taybridge Posted February 7, 2011 Author Share Posted February 7, 2011 Love the photo of the Blue and Grey HST, very nice. Some really good photos there, nice layout. I do like the 47/7s and DBSOs! Thanks very much, really appreciate your comments! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taybridge Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 OK nice evening... going to airbrush the roof, underframe and bogies of my new blue full brake Hawksworth. Hopefully photos later.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taybridge Posted February 12, 2011 Author Share Posted February 12, 2011 Here are the photos of today's painting session... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tay Bridge Posted February 12, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 12, 2011 Hi That looks excellent. Have you thought of how you are going to put on numbers and signs etc? Will look even better then Have just about finished my Markinch style shed for A4 60009. Will post pics later Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
froobyone Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 That HST pic is ruddy marvellous. One of the best I've seen. Good work. Frooby Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taybridge Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 That HST pic is ruddy marvellous. One of the best I've seen. Good work. Frooby Thanks Frooby! Appreciated... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taybridge Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 Maybe my next project, from www.departmentals.com 999550 High Speed Track Recording coach 1995 999550 High Speed Track Recording coach 1975 mmmmmm... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taybridge Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 or maybe this... 320728 - BTU Staff & Tool coach mid 80s Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taytrain Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 very nice work indeed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Excellent work on the full brake Hawksworth, I think that you should do the BTU staff and tool coach for your next project. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taybridge Posted March 14, 2011 Author Share Posted March 14, 2011 Well I have 2 bachy super BGs in RES livery which are too recent for my layout and one of them has started a journey of no return, a journey back to the 70's. First of all the side doors and sliding garage-style doors have all been removed! Secondly I have just finished air brushing the whole coach white, a little of which will remain visible when finished. What is this going to be? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taybridge Posted March 14, 2011 Author Share Posted March 14, 2011 Yes, both sides are completely 100% flush... Mmmm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taybridge Posted March 16, 2011 Author Share Posted March 16, 2011 What, no guesses. Ok - an exhibition train coach heh heh! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 Hi Doug, Glad you found a use for the coaches, at this rate you will need to build a new layout for all your departmental stock. Cheers Peter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taybridge Posted April 2, 2011 Author Share Posted April 2, 2011 Oh dear, my exhibition coach is only half finished and I've gone and bought a Hornby Maunsell SR passenger brake van - for respraying in BR blue of course! It's a cracker of a model... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taybridge Posted April 2, 2011 Author Share Posted April 2, 2011 Was in the model railway shop today admiring the Aussie and US model diesels, and my mind started to turn to the box of N scale Union Pacific diesels and reefers in my loft. mmmm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tay Bridge Posted April 2, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 2, 2011 Hi Bro Don't do it, don't go over to the Dark Side young Skywalker...... BR BLUE..may 'The Force' be with you! Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taybridge Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 Not much happening on George Square due to arrival of baby son last month. He is very lovely. Looking forward to train trips and taking him to see Puffing Billy My exhibition coach respray is not finished. But I have just acquired an 03 shunter, and also ordered some of those limited edition ScotRail Mk2's to be manufactured for Kernow! There are various platform accessories and catenary masts in a box ready for when I have more time... Also considering reworking the whole station roof area and rebuilding the tunnel entrance area... That's it from me for now... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taybridge Posted August 27, 2011 Author Share Posted August 27, 2011 Coming over to the dark side - today purchased Digitrax Super Empire Builder Plus DCC controller with wireless handset, plus Bachmann Cl24 factory fitted DCC w/sound. Will work it all out on a bit of test track before I start converting the Glasgow George Square layout. Some of it will be a pain, I'm sure, but c'est la vie. The sound aspect is fantastic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taybridge Posted November 3, 2011 Author Share Posted November 3, 2011 A few weeks ago I acquired a DCC class 56. Earlier this week acquired Bachy 47 DCC w/sound. The conversion is now well underway (well... 3 DCC locos so far, 2 with sound ). Going to have to get my Heljan 26's and 27 done as they are the core of my fleet. My baby son is now 6 months old. No time for modeling yet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tay Bridge Posted November 3, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 3, 2011 A few weeks ago I acquired a DCC class 56. Earlier this week acquired Bachy 47 DCC w/sound. The conversion is now well underway (well... 3 DCC locos so far, 2 with sound ). Going to have to get my Heljan 26's and 27 done as they are the core of my fleet. My baby son is now 6 months old. No time for modeling yet The Hornby 56 is an excellent model. Howes sound do a 26 and 27 sound. Plenty clips on you tube. Think around £100. Will make all the difference. My bachy 25 sound is ok ish but I intend getting it re blown by Howes. My class 40 sound is awsome and takes the mind back. Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taybridge Posted January 14, 2012 Author Share Posted January 14, 2012 dusted off Glasgow George Square after more than 12 months of inactivity (new baby) and getting ready to convert to DCC --- eeek! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taybridge Posted January 29, 2012 Author Share Posted January 29, 2012 Yesterday afternoon I rubbed the track down with a track rubber (after more than 12 months of disuse), snipped all the DC wires that connected the single DC controller to all the various track sections of the layout through a rotary switch, and re-connected all the dangling wires to my DCC controller. Voila! A reasonably well working DCC layout. The only problems are a few turn outs that need some attention (which was true before DCC) and quite a few sidings need to have permanent DCC wiring connected so they remain usable even when the existing insulfrog turnouts are set against them. Not bad for 20 minutes work. I did think it was going to be much more difficult than this. Seen lots of scare stories online. Next step is to recode my small number of DCC locos as they are all still at their default setting which won't do at all, finish the wiring off, buy some decoders and start the conversion of my DC loco fleet. I will start with the "DC ready" locos. It's a joy to navigate the Class 24 and Class 40 across the layout without having to manually switch sectors, and the addition of sound is fantastic... even when the loco is stopped but still whirring away with its red tail lights on it adds so much to the layout. Fantastic! DISCLAIMER: my DCC 4-6-2 kettle is jerky at turnouts and the sound cuts out too. The moral of the story is that a steam era layout may well be more difficult to convert to DCC than a more modern image Glasgow George Square is gradually getting back in business. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Hi Doug, Hope you are all well.It's great that you have had some time on the layout, there will be no stopping you now. I think I will be going DCC this year as I now have 4 sound chipped loco's. Plenty of other things to do as well so it wont happen too quickly. All the best Peter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taybridge Posted March 18, 2012 Author Share Posted March 18, 2012 While my baby son continues to be the focus of our lives, I managed to take him to a model shop on Saturday where he bought me two Peco station canopy kits. Not bad for an eleven-month old! Semi-assembled one to see what it's like, and will need another few kits to create a more practical and realistic roof for George Square. He also bought me the Bachy decco station building which I have visions of turning into a dual purpose bus station / alternative station entrance on the road bridge over the top of George Square station. Some major re-modelling work is in the air... just need to get another 3 or 4 Peco station canopy kits! I have a feeling this is going to be a very exciting development... the roof of Glasgow George Square has been troubling me right from the beginning. I simply don't have the time to create a spectacular custom-build metal construction of the sort now seen elsewhere on rmweb, but I think the Peco kits could in their own way be quite stunning when put together in multiples. I see waves of glass arches! - another departure from Glasgow Queen Street but then I'm not modeling GQS. Turning up from an online retailer this week - a load of Railfreight wagons for a goods/parcels depot that will be constructed next to the main station - once the main station has a roof! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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