An End loading/ horse/cattle dock that fits a space..
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Wanting all three facilities in a small space I had to make it myself. After days off messing about trying to cut out suitable gates I wnet all soft and BOUGHT some GWR style lasercut gates LXO53from scalemodelscenery.com. Whilst sobbing over the cost of things these days I lost my presence of mind and added a pack of LX189 post and chain fencing as the chain therein, together with the posts costs [Oooh! second time I've used that horrid word…] less than the chain alone elsewhere. With Scalescenes TX48 squared rubble, TX31a Cobblestone sets and grey pasteboard for the concrete surface, it has made up quite nicely [IMHO].
A tip to save you going even further round the bend, to get the chain to pass easily through the laser cut holes, dip the end 8mm or so in superglue to make it stiff.
Poop-poop!
Douglas
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Lovely observational modelling.
Best,
Bill
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At 6'4'', Bill is a tall chap, then again, when horizontal he is rather long and people often used to trip over him! . . . and so a nickname was born :)
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Always try to look on the bright side of life!
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Is that a side or end-loading dock? Not sure the local traders and gentry would approve of walking through the brown and green to get to the leading docks.
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Hi Doglas,
Is that a side or end-loading dock? Not sure the local traders and gentry would approve of walking through the brown and green to get to the leading docks.
Nigel
Hi Nigel,
The end-loading takes place in the 'L' shaped space, and side loading on the curved side. The chain barrier side faces the access for carriers etc. Both are at 14mmabove rail level as opposed to 12mm to facilitate flatter loading to goods van floor height. Steps will assist in a hygenic access to the non-animal areas, besides, very little livestock, other than the occasional hunter uses Ursa in the 1950s. The principal customers for the end loading facility is Warne Bearings, a local agricultural engineers who did a good trade in trailers adapted from ex-WD searchlight trailers.
Incidentally, the lamb rails were added in 1948 when a goods porter called 'Gormless Gordon' allowed a lairage driver to consign a dozen weaners to the dock without using sheep hurdles, only 11 were recovered. The twelfth was seen passing the signal cabin at the double chased by Smith the Whiff who didn't return to duty that afternoon. Interstingly, everyone noticed he had pork sausage sarnies every day for a week afterwards….
Doug
'You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil…' Aesop's Fables
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin
In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin
In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king
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'You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil…' Aesop's Fables
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin
In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin
In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king
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Cheers,John.B.:thumbs
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Now you need to start composing a second book…….."Tall Tales from Ursa"
The Scalescene cobblestones look good. I have never been quite convinced when I have used them but yours look very realistic……it may be the photo but the shade looks different…… grey rather than green…..have you done anything special/different
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John
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Apologies for a tardy reply, once again my YMR is not sending me notifications.
Nigel, there would be no Smith the Whiff if it wasn't for his predecessor, Gustave, of "Gustave and the Exploding Seagull" fame, but that's another story, and the reason why there is an oddly coloured patch on the Goods Shed Roof.
John, the cobblestone setts I am using is JWs 2015 texture,* the previous one we agreed was not fit for purpose. I have also printed it on a lightly textured paper from an art shop and weathered it with brown and green watercolours.
Keep safe,
Douglas
* the date of issue is on the corner of each sheet
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'You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil…' Aesop's Fables
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin
In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin
In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king
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I remember having to be persuaded under threat of severe punishment that a sea wall someone had made somewhere on here was a JW paper overlay. I simply couldn't believe it wasn't either embossed or at least, textured.
For some reason, the minute you lay that printed paper flat, it loses it's magic and becomes a "flat print". Is that the way the light falls on it I wonder ? The textured paper will presumably show some relief, however slight.
'Petermac
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Ron
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Ron, are you sure that example is the right way up? I'd have thought the darker areas are overhead daylight making downward shadows on the lower stone? Com ca?
Doug
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'You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil…' Aesop's Fables
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin
In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin
In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king
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Ron
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The dock looks great and very nicely weathered. Do you plan to have it active with cattle?
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I don't intend to have the dock fully populated with cattle, maybe the odd cameo, but mainly 1950s reflecting the coming prevelence of road transport.
Doug
'You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil…' Aesop's Fables
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin
In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin
In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king
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