taybridge Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 Heh heh bought another half a dozen Peco station canopy kits to add to the two I bought as a trial! Once they are all here I will spray the girders and assemble the lot. Quite excited about this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted March 31, 2012 Share Posted March 31, 2012 Hi Doug, Great to hear you are back in the railway room and making some progress. Cheers Peter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taybridge Posted March 31, 2012 Author Share Posted March 31, 2012 Thanks Peter... though the progress is mostly in my imagination and a pile of unmade kits! Still it's going to be a big step forward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taybridge Posted April 8, 2012 Author Share Posted April 8, 2012 2 kits of the Peco roofs "completed" (making four roof sections in total). Another five or six kits (10 or 12 sections) are on their way from an online store... The final configuration is going to be something like four sections deep by three to four wide. This is going to be fun.. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taybridge Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 Six more Peco station roof kits have arrived. That's 12 more roof sections... 3 times as many as I have made already. It's going to take a whole day just cutting the parts off the sprues, and another day of airbrushing. When oh when am I going to find the time??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satan's Goldfish Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Nice to see new updates on this one again, Always found it an enjoyable read before. Looking forward to seeing it all with it's new roofs! SG Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taybridge Posted April 26, 2012 Author Share Posted April 26, 2012 Thanks SG! I may not have done much modeling this past week or two, but a trio of Central Lodekka's have arrived! Brilliant! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taybridge Posted April 26, 2012 Author Share Posted April 26, 2012 Whoops the images have come out all topsy turvy! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taybridge Posted April 26, 2012 Author Share Posted April 26, 2012 These are brilliant Corgi Models by the way. Great stuff! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ydna Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 The new buses look great and will definitely be a great addition to this project. Andy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Western Scottish Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 The buses look good. Just a wee bit out of period for the 80s, though. These Lodekkas are more 60's and 70s. In 1979 the Scottish Bus Group also changed their logo so if you are looking at 1980 they should probably have Central Scottish logos with the three quater saltire rather than the CENTRAL logo. Not sure these buses would have lasted that long though . I think corgi have a new "Y" type single decker in Midland Scottish blue coming out that might be more suitable. Sorry reading this through it sounds a bit pedantic! Just thought you should know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iankemp Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Modellers license is being used on this layout! lol!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taybridge Posted April 28, 2012 Author Share Posted April 28, 2012 Heh heh yes I am using modeller's licence. But I did check prior to purchase and Lodekka's were still going in 1980, eg: http://www.centralsmt.co.uk/features/Memories_02.html You are right about the logo though, but logos are easy to change. So I feel very comfortable with having some of them on the layout. Cheers Doug. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taybridge Posted May 27, 2012 Author Share Posted May 27, 2012 The "authorities" have ordered some new buses to go alongside the Central Loddekas and Glasgow Corpy buses already in the stable: http://www.ehattons.com/42674/EFE_Diecast_Buses_Vehicles_25811EFE_Daimler_DMS_bus_Western_Scottish_/StockDetail.aspx http://www.ehattons.com/52175/EFE_Diecast_Buses_Vehicles_38301_Alexander_Y_Type_Bus_Western_SMT/StockDetail.aspx Plus a fictional Glasgow George Square station - Glasgow Airport bus: http://www.ehattons.com/51072/EFE_Diecast_Buses_Vehicles_36203_RMA_Routemaster_double_decker_bus_trailer_British_Airways_/StockDetail.aspx and a few black cabs for a cab rank too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiwhara Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Is that upside down one how the buses would look to someone from Australia?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taybridge Posted May 28, 2012 Author Share Posted May 28, 2012 Is that upside down one how the buses would look to someone from Australia?? Heh heh.... my railway generally is viewed through my rose tinted spectacles as well as being upside down. Something to do with photos taken by iphone. They seemed to be the right way up when I loaded them. All my other photos are usually taken with a Nikon that knows which way is up Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Western Scottish Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Well done. As you might suspect I like the Western buses! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taybridge Posted May 31, 2012 Author Share Posted May 31, 2012 Well done. As you might suspect I like the Western buses! I must admit the Lodekkas look absolutely fantastic. I lived in Dundee when young, and recall the introduction of Routemasters on the Carnoustie/Monifieth-Dundee routes. They were much older than the buses they replaced, but the service was far better.. a much faster service. No less reliable either. It's a shame that the new "Routemasters" to be introduced to London are frankly nothing like the originals. A wasted opportunity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taybridge Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share Posted June 5, 2012 The major components for the Glasgow George Square Station bus interchange (on my kitchen bench) 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taybridge Posted January 4, 2014 Author Share Posted January 4, 2014 It's been a while, but I have now got my layout up and running with DCC, and I am making very good progress this Christmas on the remaining Peco station roof kits. My son is approaching 3 now, and is wanting to "go up to the loft to see trains" :-) so it's all systems go to get the railway decommissioned :-) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taybridge Posted January 4, 2014 Author Share Posted January 4, 2014 I also painted the kitchen this Christmas! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taybridge Posted January 4, 2014 Author Share Posted January 4, 2014 It's been a while, but I have now got my layout up and running with DCC, and I am making very good progress this Christmas on the remaining Peco station roof kits. My son is approaching 3 now, and is wanting to "go up to the loft to see trains" :-) so it's all systems go to get the railway decommissioned :-) Oops! I meant REcommissioned! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Welcome back mate, Lets be having some pics when you are ready. Cheers Peter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Wow, what a lovely looking layout. It's amazing how you can still find GEMs like this. Look forward to following this in the future. Regards Marcus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted January 4, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 4, 2014 Yes looking forward to seeing more updates Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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