Popular Post 37023 Posted October 30, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 30, 2018 (edited) Morning all. After a few years being dormant on here I thought I'd share my latest and biggest project yet! My dad and I have set out (with the help of a few good friends) to build a model of GM as the place stood in 1988. Paul at Streetscene models has built all the buildings so far to an amazing standard as always! The track work is modified Peco with altered sleeper spacing and tiebars added to the points. The plan is to include the whole shed area as can be seen in the pics, the Marcorfts wagon repair sidings that ran next to the sheds though condenced in space. Fouldubs junction and the mainline back past the sheds and sidings. This should enable us to run full length trains when we have space to erect the full length fiddle yards. But for the most it will be up at the club house which gives us 40ft to play with so we will still get the layout up with shorter fiddles. Edited October 30, 2018 by 37023 23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bri.s Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 (edited) Looks a great start ,the buildings look very impressive Brian Edited October 30, 2018 by Bri.s Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37023 Posted October 30, 2018 Author Share Posted October 30, 2018 Cheers Brian. Here is a photo that shows the planned marcroft sidings and mainline next to the shed. Chris 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Will be following this one. Never got there but they had a few 20's that were never seen down south. Looks brilliant so far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37023 Posted November 1, 2018 Author Share Posted November 1, 2018 The permanent role call for the layout which is owned wholey by my self and my dad so far stands as follows 14901 20035 20048 20114 20118 20138 20198 20203 20225 20227 26004 26015 26024 26025 26031 26038 26039 26042 97204 37021 37025 37033 37035 37043 37113 37114 37116 37118 37170 37178 37183 37188 37191 37196 37250 37260 37261 37262 37350 37370 37372 37379 45108 97403 97413 47004 47050 47460 47541 47593 47704 47708 We have a healthy amount of 37/4s planned with some more 47s also to add to the list. On top of which a good out source of members and friends locos to add to the fleet. I think it's safe to say we should have a good variety of Scottish traction! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37023 Posted November 15, 2018 Author Share Posted November 15, 2018 Nothing much to report lately. We have been cracking on with the wiring on board one, board two will follow next. Board 3 is near enough built now which will lead to more track laying soon! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caradoc Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 What a great project, I will follow it with interest. Grangemouth was not one of the easier sheds to get to, and I only managed it once, on a dark Sunday evening in November 1979 (IIRC), The place was deserted, and more than a little bit eerie ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcanman Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 This looks like a great project with very impressive looking structures. I visited Grangemouth shed on 11th Sept 1982 during a grand tour which included HA, GM, ED, ML & PO. Here is 37167 at GM. My notebook shows 37147 & 37157 also on shed that day! Mal 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37023 Posted November 22, 2018 Author Share Posted November 22, 2018 Cheers Mal and Caradoc glad you both like what you see. Hopefully we will be picking up pace again over the next few weeks! Heres a little update on GM. Jim has been ploughing on and completed board 3 which is now up on legs and joined to board 2. Tonight with the aid of andy the track was repositioned and a temporary board 4 was clamped on to aid alignment. Chopping up the peco points will be done this week with a view of laying up to board 4 in the next few weeks. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
millerhillboy Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Going to be superb, never saw GM in its heyday, but drive past the site on the motorway often these days. This will be cracking, the stock list alone is superb. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37023 Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 It seemed to be rarely visited by most millerhillboy. The amount of photos compared to most other depots is minimal! Only a small update this week so far and that is in the shape of the next batch of points being altered to look a little more realistic. The overly chunky and unrealistic tiebar set up peco insist on is all cut away and then the remaining sleepers filled. The blades are also removed for ease at this point and the OO fishplates taken off to make way for a solid solder joint and dummy realistic fishplates in their place! After this they will get dosed in sleeper grime and weather'd. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37023 Posted November 28, 2018 Author Share Posted November 28, 2018 Another little post regarding stock this time. Like most I made the yearly trip to the Warley Show, the main reason is for the Heljan returns stand! This year we picked up a bumper crop of class 25s! 4 will become Ethels, one 25/0 is complete and will become 25035 in the horrid maroon it carried in pres and the other is a pure spares donor 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37023 Posted November 29, 2018 Author Share Posted November 29, 2018 Another little update. Seems to be getting a fairly regular thing now! The points are completed now and ready to be laid tomorrow evening the pictures show 2/5 completed 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruced2 Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Just found this tread looks spot on I worked here in the early 80s as a guard then left to go to Stirling. Will follow this thread with anticipation. Can you tell me if it will be transportable? Bruce Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jcarta Posted November 30, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 30, 2018 Another little post regarding stock this time. Like most I made the yearly trip to the Warley Show, the main reason is for the Heljan returns stand! This year we picked up a bumper crop of class 25s! 4 will become Ethels, one 25/0 is complete and will become 25035 in the horrid maroon it carried in pres and the other is a pure spares donor 20181124_222750.jpg Chris Great topic and will follow with interest. I didn't know Heljan done that, bring returned loco's to the show, do you get a good discount and do you have to ask them to bring the items to the show or just take a chance they have what you want? Looking forward to seeing the ETHEL's..... but I'm sure there were only 3 converted. Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37023 Posted December 1, 2018 Author Share Posted December 1, 2018 Hi Bruce if you have any story's of the place you'd like to share I'd be grateful to read them! I'm in touch with a driver up there at present (what's left of the place with drs) and he's helping loads for pictures of Fouldubs. But any info is appreciated! The layout will be exhibitable so it will hopefully get a good airing in the next few years. Jim your correct. Only 3 25s were converted I'm doing 3 as they were in 1988 and I'm doing two Ethel 2s one in intercity and one in blue and grey. They take all their returned/damaged stock to both Telford O gauge show and Warley so it's just pot luck when you get there what's for sale. The prices are a little cheaper than normal too! Latest for Grangemouth. Tonight saw all the roads from 1 (on the right) to 5 installed as far as they can go until the next board is built. Whilst we wait on the wood to be cut wiring will be done so we can keep ahead on works. We couldn't resist taking a few locos down to help measure up (honest) 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37023 Posted December 8, 2018 Author Share Posted December 8, 2018 A massive step forward tonight. The first loco to officially fire up on shed is 37183. There's still a few bits of wiring left to tidy up and then there may be some power taken next week! 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D6775 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Very atmospheric. Just needs some low hanging fumes! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
millerhillboy Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Great stuff, you are really capturing the atmosphere of that era of diesel shed. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37023 Posted December 8, 2018 Author Share Posted December 8, 2018 Cheers for the comments, we are pushing our selves on this layout to get it as real as possible! An additional post to last night's to include some pictures taken by Andy who is doing the wiring for us to show the work he did last night! Andy stepped forward to do the wiring as I loath doing it and he enjoys it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37023 Posted December 12, 2018 Author Share Posted December 12, 2018 Nothing major to report until tonight when we are back down at the club house. So for now some work on stock has been under taken. 7 out of 12 pcas which will be seen on GM have had their data panels and numbers added and Ethel 2 has got it's main colours on 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold jcarta Posted December 12, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 12, 2018 Nothing major....... You certainly been busy with the stock and they do look good..... The PCA's are great kits and they do go together very well, I've got another 3 of them to build. The ETHEL paint scheme is starting to take shape and of course looking good, looking forward to seeing the others painted up and taking their place on the layout. Jim 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37023 Posted December 13, 2018 Author Share Posted December 13, 2018 Nothing major....... You certainly been busy with the stock and they do look good..... The PCA's are great kits and they do go together very well, I've got another 3 of them to build. The ETHEL paint scheme is starting to take shape and of course looking good, looking forward to seeing the others painted up and taking their place on the layout. Jim Cheers Jim, the pcas are brilliant for a quick build. I have another 5 to do but will get to them after I've got the take of ttas out the way! I'm hoping the white and red will be on the Ethel by weekend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37023 Posted December 13, 2018 Author Share Posted December 13, 2018 Tonight was a quiet session finishing a few bits of wiring up. We can now move locos up and down shed road one and also move them between roads 2, 3, 4 and 5. Next is to get the next board complete so we can join road 1 up and also join roads 6 and 7 in too. After that it's time to start fitting the point servos and do some serious testing while the boards for fouldubs and the main line are built. Hopefully all of the scenic track will be down by around February. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
millerhillboy Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Some ballast and a backdrop and those two are straight into the realistic models thread. lovely stuff, I know its Grangemouth but it does bring back memories of skulking about Millerhill as a lad. Same sort of loco's found on shed. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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