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Re: Atlantic's works: Portable layout update
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2023 5:10 pm
by Mercator II
Looking good Greame, slow n steady the phrase goes!!
Which show have u got invite for? (PM if not allowed to say publicly!!)
I'd love to pop up to see progress in flesh too
Re: Atlantic's works: Portable layout update
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2023 9:09 am
by Atlantic 3279
Next time there's a chance to assemble at least the scenic sections of the layout, I'll let you know Brian. What times of day, days of the week, and seasons of the year give you freedom to get away? Maybe continue by PM or e-mail, and I'll talk to you about that event too...
Re: Atlantic's works: Portable layout update
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2023 11:07 am
by Danby Wiske
Looking good Graeme. Nice to see that lovely station building in context!
Maybe the preserved railways could take a leaf from your book? The replacement of lineside grass with green paint might allow them to keep running steam-hauled services during periods of drought...
Re: Atlantic's works: Portable layout update
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2023 12:56 pm
by Atlantic 3279
Now there's an idea. Will you apply for patent, or shall I?
Re: Atlantic's works: Portable layout update
Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2023 5:54 pm
by Danby Wiske
Happy to split any proceeds 50:50...
As our proposal deals with green monsters that emit fire and smoke, maybe we should go on Dragons' Den?
Re: Atlantic's works: Portable layout update
Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2023 2:15 pm
by Mercator II
Atlantic 3279 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 18, 2023 9:09 am
Next time there's a chance to assemble at least the scenic sections of the layout, I'll let you know Brian. What times of day, days of the week, and seasons of the year give you freedom to get away? Maybe continue by PM or e-mail, and I'll talk to you about that event too...
I'll catch up with you at Warley
Re: Atlantic's works: Portable layout update
Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2023 3:00 pm
by Atlantic 3279
While a couple of very rainy days didn't do much good for Eastern Scotland and low lying parts of England's East Midlands, they certainly did wonders for my modelling progress, so I can now cross off the making (if not the final decoration) of the the necessary "over line" structures from my portable layout "to do" list. Tunnel portals, based on the West end of Withcall tunnel, as seen by a man with double vision, are the latest addition.
Re: Atlantic's works: Portable layout update
Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2023 10:25 pm
by Atlantic 3279
That patent-pending low fire-risk green paint couldn't remain forever. A basic cover of Gaugemaster grass mat has now taken its place, most of the facings for the platform edges have been built, the platform surfaces have been brought up to a more reasonable height and they've been given a basic undercoat of dark grey along with much of the station yard. I'm trying out some card strips (too pale of course) to test the appearance of platform edging stones of a suitable width (I may make the final ones narrower), and further pieces of card as a mock up of a foot crossing for passengers. Final arrangements in that area depend on how much space I can find for a buffer stop at the end of the short spur of track that currently directs any errant train straight up the platform ramp!
Re: Atlantic's works: Portable layout update
Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2023 11:04 pm
by Woodcock29
Looking good Graeme
Andrew
Re: Atlantic's works: Portable layout update
Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2023 8:07 am
by Mercator II
Green Gold!!
Always make a massive improvement when the green goes in
2nd layout this week I have seen adding the grass around tunnels and cuttings
Looks great Graeme
Re: Atlantic's works: Portable layout update
Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2023 9:03 pm
by manna
G'Day Gents
Nice, Green Time Machine.
manna
Re: Atlantic's works: Portable layout update
Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2023 9:52 pm
by Atlantic 3279
After finishing off the platform edges, reducing the width of the edge slabs, finalising the geometry of the foot crossing, making some suitable GN buffer stops, trimming and loosely fitting some brick paving around the station building, as well as offering up some previously used fencing to the rear of one of the platforms, I decided to put the whole scenic section together briefly to get an overall look at things so far, this afternoon.
Re: Atlantic's works: Portable layout update
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2023 1:14 am
by Dave
Looking good Graeme. I assume you will be buying the LNER U1 to run on it.
Re: Atlantic's works: Portable layout update
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2023 5:58 am
by jwealleans
I expect he'll have a few, why let reality stop you at one?
Re: Atlantic's works: Portable layout update
Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2023 10:36 am
by Atlantic 3279
Nothing but U1s of course, all either working passenger trains, or in pairs on the front of a long mineral train with a third pushing, exactly like the real thing. They were all over Lincolnshire you know.