RMweb Premium newbryford Posted May 16, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 16, 2014 There is a thread on here somewhere about GSMR This one? http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/39178-gsmr-masts/&do=findComment&comment=418209 Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 This one? http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/39178-gsmr-masts/&do=findComment&comment=418209 Cheers, Mick That's the one Mick. I couldn't find it at the time but did later and gave it a bump. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 (edited) That's the one Mick. I couldn't find it at the time but did later and gave it a bump. This one? http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/39178-gsmr-masts/&do=findComment&comment=418209 Cheers, Mick That's the one Mick. I couldn't find it at the time but did later and gave it a bump. It's a sad fact of life that the one with the graffiti is the most interesting. Otherwise it is a soulless little grey box (albeit with a tall mast next to it). However, some great reference, and I'll try to avoid the non railway version. Or remember to point it out and ask when I get around to making one. FYI a similar type of building has popped up instead of the old signal box nearby us which has been reduced to rubble and replaced with something very similar., i.e. a soulless grey box. I feel sad every time I go past. With the older items you knew a Signal Box was a signal box, and a plate layers was that, things were distinguishable. Nowadays I daresay at first glance you can mistake a GSMR for a modern signal box quite easily.A bit soulless. edited as my meaning wasn't clear. Edited May 16, 2014 by Jaz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 (edited) While we are all tidy, Kalborough is looking a bit like a ghost town.....but I will be taking a LOT of pictures and even videos of moving locos and trains over the weekend. For now.... rmweb1792kalboro1 rmweb1793kalboro2 rmweb1794kalboro3 The biggest thing we need to address is the signals!!!! Plus some lights for the station platform. Edited May 16, 2014 by Jaz 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 It's a sad fact of life that the one with the graffiti is the most interesting. A soulless little grey box. However, some great reference, and I'll try to avoid the non railway version. Or remember to point it out and ask when I get around to making one. FYI the old signal box nearby has been reduced to rubble and replaced with something very similar. I feel sad every time I go past. Unsure which signal box you mean Jaz. I don't know of any boxes that have been demolished just to put a mast up. Not to say thet haven't used a "brown field" site. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 (edited) While we are all tidy, Kalborough is looking a bit like a ghost town.....but I will be taking a LOT of pictures and even videos of moving locos and trains over the weekend. For now.... rmweb1792kalboro1 rmweb1793kalboro2 rmweb1794kalboro3 The biggest thing we need to address is the signals!!!! Plus some lights for the station platform. May I..............suggest,..................you use these, for now address the signals!!!! Edited May 16, 2014 by David Todd 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 (edited) Unsure which signal box you mean Jaz. I don't know of any boxes that have been demolished just to put a mast up. Not to say thet haven't used a "brown field" site. No it was my bad, I HAVE edited the post. I meant to say I thought it sad that those GSMRs even with the posts are not much different to the modern boxy signal boxes. In time bygone it was reasonably easy to tell things apart, nowadays all grey boxes. SAD. Edited May 16, 2014 by Jaz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 May I..............suggest,..................you use these, for now address the signals!!!! I am I am.........I am working on it......not semaphores perhaps...but flags!!! OK Guv....it's your xxxxx idea......you wave it at the driver!!!!!!!!!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doughnut Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 (edited) Wow...where did all this come from??? Concrete track, high vis lookouts, rollers, S&T sheds, fuelling tanks...Network Rail MRA's. Dare I say...Modern Image?? Dave Edited May 16, 2014 by Doughnut 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Goathlands present day heritage / preservation ......filming in 1960s (and a touch of 1970s) and present day hence Harry Potter. Kalborough present day main line Sheffield Park present day heritage / preservation .....filming in the 1980s...... Each station has a timeline in Heritage ....but preservation for present day. Zollyeood heights present day ...re opened airfield for helipad use....with special open days and re enactments We like to put anything on the layout, and justify it Hehe...... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Running round the new loft.... Goathland heritage runs into..... Sheffield Park......yeah we now NYMR into the Bluebell?. BUT we may shunt Sheffield Park as we can fit in a second NYMR station. After that there is a thin cross over point perfect for a viaduct...and perhaps a DENT...nothing here just dreams at the moment the tracks curve back into the new loft and on the top level a station which is yet to be confirmed Skaldedale Regis is sat there at the moment. on the bottom level Kalbrough East Then on the top level you come to Kalborough Union Station and on the bottom you come out under the Union station into the main Kalborough station which is at present an art deco area. When you leave Kalborough you go underneath Port Lynn Town and Zollywood Heights RAF, Zollywood Heights is above AND behind Port Lynn Cove Then you go under Hogwarts and Hogsmeade where you come out of the tunnel on Heartbeat before flowing back to Goathland Station. Overall run in excess of 100ft. Once Marcus37 has been and we rip the connection back out, Kal will be going into the old loft Serious contenders for space include: Blackpool.....so we have trams and illuminations and water features...but possibly NO trains Dawlish can comfortably run up one side if we want more seaside But we fancy some.... canal harbour...so we can add some big air fix boats proper area for RAF (if the RAF moves we can shunt Hogsmead and Hogwarts further around allowing us to add the shops for Heartbeat. hillside for a decent sized farm a coal mining area, and terraces on a hillside and several small industrial areas....mining, gas, water works, brewery, basically if Hornby or Bachmann have made it we want to consider it. There may be at least one station area that is generic so we can periodically swop in and out different stations There may be at least one industrial area that is generic so we can periodically swop in and out different scenery. And Kal wants it to be TWO levels at least 30cm apart preferably at least 45cm to incorporate fiddle yards and some basic scenery...a derelict...a windmill.... Basically we could be a while. That is why we are not called Kalborough nor Goathland but ARBORETUM VALLEY. Land either side water along the centre and trees. