Interesting read about the line Phil. Maybe one of those stone bridges that still remains today is what could be modelled in that spot on the layout. Just a thought !

Cheers, Gary.

They're two small Gary and not very interesting. The area I have is about 5'.5" x 1', a nice stretch of country would look good but there's not a great amount of modelling there, my previous idea about a bridge might not work too well as it would take up too much room and that area would end up with just a bridge?

 

Phil  

Hmmmm, I've just been wandering around in google street view near the Brecon Mountain Railway, somewhere between Pant and the reservoir and here's a quick thought.

 Build the land up behind the line, run a lane up and down across the hillside. Line the road edge with trees, bracken, an old fence, a stile, a bit of woodland, a walking path, some sheep and turning into moorland as you go higher up.

Drop the land in front of the line and make forward farmland and hedgerows, maybe a farmhouse or two….

Well….. You did ask? :lol:

Some good ideas there, there is however very little room to build up the ground and put a road in, especially with putting a hedge on the far side of the road. I think that loooong point has to be modified before anything else.

 

Thanks for your thoughts;-)

 

Phil

What a superb layout…..

REgards…Alan

Thanks Alan.

 

I've just started shortening that long point, a bit time consuming but worth it I hope in the end!

 

Phil

 

Not the easiest and quickest repair to do but it's getting there, only the point motor to be moved, re-ballast and paint.

 

Thats a neat job you are doing on the long point.
Not an easy location to work on either Phil.
The railway is looking great by the way.

Regards,

Derek.

Thanks Derek, the problem with doing this is moving the already soldered stock rails, a soldering iron has to heat one sleeper at a time and the rail pushed a fraction each time :roll: at least the frog didn't need anything doing to it!

 

Phil

My brother who is also a modeller has had etched colliery drams made, they are accurate in scale, I gave him the measurements from a few that are in the country park in front of my house. They are typically the ones used in South Wales collieries. He will be ordering more soon so if anyone is interested please PM me. In the meantime, here's a picture of the originals and the etched model parts. I will post pictures as I put them together.

 

Phil

 




 

 





 

They look good Phil. :thumbs

Maybe I have room for a coal mine ………………:hmm

Peter, they're 23mm x 16mm for you to get an idea of size.

 

Phil

Nearly there!

 



 

Very nice Phil,what are the silver bits?,i like them as it looks like they've been repaired.

You're right Alan they are repair patches.

 

Phil

Hi Phil,

Like the look of those colliery wagons. Looking forward to see things as they progress, keep up the good work.

Barney

Excellent Phil.....they look really good

Smashing wagons there Phil.
Tell me Phil your track ballast, What are you useing?
Also I was browzing the C&L site and they recommend copydex diluted 1 part copydex 4 parts water for glueing ballast.
They reckon it does not set rockhard and is a little less noisy?
thanks in advance.

Derek.

Derek,

Woodland Scenics, fine grey if my memory serves me well, as for Copydex, I don't know what's the difference between that and PVA, I know my ballast goes rock hard after gluing with water and PVA, it's possible to make a week mix which will just hold the balast together.

 

Phil