With lockdown coming on us again, I Thought I would try some different, Stowford, this is my back story for the layout.
With the L&B being restored a consortium of the L&B, Exmoor Zoo and the Stowford Devon Cider Co Ltd (no relation to the brand with a similar name from Wales)decided a new link to the mainline to service the zoo and cider press would be a good plan. It would mean Rail travellers on the national network could access the zoo directly from Barnstable, via Blackmoor station on the original L&B line. As a sister company to the main L&B the Stowford line will run L&B stock and a assortment of locos and stock borrowed from other narrow gauge lines. So in my Covid secure world 2020 is the start of what I hope to be a successful union of the L&B and Exmoor Zoo/Stowford Cider with the intent of at least having some movements on the new line by Christmas.
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I have had a busy day at the club I have built the 3 baseboards for Stowford, and surprisingly for me they are flat and square and fit together properly. I have a reputation as a wood butcher but this time things seem to have worked out, any way thanks to Dundas Models I have all I need to make a good start on the build, Lock Down here we come.
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Good luck with the build. You have until Dec 2nd to finish the layout (unless we hear differently in the meantime) :D
Looking forward to this one Di! :thumbsup:
Is Stowford near Ivybridge ?
I ask the question because I used to work for a company that had a paper mill called Stowford Mill in Harford Road, Ivybridge.
Quote from: joe cassidy on November 05, 2020, 11:26:26 AM
Is Stowford near Ivybridge ?
I ask the question because I used to work for a company that had a paper mill called Stowford Mill in Harford Road, Ivybridge.
It is South Stowford believe it or not it is north of the Stowford near Ivybridge near Barnstable it is the home of the Exmoor Zoo, Exmoor Zoological Park,
South Stowford, Bratton Fleming, Barnstaple, North Devon.
Stowford Day 2, Lock down day 1, Stowford's boards linked together and surfaced with cork.
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Stowford day 3, Lockdown day 2 :- Layout mocked up ready to start the build.
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Looks interesting.
Stowford day 4, Lock down day 3, track laying has commenced 2 roads of the fiddle yard laid.
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Stowford day 5, lock down day 4, a little change of pace today, I have had a go at the little open wagon kit which came with my 009 Society welcome pack. It went together very well and I think compares well with the RTR van next to it.
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Stowford ,Day 6, Lock down Day 5, Back to track laying to day, track laying on the right hand board is now complete and I have installed WiT style operation on one point.
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Stowford day 7 lockdown day 6:- both points on board 3 (right hand board) are now working with my version of wire in tube (using brass telescope type tubes) and the power droppers are in place, board 3 is now waiting on the arrival of switches for completion.
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Stowford day 8, Lockdown day 7, A quick stock check to day of the available stock for the Stowford line.
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Stowford Day 9 Lockdown Day 8, Track laying on the centre board has commenced.
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Hi Diane,
Hope all is well with you, and what great progress you are making :D :thumbsup: :D
I'm looking forward to following this layout (as with your other layouts ..... you do go at a cracking pace ;) ) as Stowford is my drink of choice when we used to go to pubs, and Yay, I'm not the only one here working with 009 !
With all best wishes
Kevin
:beers:
Stowford Day10, Lockdown Day 10:- The Switches have arrived so it is back to the right hand board today to fit the micro switches to the points for frog switching and the mini-toggle switches for the feed/isolation of track sections. The wires have been breeding and there are more to come.
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Excellent progress. :thumbsup:
Stowford Day 11, Lockdown Day 11, The wiring on the right hand board is now complete other than the interconnecting plug which has yet to arrive. So back to the centre board and track laying later.
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Stowford Day12, Lock Down Day12, Track laying on the middle board is now complete, The Permanent Way Gang have been busy.
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Stowford, Day 13 , Lockdown Day 13:- All the track has now been laid, it is over to the electro-mechanical engineering dept. to add the power network and the point operating systems to the middle and left-hand boards.
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Great project, Di.
I like the trackplan.
