Corbs
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In Hornby magazine this month there is an interview with Simon Kohler where the 42xx is mentioned - Simon stated that the next batch of locos to be made will have separately fitted smokebox door handles and not moulded ones.
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Nearly finished, now weathered, just a couple of details to add but it's been getting to work.
Here it is, propelling laden slag ladles, out of the open hearth casting bay at Barton Hall Works.
It'll be finished tomorrow, I'll post more pics and some notes.
Looks amazing!
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Cool! Are you going for an adapted shunting puzzle as well?
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I've been fiddling with the track plan a bit, to enable larger locos (Like 704 and 805) to haul trains out of the port, I decided the two lines leading in should have the curves eased.
A few new bits of track arrived in the post today, allowing me to try it out.
I'm currently thinking about ditching the 'dog leg' in the quayside, extending the front siding and having the travelling crane over this line.
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Old topic but hey ho... 'Yes!'
Superb work
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In all my 26 years, I think I've had about 5 00 layouts, none of which were ever finished (Although I could run trains, which is of course where I would just end up running trains and imagining the scenery).
Now, embarking on my North Western Railway project (See my blog for locos) I need somewhere to run them, and as the locos I now have are (I hope) to a higher standard than when I were a lad, I want to provide them with a suitable backdrop.
So, I want to use a proven track layout that provides interest, and have settled on the classic 'Timesaver'.
I'd like to base part of this on Bristol Harbour, so a docks will provide the setting.
Here's my totally-not-to-scale initial sketch:
The idea is to build a bigger layout in sections. The first section would be the main 'timesaver' board, which ends at the boundary wall for the harbour area. The dockside at the 'front' features a curved line with a steam crane, the 2nd road is under a travelling crane, the 3rd road leads to a closed door leading into the warehouse.
This is me, so unlikely to be done any time soon, however I hope that doing a thread about it will help!
Now, one of the things that bothers me about a lot of layouts is the lack of depth - even the most beautiful backscene can still look odd from certain angles.
Since this is designed to be operated from the front, I'd like to provide it with some depth.
One of my biggest challenges is storage, and transport in/out of my flat, so the modular approach will help here.
To the rear of the layout is a retaining wall, atop which is the 2 or 4 track main line (Where I can do more stock posing) - this would be a separate board that would clip in to the front board.
Further to that (Both in space and time) would be the lower relief buildings - possibly in HO scale to give some forced perspective, inspired by this wonderful little layout:
So, here goes!
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We could not contact the Captain without joining this blog, the main reason we joined, and we do credit him on the site even if it is by his psudonym. Also hoped it would generate interest.
Yes, I understand. I think the sequence of actions you took was the wrong one, in this case you have hurried to post the pictures up to support your cause without seeking permission first.
You must understand that people can get very grrrr about this sort of thing, and if you want to push forward a project such as this, you must take people's opinions and feelings on board.
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I share your enthusiasm, and hate to be a moaning minnie...... BUT
You should have asked Captain Kernow first before using the images, and provided a credit on your website.
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This is brilliant, thank you!
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They have arrived and they do fit. As an experiment I plonked this this Polly body on it.
Another possible conversion ?
This is probably a very n00b question but I hope to do this conversion myself, and was wondering how you actually changed the wheels?
Many thanks
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Don't worry about Nellie's fat boiler. Take a look at these.
Actually, I realize you probably know all about these. It's just my shameless method of bumping your excellent thread. Or, is it a plot by a certain small Hornby loco to get in on the "bashing" act?
Thanks again for a brilliant thread.
I never did realise that the Hornby 00 'starter' tank was based on a prototype! Albeit the wrong wheel arrangement - but then it looks like the Bachmann chassis with smaller wheels could do the trick?
Edit - no, hang on, just realised the 0-4-0T is a genuine loco and not a model. Well I'll be!
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How about the Sodor Railway modelled realistically, appropriate loco classes but NO faces; liveries applied in a less cartoonish way with narrow lining and less gross numbers, preferably in a serif font. Thomas would be a real E2, Edward the appropriate Furness 4-4-0 class and James, well what was he based on? You'd have to match Gordon to his back story and as for Henry, either kit/RTR-bash a Gresley-style loco or do the later quasi-Black 5 rebuild. Ignore anything introduced by the TV series, but include a bit of the narrow gauge. The kids would be SO disappointed at the lack of faces! I wonder what the other visitors and public would think? Personally I think it's a viable alternate reality concept and would look good if done well. Would any EMs book it though? And no, I'm not doing it.
Pete
Aha - just stumbled across this - it's my current project at the moment!
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Really like this layout, especially the stone setts!
West Yard - A Timesaver
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Right, so I've only ever had insulfrog points as my layouts tended to be the roundy roundy continuous run type with fairly high speeds (!).
Reading the Hornby Sentinel thread has made me wonder - should I sell off my insulfrogs and replace with electrofrogs now, before it's too late? Getting rather nervous about the potential for stalling at slow speeds, which on a shunting layout is probably quite likely.
Hmmm.....