Bow Creek Wharf. c.1946. S7

Eastsidepilot

Eastsidepilot

Western Thunderer
Scale7JB said:
That looks bloody brilliant mate! Beautiful woodwork!

Are you trying to get it to a certain stage before the Mark show? Would you believe I've been down past your house about 5 tea in the past couple of weeks, but all whilst I've been working unfortunately..

JB.
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richard carr said:
Colin

That looks amazing I now know where to get the rest of the boards for Croscombe from.

Richard
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Thanks Guy's, from a Carpenters point of view it's all pretty basic stuff, the're just ply boxes with divisions at or near 1'-0" ctr's.
The main idea was for lightness, for transportation I'll make end plates to bolt two boards together, face to face but held apart ( if that makes sense, the buildings will be removable).
There is no way that it will be anywhere finished by the time of the Mark meeting, I'll be happy if it's just bare boards with the track stuck down and some mock-up buildings to give it the flavour I'm aiming for.
It'll take as long as it takes, long term, the plan is that it will be part of a larger project , probably when I officialy retire :D :))......8 years off in the distance unless I get lucky on the lottery before then ( fat chance eh:rolleyes:).
The main work is in the buildings, which I am really looking forward too, I guess most people who know me probably think I'm into locomotives but I have long held an interest in architecture, Art's and Crafts and Victorian especially, so I aim to give this my full attention to detail.

Col.
 
Eastsidepilot

Eastsidepilot

Western Thunderer
As I mentioned in the S7 Mark meeting thread Bow Creek is very much "work in progress and not a serious contender for the 33 Challenge :rolleyes::)) but here is an update on the previous shots.
I have now knocked up the trestles to support the boards. These have been slightly re-designed over my original idea as I have changed my car ( from estate to saloon) and now every thing has to be of 4'-0" max in length or under.
The other criteria was for it to be as light as possible, so the legs are ex 2x2 s/wd. and the rails for supporting the boards are 12mm ply. which slot together with the top rail of the legs, if that don't make sense the pictures should make all clear.
The board height I have set at 4'-5" (1350mm for the younger ones :p ). This height will let the viewer look into or across the scene as apposed to looking down from above ( the helicopter view, which I dislike).

I have placed a truck and wagon for scale.

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Col.
 
farnetti

farnetti

Western Thunderer
eastsidepilot said:
As I mentioned in the S7 Mark meeting thread Bow Creek is very much "work in progress and not a serious contender for the 33 Challenge :rolleyes::)) but here is an update on the previous shots.
I have now knocked up the trestles to support the boards. These have been slightly re-designed over my original idea as I have changed my car ( from estate to saloon) and now every thing has to be of 4'-0" max in length or under.
The other criteria was for it to be as light as possible, so the legs are ex 2x2 s/wd. and the rails for supporting the boards are 12mm ply. which slot together with the top rail of the legs, if that don't make sense the pictures should make all clear.
The board height I have set at 4'-5" (1350mm for the younger ones :p ). This height will let the viewer look into or across the scene as apposed to looking down from above ( the helicopter view, which I dislike).

I have placed a truck and wagon for scale.

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Col.
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I wish I could get permission from the household authorities to put up somethings like that.

Ken
 
7mmMick

7mmMick

Western Thunderer
Looks great Col and much bigger than I expected. Who needs a dining table, as long as you can get to the kettle to make a brew that's all that counts :))

ATB Mick
 
Buckjumper

Buckjumper

Flying Squad
I agree with Mick, it does looks bigger than I expected too. It won't be long before Bett banishes you to a new purpose-built shed in the garden :))
 
Buckjumper

Buckjumper

Flying Squad
Suggest it now while the boards are up; strike while the iron is hot! Remind her what the front room at Sudbury looks like...:D (for the uninitiated, where the station boards of West Mersea are located)


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Eastsidepilot

Eastsidepilot

Western Thunderer
..........on a serious note......(oh is that allowed:D ) the versatility of free standing supports means I can work on individual boards whilst others are stored, and there's the option of an alternate layout, perhaps a loco shed scene ;)......further down the road.
Although having said that I think I'd rather work on sections of the proposed main layout, which is the Station, loco shed and exchange sidings.

Col.
 
DavidinAus

DavidinAus

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I like the idea of rail-level viewing also, rather than the "helicopter view".
Does your baseboard design allow shorter legs for when you're working on the layout? I've always been rather put off the rail-level view because of difficult access for when you're building ths scenery. How do others manage this? My own layout is permanent, in our cellar, and so was built helicoper-view level so that I could actually get at the scenery - I'm only short .....

David
 
Osgood

Osgood

Western Thunderer
David - I'm scheming helicopter height boards with a wheeled office chair on smooth floor for lazy mobile ground level viewing. Best of both worlds then :thumbs:

I don't know why the garden rail boys don't dig a Somme style trench or a Ha-Ha wall all around the running line - you wouldn't see it from the house would you?

Tony
 
Railwaymaniac

Railwaymaniac

Western Thunderer
Half lap joints, properly countersunk screws, everything fits and is properly sanded down ... :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown: :'(

Bing! - I've just had an idea!! :thumbs: :thumbs:
Tell you what, Col, as you're not going to finish it in time for the exhibition, why don't you junk all that lot and start again for the next one? - you could junk it all in my lounge if you wanted ???

Ian the Ridiculously Over-Hopeful ...
 
mickoo

mickoo

Western Thunderer
Colin,

Saw this, thought of you;).....paint it black!

Nice baseboards, very neat timber work :thumbs: I'm looking to set mine...hopefully....about the same height, nowt to do with helicopter view, just need to clear my lathe bench LOL
 
Lyndhurstman

Lyndhurstman

Western Thunderer
adrian said:
It'd be nice to see these in S7. The Y4 looks an interesting challenge, especially with the reversing linkage above footplate level. What's the plan for assembly? Will the footplate be attached to the chassis and then tanks and boiler bolted on?
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Hello,

I've often thought about doing one of the Y4's - in P4, not S7. I have all the drawings from the GERS (http://www.gersociety.org.uk/index....me/product/63-lg003-ger-lner-0-4-0-tank-locos) to do it, but as yet, I haven't got around to it. In order to minimise the fettling of metals, I've toyed with the idea of a resin lump for the body, and etched brass for the whirling Walschaert's and cylinders. Of course, these days, there's 3D printing... I did have a brief correspondence with Richard McLeish - the Karlgarin chappie - back in 2008, and he was going through test etches for the 7mm version...

If it were me, I'd slot the running plate, and keep the lifting arm and lifting link coupled to the rest of the running gear (in almost all the photos I have - quite a few! - of these beasts, the reach rod from the cab is hardly discernible, so I'd be tempted - in 4mm, at least - to leave it 'aht!) .

Cheers

Jan
 
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