RMweb Gold Harlequin Posted Tuesday at 19:38 RMweb Gold Share Posted Tuesday at 19:38 28 minutes ago, Schooner said: A rail barrier sounded like a great idea...but then I wondered if the impediment to road access would count against it? Motor lorries could back up to the crane's plumb easily enough...but anything horse drawn might have a harder time. What does the photo record suggest? None of my reference photos show any protective rails on the ground alongside the cranes. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium The White Rabbit Posted Tuesday at 19:41 RMweb Premium Share Posted Tuesday at 19:41 29 minutes ago, Schooner said: A rail barrier sounded like a great idea...but then I wondered if the impediment to road access would count against it? Motor lorries could back up to the crane's plumb easily enough...but anything horse drawn might have a harder time. What does the photo records suggest? I don't know about the photo records but have seen teams of horses working in the past and with a skilled driver and experienced horses, they can get into places I wouldn't have previously thought possible and with considerable precision. Many years ago I saw a demonstration of a pair of heavy horses and a cart at a [working] museum and they could back that up to a loading bay and go round obstacles. I was still at school and wasn't driving but to my untrained eye they seemed to be as good as someone in a motor vehicle. 2 2 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KNP Posted yesterday at 05:44 Author Popular Post Share Posted yesterday at 05:44 (edited) Right, let the shunting between. Part 1 Guard ensures no one is one the train and then stands around to make sure no one gets on. Train backed up to clear loop Then uncouples and moves forward to the buffers points to loop change and train goes around carriages Then stops on the branch line clear of the siding loop And more tomorrow (well you've had 5 pictures today!!!) Edited yesterday at 05:44 by KNP 37 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponthir28 Posted yesterday at 06:48 Share Posted yesterday at 06:48 Did I spot a pannier lurking in the shed. I have been having withdrawals symptoms. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted yesterday at 06:57 Share Posted yesterday at 06:57 7 minutes ago, Ponthir28 said: Did I spot a pannier lurking in the shed. I have been having withdrawals symptoms. No. Pull yourself together. What are you a man or mouse. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponthir28 Posted yesterday at 07:18 Share Posted yesterday at 07:18 Must be a mouse. I think. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted yesterday at 08:08 Share Posted yesterday at 08:08 49 minutes ago, Ponthir28 said: Must be a mouse. I think. Well here's a piece of cheese. 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted yesterday at 08:21 RMweb Gold Share Posted yesterday at 08:21 (edited) 2 hours ago, KNP said: Right, let the shunting between. And more tomorrow (well you've had 5 pictures today!!!) The clever bit will be uncoupling the toplight before pulling back and putting the B-set in the run-round road. But does the toplight have a handbrake? Edited yesterday at 08:22 by Oldddudders 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark Posted yesterday at 08:54 Share Posted yesterday at 08:54 On 16/09/2024 at 17:54, KNP said: Progress update on yard crane. Now signal wagons are finished I have recommenced this project. Everything was painted light grey, then given a wash of black/grey, then pencil graphite painted on as a wash or brushed on then buffed up. A dry brush of light grey was then applied externally to highlight raise areas. Spindle now fitted on the layout on a thick plastic rod so if I need to I can lift the crane off leaving the spindle behind. Now drying again whilst I work on the remaining handles, then the crane/hook need fitting and I expect more weathering work as I see fit. I do like the yard crane, and I am sorely tempted. It's a bit kind of like an approximation to something different from what was in the yard at Banff. But well done to both of you. 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Nick C Posted yesterday at 09:08 RMweb Gold Share Posted yesterday at 09:08 45 minutes ago, Oldddudders said: The clever bit will be uncoupling the toplight before pulling back and putting the B-set in the run-round road. But does the toplight have a handbrake? Vac will hold it long enough for that - but good practice to chuck a chock in if it's on a gradient... 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Limpley Stoker Posted yesterday at 12:33 RMweb Gold Share Posted yesterday at 12:33 I couldn’t hear clearly but did the driver toot the whistle before each manouvre or just when the signalman couldn’t see him? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ray H Posted yesterday at 12:56 RMweb Premium Share Posted yesterday at 12:56 Doesn't want to do that as it might wake the P.....s 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KNP Posted yesterday at 15:22 Author Popular Post Share Posted yesterday at 15:22 Well there she is, ladies and gentlemen, all finished and waiting for the first job to arrive. 6ton GWR Yard Crane from Phil (Harlequin) Top Tip When adding thin chain like in this model use gravity to assist, hold the chain so it is hanging vertically then move the model and feed it in and not the other way round as the links get caught up easily when trying to pull. 25 1 1 12 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
le petit Français Posted yesterday at 18:50 Share Posted yesterday at 18:50 I can't tell the difference between reality and modelling... wow! congratulations! 5 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pecketts And Panniers Posted yesterday at 21:11 Share Posted yesterday at 21:11 5 hours ago, KNP said: That is really quite splendid. 2 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted 23 hours ago Share Posted 23 hours ago 7 hours ago, KNP said: Well there she is, ladies and gentlemen, all finished and waiting for the first job to arrive. 6ton GWR Yard Crane from Phil (Harlequin) Top Tip When adding thin chain like in this model use gravity to assist, hold the chain so it is hanging vertically then move the model and feed it in and not the other way round as the links get caught up easily when trying to pull. That's such an impressive job of an already impressive model, I've asked Phil @Harlequin to put my name down for the next batch. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KNP Posted 16 hours ago Author Popular Post Share Posted 16 hours ago (edited) Shunting Part 2 The loco returns and collects the B set and pulls them back up the line Points change and the coaches are shunted back into the loop, left and the loco returns to the branch line Again points are changed and the loco gets ready to collect the toplight coach And the saga concludes tomorrow.... Edited 15 hours ago by KNP 36 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted 7 hours ago RMweb Premium Share Posted 7 hours ago 9 hours ago, KNP said: Shunting Part 2 The loco returns and collects the B set and pulls them back up the line Points change and the coaches are shunted back into the loop, left and the loco returns to the branch line Again points are changed and the loco gets ready to collect the toplight coach And the saga concludes tomorrow.... I presume that is the prototypical way of doing it. I expected the loco to push all three coaches up to the buffers, leave the toplight, draw forward, leave the B-set, collect the toplight via the run-round loop, then reverse it back onto the B-set still in the platform. 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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