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Was playing last night arranging the various buildings and completed track on the kitchen floor and it struck me that the roof of the waiting shelter stuck out like a sore thumb being a red/brown tile rather than the grey slate effect that all the other buildings have. So, it was promptly ripped off and replaced with tiling from the station building, that's the beauty of the scalescenes kits - you can just print out a bit here and there. Here's the modified shelter next to the station - much better More track soldering tonight hopefully! UPDATE: Just been looking at the shelter and it occurred to me that with a bit of cut and shut I could add a front with windows so it matches the smaller shelter attached to the station building. Considering that it will face AWAY from the viewing public is it worth the effort? All feedback greatly appreciated
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After several lunchtimes the Scalescenes small station building is complete, just needs a coat of varnish Footbridge next! Track is coming along, I spraymounted a section of the templot plan to some MDF last night, applied double sided tape and stuck down a yard of sleepers and soldered up the track - pretty fast progress for me. Went straight for the phosphoric acid flux and 188 deg leaded solder, lovely job I plan to notch the rails where the joints should be then fit cosmetic fishplates. Photos to follow once it's all soldered.
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soldered up a yard of O gauge track last night - first go without a "kit" of parts - noticed how Templot makes the sleepers closer together at the track joins - nice!
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browsed RMweb last night on my Wii - modelling in 42" widescreen!
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back at work, where's the Pritt-Stik?
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maybe so, but these things do fetch silly money, I bought a Hornby one pretty cheaply for someone, who then changed his mind - I sold it on eBay for in excess of £20 a few years ago ..... As it keeps getting said, the price is only what someone is prepared to pay, if he has set his BIN too high, it won't sell and his fees will be wasted.
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The Waverley point kit is all assembled, painted and wired up ready for laying I used Humbrol Matt 113 for the rust and PP Weathered Wood for the sleepers. Wired up using twisted pairs stripped from CAT5 cable soldered to the underside of the rail. Went to Marcway yesterday and spent half my Christmas money on more rail and sleepers for the rest of it. Ordered a Traintronics TT300 from Bromsgrove Models today to make the point work B) I guess I'll spend more time tonight cutting up sleepers - why din't I buy them ready cut?
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keep 'em coming chaps, as my new O gauge layout is a ficticious heritage line station it should be full of clichés - just like the real thing!
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bought a dirty great 42" LCD LG TV in the Currys "Sale" - bit of a step up from an old 26" 4 x 3 jobbie! The new Wii that Santa brought loves it
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Engineering at it's best, as ever Missy B)
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Refined the plan a little, with some assistance from Anyrail to get a quick sketchup of the platforms, signal box and a few trees Excuse the scaled up Skaledale platforms! and there will be an overbridge on the extreme right which will form the scenic break Still refining the point template to better match the Waverley kit template, I will scan the actual template in and then bring that into Templot to match up as best I can.
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True, slitting wheel on mini-drill is the order of the day (as with OO!)
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Once I'd took the decision that I wanted to handbuild all the track a Templot license was bought. Here's my first effort at a track plan I'm sure I can add more detail etc later, once the learning curve drops of the vertical Scalescenes signal box is about done, needs a chimney and lever frame adding etc Now, I must get up to Marcway for some more copperclad and code 124 bullhead rail
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ah, but my trackwork will be good enough for a mogul or two
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A while ago I bought, amongst other things, a couple of Waverley O gauge point kits from Ian Morton. Following a succesful test build of a Scalescenes Waiting Shelter blown up to O gauge a seed of an idea for my first layout in 7mm started to grow ... So, the premise is a preserved railway somewhere in GWR land (as the point kits are to GWR standards). A single track railway doubled at the station. Model half the station with the overbridge forming the scenic break at one end and a tunnel at the other. The waiting shelter could stand on one platform with a small station building on the other. Here's the shelter and here's the point - a left hand A4, my first ever soldered point and not too shabby even if I say so The wing rail on the straight route needs adjusting as it's a bit tight between the two ..... Finally here's the Pug sat on some track at last B)
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has had enopugh of laminate flooring now ......
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Quickie Brewery Progress
RedgateModels commented on Chris Nevard's blog entry in Chris Nevard's Blog
woodwork looks good an robust there Chris, should transport well. As usual your inspiration is way ahead of mine, wich I had your vision B) -
oh oh! just downloaded a Scalescenes signal box in OO - how many sheets of A3 will that be when enlarged to O gauge? ......
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Ho Ho, just had to restart my Scalescenes waiting shelter in O gauge, I'd enlarged it 175% then another 141% for A3, flippin quirky printer!
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is amazed to see that an O gauge Scalescenes waiting shelter is forming on his desk!
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Sweet Running Hornby Pug
RedgateModels commented on Chris Nevard's blog entry in Chris Nevard's Blog
Driving that little beauty at Wycrail is the reason I have a saved search on eBay myself for one of these
