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    Cheddar P4 - April 2020 update

    By ullypug,


    building
    Despite the covid-19 lockdown, modelling output has slowed this month. However, I have been slowly working on the station building and feel like the to-do list is getting shorter. Canopies have been fixed in place, the south side one is removable in case I can’t get it into its travelling case.
    Rain water pipes have been added from the rather nice Modelu range and this weekend’s job has been to make the roof trussing. I made a cradle from foam so I could invert the roof and work on it separately. Main spars were cyanoed into the rafters and various cross rods and struts soldered on based on the photos I have. Once complete they were painted with a mixture of grey and gunmetal Vallejo acrylic. The photos show the effect I wanted to achieve.
     

     
     

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
  2. ullypug
    Glad to report progress with the prairie at long last, to the point where it's progressed to the final painting stage.
    The last bits and pieces have been added and the chassis now runs smoothly. Thank goodness!
    Cylinders have been painted and the wheels and motion blackened. Think that'll need another coat though and I'll give the chassis a light dusting of grime too. I need to get some screw link couplings at Wells in a couple of weeks, along with a loco crew.
    Both the prairie and the 57xx bodies have been given a few coats of black enamel, followed by a couple of coats of dullcote. A few layers of Klear before transfers, more Klear and then weathering. Still undecided whether to remove most of the gunk back or leave as is. Anyway, it's the final stretch now.
    Feeling happier!
    Edit. A couple more photos added with some tweaks (thanks Adam!)

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    Having just about got the hang of the new software and negotiated the family birthday fest between mid Jan and mid Feb, I've returned to the modelling bench. The 2MT detailing has been finished off. I've added injectors, ejectors, upjectors and downjectors, quite a few bits of wire that no doubt have very technical names. I cut out the original door recesses and replaced with a new set back one and added side hung handrails. I've fitted a new chimney (thanks Dave) and subjected the body and chassis to a heavy weathering waft. I'll probably cut that back a little. I've a few areas to revisit and am awaiting the smokebox plate from 247. Once that's one, it's just the glazing and a little coal in the bunker and I think we're done.

  4. ullypug
    OK, I have reached the point where I wished I'd gone down the etched chassis route. So I'm going to stop and have a think about whether I should.
     
    Have spent the evening b*ggering about with the drawbar. All ok after several attempts to solder 2 wires the correct way round. Body put back on. Binds have reappeared on the cylinders again, where previously there were none. Hmm. I have a sneaking suspicion that something's moving around which shouldn't be. I've also decided that there are quite a few things I'm going to have to do to the Hornby body. Smoke deflectors for one. Filling the holes left by the removal of the crest another. Respray, relining, renumbering and a shed load of pipework are going to be required, which is ok but I suspect the chassis is going to be the weak link. I have an awful feeling that I could spend a lot of time fettling the chassis for it to a) not work or B) cause an awful lot of grief.
     
    Options:
    1. Wait until Scaleforum and buy an escapement file. Have one last go at the cylinders.
    2. Acquire etched chassis, spring all axles and do it properly.
     
    Will keep you posted.
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    57xx Part 2

    By ullypug,

    With the weather pretty awful down here in Somerset (though nowhere near as bad as it is in some parts of the country I grant you), I've just had to retire to the modelling bench and make a bit of progress with the 57xx.
    5757 has reached working chassis stage and it's always a relief when things work. I put it down to Chris' design but this is the third kit I've built and the third which has run straight away without the need for tweaking/swearing/reassembly etc. I did quarter this one by eye though so maybe I'm also getting better at it too!
    After having pondered how I was going to do the pickups, I did what I usually do which is cut the springs off behind the wheels and use the gap to fit the 0.3mm brass wire pickups. That may offend some people but 1) it works and 2) you can't really see the springs anyway. If you can you just need to move further away. Once again I've fitted the brake gear convinced that something somewhere is going to short out and being pleasantly surprised when it doesn't. I should really know better by now...
     
    Bodywork detailing is almost there. I was hoping I'd be able to send the loco to the paint shop but I see I have a few handrails to tweak and I now need to get some replacement water tank vents (which snapped off) as well as a backhead and a crew. Chris' clever gearbox design means there's space to fit these (didn't think of that at the time). Never mind. Gibson buffers, smokebox dart and sanding gear from RJ Models have all been used. I've used oversized Smiths coupling hooks since this model will almost certainly be used for passenger haulage/3 link shunting as opposed to AJ's. I do need to work out how I'm going to fit some form of bolt at the front to fix the body/chassis.
     