Looking forward to seeing this develop.
Best,
Michael
Stowford day 14, Lockdown day14, After much fiddling and tweaking I eventually got the Peco manual uncoupler to work remotely.
Stowford Day 15, Lockdown Day 16. The mechanical point and uncoupler workings have been fitted and tested using my KISS version of wire in tube. The electrical fitters will be along shortly to do the wiring.
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Stowford, Lockdown day 18. I have completed the wiring on the right hand board and allowed the permanent way gang give ballasting a go. Work starts on the middle board later.
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Stowford, Lockdown day 19, The mechanical point operating system has been installed for the 3 points on the centre board.
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Stowford. Lockdown day 21, The wiring on the centre board for the control has been completed and provision has been made to add a lighting circuit later.
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First traffic movement on Stowford.
Brilliant, excellent choice of music too.
I have built the first building for Stowford, The station building/HQ for the Stowford & Barnstaple Line.
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I have been working on more buildings for Stowford over the weekend, these are intended to be used as part of the scenic break/back drop to hide the fiddle yard at the left hand end of the layout.
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The back scene to camouflage the fiddle yard has been progressed this week, A MOW train (Maintenance of Way) is sitting in the siding that serves Stowford industrial estate.
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Being locked down so on my own and the usual rubbish on the box, I have progressed the back scene on Stowford over the Christmas period.
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The back scene for Stowford has now been finished, I will now have to workout what I am going to do with the fore ground.
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That's looking really good, Di. :thumbsup:
Stowford Station is being progressed along with its surrounds.
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More detail added to the Stowford Station board.
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Looking excellent Di :D
As I am currently doing 009, and drink Stowford I am particularly loving this one :beers:
I must say though, I have enjoyed all your layouts, and have really found their variety inspiring :thumbsup: :D :thumbsup:
All best wishes
Kevin
:beers:
The Station board is more or less complete it even has 2 lads in short pants on the end of the platform, I am waiting on delivery of some platform benches and a Western National bus.
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It's been an absolute pleasure watching this progress. Crack on Di. :claphappy:
The Bus and seats have arrived and been fitted so the Station board is now to all intents and purposes finished, the cattle wagon is a kit I have just finished and is awaiting a visit to the sign writers. On to one of the other boards now.
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The latest wagon kits freshly outshopped ready for service.
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Work has commenced on the fiddle yard board scenics.
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The Fiddle yard board is now more or less complete, so it's on to the middle board next.
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The S & B Railway welcomes its latest purchase, fresh in from Europe a useful 0-6-0 Diesel.
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How did I miss your latest project, Di? Excellent work as always!
Cheers,
Chris
Work has begun on the scenics of the middle board.
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Work is progressing on the centre board, just the little details to add.
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The centre board is now complete, how many :censored: (changed by forum) hawks, flying rats and moggies can you spot?
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The S&B railways love for the oddball has come to the fore with its latest purchases for its fleet, in the guise of a inspection car/loco and a diesel railcar & trailer combo.
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The first of the S&B's own coaching stock has been built and out shopped from the workshop. I am not 100% happy with the sign writing it will have to go back to the paint shop at sometime.
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The workshop has delivered another of S&B's own coaches, the sign writing is still not perfect but getting better.
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The S&B coach fleet now numbers three in their own blue livery.
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Great progress, Di. :thumbsup:
For my birthday I treated myself to a 3D printed body to fit a Kato 0-4-0 chassis, I have added handrails, coal, toolboxes, couplings, crew, window glazing and a paint job in S&B Railway company livery.
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What a cracking little locomotive! :thumbsup:
The S&B railway's Classic/Vintage vehicle wing have been sprucing up their fleet ready for the end of lock down opening of the local Zoo (Bus shuttle Service from Station to Zoo) and station dressing in the form of Jones the Coal's Scamell delivery truck.
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Having temporarily run out of things to build/make, I got the Kato track out for a testing session of my lockdown purchases. I had not realised how many locos I had purchased.