Chapel en le Frith (Central) more shows for 2024

[St Enodoc]

More testing... while we await a new double slip to replace the one on the cattle dock siding more testing has been undertaken.

 

First up the "number boards" at each end of the fiddle yard

 

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and the other end

 

other end of fiddle yard (1280x579).jpg

 

One of our members has been detailing a Hornby 8F using the Brassmaster bits

8f with Brassmasters bits (1280x853).jpg

 

and, of course, when trains are moving we always have some watchers

 

you see what we should do (1280x853).jpg

 

Baz

"What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare?"

 

That looks like the original green tin.

Edited August 20, 2016 by St Enodoc

[Barry O]

It is but it has new washers in it to rattle!

[Barry O]

So one or Hon Secretary Andy Morris has been busy with Ian his brother producing some scenic additions to Chapel. All trackwork painted and  a start has been made on teh underbridges (pictures soon)

 

but what has appeared are some of these

 

 

3D Cadded via Shapeways. Very nice and the easiest way to get to a water column which looks right.

 

In addition a wagon has appeared:

 

 

Unfortunately it is not the Hattons one...

 

 

and its a bit small but if all else fails we have now got a plan B.

 

The Ngauge one is for a new N gauge layout from Ian Morris and will be available for purchase through shapeways.

[St Enodoc]

So one or Hon Secretary Andy Morris has been busy with Ian his brother producing some scenic additions to Chapel. All trackwork painted and  a start has been made on teh underbridges (pictures soon)

 

but what has appeared are some of these

 

Close up of water crane (1600x1200).jpg

 

3D Cadded via Shapeways. Very nice and the easiest way to get to a water column which looks right.

 

In addition a wagon has appeared:

 

N Gauge ICI hopper (1600x1200).jpg

 

Unfortunately it is not the Hattons one...

 

little and large (1600x1200).jpg

 

and its a bit small but if all else fails we have now got a plan B.

 

The Ngauge one is for a new N gauge layout from Ian Morris and will be available for purchase through shapeways.

Didn't John A do some etchings for those years ago for Hartford Junction? I bought a Peak Models resin kit at about the same time but it was, shall we say, not of the highest quality.

[Barry O]

Unfortunately no. For its outing last year we borrowed 6 from LNER4479 which he had expertly built from the peak forest mouldings. We have all ordered Hattons/Oxford Rail ones but....

 

Plan B involves an etched underframe and 3D CAD hopper as Andy Morris already has the drawings for the N gauge one.

 

John A built some Anhydrite Hoppers for Blea Moor. Cast resin hopper (master fom Andy Ross) and etched chassis from Mike Edge.

 

Baz

[Barry O]

Bit more work done today. While a lot of wood "sculpting" was going on by Ian and Andy Morris preparing for the installation of some bridges under the railway. A task was undertaken which has been put off for ages.

 

The signals are being "planted" ready for completion

 

 

a large diameter brass tube has been located through a signal "base" - you can see the next one being fastened in place in the background of the picture. The signal post was fitted to a brass plate drilled for the post and also for the operating wire. A piece of brass tube to take the operating wire was soldered into the signal locating tube, with the signal post then being added and... the signal dutifully "plonked"

 

 

and a closer look at one of those nice 3D Cadded water crane

 

 

 

[Joseph_Pestell]

Bit more work done today. While a lot of wood "sculpting" was going on by Ian and Andy Morris preparing for the installation of some bridges under the railway. A task was undertaken which has been put off for ages.

 

The signals are being "planted" ready for completion

 

signal planted at Chapel (1600x1485).jpg

 

a large diameter brass tube has been located through a signal "base" - you can see the next one being fastened in place in the background of the picture. The signal post was fitted to a brass plate drilled for the post and also for the operating wire. A piece of brass tube to take the operating wire was soldered into the signal locating tube, with the signal post then being added and... the signal dutifully "plonked"

 

signal and base! (705x1600).jpg

 

and a closer look at one of those nice 3D Cadded water crane

 

water crane in place (1080x1600).jpg

Are the watercranes to be made available? And in other scales?

[Barry O]

I believe they will be available shortly. Currently in 4mm but as the guy who has done them is planning to help his brother to build a model of Doveholes in N.

 

http://www.shapeways.com/product/GHZKWNU2S/mr-lms-water-column-4mm?optionId=60636954&li=more-from-shop

 

I will ask if he intends to do it in N as well

Edited October 15, 2016 by Barry O

[St Enodoc]

Bit more work done today. While a lot of wood "sculpting" was going on by Ian and Andy Morris preparing for the installation of some bridges under the railway. A task was undertaken which has been put off for ages.

