peanuts Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 Thought I'd do a trial fitting of the island platform canopy which shows why the valances needed to be corrected - the difference is quite marked! Platform canopy fitting 1.jpg Platform canopy fitting 2.jpg Platform canopy fitting 3.jpg I'll need to call in the painters to cover all the stark white finish - and make a start on the other canopy.............. lovely work realy prototypical quick question is the mural on the southbound platform for the decleration of Arbroath going to modeled or is it outside the time scale of your layout Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberbrothock Posted June 13, 2016 Author Share Posted June 13, 2016 lovely work realy prototypical quick question is the mural on the southbound platform for the decleration of Arbroath going to modeled or is it outside the time scale of your layout The mural is a very recent addition and will not be modelled. It's in a rather trendy/modern style which is at home in the 21st century, but would not have been seen as acceptable "in the old days." The 1320 Declaration is a great publicity tool for Arbroath but it is only in more recent years that positive moves have been made to use it as an encouragement to come to Arbroath. There is also a fine statue at the entrance to the town at the foot of Infirmary Brae depicting the celebration of the Declaration's signing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 The mural is a very recent addition and will not be modelled. It's in a rather trendy/modern style which is at home in the 21st century, but would not have been seen as acceptable "in the old days." The 1320 Declaration is a great publicity tool for Arbroath but it is only in more recent years that positive moves have been made to use it as an encouragement to come to Arbroath. There is also a fine statue at the entrance to the town at the foot of Infirmary Brae depicting the celebration of the Declaration's signing. agreed it is a very fine statue tho think its in the wrong place might be better near the visitor center lot more footfall there Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberbrothock Posted June 13, 2016 Author Share Posted June 13, 2016 The area of wall in question at Arbroath was always used as a place to show travel posters, and I've unashamedly added a poster extolling the virtues of St Andrews as a golf resort, (despite being a non-golfer!). The pic was taken a couple of years ago when the main station waiting rooms, etc., were still unfinished, but now they're more difficult to photograph unless you get a miniature camera down on to the platform itself........ The wall is just beside the entrance to the former Gents toilets. I really must get some enthusiasm going and finish off the replacement canopy valances! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 The area of wall in question at Arbroath was always used as a place to show travel posters, and I've unashamedly added a poster extolling the virtues of St Andrews as a golf resort, (despite being a non-golfer!). The pic was taken a couple of years ago when the main station waiting rooms, etc., were still unfinished, but now they're more difficult to photograph unless you get a miniature camera down on to the platform itself........ The wall is just beside the entrance to the former Gents toilets. St A Golf poster at Arbroath.jpg I really must get some enthusiasm going and finish off the replacement canopy valances! wouldnt the more local carnustie have been more appropriate ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberbrothock Posted June 14, 2016 Author Share Posted June 14, 2016 wouldnt the more local carnustie have been more appropriate ? But I didn't have a poster for Carnoustie............ Anyway St Andrews, pre-Tay Road Bridge was relatively much further away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberbrothock Posted June 14, 2016 Author Share Posted June 14, 2016 wouldnt the more local carnustie have been more appropriate ? Truth is I didn't have a Carnoustie poster, but the St Andrews one seemed appropriate, given that in pre-Tay Road Bridge days, St Andrews was a fair trek away, and of course at that time still had its railway! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberbrothock Posted June 14, 2016 Author Share Posted June 14, 2016 It's a very wet day today in St Andrews, and I've finally got round to painting the platform canopy valancing and returning the canopy to its rightful position. The difference is remarkable and I'm delighted how the York Modelmaking etches turned out. Now I really must do the other canopy! 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penlan Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 (edited) Truth is I didn't have a Carnoustie poster, but the St Andrews one seemed appropriate, given that in pre-Tay Road Bridge days, St Andrews was a fair trek away, and of course at that time still had its railway! I don't think back in the 50 - 60's, Carnoustie was that much of a course to be worthy of a Railway Poster. It was on a par (Oh, a subtle pun!) with Arbroath and Montrose Golf Clubs, ... at least according to my late father and his brothers, who played all the golf courses around Angus - and I caddied back in the 50's (pocket money). Edited June 14, 2016 by Penlan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberbrothock Posted August 12, 2016 Author Share Posted August 12, 2016 Finally got round to assembling and fitting and painting the valances for the Up platform canopy tonight - they seem to look a bit more correct and complete now.... Should give some impetus to get on with tidying details up a bit, and then doing a bit more to the background buildings on the other side of Keptie Street. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold phil_sutters Posted September 1, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 1, 2016 (edited) Hi Les Maybe I shouldn't post this one, which was on a facebook thread, but it may be the shot you had in mind. CR meets NBR at Arbroath2.jpg Hope I don't get hung, drawn and quartered! Ken I have the negative of this photo. It was in my father's collection. He took it on 25.8.1952, while on holiday with me and the rest of the family, at Monifieth. I am very happy for you to enjoy the shot - one of his best I think, at least from the content, if not the photographic quality. I shall put it in the text. I am not sure how it got into Facebook. It was on Flickr for a while, until I transferred all my photos to the French photo-sharing site ipernity, where they look a lot better displayed. Edited September 2, 2016 by phil_sutters 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Johnson Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 hi Ken, they didn't look half bad before but they look great now. Finally got my 439 kit from Telford on Saturday. Now all I have to do is build it! I've actually got some temporary movement on