Lincoln Station 4mm

[dennis-rs]

Hi
Update time again
weather been pretty rubish to day so i got time to install the rest of the walls to the station still not been painted and weathered tho also a few pics of the start to the stables complex
Hope you enjoy

any coments please post
JOHN





These are the latest of the stables complex just fitted together glued but nothing else done yet



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[dennis-rs]

Just a few more pics before weathering starts

 

[dennis-rs]

Hi
Had some time to work on the layout
So i thought i would finish off the wall weathering add some gress and weeds to the botom and fit a few signs have a look abd see what you think

And so to the walls



and some of the stables

 

[dennis-rs]

Hi
Got round to getting the gate for the hole in the main wall just needs putting together and fitting now (hope to do it over the week end if i get time i have a lot to sort out for the waddington airshow)
Also managed to get the window frames for the stables building painted they just need glazing and again fitting, not sure what to do inside the windows tho was thinking of making a small wooden box structure to support the building and painting it black spacing it back a little and leaving it like that for now (what do you think)
Then i can start on the roof structure and also the tower above the arch.
I have now ordered the smaller office buildings to go on the front side of the main structure
Also been messing about with the signal box i started last year will post some pictures of it later

JOHN

 

[Phill Dyson]

Have those stables & walls been cast in Plaster ?........the sky backscene looks good too, where did you get it ?

 

[dennis-rs]

Hi Phill
Yep they are the from townstreet up north they also do lots in 7 mm i have now got a a leaflet there pretty good to be honest small website lots more in catalogue
http://www.townstreetuk.co.uk/

the back scenes are from international models i ordered them of the web site
http://www.internationalmodels.net/

JOHN

 

[Phill Dyson]

Thanks John ..........both are very effective

 

[lancer1027]

Hi John, some excellent modelling there. The footbridge is very impressive

Rob

 

[dennis-rs]

Thanks Rob
its a scratch build one nearlly 3 foot long !!!

 

[marsa69]

Thanks Rob
its a scratch build one nearlly 3 foot long !!!

If only most things in life came in those sizes eh mate? Well, that's what your Missus said

 

[dennis-rs]

Hi
Heres a few pictures of the roof as fitted to the stables, i have had to make this in one piece even though the main building spans the board joint, i have to lift off the roof section as a whole then break open the baseboard joint this way when its put up you wont be able to see the joint on the building it seams to work ok

I also removed the old square cornered back scene to the high street end and replaced it with a round one for this i used bendable mdf fixed to brackets made from wood fixed to the baseboard.View attachment 13001

This was then covered in the cloud backscene even though the couds dont quite match up it wont matter as the joint is hiddeen by the Great Northern Hotel when i complete it but i need to finish the stables first


JOHN

 

[marsa69]

About time we had an update matey

 

[dennis-rs]

well i have been a little busy lol

 

[marsa69]

Mini update time.

John has been feverishly doing stuff to his layout (keep it clean Mr Dunkers) to get it ready for next weekends outing to the Lincoln MRC exhibition at Washingbrough. I can foresee that as being fun My contribution to preperations was to write a layout overview at John's request to give to a certain media outlet and also as an intro to the paying public. His exact words were 'Stick a few words down on paper'. A few? I duly obliged

“Now that would make a great model”.

Now how many times has someone either said or heard that statement? Those famous last words have caused no end of modellers to have sleepless nights, accelerated hair loss, irrational behaviour and the emptying of bank accounts. And why do we do it? Because we feel the pull and the compulsion of the modelling force, the force that takes over our thoughts and actions. And so it was that 3 years ago that a certain John Whiteside made the mistake of uttering those words, the words that finds you here today in front of this model of Lincoln Central. What seemed like a good idea at the time still seems like a good idea, but only if you look at it from 20ft away through squinted eyes! This started out as a 5yr plan and has seen many trials and tribulations, but we find ourselves 12 months ahead of schedule. John is a local boy and strangely enough has a history of fire engine fascination. So how did he end up into model railways, especially one of Lincoln Central?

“Now that would make a great model” he mistakenly said.

What you can see is the track plan from 1956 with the old Great Northern hotel being modelled at the High Street end and the construction of Pelham Bridge at the err…..Pelham Bridge end. We’re also going to model the Durham Ox crossing that was in place before the bridge was finished. Thoughts have been regularly turned toward the possibilities of modelling the lines from Lincoln St. Marks but that is something for the future. The original plans for the layout were to operate from steam in ’56 through the end of steam/dieselization in the ‘60’s through to the glorious era of that ultimate corporate livery of blue in the 70’s and beyond! Because of the amount of stock that would be needed the decision was taken to start operations from the late 60’s or the end of steam saving John a fortune in stock purchases.

Construction of the layout was pretty straightforward like most layouts with the only major difficulty being the fitting of set-track pieces to an authentic track plan. As with building any model layout some ideas worked brilliantly and some not so well. Compromises had to be often made and complete re-workings of ideas undertaken to allow us to reach the stage that you can see now. Despite its size and apparent complexity the layout can be assembled and operational by the two of us in less than two and a half hours. When it comes to packing up it can take less than 90 mins. Operationally it is possible for just the two of us to operate it and in certain circumstances one man and his dog. Johns other passion is electronics, especially of the modelling kind. Longer term the layout will be touch screen computer operated with full route setting and limited train automation in place. Working signals, DCC operation, moving people and the like add to the atmosphere and operation.

Not everything was done by just us two and a lot of other people were involved in the process without which we wouldn’t be where we are now. The layout has been exhibited a few times already and was always designed to be displayed as a work in progress until final completion. We don’t proclaim to be experts but we are enthusiasts. We’re happy to chat about all things railways, fire engines, airplanes and just about anything else. Please feel free to approach us and say hello, we don’t bite. Honest. We’re happy to talk and if you have any observations of criticisms then please tell us. All we ask is that you make them constructive because that way you’re being more helpful. Lastly we ask that you respect the layout by not touching anything or allowing any children to touch it. To some it may seem like a toy but to us it’s a labour of love, one that’s taken a lot of time and effort to achieve.

John still says “Now that would make a great model?” to which I say “Yeah! But I still think we should have done it in 7mm!”

All the best,

John Whiteside and Mark Paynter


I think that's what he wanted

Toodle pip

 

[Colin M]

First time I've seen this thread. Fabulous project, looking good. Real location layouts are the epitome of railway modelling IMHO.

"It is making a great model". Looking forward to seeing it progressing.

Colin.

 

[marsa69]

all set up ready for the show had a bit of a play with my camera phone

 

[marsa69]

I've been playing and converted some to greyscale

 

[marsa69]

A couple more from today but you'll have to wait for John to post the good stuff The layout performed near faultlessly apart from a stroppy Cobalt motor and a nearly stroppy operator

 

[marsa69]

End of a tiring weekend but great fun. Here's the last of my naff camera phone pics, hope you enjoy

 

[marsa69]

And the very last ones