tjf4375 Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Amazing modelling - all the shots are stunning but I particularly love that workshop, you can almost hear the lathe turning! Love the way you even made the belt drive, really impressive attention to detail! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Hudson Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 £18 on eBay! :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Love that plate Andrew! I would imagine yours has a lot more value than mine- it cost a few pounds from Crewe Herritage Centre but I still really like it! Thanks for the comments though folks. Danstercivicman- I'll have to check my scarm plan but I seem to remember it being somewhere between 2nd & 3rd radius. Pete Cheers for the reply and again credit for a cracking layout! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurscoughCurves Posted July 26, 2017 Author Share Posted July 26, 2017 Hi Everyone, It's been a while since my last update- far too long for me! I've been itching to get back working on the layout and I have made a break-through in terms of signalling. To recap- I have kit bashed some LNWR ratio kits, but used etched metal angled cranks as the plastic ones supplied kept failing. I bought a MegaPoints Controller servo board and some cheap (less than £2 each) servos to control movement. This is an excellent product which is really easy to setup. I made a bench top plank to test everything before installing them on the layout. I made a small control panel and mounted 4 centre off, double poll, single throw switches to it. I used these switched so in one direction the main arm is activated, and in the other the shunt arm is activated. In the centre position they are both at danger. They shouldn't both be activated simultaneously so this has kept the number of switches to a minimum. I have illuminated them although the LED's are way too intense- higher value resisters needed... again! (although this isn't apparent in the next photo!) To hold the servos I mounted them in aluminium 'U' section from a local DIY shop. I had read online someone using this method as the servos fit snuggly within the section. For control linkages I used guitar string- a thin 'B' for the main linkage, glued to a low 'E' which fitted nicely into the servo arm hole. Setting the servo movement was quite tricky initially. I need to finish these with ladders and some weathering. I have also populated the platforms with some lovely Pete Goss figures, painted some time ago; A new addition is a Hattons Warflat, a lovely model which just needs a significant load! Hopefully more soon, Pete 15 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Good to see you're posting again, was wondering if we were going to see any more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gismorail Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 So glad you have managed to push on with this excellent layout and am impressed with your signals ...excellent ...I'm a big fan of Megapoints a wonderful product and it must be easy as I managed to do the points etc on my layout ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurscoughCurves Posted August 7, 2017 Author Share Posted August 7, 2017 Hi Folks, Just a few gratuitous shots from a couple of running sessions i'm afraid. The only new addition is a set of ground signals from the ratio signal kit (non-working for the sake of my sanity!) to control the pair of carriage sidings at the rear of the layout. I'll plonk them this week; Gismorail- I really look forward to Chester updates, will have to introduce myself at Wigan in September. Thanks gents, Pete 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 (edited) I have just discovered this topic and I must say the layout is most impressive. I don't usually like layouts with working lights (too often looks like a Christmas tree) but your night time shots are excellent. The shed interior is also a most convincing scene. Nice to see decent signals but - just one small point - you couldn't usually see the spectacle lamps on semaphore signals in daylight so I would add a switch so that they can be off when it's daytime. Chaz Edited August 7, 2017 by chaz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurscoughCurves Posted August 13, 2017 Author Share Posted August 13, 2017 Hi folks, Some wonderful modelling displayed on RMWeb as always- it really is a great source of inspiration and knowledge. Thanks for the comment Chaz- to be honest I don't think I'll even connect the signals up to the lighting circuit at all as one of the LED's appears to have failed 'short' as they are wired in series but one is not illuminating. I could change it but it was a pain to install the linkages to the servos and the LED's were way too bright regardless of resistor value... so they may remain unlit! I managed to complete something that had been bugging me for a while; I made a hut for the MPD area but I ended up hating it. It looks way too out-of scale and just looked primitive in my opinion. Hut 1; I was thinking of what type of structure to replace it with for a while, and flicking through this months edition of Steam World magazine I was inspired by an image of Shrewsbury MPD on page 10. It features a shambolic looking hut which I loved the look of. I made mine a bit longer and entirely out of wood; I much prefer this structure to the original one. It is made of balsa and painted with sleeper grime brown and a lighted wood coloured acrylic. The windows are made from my usual method of microscope slide glass with 0.8mm plastic strip cut out for frames. The roof is one of my old business cards (these have been so useful for mixing paint and glue on) covered in masking tape and painted grey and dusted with powders. It is finished off with a scale link etched brass lock and notice on the door. I just need to decide where to put it prior to bedding it in. Option 1- towards the platform end of the shed roads; Option 2- towards the shed end of the shed roads; Any suggestions would be appreciated- what do you think? Not much difference I know! I also bought an old Bachmann van from Hattons for £3 to make a grounded van store. After painting and weathering, an etched brass padlock and some sleepers finished the look. Again, it is yet to be bedded in; I will be starting the girder bride this week- I just need to decide on a design! Happy modelling people, Pete 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 G'Day Gents I think your little shed should be closer to the main shed, it makes more sense, to far away and nobody would be bothered to walk that far manna PS, what's if for ?? lamps, oil, mess room ? