In my Westhill Road Ramblings#1 post here, I discussed my thought process for selecting the style and type of signal box for my new little modelling venture Westhill Road. This post looks at my scratch build of the chosen ground level signal box based upon the LSWR Type 3B design. As with many of my … Continue reading Workbench Witterings#12 Building an LSWR Type 3B signal Box for Westhill Road
Category: Techniques
From the archive #4 The quay to making puddles and something about gulls…
Although it could be said that I cheated with Canute Road Quay when I modelled the quayside wall as part of the front facia of the layout; this was not to avoid having to create the water but in fact to maximise the space available with a 12 inch deep baseboard. There are however a … Continue reading From the archive #4 The quay to making puddles and something about gulls…
Workbench Witterings #9 Refreshing the E2, no mention of Thomas…dam…
The first five members of the London Brighton and South Coast Railway (LBSC) E2 class 0-6-0 tanks were introduced by L Billinton in June 1913. In service they were found to be powerful but slightly lacking in water and therefore a further batch of 5 were ordered, although delayed by the war, and built between … Continue reading Workbench Witterings #9 Refreshing the E2, no mention of Thomas…dam…
Workbench Witterings #8 Taking a ‘brake’ from wagons rolling of the workbench
As I advised in my recent Covid, exhibitions, mental health and life changes post, in an attempt to restore my modelling mojo whilst on furlough I started to build a number of the wagon kits that I had added to the to do later pile over the last few years. The kits were all from … Continue reading Workbench Witterings #8 Taking a ‘brake’ from wagons rolling of the workbench
Workbench Witterings #7 what were these B4?
Following on from my recent Talking Stock #38 The Adams B4 tanks post that included a brief history of the prototype and also a review of the recent range of Dapol ready to run models, I have added a few of these to my fleet for Canute Road Quay and therefore renamed and numbered to … Continue reading Workbench Witterings #7 what were these B4?
Workbench Witterings #6 The SR Departmental shunter – DS1169
Since the announcement by Hornby that the little, and I mean little, Ruston and Hornsby 48DS 0-4-0 diesel mechanical shunter was to be introduced as part of their 2019 range, I always had it in mind that a simple repaint could be on the cards to create the Southern Region departmental shunter DS1169. Originally built … Continue reading Workbench Witterings #6 The SR Departmental shunter – DS1169
A view from the line #18 Inset track on Canute Road Quay
This latest "A view from the line" post takes for the first time a closer look at Canute Road Quay and more specifically the track work inset within concrete along the quayside. USA Tank No. 72 shunts across the inset track. Picture copyright and courtesy Model Rail / C Nevard.There are a number of methods … Continue reading A view from the line #18 Inset track on Canute Road Quay
Layout lighting is Quay… white is white right?
Just like a good backscene; see my A view from the line post regarding Fisherton Sarum's backscene here, or my Canute Road Quay backscene post here; another area that I think is vital for any model railway layout, especially if being exhibited, is good lighting. There are a number of reasons for this: firstly and … Continue reading Layout lighting is Quay… white is white right?
Talking Stock #36 The rebuilding of the Bulleid Merchant Navy Class and a touch of Workbench Witterings
This week saw the first of the new Hornby 'Original' Merchant Navy Pacifics hitting the retailers, see my Talking Stock #35 post here for more details and also the full size 'Rebuilt' Merchant Navy Pacific 35006 Peninsular & Oriental S. N. Co. steaming in public service for the first time in 2017 on the Gloucestershire and … Continue reading Talking Stock #36 The rebuilding of the Bulleid Merchant Navy Class and a touch of Workbench Witterings
Letting the grass grow and concrete expansion on Canute Road Quay
Following on from completing the basic ground and the inset concrete trackwork areas on Canute Road Quay as detailed on my post here, I have now in addition to adding some ballast in around the point work and also the headshunt, started to add the next stage of the ground cover and colouration of the … Continue reading Letting the grass grow and concrete expansion on Canute Road Quay