Bradgate and Market Bosworth

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Shedman

Discussion Starter · Sep 9, 2010

I've been railway modelling since the early '60's starting with the Triang Princess set (I still have her!).

I went through the usual stages of adolesence, marriage, mortgages and children, with a dabble into N a few years ago, but took the plunge back to OO when SWMBO agreed to the purchase of a new shed in 2007. She missed the smallprint which granted planning permission for a new railway!!

So thats where we now start if I've got this picture business sorted out [URL=http://img827.imageshack.us/i/dscf0562o.jpg/][IMG]

Here are a few general images to see if it all works. If it does I'll post a few more. Basic plan is low level through , Y junction feeding to upper terminus.

Let me know what you think.
Lower Level through station area in early days
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Upper Level Terminus early stages
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Lower Level after bit more work
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Farm in corner, Cake Mills to right of mainline with coalmine at upper level to rear
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John

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dwb

· #21 · Oct 16, 2010

QUOTE The river bridge is scratch built.

A nice piece of work

David

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fishytrains

· #22 · Oct 16, 2010

Very nice. Looks like I might have to take the plunge and do some scratch building myself!

Mike.

TonyDaly

· #23 · Oct 16, 2010

Well done,some lovely modeling.

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Shedman

Discussion Starter · #24 · Oct 17, 2010

Thanks for the comments guys. A bit more detailing to do plus a signal box to finish this area off. Next project is a rake of Ratio coaches.

7113

· #25 · Oct 19, 2010

I'm suitably impressed. Nice work.

Regards

Sir Dubalot

· #26 · Oct 19, 2010

John

Super work many thanks for the update pictures, really enjoyed looking at them. My brother in law has a canal boat in Leicestershire, pics reminded me of it.

Hope your well

Willy...........

silky_jack

· #27 · Oct 20, 2010

Love the canal and depot. What a great idea.

Shedman

Discussion Starter · #28 · Oct 20, 2010

Thanks for comments guys and thanks to Davids help on Willys blog I think I've been successful in posting a video

Shedman

Discussion Starter · #29 · Oct 20, 2010

Seems to work ok so I'll try to improve the photography in future!

dwb

· #30 · Oct 20, 2010

Nice video

David

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fishytrains

· #31 · Oct 20, 2010

Great video. Shows your work off nicely.

Mike.

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Shedman

Discussion Starter · #32 · Oct 20, 2010

Hi Mike,

Thanks for comments. Hows life in the loft? With a half term week and some cooler conditions thought you might have got a bit done, or is it next week in your area?

smokey dave

· #33 · Oct 20, 2010

Great video most impressed keep up the good work.

Cheers Dave (another Leicester exile)

Big Dave

· #34 · Oct 20, 2010

Just court up with your last two posting love what you have done with the metcalf kit just great

. Hoping to get well enough to get back to mine before long.

Dave

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Shedman

Discussion Starter · #35 · Oct 21, 2010

Thanks Dave. Sorry you're not too well. I'm sure you'll be back to some modelling therapy soon.

Best wishes, John

Sir Dubalot

· #36 · Oct 21, 2010

Hi John

Great video, may I ask please what you used for the blick archways and where you sourced your back scene from please.

Best regards

Willy.................

fishytrains

· #37 · Oct 21, 2010

Hi John,

Half-term is next week, one more day to go! I will be up in the loft trying to get some more done. Unfortunately it is the stuff I hate most - soldering! I have some lights to sort out in buildings. I also intend cleaning the track and then giving the locos a maintenance check and run round. Hope to post osme new photos during the week.

Mike.

Shedman

Discussion Starter · #38 · Oct 21, 2010

Hi Willy,

The backscene is freehand painted by yours truly- some of it I'm happy with.I've got more backscene to do on the other side of the shed and I'm not sure whether to carry on with the paintbrush or use some of the new photo backscenes i.e. Gaugemasters and the like. The one thing about doing it yourself is that it can fit very specifically to what's built in front, and, of course, nobody else has got one like it!

The brick arches are scratch built from Metcalfe papers onto a hardboard frame, but if I was doing it again I'd use Scalescenes kits.

Best wishes

Shedman

Discussion Starter · #39 · Oct 21, 2010

Mike,

Thought it might be next week. Leicester always seems out of synch with everyone else!

Look forward to the photos.

Enjoy the modelling, and remember- if you drop the soldering iron don't try and catch it!! Guess who did

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fishytrains

· #40 · Oct 22, 2010

Don't worry about the burning of flesh. I did that last week. I teach science and was heating a boiling tube in front of a class. Decided the bung in the top of the boiling tube needed to come out, so grabbed hold of the boiling tube. Just about managed to stop the explitives from passing my lips!! The skin is just about healing!

Mike.

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