87th & 3rd (mid 70`s urban US switching layout in P48)

Jordan

Mid-Western Thunderer
Ah, thanks Jim, that explains it !! I missed the rather obvious clue of the staggered ties approaching the camera :rolleyes: & the even bigger clue of the trackplan in Post#1... :confused:

*must pay more attention* :oops: :(

Edit: Told you it was a dumb question!!!
 
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Brian T

Western Thunderer
This is what I see...
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It seem`s the PM is`nt the only one with red lines...:rolleyes:




Ah, thanks Jim, that explains it !! I missed the rather obvious clue of the staggered ties approaching the camera :rolleyes: & the even bigger clue of the trackplan in Post#1... :confused:

*must pay more attention* :oops: :(

Edit: Told you it was a dumb question!!!



Never mind Jordan,we`ve all been there...!!
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Brian.
 

Brian T

Western Thunderer
Kind of you to say so, Brian; thank you.

Coincidentally, if you were to route through my search engine of late you’d notice one or two visits to certain book shops researching a certain tome by a Mr. Lloyd ;).

I’m also rather drawn to a certain ramshackle shelter that once served as Llansilan Road Station - I hope I’ve spelt that correctly - very modellable.

Likewise, I hope and trust that the Cambrian doesn’t lead you astray like it did me; you’ve made a great start and I’m eager to see rails on those ties.

Bestest,

Jonte

Hopefully Jonte i`ll start laying rail over this coming Bank holiday weekend,but first i need to knock back the 'new' colour of the ties which is a bit darker now than i wanted!.

No worries on being lead astray,as i already have plan`s for a second small BR (w) layout on the other side of the room.
It was going to utilize the LLC D63xx,but that`s up in the air now....so it`s a good job,(and very well timed) that Minerva have a D95xx teddie on the way next year.! :D

Brian.
 

Jordan

Mid-Western Thunderer
No worries on being lead astray,as i already have plan`s for a second small BR (w) layout on the other side of the room.
It was going to utilize the LLC D63xx,but that`s up in the air now....so it`s a good job,(and very well timed) that Minerva have a D95xx teddie on the way next year.!
Ooh, do tell..!! :) Sounds exactly like my area of UK interest ;) (I'm also wondering what may come of the LLCo D63xx, & very interested in the Minerva D95xx!! :thumbs: )
 

Brian T

Western Thunderer
I`d love to be able to tell all...but i`m not going to .....! :p :D

Let`s just say that it`s not going to be the Forest of Dean,even though i have a slight obsession with the place,and that was my first thought.
It is,or will be a bit futher north,and based on the end of the last branch that Herefords 14xx`s ran....?,for which i`ve got two of the Dapol ones on pre-order!.
Re the LLCo D63xx; i`d love a positive out come,as i`m more of a glass half full sort of person,but on this i`ve sort of wrote it off in my mind ... :'(
But how knows what`ll happen next.....

Brian.
 

Yorkshire Dave

Western Thunderer
Hopefully Jonte i`ll start laying rail over this coming Bank holiday weekend,but first i need to knock back the 'new' colour of the ties which is a bit darker now than i wanted!.

Just drybrush the ties lightly with a mid grey paint. This will 'knock' them back and accentuate the grain making the ties look like the have been bleached by the sun.
 

Brian T

Western Thunderer
Just drybrush the ties lightly with a mid grey paint. This will 'knock' them back and accentuate the grain making the ties look like the have been bleached by the sun.

Hi Dave,

I`ve already made a start on the colour of the ties,and rather than using the 'dry brush' method,i`m using a white pastel pencil to achive the sun bleached look;as per this now dormant P48 blog.
The Delaware Lackawanna in Proto 48: A needed detail ....

So far this is what my ties look like;
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Hopefully once there`s ballast/dirt and the rails are in place they won`t look quite so stark,but it`s early days so i`m not worried......

Brian.
 

jonte

Western Thunderer
Hi Dave,

I`ve already made a start on the colour of the ties,and rather than using the 'dry brush' method,i`m using a white pastel pencil to achive the sun bleached look;as per this now dormant P48 blog.
The Delaware Lackawanna in Proto 48: A needed detail ....

So far this is what my ties look like;
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Hopefully once there`s ballast/dirt and the rails are in place they won`t look quite so stark,but it`s early days so i`m not worried......

Brian.

Good, Idea, Brian. Haven’t heard of that method before.

I didn’t finish my ‘ties’ as you know, but the next stage had been to dust over with some cheap, light grey (or should it be ‘gray’ in this context :)) weathering powder I bought years ago at a long forgotten show I attended. I considered using talc but, well, I didn’t have any!

Think I’ll check out the pastels when I next pop into Hobbycraft, which will be in the next day or two when I find a spare minute, as I’m experimenting ;)

Jonte
 

Brian T

Western Thunderer
Jonte,

The pencil i used was from Faber-Castell,or more to the point a Pitt Pastel Pencil 1122-101 (soft white).
They do,do a whole range of colours inc.some grey`s so you could achive pretty much any colour you wanted!.
Faber-Castell Pitt Pastel Pencils: 101 Soft White (1121)

I tend to flatten the end of the pencil,so it only covers the top of the tie,then rub/make a pass with a finger or thumb ,and if it`s still too white i lightly use a pencil rubber to take some off.
Of course this is`nt going to be the final result,so i still might go over the ties with other colours or powders towards the end.

Thanks for the pic`s Mick,

I see that even with the modern spurs there are still ties that are way past renewal!.

Brian.
 

mickoo

Western Thunderer
And class 1 lines, I can't remember where I was stood (Denby, Ash Hill, Oro Grande, Hodge, somewhere out in the country side) but both main lines were still wooden ties (in fact quite a lot still is) and they were split and splayed at the ends terribly, a lot of the spikes had worked loose or were completely missing, yet heavy weight class 1 trains still ploughed on.
 

Brian T

Western Thunderer
This is not quite what i had in mind....but
I have decided to scrap this idea after becoming dissatisfied with the ties in the end,plus i`m not a fan of lot`s of track in a small space!.
I`d also started to look at other road`s too,which is never a good sign,so there we are,but i will be back ,either with a modern layout (2000`s) or a 1950`s CofG themed layout.
I just need to decide and then thin out the stock i have for either or!.

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Thanks for the interest,so far.

Brian.
 

jonte

Western Thunderer
This is not quite what i had in mind....but
I have decided to scrap this idea after becoming dissatisfied with the ties in the end,plus i`m not a fan of lot`s of track in a small space!.
I`d also started to look at other road`s too,which is never a good sign,so there we are,but i will be back ,either with a modern layout (2000`s) or a 1950`s CofG themed layout.
I just need to decide and then thin out the stock i have for either or!.

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Thanks for the interest,so far.

Brian.

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Sorry to hear, Brian.

Hope you’re back soon and good luck with the planning :)

Jonte
 
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