RMweb Gold Argos Posted December 20, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 20, 2018 (edited) That's nothing. The other night I had a dram out of the bottle of 'cask proof' (61.1%) Islay malt I have. Presumably you'll be avoiding all naked flames for the foreseeable future..... Edited December 20, 2018 by Argos Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted December 21, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 21, 2018 Particularly pleasing to geta craftsmanship/clever vote for managing to open a bottle of Bath ale:-)) Jerry Perhaps for putting the oven in and fixing the boiler? Don Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullie Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 No, I gave Craftsmanship/clever to Jerry, anyone opening a bottle of beer deserves it in my opinion! Though I have to admit, I do follow the thread for the superb modelling as well. I have seen your work at exhibition including at Expo EM this year. Happy Christmas. Martyn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted December 21, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 21, 2018 (edited) No, I gave Craftsmanship/clever to Jerry, anyone opening a bottle of beer deserves it in my opinion! Though I have to admit, I do follow the thread for the superb modelling as well. I have seen your work at exhibition including at Expo EM this year. Happy Christmas. Martyn That's very kind, thanks Martyn. To be honest I deserved a craftsmanship/clever as, contrary to speculation above, I got the top off with a set of side cutting pliers as I didn't have a bottle opener in the workshop and I couldn't be bothered to brave the elements to go to the house and get one. As for the other tipples mentioned, a pint of good beer is the perfect accompaniment to a couple of hours pottering at the bench in the evening, a 61% scotch or 14% beer are definitely post modelling session drinks! Holiday season resolution - start nothing new but get a few projects finished. We'll see ........ Merry Christmas all Jerry Edited December 21, 2018 by queensquare 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted December 21, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 21, 2018 (edited) This evening I have been mostly painting the final signal box for Bath - its in danger of being finished over Christmas - only about four or five years since I started it! In the spirit of recent posts I was accompanied by a gentle Pinot Noir. I was chatting with the founder of a well known interweb forum earlier today and he said he wasn't keen on the Midland signal box colours. What does he know - chrome yellow and Venetian red are perfect:-) Jerry Edited December 21, 2018 by queensquare 13 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium CF MRC Posted December 22, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 22, 2018 If you have chance you should visit St Albans signal box, Jerry. I always like to see its jolly colours at the station. http://www.sigbox.co.uk/sigbox/home.eb Tim 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted December 22, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2018 If you have chance you should visit St Albans signal box, Jerry. I always like to see its jolly colours at the station. http://www.sigbox.co.uk/sigbox/home.eb Tim Thanks for the link Tim, looks well worth a visit, I must come to St Albans in daylight somewhen!:-) Jerry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post queensquare Posted December 22, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted December 22, 2018 Popped the windows in this afternoon, put the first wash coat over the roof and connected up the LED. Rather pleased with the effect, will put a wash of yellow over the light to make it look more like oil but certainly makes the interior more visible. There is some light bleed through the roof but more coats of paint, inside and out, should sort that. The rest of the paintwork needs a bit of tidying up and weathering but, name board and signalman aside, its nearly finished. Jerry 27 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted December 22, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 22, 2018 There is some light bleed through the roof but more coats of paint, inside and out, should sort that. Humbrol 33 is your friend (for the inside of the roof, that is!). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caley Jim Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 I felt that the white LEDs I fitted at first gave too stark a lighting for an oil lamp and swapped them for a couple of yellow ones which were far better, to my eye at least. Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted December 23, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 23, 2018 I felt that the white LEDs I fitted at first gave too stark a lighting for an oil lamp and swapped them for a couple of yellow ones which were far better, to my eye at least. Jim I agree Jim, I've just ordered some yellow LEDs, £2.95 for 50! Jerry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Smith Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 On St Ruth, we have painted the white LEDs with yellow glass paint to give them a more suitable light. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TomE Posted December 23, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 23, 2018 I've used a coat of Tamiya Clear Yellow on white LEDs to tone them down a little. Tom. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coal Tank Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 (edited) Hi Jerry I've been looking at my kit of this box and I am thinking of painting the superstructure and the panels seperately and gluing the panels in John Edited December 24, 2018 by Coal Tank Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D869 Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 In my coaches I have used tape over the LEDs to produce a less stark colour. I've found that Tamiya masking tape and DCC kapton insulating tape both work equally well. I find this better than paint for multi LED setups like coaches because the density of the tape is repeatable whereas getting a consistent amount of paint on multiple LEDs is tricky. Probably best kept for situations where the LEDs are out of the line of sight though. Regards, Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullie Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Tracing paper can also disperse light effectively. Martyn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted December 25, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 25, 2018 Merry Christmas one and all 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kylestrome Posted December 25, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 25, 2018 That looks nice. What did the dogs get for Christmas? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullie Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 20181225_160848.jpg Merry Christmas one and all Is that a kit, rtr, DCC? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post queensquare Posted December 26, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted December 26, 2018 All the boxes for Bath now complete. Jerry 24 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarriageShed Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 All the boxes for Bath now complete. Excuse me while I drool... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian Smeeton Posted December 26, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 26, 2018 I came across these, but I can't remember if they have been on this thread before. No 'boxes can be seen, but I thought that they may have been of interest. Regards Ian 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted December 26, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 26, 2018 They look good and have a 'family' appearance to me. Will you be needing four signalpersons for a proper running session? Don 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted December 28, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 28, 2018 The history of the boxes at Bath is complex, a full explanation can be found here. http://www.trainweb.org/railwest/railco/sdjr/bath-jcn.html#TCS Essentially, pre 1924, there was Bath Station, Bath Junction and Bath Single Line Junction, post 1924 there was Bath Station and the new Bath Junction which replaced the old junction and single line boxes as per signal instruction 275 Below is the only known picture of the Single Line Junction box, a MR type 1 box. Its also a rather nice shot of the Bristol side of bridge No 1 which I was building a page or two back. Likewise, there is only one known picture of the old Bath Junction box but thanks to Midland standardisation it is possible from the rather grainy image to work out a reasonably accurate picture of what it would have looked like. This superb shot of brand new SDJR 7F undergoing trials dates from 1914. Tantalisingly, its about to pass in front of the single line box. This picture was taken almost half a century later in exactly the same spot. The old Bath Junction box is long gone and its 1924 replacement is out of site behind the loco. Bath Station and the new Bath Junction boxes are shown below. My rather loose period covers the decade or so from the end of the first war until 1930 when the SDJR lost its independence - 1924 comes slap in the middle of that. Consequently, I'm not sure exactly what combination of boxes I will use. I can leave them on plug in bases so I can mix and match which would be particularly useful when photographing the layout. Another option is the fact that for at least some time during the spring of 1924 all the boxes would have been present whilst the alterations were put in place which appeals but with the inevitable compression in the model this may look too busy. Time will tell but, as with most things, I will make it up as I go along and accept the unavoidable compromises! On the model, the functions (much simplified) of the boxes will be worked from the main panel using the two, twenty lever frames recently completed. The two goods yards, carriage sidings and two loco sheds will be worked from smaller, local frames. I'm still working on the finer details of exactly how! Jerry 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted December 28, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 28, 2018 Fascinating Jerry. I suppose if you model it as per 1924 just after the changeover the old boxes would still be in place. You could then make just the New Bath Junction box removable to be able to revert to earlier days at least for the asppearance. Much harder to change the working to different frames! What was the driver for the change reduction of manpower, ease of maintenance, increased line capacity or longer trains. Don Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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