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20 hours ago, St Enodoc said:
The Christchurch Test has been won and lost. Tight and tense before lunch but in the second session the winners held their nerve better than the losers to prevail before tea, with four sessions to spare (no danger of a winning or losing draw today).
Sad but true… Black Caps often can’t deliver a killer punch and proved that again yesterday. As a kiwi, it’s very frustrating. But once again the Aussie’s showed us how to win under pressure. I respect that. Cummins is a decent bloke and good leader.
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20 hours ago, Tony Wright said:
Now, as Wws ticks off another 100 pages, a couple of things have crossed my mind.
One is my never making New Year resolutions. However, a sort of resolution is to build as many kits as I can from now on.
Which brings me to my second point; over the last few years I've sold scores of un-built kits from the collections of those modellers who have either died or are now too infirm to ever build anything again. In some cases, it might be close to 100 kits (mainly locos) which will never be built by the person who bought them. Is this a kind of 'collecting mentality'? Or a modeller expecting to live forever? I don't know.
What I do know is that it's my intention to never get into that situation, if only on my family's account. Prior to Covid, I had about 20 loco kits (not all mine) ready for building. What happened then? With nothing else to do, I built them, and then re-stocked as restrictions were eased; restocking, especially with regard to wheels, motor and gearboxes as well as loco/rolling stock kits. In fairness, much of this kit restocking came from the collections I've just mentioned, and the ones I've built of late were derived from that same source (with one exception, the Pro-Scale B1, bought from a friend).
Thus, I've now got around a further score of loco kits (and some carriage kits) to build. So, this morning, I blew the dust off yet another box, emptied the contents and fired-up the iron.................
I mentioned restocking drive components, and this is an example.
Various drives were mentioned some time ago on here, and here's a brilliant combination - a Canon motor and appropriate Comet gearbox. Though not being capable of putting the lot together in ten minutes, no more than an hour was spent erecting this combo; and it was dead-right first time (the old Romford wheel/axle combination is just for test purposes).
About twice as much time was spent erecting the etched frames, installing the drive, pick-ups and rods and checking clearances in the footplate.
What will it be? A Little Engines J11/1. Some of the Class were on the M&GNR both pre- and post-War, so it might well end up running on the top bit of LB. I saw quite a few examples of this highly-regarded 0-6-0, both in my native Cheshire and, particularly, at Retford.
Progress will be slightly stalled because it's the turn of the DJH S15 mentioned a little while ago to have one side of its valve gear put together; my acting as tutor and my friend (to whom it belongs) as pupil. Watch this space.............
New year’s greetings to you and Mo from down-under. Touching on the first points made, the real challenge for most of us entering our ‘ageing’ period is how the family deals with our layouts and the associated stock etc after we leave the station!
And on that happy note I’ll head back to my Sun lounger by my pool….
regards, Andy
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And finally a few more to complete the first ‘excursion’ into mancave for 2024.
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And a few others… GWR and Southern Railway have running rights on the layout…
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New year greetings from down under… New Zealand. Warm, humid sunshine weather ….
Ventured into the mancave a couple of days ago and took a random set of train photos for relaxation! Here’s a few scenes…local goods trundling through Hawkinsfield Junction westward
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A ‘drone’ photo of how the Abbottsford branch is treated as it curves away from Hawkinsfield Junction, past Budden Farm and lane arched bridge and runs behind the backscene- to a simple loop to hold two very small branch trains if needs be. The loop entrance points just show. At normal viewing angle the loop can’t be seen without peering over the top of the backscene.
I also point out one of the points indication boards for Hawkinsfield hanging above the station. This is the Hawkinsfield East box diagram, with West box further to the left. All the junction points are American Bluepoint switches that are moved by way of levers that are attached to the Bluepoints by metal rods, with the levers set out front of the fascia board and numbered. You can see a couple in the photo. By contrast when I rebuilt the terminus station ( Melcombe Regis) I’ve used Tortoise electric motors and a LED mimic diagram approach. You can see the two approaches on either side of the wide angle shot with club member visit recently
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Hawkinsfield Junction has a reasonable marshalling yard and is the start of the small branch line to Abbottsford ( off stage behind the backscene). Here we see GWR railcar No.26 easing into the bay platform at Hawkinsfield having travelled down the branch and under the lane over bridge.
