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whatlep
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yb281 said:Our garden railway chums Tony and Jean came over yesterday and brought with them half a bag of tarmac - not sure what the neighbours would have thought of that as a present?
Give it to SWMBO as her "black gold" wedding anniversary present?
Looks good Mel - how about some "Brush it On" as a top surface to seal it, or some black matt undercoat?
Of course "Brush it On"!!!! I've got a bag full left somewhere.whatlep said:yb281 said:Our garden railway chums Tony and Jean came over yesterday and brought with them half a bag of tarmac - not sure what the neighbours would have thought of that as a present?
Give it to SWMBO as her "black gold" wedding anniversary present?
Looks good Mel - how about some "Brush it On" as a top surface to seal it, or some black matt undercoat?
You sir, are a genius .................. even if you do live near Bromyard
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Gizzy
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Very smart! I only wish our local roads were maintained as well as your street there Mel.yb281 said:Time for testing to make sure that the permanent way has not been fouled.
I've also tidied up that front edge.
What are you going to use in the '3 foot'? I see that the railway crosses the street on a curve, so curved planking wouldn't look quite right?
Besides I guess you'll want it to look as close to the 'Narrows' scene as possible....
Cheers Giz. I've got quite a lot of odd lengths of track left over from the re-build, so the idea is to bend a couple of check rails and in-fill them.Gizzy said:Very smart! I only wish our local roads were maintained as well as your street there Mel.yb281 said:Time for testing to make sure that the permanent way has not been fouled.
I've also tidied up that front edge.
What are you going to use in the '3 foot'? I see that the railway crosses the street on a curve, so curved planking wouldn't look quite right?
Besides I guess you'll want it to look as close to the 'Narrows' scene as possible....
jameshilton
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As you say Mel - a bit overscale but it's a wonderful transformation. I think it looks awesome!
Gizzy
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Good idea!yb281 said:Cheers Giz. I've got quite a lot of odd lengths of track left over from the re-build, so the idea is to bend a couple of check rails and in-fill them.Gizzy said:Very smart! I only wish our local roads were maintained as well as your street there Mel.yb281 said:Time for testing to make sure that the permanent way has not been fouled.
I've also tidied up that front edge.
What are you going to use in the '3 foot'? I see that the railway crosses the street on a curve, so curved planking wouldn't look quite right?
Besides I guess you'll want it to look as close to the 'Narrows' scene as possible....
I used some angled brass strip glued up against the chairs for a straight crossing once, filled in with cement which I must have made too weak, as it didn't last a winter.
For curved track, your idea is much better....
So, further to Gizzy's question - the check rails have been bent to fit inside the running track and Araldited into position.
The ends of the check rails have also been bent and filed to provide a good run in for the wheels. Most of my 4 wheel stock runs on LGB swivelling trucks and you can never be totally sure that they are following the line of the track precisely, so if you didn't provide a good run in they could catch on the ends of the check rails.
When the epoxy has set, I'll run a few trains in both directions to make sure they don't de-rail and then it'll be (hopefully) just a question of filling in the space between the check rails to allow cars and pedestrians to cross.
The ends of the check rails have also been bent and filed to provide a good run in for the wheels. Most of my 4 wheel stock runs on LGB swivelling trucks and you can never be totally sure that they are following the line of the track precisely, so if you didn't provide a good run in they could catch on the ends of the check rails.
When the epoxy has set, I'll run a few trains in both directions to make sure they don't de-rail and then it'll be (hopefully) just a question of filling in the space between the check rails to allow cars and pedestrians to cross.
Thanks Sir Haydn .
With the check rails firmly in place a few test runs were carried out and everything was A OK, so I started in-filling. I rammed as much of the tarmac in as I could, but the end result wasn't as smooth as I wanted and I was concerned about individual stones being dislodged by passing stock and getting in the flangeway. So I syringed loads of dilute exterior PVA onto the tarmac and covered it with very fine ash ballast. Not only did this give a smoother finish, but it should bind the whole lot together. Not sure how it will look when it's dry, but it's not too bad.
Of course, trains then had to run to make doubly sure that all clearances etc. were OK.
No.1 draws to a halt to allow the fireman to jump off and stop the traffic. The vicar of St. Marks has parked the old Citroen alongside the churchyard wall while he goes in to "check" the communion wine stocks.
The train draws across the crossing, stopping a farmer on his way to market - which is a bit previous as I haven't built it yet
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As the last coach enters the Narrows, Trevor Evans already has the Crosville X19 to Wetton in gear and ready to go.
.With the check rails firmly in place a few test runs were carried out and everything was A OK, so I started in-filling. I rammed as much of the tarmac in as I could, but the end result wasn't as smooth as I wanted and I was concerned about individual stones being dislodged by passing stock and getting in the flangeway. So I syringed loads of dilute exterior PVA onto the tarmac and covered it with very fine ash ballast. Not only did this give a smoother finish, but it should bind the whole lot together. Not sure how it will look when it's dry, but it's not too bad.
Of course, trains then had to run to make doubly sure that all clearances etc. were OK
.No.1 draws to a halt to allow the fireman to jump off and stop the traffic. The vicar of St. Marks has parked the old Citroen alongside the churchyard wall while he goes in to "check" the communion wine stocks.
The train draws across the crossing, stopping a farmer on his way to market - which is a bit previous as I haven't built it yet
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As the last coach enters the Narrows, Trevor Evans already has the Crosville X19 to Wetton in gear and ready to go.
jameshilton
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Mel - great work! Can't wait to see the crossing 'paved' so to speak 
musket the dog
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The attention to detail is amazing