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

[Steph Dale]

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

Richard,

How's the DCC stuff going?
I've also had a query from my Dad about your model of 10000/1; where did you get the decoder from and what horn sound has it got?  I assume the horn is a single tone hooter?

Cheers,

Steph

 

[Dikitriki]

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

Hi Steph

The DCC problems are no further forward. I am still fitting snubbers, but I have commissioned my track cleaning car, and that will be in operation tomorrow.

The good news is that Andrew Forty of DCC supplies (who lives 15 minutes from me), has offered to come over and troubleshoot, bringing a load of testing equipment, more base units/boosters etc. That should at least be able to tell us if it is a command issue.

I sound chipped my Spam Can today - far more interesting than making snubbers, but the pick ups on this elderly model need attention.

The 10001 chip is the Loksound XL from Howes, and yes, it's  single tone hooter, described as a Stanier hooter.

Richard

 

[Dikitriki]

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

Hi

The Heyside Heavies turned up today.....

 

[28ten]

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

Question - what are doing for lighting a layout that size? or is that some way off

 

[Dikitriki]

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

Hi

If you mean at home, there are 10 sets of 3 spots on the ceiling - one set is visible in the above photo, and 4 sets of paired 6' fluorescent tubes on the outside of the layout high on the walls. Part of the problem is self inflicted in that I won't have anything attached to the oak beams which are a little low in any event to have lights dangling from, and I didn't want fluorescent tubes on the ceiling. You can hit your head on the beams anyway when standing on the operating step - which you have to do to have any chance of seeing over the back scene!

If you mean at exhibitions, we are taking a quick and simple approach to the first exhibition, in that we shall build 3 stands to be bolted to the inside of the layout, one at either end and one in the middle. Each of these will have a cluster of either 3 or 4 directional lights cantilevered out to shine slightly back from the front of the layout.

Longer term we propose building a attractive fascia with a mix of spots and fluorescents. Here the problem is that I don't think we have the height to keep it assembled at home.

Richard

 

[marsa69]

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

Another question - What materials did you use to achieve the look of your retaining walls?

regards,

Mark

 

[7mmMick]

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

Hi Richard,

Looks to me like things are coming on leaps and bounds  A formidable line up of tanks you have there. Is the Fairburn you were building on the 'other' site in amongst them and how are the other projects from the same going ?? I only ask as I followed that thread with great intrepidation 

ATB Mick 

 

[Dikitriki]

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

Another question - What materials did you use to achieve the look of your retaining walls?
Mark

Hi Mark

The original retaining walls - those that are in the photos - are made from Depron. This is a closed cell white foamboard, rather like the packaging you get in supermarkets under chickens, steaks etc. It is very light, very easily carved, takes paint a treat.....and marks and scuffs as easy as anything. All of these are hand carved, with a bluntish pencil or fine biro, and must have driven the builder mad! Also very easily replaced.

 

[Dikitriki]

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

Hi Richard,

Looks to me like things are coming on leaps and bounds  A formidable line up of tanks you have there. Is the Fairburn you were building on the 'other' site in amongst them and how are the other projects from the same going ?? I only ask as I followed that thread with great intrepidation 

ATB Mick

Hi Mick

My Fairburn is not amongst them! I have not yet picked back up my loco modelling, and you haven't missed anything. I shall post here when I'm back on stock, as I shall be very shortly. My Aspinall saddle tank, Aspinall A tender loco and Crab are the 3 must haves for the Manchester exhibition, and it is those I shall be concentrating on. In fact I was working on the Aspinall A earlier tonight, trying to get back up to speed on the research.

I'm finding it very difficult to find time both to build the layout (and organise the rest of the group), and to do the modelling I want to. I had not appreciated just what a huge time and resource commitment the layout would be. Not that I regret it for one moment, just my naivete.

Regards

Richard

 

[marsa69]

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

Thanks Richard, that's more than helpful 

 

[Dikitriki]

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

Some more videos - turn the sound on!


Richard

 

[Ressaldar]

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

Hi Richard,

brilliant, especially the Spam Can and the 08. 

regards

Mike

 

[Jordan]

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

I'm finding it very difficult to find time both to build the layout ...and to do the modelling I want to. ...

One of those Catch 22 dilemmas... :scratch:
A layout without stock to run has no real purpose, and a shelf full of stock with nowhere to run also feels, to me at least, like only half the hobby, if that makes sense!! It's one reason I'd like another roundy-roundy layout again, so that you can just set something up to chase it's tail whilst you get on with other modelling.

Neat retaining walls - and the 'mix' of materials doesn't look like it'll show when everything's painted. 8)

 

[28ten]

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

I'm finding it very difficult to find time both to build the layout (and organise the rest of the group), and to do the modelling I want to. I had not appreciated just what a huge time and resource commitment the layout would be. Not that I regret it for one moment, just my naivete.

Regards

Richard

The only answer to that dilemma is either go 4mm rtr or win the lottery  I think you either build a layout or build stock, it is nigh on impossible to do both at the same time. it also explains why BLT's are so popular  amongst solo builders.
Im with Mike the Spam can does look/sound good, are the DCC problems sorted?

 

[Dikitriki]

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

Hi

This post is titled 'A Load of Cobbles' or 'What a sett to' ;D

The L&Y made extensive use of setts in yards, a feature we wish to replicate. Unfortunately there is yards of the stuff to be done on Heyside. The Slater's 7mm sheet is awful - far too flat and regular, the Wills 4mm sheet is great for 7mm, but can't be pieced side to side (at all), or easily end to end so would look obvious, so the only alternative is to scribe our own. I did think of using the Depron, but that is vulnerable for setts, and would be somewhat 2-dimensional.

Out came the DAS modelling clay. I made some form tools from rectangular section brass tube and a couple of hours later this is the result. It still needs a little more tidying up, but as a technique it has a lot going for it - even if it makes watching paint dry an extreme sport by comparison.

 

[Simon Dunkley]

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

Spectacular results indeed!

How many cobbles does the tool press each time? Can we have a pic of it - I have the general idea (possibly from Allan Downes via an old Railway Modeller?) but would like to see how you have arranged it.

If the quantity is daunting (be thankful you are not laying each one individually!) I suppose you could always make up an area, take a mould, and cast "sheets" in plaster.

 

[Phill Dyson]

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

Well worth the effort Richard  8) 8) 8)

 

[Rob Pulham]

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

It definitely adds the Wow factor Richard.

 

[Dikitriki]

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

Thanks guys

The form tools are shown in the following photo. Nothing sophisticated, but any bigger and they might not have coped with the (desired) fluctuations in the road surface. It doesn't really come across in the photos, but the road surface undulates, adding to the 3 D effect of the setts.

 

[28ten]

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

That looks most effective. all it needs is a few puddles after painting to really finish it off.