7mm Heyside: 7mm L&Y, late 50s/early 60s

[Jordan]

That is superb Richard, in the nicest possible way I hope it's just around the vents that are individual pieces- Alan will go bonkers otherwise

That does remind me of the 'fad' years ago for using "computer chads" as individual bricks in 4mm scale... apart from the obvious snag that computers have moved on somewhat and these card "chads" may no longer be available, the technique of laying individual 'bricks' does seem to have completely died out these days? Did the proponents of this method, indeed, go mad..??
Roofing slates are another matter of course....

That is some serious modelling with those vents.

 

[Dikitriki]

Hi

Red letter day - I've finished the gantry construction. OK, I have to paint it, and the final drive from the cranks will be added once it's in place on the layout, but subject to someone telling me I've forgotten something, that's it.



I managed to get all the pulleys, cranks and rodding in without anything interfering with anything else, and finished the handrail an hour or so ago. Getting all the stanchions the same height and perpendicular was a bit of a faff.







I'll be back on the signals on the footbridge next - the handrails haven't been done, and paint both at the same time.

Cheers

Richard

 

[Dog Star]

Nice to see all the dolls vertical and all the arms horizontal.

Why does the tie-rod through the dolls not reach to the right hand end?

regards, Graham

 

[Dikitriki]

Nice to see all the dolls vertical and all the arms horizontal.

Why does the tie-rod through the dolls not reach to the right hand end?

regards, Graham

The gantry is based on that outside Manchester Victoria East Junction signal box, and the last doll on that was not tied to the others - possibly, as on mine, because the arm mounting bracket is in the way. I replicated this feature to add interest.

Yours

Richard

 

[Simon]

That looks absolutely magnificent - a real top job

Simon

 

[Scale7JB]

Not often I say it, ever so slightly cliche'd, but it really will be a shame to paint it...

JB.

 

[JimG]

I thought you had been quiet for a day or three. Looks superb. You've got to get the servos hooked up then you can play signalman for hours.

Jim.

 

[lancer1027]

Fantastic.

I look forward to seeing it painted

Rob

 

[Ressaldar]

almost a shame to paint it

 

[iploffy]

Tricky you have done it again, as has been said before that should be insured, stuffed and mounted in a glass case as it looks far to fragile to be attached to a layout

 

[7mmMick]

Fantastic Richard, very excited to see this working on Heyside. What a sight to behold it will be

ATB Mick

 

[Dikitriki]

Hi

Just to complete the signal story at this stage, I finished off the footbridge signals last night - I only needed to add the handrail. Just 5 pins and a bent bit of wire but it makes all the difference. That's it for the Heyside signals - all the others are painted and in situ.



Cheers

Richard

 

[mickoo]

Hi

Just to complete the signal story at this stage, I finished off the footbridge signals last night - I only needed to add the handrail. Just 5 pins and a bent bit of wire but it makes all the difference. That's it for the Heyside signals - all the others are painted and in situ.

View attachment 18638

Cheers

Richard

Nice foot bridge and signals, are they kits? If so, by whom please.

 

[AJC]

Lovely bit of work Richard, a nice individual but plausible set-up beautifully executed.

Adam

 

[Dikitriki]

Hi Mick

Sort of is the answer. The footbridge is a kit - designed by myself and Cynric, drawn by Cynric, but not commercially available. 3 were produced specifically for Heyside. The signal components come from Scale Signal Supplies, and then it's a case of scratchbuilding the bits and bobs to marry them up.

Richard

 

[iploffy]

Richard am I right in thinking there is nothing to stop a passer by grabbing hold of the signal arms? from the bridge I mean

 

[Dikitriki]

Lovely bit of work Richard, a nice individual but plausible set-up beautifully executed.
Adam

Thanks Adam.

It's plausible, of course, because it existed - pretty much as I have modelled it - at Werneth, on the Oldham Loop.

Richard am I right in thinking there is nothing to stop a passer by grabbing hold of the signal arms? from the bridge I mean

Hi Ian,

You are quite right. I found it strange too, but perhaps it's from an era when people just didn't think like that. Nevertheless, that's what was there.

Richard

 

[AJC]

I must have missed the genesis of it earlier in the thread and forgive me, I'm far from familiar with L&Y signalling. It's exactly the kind of thing characteristically frugal S&T departments of the SR and BR(S) were very fond of; why build two lineside structures when you can bolt a signal on one you have already?

I saw a bizarre example of this in Kent a couple of years ago; during resignalling a colour light had been attached to a footbridge. The footbridge had been recently replaced but one set of steps had to be retained to support the signal until this too was replaced under resignalling.

Adam

 

[7mmMick]

A mile stone has been reached Richard, very very nice indeed. What are you plans after these, will the gas lamp be installed on the bridge ? Love the prototype photo as well, shame you can't recreate the smog for Heyside : thumbs

ATB Mick

 

[Dog Star]

Richard,

When you first posted a photo of the signals on the footbridge I asked a question about some ironwork... and I can now see, from the prototype photo, the reason for the ironwork (bolted to the brickwork) that you have replicated on your model .

What are the S&T (miniature) staff going to do when they need to trim and fill the lamps?

regards, Graham