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These blog posts mirror those posted on my Facebook page @MaccHibelRoad. They are posted here for convenience.
JULES ATTARD
Oct 26, 20221 min read
Traverser
Finished the joinery on the first traverser, and it works! Original plan was to feed the two main lines by cassettes, but trial quickly...
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JULES ATTARD
Oct 26, 20221 min read
3 way point
Finally worked out why locos kept stalling on the Peco 3-way point. The two outer closure rails (circled) are electrically isolated,...
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JULES ATTARD
Oct 26, 20221 min read
Up platform
Finished (for now) the Up platform. Slow work trying to get the canopy looking like the real thing- and of course, the custom brackets...
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JULES ATTARD
Oct 25, 20221 min read
Steps from Hibel Road to the Up platform
Approach to the Up platform (chimneys and road to be added). Made a nice flight of steps down with a retaining wall, until I realised the...
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JULES ATTARD
Oct 25, 20221 min read
Trainspotters
Work on the layout has been delayed due to an infestation of trainspotters, but I'm pleased to report they were captured and placed in...
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JULES ATTARD
Oct 25, 20221 min read
Railway Hotel and George's Snack Bar
Slow work to finish one corner of the layout: the Railway Hotel and George's Snack Bar on Hibel Road. Still to add bus stops (the bus to...
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JULES ATTARD
Oct 25, 20221 min read
Northwestern bus to Congleton
Had to get this Oxford Diecast NorthWestern bus when it came out. Didn't like the shiny plastic look, and the London destination was all...
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JULES ATTARD
Oct 25, 20221 min read
People
Bought large pack of unpainted Preiser “passengers and pedestrians”, but the latter mostly seem to have a Germanic interest in outdoor...
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JULES ATTARD
Oct 25, 20221 min read
Bridge weight restrictions
Was puzzled by the two diamond roadsigns on Hibel Road bridge. They are ex-LNWR weak bridge warnings: but why both on the same side, and...
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JULES ATTARD
Oct 25, 20221 min read
Lampposts
Hibel Road bridge over the main line, facing west. Photo from March 1960 shows the gaslights have been replaced by concrete swan-neck...
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JULES ATTARD
Oct 25, 20221 min read
Backdrops (1)
Added backdrops, platforms, and some lighting. One of the curved backdrops snapped during fitting and needs repair. Two of the street...
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JULES ATTARD
Oct 25, 20221 min read
Newsstand
Wymans newsstand: renamed Metcalfe kit. A 1960 photo in Jeuna's 'Railways of Macclesfield' (credited to British Railways) shows a...
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JULES ATTARD
Oct 25, 20221 min read
Station entrance
Came across this photo from inside the entrance to the Down platform at Hibel Road in BR days (thanks to Kenneth Oldfield and John...
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JULES ATTARD
Oct 25, 20221 min read
Lighting
I‘m going to cover the insulation board with acrylic frame sealant, and was wondering how to make sure the lighting wires could still be...
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JULES ATTARD
Oct 25, 20221 min read
Control panel
Completed the control panel today. I used a Cobalt Alpha panel. Nice looking but some irritations: LED switches prone to sticking, power...
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JULES ATTARD
Oct 25, 20221 min read
Signal Box
Finished (bar nameplates) the first building on this layout, the signal box. Was a Saxby & Farmer design, so heavily modified a...
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JULES ATTARD
Oct 24, 20221 min read
Landscaping
Finished the elevated ground and loose-fitted the rough platforms. Begins to look like photos of the real Hibel Road station. Photo of...
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JULES ATTARD
Oct 24, 20221 min read
Trackplan
The layout is intended to fit in a single board that will fit in a VW Golf (+ non-scenic tables at either side for cassettes or...
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