of the photo. Some complicated track work in hte OPenmaenmawr arera. Ii shall continue the track work over the next week. I had to make some height adjustments for the main lines, as I have started their height increase from closer to the station, having looked at more pictures of the lines. Regards, Anthony 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Ashley Posted January 24, 2017 Author Share Posted January 24, 2017 Dear All, I have been focusing on the Penmaemawr goods yard and main lines. The cork has been laid and most rails cut to fit, but a few still to be inserted. The photos are below. Conwy in the back ground and the station building for Penmaenmawr will be in about the middle of the photo. View from the Conwy end of Penmaenmawr. The van has been positioned to try to show the height of the mountain with the supports for the mountain in the back ground. Sea level will be at the bottom of the green beam. The coach against the tallest pat of the mountain. I need to paint the cork, secure those rails and work on the mountain as my next project. All comments are welcome. Regards, Anthony Ashley 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simond Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 'tis big, your mountain! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Ashley Posted January 26, 2017 Author Share Posted January 26, 2017 (edited) Dear All, I have been working on fitting the Penmaenmawr track accurately with cutting the track required between the point work. It is shaping up very nicely. Ross and I have also done considerable work on the mountain end of the layout. Sarah has been doing some excellent work on the scenic dividers which looks great. I have used small blocks of wood on the dividers to provide a ledge for the wire to hang off. I also provides good definition for where the mountain will go. Only 3 more days till my return to Sydney for the final 10 and a half months!! I shall post some more photos tomorrow. Regards, Anthony Edited January 26, 2017 by Anthony Ashley Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Ashley Posted January 28, 2017 Author Share Posted January 28, 2017 (edited) Dear All, Simon thanks for your comment above. I have more development on the mountain below. Have now completed fitting all of the Penmaenmawr track up to the point where the main lines curve to the sea and climb a gradient. Sarah has also finished her art work on the new scenic dividers. Any encouraging comment to her would be appreciated, as I think she has done a really good job (those art classes are paying off). Photos below. Scenic divider between Bangor and Penmenmawr with a small return added to it. The unpainted wooden shape at the top of the photo in the middle is the profile for the top of the mountain on the Penmaenmawr side of the layout. I shall use my chicken wire over the top of it to create the shape of the mountain. I hope it works!!! The small return with the profiled top of the mountain in the middle top of the picture. The unpainted mountain on the right is part of the hills behind Penmaenmawr. I shall curve my mountain to go from the end of the top profile on the left to the one on hte right. This gives me a bit more spare space to get to the height needed on the western side of Penmaenmawr to link into the mountain, as I have had to cut out some of the western end of the town to fit everything in.. Mountain risers and the mountain profile on the Penmaenmawr side of the divider. To give a sense of scale you can see a van at the bottom of the riser under the unpainted top mountain profile at the end of the scenic divider. Track work for Penmaenmawr, featuring the goods area. The 2 wide gaps between the rails will be the position for the narrow gauge platform. 2 of the platforms hold 2 narrow gauge tracks and the other just 1. I have been looking at Z scale track by Rokuhan to provide the ready to run track. Tunnel and curved track at Conwy station. Transition track area to the hidden track and the start of the Penmaenmawr track from the Conwy end. The goods yard seen previously is way off in the distance. point work at the eastern end of Penmaenmawr. Might get some more work done on the mountain tomorrow, but back to Sydney tomorrow afternoon for the last year. All comment particularly those encouraging Sarah are appreciated!!! Regards, Anthony Edited January 28, 2017 by Anthony Ashley 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Ashley Posted January 31, 2017 Author Share Posted January 31, 2017 Dear All, A little more work has been done on the mountain prior to my return to Sydney. Photos are enclosed. Chicken wire has been stapled to part of the mountain with enough slack to create the 3 roads required. You can see a car (Herbie the beetle) on the front post. from sea levle going up the mountain will be the rail viaduct at 81 ml above sea level. The road viaduct at 160 mls above sea level and 2more roads at 240 AND 300 mls above sea level. Herbie with wire in the background. Close up of Herbie. I am now back in Sydney so will need to work on the card buildings under construction in Sydney. One of these is the Bangoe goods shed which is nearly 700 mls long. Regards, Anthony 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted January 31, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 31, 2017 Dear All, A little more work has been done on the mountain prior to my return to Sydney. Photos are enclosed. Chicken wire has been stapled to part of the mountain with enough slack to create the 3 roads required. You can see a car (Herbie the beetle) on the front post. from sea levle going up the mountain will be the rail viaduct at 81 ml above sea level. The road viaduct at 160 mls above sea level and 2more roads at 240 AND 300 mls above sea level. IMG_0188V2.jpg Herbie with wire in the background. IMG_0192V2.jpg Close up of Herbie. IMG_0194V2.jpg IMG_0197V2.jpg I am now back in Sydney so will need to work on the card buildings under construction in Sydney. One of these is the Bangoe goods shed which is nearly 700 mls long. Regards, Anthony You going to the BRMA meeting on Saturday? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Ashley Posted January 31, 2017 Author Share Posted January 31, 2017 John, Yes I am free in Sydney and will probably be at the meeting. I look forward to seeing you there. regards, Anthony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37038 Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Wow! When you first posted here, the scale of the project was huge, but seeing the photos of the mountain bring things to a whole other level. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Ashley Posted February 4, 2017 Author Share Posted February 4, 2017 37038, Thanks for the reply. I think the mountain and rail and motor viaducts are going to be spectacular if I can model them well. It is such a pity that my paid employment is seriously interfering with my train modelling. Easter will be my next substantial period back in Brisbane. I am now working on the Bangor goods shed with both of the side walls nearly completed in card and brick paper. Regards, Anthony 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simond Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Ah, work is the curse of the modelling classes... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Ashley Posted February 26, 2017 Author Share Posted February 26, 2017 Simon, Thanks for the reply. 44 weeks to go but not counting. Work has however been horrible working 21 days in a row about 11 hours a day!!! I got a day off today and went to friends house in Sydney. He has bought a reclining exercise bike for his wife's birthday - mind you he is the avid cyclist. The bike connects to an I Pad. On the I Pad you can link into google maps and then ride around any where in the world with a scrolling view in front of you on the I Pad. I started with a 10 km cycle in Paris, then 14 km in London and then cycled around Conwy, Penmaenmawr and Bangor while reclining in Sydney!!!!. Got some really good views which will help with modelling. It was quite exciting to be "cycling" through the towns I shall be modelling when work permits. Hope all are well. Regards, Anthony 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simond Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Love the idea of the iPad on the exercise bike - though I'm not sure about the exercise! If you don't mind me asking, what work do you do that demands such hard rosters? 11hours on 21 straight days sounds a bit grim! Best Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted February 26, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 26, 2017 Love the idea of the iPad on the exercise bike - though I'm not sure about the exercise! If you don't mind me asking, what work do you do that demands such hard rosters? 11hours on 21 straight days sounds a bit grim! Best Simon If he told you that he'd have to shoot you... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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