The branch line model is coming together, at least in my mind. As noted yesterday, warwickshirerailways.com is a really valuable resource and well deserving of financial support. While scanning through various photos I was reminded of the long gone branch line from Moreton-in-Marsh to Shipston-on-Stour. The history of this line actually goes back to the Stratford-Shipston horse tramway which still has some evidence of its existence in Stratford on Avon, the footbridge was built for the tramwa
As is so often the case, warwickshirerailways.com comes to the rescue. The nearest 14XX to where I grew up may well have been 1414, which was originally 4814 until 1946. Here is the photo:
http://warwickshirerailways.com/gwr/gwr-mra468.htm
The engine shed has been my main project for a couple of weeks while I am away from the LMR project and is one of the reasons behind this new project, based in England. The other is the Airfix 14XX restoration.
The shed is a standard build of Scalescene's small engine shed with water tank over the front doors. I have done no weathering to it as yet:
The interior is up to the usual scalescene's standard and again, no weathering has been applied:
The next card project will
This blog is an offshoot from my Legge Lane MPD blog, which is established and semi-operational. I grew up with memories of steam on the Western Region, so an old Airfix 14XX tank engine has reminded me that I can run both, albeit in different countries!
So far I have a plan, two Airfix 14XX tanks which may produce one that will work, a new Bachmann 57XX pannier and an auto coach brake van and coal truck. The time period will be c. 1935, the prototype location a mash up of Oswestry and Wes
