7mm , Blackney, A Glimpse of the Forest

[AJC]

I feel your pain Alan..!
I started a batch build (4) of Parkside 16 Tonners,including one of the ex 'MoT' wagons a week ago,but have spent more time filling and sanding than actulay building the things.....
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Now i don`t know if it's me, but i've built a couple of these in the past and don`t remember having to do this much filling on them?.

Anyhow you`ve done a nice job on your wagon and the weathering,and together they make a nice rake.

Brian.

I've built a couple - and have another in the drawer (I don't really do 7mm) - and the amount of filling looks about right, from memory. Nice work all round.

Adam

 

[SimonT]

Snap!

And one of these.

Letting go of Aberbeeg in the mid 1970s and going back to somewhere around 1955-1960 has some benfits!

The weathered rake looks very nice.

SimonT

 

[Alan]

Only a little done in the past week. made the lamppost next the steps on the platform made one of the telegraph poles and grass as appeared on the platform. The station and line are closing in a few months.















The lamp hut is just a mock up at the moment

 

[Geoff]

Very nice Alan, the second shot down does it for me.

Quote......" The station and line are closing in a few months ".

Will you be starting a new layout then ?

Geoff

 

[Alan]

I don't think so Geoff.

 

[Alan]

The last couple of days I've been putting together the Intentio GWR lamp hut.









And a helicopter shot.

 

[Alan]

A subtle alteration regarding the sleepers after finding out the huts were built without a floor. I gather after they were placed concrete was poured in to make a floor and so I made the sleepers the edge of the concrete. However a load of tufts of grass seem to have grown round the bottom. judging by the pale tops it must be the end of summer and even with the extra water from rain coming of the hut roof they are beginning to die.

 

[BrushType4]

That looks excellent Alan.

 

[Pencarrow]

That looks excellent Alan.

Must be quite good to see your products being made and beautifully finished.

 

[BrushType4]

Must be quite good to see your products being made and beautifully finished.

Chris, It always is.

 

[john lewsey]

Wonderful photos

 

[Alan]

Thank you all for your kind comments.

 

[Alan]

Latest work bedding in the station building and telegraph pole.







and I've started weathering the pannier, much still to do but at least it has lost that out of the box look.











Next will be to start painting the various Modelu figures that will make up the crew

 

[NHY 581]

Very nice indeed!

Rob

 

[Alan]

Couldn't resist; Classic Ben Ashworth type photo

 

[GrahameH]

Now that works, cracking photograph Alan.

 

[Alan]

Shunting at Blakeney.

 

[Alan]

Some tittivating of bits not easily seen, the path from the track to the platform, there is now a verge under the hedge.







And the track/road over the bridge now has verges and some growth down the middle. Sorry about the quality of this photo.

 

[Alan]

A better photo of the over bridge and it looks like a tree has grown overnight.

 

[Alan]

Not done over much in the last week, just made a couple of coal loads for two of the minerals.



first was to build the structure to hold the coal.





and then to paint the top surface black.







then added the coal, yes real coal.







Check that it still fits in the wagon







and then put into service