RedRich Posted September 28, 2012 Posted September 28, 2012 The ballasting looks very neat Stephen. I am looking forward to hearing some first hand news about the performance of the cube magnets. Rich, Quote
BosKonay Posted September 28, 2012 Posted September 28, 2012 Here's a question for those more expert in the prototype! My rearmost three sidings (in the photo above) are freight sidings. Should I ballast them, hardstanding them / combination of both? My plan is to have a gantry road/rail crane over the closest siding, for transferring containers to trucks, etc, as well as some container lifter vehicles, but the sidings will also be used to house cement, timber, tara mines wagons, etc.... Any ideas? (I guess I'm trying to be lazy about 9.5 feet x 3 ) Quote
BosKonay Posted September 28, 2012 Posted September 28, 2012 Cheers Rich - I used the Proses Spreader with some woodlands blend. Came out very well, only a little brushing and tidying needed before droppering in the glue... Will take a close up when it's dry! Quote
heirflick Posted September 28, 2012 Posted September 28, 2012 (edited) stephen, if it was my layout, I wish!) - i would use a combo. ballast for the 2 inner sidings, as in the guinness and northwall sidings [ATTACH=CONFIG]2860[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]2861[/ATTACH] hardstanding for under the gantry, as in ballina freight yard.. [ATTACH=CONFIG]2862[/ATTACH] Edited September 28, 2012 by BosKonay Quote
BosKonay Posted September 28, 2012 Posted September 28, 2012 Sounds good and many thanks for the photos - that's -exactly- what I had hoped!! Quote
heirflick Posted September 28, 2012 Posted September 28, 2012 glad to help - looking forward to the finished project! Quote
BosKonay Posted September 28, 2012 Posted September 28, 2012 Me too I'm hoping I'll be able to run trains around the full loop by year end! (fingers crossed)! Quote
heirflick Posted September 28, 2012 Posted September 28, 2012 aye....and when you have it finished you can smash it up like A4mallard did with his old one, and then you can start it all over again! Quote
Northman Posted September 28, 2012 Posted September 28, 2012 aye....and when you have it finished you can smash it up like A4mallard did with his old one, and then you can start it all over again! Don't mention the bridge Quote
BosKonay Posted September 28, 2012 Posted September 28, 2012 Beat me to it northman ;( Still cry a little inside at the thought of the hammer coming down on that beauty!!! Quote
Hunslet 102 Posted September 29, 2012 Posted September 29, 2012 Here's a question for those more expert in the prototype! My rearmost three sidings (in the photo above) are freight sidings. Should I ballast them, hardstanding them / combination of both? My plan is to have a gantry road/rail crane over the closest siding, for transferring containers to trucks, etc, as well as some container lifter vehicles, but the sidings will also be used to house cement, timber, tara mines wagons, etc.... Any ideas? (I guess I'm trying to be lazy about 9.5 feet x 3 ) Stephen-your layout is looking great and starting to take a bit of shape.With regard your question,if I am looking at it right,then I would hardstand all 3 tracks up to at least or just beyond the buffers of the 2 nearest lines and then ballast the rest of the track as normal.I think this would give you a better area for scenario's,with lifter vehicles and trucks etc. Quote
BosKonay Posted September 30, 2012 Posted September 30, 2012 I think I've settled on that too hunslet I'll cover the three tracks in concrete from the buffers to about 6 inches past the per-way sidings in front, then ballast the rest and run a road alongside the full length of the nearest of the three. It should look ok, and give me room to 'pose' container lifters for photos etc Quote
heirflick Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 Playing with Gravel and Ballast love that shot of the the solitary gm on that short siding! the senarios are many.... waiting as station pilot, getting fueled up, broken down etc. cant wait until you start the scenes! Quote
BosKonay Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 Me neither I've decided on Gaugemaster ballast for the trackwork, it looks most like the wet, dark grey stuff I see on the tracks. I'll then use woodlands grey and brown for gravel (like the patch above between the tracks (which will later be filthied up, dead bushes, some brown grass, etc) and unused sidings, etc. Quote
heirflick Posted October 4, 2012 Posted October 4, 2012 beautiful.....a large patch of waste oil and some oil drums lying around- the thought of dirt! Quote
