Love Lane, B.R. (E) c.1956-59

Eastsidepilot

Eastsidepilot

Western Thunderer
S-Club-7 said:


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....... a fascia panel has been promised by @Eastsidepilot to tidy up the edges.




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The vicar's daughter and her bosom buddy still enjoying the June 1960 sunshine. I wonder where they are now?



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@Oz7mm appears in one of this week's photos; no prizes for spotting him. :)
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I'll be on the fascia panel next time I'm down.

The Vicar's daughter and her mate will of been retired 25 years so hopefully still enjoying their garden, but maybe their dresses need ironing :D .....old joke !

Spying on the girls from a window ?

All looking good Dave, et al.

Col.
 
S-Club-7

S-Club-7

Western Thunderer
No Love Lane meeting this week so no more photos of well-stacked topless laser-cut buildings for you to ogle :(

Instead there's a view of my homework; a 1:6½ single-slip and turnout "in the style of" the GER. Details about the GER's trackwork seem to be rarer than hen's teeth so very much "in the style of" obtained from photos, but then maintained by the LNER and BR(E). This has been some time in the making as each chair had to be custom-drawn and 3d-printed; one day we'll possibly be able to use Templot's (still) experimental 3d-chairing system(s). In the meantime I offer you C-SIK (Chairs and Slide In Keys)...
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The switches are 12ft straight-cut straight-planed with a joggle. The switch-blades have been shaped; had their operating droppers silver-soldered in place (milled aluminium jig); and 3d-printed resin insulating bushes glued in place to electrically isolate the blackened jig-bent stretcher bars. They still require cutting to length (drilling holes in my worktop for the operating droppers is not a preferred option) so that will have to wait until "first fix" on the layout, along with the electrical droppers and dummy rail breaks. Adding these latter items will probably mean having to remove all the separate keys and dismantle the entire assembly which is easily done as nothing is glued yet; putting it all back together will be the tricky part.

As you can see from the Templot template there have been plenty of changes of mind as work has progressed; there are some more planned. Now all I need to do is start the remaining two acute crossings and hope the timbers (which were glued to the layout years ago) are in the correct places. :confused:
 
RichardG

RichardG

Western Thunderer
S-Club-7 said:
Unfortunately the cap has glued itself to the nozzle of the nearly new bottle.
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If you can remove the whole nozzle/cap assembly from the bottle, try soaking the nozzle/cap in near-boiling water. With luck this will soften the bond but not the plastics.
 
3 LINK

3 LINK

Western Thunderer
A quick shout out for the super glue below, I brought this in haste at the local B&Q as there was not a lot of choice on offer, and I have to say I reckon it’s the best on the market. The cap so far has not glued itself to the nozzle, been there done that ! And by gently squeezing the sides it will dispense a small drop at a time, and saving the best to last the glue seems to give you 5-10 seconds grace, before setting hard. Far from the cheapest, but well worth it in my opinion.

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Martyn.
 
adrian

adrian

Flying Squad
3 LINK said:
A quick shout out for the super glue below, I brought this in haste at the local B&Q as there was not a lot of choice on offer, and I have to say I reckon it’s the best on the market.
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Seconded - it's my superglue of choice. Make sure you get the one with a blue cap, I usually buy the small 3g tube twin packs. It has just the right viscosity and as you mention has a nice 5-10 second grab time on it allowing a little adjustment when using it.
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Bob Essex

Western Thunderer
I didn’t know the exGE area used joggled stock rails, despite the sometimes challenging trackwork they often used. That could come in handy.

Bob
 
Eastsidepilot

Eastsidepilot

Western Thunderer
Bob Essex said:
I didn’t know the exGE area used joggled stock rails, despite the sometimes challenging trackwork they often used. That could come in handy.

Bob
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The GER used six different lengths of switch, using the shorter 10 & 12ft. mainly in yards and sidings. On Love Lane we've assumed that the yard still has old GER switches that have been maintained by the LNER and have survived through to B.R. whilst the main line P&C work has been up dated.

Col.
 
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Bob Essex

Western Thunderer
Ah, thanks, more useful info in that I didn't know joggles were tied to switch length. I shall have to look at GE/exGE photos more carefully....

Bob
 
Eastsidepilot

Eastsidepilot

Western Thunderer
.......and to add to Dave's @S-Club-7 post above here's one of the special jig's he has produced for the slip.

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Almost a full mock up of the shops & flats that back onto the cutting.

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Buffer stops know fitted at the end of the yard head shunt. We can start concentrating on groundwork now in that area.

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One of the Brit's on test run through the station, I think the lads were checking platform clearances.
Look's like young Jonny, whilst waiting for a train, has taken a leaf out of Granddad's book and 'bin darn the rubba' after work !

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...and Tim @Tim Humphreys ex Mudhen has found the sun tan lotion ready to smear over the vicar's daughter :D

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Col.
 
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