4mm Chris' Trainsets

[queensquare]

Those colliery wheels are superb. They are one of the more difficult, but most characteristic elements of a colliery scene. Look forward to seeing them in place.

Jerry

 

[Phil.c]

Chris, what is the diagonal measurement in feet of the sheaves?

Here's something that might be of interest to some regarding Ogilvie colliery....from my big brother

http://www.fochriwhistory.co.uk/page594.htm

Phil

 

[Chris Nevard]

Hello chaps

Interesting link Phil - look a little like the pit head at New Rock on Mendip.
Sheaves - at a glance they're around 2 inches in diameter. They're a little smaller than my current headstock, but the real thing varied alot and these were a free bee from the manufacturer so I cannot be fussy.

 

[Chris Nevard]

A couple of snaps of a 'lite' project; I'm not sure where it's going to go, but a steep sided quarry face going half way up the backscene is one possibility. Or a heavily wooded narrow gauge to standard gauge coal transfer wharf. Railway Bylines will probably provide the answer. Sometimes it's fun to have a mess about with no real plans. What used to be in this diorama case, is the halt in front of the colliery seen recently in this thread - it moving into a bigger house! It all works, just needs decorating, but the wall paper (backscene) will remain (but needs to be covered somewhat to hide silly perspective issues), and anyway, the print cost too much to junk!

 

[Osgood]

Talking about perspective - you almost had me there, thinking it was Gauge 1 comparing the house bricks with the pannier. Then I noticed the patio was not in fact nearly sleeper sized timbers but the top of a table! All became clear once I looked to the right hand side of course.....

 

[Bob]

Something akin to Whitecliff Quarry in the Forest of Dean would look nice in that box with the loading hopper.
A pannier and a load of ballast hoppers and you're well away.
If you've got any of Ben Ashworth's books you'll see what I mean.

 

[Chris Nevard]

In and out of the diorama case; a few more snaps of the progress - basic quarry sides in place, a little more chopping and grinding, along with ground cover to be added. It has shades of North Kent, but could go in any direction at this stage with the unfinished white plaster - which is half the fun. But it will probably go more like this to match the backscene http://www.earthscienceeducation.com/resources/south_elmsall/S_Elmsall_face_bigger.jpg

 

[Phil.c]

A bit of paint on that Chris and I recon it won't be far off the original.

Phil

 

[Chris Nevard]

Here we go, the power of not being online too much (analogue days are great and so productive); a little progress with what will now be a Notts/Lincs/Rutland Ironstone Quarry in the making with working narrow and standard gauge - very much a work in progress..... it's using the old Polbrock baseboard, backscene and case.... might pop it in my pocket for Larkrail next weekend.

Much still to do.....

 

[Chris Nevard]

Yesterday I spent outside crushing up real ironstone from the High Dyke area, and then later when in place a set, out came the static grass....
Bushes and such still to add, some of which will be placed to hide some features on the backscene which place it in the wrong area, this end is fine though as can be seen.
The little loco is a Chivers kit and the tipplers Roco.

 

[Dock Shunter]

Thanks for the close up shots of your superb looking track work Chris...
I am looking to get a similar effect on a small project i am working on, so your pics will be a great source of reference .

 

[Chris Nevard]

Thank you chaps -
Just a few snaps on a somewhat incomplete layout - this one could be multi era maybe? Just a bit of fun. Apart from the Super Dee smoke, these shots are not messed about with....

 

[PMP]

First and last are the two for me!

 

[Simon Dunkley]

what will now be a Notts/Lincs/Rutland Ironstone Quarry

That's essentially my current commute to work. An obvious possible location could a GNR branch serving Eastwell, but of course that has been done, albeit as a MR line. Waltham-on-the-Wolds is a good location: it did have a station coming off the GNR branch. Not used for passengers. Lots of little ironworks all over the place: driving around Holwell requires care, as deviation from the windy, humpy roads could end up in a sink hole. The Vale of Belvoir, with it's pronunciation as "beaver" provides an opportunity for some ribald names for a layout.

What is the origin of the loader?

 

[Chris Nevard]

Pretty close; it's most likely to be a little known part of the Buckminster system off High Dyke. I was over there a couple of weeks ago having a good poke about. I even found some iron stone in what was Colsterworth Quarry - much of which has been smashed up and sprinkled everywhere on this little scene here. The hilly landscape south of Grantham is not too dissimilar to the backscene inherited from Polbrock (the little GWR halt that used to be here having moved into Polbrook Gurney - "confused? You will be"), though I will need to add some shrubbery to hide Cornish Engine on it!

The loading/hopper is a Wills Coal Loader that's been kicking about on my bookshelf and was in need of a home.
Usually the narrow gauge tipplers would have been tipped straight into the standard gauge wagons, but my excuse is that the occasional use of taller ex-LNER 20T hoppers required this installation. The plan at shows will be to actually load wagons with loose mineral - probably simply spoon fed from above the hopper/loader.

External link: One of the various ironstone quarries off the High Dyke system http://www.nvr.org.uk/sites/default/files/d10201-001.jpg

 

[Simon Dunkley]

Pretty close; it's most likely to be a little known part of the Buckminster system off High Dyke.
The loading/hopper is a Wills Coal Loader that's been kicking about on my bookshelf and was in need of a home.

[tumbleweed]Ah, so it is now the Buckminster Filler!?[/tumbleweed]

External link: One of the various ironstone quarries off the High Dyke system

Notice how the loco has been uncoupled, and has moved away from the tipplers, to avoid being bashed or buried in ore if the loading operations go awry.

 

[Ressaldar]

Notice how the loco has been uncoupled, and has moved away from the tipplers, to avoid being bashed or buried in ore if the loading operations go awry.

especially as draglines are being used. It would have been better all round if the dragline was discharging into a 'mobile/manoeuvrable' hopper fitted with side or better still bottom discharge into the wagons. Obviously being done as a cost saving exercise.

cheers

Mike

 

[Chris Nevard]

especially as draglines are being used. It would have been better all round if the dragline was discharging into a 'mobile/manoeuvrable' hopper fitted with side or better still bottom discharge into the wagons. Obviously being done as a cost saving exercise.

cheers

Mike

This is great, and just shows how the real world isn't always logical as those arm chair fingers pointers like to think it is - great stuff! And fab for us who built toy chuffer sets ..

Cheers!

Chris

PS - might as well add another snap... this time of a Corgi toy that's been messed about with a little. I'll see if I can get hold of one of their skimmers to fettle in due course.

 

[Geoff]

Being a Zummerset lad in exile I must admit to being a little disappointed when you dropped the Vobster idea but this latest creation is simply superb.

 

[Phil.c]

Great modelling Chris, nice n'dusty......nice toys too!

Phil