The Yard - A small industrial layout in 7mm
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Greengiant
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Layout looked good yesterday Martin. You were all engrossed with the lorries or crane each time I walked by and didn't want to interrupt to say hello!
Greengiant
Western Thunderer
Thank you, kind of you to say so. Just interrupt us next time. We had a good show, a bit warm, but so was everyone. I was very pleased with how all the moving things worked all weekend, only had to give one loco a light wheel clean because the dust the lorries wheels deposit on the rail as they drive over.
We were very pleased with all the appreciative comments we had, makes it all worth while.
Not a lot of energy left today, just going to take it easy.
Martin
Greengiant
Western Thunderer
Thank you Bevis. I cannot claim responsibility for the traction engine, that is the work of Giles, he brought it along as he and Di were helping us operate the layout over the weekend and very welcome they were, making it a great time.
Martin
Greengiant
Western Thunderer
Well that's Railex done now.
Certainly did not get off to the best of starts. What should have been 1.75 hour journey around the M25, ended up a four hour slog of traffic jams.
We finally got there at 6pm, just in time for the fish n chips arrival, which was by now, most welcome. Unloading and set up was finally complete by 8:45pm, then set off to find our hotel accommodation.
The club had put us up in a nice hotel, very welcome was the air conditioning. The beds were very comfortable aiding a swift passage into sleep.
We were very pleased with the large number of compliments and interest we had for the layout, this is always much appreciated and really helps you when it is getting rather warm and as the afternoon rolls on the energy levels start to fade.
The Bowaters Paper Mill layout was backing on to us, it was great to catch up with them and looking forward to seeing them at a future show.
Risborough & District Model Railway Club really did look after us, very much appreciated it was to, especially all those drinks.
The weekend was made all the better because we had the help of Giles and Di to help operate the layout. Always a pleasure to be in their company and a great time was had.
Martin
Certainly did not get off to the best of starts. What should have been 1.75 hour journey around the M25, ended up a four hour slog of traffic jams.
We finally got there at 6pm, just in time for the fish n chips arrival, which was by now, most welcome. Unloading and set up was finally complete by 8:45pm, then set off to find our hotel accommodation.
The club had put us up in a nice hotel, very welcome was the air conditioning. The beds were very comfortable aiding a swift passage into sleep.
We were very pleased with the large number of compliments and interest we had for the layout, this is always much appreciated and really helps you when it is getting rather warm and as the afternoon rolls on the energy levels start to fade.
The Bowaters Paper Mill layout was backing on to us, it was great to catch up with them and looking forward to seeing them at a future show.
Risborough & District Model Railway Club really did look after us, very much appreciated it was to, especially all those drinks.
The weekend was made all the better because we had the help of Giles and Di to help operate the layout. Always a pleasure to be in their company and a great time was had.
Martin
John K
Western Thunderer
The Bowaters team enjoyed the experience too.
John K
Greengiant
Western Thunderer
With our next outing fast approaching, the Spa Valley Railway Exhibition, 19-20 September, in an effort to be more organised, I have made a start on the proposed alterations.
First the fencing along the front was removed. This will be bent into a slightly different curve before refitting.
The main baseboard has been notched out to take the end plate extension.
A start has been made on the fiddle yard board alterations.
Martin
EDIT: Flickr seem to have screwed up photo linking! It is going to make further updates to my build thread a waste of time.
First the fencing along the front was removed. This will be bent into a slightly different curve before refitting.
The main baseboard has been notched out to take the end plate extension.
A start has been made on the fiddle yard board alterations.
Martin
EDIT: Flickr seem to have screwed up photo linking! It is going to make further updates to my build thread a waste of time.
Greengiant
Western Thunderer
Greengiant
Western Thunderer
A block of Cellotex was cut to fit the pocket at the front of the fiddle yard board.
Gorilla glue was used to glue this in place.
One surface has the glue spread on, the other is moistened with a fine spray mist of water. The glue sticks very well and expands at least four times its volume, very hand for filling gaps and easily shaped. It does mean the pieces to be joined should be well clamped, otherwise they will be lifted.
It only takes a couple of minutes before the glue starts to expand, 1-2 hours for it to have stuck and gone firm. I leave it 24 hours before doing any shaping and sanding.
I used paper between the wood clamping piece and the baseboard to minimise the wrong things being glued!
Martin
Gorilla glue was used to glue this in place.
One surface has the glue spread on, the other is moistened with a fine spray mist of water. The glue sticks very well and expands at least four times its volume, very hand for filling gaps and easily shaped. It does mean the pieces to be joined should be well clamped, otherwise they will be lifted.
It only takes a couple of minutes before the glue starts to expand, 1-2 hours for it to have stuck and gone firm. I leave it 24 hours before doing any shaping and sanding.
I used paper between the wood clamping piece and the baseboard to minimise the wrong things being glued!
Martin
Greengiant
Western Thunderer
While helping operate a friend's layout, I had the opportunity to pick up at the Chatham show from Bunter’s Yard, some 3D printed electrical pole fittings, gas bottles and plastic containers. Rather nicely detailed items.
Also bought 8 foot of 9mm (size suggested by Bunters Yard) dowel from B&Q tonight, that should be enough for two poles! Research since suggests this is too large and 8mm would be the likely maximum, I will have to scrape and sand down the dowel, or make a metal plate with a hole and push the dowel through that. Apparently it should also be tapered. At least I have plenty to experiment with!