    The body will be finished in unlined black with an early BR emblem. That'll have to wait until I've got the remaining bits fitted. Couldn't resist posing it in the yard for a photo though!

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    Whilst I was waiting for ExpoEM to come around, so I could buy some body fittings, I turned my attention to the Comet chassis. Ive used the Brassmasters sprung hornblocks and I have to say I've been very impressed with them so far.
    The chassis is being built pretty much straight as per the instructions and I've got to the stage where I've got the rods on and am turning my attention to the motion. For some reason the motion / slide bar brackets don't appear to be the same width as the slide bars so I've concocted a support piece from scrap etch which will, I hope, be fairly unobtrusive once the body is on.
    As with any outside motion in P4, there's going to be fag papers in terms of clearances but I've thinned down the front crank pin nut, coupling rod etc. Let's see how we get on!
    The gearbox is High Level (what else would it be) and I will use a motor from the Mashima range, which if the stories doing the rounds at Expo are true, may not be around for much longer as Mr Mashima is retiring.
    I've readied the body for the next stage: I acquired a smoke box door and backhead from South East Finecast and I'll return to the body shortly. You can see the blanking piece on the front of the smoke box. You might be able to see the false floor for the cab.
    In between all of this I've put a bit more track down for Cheddar but I'll put those photos in a separate blog.

  7. ullypug
    Happy New Year to you all. I'm not sure how long we're all supposed to keep saying that but as its my first blog of 2019, I will.
    This time of year is always slightly frugal when it comes to modelling as both the Mrs and myself have birthdays in the first half of the month and being the big 5-0 we spent last weekend in Barcelona, which was nice.
    Anyhow, the Ivatt chassis has been wired, a substantial amount of lead glued into the body and pick ups added. Happily, it trundles quite satisfactorily up and down the test track. I've sprung the two pony trucks and added centring springs from guitar wire. I've added some crude representations of the control springs from 8BA studding. The steps and sandboxes have been fixed and I've started on the body work detailing. The smokebox dart and lubricators are from Comet. I've started on the plethora of oiling/ lubricating pipes and we'll see how far I get before I reach my 'that'll do' point. Probably not as far as you would Dave!
    Balance weights still to add and I'm going to need a pair of injectors, but as my cousin’s ruby wedding next weekend in Wakefield conveniently coincides with the Pontefract show, I'll have a rummage through the Wizard models stand. The loco is going to be 41245, as I've a few photos of it on the Cheddar valley line.
    I couldn't resist putting a Hornby Collett coach alongside to check the buffer height (splendidly bang on). Not far to go now!

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    Manning Wardle No 5

    By ullypug,

    During the rather enjoyable exhibition at Expo EM Autumn this weekend, I started to think about the gap in my loco fleet, namely no 5. It was one of the engines that didn't have a name.
    This was one of the two engines the line purchased from new, the other 'Walton Park' being too heavy for the line was transferred to the East Kent Railway.
    No 5 as far as I have deduced was a Manning Wardle class L, modified with disc wheels. I'm still trying to find out whether an accurate drawing exists as the one published in the Colonel Stephens Society newsletter many moons ago has a number of errors.
    Assuming nothing will be forthcoming and armed with some decent photos and some known critical dimensions, I've sketched up a first draft of a working drawing. It's going to have to be a scratchbuilt job of course but I have wheels, motor and the gearbox so I should be able to start cutting metal soon. It's not terribly big, scaling out at 90mm and it sure is an ugly spud, but it had a certain charm!
    Also attached are a couple of photos from the weekend exhibition.