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And through junction station towards the viaduct and the train turntable junction split
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And moving towards Hawkinsfield Junction…
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A couple more shots of the terminus - Melcombe Regis and moving around the layout through Hawkinsfield Junction and round over the viaduct scene into the train turntable junction area. I’ll have to do the photos in several posts due to size…
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Basically 10 months since my last post! Where does time go?
Trip to UK mid year went well and Severn Valley, Festineog and Snowdon Mountain Railway ridden. Also a very pleasant half day running Mr Tony Wrights Little Bytham sequence under strict guidance from the master himself. The layout runs beautifully as has been recorded many time. I hadn’t met Tony before and he and Mo were delightful hosts to this stray colonial.
Hawkinsfield has had further development- over our winter a friend constructed the central train turntable and others helped us put in track and wiring. Several photos here show the result. It makes the layout so much easier to operate- to and from terminus.
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1 hour ago, Barry Ten said:
Dave Stone (Wenlock) and I will be there with Dave's Sherton Abbas in 7mm. I'm sure Dave won't mind me posting a few of his pics. We did Manchester last year but this will be the furthest show so far. It really is a magnificent layout and I'm very lucky that I get a chance to play with it from time to time!
Absolutely fantastic photos -thanks for sharing them. Andy R NZ
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5 hours ago, Tony Wright said:
With preparations for the York Show next Easter well under way, I'm sending a few shots I have of some of the layouts which will be featuring.
Including..................
Ellesmere.
Grantham.
Ivybridge.
And South Pelaw.
Great photos Tony- even if we 'colonials' cant get to the show in person its great to see some excellent layout shots. Keep them coming please. Andy R NZ
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On 23/09/2023 at 21:21, Tony Wright said:
Speaking of pre-Grouping layouts............
A selection I've photographed..........
Kensington Addison Road in O.
Ambergate in EM (now in P4).
Blackfriars (under construction in P4).
Bridgwater in O.
Buckingham in EM.
Burntisland in P4.
Calderwood in, I think, EM.
Copenhagen Fields in 2mm FS (the earlier trains on this depict pre-1923).
Dewsbury in S7.
Dollgelley in O.
Edington Junction in O.
GWR broad gauge in 7mm.
Hope Under Dinmore in EM
London Road in P4.
Ogden Fold in P4.
St. George's Hill in O.
Interestingly (with the possible exception of Calderwood - please forgive me if I've forgotten which gauge it's in), none of the examples shown is modelled in 'mainstream' OO or N. I suppose it's because one needs to be a 'modeller' to contemplate making depictions of pre-Grouping times.
Absolutely super set of photos there Tony. For us colonials so far away from the UK layout scene these are great to see. Thanks for sharing. Andy R NZ
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On 15/07/2023 at 01:50, Mike_Walker said:
Having received a number of likes in response to my recent post in “Realistic Modelling” I feel it’s time to start a thread on my current project Helland Wharf.
It’s a deliberately simple layout which started out as no more than a photo plank but has evolved into a portable layout which can fit in a Mk3 Focus. It is inspired by this classic Peter Gray image.
To make it a bit more interesting I have included the siding which was closed and lifted in 1960 but for operating purposes I plan to exercise Rule 1 and use both Beattie Well tanks, WR 1366 panniers and even 03 shunters.
Inspired by others use of shelves, I used a 1200 x 250 x 15 shelf from Homebase for the main, scenic section with matching 450 shelves at each end providing basic off-scene representations of the Dunmere and Wenford ends of the line. A lightweight frame was added to the underside to accommodate the wiring (which is simple in the extreme – analogue, no DCC hereabouts) and the DCC Concepts dowels to locate the three sections.
I started off by constructing the two iconic cottages that flank the line here. The one on the right of Peter Gray’s photo is called Hollyhock Cottage today (and that’s what I call it even if it was something else back then) and is actually one of a semi-detached pair but I only have space for one. It is an interesting building which has obviously been altered many times over the years. Fortunately, there are many photos of Helland on the web so I was able to discover how it appeared in my time frame (it has since undergone further modernisation) which enabled me to create a drawing as a first step.
The other, Cobbler’s Cottage, is even more interesting in that it appears to be a single storey dwelling above a storage area, the whole building being set into the hillside. Again, it has obviously been extended and modernised over the years but sufficient photographic evidence can be found to show what it was like in my period.
