David Bell

On 22/01/2024 at 16:56, Karl said:

Afraid I'm too young to remember Model Railway Constructor.

Nope, definitely old enough to remember MRC!

2 hours ago, Harry Lund said:

Thank you David.   So sorry to hear of our RM Web pal Jonathan Oldfield's passing on 9 Jan.    Derwent Spa is a fabulous layout, and he was a wonderful correspondent, and such a positive supporter of both York and Glasgow Queen Street.   Giles

So sad to hear of this. Derwent Spa is indeed fabulous.

David

Very impressive Giles. I can just imagine the trains sweeping through the curves in that junction.cheers

David

We have the makings of one bus stance

Have made a start on the bus stances. 

I have made a little more progress with the bus station setting out pavements and walls.

The blue wall will have a large Bluebird logo, apparently a feature of Alexander's bus stations.

Behind the stepped wall at the back would be Cunningham Street which ran on an incline down towards the pub.

Eastern Scottish used to run some services from a stance on this street because of congestion in the old Buchanan St. Bus Station so I plan to tuck a suitable double decker bus behind the wall,just the top will be visible.

Cheers

David

1 hour ago, GordonC said:

 

those look fantastic!!!! Where would you get old adverts like that from?

I did not do these but what i usually do is download the images from the net and print them on transfer paper, put the transfers on 5 thou plastic, spray over with matt varnish. I need to do an Irn Bru one!

Good to hear you have the all clear.

Happy New Year 

Cheers

David

Happy New Year and all the very best to you for 2024.

Cheers

David

This is what will sit behind the tenement Brian made. The big empty area in the middle will be Dundas St Bus Station.

Wishing all on here the compliments of the season.

Cheers

David

Here is where I have got to with the trams. Cunarder on the left, Kilmarnock bogie on the right.

Also in an attempt to create something that looks like Matthew  Reid's Pub for the bus station scene I have again resorted to joining two Bachmann ready to plant buildings.Work in progress! 

That is excellent work .

The rising terraces are particularly effective.

Here is the current state of play with the bus station office. Signage is the main item outstanding.

Cheers

David 

This is the next building, the bus station office.

This was a modest single storey flat roof brick built affair.

I have cheated a bit by combining two Bachmann parcels offices. So not a faithful copy. 

Once painted in Alexander Midland colours I think it will serve the purpose

Next, made from the same kit as the Cunningham Street building is this tenement which will sit opposite the exit of the bus station.

27 minutes ago, mallaig1983 said:

And then a bit more timber to build the bodywork. I’m looking forward to following this build David.

That looks good Andy, is it a Welsh Highland one?

3 minutes ago, Dunalastair said:

They look good! I remember the Lodekkas - I was in one of those when it turned over on the school run ...

I like the Albions. Nostalgic memories of rattling up to Falkirk in those.

1 minute ago, Dunalastair said:

They look good! I remember the Lodekkas - I was in one of those when it turned over on the school run ...

That must have been quite a day!

Meanwhile there has been some progress outside with the base for the repllica coach despite some challenging weather. There is a lot of timber still to go in including some central support.

50 minutes ago, Dunalastair said:

I went to school in Callander on Alexanders blue buses for six years in the seventies, so good to see a blue bus with the promise of more to come. I don't remember seeing quite that style of signwriting before - generally either a curly 'Alexanders' or a squarer 'Midland' (or indeed the 'blue bird'). But a Google does turn up examples e.g. these

 

 

Not being a bus expert, over what period was this style used? 

 

Of course, some were blue and cream while others were cream and blue - I hope we get to see both.

I have quite a few collected already

42 minutes ago, pH said:

 
You could have more variety. There were, at least, Central SMT services out of there, Western SMT coaches on English services and (IIRC) some Eastern SMT services too. 

Agreed!

I am now working on the area which will sit behind the newly delivered tenement. This will have a representation of Dundas St Bus Station including the bus station office and Matthew Reid's pub. Across from that will be a further tenement. I will need lots of Alexander Midland buses to represent a busy bus station. There are quite a few available but i wanted to create something that is not available straight out the box. I took a Barton liveried Leyland Tiger and repainted it. Just the destination and route no. to do.

You have made a great job of those Peter. 

David