michael mott
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Love the work on the river Geoff,
Michael
Michael
7mm Bleddfa Road
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Geoff
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No sign of him this morning chaps, I like to think someone pushed him off the bridge.
Thank you Michael
Geoff
john lewsey
Western Thunderer
Oh dear
Geoff
Western Thunderer
Last week I made a little more progress on the rail bridge, what you see here is a dry run to see how things fit, the rear pilasters and handrails have yet to be completed. Handrail stanchions on this type of bridge are usually made from right angle section, but I had some nice turnings in stock, so decided to see how they would look. The grasses on, and around the river banks continue to be built up from individual tufts of Silflor winter pasture mat. Thanks to Brexit the manufacturer in Germany will no longer ship this material to the UK, so here's hoping I have enough to complete the job.
Geoff
Geoff
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Thanks Rob, were it not for the ageing process then I might never have stepped up to 7mm scale myself. You are obviously enjoying modelling in 4mm scale, and why not given the quality of today's models?
My plans for a 7mm engine shed scene have been dropped, and I've been thinking of resurrecting my old 4mm scale Llanbister Road shed diorama. All the buildings, structures and mock ups along with my EM locos and stock are in store, I wonder?
Happy days at Llangunllo, as 2538 shunts the yard.
Geoff.
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Geoff
Western Thunderer
That backscene -
It's by ID Backscenes Tony, I cut most of the foreground away and mounted it at a lower level than the modelled scenery to give the impression of a valley.
Geoff
Geoff
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Richard
Western Thunderer
I always thought that G1 was the senior scale, and G 0 was the runt of the litter.Yes, was aware of the move to the "senior scale" (do they still call it that? Have been following on your blog for many years, always inspirational
Actually, in the beginning, Gauge 1 was the smallest size. When Marklin standardised the model railway gauges c.1892, the sizes were numbered 1 (smallest) to 4 (largest). When it became apparent an even smaller size was needed, it had to be numbered nought. Then half-nought (H0). Then the numbering system broke down. I am not quite sure when 0 became O, but no-one refers to nought or zero gauge today — though that is what it was/is.
It's still Zero here in France!
Richard Gawler
Western Thunderer
In North America they write HO but the Europeans still write H0. I usually write a zero but I'm not sure if anyone notices.
Geoff
Western Thunderer
Well for as long as I can remember, and I'm going back to the early fifties '0' gauge was always referred to as the senior scale. I always thought that was because the 0 gauge layouts that appeared in the Railway Modeller at that time, were more often than not owned by well-heeled, senior gentlemen. It was like a rite of passage, once the smaller scales became difficult to see and handle you moved up a size, and with luck you had more disposable income to afford to do so.Yes, was aware of the move to the "senior scale" (do they still call it that? Have been following on your blog for many years, always inspirational
Moving on, in between pre weekend household chores I managed to make a little more progress on the rail bridge.........
The plan is to complete the pilasters tomorrow and plonk them in firmly in place, and then I'll take a break before doing battle with the cattle grids.
Geoff