Both were built using my preferred method, a shell constructed out of multiple layers of 2mm card faced with Plasticard then painted with acrylics. The windows were printed out onto self-adhesive labels and then cut out with a very sharp knife – new blade! The rooves are both covered with Scale Model Scenery’s weathered slates which I think are excellent.
Here’s the front wall of Hollyhock Cottage and below, the shell of Cobbler’s Cottage under construction.
The two completed cottages, gardens excepted.
With those done it was time to start on the layout proper. The track is Peco bullhead with a medium radius point laid on 3mm cork sheet.
Wanting to keep things as simple as possible, I've chosen to keep the point hand operated (as was the prototype!) using a simple slide mechanism that will be invisible once the ground cover is finished/
Next the various backscene boards were added and which have since been painted.
And so to the scenics starting with the road and crossing…
One thing I wanted to achieve was a seemingly joint less transition of the road into the backscene. This was achieved by taking a screenshot of Google’s Streetview image of the lane which, fortunately, hasn’t changed.
This was then played with in Photoshop to get the scale right and to extend the road surface sufficiently to allow it to reach the rails. Fortunately, the lane climbs quite steeply beyond the cottage although on the layout it rises vertically! However, as the lane can only be viewed directly and not from the sides this isn’t a problem.
Work continues towards Dunmere. Stay tuned…
I am enjoying this thread for the first time, seemed to have missed it before but saw briefly on Realistic Modelling. What is great here is showing the simple and effective building techniques that helps modelling knowledge Thanks for sharing.
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2 hours ago, Tony Wright said:
Good morning Andy,
It's my belief that there are far more 'collections' coming on to the market in current times than might have been the case in the past.
Of course, mortality is the human condition, and, as generations pass, what they leave behind has to be 'dealt with'. But, it would seem to me, as my generation passes (the 'baby-boomer' lot, born at the end of the War and just after), those who've died, who are interested in model railways, seem to be leaving rather a lot of 'stuff'.
I've probably mentioned this before, but when I was in childhood and passing into early teenage years, just about every boy I knew was a trainspotter. Certainly my brother and male cousins were, just about all my mates and most of the lads at the schools I attended. Like me, most had a train set of one form or another as well. Interest in railways, both big and small was just about universal among young males (I never saw a girl trainspotter). Why mention this? Because if only a fraction of those male 'boomers' carried on an interest in (model) railways for the rest of their lives, it's still a very large number - a number reflected in attendees at recent model railway exhibitions. And, a number who've amassed vast collections.
As is known, really by chance, Mo and I have been asked to find new homes on behalf of widows/bereaved families for their recently-departed loved one's (often rather large) model railway collections. Most haven't the slightest idea what there is (some modellers have even been 'secretive', 'smuggling' items into homes unseen!). Now, Mo and I do not 'deal' with RTR (I know several excellent traders whose business that is, so I point any RTR stuff in their direction). So, we're faced with loads of kit-built items, many the work of the deceased modeller. Some are very good, good or indifferent. Some are the work of the modeller himself (so far, always male), while others are the work of professionals, built/painted on commission. So far (luckily), we've been able to sell everything (often via this thread). From that, I can conclude two alternatives; either I pitch the prices dead right, or I set them too cheaply! On a couple of occasions, kindly modellers have even offered more! Thank you, and thanks to all who bought items off us.
Where does this all lead to? Sadly, but perhaps inevitably, 'supply is going to outstrip 'demand'. In many cases, items I've sold have been bought by members of the same generation as the deceased, or even older! It won't be long before they're back on the market again! Before long, we'll see a real glut of (often high-quality) models for sale - for sale to a rapidly-diminishing number of modellers.
As for my own stuff; I'm lucky to have sons who know a fair bit about what I've got, and will help Mo when needed (it's usually wives who survive their husbands with regard to railway modelling - I wonder, do any women help widowers find new homes for their late wives' collections?).
What has surprised Mo and me is how little some sons know about their late father's model railway stuff. Some have shown no interest in helping with its selling - until the money starts coming in, but that's a different story! It's often the daughters who we 'deal' with; females seem to be much more-sensible in such matters.
Of course, when I'm gone, I won't really care what happens to Little Bytham and everything which is on it, but I'm under no illusion that it'll be 'worth a fortune'. Many (most?) who might be interested will be of my generation - a generation rapidly diminishing (four cousins and a brother in my case in the last three years!).
