Swanage.

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Swanage.

Postby Hardwicke » Sat Sep 12, 2015 3:09 pm

This isn't so much "on my workbench" as a 30 year old model. It was built on two of the boards of our original 8x4 trainset. Another Another 6 boards were added. All from chipboard with Barry Norman style frames. As such it is heavy. 20 years in a garage hasn't done it a lot of good and there is a lot of damage. Some of it will need totally rebuilding. Some not. I never finished the buildings and the whole thing stalled after becoming a solo project. I think as something a 21-23yr old built, it was pretty impressive.

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Re: Swanage.

Postby steamraiser » Sun Sep 13, 2015 9:19 am

Very Nice.

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Re: Swanage.

Postby Will L » Sun Sep 13, 2015 10:28 am

Somebody used to do cast while metal versions of these point levers. We installed them on our layout and they proved too vulnerable to damage during track cleaning. In desperation I bent up some coper wire (out of a ring main cable) to the the right basic shape, then hammered them flat and filed them to the final shape. The hammering hardened them nicely and they lasted the life of the layout (15 years).

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Re: Swanage.

Postby Hardwicke » Mon Sep 14, 2015 10:21 am

I think these are etched. They are strong. Possibly Shirescenes.
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Re: Swanage.

Postby Simon_S » Mon Sep 14, 2015 12:37 pm

Looks lovely. 20 odd years ago I started building Furzebrook but still haven't got as far as that and it's in storage in my workshop. Has anyone built Corfe Castle in P4? We could recreate most of the branch :D

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Re: Swanage.

Postby Hardwicke » Mon Sep 14, 2015 2:49 pm

Someone in Nottingham had the whole branch but in 00. It was lovely but very large and he wanted £3000 for it.
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Re: Swanage.

Postby Hardwicke » Mon Sep 14, 2015 3:09 pm

I have a full complement of freight stock for Swanage and four passenger trains. Locos are an M7, West Country, T9, N, Q, Q1 (though I doubt one ever ran down there), LMS 2-6-2T, BR standard 4 tank 80xxx, a BR Standard 2-6-0 76xxx, two Class 33's, a 47. Perhaps it will get finished one day.
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Re: Swanage.

Postby Simon_S » Mon Sep 14, 2015 3:59 pm

I could lend you a suitable Hampshire unit but then you wouldn't need most of that trackwork...

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Re: Swanage.

Postby Hardwicke » Sun Oct 04, 2015 4:23 pm

The layout is now up (sans fiddle yard) and the first time it has been seen like this in around 16 years.

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Re: Swanage.

Postby Bulwell Hall » Sun Oct 04, 2015 7:05 pm

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Just for comparison - Swanage station photographed just last weekend.
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Re: Swanage.

Postby Hardwicke » Sun Nov 01, 2015 1:28 pm

Bad news about Swanage. The studio roof leaked and has damaged one and two half boards. One siding has lifted totally from the board and the chipboard has swelled badly. The damage is mainly in the coal yard. I'm considering what to do with it pending a period of drying out.
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Postby Nestor » Sun Nov 01, 2015 9:23 pm

That's terrible news, hopefully the damage isn't irreversible.

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Re: Swanage.

Postby Hardwicke » Sun Nov 29, 2015 6:44 pm

The studio (at SOAR works Sheffield) is still leaking. The damage is irrepairable. I'm going to have to replace those sections of the layout damaged.
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Re: Swanage.

Postby Hardwicke » Sun Nov 29, 2015 6:45 pm

Disgraceful as the building is only 3-4 years old.
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Re: Swanage.

Postby Hardwicke » Thu Feb 20, 2020 8:30 pm

The road bridge got damaged in a move so today it was repaired. Here was a rare chance to see my construction techniques circa late 1980s. The whole thing is a polystyrene roadbed with foamboard sides and abutments. Cork road surface. The cosmetic arch is Slater's and the rest is Wills, blended with polyfiller. All painted with gouache and watercolours.
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Re: Swanage.

Postby Hardwicke » Mon Mar 15, 2021 11:24 am

Repair work today as I caught a wing rail and the (K&L) chairs disintegrated. They're over 30 years old though.
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Re: Swanage.

Postby Hardwicke » Mon Mar 15, 2021 3:09 pm

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Re: Swanage.

Postby Hardwicke » Mon Mar 15, 2021 3:28 pm

I used the correct Exactoscale /P4 Track Company chairs instead of cutting ordinary ones as I did on the original point.
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Re: Swanage.

Postby essdee » Mon Mar 15, 2021 4:26 pm

!! I admire your determination to make progress despite such awful set-backs.

More power to both your elbows, Sir,

All best,

Steve

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Re: Swanage.

Postby Terry » Mon Mar 15, 2021 7:57 pm

I agree with Steve, admirable determination, and a layout very close to my heart ..... and my house! I took some snaps today when we were out for our daily walk. This shot was taken from Northbrook Road bridge

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I had a flip through this thread from the beginning. Looks so like the prototype. I'll follow keenly!

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Re: Swanage.

Postby Hardwicke » Fri Feb 04, 2022 5:36 pm

SR D52 strengthening Push-Pull coach at Swanage. The real one allocated there had matchboard lower sides, but this saved me building the kit (for which I have the sides) for now.

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Re: Swanage.

Postby Hardwicke » Tue Feb 08, 2022 8:46 am

I took a few pictures of the East (Seaward) end of the layout. If anyone has, or knows of images of these huts, or the front of the garage, council yard and buildings where the Co-op and Health Centre are now, please let me know.
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Re: Swanage.

Postby Hardwicke » Wed Feb 09, 2022 10:42 am

Swanage weighbridge building became damaged a few years ago and following a new photo which showed a window in the gable end alterations were inevitable. Here's the building disassembled.
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Re: Swanage.

Postby Hardwicke » Thu Mar 10, 2022 12:24 am

Progress on the weigh bridge. I worked out the height, counting bricks on the best photos I have and decided I didn't have to alter the sides at all. The door was too tall and in the wrong place, so a new end was required. At the seaward end, a new window aperture was cut.
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Re: Swanage.

Postby Hardwicke » Sun Sep 10, 2023 10:34 pm

I went to the local bus museum today and got some helpful advice on buses seen in the 60's at Swanage.
Identified were;
Bristol SUL
Bristol MW
Plaxton body Bedford SB
Bristol L lower radiator later model
Bedford VAL
Bristol RE
Leyland Black and White associated coach introduced 1964
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