AireValley1962 Posted March 21, 2015 Author Share Posted March 21, 2015 Not much work has been done, but some photo's have been taken. Here are some of the better ones: Cheers, William 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AireValley1962 Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 (edited) Bishopdale (aka the Pennine Project), has been affixed to its wall at operating height. I have used steel brackets screwed to the wall, with the layout located on top. Some cassettes are also being used to run the trains from one end to the other. Pictures will be in the next post! I have also done another video of some movements along the branch which I am uploading to YouTube: I hope to post more regularly here and show how the layout is coming along in the future. Cheers, William Edited July 14, 2019 by AireValley1962 house cleaning Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Anotheran Posted March 31, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 31, 2015 Hi William, Nice to see you back posting and I like the video. I have to admit I particularly like the end title shot with the back of the guards van dissapearing off stage behind the signal box. I'd be keen to see some more photos, including maybe a wider shot of the whole layout now that the scenery is all down. Kind regards, Neil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AireValley1962 Posted March 31, 2015 Author Share Posted March 31, 2015 Thanks very much for your encouraging comments, Neil. I'd be keen to see some more photos, including maybe a wider shot of the whole layout now that the scenery is all down. That I will do - an overall shot is something I hadn't thought about before. Cheers, William 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AireValley1962 Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 Well, here are some photos showing the layout in its small, but complete, entirety. In the first photo it can be seen how I attach the layout to the wall using steel brackets - I used to have a shelf on top, but it made the layout too dark. Until I stumbled upon something on RM Web which I will post about later. The second photo shows my temporary cassette set-up, and the third shows the main corner that needs completion - bridge painting, backscene fixing, etc.. This next photo shows my very 'ingenious' stock storage under the layout , and the final one my home made uncoupler, which I will detail in a later post. Cheers, William 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Anotheran Posted April 1, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 1, 2015 Well, here are some photos showing the layout in its small, but complete, entirety. Thank you William, that's exactly what I was hoping to see! I've actually already bought exactly the same type (single slot) brackets to mount DE on the wall. But seeing the way that you have the fascia really making a piece of art out of the layout has inspired me. I've got a long way to go on the scenery first, but now I know what it is that I want it to look like when it's on the wall, and confirmed my spontaneous purchase of the brackets when I was last in Wickes was the right one! Thanks again for showing it. Kind regards, Neil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AireValley1962 Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 . . . seeing the way that you have the fascia really making a piece of art out of the layout has inspired me . . . That's exactly how I was hoping to present the layout - even if I am not running it, I wanted it to be like a 3D artwork that can admired statically. Thanks again, William Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Hi William, As you can see from the numerous "Likes, etc" I've just caught up with your fine thread. Lovely work and great attention to detail - exhibition standard. Keep up the good work. Regards, Brian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AireValley1962 Posted April 3, 2015 Author Share Posted April 3, 2015 Hi William, As you can see from the numerous "Likes, etc" I've just caught up with your fine thread. Lovely work and great attention to detail - exhibition standard. Keep up the good work. Regards, Brian. Thanks very much, Brian. I enjoy adding things to the layout to make just that little bit more realistic. I've also been quietly following your Hawthorn Mk2 thread as well, so the encouraging feelings are mutual. Thanks again, William Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AireValley1962 Posted April 4, 2015 Author Share Posted April 4, 2015 A slight change of plans: I may take out the bridge at the right hand end, and replace it with a water tower as a scenic break on the viewing side, and lots of bushes and undergrowth on the other. I have been thinking of using the Hornby Skale Regis Great Northern Water Tower. I made a paper mock-up of the size, and placed it where it might go - what do readers think? 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AireValley1962 Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 (edited) Just received a very nice copy of "The Long Drag" documentary film in the post today. Put it in the player to 'test' it - and I know why I love the good old S&C . . . My model comes nowhere near the real thing, but I really enjoy having a little piece of 1960's S&C in my home. ~ William Edited July 14, 2019 by AireValley1962 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AireValley1962 Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 Well, today is going to be fun. My fiddle yard gave up the ghost on Bishopdale, the locomotives keep stalling, and it looks altogether un-cared for. Cassettes just don't seem to work properly for me on the main line, though I will still use two on the engine facilities siding. So today I am rebuilding a proper fiddle yard(see track plan below), cleaning the track, doing some maintenance on the locos, and dusting and brightening up the layout. I shall post some pictures when I have completed the work, and made Bishopdale look presentable again. Cheers, William Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AireValley1962 Posted April 12, 2015 Author Share Posted April 12, 2015 Just got my Hornby 0F working again - pictures to follow. The new fiddle yards have also been built, but one of them is waiting for that point which I know I've got somewhere . . . . Anyway, hopefully there will be more updates and pictures coming soon. Cheers, William Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AireValley1962 Posted April 15, 2015 Author Share Posted April 15, 2015 The fiddle yards are now complete and in working order, so now my stock can stay on the tracks and not have to touched so often. The final plan of the layout is below. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AireValley1962 Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 Here are the promised pictures of the rebuilt fiddle yards: THE RIGHT HAND FIDDLE YARD: THE LEFT HAND FIDDLE YARD: THE OVERALL VIEW: The edges on the fiddle yards just need some black paint to finish them off, so I'm disappearing now to do that. I have just been taking some more videos of the layout as well, so those will come soon. Cheers, William 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AireValley1962 Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 (edited) https://youtu.be/DKmO-aEAn8I Here is my latest video - it's not embedding properly, could someone please help? Thanks, William Edited April 16, 2015 by AireValley1962 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donington Road Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 https://youtu.be/DKmO-aEAn8I Here is my latest video - it's not embedding properly, could someone please help? Thanks, William The link given when you upload is your personal link. You need to run the video on Youtube then copy that link into posts as I have done here. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AireValley1962 Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 The link given when you upload is your personal link. You need to run the video on Youtube then copy that link into posts as I have done here. Ah, thanks very much, Mick. It had worked one time earlier for me - but I couldn't remember what i had done! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emt_911 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Hello William. Followed your link from the Lounge. An impressive piece of modelling that certainly puts others to shame (myself included). It's certainly interesting to see the progression from diorama to layout. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AireValley1962 Posted April 18, 2015 Author Share Posted April 18, 2015 Hello William. Followed your link from the Lounge. An impressive piece of modelling that certainly puts others to shame (myself included). It's certainly interesting to see the progression from diorama to layout. Thanks Duncan. I have been working on it for about 18 months now, and I keep seeing things on this forum that help me model better. I appreciate your encouragement. Cheers, William 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AireValley1962 Posted April 18, 2015 Author Share Posted April 18, 2015 (edited) Post deleted - no longer relevant. Edited February 6, 2020 by AireValley1962 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emt_911 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Simple but effective system. Just need to find a way of disguising it now (if you want to) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AireValley1962 Posted April 18, 2015 Author Share Posted April 18, 2015 I'm thinking a wooden walkway will do the trick . . . . that's what I've been working on this afternoon. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AireValley1962 Posted April 21, 2015 Author Share Posted April 21, 2015 Ho, ho! Look what came in the post! And I will leave you with this: 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AireValley1962 Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 A new lighting rig has been constructed for Bishopdale. Using an bright (no pun intended) idea that I saw elsewhere on RM Web (See Here) I have now got some better lighting conditions to view the layout and take pictures. What do you think? 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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