A table-top train set.

[jonte]

Sincerest apologies, folks, for bombarding you with more paraphernalia, but here are the series of photos I promised earlier (the first is a more recent shot of where the triple crossovers we discussed earlier were situated, probably a short time prior to construction of the new building that was built over them).

https://www.flickr.com/photos/emd111/3487510909/in/photostream/

Oh, and if you would permit me to indulge myself a little further, here is the battered old crossbuck on which I based one of my own which can be seen on the thread:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/emd111/3488324568/in/photostream/

I built it from a scrap length of thin balsa, thin brass (arms) cut from a sheet of K&S, with a (fiddly) piece of thin fuse wire soldered on to represent the frame edge where the piece of boarding was missing, with lettering copied from an American Highway Code manual published on the 'net that was shrunk using Word. The paper was sanded as thin as I could get it without it falling to pieces, before being adhered to the arms with some diluted Humbrol matt enamel varnish. As you can see: no expense spent!

http://bigbluetrains.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=4126&start=255

Jon

 

[Dikitriki]

I'm finding this very interesting - a whole world I never knew existed. Some very modellable, run down, hemmed in locations with 'kinky' uneven track.

Lovely

Richard

 

[jonte]

Nice to know it's not just me then, Richard!

I wonder if it will tempt anyone over to the dark side? For the 'EM' - ers and 'P4' - ers amongst us, there's always Andy Reichert's P87 if the wheels of HO prove a little too chunky for your taste. He even produces replacement crossing sections for proprietary track to ease construction, as well as parts to construct track from scratch for those who enjoy building say C&L kits.
I believe Andy is an ex-pat living Stateside.
And if you're interested in weathering stock and locos, perhaps this site might prove of interest http://www.theweatheringshop.com/
They're talented and really nice guys.

Finally, this website is another cracker and I believe the owner, Tony Sissons, is another ex-pat.
http://www.protomodeler.com/index.php?/page/index.html
I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

Jon

 

[Jordan]

I'm finding this very interesting - a whole world I never knew existed. Some very modellable, run down, hemmed in locations with 'kinky' uneven track.

Yes, it's called "A-M-E-R-I-C-A"... & if you'd all been paying attention here I demonstrated wonky track some months ago...

Jonte; now you've mentioned the Weathering Shop I can "place" you - I'm "Sunday Shunter" on the associated 'Rustbucket' Forum. Is it you taking delivery of an absolutely killer Soo Line GP9 from Traindamage Gary?? Lucky so-&-so if you are!!!!

 

[jonte]

Hi, Jordan, my fellow Dark Sider.

Regrettably not. I reckon that if I owned one of Gary's masterpieces I'd be too afraid to use it in case I dropped it

His posts have me in stitches, though.

Btw, your track work was engineered to be kinky and thereby a feat of engineering; mine wasn't supposed to be!

Jon

 

[jonte]

Hi again, Jordan.

If you're reading this, thanks for the heads up on the Geep.

I've just had a look and what a stunning piece of work it is. It really is difficult to tell it's a model. The guy's a genius!

Jon

 

[Jordan]

Hi, Jordan, my fellow Dark Sider.

Regrettably not. I reckon that if I owned one of Gary's masterpieces I'd be too afraid to use it in case I dropped it


Jon

Ha ha yes I know what you mean - they are incredible models aren't they?

 

[Dog Star]

Ha ha yes I know what you mean - they are incredible models aren't they?

Come on Jordan, you know the WT-maxim.... lots of photos please!

Or at least a link to whatever it is that floats the boat / ticks the boxes / sets the hair tingling / makes the smile .

 

[jonte]

Come on Jordan, you know the WT-maxim.... lots of photos please!

Or at least a link to whatever it is that floats the boat / ticks the boxes / sets the hair tingling / makes the smile .

