Greetings from Herefordshire

[platform10]

Hi folks. I've just discovered your wonderful site and thought I might have the cheek to join!

Having retired to this neck of the woods in 2011, my interest is in BR (ER) 1950's and if I ever live long enough to get started, my intention is to model Kings Cross.

I look forward, hopefully, to being able to share and borrow ideas and experience from others at Western Thunder.

Best wishes,
Bob

 

[Ressaldar]

Hi Bob,

welcome to the mad house, we like lots of photos with the words, looking forward to the start of KX.

cheers

Mike

 

[TheSnapper]

..... my interest is in BR (ER) 1950's and if I ever live long enough to get started, my intention is to model Kings Cross......Bob

Hi Bob

.....Is that in 7mm?

Tim

 

[platform10]

If only....

I am struggling to find the space in 4mm. EM is my chosen gauge.

Bob

 

[Dikitriki]

Hi Bob

.....Is that in 7mm?

Tim

That's OK Tim, we'll suck him in once he's settled down.


Welcome Bob.

That's a helluva ambition, and a huge space requirement. How much are you intending to model?

Richard

 

[Heather Kay]

Welcome aboard, Bob!

 

[platform10]

Hi Richard,

I'll try to resist the 7mm lure!

I would hope to cover most of the site. In 4mm, from the buffer stops to the portals of Gasworks Tunnels works out at almost exactly 20 feet. The real problem comes when trying to work out what happens inside the tunnel! My thoughts so far are to take a 180 degree sweep back parallel to the station and descend round and under it in an oval before curving again into a fiddle/storage yard. So the space needed soon escalates to about 30 feet by 15.

A large log cabin style outbuilding could accommodate but I'm so far quite disappointed with most of the available products when it comes to decent roof insulation. Most firms are keen to offer good insulation to walls, floor and windows, but strangely not the roof.

Ho hum - there's a solution somewhere.

Bob

 

[Rob Pulham]

Welcome Bob

 

[iploffy]

Welcome mate try 3 garden sheds end to end cheaper and there is room to lag them to boot.

 

[Steph Dale]

Anyway, "Retired", "King's Cross" & "not started"..... sounds like you'll fit in just fine around here....

'Retired', 'ambitious project' and 'not finished' seems more apt...

Welcome to the forum, Bob!

Steph

 

[Pugsley]

Hello and welcome!

 

[Bob]

Welcome to the mad house Bob.

From another Bob

 

[Phill Dyson]

Hello & Welcome Bob

 

[Railwaymaniac]

Welcome in, Bob !

We like ambition, we like BR(E) in the 1950s, we like anything, in fact.
Always provided you show us the pix that you take along the way ...

Ian

 

[40126]

Welcome Bob

Steve

 

[daifly]

This is a rather modellogenic corner of KX.
The picture is associated with this post over there.
Dave

 

[lancer1027]

Welcome Bob

 

[platform10]

Many thanks to all of you taking the time to welcome me in.

Some of you mentioned the milk dock area of the Cross, and I quite agree it is one of the more interesting corners, though photographs such as those attached are few and precious. I will indeed promise to keep you posted with progress. So far I have building chunks of pointwork for the passenger loco yard in anticipation of one day having a baseboard!

Best wishes to all,
Bob