A Nod To Brent - a friendly thread, filled with frivolity, cream teas and pasties. Longing for the happy days in the South Hams 1947.

[Limpley Stoker]

It's a bitterly cold December day in the South Hams with not a train in sight.

 

 

No trains today..jpg

 

 

Copyright A York

I’m glad to see Mr Warburton clutching his seasonal Giant Crumpet!

[5BarVT]

Hi Rob

Are the porters of Geordie origin or was the GWR too mean to buy their workforce overcoats. :dontknow:

I thought it was only the female Geordies went out like that.

Paul.

[brianusa]

Moi?

 

Having just come in from walking the dogs I felt sorry for those blokes in their shirtsleeves on a cold day. Unless of course they are Geordies, then it is their own fault. :nono:

 

Serious 'ead for a mo.....we as modellers are quite bad in modelling a season are railways are supposed to be set in.

 

How does one model seasons?  Most of our layouts are surely continually in summer under bright lights for photography.  Sure there are those with autumn tints or early spring with bare trees but not many in a winter setting.  So summer it is by default.

 

Brian

Edited December 14, 2018 by brianusa

[Northroader]

Have just discovered the 'layback sidings', are in fact loops, both for up and down lines. The down loop (below) east crossover seems well over the limit for a mechanical rodding connection from the box. So how was it worked?

 

brent-down-loop.jpg

Wasn’t there a policy sometime around ww2 to speed up traffic on GWR main lines by converting key “layback” sidings to loops by adding the points required, and working them electrically by means of a hand driven generator in the signal box. Sorry I’m a bit woolly on this.

[Miss Prism]

According to the SRS signal box diagram the entry points to both loops were motor worked.

 

Before 1910?

[Coach bogie]

Wasn’t there a policy sometime around ww2 to speed up traffic on GWR main lines by converting key “layback” sidings to loops by adding the points required, and working them electrically by means of a hand driven generator in the signal box. Sorry I’m a bit woolly on this.

The down goods siding became a goods loop during WWII. At the same time the track plan was also altered to the East of the station allowing direct access from the new 'loop' into the branch platform. The entrance pointwork was worked by an electric motor work by the hand generator as northroader states.

 

Mike Wiltshire

[gwrrob]

Hall class 5993 Kirby Hall brings the Santa Special into Brent 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[toboldlygo]

I should've posted this a few days ago, but my mind was elsewhere - sadly there was a sudden bereavement in the family - Mum's twin brother Keith died in the early hours of Friday morning

 

He meant a lot to me, without him there'd be no pond, no trains and no love of engineering in my life.

 

Ironically he was reading a book on Mallard, before he died and my cousin had brought him the Hornby version for Christmas.

 

Life must go on and in the mean time my last commission for the year was finished.

 

 

 

Which has meant the Shack has returned to the Workbench to be completed..

 

 

And when I resume work on Loco's, there's something a bit different coming..

 

[Mallard60022]

So sorry that you have had this loss. Easy for me to say, but remember the good times and your modelling must reflect some of those.

All the best mate.

Phil

[Stubby47]

How does one model seasons?  Most of our layouts are surely continually in summer under bright lights for photography.  Sure there are those with autumn tints or early spring with bare trees but not many in a winter setting.  So summer it is by default.

 

Brian

 

 

[gwrrob]

There's always plenty of leftovers at this time of year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[bgman]

ALL ABOARD....The Gravy Train ! 

 

G.Ramsey

[brianusa]

storm_over_tinners.jpg

 

snow_dm4ms.jpg

 

Really like the Tinners one.  Don't know where its supposed to be but I've been there or a place just like it in reality.

 

Brian.

[Stubby47]

Really like the Tinners one.  Don't know where its supposed to be but I've been there or a place just like it in reality.

 

Brian.

Thanks Brian.

The building does exist, but the track, road and surrounding scenery are pure fiction.

[gwrrob]

This time of the year we always look back in reflection. One of this years best purchases was the Kernow 1363 and it was an absolute joy to see, run and take photos of it on Rob's Mutton back in June.

 

 

 

 

[NHY 581]

Thanks Rob.

 

My own plans for a Western something continue to bubble on.

 

Norman was also on hand to record the visit of an undoubtedly pretty Loco. ......

 

 

Rob.

[bgman]

Merry Festives one and all thank you to Rob and all on ANTB ( and other allied threads too ) for a most enjoyable year !

 

Oh ! By the way I just saw a......

 

Dean Deanie roll down the track,

Dean Deanie made it right back,

No smoke from its chimney stack,

My Dean Deanie let yourself go !

 

( apologies to Mr.Bowie !)

 

 

Sound trials taking place and some ! Lots to fix on top and elsewhere but getting there.

 

G

 

[toboldlygo]

Santa's Elves delivered a rare beastie...

 

 

 

 

And Zebedee is nearly ready for the flight line...

 

 

 

 

72 decals needed to be applied to the props!!

 

 

Weather permitting tomorrow, move over Santa Specials (if they don't, they'll be bombed/torpedoed out of the way) - brace yourselves for the Three Wise Avro's       

[toboldlygo]

As promised Three Wise Avro's   

 

 

And there's a Blog Entry up:

 

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/135/entry-21728-shack-attack-tnbb-part-5-return-of-the-shack-chapter-3/

Edited December 20, 2018 by toboldlygo

[bgman]

As promised Three Wise Avro's   

 

ShackAEW_38.jpg

 

And there's a Blog Entry up:

 

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blog/135/entry-21728-shack-attack-tnbb-part-5-return-of-the-shack-chapter-3/

 

I've only got one thing to say to those......Wingnut Wings !

 

G

Edited December 21, 2018 by bgman

[toboldlygo]

I've only got one thing to say to those......Wingnut Wings !

 

G

The test shots look amazing, a country mile better than the HK one detail wise.

 

But how much will it be (the HK one is £399) and have you got a 1/32nd Scale Hangar to house it and yourself when Swmbo finds out

[gwrrob]

Seen at Warley and appears that Bachmann are now a stockists for this range https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/HKM01E06 The Lanc was in a cabinet on their stand.

 

As James alluded the Wingnuts kit appears next year and will cost more but the detail is amazing as seen here https://imodeler.com/2018/11/telford-kit-news-wingnut-wings-1-32-avro-lancaster-a-closer-look/

 

Back in the late '70s like a lot of teenagers I built Airfix kits and remember one Christmas getting the 1/24th Harrier. Kits nowadays seem a world away from back then.

Edited December 21, 2018 by gwrrob

[bgman]

The test shots look amazing, a country mile better than the HK one detail wise.

 

But how much will it be (the HK one is £399) and have you got a 1/32nd Scale Hangar to house it and yourself when Swmbo finds out

 

 

I would suggest spending a few moments looking at Nigels channel before parting with your hard earned dosh, I have a lot of time for this channel and his unbiased comments on models and modelling albeit not railways ( mind you his Dora builds are fascinating !)

 

G

 

Link .... 

[toboldlygo]

Back in the late '70s like a lot of teenagers I built Airfix kits and remember one Christmas getting the 1/24th Harrier. Kits nowadays seem a world away from back then.

 

1/24th Harrier you say? I was having a rearrange of my aircraft fleet this morning and brought my GR.3 (pre-red box) down for a dust and a bit of fresh air..