NHY 581

Western Thunderer
Bit of progress to report...
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Ballast and base layer green going down.


It will improve greatly with Sheep.



Nice work matey, it'll look very nice when you get the Pannier on it !

G

Hellfire Sir! Have you no shame?

The 1366 sitting on the blocks with a few clay wagons would look great.

I would prefer a few clay wagons with blocks sitting on the 1366.

A BWT would look even better.

Quite right and very proper. A real Western engine. None of this namby pamby Paddington tripe.


Rob.
 

Pencarrow

Western Thunderer
It will improve greatly with Sheep.

Hellfire Sir! Have you no shame?

I would prefer a few clay wagons with blocks sitting on the 1366.

Quite right and very proper. A real Western engine. None of this namby pamby Paddington tripe.

Rob.

I'll add sheep when you do on your layout.

I'm actually using the 1366 to prop up a wobbly leg on one the trestles.

Well said that man on the last two points.
 

Pencarrow

Western Thunderer
Cheers Dave

And morning all...
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Yes, I'm pleased with the way it's coming together. Funny how it's taken 100s of hours to get so far and then a quick sprinkling of green stuff and ballast makes a huge difference.

The two wharf buildings do finish off the scene nicely. Really glad I decided to depart from reality in that corner. There was also a building of similar age at Wadebridge, demolished when the station expanded, that I'd like to make.

Now, where can I stick it...no rude answers please. :p
 

Pencarrow

Western Thunderer
Having done some heavy pruning* and lawn control this morning, I'm in the mood to make up some platform faces.

There's about 7'to do, two board joints to disguise and 4 brick insets to do (accommodate the rodding cranks).

Should be fun.


* having just sat down and lent on the table I've discovered a load of thorns in my arm... Nice.:confused:
 

Pencarrow

Western Thunderer
I used the standard clearance dimensions in Gordon Gravett's 7mm modelling pt2 book (see below) to draw up my own profile with the baseboard top as a datum.

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I then had a trawl through books to find a nice clear shot of the platform face. Found one in BR Past and Present no17 and projected the different courses on to the clearance drawing. The slabs and the top 2 stone layers all work out about 6" thick each.

rps20190921_153137.jpg And then made a plastic template to try out on the baseboard...
 
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