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    Barry Ten

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    That's a neat build of a lovely loco, Al. needless to say, I hope you do go for the GWR green 🙂

     

    You don't seem to be short of stock, but if you fancy some very short trains behind it see the two photos from the LVR branch here:

     

    https://chasewaterstuff.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/some-early-lines-the-lambourn-valley-railway/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3yCC6CEzlhlguMu5DqYJJXzNq7Qj-a5eWpy8hUmcnSJ9O0uK7RJWSiep8_aem_AbwQ5Ja6ATku2dsLSd3Azr3L2qvQ2TDEueJmzM-gbzIETSCcYG6auhb-mffsKGEStzaAh7ahnb5OnsNkBsNGAWAq

     

     

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    magmouse

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    23 hours ago, magmouse said:

    Thanks, Mikkel.

     

    I came to Fusion 360 with a small amount of experience of 2D CAD programs, and a reasonable facility in vector graphics drawing/diagramming programs. I have found some aspects quite straightforward, and others very frustrating, simply because it doesn't work as I would expect it to. You can't just click on things and expect to be able to move them around at will - it is fundamentally an engineering programme, not an illustration one, so you are forced - for good reason in that context - to make explicit decisions about how everything relates to everything else. If you have two objects next to each other, and you change the size of one, what should happen to the second object - does it move along, or change size, or what? Once you start thinking in the right way, it all gets easier and you realise the program is forcing you to be explicit about what you mean.

     

    I started by just noodling about with it, looking up the help pages, Youtube videos, etc., when I got stuck or didn't understand something. I find this works for me as a way of learning, as long as I have an objective - drawing up Basuto Quay gave me that. I probably need to go back and do some more structured learning, as the 'noodling' process is good for motivation but risks missing key learning of fundamental principles. I suspect I have already acquired some bad habits that need identifying and correcting.

     

    Nick.

     

    Many thanks Nick for an informative and useful reply. The logic of the programme seems to make good sense, but perhaps I need a bit more time with an earlier step first, where I can learn to draw simple 3D cubes etc. I learn best by easing into things slowly over time.

     

     

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     an alternative route to northern France

     

    You've already got plenty of operations set up on your layout, but as a bit of context:

     

    While working my way through the GWR Magazine I recently fell into the rabbit hole of GWR services to France via Plymouth and Weymouth respectively - positioned on either side of your layout location if I understand correctly.  Your 1908 timeframe is spot on, as the GWR were actively developing traffic from and to western France at this time. A couple of examples:

     

    GWR Magazine, December 1908
    Plymouth  and  Brest  Service. —The  Company’s  regular weekly service to and  from Brittany via  Plymouth and Brest, which was established rather  more than a year ago for the conveyance of passengers,  parcels,  merchandise,  motor  cars,  etc.,  has been patronized to an extent which has well  justified  its  promotion.  As  a  “Holiday  Haunt ”  Brittany has proved deservedly popular, and with  its mild, health-giving air, is fast gaining fame as  a winter resort. Brest  has  hitherto  been  little  known  commercially, or otherwise than as an important naval base.  It. is only in comparatively recent years that the  special adaptability for general agriculture of the  neighbourhood has been recognized. For some years,  however, there has been.a considerable output from the  strawberry  fields of Blougastel-Daoulas. This traffic was exported in the months of May and June, each year, by a service of Great Western steamers  to Plymouth, from whence it was distributed by fast special trains to the most important market centres  in the United Kingdom. Limited passenger accommodation was also provided on the steamers conveying this traffic,  and the increasing number of  tourists using the route formed the nucleus of the  present regular service,  which occupies ten hours in crossing, and in connection with which there are  cheap through bookings from London and all the  principal  stations  on  the  Great Western  system.  The question of transport has long been a barrier to  the development of the producing trade of the west  and south-west of France,  where large quantities  of farm  and  dairy  produce,  strawberries,  peas,  and other fruit and vegetables  are  grown.  The  Brest portion of Brittany  had hitherto been isolated  from  the  main  lines  of traffic... [etc]

