alant Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 On 02/01/2021 at 09:12, drduncan said: Fantastic project. I look forward to seeing it progress. Shame there won’t be any Spinners and Kirtley 2-4-0s in use.... Incidentally, what happened to the 7mm version at Slaters? Duncan I did ask David White sometime ago and seemed to recall it was in storage at, I think, Butterley. It got damaged though unfortunately although he said the viaduct section was saved. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
daltonparva Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 1 hour ago, alant said: I did ask David White sometime ago and seemed to recall it was in storage at, I think, Butterley. It got damaged though unfortunately although he said the viaduct section was saved. Bill Hudson, author of the book this subject takes its name from, told me most was destroyed by Derby Council when they wanted their building back. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
apbolton Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Latest addition to the layout having a test run, the carriages are not correct but since they have been sitting un opened for 15 years I decided it was about time they came out for a run. I intend to build the correct push pull set for the Buxton shuttle but these will do for now. What I haved started to do is build platforms 4&5, so it will at least have somewhere to run to. 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted January 13, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 13, 2021 Paul I have some sides for the Period II Full third which goes with the Pull and Push driving trailer - if you want them let me know. Baz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
apbolton Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Hi Baz Yes please, not sure what I need, not really looked into yet Wizard do the driving end kit, which is about as far as I have looked, please put them aside for me and we can discuss a price whenever we are allowed to meet up. Cheers paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted January 13, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 13, 2021 no problemo! The wizard ends are being used in a conversion on the Derwent Spa thread. Mine are Perseverance (not a great kit) and BSL (a bit chunky..) Derwent Spa Baz 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted January 13, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 13, 2021 Save looking it up, Paul. Converted mine from the Hornby LMS period III suburban brake 3rd. At some point I want to try converting one of my Ratio suburbans too. 11 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandhole Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 5 hours ago, apbolton said: Hi Baz Yes please, not sure what I need, not really looked into yet Wizard do the driving end kit, which is about as far as I have looked, please put them aside for me and we can discuss a price whenever we are allowed to meet up. Cheers paul I think I have a Comet Driving Motor end. I'll check and you can have it. I'm never going to do anything with it. If you like. Regards, Chris. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
apbolton Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Hi Chris That would be superb, thanks. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMS29 Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Paul, Looking good. When you get round to it please publish your progress, it will be of interest to folk, Tom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LNER4479 Posted January 17, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 17, 2021 (edited) Morning Paul et al, Came across this last night and just have to post it here. It claims to be from 1898 (I can scarcely believe that, although it would 'fit' the signals being the older 'white disc' style). I'm almost certain it is filmed through the driver's window of the Buxton Push-Pull set. Watch and enjoy! https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-through-millers-dale-near-buxton-derbyshire-midland-railway-1898-online (apologies for anyone who's already seen this - it's new on me!) Edited January 17, 2021 by LNER4479 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
apbolton Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Thanks Graham, That's a wonderful piece of archive film, well spotted. Cheers Paul 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
apbolton Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 (edited) As I said in my post last Wednesday, I have started to build the platform buildings for the Buxton shuttle to run into. You are looking at this side platform 5, with the gents on the left, platform 4 the other side, obviously just the shell at the moment but I have spent time this afternoon drawing up the doors and windows on my silhouette cutter, so they are ready to insert next along with the internal walls. Since this is at the front of the layout and despite having a canopy covering most of it, I intend to detail the interior. Edited January 17, 2021 by apbolton Update 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Blandford1969 Posted January 17, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 17, 2021 Looks great. It would be interesting to hear how you drew up your plans which you have been building your great models from. You mentioned a dye line print you had found did that have all the elevations? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
apbolton Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Unfortunately the dyeline print is a plan view rather than elevation and the image quality is poor. All of the buildings have been built using photos either from books or from web sites. None of the buildings are built to scale but rather are built to fit the space on the board however their proportions are correct for each other so taking the building above as an example, I used the plan to work out its size relative to that of the buildings on platform 1 and taking into account that the model platform is narrower than the real thing, I am building it to look right in the space I have. My aim is to have a model that looks right in the space available 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonsalDan Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Although Limestone quarrying was a major industry on this line, specifically between Millers Dale and Chinley. Did any Limestone trains run down through the Monsal Dale and Millers Dale section? Just wondered as I've never actually seen any limestone traffic in photos on this section. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
apbolton Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 Hi MonsalDan You are correct quarry traffic did not pass though Millers Dale or at least I have not seen photos either 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbeagleowner Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 At the end of over the peak 2 there is a picture of a LST train being assembled from the limeworks mmediately south of the viaduct. Fascinating to hear they had to make the trains up from smaller sections crossing the up line to do so! So you would have had some trains on that section I guess. I've never seen a picture of a train from the limekilns and quarry to the north of the station but I guess there would as some time being a service from there. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BoD Posted January 28, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 28, 2021 I have enjoyed catching up on this Paul. Love the viaduct. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
apbolton Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Trees, I started these before Christmas, finally got around to completing them yesterday, so spent the afternoon planting them. There are 17 trees on bank, they are not meant to be any specific type, but using photos as reference I tried to get the overall shape of the covering something like. The trees are made of died hydregea heads, which came from LMS29's back garden last year, they have been left to dry since. The green is Woodland Scenic foilage mat, I use two shades to add a bit of variation. Other brands are available . The other side needs the same treatment, as well as a few behind the viaduct. But that's another day. 12 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted January 28, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 28, 2021 Very nice mate. Sedums are good too. Regards Lez. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted January 28, 2021 Author Share Posted January 28, 2021 The trees look very nice Paul but it's a 'hmmm?' from me in terms of their juxtaposition on the overall scene. I'm referring to your second photo in particular (the first one looks fine) as it looks like they're masking off the clear view of a whole train at the Monsal Dale scene. It may be the case that the tops of the uppermost trees really did (do!) rise above trackbed level at the top of the viaduct but in terms of your model, does it not overpower things a little? Maybe it will only be when the scenery is developed between the viaduct and the Chee Tor tunnels that we'll get the full effect and be able to judge better? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMS29 Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Trees look great. RL has a point. Maybe you could consider lowering the whole canopy a bit when you have have been able to see both sides. Cheers, Tom 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted January 29, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 29, 2021 (edited) Good to see you are still using the tree-making technique from so many years ago now, Paul. Edited August 21, 2021 by Rowsley17D Errant apostrophe 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
apbolton Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 12 hours ago, LNER4479 said: The trees look very nice Paul but it's a 'hmmm?' from me in terms of their juxtaposition on the overall scene. I'm referring to your second photo in particular (the first one looks fine) as it looks like they're masking off the clear view of a whole train at the Monsal Dale scene. It may be the case that the tops of the uppermost trees really did (do!) rise above trackbed level at the top of the viaduct but in terms of your model, does it not overpower things a little? Maybe it will only be when the scenery is developed between the viaduct and the Chee Tor tunnels that we'll get the full effect and be able to judge better? Thanks, I hadn't really thought about that, I will leave it for now, but I may reduce the height of the trees nearest the viaduct in the long run or maybe remove the last couple on the right. Let's see what it's like when we get Chee Tor done can't believe it's nearly a year since we started it. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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