  9. ullypug
    Evening all. Haven't put an update on here for a while as I've been out and about at the odd exhibition and finishing off some track work for a friends layout. But I have been slowly making progress on the prairie.
    The body's actually quite good I've come to think although there's a fair bit of cutting and carving required.
    The new firebox has been formed from the plasticard carcass made from 80 thou and I've added the bands and lifting covers from a mixture of plasticard and white metal parts. This seemed to take a while but I got there eventually.
    I've fitted a GWR short safety valve dome bought from Branchlines and a Gibson chimney. The motion bracket plate's been cut down and refitted and the buffers cut off in anticipation of new Gibson ones being fitted. The body's had a soaking in Modelstrip to remove the layers of paint I must have added about 30 years ago.
    I've cut the smokebox door off as it wasn't on square. Hopefully I can acquire a new one, maybe from South East Finecast at Expo EM. I've cut the smokebox saddle down ready for the final reassembly.
    I've turned my attention to the Comet chassis by having a good long look at it! First observation was that there's a hole missing behind the rear wheel, so that's been added. Gearbox is sorted (High Level) as is the motor, both from the box of useful leftover bits which means I don't have to buy another one for the time being.
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  10. ullypug
    As another year draws to a close, modelling output has slowed a bit due to various demands on precious modelling time. But with 1 Station Road complete for now, I've been concentrating on a couple of projects that have been lurking on the depths of the modelling bench for far too long. The first is a diagram E116 B set, the origins of which were a K's plastic kit, kindly donated by Tim Venton of Clutton fame.
    I needed to do quite a bit of salvage work on the sides and the ends were a bit hit and miss. The E116 was joined by a Tommy bar and had no intermediate buffers from what I can tell, so I've done what I can to tidy things up and add the various alarm gear. The under frames are Comet kits, bogies white metal sides over a Bill Bedford sprung frame. They've been awaiting their innards and glazing but have languished on the workbench waiting for their turn in the paint shop first, which has finally started. State of play at the moment is an initial pass of carmine and cream with the lining, ends and roof still to do, along with correcting some ride height issues.
     

    Second distraction is the camping coach which was stationed at Cheddar. This was W9902W from the pictures I have, a conversion from a diagram E73 composite. The basis of this one is a set of etches from Worsley Works, sitting on a pair of Dean 10ft bogies just introduced by MJT.
    This coach will never move and consequently definitely has an 'A' side and a 'B' side, which will not be visible to the public and reflects my struggles with the forming of an acceptable joint line for the clerestory roof! It has just had a coat of primer which has revealed a few blemishes.
    It should form a nice little cameo at the back of the layout once done.
     

  11. ullypug
    Along with a few others, the end of the year seems like a good time to take stock of modelling progress over the previous 12 months.
    I set out this year to make progress with Cheddar, having previously been distracted by other projects and any excuse to avoid the wiring.
    Well I think it's safe to say 2018 was a year of ups and downs on a personal front. However, from a modelling point of view I've achieved what I wanted to; wiring was finished in March and track testing even resulted in some video clips.
    A lengthy and unexpected period off work in the summer resulted in a lot more time at home than I was anticipating and I'm pleased that I found the scenic work suitably therapeutic as part of my recuperation.
    Scenics are now well and truly onto the 5th board, the one with the goods shed and signal box. I've mocked up the station master's house based on drawings I found on the local authority planning portal. I've decided it's going to have a bit of compression eventually as it's too big presently.
    The permanent way shed beds in nicely and the yard has had coatings of Dulcote Stone scenic dust from Attwood Aggregates. I'm planning on bedding a few things down once it's all up and assembled.
    I've put a platform for the stone loading point on Bartlett's (?) siding and finished off the point rodding and returns into the mocked up signal box. Next will be to install the 2 rod point rodding for the Wells end turn out and then I can mock up the platforms.
    Board 4 is just about finished. Some additional weeds have been added to the extensive strawberry patches and I'm happier with these.
    So what's in store for 2019? Three boards to finish. Lots of buildings to make and two fiddle yards to build. Maybe even some signals. And an awful lot of detailing!
    Backscenes and lighting are a long way away yet.
    I hope you all have a great 2019 and I wish you all the very best for the new year.

  12. ullypug
    This week I have been mostly planting apple trees and making GWR line side fencing.
    The fencing is made from Evergreen 1.5mm square strip, cut into 20mm lengths to represent the 5ft posts. I worked out some time ago that if you cut this with a pair of Xuron track shears, you are left with one flush and one pointed end either side of the cut. Perfect for forming the top of the post with a few strokes of a file. Some of the post bases are then drilled 0.5mm and brass wire inserted to act as a pin. These were inserted at 6ft centres, secured with cyano and painted with Vallejo acrylics.
     