     

    GWR Magazine, October 1909
    New Weymouth and Nantes Service. —In accordance with the powers obtained by the Company this Session a new service has been commenced between Weymouth and Nantes, a large French port situated some 30 miles from the mouth of the River Loire. The maiden voyage to Nantes was made by the s.s. “ Melmore ’’ on September 4th, and on her return journey a full cargo of fruits, grain, and dairy produce was carried. For the present the service will be a weekly one, the boat leaving Weymouth on Saturdays and returning from Nantes on Tuesdays, and, although intended mainly for cargo purposes, accommodation for a limited number of passengers has been provided. The Port of Nantes extends over 2 ½ miles in length and is reached both by the River Loire and a ship canal, which has a width of 115 ft. at high- water level and a depth of anchorage exceeding 19 ½ ft. The river is also being deepened to form a continuous channel over 26 ft. in depth. The facilities for dealing with traffic at the port are of a very extensive character and comprise 50 hand, steam, and electric cranes. The quay accommoda­tion exceeds 8,500 yards and another quay 1,640 ft. in length is about to be constructed. Its ware­ houses afford a covered area of 69,400 square yards for storing goods, the space specially reserved for maritime traffic being about 86,000 square yards. Nantes is the recognised port for the agricultural produce of western and central france. The prin­cipal commodities for which the service will form an excellent route are butter, eggs, wine, brandy, sugar, fruit, preserves, beans, onions, grain, and various descriptions of vegetables from Nantes, Angers, Saumur, Tours, Orleans and the various districts served by the State and Orleans Railways, and manufactured and other goods from England to france. In addition to possessing excellent railway con­ nections, Nantes is in communication with the centre of france by the River Loire and its tribu­ taries, and with the basin of the Rhone, the Seine and Brittany by canals. Messieurs R. de Bouard et Fils will act as the Company’s agents, and the names of exporters, together with all information as to rates, charges, etc., will be promptly supplied on application.

     

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    See also GWR Magazine November 1907, July 1909, September 1909, July 1911 etc.

     

     

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    MikeOxon

    Posted · Edited by Mikkel

    "When I first looked at that 1837 drawing of the modifications, I was confused by the overlapping of the plan and elevation. For a few moments I thought that the ends of the axles were the safety valve covers on North Star! Could a young draftsman have thought the same?"

     

    This thought stuck with me, Mike. It's intriguing. But thinking about it, where would the differences in shape  between the axle ends and drawn safety valve covers have come from? An attempt to make sense of what he was seeing? Or did someone else modify the drawing later?

     

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    Keith Addenbrooke

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    Some interesting reflections, Keith.

     

    I like your comparative shots with the same baseboard but different stations and trains, quite thought provoking. As you say, it really highlights how different things can appear.

     

    Visually the "Schönberg" and "Kirchbach" versions are pleasing and would make lovely layouts, but if you're looking for a challenge I think it would be quite novel to see if your large grain structures etc could be incorporated in a small space.

     

     

     

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    magmouse

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    They are excellent. Well worth the patient waiting. And two christmases embodied in a model, a nice thought.

     

    It's a good example of how "zooming in" can create results that are just as satisfying and impressive as "big-picture" modelling.

     

    BTW there's a Beatles theme in the blog posts this weekend - the Strawberry line and Norwegian wood 🙂

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    Ravenser

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    That mis-diagnonsis must have caused you a lot of stress. Good thing you got it sorted, best wishes for the further recovery.

     

    In that context, two huts and a weighbridge in two weeks seems pretty good. In fact it's good progress in any context!

     

    (BTW, the "like" buttons seem to be disabled/missing in this blog, in case you don't know).

    westernviscount

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    What a great finish, all the modified parts are completely integrated with the original body.

     

    I'm impressed with "Croesnewydd", very neatly arranged, not easy when you're adding each letter individually. I enjoy it though, there's something satisfying about making up the words letter by letter.

     

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