7mm Millicent Street

[Rippers]

A week on and the hand built gates have now gained the appropriate colours...…

They will need weathering down before adding to the layout given their disused status.
Mind first we have to find out what shape targets the should have.
So plenty of work still to do.

Speaking of which..

The coal yard has gained a hard surface for the roadway areas. (A common addition in later years with heaver vehicles with greater payloads in use).

Early stages, and still to be weathered. But its starting to look the part.

In addition to which the yard has also gained this old van body as a sack store.

Scratch built in plasticard by Tappa and based on a Hull & Barnsley prototype. Thus, we hope acts as a subtle link to the lines history.



Also for the coal yard but at a much earlier stage is this Fordson Tractor which (with a lot of additional framework) will form the basis of a 'Pelican Crane'.

Hand up all those who knows what one of them is!

 

[AJC]

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Also for the coal yard but at a much earlier stage is this Fordson Tractor which (with a lot of additional framework) will form the basis of a 'Pelican Crane'.

Hand up all those who knows what one of them is!

Ah yes... Me sir!

I've got plans to do one in 4mm, and almost all the bits. When I've finished some of the heavy work (there's a kitchen floor to tile) around the house, it will happen.

Adam

 

[AJC]

Oh, and if, by any chance you've been able to measure the real thing, I'd be interested in knowing the length if the jib and dimensions of the grab. I've been able to scale the cab and framework from a side on photo (and I'm happy to PM you a scan of the resultant drawing if you want?).

Adam

 

[Rippers]

Another evening in the playroom and all of the structures that together make up the facilities in the coal yard have been installed in their final positions.

Including the old office and an ex H&B van body for a sack store. Which along with the newer retail office fronting the street make for a nice cluster of buildings for the centre foreground of the layouts overall scene.


The coal facilities haven't been skimped on either which this run of staithes (or cells if you prefer) mainly created from lots of individually finished laser cut sleepers.

Still a way to go with the weathering and detailing in this area but hopefully you can see where we are going with the scene.

 

[micknich2003]

Sculcoates Yard H&B Section, if Millicent Street had been built it would have been less than a mile away.

 

[steve1]

Them's big coal staithes...

steve

 

[Rippers]

Our coal facility isn't as big but hopefully with the scenic work we are doing it captures the character of typical small back street yards.

Still need to grade some coal for the staithes through!

The concrete roadway has come out well though.

Mind much work is needed on those spectacularly clean minerals.

Overall though its starting to look like a layout!

 

[Rippers]

Another week and the coal yard is now really getting the overall look we hoped we could create for it.


Still a long way to go on the detailing etc but the structures and main infrastructure are now in place.



Whereas elsewhere the beginnings of the next set of structures has started to appear.....


Any one want to guess what this will become?


Plus whilst the big job=s are taking place smaller details are also being created for later installation.

Such as this natty looking pram created from a handy etched kit.

 

[Pencarrow]

Enjoying seeing the layout progress. Good to see so much time being spent on the overall scene and the buildings. The mundane structures in the builder's yard are spot on.

The only thing that struck me immediately about the coal yard was the high contrast between the very dark ballast and the very light concrete pavement. I would expect the concrete in such an environment to be darker and more stained, with less contrast between the ballast and concrete.

Hope you don't mind what I hope is taken as a constructive comment.

Who makes the pram etched kit?

 

[Jordan]

"Pelican Crane"; yes I knew what one of those is!!
Neal Pelican Loader

Sorry, just wasn't paying attention at the Back when you asked the question.

This layout is going to be another "must see " Show Stopper!!

 

[Rippers]

The mundane structures in the builder's yard are spot on.

The only thing that struck me immediately about the coal yard was the high contrast between the very dark ballast and the very light concrete pavement. I would expect the concrete in such an environment to be darker and more stained, with less contrast between the ballast and concrete.

Hope you don't mind what I hope is taken as a constructive comment.

Who makes the pram etched kit?

Not at all, constructive comments can make for a better model in the end. Plus it makes me think folk are actually paying attention to what we are doing which makes posting about it worthwhile.

You are right re the finish of the roadway but as of yet it hasn't had its not had its final weathering finishes to match the prototype shots I am working from. You should also notice that the staithes are empty at present too. So still much work to do.

