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    Cardiff...Not the California Cardiff...or the Cardiff in New South Wales both of which are probably a lot less flippin' damp.
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    Lambsdown. A pre-WW1 corner of Kent where the storm clouds of war have yet to gather.

    Ewe. A Sheep, The Works Forecat and George, the mischievous apprentice in a bucolic East Anglian backwater.

    Sheep Dip, an small industrial something, somewhere or thereabouts, where rather charming little green engines can scamper about.

    Bleat Wharf. A bucolic corner of the dear old S&DJR in 4mm, modelled in a state of distress. { The railway, not me }

    Mutton, an odd corner of the splendid old L&SWR inhabited by some fine examples of Victorian engineering and blessed with unflincing eternal optimism.

    Sheep Lane, a small Ex-S&DJR goods yard on a shelf layout. My first layout, completed, exhibited and published. The start of it all.

    Throughout all of this, I continue to explore the possible modelling applications of Swedish furniture.

    The photography of Norman Lockhart and Ivor Peterborough documents the molluscesque progress of all matters.

    Bath Railway Enthusiasts And Sylvan Travel Society. {B.R.E.A.S.T.S}

    Refining the Horrocksford Shovel to the point of no return......

    Sheep and their involvement in the less well known corners of the S&DJR, the L&SWR and their role in all things railwaylike.

    Zen and the art of railway modelling.

    Fry ups.

    And if course we must not forget The Memsahib, Memsahib Minor and NHY 581 Jnr.