    The wire is EZ line, an elasticated thread I bought from Exactoscale years ago. Installation requires a jig, which consists of two ends and a traveller, all drilled to the required wire spacing which increased the nearer the top of the post. Each of the two ends is drilled and a pair of wires inserted in each, since these will act as anchors during installation and two wires prevent rotation of the anchors. The traveller is not drilled. Next, comes the really irritating bit where you thread lengths of EZ line through the anchors and travellers, securing each ends with small squares of tape. Once you've done all the wires (I cheated and left the very bottom one off), the whole things is ready for installation. The two anchors are secured either ends beyond the limit of the posts and then the traveller used to set the wires at each post. A smear of cyano is applied with a brush and then the whole thing held in place for a few seconds allowing the glue to take before moving on to the next post. Once dry, the anchors are cut free ready for re-use. The gap I'd left for the posts was then treated with static grass. Photos explain the sequence.

    jig on the bench. Either end is secured into polystyrene to allow line to be threaded.

    Anchors at either end of the layout

    Installation

    all complete
     
    There was an apple orchard on the north side of the line here and I wanted to try and capture this quintessential aspect of Somerset. The branches are Woodlands scenics plastic armatures, sprayed with a mixture of grey primer and beige. The foliage is postiche, sprayed with lacquer and sprinkled with a selection of Green Scene scatter and finished with a sprinkling of red to represent the apples. I'm waiting for someone to tell me that you wouldn't be able to see the apples during the strawberry season but rule no 1 applies here. All I need now are a couple of Gloucester Old Spots and I'll have my very own orchard pigs!

    Next up is the stone loading shed, and somehow I've got to fill the empty allotment patch with strawberry bushes. Oh, and the bridge still needs the up advance starter. Hmm...

    These couple of boards are getting there slowly but I'm really pleased with how they're turning out.

    view from the bridge

    couldn't resist!
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    Cheddar Station

    By ullypug,

    Evening all
    My birthday present to myself this year was the Home Edition of Coreldraw. It is quite simple to use and as promised last time I've managed to put together the plans and elevations for Cheddar Station. The building scales out at just over 2ft long. At the moment I've allowed for the building to continue below ground level, but I may well end up removing this.
    My plan is to use a MDF carcass for the buildings with overlays for the Bath stone quoins, door and window surrounds. These will need filing to achieve the necessary chamfers. The limestone walls will probably be scribed clay/filler. Bargeboards, windows and doors will be etched.

    I haven't shown the shed plan as I'm still working out the rooflight details. Also, I haven't drawn the gents toilet at the Yatton end as this will be added after the main building is finished.
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    Tulis Hoppers

    By ullypug,

    Been doin' some modelling...
    A couple of Tulis PAA Hoppers. Very nice kits too. The resin is cast particularly well. They're filled with lead so should have no problems staying on the track. Now Weston's gone to the convalescent home I'm starting to think about progressing Clevedon. May put the boards up at the weekend and have a good look at things. I've a couple of weeks off coming up and a little modelling time will be required. Also sprayed up the bubble car roof. Body next.
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    Scenic update

    By ullypug,

    Just a quickie. Have been experimenting with Artex, PVA glue, paint, fixative and coloured foam.
    The results are shown below. Not quite to the standards of Gordon Gravett ( in fact nowhere near them), but happy with my first attempts. I shall have these, along with one of Clevedon's boards at Expo EM this weekend. Come and say hello. I'll be the one covered in flock.

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    Peckett E Class

    By ullypug,

    Evening all
    With the T9 virtually complete, at least for now until I can buy some number plates, I've turned my attention to the next project. This is a Peckett 0-4-0ST E class, a couple of which were acquired by the GWR via the Swansea Harbour Trust. MIne's going to be an industrial version for use as the works shunter on Wheal Elizabeth (at least for now anyhow). Haven't decided on a name yet. Might be Munchkin, might be Minion.

    The kit itself is from CSP Marketing and is going together quite nicely. My 1368 chassis is from the same stable and they're well thought out, with clear instructions and exploded diagrams which makes things simple. Chassis will be compensated and I'm using High Level hornguides and horn blocks. A High Level gearbox and 1015 Mashy motor will complete. Gear box is built but the motor will be purchased at Expo EM in a couple of weeks' time.
     
    As you can see I'm putting the body together in sections. These have yet to be joined together but the trial fit looks ok. Some tweaks will no doubt be required later.
     
    Pics attached. Updates to follow as and when.


