7mm Heyside: 7mm L&Y, late 50s/early 60s
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Dikitriki
Flying Squad
Thanks Mick. I do intend to put a gas lamp on the bridge, it will finish it off nicely. In my idle moments, I do toy with the idea of putting a smoke unit in the factory chimney. The trouble is white wisps won't cut it, we need black clag, and I can't imagine exhibition managers will be too impressed (let alone Lady D)
Spot on. I can't fit the ladder until after the bridge has been painted and installed - the cranks go under the turned-over tops to the stiles. Mind you, I've still got 2 ladders to build. Can I have a few 36 hour days please?
Richard
Dog Star
Western Thunderer
Just checking, do not want and Elf and Saveti guys harassing the operators at Aylesbury.
Dikitriki
Flying Squad
Hi
A bit of R&R this evening playing trains. New to the layout, and far too clean is a WD 2-8-0. This was in the box that Roger was spied walking out with at Kettering. A posed shot of 2 heavy freight locos in the yard......
We also had the first Dinghammed (?) loco to play with - my L&Y saddle tank. It was great fun shunting using auto couplers, but we do need to practice, and may need to add a couple more magnets to facilitate shunting moves.
Finally - and totally out of period - Andy Beaton brought along a newly-completed inspection saloon. Blue and grey, so we had nothing to pull it, but lowered the tone by finding an Austin 7 to do the honours.
A very nice build.
Cheers
Richard
A bit of R&R this evening playing trains. New to the layout, and far too clean is a WD 2-8-0. This was in the box that Roger was spied walking out with at Kettering. A posed shot of 2 heavy freight locos in the yard......
We also had the first Dinghammed (?) loco to play with - my L&Y saddle tank. It was great fun shunting using auto couplers, but we do need to practice, and may need to add a couple more magnets to facilitate shunting moves.
Finally - and totally out of period - Andy Beaton brought along a newly-completed inspection saloon. Blue and grey, so we had nothing to pull it, but lowered the tone by finding an Austin 7 to do the honours.
A very nice build.
Cheers
Richard
mickoo
Western Thunderer
Richard, I seem to recall having this conversation before LOL, apologies for the seriously deficient memory, it was primarily the bridge I was interested in, very intricate and accurate etching there. Thanks for the signal link, they look the part to me.
Dikitriki
Flying Squad
Sorry Andy
Your comment it was for a customer misled me. You must have very patient customers
It still looks very 'fresh'.
Cheers
Richard
Heather Kay
Western Thunderer
Richard first a BLUE tee shirt then this you are trying to sweet talk usbut you still can't join the gang till you get a BLUE engine
Would this do? *scarpers*
6023 Blue King at Leicester North by Ado Griff, on Flickr
TheSnapper
Western Thunderer
No Heather, but I'm sure Richard would agree that THIS would:
Cheers
Tim
Dog Star
Western Thunderer
Asb ballast looks good, interesting scenery in the background, how has Hornby / Bachmann / Airfix replicated the ripples in the cladding?
Nice touch is the sand falling from the pipe in front of the leading coupled wheels... what does that do to the DCC operation?
Dog Star
Western Thunderer
TheSnapper
Western Thunderer
Richard, you are too kind, but flattery works for me…..!
Not a kit Graham – scratch-built at Doncaster, in 1937 (not by me, I might add!)
Tim
Simon
Flying Squad
That is a truly awe inspiring photograph, wouldn't it look amazing blown up and put on to a billboard
Photo taken at Kidderminster possibly?
A truly arresting image and superb bit of photography wherever it is, I love the pin sharp and beautifully lit locomotive and track contrasting with the blurred background, and then there are the reflections on the casing - genius
Simon
