lightengine Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 (edited) Think a hea d. When they were revamping Victoria Station (western side) in the early 80's they had the architects/construction huts on the concourse near the entrance to the train crew rooms. One of the signs on their huts had been printed with the title of the inhabitants and underneath it was typed (purposefully) "WE PLAN AHEA D). Edited April 22, 2016 by lightengine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 got to agree "plan a hea.......d, you could always pull up that bit of track in front of the scenic break and add gravel for truck loading, doesn't after be a spur!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted April 22, 2016 Author Share Posted April 22, 2016 got to agree "plan a hea.......d, you could always pull up that bit of track in front of the scenic break and add gravel for truck loading, doesn't after be a spur!! Good point, I could do with enough room for one car to disappear but yes will consider reducing its length and creating a different scene Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 you could always put some " no clearance" signs up and just run flat cars in, with max speed of 5mph. Ray Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted April 24, 2016 Author Share Posted April 24, 2016 Took time out whilst watching a semi final that for a change had some action and yes had lost sight of why this piece was being added to the layout - to create a scenic block to the grocery warehouse, not keeping adding track simply because there was space. I did like how 59th and rust does have two ways in which traffic appears but this cannot be the place as its at the front if the layout is exhibited so if I want that will have to reconsider the spur adjacent to the cold store as another way in. So I think the plan is to ease the clearance between building and track by reducing the width at the warehouse end, take out the first set of doors and make it look like the building has been modified by blocking in the gap with sheeting to match, end the spur just beyond the end of the flat car and consider a loading dock as if timber ! Product could be loaded unloaded. The other half of the scenic board then is gravelled, dirt ground cover. This means no need to add track feeds etc and simple clamp onto the other board. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted April 24, 2016 Author Share Posted April 24, 2016 Clearance eased Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted April 24, 2016 Author Share Posted April 24, 2016 Research on the old World Wide Web comes up with examples of such Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted April 24, 2016 Author Share Posted April 24, 2016 Remembered that I made a loading dock sometime ago, I think with a little shaping it could work, big enough to say loading dock without dominating the board Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted April 24, 2016 Author Share Posted April 24, 2016 Time to wander up to the Scammel Event as it is not been run in the normal heavy rain and mud but couple of images on current state of play. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted April 24, 2016 Author Share Posted April 24, 2016 (edited) Pleasant walk to and from the show ground and good to meet up with some former pupils - some now in their early forties but really into their tractors. Infill piece in place using scrap box spares roof trimmed as has the loading dock. I think this is the format I will go with - a flat car or box car for that matter having to be pushed in via flat car idler. Edited April 24, 2016 by enginelane Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted April 26, 2016 Author Share Posted April 26, 2016 Provisional date for " how I built Vimes Street" talk pencilled in for mid October. Cannot say gave fair warning to book holidays, arrange something else that evening etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 holidays now booked for beginning of October, video booked on "how to watch paint dry on a newly painted door" for the rest of the month!!!!!!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted April 26, 2016 Author Share Posted April 26, 2016 Modelling time spent this evening weathering factory and adding rust to the tin roof. Needs further weathering as still has that " Faller" look to it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted April 29, 2016 Author Share Posted April 29, 2016 (edited) Not at work today as assessment day and I no longer have charge of exam classes so chance to indulge in a spot of modelling. Would be good to get out into the garage it being the end of April and work on Vimes Street but temperature currently reads zero! Spent some time with the Ed Pysch earlier this week developing a well being and mental health programme for young people and in the course of discussion the old chestnut of what do young people do with their time came up again. It appears electronic devices games etc reduce stick ability, improve hand eye coordination but nothing for memory etc. Struck me that modelling gives me the chance to stick at something, develop skills and of course contributes to my own well being and I will look forward to a few quiet hours today Edited April 29, 2016 by enginelane Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Zero , totally tropical, it's -3 here!!! well it warmed up to +1 now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted April 29, 2016 Author Share Posted April 29, 2016 Zero , totally tropical, it's -3 here!!! well it warmed up to +1 now Walk was curtailed as caught in very heavy sleet, snowstorm, drenched from top to bottom so retired to the comfort of a mug of hot chocolate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted April 29, 2016 Author Share Posted April 29, 2016 (edited) Dried out and added back plate to factory and laid in very quick drying cement slabs aka scribed plastic sheet to provide the ground cover for this piece. Edited April 29, 2016 by enginelane 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted April 30, 2016 Author Share Posted April 30, 2016 Aged concrete paint and weathered via winter streaking grime. Story is the factory is a number thrown up quickly to produce unspecified products for the US armed forces in WW2 hence the concrete base rather than the expected dirt . Soldiered on making a number of products but in steady decline but who knows what will happen with LBJ and the Vietnam War. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted May 1, 2016 Author Share Posted May 1, 2016 (edited) No modelling this evening - need to work out why the door fell off! Can confirm Michael Caine had no hand in it Update - door and seal useless so it's May Day oven sales today Edited May 2, 2016 by enginelane Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted May 2, 2016 Author Share Posted May 2, 2016 Gone as far as I can at the moment. Need to let it sit and think about the next steps and move onto other bits that need fettling. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted May 2, 2016 Author Share Posted May 2, 2016 On the case with new cooker - unexpected expense but stash for Derby Show still in place in case Contikits - other traders available, have some rolling stock. In between other jobs and rain then lots of little jobs completed on Vimes Street including lots of buildings being final stuck down 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted May 2, 2016 Author Share Posted May 2, 2016 Decided to name chemical company Hooker as it was involved in a large number of chemical processes including plastics. The company was taken over in 1968 so fits in the time frame. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
5050 Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 I've got some stock that I may be persuaded to part with. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 got hookers on my layout too!!!! Ray Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 (edited) Looks like somebody is going doggin' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXzaVOk_Ydk Edited May 3, 2016 by shortliner 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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