Captain Kernow
Western Thunderer
The verdant green of the Forest of Dean in late Spring scarcely disturbs the quiet lethargy of Marsh Sidings:
4mm Parkend Marsh Sidings in P4
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Captain Kernow
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Possibly visiting the yard on a clearance test just prior to the end of steam in the Forest, a Hymek sits in the Sawmills Siding, waiting it's return to Bath Road:
Jordan
Mid-Western Thunderer
"Like" isn't enough for that view. Utterly sublime, and could not be mistaken for anywhere else.
Just needs the wooden stop blocks they used instead of catch points.
Captain Kernow
Western Thunderer
A very clean pannier starts a train of coal wagons away from the 'Coal Road':
Captain Kernow
Western Thunderer
If they'd had cheap mass-produced drones in the early 1960s, I've no doubt that Ben Ashworth might have made use of one and produced a photo like this:
Captain Kernow
Western Thunderer
In the early 1970s, some mineral wagons are berthed, waiting for the Free Miners to load them:
Simon Glidewell
Western Thunderer
Lovely modelling! Can I ask how you went about converting the Bachmann class 42 Warship to P4?
Captain Kernow
Western Thunderer
Hi Simon,
It was quite a long time ago now, but I did use Alan Gibson wheels (he does Warship ones). What I can't remember is whether this was one of the locos where I used the Bachmann gears, re-mounted onto the Gibson axles or whether it was a bespoke conversion set.
Simon Glidewell
Western Thunderer
Many thanks for the information Captain Kernow! When I asked the question, I'd completely overlooked possible correct pattern replacement wheel sets from Alan Gibson or Ultrascale; I immediately checked the Ultrascale website and low and behold, there they were!
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Captain Kernow
Western Thunderer
I've converted another Dapol Class 22 to P4, this one is John's own loco and is for use on Parkend Marsh Sidings. Full details on my new RMWeb blog entry here - Dapol Class 22 conversion to P4 - a new approach
Hopefully I'll be able to weather the loco in the next week or so, in order that it can make an appearance on Parkend at LarkRail this year.
Hopefully I'll be able to weather the loco in the next week or so, in order that it can make an appearance on Parkend at LarkRail this year.
Captain Kernow
Western Thunderer
Here's the latest loco for Parkend Marsh Sidings:
D6331, in the above livery, did make an appearance at Parkend Marsh Sidings during the diesel era of the branch (the Lightmoor colour album has a photo).
The model will be tested on the layout tomorrow!
D6331, in the above livery, did make an appearance at Parkend Marsh Sidings during the diesel era of the branch (the Lightmoor colour album has a photo).
The model will be tested on the layout tomorrow!
Jordan
Mid-Western Thunderer
Neil
Western Thunderer
Is that your weathering Tim? It's very impressive, looks like the loco has been out and about in a dusty summer's day or two.
Captain Kernow
Western Thunderer
Yes, this one is my own work. No airbrushes were disturbed in their slumbers on the shelf for this one, all done with washes, matt varnish, powders plus a dirty colour from a rattlecan for the bogie area, followed by more powders.
Captain Kernow
Western Thunderer
D6331 was test run on Parkend Marsh Sidings today, all was well:
This above is John's loco. Here by way of contrast is my BR blue one on an earlier occasion:
It would be theoretically possible for both locos to have appeared at the same time, although by 1967, when the Class 22s took over from the Class 14s, there would only have been one loco working the Forest diagram.
This above is John's loco. Here by way of contrast is my BR blue one on an earlier occasion:
It would be theoretically possible for both locos to have appeared at the same time, although by 1967, when the Class 22s took over from the Class 14s, there would only have been one loco working the Forest diagram.
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