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Looks superb. The paintwork on the JGA's looks excellent.

On 27/04/2016 at 17:31, allan downes said:

Simon has give me the go ahead to post the first stages of Heaton Lodge Junction a massive four track main line layout in O Gauge so I thought it deserved its own thread.

 

Enjoy !

 

Allan on behalf of Simon George.

 

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Posted Today, 09:24

Since this months BRM magazine has given the ongoing construction of Heaton Lodge an airing I thought if there was any interest I'd update progress here every few weeks.

For those who haven't read the mag Heaton Lodge Junction is situated just West of Mirfield in West Yorks and is where the L&Y's Calder Valley & LNWR's Leeds to Huddersfield lines converge.
From 1900 it's also where the LNWR's 'New Line' - a completely new route to Leeds began.
In 1970 BR completely remodelled the junction, getting rid of the L&Y's lovely box, replacing the existing semaphore and ex LMS unique 'speed' signals with colour lights controlled by Healey Mills power box some 8 miles away. BR also utilised the first mile or so of the now closed 'New Line' and where the track had originally veered North after burrowing under the CV line it was reconfigured to meet with it thereby creating a non conflicting junction which replaced the original flat crossing.

My interest in this location is personal as I spent about 3 years of Christmas and Summer holidays here spotting from about 12.
I'd always harboured a desire to model the location and originally planned to do it in EM or P4 but settled on 7mm for a few reasons especially since Heljan are manufacturing loco's and rolling stock that exactly fits in this era.

The model is 1.3 scale miles in 7mm set in the winter sometime between 1982-5 and works out at 160ft (55m) viewing area or 180ft including the covered curves at each end. The gradient of 1:137 is also being worked into the model meaning over the 160ft the track rises about a foot or so. It's a continuous run with a fiddle yard around 150ft long and 14 odd storage siding. About 40 odd 4ft X 4'6'' frames incorporating the track modules have already been manufactured by White Rose model works up in Bedale. Norman Saunders is the track builder whose using Peco concrete sleepers and flat bottom rail and C&L ballast to get the correct effect. Allan Downes has built the many bridges and tunnel mouths although I've covered his stonework in DAS and carved it to achieve the look of the dirty sandstone common at the location.

To be candid I knew unless I spent much time practicing, given I wanted to construct all the scenery myself I was never going to be near to the standard of the above master craftsman so have spent the last couple of years practising static grass techniques, road making and fence/wall construction on about 40 odd mock polystyrene embankments to get near the right 'look' of HL in the winter.

I'm a bit of a detail freak so I'm hoping the level of detail on the model will be high but I'll let you be the judge of that from the following photos.
From the 40 plus boards in total down the viewing side I've finished 9 as of now. I'm finishing around 3 a month currently so the model is on schedule to be finished end of next year..
Be happy to explain techniques I've used on to get the Winter look of course..
Apologies for rabbiting on..here's some pics..

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It looks absolutely amazing. The scenery looks so real, especially the fly tipping bit. 

Absolutely fantastic !!!!

On 02/01/2021 at 17:16, smithlington smithe said:

A snowy Clitheroe today with an over 2 hour late 0500 Avonmouth to Clitheroe Castle Cement with 66716 and 66741 which I believe failed at Avonmouth this morning 

then after depositing 66741 behind the shunters at Castle Cement coming back to propel the empties in.

cheers 

 

David 

Great photos...

21 hours ago, Deltic Man said:

Also work has started on the signal box area of Peak forest south which needs a lot more detailing as time moves on but I wanted to get the main area completed as I move onto the old station area.  Happily I managed to get the footbridge area also added.  This was done before Gt Tunsley Dale arrived and space became a premium so a small delay has happened while I now sort the unit out to work in.

This looks fantastic. Your scenery is spot on.

This is going to look fantastic when it's finished.

It's great to see this starting to take shape. I look forward to seeing more updates.

38 minutes ago, Lady_Farkham said:

That was its last public exhibition. You're welcome to post your photos here if you wish. Always interested to see them. 

Thanks I will sort them out and upload them.

Looks a nice layout. It will be interesting to see photos of it when you convert it into a Tail Chaser. I've got some photos which i took of it when it was at Warley in 2017.

Happy Christmas to you and your family Duncan. I look forward to seeing more inspirational photos of your layout next year.

56089 with a rake of Cement Tankers on my N Gauge Layout.

Hi Duncan hope you are both feeling better. Your rake of HEAs look fantastic.

66089 @ Toton - 5th Oct 2019

13 minutes ago, Duncan. said:

That's great Mike, thank you. so we have a brake van, 5 x HAAs and a what pulling it? Is that a steam engine? Do you have details, location date etc? 

Cheers

Duncan

Your welcome mate. It's on the National Wagon Preservation Groups Facebook Page which you should be able to see even if your not on Facebook.

Hi Duncan this photo came up on one of the Facebook groups which I'm a member of. I thought it might be of some use to you for your project which your working on at the moment.

Cheers Mike.

On 16/04/2013 at 14:35, Glorious NSE said:

I'd say a fair percentage got the small EWS scheme, but the big EWS scheme I'll agree seems to have been a one-off (hasn't stopped Hornby from selling multiples though!) - i'd say that EWS (small logo) maroon followed by the many variants of old Railfreight red/pink/grey are probably most common, with an 'occasional' one in Mainline blue or Transrail grey...

 

The MEAs in maroon dominate as most of the fleet was new in that livery - plus many of the early rebodies (which included the other liveries) were converted to MFA before yet more 'new' MEA were built in EWS paint! - There's very few repaints out there on ones that were previously blue, black or grey/yellow.

 

Anyhow - a couple more pics of the Redcar trains to give you a flavour - the majority of the wagon shots here: http://ukrailwaypics.smugmug.com/UKRailRollingstock/H/HEA-coalcoke-hoppers were taken from one of the two following trains....

 

66081 at York, April 2007:

 

 

 

60076 in Oct 2007

 

Great photos. It would be good to see more photos of the Wagons if you have any ?

Great photos.

1 hour ago, Duncan. said:

And the Class 58 repaints.

The solebars on the Railfreight liveried locos are red. The base plastic is black so the process for repainting is white undercoat followed by yellow and finally red. The cabs are painted in a similar way.

Cheers

Duncan

Looking forward to seeing the finished article Duncan.

Duncan A gets my vote.

Mike...

1 hour ago, Duncan. said:

Hi Jo,

I have to agree with your comments. I don't have any of the ballast left I used for Shirebrook. It was from a french supplier, GDP, it too was of more than one colour particle also, so may be not of much use as a load anyway. I have tried various sand but the particles too small, something between the sand and the coarse sand as photographed in the wagons and of a single colour will be the answer-the search begins....

Thanks for your help Jo.

Cheers

Duncan

Hi Duncan have you thought of trying coarse seaside sand ? The wagons look superb now they are sitting on the rails.

Cheers

Mike.

Thanks for the explanation Duncan. I like the way you have done the Brambles. I will have to give that a go.

Cheers Mike.

Hi Duncan please could you explain how you achieved this effect ?

Cheers Mike 

Excellent work Duncan. They really look the part.

Regards Mike.

Looks great. Looking forward to seeing the progress of this layout as it develops.

1 hour ago, Duncan. said:

Once started there really is no choice, it has taken around 8 hours and yes it was becoming tedious, but that does tend to give a great sense of satisfaction when complete. I hope to further the painting this weekend as the forecast storm will prevent any outside activities!

Due to the forecast storm I'm hoping to get somemore scenery work done on my own N Gauge layout.