Arbroath shed as I've part wired a couple of roads. Nice to see the old 'visiting' Crab moving backwards and forwards ( not sideways, fortunately, ha, ha). Have you been hibernating like me? That was nice of Phil to comment on the photo you sent me. Cheers Les Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberbrothock Posted September 8, 2016 Author Share Posted September 8, 2016 hi Ken, they didn't look half bad before but they look great now. Finally got my 439 kit from Telford on Saturday. Now all I have to do is build it! I've actually got some temporary movement on Arbroath shed as I've part wired a couple of roads. Nice to see the old 'visiting' Crab moving backwards and forwards ( not sideways, fortunately, ha, ha). Have you been hibernating like me? That was nice of Phil to comment on the photo you sent me. Cheers Les Hi Les Not totally hibernating, but not very active on the modelling front. I'm just finishing a pretty simple model of the garage/workshop on Dishlandtown Street which will fill another space behind the cutting towards Dundee. Pics to follow in the next couple of days, hopefully. I was at Bo'ness with the Angus Railway Group on Tuesday, and stood beside the dismantled fames, etc., of CR419 which is getting a thorough overhaul - nice to get up close and personal! Kind regards Ken Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberbrothock Posted September 9, 2016 Author Share Posted September 9, 2016 New garage building pretty well complete and planted on the layout - another space filled - but to be bedded in.... Just about to move off the workbench. View from south west. View from north west. Don't ask about the "front" doors - they don't exist! First use of downloaded Scalescenes old corrugated iron roofing and old brickwork - quite good, I think. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Johnson Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Nice garage Ken. You'll soon have to find a real place that size for your layout! Can I pick your brains please? What is the orientation of the coupling rods on the 439? Looking at it side on with front to the left, if rods are at 12 o'clock , what time is it on the other side? Cheers Les ( hope you are well) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penlan Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 (edited) ....What is the orientation of the coupling rods on the 439? Looking at it side on with front to the left, if rods are at 12 o'clock , ...... what time is it on the other side? TIC - Past your bedtime I believe they are 3 o'clock - if you where to go round the other side and look, or 9 o'clock looking through from this side. Looking at this photograph there appears to be nothing on the front wheel on the other side to indicate a boss for the Coupling rod, therefore I'm assuming it's leading the visible rod, thus in your view, they are at about 5 mins to the hour. Thus right hand side is ahead of the left hand side when in cab looking to the front. That's a whole load of lefts & rights to get your head round.. Photo from the Scottish Railway Preservation Society - http://www.srpsmuseum.org.uk/10006.htm Edited October 6, 2016 by Penlan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Johnson Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 Thanks so much Penlan. I knew one side was quarter past but didn't know which! I'll post a pic when I've finished it, but don't hold your breath! Cheers Les Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northroader Posted October 7, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 7, 2016 Normal practice was to have the right hand side crank leading the left hand side by 90 degrees when running forwards. There's always an exception, in this case LNWR, but it's fairly safe bet the Caley followed the convention. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberbrothock Posted October 8, 2016 Author Share Posted October 8, 2016 Normal practice was to have the right hand side crank leading the left hand side by 90 degrees when running forwards. There's always an exception, in this case LNWR, but it's fairly safe bet the Caley followed the convention. I sincerely hope they did, because mine are at 90 degrees, right side leading! Haven't been entirely idle over the past weeks, but have been again slowed down by having to take the dreaded antibiotics, and enduring a week in the soul-destroying Ninewells Hosp., but thankfully have since regained freedom, and am working on a 1952 built block of flats on the embankment at the south end of the station. I'm using an old Bilteezi sheet as a template, but as usual, I'm having to adapt the building size, shape and layout to realistically fit the space available. Pics to follow soon, hopefully. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberbrothock Posted October 8, 2016 Author Share Posted October 8, 2016 The "real" 439, aka 419 is undergoing major overhaul at Bo'ness and these pics show her frames and wheels last month. No real help as to the wheel quartering, but interesting nevertheless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Johnson Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 From the sublime to the ridiculous! Here is my unfinished as yet feeble attempt! All card except for wheels and boiler fittings. Les Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Johnson Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 (edited) dont know why it came out like this? It is to scale, honest Les Ps. Click on image and it looks 'better' Edited October 8, 2016 by Les Johnson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberbrothock Posted October 9, 2016 Author Share Posted October 9, 2016 dont know why it came out like this? It is to scale, honest Les Ps. Click on image and it looks 'better' It looks fine - quite a useful addition to the "stud". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Johnson Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 thanks Ken , I do have the brass kit to fall back on! Ha,ha. My good wife has just bought me the C16 kit for my upcoming 'major' milestone! Now I have two kits to mess up with solder! Thanks also to all who gave me advice on quartering wheels Cheers Les Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aberbrothock Posted October 11, 2016 Author Share Posted October 11, 2016 thanks Ken , I do have the brass kit to fall back on! Ha,ha. My good wife has just bought me the C16 kit for my upcoming 'major' milestone! Now I have two kits to mess up with solder! Thanks also to all who gave me advice on quartering wheels Cheers Les Heading off with the caravan tomorrow, but taking the, (double thickness), card walls for the block of flats for Dishlandtown Street with me - there are over 100 window and door apertures to be cut out, so plenty to keep me occupied if it rains......... At least the back wall can be left blank! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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