Wencombe /Kingsbridge Regis/Louville Lane

[Alan]

I've been wielding the airbrush again, this time on a couple of panniers.

I must add crew.

 

[Mr Tiger Viking]

Hi Alan,
Great photos, which are really helped by the soft tone of the background and the depth of field, reminds me of when I was a young child and seeing tank engines shunt the goods yard at Cheltenham St James station, nice weathering on the Tanks engines and the layout which reminds me of Brent station.
Regards
Mr Tiger Viking

 

[Jordan]

I must add crew.

I must admit I have a bit of a 'thing' about crew in model Steam Locos... to me they're essential. I recall seeing that "Holiday Haunts" O scale layout a while back, and shuddering at the sight of crew-less locos thundering along... it just doesn't look right at all! The other side of the argument, that locos might not have crew aboard when on shed, doesn't wash with me, as at some point or other the loco is going to move, so it needs crew. If the Fireman especially is put in a pose other than the cliche "Bent double shovelling frantically" stance, they can look very good whether the loco is stationary or at full tilt.

 

[Alan]

the difference a crew make.
Just for Jordan the fireman is just admiring the view and looking at the cameraman as 4679 drifts across the stream before entering Wencombe with the local frieght from SlaptonView attachment 7818

 

[Jordan]

the difference a crew make.
Just for Jordan the fireman is just admiring the view and looking at the cameraman ...

That's the stuff!! Fantastic picture - totally "Forest of Dean" in my eyes!

 

[Alan]

Thought i'd put thses two up as well

 

[Ressaldar]

Hi Alan,

excellent photos, like the firemans 'pose'

cheers

Mike

 

[Jordan]

There's a wonderful photo taken by Ben Ashworth of two Pannier Tanks together, (I can't remember where offhand) but there's obviously a lull in shunting, and both Firemen are sat by their windows, heads resting on arms... as Ben said in the caption - "Showing the effects of early rising..!!"

 

[Alan]

Another loco recently worked on is the Bachmann Hall, which has been renumbered and named 6954 Lotheron hall, a Newton Abbot loco. It has been lightly weathered to suggest it is only a few weeks after an overhaul.

 

[Alan]

Now that I'm able to get into the model railway room another pic of 6954

 

[Alan]

The latest addition to the fleet

 

[ceejaydee]

Lovely looking layout Alan and shows how good a OO based set up can be using some of the modern rtr stock with a little personalisation.
I'd love something like that to work on and just play trains with simply to run some days.

 

[Alan]

Now having been in service for some months 6331 pauses at Wencombe with a Newton Abbot- Kingsbridge stopper

 

[Jordan]

Ooh, very nice... now you are showing off!!!
Interesting to see how the weathering has toned down the red buffer beans in particular, and the bent valance is duly noted...

*thinks* I wonder how many of these I could afford if I put my SB one on Ebay...??

 

[Alan]

Thanks for that Jordan.

 

[Alan]

Do you remember that warm summer's sunny day at Wencombe with the distant call of a skylark and the clank and hiss of steam of 4679 shunting.

 

[Simon]

That looks terrific, the weathering is subtle, the pose of the figure in the cab looks very natural and I like the low viewing angle too

Simon

 

[Jordan]

You are spoiling us so much with these pics you should have your Butler come round with a tray of chocolates wrapped in gold foil...... Mr Ambassador....

 

[Alan]

Whoops a failed 22 being pulled by a mogul on the early morning parcels empties to Kingsbridge.

This 22 does work well actually and is my Silver Fox one.


After clearing the line the manchester train arrives behind 6829 Burmington Grange



She is waiting the arrival of the Exeter-Kingbridge stopper which today is a Class 117 DMU

 

[lancer1027]

Fantastic pics Alan. But i think you'll find the class 22 is banking the steamer having caught it up