4mm Llanfair

[LarryG]

Spent a day and a half converting this EFE Leyland TD1 from a glossy lined out model into a something that resembled a clapped-out second hand purchase from the late 1940's.

Dismantling was easy using a tough screwdriver between the lower and upper deck sections, then the interior simply fell out. The bus shell was washed with Ajax powder, then two of the original cream bands were masked. All my cellulose railway colours were disposed of years ago, but I had to hand a Howes spraycan of LNER green that was used to spray Llanfair's outdoor scenery!

I'd never make a Chinese assembler! There was a sequence to re-assembly that only EFE knew about. The penny began to drop in stages until eventally I hit the jackpot. Seat units go in first, but the glazing would only stay put with the aid of Loctite...

Ex. Ribble Leyland TD1 standing at Llanfair looking as forlorn as most of these 1929-30 buses did by the end of the 1940's...

 

[Captain Kernow]

Lovely work, Larry. Mrs Kernow also gives it the thumbs up!

 

[cctransuk]

Then he looked in admiration at the church and considered his good fortune in securing this post. In an hours time, the sun would have dipped and he would back back home listening to music on the North Home Service...
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At first, I thought that I detected a wrinkle in the backscene - between the tree and the barn.

How foolish of me - it is quite clearly the slight hollow, worn by several generations of feet, of the footpath from the village to the station / bus terminus.

Absolutely exquisite! If only I could find a fellow modeller, with your scenic talents, to invoke a 'sense of place' to my extended, non-scenic test-track. I cannot find the motivation to undertake what I perceive as a chore - compared to building ever more stock!

John Isherwood.

 

[Yorkshire Dave]

Spent a day and a half converting this EFE Leyland TD1 from a glossy lined out model into a something that resembled a clapped-out second hand purchase from the late 1940's.

Dismantling was easy using a tough screwdriver between the lower and upper deck sections, then the interior simply fell out. The bus shell was washed with Ajax powder, then two of the original cream bands were masked. All my cellulose railway colours were disposed of years ago, but I had to hand a Howes spraycan of LNER green that was used to spray Llanfair's outdoor scenery!

I'd never make a Chinese assembler! There was a sequence to re-assembly that only EFE knew about. The penny began to drop in stages until eventally I hit the jackpot. Seat units go in first, but the glazing would only stay put with the aid of Loctite...

Ex. Ribble Leyland TD1 standing at Llanfair looking as forlorn as most of these 1929-30 buses did by the end of the 1940's...

Yes, the EFE (and Corgi) have a knack to disassembly and reassembly as I've done a few myself - more of the later 1960s and 1970s buses in NBC liveries.

The upper deck glazing usually holds itself in once the front, rear and sides are installed. In most cases the front and rear go in first followed by the sides as it's these which generally lock the glazing - then followed by the upper deck seating. The bottom deck seats go in first followed by the glazing. I tend to use drops of canopy glue (or PVA) to hold any glazing and I also use this to bond the upper and lower decks which is enough to hold the while being handled for placement. And it allows for easy disassembly in the future should I wish to add extra details.

Single deck buses vary as either the body and roof are one mould with a separate chassis or as with the Leyland Nationals the body and roof are separate moulds.

In the mid 1950's, Llanfair's local bus company was running this pre-war Leyland TS8 bought second-hand from a Lancashire operator. I seem to recall the EFE model started out as a post-war Leyland PS1. I reshaped the front wings to pre-war styling and fitted one of my own whitemetal radiator castings...

As and when you get around to add details to the station forecourt I suggest a cast iron bus stop flag similar to one of these top post mounted versions and a timetable case (obviously not Eastern Counties). I did have a look at buses in the locale and one of the main Tilling Group operators was Crossville together with a number of private operators.

 

[LarryG]

Grassland at the back of the yard was converted to hardcore and the coal yard shoved there. Last time I tried it, it didnt work, but it kind of looks okay now. There's a crossing in front of the lorry...

 

[Ian@StEnochs]

How does the coal get from the wagon into the storage bins?

 

[Osgood]

How would the farmers feed hut look the other side of the yard crane - if there is enough room?

 

[LarryG]

How does the coal get from the wagon into the storage bins?

The usual way...

 

[Phil O]

Larry,

The yard has a rural open feel to it, but still having a diverse traffic capability.

 

[LarryG]

Larry,

The yard has a rural open feel to it, but still having a diverse traffic capability.

Agricultural, sheep and cattle, cattle, pig & poultry foods, farming equipment and coal of varying grades. There is room to load timber in the spare siding. An open vista is so I can see the uncoupling ramps....

 

[LarryG]

There's a nice comfy office chair on castors in the shed now. Should have put it there years ago. Experimenting with tension-lock uncoupling ramps at the mo. I worked on getting all the wagon couplings to the same height some time ago, but the Hornby coaches are proving a trouble. They're so free-running that they leg it out of the station as soon as the loco uncouples. Easily sorted of course.

Also problems with the runround loop, but it'll do for now.

 

[paulc]

There's a nice comfy office chair on castors in the shed now. Should have put it there years ago. Experimenting with tension-lock uncoupling ramps at the mo. I worked on getting all the wagon couplings to the same height some time ago, but the Hornby coaches are proving a trouble. They're so free-running that they leg it out of the station as soon as the loco uncouples. Easily sorted of course.

Also problems with the runround loop, but it'll do for now.

Slip coaches ???
Someone would have said it so it may as well be me .

 

[simond]

“As much use as a slip coach at a terminus”