Hello.
I thought it time to come out of the closet, after being a silent member for a couple of years, off and on.
There are three of us here in West Wales, and up until now have concentrated on 3mm (12mm gauge, so it doesn
It sounds like a great idea. I know the area well! I went to Cardigan Secondary School many, many years ago.
Long way from Aberdeen Graeme!
Anyhow, The idea was conceived six months ago. A plan duly drawn up and timber purchased.
In time honoured fashion three baseboards were constructed from 1 x 2 softwood frames and bracing, with a 9mm plywood top. Everything was glued, screwed and sealed with matt varnish.
We went for 4' x 2', reducing two boards to 18" with a middle board 4' X 18". locating dowels, split hinges and captive bolts to join the boards together.
This shows the three boards joined together, with track down and some scenic stuff started:
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More later when I've got time!
Shaun.
To continue - The three boards consist of 'Kilgerran', the 'Quarry' and finally 'St Dogmaels'
Here is St Dogmaels in the early stages:
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Buildings are loosely placed just to give an idea, and a section has been cut out to form a small piece of quay-side.
The following picture of the Kilgerran end was taken later, after we had started contouring:
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Contours were built up in the usual way with polystyrene, crumpled paper, cardboard - anything for bulk, and then covered with paper towels soaked in PVA, and a final shell of Modroc.
Ballasting gets to be done when the mood takes - basically dilute PVA is put between sleepers with a syringe, ballast (in our case washed sand from a local beach) pressed into the PVA and then lightly sprayed with meths.
The middle board, the Quarry, needs a post of it's own really - I'll do that later.
I hope this is of interest, and I'm happy to answer any queries. I might add that the three of us are pensioners, so cash is important, and we would rather our money went to the vineyards of France than the coffers of Gaugemaster etc. consquently we scratch build wherever we can, and make most of our own trees, bushes, foliage, scatter, buildings, stock and locos...
Shaun.
That looks very good Shaun,
The track layout is nice and spacious, not too cramped, often it is too easy to cram a bit more track in and spoil the overall effect but that looks good.
It will be interesting to see how this develops.
Frank
Thanks Frank!
The Quarry board.
In the real world, a substantial outcrop of quality slate was discovered between Cilgerran and Cardigan
A bit more has been done since my last post; mainly to the quarry board and St Dogmaels.
This is the quarry board as of this morning:
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Fencing and undergrowth has been added, and a brazier in the workshop for the benefit of the slate workers. Through the tunnel to the right brings you into St Dogmaels:
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This is very much work in progress, with some of the buildings just plonked on to help get an idea of where it's all going!
The backscene has just been roughly painted, and is presently being re-done by my wife, who thinks we modellers only see colours as greens or browns!
Looking back from the far right of St Dogmaels, these are the two boards at the moment. Cilgerran has yet to be joined on.
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The harbour Masters office is fixed in place, and has a flickering fire, and inside and outside lighting. The Abbey Hotel is also fixed in place, and that too has internal lighting. Close up of the Hotel below:
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Guess thats it for the time being - any queries, I'm more than happy to answer (or try, anyway...)
Shaun.
Very nice work.
Jeff S.
Thanks for this, Shaun. It does have a nice feel and atmosphere about it and is looking good! I will follow progress with interest.
David.
I mentioned earlier that there are three of us - the third member is Colin, who has his own N gauge layout, and scratch builds his own locomotives, using various commercial chassis, and plasticard, copper tubing, wire, and home turned brass for the body-work.
He has made several 009 engines for the Teifi Gorge layout, and they are so exquisite I thought they were worth sharing.
I'm afraid I don't know the donor chassis for any of them though...
Here are three to be going on with:
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More later,
Shaun.
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Those locomotives are fantastic.
Jeff S.
Thanks Jeff - I'll pass your comments on to Colin.
More locos tomorrow...
Shaun.
Amazing models!
I was thinking "fantastic" but Jeff beat me to it :-)
A few more snaps of Col's scratch builds. I ought to put them in the locomotion section, but as I don't have too many details, they are best kept with this thread I think.
This first one has hand drawn coach lining, done with an old fashioned bow pen...
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Next one taken during a test run on Colins N gauge layout:
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A saddle tank, work-in-progress:
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and finally another W-I-P, but fully operational.
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Shaun.
Does Colin turn his own domes?
Jeff S.
Hi Jeff.
Yes, he has a small (very small) lathe that can just about handle 1/2" OD brass rod. Just the job for domes and chimneys.
I believe some people use an electric drill as a make-shift lathe. Might be worth a try...
Me, I'll stick to building cardboard houses!
ATB
Shaun.
Just as a matter of interest, are there any other 009 members in West Wales? (Bit daft asking that on here - seems only about a quarter of members visit the forum...)
Thought I'd ask, anyway.
Shaun.
No? never mind, I'll hold an area meeting on my own!
