Richard
Western Thunderer
Over the years, how many times have we written this to each other?
7mm Llanbister Rd.
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Geoff
Western Thunderer
Not much has been happening over the past few weeks, I've just been plodding along trying new ideas out on the layout and pondering over others.
All the wiring has now been tidied up and buried under the scenery, it's easily accessible should the need arise, so no worries on that score.
This is what I have in mind, but the bridge when it gets built will need slewing over to give a bit more space between it and the frame. Talking of the bridge, I've removed the wingwalls to see how it would look. But having researched the geology of the Upper Lugg Valley and taking the rainfall into account, it might be best to model them.
It's still a case of work in progress when it comes to the frame, which is being constructed from styrene. The levers have been salvaged from the MSE frame that once graced Bleadffa Road. I've just received a supply of point rodding stools, cranks and components for an FPL which were printed to order by Modelu. So the plan is to complete the frame, plan the rodding runs and lay in the timbers for the stools and cranks before ballasting. But I'm getting ahead of myself because the dreaded job of adding fishplates will have to be tackled first.
Geoff.
All the wiring has now been tidied up and buried under the scenery, it's easily accessible should the need arise, so no worries on that score.
I recently came across a few photos showing Kington Shed, not that I'm modelling it accurately, but they provided some much needed information regarding the size of the coal stage. So the rough mockup has been cut down, I also discovered that a grounded van body was sited along the side of the shed. It looks rather attractive in the photo, so that's another detail that I'll probably add. The corrugated iron hut has now been bedded in, and rough grass is slowly being added around it and the catch point, and I intend to model some unkempt brambles between the hut and the coal stage. I'm still unsure as to what will develop on the far side of the track, perhaps a meandering section of the River Lugg will appear amongst other things?
Another thing that I've been working on is how to model the ground frame that will control the point leading into the shed, its FPL and the catch point. I'm reliably informed that unlike the LNWR, the GWR provided some form of shelter for their ground frames. The hut that you see here is based on the one that once stood at New Radnor. It's built from styrene sheet and though I'm happy with it so far, I'm having second thoughts and am thinking of modelling the frame as per the example at Kington, where it was sheltered underneath the road overbridge.
This is what I have in mind, but the bridge when it gets built will need slewing over to give a bit more space between it and the frame. Talking of the bridge, I've removed the wingwalls to see how it would look. But having researched the geology of the Upper Lugg Valley and taking the rainfall into account, it might be best to model them.
It's still a case of work in progress when it comes to the frame, which is being constructed from styrene. The levers have been salvaged from the MSE frame that once graced Bleadffa Road. I've just received a supply of point rodding stools, cranks and components for an FPL which were printed to order by Modelu. So the plan is to complete the frame, plan the rodding runs and lay in the timbers for the stools and cranks before ballasting. But I'm getting ahead of myself because the dreaded job of adding fishplates will have to be tackled first.
Geoff.