Edgware GN. What next.

[manna]

G'Day Gents

Things are still happening at Edgware, in the goods yard I've filled in the ground between the tracks with 3 mm MDF, to level it all up, also with the MDF I've created the slope from the Goods yard to the station forecourt, or the other way round if you prefer, after a little more work on the loading dock and the upcoming goods shed it will be time to ballast almost everything.

'Manna's' still an ongoing project, Manna is now numbered and the body has now acquired a film of dirt and grime. The tender has been sprayed in undercoat, but, Who! forgot to fill in the lining groove in the tender first !! Now you know why it's a workbench for dummies, it's ME !!

manna

[manna]

G'Day Gents

I'm taking a short rest from 'Manna' awaiting the plates, but things are still happening, a Bachmann 'Cravans' unit has arrived to help the N2's out with the morning and evening rushes, something that 'would' have happened if Edgware had it stayed open long enough,I wonder how they would have coped with the hills of the 'Northern Heights'?

Now on to the new project, Edgware requires a large goods shed, but there is nothing like it on the aftermarket, all small country station types, but I bought a old Hornby goods shed off of E-Bay for a fiver and then spent another six quid getting it over here, as soon as it arrived I sat it roughly were it was to go, and did it look wrong. Like most layouts mine has been compressed to get everything in, but the new goods shed was far to small, I had already made up my mind that it would need extending, and so out came the saw !!!!!!!

manna

[manna]

G'Day Gents

Back with another update, and seeing that I'm on holiday at the moment, things are starting to get done.

Manna's plates have arrived and I put them safely away at the back of my workbench, next day went to get them out---GONE but I knew I put them there, but it is a bit of a dark area so out came a large light (black work top) and there was one plate !! out of the packet, poking the light under the layout I could just make out the shape of Manna's plate right at the back of the layout, amongst some bits of plastic.......all chewed up, I think a mouse has taken a fancy to the plastic and the plates (we've had a cool wet summer, so we now have a mouse plague, I caught seven mice in my shed on Sunday) so I've set a trap on my workbench, but I still haven't fixed Manna's plates yet

I've been working on the goods shed which is coming on very well, only the platform inside, roof and slates and a few other bits to do, although that will keep me busy for a while.

manna

PS, has any one got a good shot of the inside of a GN goods shed ??

[manna]

G'day Gents
A few more bits and pieces finished off, 'Manna' now has her plates and the tender has been painted to match to the loco, talk about travel stained !

The goods shed is coming on apace, the office is almost finished, just gutters and downpipes, but that can wait for the moment , I've built a platform inside, still not sure what the 'decking is/was, I've painted it brown for now, but I have a feeling that it should be wood planking, a small hand crane has also been built to go inside, all works up/down, round and round, don't why I bothered you won't see it with the roof on !!

Started to cut roof slates, probably need about a thousand, oh my aching hands !!!!

manna

[mossie]

Hi manna

With regards to your goods shed.

I have three pictures of the GNR Goods Shed at Hatfield, taken in 1969. Can not post them as the copyright is with the HMRS. They show the ends of the internal loading platform, which has a brick front with a coping stone along the front edge painted white.

At one end, the same in your model, is a flight of open wooden steps going from track level straight back, at 90 degrees to the track, up to loading platform level. There also seems to be some kind of wooden partition, painted white, up to gable height with the last couple of feet an open mesh, the partition seems to start about a foot in from the platform edge.

So I would say that the platform is of solid construction with a set of wooden steps at one end leading up to some kind of Partitioned room/office.

I hope this has been of some help.

Regards

Richard

[manna]

G'day Gents

Thanks for that Mossie, wasn't to far out with the steps just need to turn them 90 degrees, not to difficult, I'll move the crane to the other end of the shed so I can put in the partition, I wonder if that is the secure area !!

Thanks again.

manna

[manna]

G'Day Gents

Just a few pics today, just pottering about tidying up a few projects,

[manna]

G'Day Gents

Just a quick update, at last I've fitted the last roof tile two thousand of the little beggars, give or take a couple, I've just popped it onto the goods shed to take a quick photo, I still have to fit the chimney at the office end, but that should,'t take to long.

Also at the moment I am plaster boarding the main part of the shed, hopefully it'll keep it a bit warmer in winter and cooler in summer.

manna

[Blink Bonny]

Looking good, cobber! I particularly like your "signature" engine! The weathering looks good - it really brings it to life.

Keep up the good work!

[manna]

G'Day Gents

Be side's feeling like s***, with a cold, the up side is I've had to have a couple of days off sick, so to take my mind off feeling like ? I've cracked on with Edgware's goods shed, The chimney has been added, which has made a big difference in the overall look, what has surprised me is the size of the (almost) finished shed, there are a few more bits to do, gutters, downpipes etc.Piccy time!

All comments accepted with a smile

manna

[Atlantic 3279]

Very neat by the look of it, and so "Great Northern" with that combination of architecture and yellow brick. I've never seen the actual building, but the model looks a good 'un to me .

[manna]

G'Day Gents

G'Day Atlantic, funnily enough I've never seen the goods shed at Edgware either, except in three photo's, none of which are very good, one gives an end view, (as below ) the other gives a view of the side wall (platform side) and the other is a view from the air (also below), but least it looks 'Great Northern'

manna

[manna]

G'Day Gents

Thought I'd take the goods shed outside to the layout and see how it looks in it's rightful place. As you can see there are still bits to do, but that will have to wait until I go the Adelaide again, need some thick plastic to make the gutters.

I made one small Boo, Boo, after I'd made the roof, I fitted it to the bodyshell, it didn't fit ! with the thickness's of plastic I'd fitted to the outside of the shed I'd made it wider than the roof, so I had to dismantle the body and take 2mm off each side !! now the dock inside is to big, ' workbench for Dummies'--------'present' !!

manna

[Blink Bonny]

Looking very good, Manna.

I never knew it was possible to get a cold in Oz - an unwelcome import, perhaps?

[manna]

G'Day Gents

Not a lot to tell, having got over my cold it was on to bigger things, I've been working in the big shed, managed to pick up five large fitted wardrobes from the refurbishment at work and some new carpet (off cuts) I've managed to redo the whole shed, and made it a lot tidier, the old carpet will now be relaid into the railway room, so not a lot has happened at Edgware.

But not all is lost, the Dapol Drewry for my son is finished, and is ready to be posted off to the UK, and a start has been made on the water tank for Edgware, things 'should' start to speed up a bit now that the shed's finished.

Took a trip to Adelaide the other week and bought the bits I need to finish off the goods shed.

manna