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  1. I've mentioned upthread, in my opinion a stay alive is not needed. Mine are used on an exhibition layout that requires excellent slow running. They're not found wanting and I do object to the look of a stay alive through the windows. Rob.
  2. That's Len's twin brother, Ken in the photo. Photographed at the Norton Codswallop annual Hamster show in 2023.
  3. The issue with the hinge is that the area behind the hinge pin has been painted silver, thickening it somewhat. If they just stuck to the pin itself on a black background it would have looked a lot better. It's the sort of painting an 11yrs old me would have done with an overly thick brush and too much paint Rob.
  4. Morning Jamie, As Senior Chief Head Event Photographer in Chief rest assured you will be afforded every assistance in your endeavours. Which reminds me, we need to sort out a Senior Chief Head Event Photographer in Chief's access all areas Pass. Rob
  5. And for the avoidance of doubt, here's Ken to tell us there are 43 days to go. Or a smidge over 6 weeks, give or take a tad. Rob.
  6. The next featured layout is Paynestown, @Barry Ten's evocation of yer typical Welsh Valleys terminus without the drizzle, izznit, look ewe. Back in 2010, Al built the original Paynestown in 4mm. It's still around but under new ownership. Al fancied another go at Paynestown but in N gauge. Early in 2021 a bulk pack of points and plain track components was ordered from Finetrax, and with the introduction of the Sonic Models 56xx ( essential motive power ) the stage was set for a new version of what many locals feel was an excellent portrayal of a Welsh Valleys station in 4mm Well, as you can see for yourselves, he's only gone and done it again.......but a bit smaller. When you do see it, tell Al what a splendid job he's made of it all........especially if he has Dai Thump in his hand....... Photos by Al ( I think ) and Dave Stone aka @wenlock
  7. The South West Area Group Members day for 2024 is scheduled for Sunday 28th April 2024. 10AM- 4PM , Sunday 28th April 2024. Where Staplegrove Village Hall, 214 Staplegrove Road, Taunton. TA2 6AL Serious stuff. ************PLEASE NOTE*********** IF TRAVELLING BY CAR, REMEMBER, THERE IS LIMITED PARKING AT THE HALL ITSELF. THE VENUE SITS WITHIN A RESIDENTIAL AREA SO PLEASE PARK WITH DUE CONSIDERATION TO LOCAL RESIDENTS.. Fun stuff. Layouts. The usual menagerie of wonders has been assembled............as follows..... LAXFIELD. 4mm/P4 by @10800 @10800 @Brinkly Built by the late John Watson, this is a wonderfully observed rendition of the end of of the Mid Suffolk Light Railway, modelled in P4. Now in the care of the Scalefour Society it is being skillfully and sympathetically upgraded. Featured in the preview issue of Model Railway Journal, yes......Issue 0. PAYNESTOWN. N gauge by @Barry Ten Those with longish memories may recall Al Reynold's 4mm homage to a typical terminus set in the South Wales Valleys. It's still about but under new ownership. Well, Al has revisited the original concept but this time in 2mm. As ever, Al has captured the very essence of the area to provide us with a wonderful evocation of these rather basic termini so very much at the heart of these tightly knit communities. BETHESDA SIDINGS. 4mm/00 Finescale. By @Captain Kernow ( Photo by Tim Maddocks) Tim's Welsh border set goods only Cameo layout demonstrates just how much operation and above all enjoyment, can be had from a modest yet beautifully executed Cameo layout. To quote Tim, "Bethesda Sidings’ represents the goods yard of Capel Bethesda, using the road bridge that carried the lane to Penybont over both the goods yard connecting line and the main line to Rhayader as a scenic break. As the layout is set in the post-November 1962 period, trains from the Vale of Radnor Light Railway are authorised to run over BR metals from Vale of Radnor Ground Frame into the goods yard, so a variety of industrial and light railway types will be available" ( Photo by Tim Maddocks) RUYTON ROAD. 4mm/P4 by @McC Another seminal layout from the early days of Model Railway Journal ( Issue No. 75 ). Built by the late John Spencer it is now in the care of Paul Bannerman who rebuilt the trackwork from the original EM to the current P4. The rest of the layout has been sympathetically restored to provide a lovely insight into the Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway from Kinnerley Junction to Ruyton Town, serving a nearby quarry. Fair to say the aim of giving a flavour of a 1920s Colonel Stephen's light railway has been acheived. OLD PARROCK. 4mm/00 by @PaulR Paul's wonderful pre-grouping layout is a personal favourite of mine. Beautifully scratch built buildings are the true stars of this delightful little layout. Another outstanding example of the 'less is more' approach to layout construction and a real visual feast rich in colour and texture. Far too short an article appeared in Model Railway Journal No. 284. LYDBROOK DEAN. 4mm/00 by @wiggoforgold Alex returns to SWAG having brought his wonderful Yelverton along last year. This time Alex has taken himself off to the Forest of Dean. To quote Alex, 'Set circa 1962, it will be called “Lydbrook Dean”. It will be set on the former Severn and Wye line, and Ben Ashworth’s book “BR Steam in Dean” has given much inspiration'. Well, I think Alex has once again captured his chosen subject and era beautifully. MIDDLETON TOP. 4mm/00 by @JustinDean (Photo by Jay ) Jay brings his rather nice slice of the Cromford and High Peak Railway along. Middleton Top features Jay's scratchbuilt structures from the actual location as well as a number of kitbuilt locos and wagons unique to the line. Never exhibited before, this promises to be a real treat. (Photo by Jay ) OSNEY TOWN. 7mm @rcf Rob's Osney Town is the latest in a line of 7mm cameo layouts, which due to what Rob describes as a severe lack of space aims to provide a snapshot of a "what might have been" set somewhere in the sleepy extremities of the Western area of British Railways in the late 50s. If you think uou can't accomodate a 7mm lauout, think agsin as this is just 5ft long and depicts a small station set alongside a babbling brook. Of note are Rob's lovely structures which provide such character. KYLE OF LOCHALSH. 