37114 Posted November 16, 2015 Author Share Posted November 16, 2015 I do hope it is going to mention that the layout will be at Trainwest. Geoff Endacott I have just re-read the draft words I sent to Andy and it appears I have forgotten to mention any forthcoming shows, Trainwest included.... I will drop him a note to see if it is too late, Yate would be a due a mention as well as that is before Trainwest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted December 6, 2015 Author Share Posted December 6, 2015 Finally gave Peafore Yard some attention today, it has been playing second fiddle to the Land Rover rebuild of late with modelling activity limited to regular Ale and Modelling evenings with Alan and Dave. The operation of the upper level point has not been as smooth as I would like it to be since the layout was completed so this required attention which is best done with the back of the layout removed. As I wanted to secure the GBL class 47 and the various Bachmann MK1's that I have been respraying at the same time I have waited until now to do it. The point control rod is over 2ft long and connects to the point by a crank so needs to be free moving. I discovered that the problem was nothing more than the crank screw being over tight so gently slackened it and all seems well: Alan kindly weathered the GBL class 47 last week which now forms part of the backscene. Based on the Lima class 47 but with a solid chassis it is ideal for my needs after a quick respray. The screws that hold the model to its display plinth are also just the right length to secure it to the layout and save me having to box it up each time the layout is packed away. A hole was drilled in the track bed underneath the screw hole and the screws fed up from underneath. Although the class 47 will be forever fixed to the layout (it is only numbered on one side), I only wanted to semi-permanently secure the MK1's so they can be swapped out at some point, especially as one of them is my much laboured MK1 BSO. I therefore use a similar method to that used to secure children's toys in the packaging by using a 75 mm length of wire bent into a U shape and fixed over the axle: 2 holes are then drilled under each bogie and the wire thread through: The wire is then wrapped together underneath the board and the coach is now secured to the layout. Due to the position of the baseboard supports I couldn't quite place the carriages where I would have liked creating this gap at the platform end: A cunning plan was developed. Now you see the gap: Now you don't: The MK1 BSO waste included an end of one of the donor BSK's which was cut to fit. Since the photo was taken it has received the first coat of primer in readiness for a respray in Blue/Grey The completed train in place: I also added some of the newly made details for the scrap yard which included a set of scales and pallet bins for high value scrap Peafore Yard appears in the January copy of BRM which is out this Thursday. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aforsyth Posted December 7, 2015 Share Posted December 7, 2015 Great work Rob, I love this 'thinking out of the box' - novel ideas and fine detail on such a compact layout. That static composition is a great way of showing off your rolling stock projects - always in the public eye. Certainly the most interesting way to use a free mag cover loco! I'm thus looking forward to see the next BRM project layout, which I'm sure will feature a static train at the back of their high-level section... :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted December 7, 2015 Author Share Posted December 7, 2015 Great work Rob, I love this 'thinking out of the box' - novel ideas and fine detail on such a compact layout. That static composition is a great way of showing off your rolling stock projects - always in the public eye. Certainly the most interesting way to use a free mag cover loco! I'm thus looking forward to see the next BRM project layout, which I'm sure will feature a static train at the back of their high-level section... :-) Thanks Alan, I think if I had read last months article on canal boats before I made the layout I might have gone for a canal rather than a culvert under the bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aforsyth Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Congrats on getting onto the RMWeb banner image! I hope to pick up the mag tomorrow, but even that banner looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted December 11, 2015 Author Share Posted December 11, 2015 Congrats on getting onto the RMWeb banner image! I hope to pick up the mag tomorrow, but even that banner looks good. Thanks Alan, I am really pleased with the article, credit must go to Andy for doing a cracking job with the photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 More super modelling here Rob... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted December 12, 2015 Author Share Posted December 12, 2015 More super modelling here Rob... Thanks Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted December 21, 2015 Author Share Posted December 21, 2015 Santa came early to the 37114 household: This loco is for me a bitter-sweet addition to the fleet. Sweet because it is quite frankly a beautiful piece of work, right from when you start unwrapping it. The shape looks spot on, the livery is well executed and it is quite frankly stunning. I love it. The bitter part comes with the realisation that the RTR world has taken a massive jump forward and that my much slaved over Bachmann model of 24081 has it's in-adequacies highlighted by this model. While I applaud the raising of the baseline of quality, it is another nail in the coffin of real modelling (as opposed to cheque book modelling). I look forward to weathering it in due course but the ready fitment of pipes, and 3 links means rolling out a new item of stock to the layout is now 2 evenings work rather than 2 weeks. The above paragraph is not a negative against SLW, far from it they should be applauded and deserve all the success they get, it is just most of my modelling satisfaction comes from challenging projects like my MK1 BSO, motorail flat and class 25's. Some of that challenge will disappear over the next couple of years without a doubt which means I need to find different prototypes to provide that challenge. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Endacott Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 You could always build a rake of Motorail carflats for Somerford... Geoff Endacott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 You could always build a rake of Motorail carflats for Somerford... Geoff Endacott Give me 2 years and I will consider it Geoff. Mind you Bachmann will have released their version by then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Nice work as ever. I don't know much about 24s but that looks like hornbys 60 has finally had its crown taken away ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Ooh, and I just downloaded BRM to see the article. Looks even better in there - not easy to hide the exit to fiddle yard on a 2 story set up but you've done it well. I didn't realise your diesel fleet is so modified....almost makes me want to bring the blue fleet out of storage ! Was quite impressed with BRM too, haven't looked at it for ages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted December 22, 2015 Author Share Posted December 22, 2015 Thanks Rob, the BRM team have done a lot of hard work on the mag. Andy's photography skill and equipment are way better than mine hence why the layout came out so well in the magazine! I think it is certainly fair to say the SLW class 24 probably raises the bar above that set by Hornby by the class 60. Just need Shawplan to do some laserglaze for the 24 now.