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    Clevedon WCPR update

    By ullypug,

    I'm happy to report that the layout's been put up ahead of the outing to Uckfield and all is well. I took the opportunity of giving the scenery a bit of a refresh, adding some ground cover and trees as I've been using all the stuff on Cheddar anyway.
    An additional hedge or two help break up the previously plain grass to the right hand end. One of my operators has very kindly provided a traction engine and trailer, hauling some timber for Clevedon Saw Mills and it'll make a nice cameo in the yard. Better than the post war Thornycroft for sure!!
    Engine No 5 and the Taff Vale Coach have been given a spin and all seem to work well. Some little jobs to finish things off but I'm really pleased.
    Some photos are attached. Excuse some of the bizarre angles, I'm trying to avoid showing the clutter in the rest of the railway room.
    Now, have I got time to repaint the ex LSWR set into the correct livery after 15 years in the wrong one...
  18. ullypug
    Just like buses eh?
     
    The Van B Link here needs something to pull it and rather than start on the Finney T9, I've gone for the quicker option. I want to have something ready for Manchester in October.
    So this is a (hopefully) straightforward conversion of the Hornby West Country pacific, using 605 Squadron as the donor engine and following the EM Gauge Society manual sheet as the basis of conversion.
     
    First step is to take everything apart. It's quite scary when you get to this stage:

    Next bit is to convert the tender as it's easier. I've changed the body it came with for a cut down version. The keeper plate just comes off, you drop out the wheels, put in new ones and put it all together. Took about 10 minutes and didn't have to file anything down. Wheels are from Alan Gibson.

    Onto the loco and the first bit to covert is the pony truck. The keeper plate is prised off and replacement wheels inserted after a bit of filing down. I've also taken off the lower part of the ash pan as I'll be replacing this with parts from Albert Goodall (now available from RT Models). The truck has been cut back to a more prototypical shape. The keeper plate needs to be screwed back in, so a couple of holes were drilled and tapped to do the necessary.

    The front bogie's been cut in half (mazak I think and it made a mess) but I forgot to take a photo of that.
    More to follow next time.
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    Cheddar P4 - June 2019 update

    By ullypug,


    Cheddar
    Please to report the goods shed is nearing completion. A few bits to fettle and awaiting ridge tile tops from Scale Link, but it's nearly there. Goods shed detailing will be limited to a crane and a few loads on the platform. Just need to paint them up.
     

     
     
     
     
  20. ullypug

    Cheddar P4 - January 2020 update

    By ullypug,


    building
    Morning all. After an interesting couple of weeks, I've started working on the station building again and moved on to the roof. The parts were cut when I had the rest of the building done and I can now start to assemble the parts. The distinctive ends are layers of mdf, row mark and perspex, sandwiched together and set with spray mount. The top edge is then glued into the roof slab, the underside of which I had rendered to match the diagonal planking. The colour will need lightening a bit from the rattle can I used.

    I also cut a layer of joists which increase the effective thickness. I should have a second layer of purlins, running horizontally along the roof line between the joists and the roof, but I wanted to make the roof as rigid as possible and I don't think anyone will notice. I can always add something cosmetically after (he says knowing full well he won't).

    Glad to say the roof has turned out well and fits nicely onto the station walls. Just a little bit of fettling to do to get it to sit without visible gaps. They I can turn my attention to the trussing.

    I've had to re-draw the clerestory roof as it consists of glazed panels, rather than solid as I first thought. They're on order from York Modelmaking, along with a miscellany of detailing parts; bargeboards, brackets, quoins, footbridge parts, including balustrades and the rather nice entrance gates. I've been informed they can all be cut from Rowmark so we'll see what turns up.

    Turns out the shed roof was clad with double Roman tiles rather than decorative flat tiles as per the annex buildings so that will make like easier.

    The walls have had the mortar courses filled with a ready mix filler and I need to add final stonework colouring, which will be a darker colour than at present.
     