Last weekend I took my car to the Bromley Pageant of Motoring, which now is held about 40 miles away from Bromley due to ULEZ expansion. Across our club stand was a series of power poles, which gained me some strange looks at me photographing the poles for reference! What I should have done is measured the poles.
Martin
Also bought 8 foot of 9mm (size suggested by Bunters Yard) dowel from B&Q tonight, that should be enough for two poles! Research since suggests this is too large and 8mm would be the likely maximum, I will have to scrape and sand down the dowel, or make a metal plate with a hole and push the dowel through that. Apparently it should also be tapered. At least I have plenty to experiment with!
Last weekend I took my car to the Bromley Pageant of Motoring, which now is held about 40 miles away from Bromley due to ULEZ expansion. Across our club stand was a series of power poles, which gained me some strange looks at me photographing the poles for reference! What I should have done is measured the poles.
Martin
Greengiant
Western Thunderer
Greengiant
Western Thunderer
Fettling the baseboard joint entailed gluing on a piece of 2mm MDF onto the outer end of the main scenic board, this will be sanded down to fit. To hold the MDF in place needed the use of my home made sash cramp. Not a tool I use very often, but very useful when needed.
Some sanding later and the fit is now near enough. Once plaster bandage and scenery are applied it should be just fine, I hope!
Martin
Some sanding later and the fit is now near enough. Once plaster bandage and scenery are applied it should be just fine, I hope!
Martin
Greengiant
Western Thunderer
With the new development of the lefthand fiddle yard board, part of the existing surface needs to be lifted and replaced with cobble stones and concrete panels to blend in with the main scenic boards. The multi-tool came in very useful to lift this, it did show up some suspect rail to PCB sleeper joints, they will need to be beefed up along with adding inner rails for the inset track.
I still need to design and laser cut the 500mm long, bolt on standard gauge extended track for the Class 08 and couple of wagons, so they can travel completely off scene. I am tempted to take up the rest of the original surface and extend the scenics right to the far edge.
Martin
I still need to design and laser cut the 500mm long, bolt on standard gauge extended track for the Class 08 and couple of wagons, so they can travel completely off scene. I am tempted to take up the rest of the original surface and extend the scenics right to the far edge.
Martin
Greengiant
Western Thunderer
This new scenic area will need some items to populate it and provide a bit of a view block. It will also add texture and height to this area, taking attention away from the rear factory back scene just stopping.
To speed things up, rather than create something new I have opted to use somethings I created a good while ago.
First up is a test piece I made in 1999, it was of an outside toilet, built purely to try out air drying DAS clay and scribing brickwork. This was a precursor to creating the station building on my Whiteoak Light Railway. I never finished this toilet, now is the time.
My test piece for creating brickwork using scribed DAS air drying clay. The shell is old shop display sign foamex sheet, coated in PVA, DAS spread and left to dry. Then sanded flat, brickwork pencilled on and scribed with whatever pointy implement was to hand at the time. Plasticard for the door frame, eaves and floor. It was built with a 10mm base to drop into the scenery, a tip I picked up after a visit to Pendon many years ago. Undecided yet on roof finish, tiles or corrugated iron. I shall probably model the door slightly open away from the front of the layout, in a way that the interior will not be fully visible.
The other item is a water tank I scratch built (around 2009) for the layout Theobald’s Yard. When this layout was finally scrapped, I rescued this as a ‘might come in useful one day’, well that day has come!
The tank unit using an Airfix tank from the odds and ends box. I think the circular brace rod centre joiners are Andy Duncan castings, I could be wrong. The uprights are brass I beam, the top beams I suspect are Plastruct. This feature will need some pipework and fittings added. This will need some added details and some painting to bring it in line with The Yard. Looking forward to doing this, not a large area to develop, but should make a difference and be fun to do.
Rough positioning. The front corner will have a telegraph type pole with a disused sub-station mounted at the top using the excellent 3D printed details supplied by Bunters Yard.
Martin
To speed things up, rather than create something new I have opted to use somethings I created a good while ago.
First up is a test piece I made in 1999, it was of an outside toilet, built purely to try out air drying DAS clay and scribing brickwork. This was a precursor to creating the station building on my Whiteoak Light Railway. I never finished this toilet, now is the time.
My test piece for creating brickwork using scribed DAS air drying clay. The shell is old shop display sign foamex sheet, coated in PVA, DAS spread and left to dry. Then sanded flat, brickwork pencilled on and scribed with whatever pointy implement was to hand at the time. Plasticard for the door frame, eaves and floor. It was built with a 10mm base to drop into the scenery, a tip I picked up after a visit to Pendon many years ago. Undecided yet on roof finish, tiles or corrugated iron. I shall probably model the door slightly open away from the front of the layout, in a way that the interior will not be fully visible.
The other item is a water tank I scratch built (around 2009) for the layout Theobald’s Yard. When this layout was finally scrapped, I rescued this as a ‘might come in useful one day’, well that day has come!
The tank unit using an Airfix tank from the odds and ends box. I think the circular brace rod centre joiners are Andy Duncan castings, I could be wrong. The uprights are brass I beam, the top beams I suspect are Plastruct. This feature will need some pipework and fittings added. This will need some added details and some painting to bring it in line with The Yard. Looking forward to doing this, not a large area to develop, but should make a difference and be fun to do.
Rough positioning. The front corner will have a telegraph type pole with a disused sub-station mounted at the top using the excellent 3D printed details supplied by Bunters Yard.
Martin