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aforsyth Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Hey Rob - I wouldn't let it get you down. As you say, the relatively small number of these 'ultra' RTR models is never going to cover all the bases, and I'm pretty sure manufacturers will still be producing a significant percentage of imperfect models in their ranges for all sorts of reasons, for a long time to come. Your layout and models are in the mag for a reason. I don't think scratchbuilding skills are ever going to be disdained; quite the opposite in the future, as skilled modellers get rarer. Anyhow, your new narrow gauge focus is going to thrive from your 'standard gauge' model skills, and perhaps one day when the kids leave home you'll be able to switch to O gauge (or perhaps On30!) with all its challenges... Thanks again for your advice, support and friendship over the past 6 months or so - just what every 'junior' modeller needs! Have a great Christmas (away from the Landy too!) and a good start to an even better New Year. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 Thanks Alan, Have a good one and see you in the new year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted December 24, 2015 Author Share Posted December 24, 2015 I probably won’t get on here again this side of Xmas as the family start arriving imminently so hope my fellow RM web members have a Merry Christmas and Santa brings you some modelling goodies. Thank you for all the input, comments and likes etc over the last year, it is much appreciated. 2015 has been a year of transition from finishing the main build of the layout to actually exhibiting it at shows with 3 great ones at Cheltenham, Barnstaple and Chippenham kicking off proceedings. I have also enjoyed latterly adding further refinements to the layout and working on some stock as things have settled down. The last 3 months have been notable with the completion of the MK1 BSO project, the arrival of the SLW class 24 and the BRM article. So what does 2016 hold for Peafore Yard? Due to other interests and priorities it will be a year of “consolidation”. I have previously toyed with the idea of extending the layout but this has gone very much on the back burner and probably now won’t happen, at least without a major rethink of plans to ensure it compliments rather than detract from the existing layout. I will do minor scenic bits and pieces and will probably increase the size of the scrap mountain but nothing major is planned. Stock wise first task will be to finish the 20% of a MK1 for the gap in the backscene train and weather the SLW class 24. Also In the pipeline are a few more wagons - 20t tanks to represent the Molasses train - 21t Hoppers (although Dave is kindly weathering these for me) - The Malago Vale muck wagon – A different if straightforward project - A crashed Mercedes car on a Lowfit - A Bo plate with 2 Bristol VR Bus chassis although it will probably slip into 2017 Exhibition wise it is another year of 3 excellent shows kicking off with Yate on the 13th February, followed by Trainwest in it’s new home at Corhsam Springfield community campus on 9th/10th April and rounding off the year at the homely Thornbury show at The Chantry in November. I have also started thinking about the next layout which will be quite a bit different from what has gone before. Very early planning stages but during 2016 I will develop the detailed plans, budget etc and hope to commence construction mid to end of 2017. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted January 15, 2016 Author Share Posted January 15, 2016 About time for an update. Alan is helping me out at the Yate show (now only 4 weeks away on Feb 13th) so wanted to practice prior to the show, so I set the layout up for last nights Beer and Modelling evening. I have now finished my section of a Mk1 coach to fill the gap in the back platform road so took the opportunity to glue it in: Also due a test run was the SLW class 24 which has now been weathered, since the photos were taken the buffers now have some black grease on the heads. While Alan played trains I got on with the necessary if not tedious task of cleaning the locos for the show and mending snow ploughs on a couple of the locos: 25185 is likely to become redundant at some point in the next 2 years when SLW announce the inevitable class 25 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aforsyth Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Looking great. That class 24 is an excellent model, I do hope they do come out with a 25. Don't forget Dave's tree (the first on the layout), visible between the 08 and yellow BR truck in some photos. It does look at home there. Anyway, the electrics are good and the point switching more rugged (even against my fumbling!). Now it's ready for its next outing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted January 15, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 15, 2016 Just read your article in BRM Looks great and fits in well with the new magazine format. Might try and get up to Yate ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted January 16, 2016 Author Share Posted January 16, 2016 Just read your article in BRM Looks great and fits in well with the new magazine format. Might try and get up to Yate ... Thanks Richard, Yate looks to be a good show so will be great if you can make it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted January 16, 2016 Author Share Posted January 16, 2016 I managed to wangle leaving the layout up in the back room after Thursday night and with my good lady out with the girlie mates, I got the role of designated baby sitter. With the layout at the ready and a stash of real ale it would have been rude not to have a go at some shunting puzzle. My daughter was keen to play trains so she had a go, her loco of choice being 25185, while I gave 03382 a go: Now I know black and white photos aren't to everyones taste but I thought I would have a go with the B&W mode: 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted January 31, 2016 Author Share Posted January 31, 2016 Quick reminder, Peafore Yard is out at Yate exhibition on the 13th Feb, both Alan and myself will be there say hi if you pass by: http://www.sodburyvalemrc.co.uk/_mgxroot/page_10800.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mulgabill Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Quick reminder, Peafore Yard is out at Yate exhibition on the 13th Feb, both Alan and myself will be there say hi if you pass by: http://www.sodburyvalemrc.co.uk/_mgxroot/page_10800.html Hi Rob Thanks for the reminder - I've definately got it down to be there, along with my brother, whos ridden the Avonside branch. Am looking forward to it! All the best TONY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted February 1, 2016 Author Share Posted February 1, 2016 Thanks Tony, look forward to meeting you and your brother! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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