The cluster of structures in the builders yard are all closely based on local prototypes. Two of the three still exist but in reality are a couple of miles apart!. They work well together on the layout through,

The pram is a 'Severn Models' etched kit - one of a range of useful bits he does.

 

[Rippers]

"Pelican Crane"; yes I knew what one of those is!!
Neal Pelican Loader

Yep them's the ones - designed for unloading your standard 16T Minerals!…..very popular in coal yards at one time and we have never ever seen one modelled!...…. so its a bit of a challenge.

This layout is going to be another "must see " Show Stopper!!

Careful where you put that pedestal.... in our experience one mans 'must see' was another mans 'crude slapdash and implausible'

To us its simply the next project and like its predecessors we take pride in building it to the best that we can with whatever skills we have between us.​

 

[Jordan]

In my experience my "must see" layouts are a great many other's "Foreign rubbish/not British/can't relate to it/walk right past without looking" layouts...

I must admit too that "must see" is an over-used phrase these days which often irritates me, especially by a certain model railway magazine in particular, which specialises in lots of blue-underlined, hyper-linked hyperbole when it posts about itself on it's own Forum

 

[Yorkshire Dave]

Nice street scenery and pleasant to see the attention to detail being paid to this.

I see there is still plenty of detailing to be done such as street signs, street names, street lights, bus stop, redundant trolleybus poles? etc.

Just some ideas/observations, and obviously the layout is work in progress.

Would the side street have some weeds (and litter) at the end and possibly some weeds growing between some of the cobbles as it is not a main thoroughfare?

On the subject of cobbles I presume there is further weathering to take place to break up the greyness. Certainly where I live in West Yorkshire any cobbled streets remaining tend to be a brownish colour with tinges of green on lightly used streets.

With the layout set around 1967 one idea to break up the long stretch of cobbles on the front would be to have one or two patch repairs in tarmac.

 

[Rippers]

Just some ideas/observations, and obviously the layout is work in progress.

We appear to be on the same wavelength with ideas. A lot is taking place on various workbenches with the streetlamps, postbox, electricity and gas cabinets and the all important phoneboxes (in green and cream of course!) being worked on.
However a lot of the roadway detail is being held back as it would be a too much risk of damage as we work on the central and rear part of the model. The streets may be the first area put in but they are likely to be the last to be fully detailed.

In the meantime elsewhere there are changes big and small.


The first parts that will go into making the factory that forms the rear of the scene have arrived (in an early stage of construction).


Whereas at the other end of the scale the coal merchant has got himself an old painted chair to enjoy the fine weather whilst keeping an eye on things...….


The chair started life as part of a 2 quid set 1/48 scale set of dolls house furniature. Its often worth keeping an eye on markets outside the modle railway world just to see what other useful stuff is out there....

Which is how I found this new and highly detailed 1/43 scale offering hidden away in an overseas marketed partwork for 'Police Cars' of the world.

Not 100% perfect (I'm speaking as someone who has one in the garage here! but a far cry from the old Corgi offering that is still regularly trotted out in various guises.

Definitely not the 1956 Morris Minor it is described as on the box either. Its actually a 1963 onwards late model saloon (on 1970 plates). Nice as it is its also of no use to the layout as it comes as Hull Police used Anglia's (Cars and Vans) on similar duties so it is destined to be stripped with thought so backdating it to the more commonplace 1961 Hull Registered Yukon Grey saloon 'Broad Sword' and I both owned at different times.

 

[Neville]

It's modelling at it's best.
I have followed all your layouts and I live in West Australia and model O scale USA !
My one regret was missing out on seeing "Hospital Gates" at Telford just could not make it at the time I think I was in Cornwall baby sitting. I go to England every year to see my son and family. At least I have a copy of Railway Modeller November 2009 (is it that long ago !) to console me.
Thanks for posting your wonderful work as Railway Modeller said it's Exceptional Creative Achievment!
Neville.

 

[Rippers]

The only thing that struck me immediately about the coal yard was the high contrast between the very dark ballast and the very light concrete pavement. I would expect the concrete in such an environment to be darker and more stained, with less contrast between the ballast and concrete.

Bit more like this then?

 

[Pencarrow]

Yup, that will do.

 

[Rippers]

Not one for the layout but nice to work on nevertheless.

 

[simond]

Very effective. Is the tank the result of a series of very thin washes of enamel?

Thx
Simon