Vale of Clwyd-Bala Hub

gopher · Post by **gopher** » Sun Nov 09, 2003 10:12 pm

Nantclwyd-rising from the ashes.

And just west of Nantclwyd

Gordon

robin · Post by **robin** » Tue Nov 11, 2003 12:44 pm

Looking great Gordon. The Stone bridge looks superb.

The train in the last pic looks brilliant with all the mixed hieghts and loads of the wagons. A very distinctive sight long gone from our railways.

LucaZone · Post by **LucaZone** » Tue Nov 11, 2003 1:23 pm

Is this an accurately terrained route? if so im very excited

Very nice work so far,

davidaward · Post by **davidaward** » Tue Nov 11, 2003 1:33 pm

Looking great Gordon, how long until the release??? I personally can't wait, LMS and GWR locos on the same route meeting at Corwen!!!

Baily9531 · Post by **Baily9531** » Tue Nov 11, 2003 3:21 pm

looking great gordon! this will enhance this great route even more, get wait to get me dirty mits on it and hydraulics running over it!

TOMMO79 · Post by **TOMMO79** » Tue Nov 11, 2003 7:23 pm

Hi Gordon, I Don't really know much about the geography of Wales, Is this a further extention or work on existing track? Keep up the good work

gopher · Post by **gopher** » Tue Nov 11, 2003 8:51 pm

Robin wrote

The train in the last pic looks brilliant with all the mixed hieghts and loads of the wagons. A very distinctive sight long gone from our railways.

Can't take any credit for that one Robin, just borrowed the consist from Pat's Skipton. Does look very evocative doesnâ€™t it.

LucaZone wrote

Is this an accurately terrained route? if so im very excited

All done by my own fair hand. No tools for terraforming where available when the Llangollen Bala bit was started and as the route is transplanted a few miles NE of it's true location to avoid whiteouts I never bothered using TSTools or Terraform to do the landscaping when they came along because of the difficulty in transposing co-ords. Saying that apart from the Llangollen-Corwen stretch the rest is reasonably accurate, lumps and troughs where they are supposed to be. If you venture around this bit of north Wales it should all look familiar.

David wrote

Looking great Gordon, how long until the release??? I personally can't wait, LMS and GWR locos on the same route meeting at Corwen!!!

Due to other commitments the guy who was doing the modelling for me had to pull out so I am now doing all the objects. I like all the lineside buildings to be correct if possible so the modelling is taking longer than the actual route building. Just putting together Ruthin town around the Well St area. I will post some screenshots in a couple of days once it's presentable. How long? See next reply.

Baily9531 wrote

looking great gordon! this will enhance this great route even more, get wait to get me dirty mits on it and hydraulics running over it!

Hello matey, which side of the border are you today

Due to all the modelling it looks as if it's going to be sometime in December now, probably late on as a Xmas present. Hydraulics ha!, you want to see what my mates running on it. He's put in continental gantries and is running those Swiss croc loco thingies on it. Not sure if it quite passes for the Alps though

. The old Rasberry, Sheepsarse and Rottensmell is looking very promising. Looking forward to it.

Tommo79 wrote

Hi Gordon, I Don't really know much about the geography of Wales,

That makes two of us. No, I know it like the back of my hand

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Is this a further extention or work on existing track? Keep up the good work

It's both. The track for the Corwen Rhyl branch has been laid since Ruabon Bala, it never had any scenery or landscaping though. Finally getting round to finishing it now though only as far as Ruthin. Denbigh will have to wait as it is just too large to do at the moment. The two intermediate stations between Ruthin and Denbigh will probably be included though.
How about upping some of those activities and how about doing one or two for the new CD?

Gordon

ianmacmillan · Post by **ianmacmillan** » Wed Nov 12, 2003 2:45 am

Can you put in all the platforms for the activities. ?
Even if its just the markers and the ramps so we know where to stop.

davidaward · Post by **davidaward** » Wed Nov 12, 2003 12:49 pm

Can't wait for this, will the route continue onto theN.Wales Coast to Rhyl?, there are plenty of expansion opportunities here!!!

No need to rush Gordon, as youv'e shown already your routes are a proper job.

gopher · Post by **gopher** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 12:25 am

OK Ian I'll put in all the markers and platforms down to Rhyl.

Due to starting another project in the New Year I will have to halt development just before Christmas anyway. David the line to Ruthin will be finished with all 5 stations plus the two before Denbigh and hopefully to an even better standard than before. Denbighâ€™s going to have to wait as it's just too big to complete before Christmas .
I'll post more screenshots over the weekend.

Gordon

davidaward · Post by **davidaward** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 1:41 pm

gopher wrote:. David the line to Ruthin will be finished with all 5 stations plus the two before Denbigh and hopefully to an even better standard than before. Denbighâ€™s going to have to wait as it's just too big to complete before Christmas .
I'll post more screenshots over the weekend.

Gordon

Thanks Gordon

duckweed · Post by **duckweed** » Fri Nov 14, 2003 8:13 am

Superb as usual Gordon, and I agree with the comments about the bridge, that stonework really stands out.

Regards,

~Terry~