Enjoy, chaps:

http://tws-rustbucket.com/thread/7018/soo-line-gp-9-4233

Jon

 

[mickoo]

Enjoy, chaps:

http://tws-rustbucket.com/thread/7018/soo-line-gp-9-4233

Jon

Sadly you need to be a member to view those pages, so I asked Mr Google if he could find me some other images and he duly supplied this link where the photos can be seen.

http://www.theweatheringshop.com/gsoogp9.html

Nice looking model I do have to say.

Enjoy.

 

[jonte]

A few photos of the build.

Will try and post a few more if the system allows.

Jon

 

[jonte]

A couple more!

 

[jonte]

And again.

 

[jonte]

That brings us pretty much up to date.

Hope the quality's okay. I had to crop them from the other website with my iPad as I can't access the originals, I'm afraid.

Regards,

Jon

 

[Lyndhurstman]

That brings us pretty much up to date.

Hope the quality's okay. I had to crop them from the other website with my iPad as I can't access the originals, I'm afraid.

Regards,

Jon

Lots of yummy trackage, Jonte. You seem to be able to turn your hand to anything (not that I'm advocating lathe-based modification of your extremities, you understand).

Cheers

Jan

 

[jonte]

Just beginner's luck really, Jan, but kind of you to say so.

Thanks for your interest,

Jon

 

[Simon Glidewell]

You have been busy Jonte! Great work all round; keep the updates coming...

All the best
Simon

 

[jonte]

Not in your league, Simon, but thanks for your interest.

Jonte

 

[jonte]

Why on Earth, you might think, have I dug up this long forgotten thread from yester-year?

Well it goes like this: A chap came round yesterday afternoon, to measure up my garage and ‘model room’ for new windows and doors. Amongst the clutter that made his job twice as long as it should have taken, was an old door that could loosely be described as a layout. “That can also go to the tip,” remarked the Boss as she agonised over choice of door, glass and frame colour.” And she was probably right-as per usual, though I’d never admit it to her face. Like many things in life, my enthusiasm wanes and I can no longer muster the interest, try as I may, to see things through to the bitter end. Whilst I rather enjoyed my brush with the dark side, visits to prototype and model forums became fewer and fewer, until eventually......put it this way, I can’t even remember the last time I did.

But the fact is that on the whole, my interest in model railways - or to be frank, toy trains - never ceases to diminish and I just can’t bring myself to throw away this eclectic collection of ‘excess-to-requirements’ materials of one form or another, that I cack-handedly melded into a train-set roundy that, believe it or not, actually works. Add to that, I’m not even sure (like the man who built a boat in his kitchen) that it will fit through the door. To say nothing of the excess weight bestowed on it by it’s over-engineering.

So what should I do with it?

No window (pun not intended) at present to even consider any modelling, but the summer break could be an opportunity. Yes, I’ve still got my station roof to finish, and that O gauge stuff to sort out, but the window simply ain’t long enough. At least trains would actually run on this, or at least OO gauge at any rate, enjoying the same gauge which it shares with HO. It would also provide an ideal opportunity to use up all those buildings and signals - including signal box - that lay dormant or two thirds finished for several millennia.

And the subject? Well British, of course, dictated by said paraphernalia, and definitely verdant due to its scant track layout, despite my preference for dark n dirty, deep in da smoke.

I think a joint-job by might work, GWR joint SR (SR because my signal box roof is hipped and the home made working signals are based on SR types, although displaying more Hornby Dublo proportions than MSE!).

The track dissecting the runaround loop could even be an old tram way, long out of use, guarded by some old crossing gates that I bashed some years back from the Peco type. And that old vivatium light can go to be replaced by something more suitable: L.E.Ds?

Sound like an idea?

But all those trees n grass.........now, where did I put GG’s book on modelling green stuff?

Jonte

 

[jonte]

Will be making use of this at long last (it’s the one on the right)


A bit closer:



Thinking about it, this is probably too Southern in style to be used:



Might just keep it Great Western and plump for something more suitable ( including the signals)

Jonte