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18 hours ago, DRS Crewe On A Mission said:

 

It's a really realistic depot. The signs on the front and side of the depot look excellent. I think it just shows that sometimes the smallest bits of detailing can make a big difference to a building, shed etc. 

 

Kind Regards, 

 

Danny. 

Yes your right there Danny detailing bring modelling to life like..

8 hours ago, Beresford Junction said:

 

Now there's an idea!

 

Coming along treat this new part Phill...

On ‎03‎/‎04‎/‎2020 at 01:19, DRS Crewe On A Mission said:

Wow, really excellent work here mate. Thank you for letting me know about this new thread. It's brilliant. 

 

Just a thought. The hard standing in the depot area, have you glued it directly onto your baseboard or is it glued to something else underneath that means it can be removed if you ever wanted to? 

 

I will be following with great interest. 

 

Keep up the excellent work. 

 

Thank you. 

 

Kind Regards, 

 

Danny. 

 

 

Cheers Danny glad you like this my frend...

Br blue 47035 passing Banks road level crossing box..

On ‎08‎/‎03‎/‎2020 at 11:29, Module00 said:

Hi all, 

I took advantage of the February vacation (after a few days in the snow) to put a boost and work hard on the layout. In short, I have had busy days, but I am rather satisfied with the result.

 

Finally, I opted in the center for a commercial activity area that offers many possibilities and wilder landscapes on the outskirts of the loop. The long dead track retains a universal role in order to park many different types of wagons.

 

 

Have a good sunday. 

Nice updates here!!

Looking forward to more pictures..

3 hours ago, chuffinghell said:

It was on my mind so I’ve had a quick play with some strips of plasticard. I think this will look better, especially if I paint/weather each ‘plank’ different shades of light dirty grey

 

 

I prefer the ‘planks’ going this way, and doing individual lengths will make it easier

 

Ignore the black paint, it’s just overspray from putting the ladder back to black (couldn’t be bothered to mask it off)

 

 

 

Coming along treat this Chris...

Bit of old one from ELR when 37418 was waiting on decals...

On ‎27‎/‎03‎/‎2020 at 11:32, halsey said:

PHEW that was quite a job (see below)…………..

 

The mounted card panels made it easier BUT the joints do show a little bit more - the double sided tape I chose wasn't really "man" enough, it greatly aided placement of the panels but hasn't secured them well enough for the long term so I have had to use staples (now painted) to really get the "fix" right.

 

Not sure if I would do anything different though as if the tape had "grabbed" more the panel placement would have been a nightmare as the card John uses is 1.5mm thick and does therefore slightly have a "mind" of its own.

 

Possibly I would ask for thinner card if I was going through it all again but who knows and please god I wont have to

 

Either way I'm very happy the repositioned backscene can now become just that - and be in the back of my mind as well

 

 

 

 

Very very nice...

Another beastie turns up on banks road yesterday for short sop..

Hi Richard some great work.

Will pop in again soon now ive found this...

thanks neil..

Coming along well evan..

On ‎30‎/‎03‎/‎2020 at 01:02, DRS Crewe On A Mission said:

 

Thanks for the photo mate and for letting me know. 

 

It looks really impressive especially with 37s on shed. This is definitely something that I'm going to research and look into more and hopefully I may be able to do something like this. It would definitely add much more of a depot feel compared to how my depot is at the moment. 

 

Kind Regards, 

 

Danny. 

Ive started build thread on my Colmore TMD check it out when you can Danny.

Lots of pictures for you...

On ‎24‎/‎03‎/‎2020 at 13:01, Cjhancock said:

Update on Loch Eaton, progress is speeding up again and will continue as I can't work with this virus going round. This means I have plenty of time to work on the layout and I've been doing so the last couple of days. The d plugs are both complete and tested. Just need to cut the wires down a bit. And I have layed the cork so of the track to the fiddleyard. Note the set track is only there temporarily while I wait for flexi track I ordered this morning. Bit more wiring to do as well which is mainly the control panel and the track feeds on the fiddle yard. 

Some good updates here,

looking forward to another one soon..

6 minutes ago, The Johnster said:

The latest batch are pure gold, Brian.  I've only ever seen shots of Abergwynfi taken from the fairly obvious position of the road bridge looking down the valley; these show different viewpoints and are very imformative.  First shot shows the school and that my Triang clerestories are not completely unlikely, though the date of this shot is probably pre-war and mine represent and early BR period miners' workmans.  The coach on the extreme right, only the roof is visible, is intriguing!

 

Photo 2 is a question answerer in several respects; I've never seen a shot that shows the Avon Colliery branch beyond the bridge before, nor have I previously seen evidence of a Tondu 4575, this one without auto gear, in 1948 BRITISH RAILWAYS Gill Sans livery: the loco looks fairly clean so I'm guessing this to be the summer of 1948, shadows suggesting about 8 in the morning.  It would be very interesting to identify this loco.

 

No.3 is another answerer of questions,  in this case the use of 64' Hawksworths at Tondu.  The loco is 7753, withdrawn from Tondu in April '63 though it's condition suggests 1958/9.  The colliery gate is shown as is the entrance to the sand drag.  Probably a winter shot despite the similarity of lighting and shadow cast direction, as the steam heating pipes are in place on the loco, though there's no evidence of them being in use...  Note that the shelter just this side of the signal box has vanished between the date of the the last shot and the last one; I believe it was burned down in 1958.

