7mm Pencarrow - Cornish BR(S)
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Phil O
Western Thunderer
The 1366 sitting on the blocks with a few clay wagons would look great.
Peter Cross
Western Thunderer
A BWT would look even better.
NHY 581
Western Thunderer
It will improve greatly with Sheep.
Hellfire Sir! Have you no shame?
I would prefer a few clay wagons with blocks sitting on the 1366.
Quite right and very proper. A real Western engine. None of this namby pamby Paddington tripe.
Rob.
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
Sense at last
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
I'll add sheep when you do on your layout.
I'm actually using the 1366 to prop up a wobbly leg on one the trestles.
Well said that man on the last two points.
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
Yorkshire Dave
Western Thunderer
Yes, the old derelict B&W buildings finish the scene in the left hand background compared to the original plan of the grassy knoll envisaged in the very early postings. They stop the eyes from disappearing into the left hand corner.
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
Cheers Dave
And morning all...
Yes, I'm pleased with the way it's coming together. Funny how it's taken 100s of hours to get so far and then a quick sprinkling of green stuff and ballast makes a huge difference.
The two wharf buildings do finish off the scene nicely. Really glad I decided to depart from reality in that corner. There was also a building of similar age at Wadebridge, demolished when the station expanded, that I'd like to make.
Now, where can I stick it...no rude answers please.
And morning all...
Yes, I'm pleased with the way it's coming together. Funny how it's taken 100s of hours to get so far and then a quick sprinkling of green stuff and ballast makes a huge difference.
The two wharf buildings do finish off the scene nicely. Really glad I decided to depart from reality in that corner. There was also a building of similar age at Wadebridge, demolished when the station expanded, that I'd like to make.
Now, where can I stick it...no rude answers please.
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
Or have you raided mine?
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
Nice handbags Graham, are they from your private collection??
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
Having done some heavy pruning* and lawn control this morning, I'm in the mood to make up some platform faces.
There's about 7'to do, two board joints to disguise and 4 brick insets to do (accommodate the rodding cranks).
Should be fun.
* having just sat down and lent on the table I've discovered a load of thorns in my arm... Nice.
There's about 7'to do, two board joints to disguise and 4 brick insets to do (accommodate the rodding cranks).
Should be fun.
* having just sat down and lent on the table I've discovered a load of thorns in my arm... Nice.
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
I used the standard clearance dimensions in Gordon Gravett's 7mm modelling pt2 book (see below) to draw up my own profile with the baseboard top as a datum.
I then had a trawl through books to find a nice clear shot of the platform face. Found one in BR Past and Present no17 and projected the different courses on to the clearance drawing. The slabs and the top 2 stone layers all work out about 6" thick each.
And then made a plastic template to try out on the baseboard...
I then had a trawl through books to find a nice clear shot of the platform face. Found one in BR Past and Present no17 and projected the different courses on to the clearance drawing. The slabs and the top 2 stone layers all work out about 6" thick each.
And then made a plastic template to try out on the baseboard...
GrahameH
Western Thunderer
No, they're the ones you lent me last year !