7mm Aneurin Bridge ( St Stephen’s General station )
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Compton castle
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I've always wanted to get a layout in a magazine and I always thought it would be Ranelagh Bridge, so Canton happened by accident. Needless to say I'm over the moon and to see a double page spread of a layout I built is quite satisfying & again it shows what can be achieved in a small space.
So again that's it for this project and back on with the next one. I'm collecting the signals for Old Oak Approaches at Telford and hopefully get a time frame on the laser cut wall and not forgetting some bits for Ranelagh Bridge.
So again that's it for this project and back on with the next one. I'm collecting the signals for Old Oak Approaches at Telford and hopefully get a time frame on the laser cut wall and not forgetting some bits for Ranelagh Bridge.
Compton castle
Western Thunderer
Heres one that didn't make it in to the mag, yet it's one of my favourites.
Compton castle
Western Thunderer
I've been away in west Wales this week, so I was quite surprised to find a letter from Precision Labels when I got back, they had seen canton in Model Rail magazine and sent me some of there reporting numbers to try.
They are very finely printed, I will cut them out and mount them on some plasticard and make up a few more reporting panels.
So a big thank you to Precision Labels.
They are very finely printed, I will cut them out and mount them on some plasticard and make up a few more reporting panels.
So a big thank you to Precision Labels.
Compton castle
Western Thunderer
Track building supplies,
And the first signal in place on OOA, I had to drill a hole straight away and see what it looks like, I do like signals.
Cheers Jon
Compton castle
Western Thunderer
This week I will mostly be painting chairs 
Compton castle
Western Thunderer
Today the layout went from being plans on a board to a layout proper so to speak!!
A visiting county tests out the first panel
More sleepers going down, run out now so a phone call to C& L is needed !!
A visiting county tests out the first panel
More sleepers going down, run out now so a phone call to C& L is needed !!
Jon Fitness
Western Thunderer
Once you have the new wall in place and the bracket signal installed, take a measurement for the ladder and I'll get that to you.
JF
Compton castle
Western Thunderer
Thanks Jon, might not be for a while yet though
Compton castle
Western Thunderer
First siding in and complete, this will be the programming line and will be known as Royal siding as hopefully my royal train will sit on here
Compton castle
Western Thunderer
The first small stretch of flat bottom rail.
A nice contrast between the two types of rail
And now the empty coaching stock line is going down ( farthest one away ) and being tested by a wagon.
Compton castle
Western Thunderer
Fitted the new head code on D7022 and testing it on the track as it's 31.5mm all seems OK at the moment.
Also just fitted a new V4 decoder in the Brit from SWD. It needs tuning but it's superb.
Also just fitted a new V4 decoder in the Brit from SWD. It needs tuning but it's superb.
Compton castle
Western Thunderer
Ballasting, a job a lot of people hate, I on the other hand quite enjoy it. First spread the ballast out and tap the boards and rail heads with a hammer, this will compact all the ballast down nicely. I then using a 4" on this occasion but usually 2" paint brush tidy the edges up. Then a quick mist if water from my very expensive spray gun(. Thanks wifey ) then apply the PVA water mixture ( don't forget the little drop of washing up liquid ) until it runs out slightly either side of the ballast. Then leave to dry and reapply if nessasary.
There you go not to bad after all.
Compton castle
Western Thunderer
Peter Thompson has come up trumps again. Look at these superb side and rear view of the largest building on Ranelagh bridge, it's a pity I can't fit it all in but having said that it's going to be a big lump!
Compton castle
Western Thunderer
It's 4mm ballast
Compton castle
Western Thunderer
Brown paint arrived so weathering has commenced. I've been following colour pictures and their always seems to be a defined line were very dirty ballast gives way to clean, the centre of the track has been given a spray of JLTRT track dirt. The spray is great it has a directional nozzle so I could do a thin line between the rails without masking anything. Great stuff