4mm West Halton Sidings
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James
Western Thunderer
No modelling over the last couple of days. My wife, Kerry, and I have spent a couple of days in Manchester - she's been going to an annual Man United supporters dinner for the twenty years, though after their fixture with Crystal Palace, there were a few less than happy attendees!
We called in at Bury Bolton Street on the way back and, appropriately, 37109 in metals livery was in service today
37109 looks stunning!
James
Western Thunderer
Not a lot of progress but the first board has all its sleepers in place and plain line is starting to be laid.
The next board now has its track bases ready to be fixed in place.
To make life easier when it comes to cutting point timbers I made a mini bench hook, approximately 70mm x 120mm. Ten minutes work, if that, and a few pence worth of timber.
The next board now has its track bases ready to be fixed in place.
To make life easier when it comes to cutting point timbers I made a mini bench hook, approximately 70mm x 120mm. Ten minutes work, if that, and a few pence worth of timber.
James
Western Thunderer
Night shifts into half term so not much modelling this last week or so.
A nice trip on the NYMR yesterday; there's a second hand model shop by Grosmont station. One of those shops that can turn up interesting items from time to time.
My nine year old daughter found this for £5, a non runner so we bought. Completely dead when tested. Bearings were all bone dry though the brushes showed little use.
A clean, fresh oil and the loco runs beautifully! Potentially sixty years old and the XO4 is as smooth as Leslie Phillips.
My dad has an ancient Wills J39 running on the same variant of Tri-ang Jinty chassis and that still runs beautifully.
Quite the bargain!
A nice trip on the NYMR yesterday; there's a second hand model shop by Grosmont station. One of those shops that can turn up interesting items from time to time.
My nine year old daughter found this for £5, a non runner so we bought. Completely dead when tested. Bearings were all bone dry though the brushes showed little use.
A clean, fresh oil and the loco runs beautifully! Potentially sixty years old and the XO4 is as smooth as Leslie Phillips.
My dad has an ancient Wills J39 running on the same variant of Tri-ang Jinty chassis and that still runs beautifully.
Quite the bargain!
James
Western Thunderer
We finished off the half term break with a day on the Mountsorrel Railway, a branch off the Great Central Railway.
The museum and heritage centre is quite the celebration of industrial railways.
Highly recommended
With the children back at school, there has been progress!
The connection from the main line into the exchange sidings has been laid.
The three sleepers either side of the baseboard joints have had Vero pins in pre drilled holes after I saw @martin_wynne recommend them.
The museum and heritage centre is quite the celebration of industrial railways.
Highly recommended
With the children back at school, there has been progress!
The connection from the main line into the exchange sidings has been laid.
The three sleepers either side of the baseboard joints have had Vero pins in pre drilled holes after I saw @martin_wynne recommend them.
James
Western Thunderer
The last few days have seen us move my daughter's playhouse from one end of the garden to the other, moving a tonne of wood chippings for a new path and a few tonnes of soil filling where we took up a redundancy driveway which is becoming grass.
So little time for modelling!
Today we had an hour or so off when the heavens!
I spent a bit of time experimenting with artwork for the British Steel locomotives.
Quickly printed off to check sizes.
Then the skies cleared and we were back in the garden.
So little time for modelling!
Today we had an hour or so off when the heavens!
I spent a bit of time experimenting with artwork for the British Steel locomotives.
Quickly printed off to check sizes.
Then the skies cleared and we were back in the garden.
James
Western Thunderer
John57sharp
Western Thunderer
Oh that really does have a presence!
John
John
James
Western Thunderer
It's been modified, to match the Scunthorpe locomotives, quite extensively.
Ideally need a second but not just yet!
James
Western Thunderer
A change from track laying last night, templates for the road and road bridge.
Signal box and loco to check width, where the former ironstone sidings would have been.
Skillfully cut out by my wife!
The bridge isn't as close to the backscene as most people would have it but it'll allow a glimpse of trains, as if you're stood on the bridge watching trains. Trees will hide the exit to the fiddle yard.
Signal box and loco to check width, where the former ironstone sidings would have been.
Skillfully cut out by my wife!
The bridge isn't as close to the backscene as most people would have it but it'll allow a glimpse of trains, as if you're stood on the bridge watching trains. Trees will hide the exit to the fiddle yard.
Matt Rogers
Member
Hi James,
I am following this with interest, what did you have in mind for the bridge and presumably the embankmen?
Regards
Matt
I am following this with interest, what did you have in mind for the bridge and presumably the embankmen?
Regards
Matt
James
Western Thunderer
Hi Matt!
The bridge itself itself will be a plate girder, scratch built around the road. The bridge section of the road will be removed once the whole road structure has been constructed to ease construction.
I think it'll follow the pattern of the left hand side of the bridge at Crosby Mines.
Landform will be pink insulation foam.
The bridge itself itself will be a plate girder, scratch built around the road. The bridge section of the road will be removed once the whole road structure has been constructed to ease construction.
I think it'll follow the pattern of the left hand side of the bridge at Crosby Mines.
Landform will be pink insulation foam.
Richard Gawler
Western Thunderer
Please James, what are cuboids(?) in the foreground? I'm guessing steel blocks to help assembly.
James
Western Thunderer
They're ballast weights from Lima diesel locos. I replace them with lead weight. They come in handy for holding all sorts of things in place during assembly.