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 I've just speed-read this thread and I have to say that there is some really awe-inspiring and impressive modelling going on here. I love the attention to detail. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard.h Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Great work as usual, I always find your layout a good place for obtaining new ideas on building as you explain how you have made things. Where did you get the load for the Warflat. I have been looking for something suitably bulky to pit on mine. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurscoughCurves Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 Hi Folks, Thanks for the interest and comments. I have bedded in the hut building in the location closer to the shed. Manna- to be honest I haven't decided its purpose. Could it be a mess room without a chimney or stove?! It would be a lamp hut otherwise I suppose. Either way I much prefer the area now- I am just playing with the positioning of the various clutter. Richard H- the load on the warflat is a cast boiler from an LNER lorry made by Lledu. I just plonked it on to give my WD a decent load to shunt/pull. I have a few low-loader type wagons as I will be creating some heavy goods trains to and from an off-scene heavy engineering company. I have finally made a start on the over-bridge and just need a few more plasticard supplies from Hattons to get before I can really make progress on it. I have mocked the walls up to get a feel; And here's a couple of shots from my walk earlier- got an interesting view of Lime Street Station mouth from a car park; Hope to have more progress to report later this week. Thanks, Pete 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 G'Day Gents Might be best to have it as an oil and Paraffin stores, it's far enough away from the shed,in case it caught fire, and close enough to all those lovely signal. manna Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurscoughCurves Posted August 28, 2017 Author Share Posted August 28, 2017 Thanks Manna- an oil and paraffin store it is! I've made a fair bit of progress on the bridge and am happy with it so far. I used various thicknesses of pastikard sheet and various 'I' and 'T' sections to make the structure. It is held together with plastic weld and has been painted with grey aerosol primer, with black on the underside and above the tracks (mainly above the MPD lines where engines are stood for longer periods). I need to put the road surface, which inclines towards the rear of the layout, on next. Some images so far; I like this close-up; I have started to make some heavy engineering loads for my off-scene engineering company. I have used some 3D printed parts bought at a model boat show I went to with my Dad in Haydock on Saturday. I must say the printing is very poor, I haven't used one item as it was taking too long to clean up so scratch built a load instead; Thanks for reading, Pete 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGJ Posted August 29, 2017 Share Posted August 29, 2017 Thanks Manna- an oil and paraffin store it is! I've made a fair bit of progress on the bridge and am happy with it so far. I used various thicknesses of pastikard sheet and various 'I' and 'T' sections to make the structure. It is held together with plastic weld and has been painted with grey aerosol primer, with black on the underside and above the tracks (mainly above the MPD lines where engines are stood for longer periods). I need to put the road surface, which inclines towards the rear of the layout, on next. Some images so far; 28-28-17 - 1.JPG 28-28-17 - 2.JPG 28-28-17 - 3.JPG 28-28-17 - 4.JPG 28-28-17 - 5.JPG I like this close-up; 28-28-17 - 6.JPG 28-28-17 - 7.JPG 28-28-17 - 8.JPG 28-28-17 - 9.JPG 28-28-17 - 10.JPG 28-28-17 - 11.JPG 28-28-17 - 12.JPG I have started to make some heavy engineering loads for my off-scene engineering company. I have used some 3D printed parts bought at a model boat show I went to with my Dad in Haydock on Saturday. I must say the printing is very poor, I haven't used one item as it was taking too long to clean up so scratch built a load instead; 28-28-17 - 13.JPG 28-28-17 - 14.JPG Thanks for reading, Pete Wow absolutely fantastic modelling it looks stunning ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Hudson Posted September 4, 2017 Share Posted September 4, 2017 This remains one of my favourite threads on the site. It has a list of excellent features but what caps it for me is how you have managed to fit in so much but retained an open feel at the same time. Its really like a painting composition. Andrew Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurscoughCurves Posted December 7, 2017 Author Share Posted December 7, 2017 (edited) Hi Everyone, Well I've been having issues syncing my iphone and my bl**dy computer so haven't been able to upload any images for some time (out of interest I would never buy an iphone... it's a work phone). So in the end I have emailed myself a few photos to upload- sorry for a lack of detail. I am about to start on the scenic section that covers the fiddle yard entrance, but need some decent weather to cut some wood! So while the area had been stripped I took the following (poor quality but I like the feel); I also got around to finishing the over-bridge road covering. As it is for access to the (off scene) goods yard, I have built some fencing and a gate at the top end; this also covers the back scene join. I will take some closer images soon. And of course- a bus on a bridge! And now for a confession... I need to pluck up some courage for this; I HAVE A REAL THING FOR GREEN DIESELS Phew it's out in the