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28ten

28ten

Guv'nor
That looks really effective. I guess the tile grout dries in hours rather than days, and its probably cheaper in quantity that DAS
 
7mmMick

7mmMick

Western Thunderer
Apologies for the silly question but do you wait until its completely dry to scribe it ? Also does it only come in white or can you get maybe a light or dark grey ? Forgive me but I've never done anything like this so I'm a complete novice at this,

ATB Mick
 
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SteveO

Guest
The effect is very realistic for old stone. I've seen Brian's thread too, great work.
 
Captain Kernow

Captain Kernow

Western Thunderer
Brian recommends leaving it until it's really hardened off, so this is what I did for the test piece.

Apparently you do tend to get through quite a lot of steel pins, as well!

I'm not sure if the Tetrion comes in colours other than white, but Mark Tatlow (of Scalefour Society) suggested mixing some black ink with it, to turn the overall shade of the filler to grey. This was good advice, but a bit late for my own purposes, so I shall paint mine with enamels and weather accordingly, with more enamels and powders (Brian Harrap uses powders to very good effect when weathering).
 
Neil

Neil

Western Thunderer
Captain Kernow said:
.... I'm not sure if the Tetrion comes in colours other than white, but Mark Tatlow (of Scalefour Society) suggested mixing some black ink with it, to turn the overall shade of the filler to grey. This was good advice, but a bit late for my own purposes, so I shall paint mine with enamels and weather accordingly, with more enamels and powders (Brian Harrap uses powders to very good effect when weathering).
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It might be possible to dye the filler with dilute ink. if the colour penetrates it'll hopefully provide some insurance against scrapes and wear. I see you already have a handy test piece.
 
Captain Kernow

Captain Kernow

Western Thunderer
Neil said:
It might be possible to dye the filler with dilute ink. if the colour penetrates it'll hopefully provide some insurance against scrapes and wear. I see you already have a handy test piece.
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Actually, the test piece was buried when the main application of Tetrion took place. It now awaits some 4mm scale archaeologists in the year 3012...

I've started the scribing proper now, and one thing that immediately stands out (having measured the real Bristol granite setts the other day), is how small they are in 4mm scale! I scribed around 40 setts last night, a tiny proportion of the area to be treated, and it took around 45 mins!!
 
Simon

Simon

Flying Squad
That's one minute and seven and a half seconds per sett.

Just thought you'd like to know:p

I haven't fired up the RSU yet, still embroiled with brake van running gear issues:rolleyes:

Simon
 
Captain Kernow

Captain Kernow

Western Thunderer
Right, that's it. One and a half hours scribing is waaay too much, will have to limit it to around 30 mins a session, otherwise I'm going to go cross-eyed...
 
Dog Star

Dog Star

Western Thunderer
The Lord of Hartley Hill rang about an hour ago to enthuse over this layout... so much so that I just had to re-visit the whole thread. Great modelling of buildings - railway and over the fence - with superb colouring.

After reading the thread through I am bound to ask - where "is" Callow Lane in the bigger scheme of things? Please include a sketch of the layout for there seems to be so much beyond the bridge and which rarely features in the photos. One post suggests that the layout represents a freight-only line and yet there are platforms... what happened to the passenger service?

thank you, Graham
 
28ten

28ten

Guv'nor
Dog Star said:
The Lord of Hartley Hill rang about an hour ago to enthuse over this layout... so much so that I just had to re-visit the whole thread. Great modelling of buildings - railway and over the fence - with superb colouring.

After reading the thread through I am bound to ask - where "is" Callow Lane in the bigger scheme of things? Please include a sketch of the layout for there seems to be so much beyond the bridge and which rarely features in the photos. One post suggests that the layout represents a freight-only line and yet there are platforms... what happened to the passenger service?

thank you, Graham
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I believe it is somewhere around Yate.
 
Dog Star

Dog Star

Western Thunderer
Simon said:
next to the tripe and rhubarb storage facility:))
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How are the Brizzlonians going to repel the invaders from Lancashire and Yorkshire?

Cue prototype questions:- where is the rhubarb loaded? what is the TOPS code of the vehicles used for the traffic? what is the departure time from Washwood Heath?

I am sure that Mickoo will oblige with a frutiy answer about the service... we shall have to rely on Robin for information on the loading location as that is one of Yorkshire's secrets ;) .

regards, Graham
 
Captain Kernow

Captain Kernow

Western Thunderer
Dog Star said:
where "is" Callow Lane in the bigger scheme of things?
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Thanks for the kind comments, Graham.

'Callow Lane' is more or less on the site of the erstwhile 'New Engine Yard', which was at the end of a Midland Railway freight-only line from Westerleigh Yard. This was built to serve the pits in the Coalpit Heath area, particularly Frog Lane and Mayshill, both of which closed shortly after the end of the second world war.

In my world, the GW built a connecting line from Coalpit Heath West Jct to link with the Midland at Callow Lane, thus allowing me to run various naughty GWR type locos and other related stuff, besides ex-MR/LMS locos.

A short spur leads to a chocolate factory, which is intended to be 'Frys-esque', as in the way the private siding to the Frys factory in Keynsham crossed the road next to the station.

Although Mayshill Colliery is indeed closed in my world, Frog Lane was modernised and survives into the early 1970s (a bit like Writhlington & Kilmersdon to the south). Changing geological history is pretty easy from the comfort of your own keyboard...:p

Various industrial locomotives (NCB and chocolate factory) were authorised by various unlikely LMS and then BR personages to run out onto the 'main line' at Callow Lane, to deliver and even shunt their trains.

There used to be a passenger service, including a halt at Callow Lane, but ceased in the 1920s and only the remains of the platforms remain (more remains on one side than the other, as this is also used as an unofficial walking route by railway staff).

Here's an area plan and a diagram of the layout:
09-11-12 - map.jpg

Layout plan_a.jpg
 
Dog Star

Dog Star

Western Thunderer
Thank you for the explanation and the schematics, so Callow Lane is a backwater in the Blue period, nice.

regards, Graham
 
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