North Avenue Line

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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by tom_tom_go » Thu Apr 12, 2018 9:19 pm

Who doesn't love a lineside junk yard!

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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by jim@NAL » Thu Apr 12, 2018 9:25 pm

its starting to look very industrial all the rusty bits are stuff scavenged from work and parts of a sawing machine I upcycled
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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by jim@NAL » Thu Apr 12, 2018 9:28 pm

I found the verspa type scooter in the tiger shop
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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by jim@NAL » Thu Apr 12, 2018 9:34 pm

the gas works still needs a roof and the signel box needs its roof finishing too. unfortunately the spray stone on the gas works steams to of failed it started to come off may of been damp when I sprayed it on .iv sprayed it over a few evenings its stopped it coming off anymore but I will keep an eye on it
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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by jim@NAL » Thu Apr 12, 2018 9:41 pm

the track has been pined down with copper pins and joints cleaned and tested.the railway is mounted on scaffold boards rased off the ground. iv got a few more lights to install the same as the one behind the man reading the paper on the pallets. I will also put lights in the signal box.
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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by jim@NAL » Thu Apr 12, 2018 9:52 pm

all the names on the line are based on real places .bartlow south .is a reference to bartlow a small village near castle camps where I grew up it had a railway running threw it but sadly not anymore. south deans is from the caravan park where my mum and dad used to holiday in great Yarmouth .the MXP part of the gas works is from one of the company's on the business park where I do a lot of work although they are nothing to do with gas I just liked the look of the MXP lettering

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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by FWLR » Sat Apr 14, 2018 7:14 am

Excellent industrial line Jim. Love the lights by the way, very cool. :thumbright:

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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by markoteal » Sun Apr 15, 2018 7:42 pm

Great pics - very industrial! I can smell the rust
Where did I put that uncoupler?

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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by jim@NAL » Sun Apr 15, 2018 8:33 pm

Thanks for the comments with the nicer whether on the way I hope to make more progress this week

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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by jim@NAL » Sun Apr 22, 2018 8:56 pm

made a small office to do on one of the platforms im going to build
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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by jim@NAL » Sun Apr 22, 2018 9:03 pm

made from palsticard .the doors are wood burnt with a gas soldering iron .the render effect is from modellers filler I had left from another project. again this building is made too look old and worn out .my line had a lot of buildings like this im trying to get the line to look old and worn

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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by Dwayne » Mon Apr 23, 2018 1:01 am

What a cool little railway. :thumbright:

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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by FWLR » Mon Apr 23, 2018 7:11 am

Looks like your'e succeeding Jim. :thumbright:

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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by jim@NAL » Mon Jun 18, 2018 9:26 pm

bit of track laying this weekend had a little helper too
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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by jim@NAL » Mon Jun 18, 2018 9:35 pm

the line runs end to end and all works iv got to hide some of the wires and put some slate on the building roofs .had the train running tonight for a few hours with no problem il try and upload a video

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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by tom_tom_go » Mon Jun 18, 2018 9:43 pm

Do trains run around at each end?

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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by jim@NAL » Mon Jun 18, 2018 9:45 pm

the line runs from end to end all works fine I had the train running for a few hours tonight with no problems ,iv got to put some roofs on some of the buildings and then this small part of the line will be finished .
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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by jim@NAL » Mon Jun 18, 2018 9:47 pm

the train stops at one and then switches to reverse and then does the same again and again.

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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by jim@NAL » Mon Jun 18, 2018 9:52 pm

I will try and upload a video later
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Re: North Avenue Line

Post by jim@NAL » Mon Jun 18, 2018 9:55 pm

as you can see its all very rusty and worn
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