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Had lots kind pm”s from people asking what colour acrylics i use for rust or grime..

these just some of my favorites..

Back on with more workbench simple weathering and rusting effects..

On 11/04/2024 at 05:24, Melangoose said:

Thank you

Looking forward to more progress 🔧👌👍

Been adding little pockets detail to this part of depot using products from Birch over at Rusty rails!!!

if you havent already pop over on fb check his 3d printed stuff out👌👌👌

Few more from timeless coal subsector era of mgr freight..

1 hour ago, JackB95 said:

A splash of paint over the past 24hrs has got me to this stage! It's certainly coming on nicely. Plenty more work to do, but loving how it's looking.

 

 

Lots great updates Jackb95

On 02/04/2024 at 19:48, Fordbank said:

End of an Era?  #3  

 

During the 1990s it was quite possible to see six or more Class 60s, together with newer 66s, and older class 37s, all stabled in the Up Holding Sidings at Peak Forest. Resources were sweated less vigorously then.

 

‘EWS Class 60s: 60074.60053.60011.60012.60033.and 60094 stabled at Peak Forest on the 17th April 2005’

                                                                         Photo David Burrell from Flickr.

 

'27th April 2003. EWS liveried 60029 stands in front of 60077, 60078, and with 60007 just visible behind'

 

60045 on the fuelling point at Peak Forest, 14th July 2012.

                                                                                                                  Photo Dave Wragg from Flickr.

 

‘10th December 2014. EWS 60029 ‘Clitheroe Castle’ stands on the fuelling point at Peak Forest. Ten years later 60029 would be one of the very last DB Cargo owned class 60s to work to Peak Forest’

 

 

Such was the importance of class 60s as key motive power for limestone aggregate traffic from Tunstead and Dove Holes that they became the location of appropriate naming ceremonies.

 

‘16th December 2015. Having returned to the Peak District following its naming ceremony two days earlier, 60044 ‘Dowlow’ waits at the DB Schenker traincrew offices located in the old station building at Peak Forest.’

 

‘On 27th April 2015, a small ceremony at the Cemex Dove Holes quarry saw 60039 named "Dove Holes" in recognition of the relationship between the quarry and the railways, which over the years have moved so much stone from here. The loco and some of the quarry staff pose for the official photographers.’

                                                                                                                Photo: Down to Nowhere from Flickr

 

 

Very nice info and modelling here Andy,now following your progress.

Few more loaded wagons too🔧👍

from neils workbench..

Close up on steel cladding and strapped down load..

Been back on with more steel loads for ews wagons..

Some of group been learning more simple brush on weathering effects on track in freight yard this week..

Few more pictures from factory scene build now,looks alot better with weathering ect..

Nice bit of “slug” class 37 action..

Another new guy Lewis in group has made another metcalfe factory mill to make this scene bit more..

Our youngest member of group Oliver been busy working on back scenes again this week..

Few pictures from our 1st friday of month open night which went down real storm,lots new frendly faces popped along..

Little late night running from RFD class 47/3 light engine..

Been back on with installing my own loco drivers..

17 hours ago, Melangoose said:

I had a little operating session late last night.  Had a little experiment to run all my sector era trains on the layout (x14 trains, just one lap), and to see how long it took me (also had x2 freights stop in the up loop to allow trains to pass).  The whole thing took me 19minutes and 5 seconds.  Great fun

 

Another great looking scene👍👍

On 05/04/2024 at 07:52, SRman said:

I didn't intend doing the next stage of the viaduct conversion until after Sunday's meeting, but I changed my mind, thinking it wouldn't be too hard. While it didn't turn out to be really difficult, it did need a bit of manual labour, which my still very sore neck and shoulders didn't like. The main part was removing a little bit of the mdf track bed from the curved end bit to make room for three full arches of the Wills viaduct.

The viaduct itself is being modified to have two arches in a straight line, and a third arch at an angle to lead the track into the end curve. This means I have to fill a gap in one side (the outer side) and also in the track bed. I haven't decided what to do with the pier under the widened bit, yet. There are three possibilities:

1. Cut the pier down the middle and widen the outer end and fill all the consequent gaps;
2. Add a section to the outside of the pier and blend that all in;
3. Build an entirely new pier, using the old one as a guide to the style.

Anyway, I have it all in place, but unfinished, so all trains are suspended and a replacement bus service might (or might not) be running. I can guarantee that currently any long bogie vehicles will not clear the side walls of the viaduct at the curved end. I'll have to anchor the track carefully, and also probably lower the ends of the side walls.

The photos show the stage it's at now, but I had to suspend operations because my neck was causing me problems and I was getting too shaky to continue (try positioning fishplates with very shaky hands ... it's a recipe for the Chinese bamboo under the fingernails torture, using fishplates instead of bamboo needles!. 😂😂

Work will resume once I have rested a while.

 

 

Layout progress looks great once again..

On 03/04/2024 at 16:07, The Fatadder said:

with some buffers fitted and some more black paint on the underframe, there’s not a lot more to do on the car carrier until the transfers are ready.

 

makes a bit of a contrast between a green 47 and intercity mk2s 

More top modelling rich🔧👌