2mm Finescale. by @bcnPete ( Photo by Chris Nevard ) Pete flys the 2mm finescale flag with his homage to the Kyle of Lochalsh. Pete has captured the very essence of arguably one of the most readily identifiable railway stations. It's also rather well travelled as Kylie was originally built in Barcelona, Spain as a micro layout capable of being transported via boxfiles. It was first exhibited in 2010 and has since had two refurbishments to create a scenic section and fiddleyard section. TIMSBURY BOTTOM 4mm/00 by @Gilbert Chris turns his attention to the dear old S&DJR and again provides us with a lovely example of the Cameoesque approach to layout construction. Timsbury Bottom is a small, eminently operable terminus and is another example of how a usable layout can be accomodated in a small space. For those of you who may not be aware, Chris is a tutor at Missenden Abbey, specifically weathering so rest assured, we'll be treated to some well executed examples of his craft shuffling about on TB. ST.OSWALDS. 0-16.5 by @TimC Set in the early 1960s, Tim's delightful St Oswalds depicts a run-down Welsh narrow-gauge railway goods yard in its last days before closure. The layout and stock have a Welshpool and Llanfair flavour though locomotives and wagons from other railways also creep in to provide occasional variety. Have inglenook layouts ever looked so lovely ? Demos. Once again we have a selection of specialists to entertain and advise on stuff. Jerry @queensquare will once again be beating the 2mm Finescale drum and will have a selection of teeny tiny mechanial wonders and not so teeny tiny buildings and other bits as well as the society publications and information packs. George, aka @Gedward will be along with a diorama or two. Excellent scenery and a rather nifty hand painted backscene will no doubt elicit many a question from the casual passer by and George is there to answer. Stu, aka @Stubby47 will be there to discuss your requirements for a bespoke building or two. He'll also be demoing a selection of buildings by SMS and can offer a custom building service for this lovely range of buildings and accessories. If you struggle to locate him, he'll be under the mound of cake crumbs. Martyn aka @mulliewill be returning with something small and East Anglian and once again be sharing how he achieves such lovely colouring on his models. Finally, I'm hoping we shall see Simon aka @Not Jeremy with some proper big boys locos about which I'm sure he be only to pleased to share their secrets. Catering. Our crack catering team will be on hand to serve up a veritable feast of delights. The usual pasties, scratch built cakeage, cups of tea and coffee along with the occasional biscuit and Welsh cakes. All we ask is if possible, please bring your own mug to help keep the amount of washing up to a minimum and prevent the catering team’s little pinkies from drying out. (Costs a fortune in moisturiser for them otherwise) Profit from all sales on the day will go towards supporting SWAG'25 with the excess being donated to charity. Bring and Buy Once again our highly trained sales team will be on hand to run the Bring and Buy stall. Exhibitors and visitors are encouraged to raid those 'roundtoit' shelves and cupboards and offer those little gems for sale. Remember, a percentage of the selling price will be payable to the event. The money raised will go towards supporting SWAG'25 with the excess going to charity. ☆Please note....we will be able to take payment by card at both bring and buy and catering departments*☆ Traders. Please give some thought to anything you might want to be able to pick up from the traders on the day. Please consider contacting them prior to the weekend and arrange to collect on the day. Lord and Butler. Peter @Lord and Butler Model Railways will be along with a smorgasbord of items from the shop, both new and some previously enjoyed gems. 247 Developments. Brian @mozzer models is a long time supporter of the event and will have his usual selection of hard to find detailing parts, etched products and his expanding range of 3D prints. Mudmagnet Models. Richard @mudmagnet brings his ever so massively expanding range of 3D printed items for those exquisitely crafted extra bits and bobs to add that all important detailing to our layouts. How........................... much ?!!!!!!! FREE. YEP. YOU READ THAT RIGHT............. FREE. This is still a free to enter members day. However, there are running costs associated with the event which are getting increasingly challenging to meet. To help with this, there'll be suitably labelled receptacles dotted about the hall. PLEASE donate a few coins into these at your discretion, you'll be helping to ensure we can do this again in 2025. .......To be brutally honest, the capability to hold SWAG in April '25 is wholly dependent on monies raised during the event, by way of the catering, a percentage from the sales in the bring and buy department and , yes, any donations made by the visitors. To that end we will still see a post event donation made to charity but the priority this year will be to ensure that we CAN do this in 2025. SWAG'24 is going ahead due, in no small part, to donations generously made at SWAG'23. Loud shirts. ( photo courtesy of the EM Gauge Society ) Definately encouraged. So, I think that's about it for now. I've one more layout to confirm ( thankfully quite a small one ) and then it's just a case of fitting it all in.......somehow. I thank ewe. Rob.
  8. As always, I'm looking forward to exhibiting at what is a lovely, friendly show. This year, I'm pleased to be taking my Cameoesque homage to the Wisbech and Upwell, Ewe. Do pop in. Rob.
  9. I think there's a variation to the post 1919 livery with large numerals on the sides but as @Bucoops says, pretty much everything else has been done. I can knly think of 68217 as I mentioned before plus a potential renumbering of the LNER examples. Maybe 68219, another skirt free example ? But as these are commisions by Model Rail any further production has to be authorised by them. Rob
  10. That actually looks worse than the Black t Hornby see this replacing. The side view of the cylinder/ front bogie area jars as well. Can't put my hoof on it but it looks odd, as if the footplate between the smoke box and buffer beam is marginally ever so slightly too long. Hopefully it's just a wonky photo. Rob * Saying that, the absence of the front steps doesn't help and it would no doubt look better with them so probably all is well.
  11. Well, that's good news. Thanks Andy. That's three lined up for Ewe. Rob
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