More progress on the Teifi Gorge.
I added a coaling stage by St Dogmaels loco shed, built from coffee stirrers and real coal:
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My wife Annie kindly painted the backscenes for us (being an artist by profession). Seen here is St Dogmaels and the quarry board with backscenes in place. Removeable at the moment, as work is still ongoing.
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Things were looking a bit bare at the dockside, so last week I managed to scratch-build a sort of Clyde Puffer. It's very incorrect nautically, but I don't mind - I won't be posting this on RMwebb, so the number of rivets and the missing mast stays don't matter...
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The turntable in the background is now operational once again, after I butchered it trying to fit it in. Colin, who built it initially came to the rescue and repaired it.
He also turned up with two more locos for the stable. A 2-6-2, seen here outside Cilgerran Station:
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and an 0-6-0, again outside Cilgerran:
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This puts the Teifi Gorge Motive Power stable at six. They will probably need that many if not more, as there is the prospect of continuing the line upstream to reach Newcastle Emlyn, where there is a GWR connection to the main system.
Here are the locos in what will eventually be Cilgerran engine sheds:
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Four are scratch built, on second-hand commercial chassis, the other two from 009 sales (long may they continue!)
Any questions, please feel free to ask.
Shaun.
Thanks for the photos, Shaun. This is coming along well. I like the coaling stage - very posh! (The barrow must be new as it's still shiny and red...) The cobble effect is pleasing, too - how did you do it?
David.
Hi David - thanks for dropping in!
The cobbles... a 2mm layer of DAS pressed onto the baseboard, on top of a layer of neat PVA - then while it is still soft I impress it with paint brush ferrules that have had the bristles removed and hollow metal tube 'squared' with needle nosed pliers. I use the same technique to give a stone effect on buildings and walls. Much quicker and easier than you would think.
This warehouse I built a couple of years ago is an example:
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I could do a pictured tutorial if anyone is interested.
Regards,
Shaun.
Shaun,
Nice technique on the warehouse.
Jeff
My how time flies (is 'flies' grammatically correct?) Anyhow - not much done to Teifi Gorge due to a pending house move, but I do have a couple of up-dates since October.
We managed to exhibit at the Welsh Woolen Mill in November: (Patrick proudly standing by)
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Colin making minor adjustments:
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There was a spare area in St Dogmaels, so I made a steam driven sawmill:
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and a roof to cover it (flood lighting for night work, and a flickering fire in the boiler):
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Things are still incomplete, though I did make a rudimentary engine shed for Cilgerran:
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Thats really as far as the layout has progressed. It's all on hold now until I see what sort of space I have when we move. Fortunately the layout was designed to move, and the four component parts have cardboard boxes to protect them!
More as and when,
Shaun.
Nice to know your'e here, Shaun, lots of nice textures!
Doug
[Chubber]
Well, a bit of movement since i last posted - movement being the operative word. We sold and bought houses within six weeks of going on the market, so it was a feat of logistics, going from one to the other. Luckily we only moved five miles, and there is a container rental compound in Cardigan, which helped no end.
Apart from the mundane household stuff, I had three layouts to move and store - Cardigan on two six foot boards, Boncath on two four footers, and Teifi Gorge on three four footers...
We moved on April 14th, and exhibited Teifi Gorge in Carmarthen on the 15th!
Anyhow, it was all moved without too much stress, and three months down the way, things are quite settled. We now live a stones throw from the Teifi, and this is a picture of the Gorge itself:
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A bit more has been done to the TGR layout, with a goods shed erected in the Cilgerran yard, and tunneling commenced for the branch line to Newcastle Emlyn:
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I also came across this shot of St Dogmaels sawmill, showing the flood-lighting:
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Not much more done though, as I'm trying to catch up on constructing Login Station, in 00 (one of the stations on the old Whitland to Cardigan line)
Regards,
Shaun.
My how time flies (is that the right pluralisation of 'fly'?)
Since that last post The Teifi Gorge had four more outings last year. In August we were invited to show at the West Wales Modelers Expo in LLwyncelyn (outside Aberaeron) - sadly no pictures.
In early October we exhibited at the Bronwydd Arms Village Hall with the Carmarthen 0 Gauge club (to show the comparison between gauges!)
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Later in October we were once again at the Drefach Felindre Woolen Mill:
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(In almost the same place as the previous year!)
And finally we had a great time showing at an annual local model exhibition in nearby Hermon. Again no pictures for this event.
Thats it at the moment, though I have started building a 'Rabbit Warren' layout, as I had ordered 5 meters of track for the N gauge layout we are building, and by mistake I ordered 009... waste not want not!
I might post developments later.
Meanwhile a little taster of two locos that Colin is building:
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Regards,
Shaun.
Are you going to be at Aberaeron again this year? It was seeing Teifi Gorge there last year that convinced me that if I were to get back into modelling then OO9 would be the way to go.