dave_long

Mickey,

That's why I was drawn to that plan, it has the right feel to it. Id swap the mainline connection to the front, and have the rest of the works off scene at the back, either for coal or slurry and the head shunt for the dry (exchange siding on the plan). 2 nice bridges and foliage around them and with a bit of luck a curved backscene. I hadnt thought or flipping it 180, with Ullypugs Wheal Elizabeth and Trerice they both have fiddleyards to the left so being opposite would lessen any potential likenesses hopefully.

I like the old disused slurry loading gantry that's at the burngullow site, would sit nicely front and center to the layout, would help with setting the scene.

Thanks guys.

I like the trackwork outside drier 7 at Drinnick mill, seen on the society's site, great photos and info. (as with most new starters on Cornish railways I have the J Vaughan book in the post).

I'll look at those suggestions ullypug, thanks but I may well end up pinching bits from different sites too, its not easy fitting one location in a small space. The plan is probably a dry at the rear and either slurry front of scene and coal off scene or vice versa.

Thanks Rich

Still unsure if I'll get garage rights either, our eldest only does 3 hrs of preschool and our youngest doesn't feel the need for sleeping!

I've always wanted to build a Cornish layout, but without room for full length xc trains, clay is the next best thing, after seeing what Lee has done to a 08 on his detailing thread. With my parents running a b&b just outside St Austell it would be rude not to have a go.

I'm slowly working my way through the Cornwall forum, some great info in there.

Thanks Rich

I do like the look of Pontsmill but wouldn't want to tread on Rods of Rev's toes, and he's doing a very fine job in N. I suspect that Pontsmill would be too long for what I'm planning. I'm looking to try and shoehorn something in to about 5' long. 

My thinking is along these lines: (image is posted in another rmweb thread) Using Iain Rice's top plan only...

Instead of it being an exchange siding, that will become the dries (Or other loading facility) siding. The train would arrive along the track from the right (front) and pull forward into the head shunt, while a local shunting loco would pull the wagons forward to release the main line loco and then pulls the wagons off scene on the top right track, and then propell them into the loading siding. Also off scene top right can be another loading facility for slurry etc. The lower front siding can be for coal, or coal ramp ala Drinnick (with a little work) The other small (shed) spur could stay or go or be a cripple siding etc...

Regards

Hi all
As I know there are plenty of Cornish experts on here. I'm interested in building a small cc layout. What I'd like advice on is what can I use as a subject matter so that it doesn't look like Trerice or Wheal Elizabeth especially as I want to build it in p4.

I'd thought about using Iain Rices exchange siding layout which is different to the trerice and WE plans, but still involves a loop, bridges and a clay dry. Era would be 76 to 86.

I do like the coal ramp at Drinnick mill. Also I've seen a great model of bag loading facility on Ian Robinsons blog, so that could be interesting.

Any ideas,
Thank you
Regards

Dear Dave,

 

So, how do you find pointing a blunt stick with a magnet on the end between the cars in comparison? Any sign of the oft-cited "attracted to metal grabs and details" issues?

 

Happy Modelling,

Aom to Improve,

Prof Klyzlr

Hi Prof

I made my own version, using a BIC Biro pen tube, and a set of round neo magnets and brass 1mm rod taped to the end to swing the knuckle, never had any issues attracting to metal grabs, unless I was being silly.

Ha the pointy stick is why I went to sergents, as I almost always knock the stock off the track with a pointy stick.

Perfect Thanks Jordan. 

Thanks Dave. I have really taken to N since the switch. The levels of detail on the modern stuff is superb. The main difference though is that the manufacturers are now getting the basic shape of stock right.

Your right there Cav. I was a member of a club in the mid 90s and we had 3 exhibition N gauge layouts. Although some of the mechanisms were pretty darn good, things like the metcam 101 or even a 25 had some horrible features it just didn't sit right with me hence I never tried it myself, but the sstock now really is top notch.

Your certainly making a good case for going N/2mil Cav. That bridge and Peak are a cut above.

regards

Can anyone enlighten me as to which of the traders at the last few Tvnam's sold box loads of HO detailing parts ie DW/DA/Cannon etc, I'm after quite a few bits and growing tired of the growing USPS prices.

Regards

More than looking forward to your next part of the US Chris, hopefully such things on the blue forum don't take away your current drive for layout work.

Mark

There is actually a foundry lane in Bloxwich. So FL2 isn't too far fetched. Although it should be more zinc related shouldn't it? Ingot Lane?

Did you design it yourself Chris. I've had some good fun designing and printing 3D items.

Mark

I like the idea, narrowing down to one track. Probably one of the reasons I stalled on building on Bloxwich was having a 3rd fiddle yard to cover the siding to the smelters yard. That a long with fitting it in the space I have always played on my mind, so I do like the compromise you've come up with.

regards

How have you set the gauge across the middle of the turnout without the switch and crossing rails? or are you just going with the template and then tweaking afterwards?

A lot of respect though to you for handbuilding N/2mm I find 4mm small.

Hi here is one link for the Hornby ringfield.

http://web.onetel.net.uk/~johndent/ringfield.html

Read here to

http://www.newrailwaymodellers.co.uk/Forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=42689&p=522934#p522934

They're basically just cd/dvd drive spindle motors. There is a few online tutorials about using them to remotor Hornby/lima bogies.

Thanks Peter, I must have another go at trying this.

Regards

One question I couldnt see from the photos, how do you lay on the DAS in the first place? Do you roll it out and lay on then trim, or do you add it in lumps and spread around?

Hopefully thats not a silly question?

Regards

Congrats, incidently i've just bought the Model railway constructor annual for 1985, some really good articles other than what I wanted it for, (Bartlett HEA drawings).

Here's to the next fifty.....

South east Haston?

Lee I've seen about 5-6 DC kits 89s but your version is head and shoulders above any I've seen before. Good job!

Yeah I came across the slow drying process of oils on a little wooden structure. I painted it in the March it barely dried before tvnam.

Those hoppers are looking really good. Great weathering job. Might get to pop down to Redditch.