 

The signals are being "planted" ready for completion

 

signal planted at Chapel (1600x1485).jpg

 

a large diameter brass tube has been located through a signal "base" - you can see the next one being fastened in place in the background of the picture. The signal post was fitted to a brass plate drilled for the post and also for the operating wire. A piece of brass tube to take the operating wire was soldered into the signal locating tube, with the signal post then being added and... the signal dutifully "plonked"

 

signal and base! (705x1600).jpg

 

and a closer look at one of those nice 3D Cadded water crane

 

water crane in place (1080x1600).jpg

Very nice Baz. Even with bare boards and no trains that "restricted height" signal tells us immediately that we're somewhere on the LM.

[Barry O]

and I have noticed from the photographs of the real thing the operating wire is attached to the back blind...that could be fun doing!

 

Baz

[Jamiel]

Wow this is coming along beautifully. I hadn't seen the thread for it before, I will keep watching with interest.

Also nice to see some familiar faces in the photos too.

My best to everyone at L.M.R.S.

Jamie

[Barry O]

And our resident 3D CAD maestro Andy Morris is into the bridges now..

 

 

Baz

[Barry O]

A bit more work done on signals today.

 

There is a 2 doll 4 signal arm at one end of the station

 

I have fabricated this from brass tube,some brass channel and some MSE signal arms

 

 

I made up a base (which fits snugly into a piece of tube already "planted" in the baseboard (see previous photos. This has a large dameter tube with 4 operating wire "holding" tubes soldered into the bigger tube, two either side of where the signal post will fit.

 

 

The post was then fitted and held in place by aA piece of nickel silver shaped to fit around the post and the operating wire tubes.

 

.

 

Now just have to fit operating the signal controls, servos and wiring.

Baz

Edited October 19, 2016 by Barry O

[Barry O]

The underbridge and farm track culverts have been 3D printed..photos soon.

 

As its our Club's 70th Anniversary the layout has some deadlines to meet, hence the speed up on the scenery provision!

 

It will be at Steam Swindon next September, our show in October then the NEC in November.

 

More jubilees have been acquired and also one or two Britannia's so rolling stock and loco wise we are good to go.

 

Thanks to another RMWebber more details of signals have been received so I need to get these sorted.

 

Baz

[Jamiel]

Not making an early 'in progress' appearance at the Leeds Mrs. Exhibition this weekend then.

Hope to catch up with some old friends (both human and of various gauges) this weekend.

Jamie

[Barry O]

Not making an early 'in progress' appearance at the Leeds Mrs. Exhibition this weekend then.

 

Hope to catch up with some old friends (both human and of various gauges) this weekend.

 

Jamie

Hi Jamie

 

that happened last year.. we aim to have it finished by next year

 

baz

[Barry O]

so we seem to have a "delivery" plan coming together. We aim to get the layout to "finished good for Photography" in May next year before completion to "exhibition" standard for an outing in September in Swindon, then more finishing for our show in October then more things to finalise for Warley in November - could be a busy year!

 

Under-bridges are all 3 D printed, discussions with "scenic" team undertaken... biggest task... ballasting!

 

Baz

[Barry O]

We now also have a Plan C - one of the hopper trains was replaced with a Covhop set last train in the evening so...

 

 

between Andy Morris and Myself we now have 14 covhops... been weathering mines along with an interloper

 

 

Baz

[Barry O]

No photographs of the on going scenic work but I have been completing some of the signals ready for fitting to the layout.

 

While these have been seen before they are more complete..

 

first up the gantry.. a Gibson kit which has now got all of the supports etc in place.. next up signal dolls (2 off) and operating wires etc

 

 

and the iconic low level starter signal

 

 

and

 

 

this one can now be painted and signal arm glass added

 

Baz

 

 

[Barry O]

so today another momentous step forward...

 

the Club Chairman Andy ross - ballasting!

 

 

this has to be completed in the station area as we are completing the station area as soon as we can..

 

 

Hopefully we will have some updated photos of work undertaken by Nicktoix and Andy and Ian Morris next Thursday

 

Baz

 

 

[St Enodoc]

so today another momentous step forward...

 

the Club Chairman Andy ross - ballasting!

 

rossi and ballast.jpg

 

this has to be completed in the station area as we are completing the station area as soon as we can..

 

chapel ballast.jpg

 

Hopefully we will have some updated photos of work undertaken by Nicktoix and Andy and Ian Morris next Thursday

 

Baz

Glad he hasn't forgotten how to do it after all those tram layouts.

[Michael Edge]

I trained him well (about 40 years ago!)

[Worsdell forever]

chapel ballast.jpg

 

Curried ballast?

[Barry O]

drat... you spotted the secret flavouring ingredient ....

Baz

[Barry O]

I did take one or two more photographs last Wednesday during our club night.

 

First photographs of the Goods Shed - being built by Nicktoix

 

 

as can be seen in this photograph its a bit tight for wagons going through the end doors - just like the real one!

 

 

The small starter signal is now working and just requires some ladders

 

 

and some more underbridge photos:

 

 

 

 

excellent work from Andy and Ian Morris

 

and an actions hot with a WD Manchester bounds held on  the bridge

 

 

Loco is a DJH kit built, painted and weathered by Andy Morris

 

 

Baz