 

No.4 is something i've never seen before; an auto on the Avon branch.  Loco is 6416, not a Tondu resident (AFAIK no early series 64xx, rounded join between cab rear and bunker side sheet/lip at front of cab roof, ever was) but W 192 W certainly was, as were several A44 Cyclops trailers.   Depending on the date, BR Database has 6416 at Radyr or Merthyr, neither obvious sources of locos for an out of course working with Tondu stock.  The working is clearly a railtour and I wonder if it went up to Avon or was simply standing out of the way on the branch.  It's a summer evening, about 6 o'clock, from the shadows.

 

No.5 is another railtour, on a different day at a different time, earlier in the afternoon, and is also standing on the Avon Branch.  The headcode in the trailer (A28 or 30) cab window means it's a fairly late date and the flowers suggest Last Rites as the branch closed to passenger traffic.  The trailer looks as if it's in maroon livery but is unlined, so not W 192 W.  

 

No.6 is dated 1957, includes the shelter, and  is obviously a posed shot of the staff, probably taken by the leading Railman (Abergwyfi didn't have a Stationmaster, it came under Cwmmer Afan for that purpose) who has climbed the starter signal.  What a bunch of 'ooligans!  This is the best shot I've seen of the approach pathway leading from the road down to the station, although looking at the streets in the first and second shots, it's practically level by Abergwnfi standards!.  It's a summer mid-morning and my 1960 WTT shows a gap in the traffic at this time of day.

 

As you may know, Cwmdimbath is 'inspired by' (there are far too many differences and inaccuracies for me to claim it is 'based on') Abergwynfi.  These excellent photos have filled in some gaps and added to my understanding of the general ambience and atmosphere of the place; yet again, thank you!

 

Stay safe.

Interesting stuff here Johnster...

Thanks neil..

Few more updates on the build of the depot and adding of yard lighting towers..

Ive also added phone mast in the back ground,and my scratch built fuelling point..

On ‎27‎/‎03‎/‎2020 at 22:58, ElbowLane00 said:

Just testing!

 

 

Lovely work here with your hard standing..

Some good work here Rick

8 hours ago, porkie said:

Superb work. Really love the hardstanding sections. 

This is something I still have to do on my layout. The trick with a knife is a great idea which I am definitely going to try. 

 

Cheers 

Phil 

Yer realy works treat scoring with knife,and then carefuly filling in cracks with track grime,

rust effects or even little grass scenic...

I got this scaffolding kit off chap on f group who does 3D printing,its not to bad of job..

10 hours ago, Trainshed Terry said:

These are two kits that I have been ablle to complete. There not perfect but I happy with the results.

Bedford QLD and a Austin 10HP tilly.

 

These look very well done!

11 hours ago, tom shaw said:

Some good tips on the hard standing, thanks.

 

Regards,

Tom

Thanks Tom for your kindness,

hope you find these pictures and info useful...

many thanks neil..

On ‎08‎/‎12‎/‎2018 at 17:44, mezzoman253 said:

Well, 18 months have gone by and still working on the layout, albeit only lately.

 

I've done a bit of scenic work, putting in some lineside cabling and added cables to the point motors, AWS ramps, signals, and cabinets. Also made another canopy for the platforms.

 

Picked up a couple of loco's, Bachmann 47 406 in Transrail and a Hornby 56 127 same livery. I hope to either re-motor the 56 or get a newer style chassis for it, with a view to a sound decoder.

 

On that note, I'd bought several decoders in the intervening months, 5 Hornby TTS and 3 DP4SAP from DCC concepts, and have been fitting them over the last couple of weeks as I now have a controller that can cope with the full range of functions.  So I'm now getting to grips with decoder CV's and my new SignaTrak controller. Considering the TTS ones are designed to go in Hornby loco's, it's certainly not plug and play. 

 

However, I persevered and have now, so far, 5 loco's running on DCC. Hornby class 60, a Bachmann 47, and a Bachmann 37, all with TTS sound. The non-sound decoders are in a Vitrain 37 and the Transrail 56. I had to fit a decoder socket for this as it wasn't DCC ready. It's not too smooth and is noisy, as was expected from essentially a Mainline product. I may strip it down and try and get it running a bit smoother and quieter.

 

The 60 was very good straight from the box and I didn't need to touch any settings. The 47 & 37 were a bit jerky at slow speed, but trawling the forum I found a remedy here http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/139837-tts-sound/ see post  #10. That seems to have worked fine.

 

To finish, a few pics of some of the above.   Rob

 

    

        

 

Nice work here ...

10 hours ago, BenHenry said:

Hi All,

 

Progress Update No1 on Here - Photo as of Today (April 1st).

Today a Milestone Was reached with 3 / 4 Scenic Boards Track laid and running with no problems in anyway so a Happy Bonus!

The photo shows the Yard area where the test trains and locos will be stored..

Just going to add a few more dropper wires to entirely satisfy myself to ensure excellent performance.

 Tomorrow will see the track weathering and beginning of the Ballasting. 

 

Cheers For Now!

 

Ben

Starting to look good...

17 hours ago, sb67 said:

The concrete hardstanding looks good saxokid. 

Thanks Steve ive enjoyed building this hard standing...