BosKonay Posted October 5, 2012 Posted October 5, 2012 Just found this http://www.scalescenes.com/products/R025-Water-Tower?PHPSESSID=1a152be57fe53873617daf341b31aba3 and noticed it looks enough like this http://eiretrains.com/Photo_Gallery/Railway%20Stations%20N/North%20Wall/slides/NorthWall_20090615_028_CC_JA.html to be bashed into shape for the yard Quote
BosKonay Posted October 5, 2012 Posted October 5, 2012 Dry the Woodlands isn't as bad, but I'm stick going to use the Gaugemaster for the mainline and platform terminiii... Ballasting is almost as much fun as wiring Quote
BosKonay Posted October 5, 2012 Posted October 5, 2012 Forgive the first shot - it's a bit out of focus, this is one of the three yard roads, so I'm aiming for a ballast over the ties look. Quote
Kirley Posted October 5, 2012 Posted October 5, 2012 Dry the Woodlands isn't as bad, but I'm stick going to use the Gaugemaster for the mainline and platform terminiii... Ballasting is almost as much fun as wiring I'm with you there Stephen. Are you finding like me that the height of the Woodland Trackbed makes it difficult to get an even camber from the rails to the baseboard level? I suppose it will get easier with practice like the wiring especially when there is so much to ballast. From a fellow sufferer. Quote
BosKonay Posted October 5, 2012 Posted October 5, 2012 I saw a great tutorial I'm going to try on the next stretch. It basically involved painting PVA onto the shoulder, then applying the ballast. This lets the ballast stick to the trackbed and stops it rolling off or piling up (as can clearly be seen on my first photo above) A little more time, but probably worth a go. I need to invest in a hand held dustbuster thing too, to help recover the unstuck ballast Quote
BosKonay Posted October 5, 2012 Posted October 5, 2012 Any suggestions for back of the rearmost sidings? The shortlist at the moment is: - Very low relief back of terraces with either tall concrete wall in front, or blue sound proof screening fence type thing - Very low relief industrial / warehouse type buildings - A mix of both above - Just a big tall wall! Or could do a 11 foot type wall, with some trees and stuff visible behind? Quote
heirflick Posted October 5, 2012 Posted October 5, 2012 stephen, i would go part wall and low relief industrial buildings ...possiblily railway cottages pictured bedind a part of the wall - something like opposite inchicore. feck it, you could use it for stored unservicable locos waiting for the scrap man. or mark3's waiting disposal! Quote
Sulzer201 Posted October 6, 2012 Posted October 6, 2012 Great work Stephen and those buffer stops look the business. Quote
josefstadt Posted October 6, 2012 Posted October 6, 2012 Any suggestions for back of the rearmost sidings? The shortlist at the moment is: - Very low relief back of terraces with either tall concrete wall in front, or blue sound proof screening fence type thing - Very low relief industrial / warehouse type buildings - A mix of both above - Just a big tall wall! Or could do a 11 foot type wall, with some trees and stuff visible behind? At the end nearest the station I'd suggest having the low relief backs of houses, with a red brick wall between them and the tracks. At the end furthest away from the station you could have low relief industrial buildings with a fence separating them from the railway. Quote
BosKonay Posted October 6, 2012 Posted October 6, 2012 Cheers lads, I reckon a low relief back of terrace with a brick and maybe sound barrier walling to the rear, and then taller industrial / warehouse type low relief with pallisade security fences... At the bottom, I plan to create a 15 foot concrete wall, with vehicle gates across the back, for truck access to the yard.... More progress next week hopefully! Quote
enniscorthyman Posted October 6, 2012 Posted October 6, 2012 It's all coming along nicely Stephen,fantastic stuff,and you are blessed with plenty of room for your track and rolling stock.I have to get the finger out on my own layout in the attick in a few weeks. Quote
heirflick Posted October 7, 2012 Posted October 7, 2012 have to get the finger out on my own layout in the attick in a few weeks. i hope you have a good heater eamonn! Quote
BosKonay Posted October 7, 2012 Posted October 7, 2012 Working on the freight lines. The distant last 4 feet will be concreted. Quote
Dave Posted October 7, 2012 Posted October 7, 2012 Nice work there Stephen, coming along nicely! Quote
BosKonay Posted October 8, 2012 Posted October 8, 2012 Cheers Dave - still trying to figure the best way to get photos of it! Quote
Dave Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 Do you want me to bring my digital camera with me tomorrow? I have a good flash that will light up your layout nicely Quote
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