Forge Mill Sidings

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Forge Mill Sidings

Postby Hardwicke » Mon Mar 12, 2018 12:22 am

Forge Mill Sidings will be at Nottingham Exhibition. Hopefully past glitches have been ironed out. New ones are sure to arise.
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Re: Forge Mill Sidings

Postby Hardwicke » Wed Mar 21, 2018 2:28 pm

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Re: Forge Mill Sidings

Postby Hardwicke » Wed Mar 21, 2018 2:31 pm

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Re: Forge Mill Sidings

Postby Hardwicke » Wed Mar 21, 2018 2:37 pm

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Re: Forge Mill Sidings

Postby Hardwicke » Wed Mar 21, 2018 2:44 pm

I'm surprised the layout is still looking good. It has now been to Scaleforum twice, Scalefour North, Scalefour Southwest/Scalewells, HMRS Butterley, NSR Churnet Valley, DEMU, South Hants (Waterlooville) and Nottingham. I must build more stock.
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Re: Forge Mill Sidings

Postby Knuckles » Wed Mar 21, 2018 6:27 pm

I'm amazed how great and convincing a scene you have created with what looks to be just two points....or is it a plug in module for extension to another layout that exists in the present or future?
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Re: Forge Mill Sidings

Postby Hardwicke » Wed Mar 21, 2018 8:29 pm

Thanks for the compliments. Well it was constrained by the rules of the Scalefour 1883 Challenge but I didn't compress much. Less than a foot was lost between the running lines and the mill. Ok I took extreme liberties with the running line. Lots of people ask if I'll extend it. I thought about it, as I could include the gantry signal, bought specially for beyond the crossing and I'd be able to run realistic services dropping off and picking up wagons, but I would have to model the mill lake. I'm not keen on that. I've nowhere to store another board, nor transport it in the car. Perhaps if I had built Upwell Street yard in Sheffield instead, a modular layout would have been an option. But eventually the answer is probably no. I've got to finish/rebuild/extend Kirkcliffe, and repair/finish Swanage anyway.
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Re: Forge Mill Sidings

Postby Knuckles » Thu Mar 22, 2018 10:43 am

Fair enough. Thanks for explaining.

Does look convincing and spacious.
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Re: Forge Mill Sidings

Postby Hardwicke » Thu May 31, 2018 9:55 pm

New vegetation.

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Re: Forge Mill Sidings

Postby Colin Parks » Thu May 31, 2018 10:07 pm

Looks like nature is beginning to take over. Nice!

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Re: Forge Mill Sidings

Postby SteamAle » Fri Jun 01, 2018 4:17 pm

Very clever to get the floor covering to match the cloth round the layout. Blends in very well!
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Re: Forge Mill Sidings

Postby Hardwicke » Sat Jul 07, 2018 4:40 pm

I've found the actual name of the real box now. Hucknall No 1 Colliery Junction Sidings.
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Re: Forge Mill Sidings

Postby Hardwicke » Sat Jul 07, 2018 4:46 pm

Forge Mill Sidings appeared at Ruddington - Great Central (Nottingham) over the last weekend of June/first July. On the Saturday, a broken power connection prevented full running, but I did have a back up. Sunday was much better.
I think I will tidy up/re-wire parts of the layout, both to make it neater and improve reliability. The basic ideas still hold true, using computer sockets in a "plug and play" manner. It was hot all weekend.
Thanks to the GC(Nottingham) for inviting me.
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Re: Forge Mill Sidings

Postby Hardwicke » Mon Aug 20, 2018 10:27 pm

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Re: Forge Mill Sidings

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Re: Forge Mill Sidings

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Re: Forge Mill Sidings

Postby Hardwicke » Tue Jul 13, 2021 5:43 pm

After some storage damage to the large mill, I've decided to repair it and add an inner plastikard frame. This was intended originally but pressure of time for the Scalefour 1883 Challenge meant it never happened.
Here is the marking and cutting out of one side.
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Re: Forge Mill Sidings

Postby Hardwicke » Wed Feb 16, 2022 6:18 am

Repair work

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Re: Forge Mill Sidings

Postby Hardwicke » Fri Feb 18, 2022 10:39 am

I cut the inner ends and ceiling yesterday for the stone mill.
The building is a cover to hide the Pentroller, hence the open back.

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