RMweb Premium HillsideDepot Posted June 1, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 1, 2016 Or just truncate platform 2 in buffers and only have one continuing over the crossing... Maybe with the rails still embedded in the road for the 2nd track, but not connected to anything? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromptonnut Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 I have found a Level Crossing Enthusiast on youtube whose videos may provide some inspiration for the crossing decision. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGvL6krj46iiCITHHPT2j1Q/videos Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 I have found a Level Crossing Enthusiast on youtube whose videos may provide some inspiration for the crossing decision. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGvL6krj46iiCITHHPT2j1Q/videos Wow... a xingaholic. If that isn't the correct term, it should be. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivercider Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 I certainly would. A couple of cartics full of new Fiestas/Escorts/Sierras and a couple of flats with Transit vans would be right up my street. My only worry would be compression. The platforms can only hold 4 coaches, so any freight train arriving then propelling into the exchange sidings couldn't be any longer than that. I'd worry it might look too short to be realistic. That's why parcel and van traffic usually appeals to me... more opportunity for shorter rakes. Having been away for a few days I am enjoying catching up with this thread. I do agree about parcel or van trains looking good, however freight trains in the Dagenham area were not all long trains. The photo of the 56 with the cartics linked to by Jeff was taken by me back in 1984. Shortly afterwards the pilot 08958 took the loaded Procar80 wagon and a van on a trip to Ripple Lane 08958 passes through Dagenham Dock 27/7/84 cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed a/c Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 and there are these http://www.expressmodels.co.uk/acatalog/Level__Crossing_Barrier_Warning.html Sorry if they have been posted before. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromptonnut Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Just came across this and wondered if it might have some use for your building site? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Noch-15054-H0-figures-Bricklayer-new-original-packaging-/271909011909 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 Just came across this and wondered if it might have some use for your building site? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Noch-15054-H0-figures-Bricklayer-new-original-packaging-/271909011909 I'd need to save up! I think I'll make do with the Bachmann construction workers and one from the civil engineers set with shirt, tie and clipboard that I already have. Preiser, Noch etc do some really nice little cameo sets, but allowing for postage, I just don't find them value for money. Curious what others do for figures? I can imagine populating even a small layout costing hundreds! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromptonnut Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 It was more a reference to the set number - you might well find a UK supplier. I don't have time to go digging now as I'm just off to work but Gaugemaster stock a number of those sort of things. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Gaugemaster's normally pretty good for otherwise-hard-to-find European items, and I've banged on about how good the Auhagen range is often enough. It's also worth remembering that ordering from a European model shop is usually no hassle if you can purchase enough in one go to offset the postage cost. There's actually a fair bit on Ripple Lane that is made to 1/87, rather than 1/76 and I guess the trick is not to make the difference noticeable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Aren't some ebay sellers sloooooowwwwww when it comes to posting items? The parcels office cameo is almost complete but I ran out of those cut vinyl road markings and that's all that I'm waiting for. A little forklift truck, some brute trollies etc add up to make (what I hope) is a believable little scenario but I don't want to take any pictures when the whole thing is fronted by bare tarmac. The road markings should knit the whole scene together. So, whilst waiting, a whole host of little jobs have been completed. The extension to Platform 2 has been fenced, lights/benches etc added. I've also made a decision re: the level crossing. There won't be much rail traffic across it so my mind kept going back to the Silvertown tramway. I've gone for gates (x4) but have gone for 2 sets of gates from the Wills occupation crossing kit. They look a little flimsy compared to true level crossing gates but that's exactly the look I want. I also made up a little crossing box (again by Wills) but that really doesn't work. It looks more like a garden shed. I think whatever crossing box I use has to be a bit more substantial. I'm actually tempted to go for a portakabin-type building next to the gates. Also, the very modern Volvo excavator on the building site was bugging me. A lovely little model... but it just looks far too 21st Century. That will get kept for a future project. I needed to order some bits from Hattons, so a little Wiking 1/87 bulldozer was reasonably priced and accidentally ended up in my "basket". Moulded in two hideous shades of shiny plastic, I needed to do something about that. It didn't exactly come apart easily but ended up in 13 (!) pieces after a little persuasion from a jeweller's screwdriver. Reassembled, having painted and weathered the parts individually, it looks much more at home. When the road markings finally arrive, I'll get the camera out again. Edit: The occupation crossing kit is by Ratio, not Wills. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted June 7, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 7, 2016 There was an article in Railway Modeller Dec 1980 with a small prefabricated signal box as from Felixstowe Beach which may be suitable. Please PM me if you can't find a copy and will scan in for you. Also, in RM May 1999 is an article on a 90's branch line crossing, a little late for you, but still be useful. I only have the first page. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 There was an article in Railway Modeller Dec 1980 with a small prefabricated signal box as from Felixstowe Beach which may be suitable. Please PM me if you can't find a copy and will scan in for you. Also, in RM May 1999 is an article on a 90's branch line crossing, a little late for you, but still be useful. I only have the first page. Thanks for that. I don't have any RMs going back earlier than about 2001. That prefab article might be just the ticket! Well, the good news is that the road markings arrived. The bad news is that I just sucked the forklift truck up the hoover. Bu@@er... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie MB Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Sorry, I shouldn't have laughed but the thought of the forklift being hovered up made me chuckle! I hope it is ok! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Sorry, I shouldn't have laughed but the thought of the forklift being hovered up made me chuckle! I hope it is ok! I need to remember what I've fixed down and what I haven't. I also need to remember that the power of a Henry hoover is enough to overcome Tacky Wax. In the hoover bag as well as the forklift, I think there's a couple of station benches and a HO scale Noch pregnant woman (don't ask) because I haven't seen her lately. Tally ho... I'm going in... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiket4 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 That little dozer looks great painted up. I hate it when items get sent via my Hermes they are slow. Regards Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Sorry, I shouldn't have laughed but the thought of the forklift being hovered up made me chuckle! I hope it is ok! Same here, sorry Pete! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromptonnut Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 Same here, sorry Pete! I'm surprised nobody has said "that sucks" about the incident. Coat acquired. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopardml2341 Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 I'm surprised nobody has said "that sucks" about the incident. Coat acquired. We shouldn't promote Americanisms. Have a nice day! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 I'm surprised nobody has said "that sucks" about the incident. I obviously turned the hoover off straight away. I could say "suck off" but I won't 'cos I'm far too polite... It's not very easy to empty a Henry bag but I managed. Retrieved were one forklift with bent prong, three station benches, 35 pence and the aforementioned pregnant lady who has sadly lost a leg. Leg not found. I think I might bin her as I'm not sure what sort of message I'd be sending out if I featured a one-legged pregnant lady on the layout. C'est la vie... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 A tip to avoid this in the future, use a fine mesh material (such as old tights) over the end of the nozzel and it'll prevent the fine bits getting sucked up (and probably prevent damage/clogging of the hoover). Tape it a bit loose on the end to allow it to suck a bit into the pipe, but not enough to lodge in. You could hide the missing leg with careful placement perhaps? bagage nearby obscuring the missing leg perhaps? (I know this tip as its saved me losing tiny little beads when making my jewellery on numerous occasions, finding black seed beads on a dark carpet is nigh on impossible, so sucking them into the hoover with said addition to the end then turning it off over a bowl saves wasting potentially expensive losses!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromptonnut Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 a one-legged pregnant lady Probably a fetish somewhere around that worthy of a Channel 4 documentary. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie MB Posted June 7, 2016 Share Posted June 7, 2016 I'm not sure what sort of message I'd be sending out if I featured a one-legged pregnant lady on the layout. You would get bonus points in some quarters for diversity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 Vinyl road markings applied and weathered, various little details added etc etc. The Mk3 Transit is a recent release from Oxford. The "H" registration means it has come back to 1987 from the future. A lovely little model, but I wasn't happy with the black window surrounds. Gloss yellow paint could still be seen around the glazing, so I popped the body off, removed the glazing and masked up and sprayed the window surrounds in matt black, both inside and out. I think it looks a lot better. A little road grime and some matt varnish was added to tone down the gloss. I may add a splash of dirt to cover up the "H" front and back. The Mk3 has been around since 1986, but I don't know how early BR started using them. Perhaps the forthcoming Sherpa would be a better choice, assuming that appears in BR colours. The little forklift truck appears none the worse for its trip up the hoover nozzle yesterday! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted June 8, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 8, 2016 That looks excellent Pete,i see your favourite vehicle is in on the act again! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCML100 Posted June 8, 2016 Share Posted June 8, 2016 Absolutely fantastic work! Looks really really good! May i suggest that your speed bump looks a little tall? I have used a chopped down wh smith plastic ruler in the past as it gives a smooth rise up, a brief flat surface and a smooth fall back down again... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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