Tarnhouse (Hallbankgate) Brampton Rly circa 1947

[RichardClayton]

I’m enjoying this, and have been inspired to buy a copy of the book by Webb and Gordon, which was a fascinating read. The buildings are very fine models, and I’m very much looking forward to seeing the rest of layout develop.

[Kevin Johnson]

Hi Ian I have just stumbled across you build thread of this layout. I do like the old pictures of what the area looked like as well as the more recent pictures.

The buildings you are modelling look great. I will be watching this with great interest.

[Ian Blenk]

Some progress with Naworth Co-op, waiting for some Modelu drainpipe bits and some printed chimney pots to the correct pattern

Edited March 19, 2021 by Ian Blenk

[Ian Blenk]

Completed Naworth Co-op. DJH Barclay taking care of business until such times ...

[Ruston]

These buildings are very nice. I'm not very good at buildings, especially stone ones. What have you used for the stonework and how do you do the arches and lintels etc?

[Ian Blenk]

40 minutes ago, Ruston said:

These buildings are very nice. I'm not very good at buildings, especially stone ones. What have you used for the stonework and how do you do the arches and lintels etc?

Thanks, I used S.E. Finecast embossed random stone, now hard to get. Lintels are cut from thin card. Window frames were laser cut for me.

I painted it using enamels following Karl Crowther's method from MRJ 247

 

For drawings I used those on the Carlisle Council portal, they have drawings for all planning permissions search for the location you are interested in, as it happens there was one for the Co-op and some f the Brampton Railway offices.  Hope that is useful

 

Ian B

[Ian Blenk]

P.S.

 

When I have cut the apertures out of the main card walls. I photocopy this and stick it on the back of the embossed stone, to use as a cutting template, it ensures the widows etc are in the correct place and avoids double measurements (and double errors!). 

[Ian Blenk]

Some work on the shed. The doors are just place holding at the moment and latterly there were only three. The slate roof had also been replaced with corrugated iron and the smoke vents removed and a thin metal pipe put in their place. Please excuse the Barclays and the Wm Baird internal user. I WILL get round to proper stock! 

[Ian Blenk]

Making some progress with the shed, I will do internal details eventually  J W Armstrong photo for comparison

[Ian Blenk]

And one more

 

Edited April 5, 2021 by Ian Blenk

[Ian Blenk]

Made a start on the water/sand facility. I enjoyed the cigars.

[sir douglas]

just found this after reading an article in the pullout in May's modeller mag

[Ian Blenk]

2 hours ago, sir douglas said:

just found this after reading an article in the pullout in May's modeller mag

I don't usually get the Modeller, is there something of interest in it?

[sir douglas]

a pull out magazine about industrial modelling, including an article about HallBank Gate with a layout plan and some prototype photos, no actual layout though

[Ian Blenk]

23 hours ago, sir douglas said:

a pull out magazine about industrial modelling, including an article about HallBank Gate with a layout plan and some prototype photos, no actual layout though

Hah! 

 

 

Edited April 9, 2021 by Ian Blenk

[Nancy Tindale]

This a really interesting project - I'm sure people living in HBG and nearby would love to see it when finished. The old railway cutting runs along the bottom of my garden at Tindale. I'd particularly like to see the finished engine Tindale - I do wonder what happened to its name plates when it was scrapped.

[Ian Blenk]

Some progress with the water/sand installation. There is a lean to on the back to put on. I have no clear snap of this, so it will be a guess. Also some fish bellied rail on the back wall as supports. I know I have some Ambis etches in the attic, just need a map and compass to find them now.

 

[Ian Blenk]

Found this is one of my albums, I don't know who took the photo, all it has on the back is Hallbankgate March 1946. I will remove it if there is a problem.

Points of note;

I think that is Tindale dumped in the workman's coal siding with its dome on the cab roof.

 

The two wagons don't appear to have any branding although what looks like 'FOR' is painted on the smaller wagons drop door.

 

The shed roof hasn't yet been replaced with corrugated iron, that must have happened after Vesting

 

Wheel set botton RHS

 

Any info as to the photographer would be great

[CKPR]

The wagon the left looks like an ex-NER  open with same end brake levers.

[Ian Blenk]

Water/sand finished with fish belly stiffeners on rear wall. Stable and mortuary next

 

Edited May 30, 2021 by Ian Blenk

[Ian Blenk]

I will have to modify the lean to, closer inspection revels that it had a flat roof and some form of vent on it. I wonder if it contained a pump to lift water from the beck to the tank. Answers on a postcard please

[Ian Blenk]

Replaced roof on the 'pump' room so it's now flat and has a vent, plus a couple of random shots of the workman's coal siding and the Co-op siding. The Neilson  is naughty, but I do like it.

 

Edited June 2, 2021 by Ian Blenk

[Sandhole]

1 hour ago, Ian Blenk said:

Replaced roof on the 'pump' room so it's now flat and has a vent, plus a couple of random shots of the workman's coal siding and the Co-op siding. The Neilson  is naughty, but I do like it.

 

As usual, masses of atmosphere a superb layout.
Regards,
Chris.

[Ian Blenk]

Trying out some back scenes. N.B. just place holding at present.

• Find old photo on line
• Colourise it with free App Try and match sky colour to your sky paint
• Fade colours as necessary. Flip if needed
• Copy to word doc and enlarge as required, watch out for pixels
• Cut to size
• Mess about until happy

[Ian Blenk]

Some progress with Naworth No6, but still quite a bit to do. Pacemaker 2moro, hope it gives me some energy to get things finished!