Progress on Penhydd has taken a step backwards due to the steel rail used on part of the creamery siding rusting. All was well until I applied DAS modelling clay around and between the track so I can only assume that some sort of reaction has taken place ?
To be honest I should have known better than use it as I had terrible problems with rust on a previous layout. The rest of the track is nickel silver and I only used the steel due to having run out of it.
In the end I salvaged some nickel silver rail from one of my storage cassettes and used that as a replacement. Of course lifting the old track caused damage to the set stones so fresh DAS had to be applied and the sets scribed again.
Anyway suffice to say that I am now back to where I was a week ago and a little behind schedule as I had expected to have almost completed the creamery for the New Year. Still it's all part of the learning curve and just goes to show how easily things can go wrong.
So following this minor set back I decided a little operating therapy would help and of course the repaired section needed testing anyway !
Hope you enjoy the photo sequence.............................
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| Having arrived earlier with a single coach local passenger train 1455 uncoupled and ran down to the creamery to collect a rake of full milk tanks. |
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| Having drawn the tanks out of the creamery and through the goods yard they are then propelled back onto the main approach road. |
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| The board drops and 1455 starts off, it is a rather heavy load for such a small engine but she can handle it with ease. |
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| With no sign of slipping the train gets underway and rumbles over the bridge. |
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| The postman is still busy telling the landlady of the Penhydd Hall Arms all the latest gossip ! |
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| With the train now well underway 1455 leans into the curve and passes an empty overgrown goods yard. |
Well that's all for 2011 so here is wishing you all the best for a
Happy New Year in 2012
Ahh, Geoff, one step forward and two steps back; seems at times that's the way it is with building a layout. Sometimes we learn a new technique and just must incorporate it on our current project. Then there are these times, when the "information" rears up and charges, scattering our carefully laid plans and causing us to muster our creative energies anew.
ReplyDeleteOf course, there's no doubt in my mind that the area around the dairy will look even better!
Best wishes to you for a happy 2012!
Paul Schmidt
Hi Paul,
ReplyDeleteI Hope the festive season has been both kind and enjoyable for you.
Your words ring very true, modelling at times can be a steep learning curve. However solving problems is both a challenge and rewarding, being all a part of our wonderful hobby.
Best Wishes for the New Year,
Geoff
Hi Geoff,
ReplyDeleteDon't you just love rust. Only if we could have our wagons rust up like steel rail we would save a lot of time weathering ! Once in a while these things happen, only to make the model that little bit better in the end. One good thing that has come of it though, would be that you now have some weathered rail to lie in the yard or alongside the line somewhere!
Anyway, keep up the great work, it looks fantastic and have a great 2012.
Cheers, Gary (Sydney, Australia)
Hi Gary,
ReplyDeleteShame nobody markets a pressed steel wagon kit :)
The rail problem was only a minor set back but could have been serious if left unattended.
The worst part was scribing set stones again !
The good news is that the scenic work is now well advanced with the main creamery building and water tower ready to be installed.
Best Wishes,
Geoff