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 It's just the most awesome model railway! I had a dream about you two the other night. Your house is massive and you were showing us around the lofts. Outside you had a full blown Model Railway Expo going on and the place was packed. Kal's not a biker is he? cos he was wearing an old leather jacket and a bandana Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 It's just the most awesome model railway! I had a dream about you two the other night. Your house is massive and you were showing us around the lofts. Outside you had a full blown Model Railway Expo going on and the place was packed. Kal's not a biker is he? cos he was wearing an old leather jacket and a bandana He used to ride and he had black leathers but usually wore red and white paddock boots and a white with black and red stripes set of racing leathers ...and a dayglo orange helmet. But I like your dream LOL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ChrisN Posted May 16, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 16, 2014 Jaz, Now, now. Model Railways are about compromise. About putting in what you really want and making hard decisions about what you leave out. It must be frustrating having so much space, surely you want to rip it all up and transfer it to a six foot shelf in the back room! Seriously it sounds amazing. I look forward to seeing it develop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
C&WR Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 What depresses me is that I'm not just thinking of downsizing, I'm coming to the realisation that with our current house in its current configuration and use I will not even have space for a shunting plank Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Have you room for a board like at your dads which hinges against the wall but can swing down? Or can you build a pulley system one that you lower down onto say a bed but at night goes back up. I don't thing DCC would be easy but a bog stand electric and some scenery might be possible. Or else it means jointing a club, but you have a young family. PERHAPS, a hinges Z board? with a few bits of lift off PIR that can be stored in boxes, with their scenic counterparts. Really useful boxes say? you can try a small exhibition style. fold away legs. I think there is always a way and a means. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
C&WR Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 At the moment I'm afraid not, Jaz. Believe me I've looked & there is no affordable solution. I have one possible option which is to run a circuit round the garden on trestles, but even that is probably out of reach financially. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 At the moment I'm afraid not, Jaz. Believe me I've looked & there is no affordable solution. I have one possible option which is to run a circuit round the garden on trestles, but even that is probably out of reach financially. would your place of work....allow one as a project...extra curricular???? you work on it at home you store it and set it up there??? I'm sure a golden tongued person could express the benefits of this. We could all help u draw up a pros and cons, and from there a 'how to sell it' If it was built like a small exhibition table...I think you could sell the merits. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 You never know you might end up with a small club... One must think out side the box....or in this case the house Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 either that or it's a bunker under the garden.....man cave style......you'll have to pop the excess soil in some gym trousers with string at the ankles and as you walk to work carefully distribute the soil. The hard bit...stopping the wife from finding out about it...and her then finding a reason why she needs it more than you do Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 (edited) ok boys.(edited to acknowledge Southern42)...get your thinking hats on.....this man deserves a little bit of heaven.....preferable 00. But maybe he needs to miniaturise. Answers on a post card....because apparently at the moment that is about all the space he has to work with... (apologies....C&WR..... laughing with you not at you) ......... Edited May 16, 2014 by Jaz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 plank on top of kitchen units? lift up and down as required? roll out from under bed? store on top of wardrobe? about now I think Jcredfer is commiserating, at least he has a conservatory for the better weather. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 (edited) ooooh oooooh a plastic covered window box on the first floor defying thieves. You may need a little bit of camouflage.......but it is not IN the house but with a window open you can power it and pop buildings and trains on it. Perhaps extend it to a second window.....heath robinson rules ok edited = some acrylic sheet ...some clear sealer......finances permitting.....paint it to look like window box and pop a few plastic flowers on top. re edited....think i am losing the plot...... going to go clean the kitchen Edited May 16, 2014 by Jaz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted May 16, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 16, 2014 ....but I will be taking a LOT of pictures and even videos of moving locos and trains over the weekend. Videos... of moving trains!! It'll never catch on... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 another picture of lineside kit you will need somewhere. bonus point if you canwork out where it was taken 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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