The DVLR Mark 2

cjallenby · Post by **cjallenby** » Fri Jun 04, 2010 8:52 pm

ooooo this is going to be good. very good. watching this with interest Mr Bond!!

taliesin001 · Post by **taliesin001** » Fri Jun 04, 2010 9:27 pm

Looking forward to progess here, I see this line is going to be more scenic than the last.

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Fri Jun 04, 2010 9:32 pm

Anything, you will find, is more scenic than a shelf. I have mocked both briges with K'nex and will take photos tomorrow.

Oh dear me. I have fallen victim to Sods law in a big way.
I have just bought that second hand track, £250 pounds worth of it and someone has just offered me track for the price of postage (thank you)

You can't win can you!
Oh well, I didn't order enough track in the first place due to tight budget so more is very appreciated!

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 9:57 pm

Progress!
Track plan

Setting up track on bricks

Woodbridge station

The track out of Woodbridge is quite reminiscent of that on Raven Square. It will not be staying!

A boat which I plan to convert to a thames barge eks affair to sale on the river...

General view of the garden, you get an idea of why I am making a new railway, so much more space yet still so little!

I have to fit a balloon loop and small town in hear, and half of it has to be removable - lucky me!

90733 · Post by **90733** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:00 pm

Awsome

, you've got the whole summer to work on it (like me

)

taliesin001 · Post by **taliesin001** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:01 pm

wow, looks really promising. You have a lot of 'stuff' in your garden!

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:03 pm

Yes... it is most annoying,
I don't think anyone except for me has been on one of those bikes for at least 6 months now...

Oh well.
I have to live with it
Lots of the rubbish will be going now that I have total control of the garden!

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:10 pm

Nice one Zach. I like the idea of the balloon loops, will allow you to sit back, relax and watch the trains go by, or do some shunting and running around etc - plenty of options! Make sure the loading gauge is bigger this time too, so visiting engines can run!

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:10 pm

Nice progress so far Mr Bond, I know that you're a bit of a stickler for timescales so I must ask the question - everything going on schedule so far?

Also, out of interest, what radius curves will you be using on your return loops and do you intend using "sprung" turnouts on them?

Well done so far and looking forward to following your progress.

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:17 pm

I should hope to have a workable stretch of railway before the beginning of September as after then my choice of A levels will kill all the spare time I had.

2 ft 8 inch radius curves (sharp intakes of breath) but thats what I HAVE to use

Maybe sprung points maybe not. we'll see...

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Tue Jul 20, 2010 10:22 pm

2 ft 8 inch radius curves (sharp intakes of breath)

Nowt wrong wi' that! It's narrow gauge after all, (and my excuse is that the line's partially ex-industrial tramway!)

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Fri Jul 23, 2010 11:05 am

Right then. More progress. I had to remove a LARGE fucia from the garden which was taking up space where the river was going so I dug it out with a saw, spade, trowel and fork. It took alot of work and I have been left with a 100ft drop!
Dom, just finished digging realises the absence of a ladder.

The scale of the drop

Arthur Curtain on top of the soil

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Sat Jul 24, 2010 2:26 pm

No warning signs or barriers! Don't let the elf'n'safety see those pics!

Arthur looks to have turned out nicely, another of the Fine Fimo Folk !

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Sun Jul 25, 2010 9:55 pm

Thank you. Luckily elfnsafety has not found the DVLR yet but it soon will!
Progress!

Bricks now laid, the gap is for the lift bridge over the Deben! There is already quite a deep cutting which I plan to line with broken terracotta pots. It's good fun this railway building, much better than shelves although I will still be using shelves! - one of the station platforms at Woodbridge will be on a shelf!

taliesin001 · Post by **taliesin001** » Sun Jul 25, 2010 10:07 pm

Great progress, can see it's going to be a great line

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Sun Jul 25, 2010 10:11 pm

Wow, I can tell this railway is going to look very nice!

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 10:20 pm

Right, been doing some work I have...

River Butley brings more balast in whilst Victor Isle the nasty railway inspector looks on...

Cat seeing how much she can DESTROY!

The nasty tight clearances at one future part of the line...

double lines at woodbridge station. The balast is rowlands mix, cement, sand, green alpine stuff and soil.

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 10:25 pm

Already looks much better for being off the shelf

taliesin001 · Post by **taliesin001** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 10:27 pm

Looks like really good progress, keep it up

Those small passing loops make it look very industrial

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 10:42 pm

Looking good there fella (apart from the wrong gauge of course, just joking you know how it is

).

As said it looks very industrial, Compton style industry buildings would look good scattered about some of the area's.

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