Perhaps, other than in 'practical' terms, we shouldn't be too bothered about the monetary value of our 'collections'. As far as I'm concerned, the real 'value' in what I've got is the pleasure it's given me, through my making things, right through to running it all in the company of dear friends.
In closing, I have to say, it's been my privilege over the years to meet some wonderfully-talented 'lady modellers', so it's not a male-only hobby. However, as intimated, it's only the collections of deceased males which Mo and I have had to sort out; so far!
Regards,
Tony.
Good day to you too Tony. Thanks for your comprehensive thoughts, and to other replies. I think you UK based modellers are better placed with your ‘ diminishing’ market than us here in NZ. Ours is minimal by comparison ( as are the number of modellers of course). But the issue remains to be addressed.
That’s why I’m really interested in the various comments, to see how things might be approached.
The magnitude of disposing large collections or accumulated stuff and the time and effort involved seems to shine through. I pity the executor’s and/ or family faced with the task!Anyway, thanks for providing the forum for discussion.
cheers from a wet and cool NZ night.
Andy
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On 10/09/2023 at 07:31, Tony Wright said:
The mention of storing models when not in use - highlighted by Barry Ten's (Al) entirely non-boring arrangement of little 'cubby holes' for his spare locomotives - set me thinking.
I have nothing so fancy, but it prompted me to look at how I 'store' my locomotives when not in use.
The following images might be of interest.............
Spare freight/local passenger locos are kept on two shelves at one end.
Spares for immediate use are kept on a shelf at one end of the fiddle yard.
Locos for use on the trains in cassettes are kept on a shelf at the other end of the fiddle yard.
Further large locos are kept on a shelf underneath the fiddle yard.
Those not immediately required are kept in drawers.........
A mixture in this one.
Almost all V2s in this.
Anyone fancy diesels? Particularly Deltics?
Mainly A3s.
And more goods locos.
The oldest locos seen above are 50 years old now, so I've amassed quite a few over the last half-century. Along with the 40-odd needed on the layout at any one time, then it's quite a collection (some others are in boxes underneath the layout!). Locos are changed once a month, so, with at least four times more locos needed than to run the sequence, then each gets a go (approximately) three times a year (they're hardly likely to wear out!).
Since over 95% of the locos seen above have been built by me (apart from the diesels), then I question my 'sanity' at times, but it is a most-absorbing hobby.
As for the number of lamps and crew members needed, well....................
Hi Tony: while not trying to be morbid, reading this series of posts about many vast collections of stock makes me think- how is our beloved family (assuming they assist) going to deal with these collections of "stuff" when we modeler's pass on to the great station in the sky?
As we age gracefully, what arrangements if any, do we need/want to make to assist the poor family to reasonably get rid of our accumulated items? I've sometimes talked to my other half about this and while it's easy to say..."...well Im not going to be here so not my problem..." she (rightly) says ..."you've got to be better organised than that!." Fair enough.
Any observations welcome...in a light-hearted way of course.
Andy
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22 hours ago, Tony Wright said:
I'm happy to report (at least in part) that after any cheques clear, over £2,000.00 will be sent to worthy causes from the recent sales of the EM gauge locos/stock and the OO gauge items (with still a fair bit left to sell). In the main, the EM stuff achieved good prices (Expo North was the right place to take it).
I say 'at least in part' because I've come to the conclusion now (and it's taken me a while) that this hobby is becoming 'de-skilled'. I don't mean that those with skills are having them taken away, but fewer and fewer participants seem actively not prepared to even acquire any!
I'll explain. Nearly half the items I've had for sale have been OO wagons. Many are of some considerable age, some built from early plastic kits (some, even earlier, from wood), but at least 50%, modified RTR items from the likes of Trix, Mainline, Palitoy, early Bachmann and Hornby (even one or two Tri-ang). Modifications have been replacement wheelsets, removal of tension-lock couplings (and their mountings), the fitting of screw-link or three-link couplings and general weathering - all considerable improvements in my book.
Yet, at a recent show, to many potential purchasers, these 'improvements' were the greatest impediment to my selling any of them! I lost count of the number of times I stated that the models were much more-realistic, and thus much more-worthy. In the end, I was selling them for less than any equivalent originals, especially those still in their original boxes.
Are we really in a situation where many, many modellers cannot even fit couplings? Or, remove 'proper' couplings (and then sell them?), fit a mounting made from plastic and screw in a tension-lock? Or even prise out the replacement metal wheelsets and re-fit the plastic originals, if they were still around?
