Tales from The Room of Doom. Dipping a toe in various bucolic backwaters.
Captain Kernow
Western Thunderer
Ah, the Manchester & Milford dream route...
PaulRhB
Member
Fade in, garage forecourt:
-What’s in the panniers mate?
~Panniers
-No what’s inside the panniers
~P a n n i e r s!
exit stage left . .
New Haven Neil
Active Member
Just catching up.
Interesting that that photo of the wiggly track and interesting pointwork are at Tanfield - as I suggested one of your earlier photos reminded me of, not the same shed though, the photo is of the one around the back not the running shed. If you're ever in the north-east I strongly recommend a visit there for inspiration of wiggly track and industrial engines in both immaculate, and destitute conditions!
Interesting that that photo of the wiggly track and interesting pointwork are at Tanfield - as I suggested one of your earlier photos reminded me of, not the same shed though, the photo is of the one around the back not the running shed. If you're ever in the north-east I strongly recommend a visit there for inspiration of wiggly track and industrial engines in both immaculate, and destitute conditions!
Jordan or Plymouth Mad
Mid-Western Thunderer
As some on here will know, I've done quite a lot of 'wonky track' , such that any pictures of bad track have come to be known as "Jordan Track"...
However - the big 'BUT' is that it's designed for American diesels & rolling stock, which all ride on trucks (bogies if you must), and of course the prototype does that precisely to overcome issues with wonky track!
For UK models, 0-6-0 locos and 4-wheel stock, the track can't be as rough at all unless the models have equalising or compensation or what have you. Out of the box R-T-R really is going to struggle to stay on the rails if track is too wonky. The only way to find out is to experiment....
Or turn to US outline, of course.....
NHY 581
Western Thunderer
Morning all,
It's a bit quiet, modelling wise, which I must admit has suited me.
Despite this, The Room of Doom has once again taken on a bit of an unkempt appearance and this needs attending to, something I do actually enjoy doing as I invariably find something "new". I'm hoping therefore to have some time today to get things in order.
Rob
It's a bit quiet, modelling wise, which I must admit has suited me.
Despite this, The Room of Doom has once again taken on a bit of an unkempt appearance and this needs attending to, something I do actually enjoy doing as I invariably find something "new". I'm hoping therefore to have some time today to get things in order.
Rob
NHY 581
Western Thunderer
Mike Walker
Active Member
If you don't keep a tidy work bench you'll not find your micro-layout!
Jordan or Plymouth Mad
Mid-Western Thunderer
In my case the word is either something "forgotten", or much more likely, something "unfinished"...
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
In my case the word is either something "forgotten", or much more likely, something "unfinished"...
It's when you find something and can't remember buying it or starting to make it...
NHY 581
Western Thunderer
Evening all,
Well, a bit of woodwork ( well, ish ) in between other non fun stuff yesterday and today has seen the carcass of Y Ddôl taking shape. Here are the results thus far.
The partition separating the scenic section from the fiddly area is indeed angled away from the viewer as a bit of an experiment to see how well the view from the scenic section into the fiddly area can be obstructed.
Once all the woody bits are cut etc, the backscene will be clad in card as per S.O.P and all surfaces can then be painted, internally and externally.
Well, a bit of woodwork ( well, ish ) in between other non fun stuff yesterday and today has seen the carcass of Y Ddôl taking shape. Here are the results thus far.
The partition separating the scenic section from the fiddly area is indeed angled away from the viewer as a bit of an experiment to see how well the view from the scenic section into the fiddly area can be obstructed.
Once all the woody bits are cut etc, the backscene will be clad in card as per S.O.P and all surfaces can then be painted, internally and externally.
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NHY 581
Western Thunderer
Morning all,
Decisions, decisions..............
I keep flitting about between projects and simply cannot settle on any one thing. The inevitable effect of this is that I've achieved the sum total of nothing over the intervening two weeks since my last post.
The current state of play with the industrial engine shed is this............
A return to the original concept, displayed on an IKEA breakfast table, as intended.
Seahorses hasn't budged and neither has Blackwater Pier so all in all, I'm really not over enthused about building anything at present which sounds rather negative but it's the way it is.
Rob
Decisions, decisions..............
I keep flitting about between projects and simply cannot settle on any one thing. The inevitable effect of this is that I've achieved the sum total of nothing over the intervening two weeks since my last post.
The current state of play with the industrial engine shed is this............
A return to the original concept, displayed on an IKEA breakfast table, as intended.
Seahorses hasn't budged and neither has Blackwater Pier so all in all, I'm really not over enthused about building anything at present which sounds rather negative but it's the way it is.
Rob
