RMweb Gold Buhar Posted December 22, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2017 Many of those passengers look to have been out on the ale...as many are standing in a puddle of what can only be....urine....LOL It's what the Footy Echo is for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Goss Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Recent progress....... Since we brought the layout back from Utrecht, John has only had the main "spine boards" erected. This has enabled a lot of scenic work to be done on the rear platforms, some of which you might have glimpsed in the background of Les's postings. John has made the Platform Gates for Platforms 2 & 3: Platform gates.JPG The N/S etches were made by Les whilst he was making the Roof, if I remember correctly. Platform gates 1.JPG Platform gates 2.JPG Once they were completed, it was time for Peter Goss to make another visit with a crowd of passengers: Barrier queue 1.JPG Barrier queue 2.JPG Platform 1 passengers.JPG Platform passengers 1.JPG Platform passengers 2.JPG New broom.JPG Staff crossing.JPG Ticket queue 1.JPG I hope they all get home in time for Christmas. Best wishes from all the Lime Street Crew, and hopefully we'll see many of you during 2018. Remember, we're exhibiting at Doncaster, Newcastle and Warley next year. Steve. The picture John took of the ticket queue viewed from behind looking towards the closed gate is great. Something you don't see that often. cheers 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Steve Hewitt Posted January 13, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 13, 2018 Some excellent service from Hornby..... Whilst we were in Utrecht, our Hornby Scot gave up the ghost. John stripped it down on our return to find a fracture across the part which retains the worm wheel in mesh: On contacting Hornby for a replacement part, he was advised that stock was awaited and they would contact him when it arrived. Last week John spoke with Hornby again and they sent him TWO replacement parts: With the loco repaired, its now on a Running-In turn: Just in time for the pre-Doncaster running sessions, which start on Monday........ Steve. 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted January 13, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 13, 2018 Some excellent service from Hornby..... Whilst we were in Utrecht, our Hornby Scot gave up the ghost. John stripped it down on our return to find a fracture across the part which retains the worm wheel in mesh: Utrecht Scot failure.JPG On contacting Hornby for a replacement part, he was advised that stock was awaited and they would contact him when it arrived. Last week John spoke with Hornby again and they sent him TWO replacement parts: Scot Failure.JPG With the loco repaired, its now on a Running-In turn: Scot parts.jpg Just in time for the pre-Doncaster running sessions, which start on Monday........ Steve. Hi Steve, Was the fracture a result of mazak rot as seen in other models? Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Steve Hewitt Posted January 14, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 14, 2018 Not sure but John is coming to the BELMRS open day this afternoon so you can ask him yourself ☺ Steve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
5 C Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 (edited) Some excellent service from Hornby..... Whilst we were in Utrecht, our Hornby Scot gave up the ghost. John stripped it down on our return to find a fracture across the part which retains the worm wheel in mesh: Utrecht Scot failure.JPG On contacting Hornby for a replacement part, he was advised that stock was awaited and they would contact him when it arrived. Last week John spoke with Hornby again and they sent him TWO replacement parts: Scot Failure.JPG With the loco repaired, its now on a Running-In turn: Scot parts.jpg Just in time for the pre-Doncaster running sessions, which start on Monday........ Steve. Very interesting. That gear retainer is a well-known weak point on the Hornby Scot/Patriot chassis and has been the subject of much discussion elsewhere on here. I have several acquired over the years from various sources which have failed. It's never previously been listed as a separately available spare. Interesting that Hornby now seem to be making it available. Andy Edited January 14, 2018 by 5 C Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted January 15, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 15, 2018 My first Rebuilt Scot now has a Comet chassis...just waiting for the other one to fail now....chassis already acquired. Baz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Les Green Posted January 15, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 15, 2018 Many lights make hands work! Street lamps for Lime Street. The orange one is for checking lamps or checking the socket the lamp locates in. 26 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trustytrev Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 (edited) Very interesting. That gear retainer is a well-known weak point on the Hornby Scot/Patriot chassis and has been the subject of much discussion elsewhere on here. I have several acquired over the years from various sources which have failed. It's never previously been listed as a separately available spare. Interesting that Hornby now seem to be making it available. Andy Hello, It will be even more interesting to see if the replacement fails again at a later date. I believe the part failure is the result of a fault elsewhere rather than the cause. When the intermediate gear twists out of mesh due to excessive play it is exerting excessive strain at the weakest point which is the retainer. I have replaced the retainer previously and it failed again. Hence like others I have a set of Comet frames waiting to be used. trustytrev. Edited January 15, 2018 by trustytrev Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gz3xzf Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Many lights make hands work! Street lamps for Lime Street. The orange one is for checking lamps or checking the socket the lamp locates in. IMG_8193.jpg IMG_8189.jpg Hi Les, I really like the idea of plug in lamp posts, could we have more detail on the construction of these street lamps, I am guessing they are removed for transporting? Still in awe of this layout, the detail is amazing, keep up the good work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Green Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 Hi Les, I really like the idea of plug in lamp posts, could we have more detail on the construction of these street lamps, I am guessing they are removed for transporting? Still in awe of this layout, the detail is amazing, keep up the good work. Hope this clarifies the method we used. The filament lamp is within a lamp housing and connected to the inner 1mm square post and the outer brass tube. The 1mm square brass is soldered to an insulated brass tube at the bottom of the post. When the post is in position the upper brass tube connects with the brass tube sleeve glued into the baseboard and the lower part of the post connects to two sprung bushes. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Steve Hewitt Posted February 1, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 1, 2018 All packed up and ready to go (almost)..... On Monday this week John and Brian de-stocked the layout and cleaned wheels etc. They also dismantled the back-scenes and packed the buildings etc. Yesterday Les and John got the Hotel, Station Office Building and the Roof packed in their transport cases. Today Rob, John and I dismantled all the baseboards and loaded them into their transport trolleys. One exception being one board left on a workbench for a point tie-bar to be replaced. Next Thursday we will collect the hire vans and load everything ready for their Trans-Pennine adventure next Friday. See you all at Doncaster..... Steve. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted February 2, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 2, 2018 Hi Steve, Was the fracture a result of mazak rot as seen in other models? Cheers, Mick Certainly looks like it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Green Posted February 5, 2018 Author Share Posted February 5, 2018 (edited) My first attempt at 3D printing a small building to go on the platforms of Lime Street Station. It does need a bit of cleaning up prior to painting. Edited February 5, 2018 by Les Green 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie.dunn Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Saw the layout for the first time at the Doncaster show on Saturday, And my jaw dropped its surprising just how big the layout is and how large the station is. Simply stunning , well done to all the team for making a fantastic layout and putting mine to shame ... It's strange how the large canopy roof dwarfs the locos and stock while underneath it. I look forward to seeing the layout in the furture and once again well done on creating not just a work of art but a masterpiece in miniature. Jamie D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kestrel Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 (edited) This is an impression of what Lime Street Station will look like 2018 style after the addition of a new platform. before and after How the station looks from Lime Street in 2018 Edited February 21, 2018 by Kestrel 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Steve Hewitt Posted February 26, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 26, 2018 Hope this clarifies the method we used. The filament lamp is within a lamp housing and connected to the inner 1mm square post and the outer brass tube. The 1mm square brass is soldered to an insulated brass tube at the bottom of the post. When the post is in position the upper brass tube connects with the brass tube sleeve glued into the baseboard and the lower part of the post connects to two sprung bushes. Lime Street Tall Lampost Simplified.jpg Installation of the Street Lamps......... Since returning from Doncaster, John has started the installation of Les's street lamps on Lime Street. Holes have been drilled and temporarily lined with brass tube so the locations can be confirmed and adjusted as necessary: Some new features are to be added to the Faller road system (details later), then the electrics for the lights will be installed. This will include an isolation feature to allow lamps to be removed without causing a short circuit. Steve. 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Steve Hewitt Posted March 11, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 11, 2018 More progress with the Street Lighting........ John has completed the installation of the lamps and connected them to the supply: The supply can be switched off to allow the lights to be removed while the rest of the layout is still powered up. Steve. 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Les Green Posted March 21, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 21, 2018 (edited) Lighting now installed on Lime Street in front of the North Western Hotel. Edited March 21, 2018 by Les Green 24 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Lighting now installed on Lime Street in front of the North Western Hotel. IMG_3226.jpg This would suggest you're going to remove the big information panel that obscured the far end of the hotel when you exhibited at Glasgow last year. That'll be a huge improvement. Graeme Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Green Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 This would suggest you're going to remove the big information panel that obscured the far end of the hotel when you exhibited at Glasgow last year. That'll be a huge improvement. Graeme Not yet! It is our plan to remove it at some time in the future, but at present it supports the lighting framework, hence it is a major job to remove it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Les Green Posted March 29, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 29, 2018 Some of the buildings made early on in the construction of the layout are not to the same standard as the later models. Hence we are remaking some of the older buildings. The first four buildings to be remade are the small kiosks on the platform concourse. First the original ticket office: and the remade model. Now the Rail bar: and the new version, complete with beer glasses (with froth on top) and beer pumps! The Newsagents old version: and the new version. A vast improvement this one. Don't tell me the magazines on the back wall are current magazines I know!! Finally the tobacconist: and the new version. We are not sure if this really was a tobacconist in 1947. No doubt someone will tell us we have got it wrong! The real thing appears to be made of glass blocks, hence the model is made of clear plastic. Once lit it should be interesting. All these models were 3D printed. Before they are placed on the layout the models will be weathered! 25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMS2968 Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Spot the difference! 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Green Posted March 30, 2018 Author Share Posted March 30, 2018 Spot the difference! That picture was our main reference! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Green Posted April 1, 2018 Author Share Posted April 1, 2018 That picture was our main reference! And the view in the other direction... 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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