Aureol

Footbridge painted and installed, ended up doing quite a few modifications to make it more logical from an engineering point of view plus added smoke deflectors. 

Need more hours in the week - anyone know how to clone?

Giles

Getting some inspiration today at the South Devon Rly.

Giles

Attention moving to the other board now. Here’s the scenic device I’m using, York Model Rail footbridge to form the break to what will be the cassette system (on another board). 

Its laser cut plastic, great kit, about two hours to get it constructed, but still needs filling, detailing etc.

Giles

1 hour ago, GRASinBothell said:

Were those capstans (?) common in milk depots, and what were they for? Moving the milk tank wagons when there was no loco?

 

Gordon

They’re bollards to prevent stray road vehicles from getting onto the tracks - prototypical in my ‘health & safety’ head!

30 minutes ago, Gordon A said:

How is the brook?

 

Gordon A

Milky, needs work, but will be fine! 

And a final one (for the moment)

Apologies for the radio silence - summer, work, preserved railways for inspiration, household chores... 

Here’s an update, half the layout (see pics) is into the finer details now plus further landscaping and weathering. The ‘main line’ is operational and all other sidings are pre-wired, just awaiting final connections.

Photos below show the halt partly under  the bridge and multiple angles of the now finished creamery buildings and hard standing.

The second board will be underway shortly with another scenic break device, goods shed and cattle dock.

Giles

18 hours ago, steve W said:

I think that's hedging your bets. If it dries clear that's great; else it's an overflow from the adjacent dairy.

Steve W

I will post minute by minute update #pvagate

Cry me a PVA river (brook really)... 

27 minutes ago, 81A Oldoak said:

I use Ratio 4mm scale swan-neck lamps for small lamps above doors in 7mm scale. Here some examples on my Cwm Bach and Tonfanau Camp layouts. 

 

Regards,

 

Chris

 

 

Chris,

Ace thanks, they look perfect despite the difference in scale.

Giles

Finally got onto painting etc. Guttering and downpipes are in, roofing and windows done, weathering largely done. Glazing and fine detailing to come.

I need a couple of small lamps above the doorways - struggling to find anything that’s not LED, I don’t need ‘real’ lighting. Any suggestions?

That’s now two of the three creamery buildings done.

My first engine is arriving this week too!

Giles

On 03/07/2019 at 21:02, railwayrod said:

Hi Giles. If I had known that you were at the Exeter show we could have met up for a chat and to arrange your visit to see Ramchester. Never mind I will be in touch very soon after my hospital surgery on Monday.

 

Rod

Rod,

it it was an unplanned visit to the show in amongst boring chores including looking for a new kitchen! Hope the surgery went well i’ll drop you a message.

Giles

I’m roofing... it’s taking an age... available for 1:1 commissions if your tiles need a fettle! 

Giles

On 19/06/2019 at 06:48, pwr said:

They look neat. Are they expensive?

 

Paul R

Not too bad, 10s of pence each, prices vary

Production line of laser cut windows from LCut Creative for the creamery - waiting for building supplies to start construction proper... 

Giles

4 hours ago, hartleymartin said:

 

Do it. The "senior scale" is great for all types of modelling, whether it be kits, scratch-builds, kit-bashing, and there is a growing number of excellent RTR models to get yourself started. I generally recommend starting with an RTR tank engine and building some wagon kits. After that, the sky is the limit.

I do love the phrase 'senior scale' with my eyesight I think i should have gone for Gauge 1 

Now with mocked up windows and doors... 

Giles

Very well spent hour mocking up the creamery from cardboard box. PVA bottles will be the stainless steel tanks eventually. Need to live with this for a bit before building for real.

First concreting done between the rails on the creamery siding - polyfilla, PVA and some N-gauge ballast mixed in - then back and forth scribing with a coffee stirrer template to clear the flangeway. 

Giles

‘spotters eye view. The halt is largely complete, amazing the difference a name board makes. Some further detailing to follow but need to crack on moving up the line, dairy complex next!

9 hours ago, brianusa said:

First time I've seen a model of a platform sharing an over bridge and it reminds me of Shaugh Bridge Halt on the Tavistock branch, but there are others.  Most interesting!

     Brian.

Its a space saving cheat, haven’t got the room to depict a whole station! Modelled after Halberton Halt on the Tiverton branch but as you say there are a few around such as Doniford Halt on the West Somerset Railway.