open! I am thinking of having 2 eras- mid 50's and early 60's. The second part of my confession is I purchased a sound fitted class 24 diesel from SLW. I can completely agree with every review I have read about these models- the are museum quality and I think you'd struggle to find better off the shelf. The sounds are fantastic and the detail is incredible. For me, the best feature is the control system- the use of a brake feels so realistic. I absolutely love it. Anyway, just a quick update from me, hopefully more soon. Thanks, Pete Edited for poor spelling! Edited December 8, 2017 by BurscoughCurves 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Really great work it is very convincing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deltheboy Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 A very well thought out and planned inner city terminus, I will follow your progress with great interest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigtech Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Pete, Brilliant - this layout just gets better and better! and it simply oozes with atmosphere. I think I like it all the more because of the fact it's NOT a sleepy branchline,(my preferred layout type).The setting of it all seems most realistic, with nice flowing curves to track/platforms, and with an impressive size well planned loco depot it all looks authentic and businesslike. The lighting and signalling is just the 'icing on the cake' for me... Have been following since the beginning and I really do like the way its turning out!! Regards, (SIGTECH) Steve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamiel Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Hi Everyone, Well I've been having issues syncing my iphone and my bl**dy computer so haven't been able to upload any images for some time (out of interest I would never buy an iphone... it's a work phone). So in the end I have emailed myself a few photos to upload- sorry for a lack of detail. I am about to start on the scenic section that covers the fiddle yard entrance, but need some decent weather to cut some wood! So while the area had been stripped I took the following (poor quality but I like the feel); 7-12-17 - 1.JPG I also got around to finishing the over-bridge road covering. As it is for access to the (off scene) goods yard, I have built some fencing and a gate at the top end; this also covers the back scene join. I will take some closer images soon. 7-12-17 - 2.JPG 7-12-17 - 3.JPG 7-12-17 - 4.JPG 7-12-17 - 5.JPG 7-12-17 - 7.JPG And of course- a bus on a bridge! 7-12-17 - 6.JPG And now for a confession... I need to pluck up some courage for this; I HAVE A REAL THING FOR GREEN DIESELS Phew it's out in the open! I am thinking of having 2 eras- mid 50's and early 60's. The second part of my confession is I purchased a sound fitted class 24 diesel from SLW. I can completely agree with every review I have read about these models- the are museum quality and I think you'd struggle to find better off the shelf. The sounds are fantastic and the detail is incredible. For me, the best feature is the control system- the use of a brake feels so realistic. I absolutely love it. 7-12-17 - 8.JPG 7-12-17 - 9.JPG 7-12-17 - 10.JPG 7-12-17 - 11.JPG 7-12-17 - 12.JPG Anyway, just a quick update from me, hopefully more soon. Thanks, Pete Edited for poor spelling! Lovely photos. I am sure those who follow the thread on the SLW Class 24 would greatly appreciate seeing you locos in their urban setting. Thank you for sharing the images of the layout, it really has captured the feel of a town/city layout and the grime associated. Jamie 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Such an amazing layout. It really is impressive! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurscoughCurves Posted March 5, 2018 Author Share Posted March 5, 2018 Hi Everyone, Thanks so much for your recent kind comments; it means so much coming from an excellent bunch of modellers. I have made some progress on a low relief back-scene building over the last few weeks, as well as working on several timetable versions. I am still having problems with uploading images from my phone to my ancient laptop so I only have a few of the finished building below. The construction was fairly typical; mounting card base covered in plastikard, with windows made from 0.8 and 0.5mm square section on top of microscope glass slides. The roof is covered in slates cut from decent quality paper from an art shop. I heavily referenced the excellent 'Buildings for Bacup' topic- AKA the construction bible! I have started on the next building along so will add some images as I progress. The inspiration for the building (and the company name) came from an image in the Great Northern Outpost Volume 2: The Halifax, Thornton & Keighley Railway which has some excellent colour images; Thanks for reading, more soon. Pete 13 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Hi Everyone, Thanks so much for your recent kind comments; it means so much coming from an excellent bunch of modellers. I have made some progress on a low relief back-scene building over the last few weeks, as well as working on several timetable versions. I am still having problems with uploading images from my phone to my ancient laptop so I only have a few of the finished building below. The construction was fairly typical; mounting card base covered in plastikard, with windows made from 0.8 and 0.5mm square section on top of microscope glass slides. The roof is covered in slates cut from decent quality paper from an art shop. I heavily referenced the excellent 'Buildings for Bacup' topic- AKA the construction bible! I have started on the next building along so will add some images as I progress. The inspiration for the building (and the company name) came from an image in the Great Northern Outpost Volume 2: The Halifax, Thornton & Keighley Railway which has some excellent colour images; 5-3-18 - 6.JPG 5-3-18 - 1.JPG 5-3-18 - 2.JPG 5-3-18 - 3.JPG 5-3-18 - 4.JPG 5-3-18 - 5.JPG Thanks for reading, more soon. Pete Brilliant Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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