David Bell

17 hours ago, thegreenhowards said:

 So I have a new green FYE class 27. I notice that as of today, Hattons have dropped the price to £442, so I may invest 

 

 

 

You can't have too many Class 27's!

You have really made a good job of those figures.

Cheers

David

I thought it would be fun to put some railway items around the shed. One will be a full size signal. I say full size but I am thinking around 12ft tall which is quite short, only 4 ft or so higher than the top of the shed. Another idea perhaps a little easier is a gradient post. I thought this would be a couple of planks nailed to a fence post but having done some research some are more complicated than that. This is based on a Caledonian Railway example and they rebated the cross boards into the post. In truth it is about 3/4 scale but suits the size of the shed. Here is the post with first coat of primer

Two weeks in, here is where we have got to with the shed.

Cheers

David

Great video Andy. The weathering on the silver bullets is very effective.

As for a day which starts with a damn good breakfast and putting the world to rights, I'd say that was a pretty good day!

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David

That is all looking brilliant. 

The little extension has its roadway and we have the start of the shed.

And we had a wee visitor to the garden. They are here most days. They eat everything!

Cheers

David

1 hour ago, Baggies1961 said:

Hi David,

Looks great as does the track, Iv tried to resist but will get the yellow one when the sound versions come into stock.

I believe firmly that our great British manufacturers should be supported as much as possible.

Can I ask where you got the track from?

Kind regards

Julian.

Thanks Julian.

The track is Peco. (From the Individulay range)The rail and sleepers are provided separately.

Cheers

David

On 07/05/2023 at 10:58, David Bell said:

Before the coach comes the shed! This will give me somewhere to make a proper mess!

The bits arrived on a truck this morning.

The picture of the site shows where it will sit together with the coach. The four corners of the coach are marked with the blue capped posts to the left. The shed goes on the concrete base.

Cheers

David

Lovely work Brian.

Cheers

David

Here is where we have reached with the engine shed base

Another element I can construct in advance of the baseboard is the engine shed.

I have made a start on the base for this. It is resurrected and resized from a previous abandoned layout.

3 minutes ago, brylonscamel said:

 

Always happy to add to your workload David! 

 

Cheers, Brian

No worries!

More importantly perhaps, what has happened to my work bench!!!

What have we here? A new micro layout?

Brian has worked out the dimensions of the remaining buildings at the George Square end of the layout. I need to extend the street by 10cm hence this little box.

The scribing on the tramline is finished too.

Cheers

David

I like the squeaky axles too. I was about to ask if they were real squeaks or f16 on the controller!

Lovely piece of work

Cheers

David

It will be quite a while before I construct baseboards for Leuchars. However I can make a couple of smaller modules to be installed later. At the moment I am laying out components to see that the plan I drew is workable. This is the fuel delivery area, item 6 on the original plan. It fits fine in the two feet I have pencilled in for it. On the layout it will be viewed from the other side.

The second pair of photos is the fuel storage area at the other end of the layout. Item 9 on the plan. The blue tape marks the edge of the board. No showstoppers or major dimension issues so far!

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David

I made a start getting some colour on the ramp.

The white plastikard behind is there to hide the mess that lies behind!

David

Progress on the 04 continues. It looks a whole lot better without the chrome wheelrims!

I decided to pick out some of the cab internal detailing.

As you say, very impressive. The interior looks amazing.

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David

Two passenger trains! 

It is a new era.

Looked like a good running session.

Great video

Cheers

David

Here is how the 04 looks now. Still need to tone down the wheels and buffers and fit some glazing.

Cheers

David

Good work, that shed fair looks the part.

Cheers

David