Tricky

6 hours ago, Michael Crofts said:

Thanks Richard @Tricky. The best way of preserving and presenting photos for rmweb is to put them online elsewhere and that's what I've done with the purloined images of your Bristol lighter. If you look at the description of each image you'll see I've credited you and linked to Monksgate. But if you would rather take back full control of your photos I'll send them to you and take them down from Flickr.

Click on the photo (right click in Windows) and you should see the album.

By the way, that's the most realistic depiction of a line (rope) and bubbles in water I've ever seen on a model. And your sense of colour is astonishing.

 

I don’t mind at all in you sharing credited photos, and thanks for asking, and also thanks for your kind comments .

19 hours ago, Michael Crofts said:

Is it the Lighter you are interested in? I confess I pinched some of those images and can post them if @Tricky agrees.

No probs. 

On 07/11/2023 at 23:51, MarshLane said:

Rich,

If you get time, any chance of replacing (or reposting) some of the lost photos?  I am particularly interested in the river occupant (ok the boat - or whatever the technical name is!) for some ideas, and to be honest, its way too good not to be on here anyway!

Rich

Hi Rich,

I fear the photos are long gone. But I'll have a look back and see...

10 hours ago, Dave Hunt said:

Excellent as usual Richard. How did you do the cast iron brackets?

 

Dave

Laser cut 0.8mm ply. 

6 hours ago, Chrisbr said:

Love the bollards and other details bringing this to life, but can't help but feel the loading platform should be wider to enable the cast iron brackets to sit underneath supporting the girder structure.....

Yes….you are indeed telling me what I really already knew! I may replace the wooden boarding with a brick arch and then under-sling the brackets. 

4 hours ago, Michael Crofts said:

'I don’t think earth and shrubbery would have been allowed to bank up against the mill wall in this way. Any opinions?'

 

Places were sometimes overgrown in the past, not everywhere was neat and tidy. This is Stiffkey bridge, Norfolk, photo taken in 1939, my collection (photographer unknown).

 

 

Thanks - that’s a super photo and really good colour too for 1939. I’m committed now with the shrubbery so it stays!! The other option might be to move the mill…?! 

I recently finished this little display diorama which will shortly be listed on eBay. 
 

14 hours ago, Compound2632 said:

 

@Tricky's Midland in... cameos might provide some inspiration there?

I have long fancied Barnoldswick as a possible layout. Complete with open cab with bunker screen….

On 08/08/2023 at 15:23, fulton said:

Delivery of Yellow Stocks from Smeed Dean of Sittingbourne, to Strood Esplanade, a break in unloading, enjoyed building the first Langley Models AEC lorry, so built a second, figures from Modelu, bricks from Scale Model Scenery.

What scale is this please? I have been looking for Edwardian motor vehicles in 1:43.5. Super photo. 

Lest anyone should fear I have already slipped in my resolve to maintain some sort of progress on Tewks, I have managed to put together the revised water’s edge which I’m very pleased with. The wood piles need bedding in. I made a section of wall from my laser scraps box which was nice to begin using them after they’ve been hanging around for a while! I shall paint the brick and weather it before fitting. After which, I can begin to add varnish water. 
As an aside, I also dug out all of my rolling stock (which only amounts to about 25 wagons) to go through them one by one and repair/refurbish/restore as needed. 
 

9 hours ago, t-b-g said:

I have a little question about the decision to change from radio control to DCC.

 

I have been visiting a friend today and running his fairly large O gauge garden railway, with worked quite nicely on radio control, to the point where I am considering trying it.

 

So I am interested in your decision to move away from it.

 

Did you encounter problems that you can share to guide my choice?

My problem was that it wasn’t reliable and the batteries were too large. However, I am sure technology has moved on since then and indeed I don’t think I used the best there was even back then. It was also a pain having to keep recharging, although again, I’m sure technology has also improved there too. 
In summary, I wouldn’t let my experience cloud your judgement! 

1 hour ago, brossard said:

 

Yikes!  That wiring is scary!  I hope you have got that sorted.

 

I just spent the last two weeks redoing my wiring.  I won't bore you with details but if you are interested in knowing more, you can check out my thread:

 

https://www.rmweb.co.uk/topic/147800-balmoral-road-exporail-is-over-and-i-can-relax-a-bit/page/8/

 

The wiring saga starts at 26 August.

 

Here's pic of my most recently completed board:

 

 

The layout is DCC (I use NCE).  Note the Tortoise has an edge connector specifically designed for it and has screw terminals, making it exactly equivalent to Cobalt.  That's a Wabbit stationary decoder next to it.  The blue and yellow wires are connected to momentary push buttons on the fascia (both sides) for throwing the turnout (I hate futzing with the throttle trying to get turnouts to operate).

 

Also of note are the "choc blocks" of which I have used probably hundreds on the layout.

 

Hope I'm not stepping on toes, but you did show the wiring.

 

John

That’s very neat and puts mine to shame! I suppose I could replace joins with choc blocks? Any idea why the controller doesn’t come on?

1 hour ago, Compound2632 said:

 

In Midland style. If you don't have a copy, I can PM you a scan.

Ah yes, I knew I’d seen it somewhere! Thanks @Compound2632!

2 hours ago, Compound2632 said:

 

In Midland Style. if you don't have a copy, I can PM you a scan.

Ah yes, I knew I’d seen it somewhere! Thanks @Compound2632!

Without wishing to hijack anything, would anyone happen to have dimensioned drawings of Midland wooden notice boards?

Modest progress today, not worth a photo but progress none the less!

On a secondary note, does anyone have dimensioned drawings of Midland Railway wooden notice boards?

I then started the row of upright timbers and rail as seen in the photo of the mill, by chopping up a few lengths of square maple, sticking down to graph paper with double sided tape, adding the rail and resin bolts. A coat of primer last and it will be ready for painting tomorrow. 
 

The last job today was to cut another wedge-shaped bit of ply to fill in the gap between baseboards, as the track here is on a gradient.