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On 15/01/2023 at 14:29, Alister_G said:

Looking back through this thread recently, and it appears I have never posted this view of Ladmanlow Sidings before, so here it is:

 

 

Al.

Stunning!

Hey! Yes! This was me

I'm sorry I've been away for the last 3 1/2 years - I've been busy building up a model making business. Since this article was published, I've been flat out making models of people's homes. Only searched myself on here because I was looking for something :)

@Alister_G  hope you're well mate :)

On 25/08/2019 at 17:18, Donington Road said:

Thought you might be interested in this which is taking place next year:

https://elr50c.co.uk/

 

This sounds interesting - my mother in law lives in Wainfleet now...

On 24/09/2019 at 15:31, HeatonLodge40 said:

Shall we talk about Brexit now?  

NO!

Those mill buildings are just jaw-dropping - brilliant work sir!

On 26/05/2019 at 18:56, HeatonLodge40 said:

For those interested I’ve made the decision to model part of Healey Mills.

The fiddle yards in the previous pics will be moved towards the camera by 40ft to provide room for the depot. (Originally this 40ft was just plain linking up track).

 

The yardmasters office on the north bank, the shed itself and fitters shed will all be portrayed together with 3 of the 6 giant lighting towers. I’ll make these towers from brass angle and they’ll scale out at 1.1m high. Basically what you see in the pics (taken from opposite ends) will be modelled.

 

Needless to say although the track will be laid by the layouts first outing, HM itself won’t be complete. 

I’m planning to use Marcway points for the track formation.

I really miss Healey Mills. Coming from Huddersfield you had the spoil heaps at Caphouse Colliery and then coming down the hill, the mighty lighting towers at Healey Mills. Amazingly, after being used to seeing them towering over the landscape for so long, it's only recently I'd realised that they're not there any more!

Looking forward to seeing this come alive

Go for castle ruins !

I've been away for a while and came into this wondering how your shed was going, but find you've expanded! I absolutely loved reading about your garage conversion - it looks superb.
 

When you say Huddersfield, do you mean the MASSIVE warehouse opposite the station? 

Fantastic work Simon - I'm going to have to backtrack and catch up with this thread.

I bought one a couple of weeks ago to replace the naff, underpowered and pretty useless homemade fly swatter version I had and I must say, I'm getting great results with it

Nothing layout- related, but again thought I'd share some photos of another project I'm working on for someone else:

This is the North tunnel portal at the long-gone site of Denholm station on the Queensbury line. 

Tunnel portal carved from foamex as my usual standard, and hillsides comprise of carved 50mm insulation foam (rocks carved from smaller pieces) and then covered in various scatters and static grasses.

The build of the tunnel portal itself took a couple of weeks on and off and the hillside structure took about the same, but the scenics took about 3 hours all told. Just shows what you can achieve when you put a shift in. Only got the South Portal to set into the landscape an then this little beauty can be despatched (although I'll be sad to see it go)

The Cabin has gone? That is scandalous!

Replaced with an off the shelf, sterile-looking portacabin too

Like others on here, I've been a bit late to the news of Allan's sad passing. I've not been around on here for a couple of months and found out belatedly, on facebook of all places. It's been wonderful reading back all the lovely memories of Allan and his inspiration to many. He was the closest thing we had to a Rock Star in the world of modelling and I'm sure everyone he conversed with and offered words of conversation felt incredibly blessed. This thread is a treasure trove of modelling knowledge and it's a testament to his skill and his character that he chose to share it all with us.

Farewell Mr Downes, you will be sadly missed, but your Legacy will live on,

Lee

Wow!

Just thought I'd check in as I haven't looked at RMWeb for months and as this is the thread I always go to first, I am left in shock! 

Wishing you all the best with your family and future endeavours

I haven't touched my own layout in over a year (I've actually been too occupied making models for someone else, so the modelling mojo hasn't entirely gone) 

I keep wondering if I should just dismantle what I've done and get the garage back. I started building it for my son when he was four. He's just turned 11 and I still haven't got the trains running.

Love derelict factories those building do the real thing more than justice Allan.

 

I know you know Allan but when I was eight years old I walked the 8 miles back home from the now defunct Wakefield Model and Craft Centre to Dewsbury having spent my £3 bus fare on one of your Peco 'Downesplans' which also had plans for derelict building. 

It took me two hours and my mum went nuts worrying about me. She still blames you.

I remember that shop well. It was a sad day when they closed. They blamed the Internet and high overheads. Even before I rediscovered railway modelling, I used to get all my airfix kits there.

I also once walked home as a kid though not as far (5miles) thinking my parents wouldn't even notice i was late 

Hello,

I don't personally have photos of any of these sheds, but there are definately photos of Cullingworth shed in Great Northern Outpost Vol 2. (IMHO a "must read" for anyone interested in the Queensbury lines). Link below.

 

http://kwvr.co.uk/shop/great-northe-outpost-vol2/

 

Cheers,

Ed

You're a star!

Could not see the wood for the trees - I DO have this book, but was so preoccupied in looking for Denholme (which I'm modelling) that I completely missed the two shots of Cullingworth. They're not too clear, but they are clear enough to answer the query I had about the office building.

I could still do with any reference shots of the loading side if anyone has or knows of any though

Lee

Bit of a wild shot here, but has anyone got any photos of the old Goods Sheds at either, Denholme, Ingrow East or Cullingworth, or failing that, does anyone live anywhere near Cullingworth that may have, or may go take a picture of the Great Northern Trail info board that shows a pre-demolition photo of the Cullingworth Shed?

Many thanks in advance

Nice work David! Lighting looks great

Great to see you back modelling Al - great stuff with the rolling stock-  love it!

I just haven't had the time for any modelling myself - the garage being absolutely freezing doesn't help, but with a potential two commissions on the horizon, this could all change

That back scene is looking really good!

Finally caught up! This is just a modern day masterpiece - I absolutely love it!

Well, I'm a Yorkshireman, so although it's a freelance structure, it's most definitely West Riding influenced

Brilliant stuff Allan - hope you're feeling better after the superglue incident

Shame you threw it all away, because used sparingly it's very useful for gluing your fingers to tiny bits of plastic

I haven't made anything since I finished this house:

Trying to get some commission work again though - it's been a while

Lee

Wish you all the best Gordon. I'm sure we all know exactly what you mean

I can nowhere near compare myself to you, but I started building my layout back in 2011 and it's nowhere further forward than from that first day I pinned the pieces of set track to a small layout board