    I've also made the former garage in the station forecourt that housed the motor buses used to connect to Burnham-on-Sea in the 1930's. I had to shorten it a bit as I wanted this building to be fixed down and it's duly been plonked onto the layout. The terraformed station forecourt area has worked well and I've trial fitted the platform surfaces from 1mm thick Palight and added a couple of Lanarkshire Model's GWR bufferstops in the up yard.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     












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    Cheddar P4 - July 2023 update

    By ullypug,


    Cheddar
    I've finally finished the station board and have swapped it out so that I can start on the last board, the one nearest Wells or board 8 if you want to be specific. It includes Station Road and its bridge. The last things on the station board were the coal bins on the down mileage sidings and fencing. I've still to do the station chimney pots but that will require a visit to the actual station to take some better photos as these will need to be 3D printed. The roof is going to be fixed down to cure the warp that has developed but that can be done on the workbench.
    Board 8 was ironically the first one to be constructed, a long time ago and in a galaxy far away. It's going to be fairly simple, mainly scenic with a very big tree, quite a few hedges, at least 4 fields, a council depot and possibly one other building (2 Station Road). This afternoon comprised me trying to interpret all the maps of the area and just how I compressed it when I started all that time back.
    The bridge was built a while ago using the usual Green Stuff World embossed ABS and is home to a tricky little point operating mechanism as it site on top of the bridge with no room underneath for a Tortoise motor. The actual motor is tucked in the corner and will be hidden behind the curved back scene, or a house, or something...
    Actual productive work today is a waft of primer for the bridge and the commencement of rail and chair painting ahead of ballasting and point rodding.
     
















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    Conflat Clay

    By ullypug,

    Have made a start on a conflat clay for Wheal Elizabeth. Before anyone asks, they were a Boplate E conversion with a couple of cut down ISO 20ft containers with sheets over. I don't know when they were created exactly, but I found a photo of one in Larkin's 'Working Wagons Vol 2 1974-79'. Apparently they ran to Avonmouth which was news to me. I didn't think they exported clay from there. I'll try and post progress. Should look very nice behind a hydraulic...
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    Cheddar- Five Ways Bridge

    By ullypug,

    With the second board now wired and working, I've been building Five Ways bridge this week.
    I'm now sold on the 'Green World Stuff' embossed ABS sheet for the correct stone type and I've been trying to faithfully recreate the prototype bridge, which still stands today. I've had to make a couple of guesstimates in respect of dimensions but otherwise it's a close enough representation to my eyes anyway. I dragged an assorted collection of stock to gauge clearances (and to have another play!).
    With the bridge in I've started to think about terra forming in this area so have been consulting the OS Maps. Five Ways Farm sits just alongside the bridge to the right of the video and should make a nice scenic feature, along with its very large apple orchard behind the raised siding.
    I know this will mean nothing if you don't know the area but I can see how I want it to look in my mind at least!

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    Clevedon Debut

    By ullypug,

    Afternoon all
    Greetings of the Season and all that. Hope you had a good one.
    Time for an update.
    I've been quiet on here of late, not because I haven't been doing anything but the opposite. It's been all systems go since the end of October. Not solely model railways either. SWMBO decided that the time had come for a new kitchen so we've had the house upside down. Thankfully everything went live on 22 December and the brownie points I've acquired will last me most of 2014 I hope! It had better the number of shows I'm doing...
     
    Anyhoo, back to the trains. Whisper it quietly but I think Clevedon is ready for its debut at Weston on 12 Jan. I say ready, not finished because there will be loads of detailing to add but importantly everything seems to work (may regret saying that). It'll give us a chance to give it a good shakedown. There are a few shows lined up already but I'll post details of those when everything's confirmed.
     
    If you're in Weston on 12th, come along and say hello. It's always a busy 1 day show with lots of layouts. If you can't, here are a few pix. Backscene isn't attached so excuse things like the tube of Resin W emerging from the water tanks!
     
    Fascia with snazzy lettering

    Terrier No4 and a MR van

    All quiet in the yard. Just the large railcar and Terrier seem to be on shed.

  25. ullypug
    ...and there was light. And it was not lo, but I saw that it was electric.

    I've been making the proscenium arch and lighting rig for Clevedon. I've gone with the aquarium lighting again, this time 2 x 4ft sun-glo tubes with a slightly warmer tone than I used for Wheal Elizabeth. The arch is in 3 sections and supports off the floor via a couple of hanging rails which slot into the sides as I didn't want the foam boards to take any weight. They're clamped to the layout for stability. The 2 tubes span the adjacent pieces of the arch.

    I've also been planting weeds in the yard and giving everything a waft from the airbrush.

    The layout really needs a backscene...
    Don't know whether to keep it plain grey, skyscape or do one of those clever photo-stiched thingies...
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