Ultimately, in some cases, I was selling wagons for the cost of the wheelsets!
The hardest to sell (I suppose inevitably, not at an EM show)? Those wagons, whatever their origins, fitted with EM axles. One bloke looked in awe at me as I took an axle out and re-gauged it to OO, doing the same to the other one. He then bought the wagon. Is re-gauging really beyond the majority?
The conclusion would seem to be that untouched/non-improved/non-detailed/unaltered RTR items are worth more than those which (because someone has actually done some modelling) are actually much more-accurate models.
A strange state of affairs, indeed!
Interesting observations Tony; reflects so many thing’s getting ‘dumbed down’ in general. I would think most reading WWs would be happy to make adjustments to those wagons and take delight in running them- EM or OO.
What a win- win for the charity. Well done.
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On 06/08/2023 at 23:12, t-b-g said:
I would like to think that the people who have visited Buckingham don't go away feeling disappointed.
The vast majority ask if they can come again and the lovely comments in my "Visitor's Book" suggest that the old layout still has an appeal to many.
I wouldn't swap it for any other layout ever built by anybody!
The attached snap was taken just now. Everything in the photo is between 50 and 76 years old.
Tony~ wonderful shot that just screams happy memories for me and many others I’m sure. Hopefully able to make it back there in 2024. In the meantime I always enjoy your Buckingham operating observations- Andy R NZ
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1 hour ago, Tony Wright said:
Good morning Andy,
Yesterday's running session didn't get off to the best of starts because the first train (a York-Kings Cross empty stock) was sent Up slow, rather than Up fast. My fault, of course, for not setting the correct points on the exit from the fiddle yard, and Sandra had pulled the Up fast signals to 'off'. After that, because of my not concentrating enough, the 'destruction' of several mineral wagons was the culmination!
But, so what? The monthly LB running sessions have expanded to include at least four visiting operators. If none enjoyed the experience, then none would keep coming back. And, that's the nub of it. Enjoyment! With Mo's hospitality always present, a prize-winning lemon drizzle cake made by Susan (one of Geoff's friends, who says she'll visit one day; she's the lady who once addressed a letter to me 'Tony Wright, The model railway bloke, Little Bytham', which made it through!), always something new to see and run and a huge collective sense of humour, then good fun and satisfaction are guaranteed. Indeed, George Stevenson (to whom I owe more than he realises, since my time in the grip of 'The Black Dog') is reassured when something goes wrong, that his own railway (which is all his own work) runs better than he believes.
There really is a therapy in railway modelling, and if operating incompetence causes little delays (and often hoots of laughter!), then it really doesn't matter. I can live with my own incompetence (I have no alternative), but I couldn't live with a railway where poor running is the fault of the railway itself.
In the intervening four weeks, I'll try and practise more!
Regards,
Tony.
Tony;
Beautifully said Tony; the day I spent with you, Mo and LB was really enjoyable, informative and fun, just like the session you describe above.
I’ll never forget it.
In the end, it’s a hobby to enjoy, whatever happens in the moment. Best to apply that old famous kiwi saying…she’ll be right mate’…!
From cold winter’s evening downunder….Andy R
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1 hour ago, Tony Wright said:
Another splendid day operating Little Bytham with the usual monthly quartet of friends.
All was going fine, until I had the stupidity to comment ''Isn't it going well?". Whereupon, I forgot to set a road correctly, and 'The Elizabethan' promptly scattered some hapless wagons asunder as it ploughed into their brake van! No harm done, however. Anyway, I'm not too precious about my trainset, the wagons were re-railed and the 'Lizzie' sent along the right path.
Then, an A4 derailed at speed on 'The Talisman'! A derailment on LB!!!! It was a modified Hornby one and I suspected it was too narrow back-to-backs which might be the cause. I've adjusted them, and now it's fine.
I've said it before, but one of the principal delights in having friends visiting LB is what they bring with them. Today was no exception........
First up was this SoA&MJR 4-4-0, bought second-hand by Sandra Orpen. It came from Hattons, and didn't run all that well. No doubt she'll re-gauge it to EM and change the drive. In fairness, it wasn't that expensive.
Geoff West brought some really interesting items along..........
A DJH A1 appeared first. Geoff Haynes has weathered this.
It came originally from the estate of a deceased modeller in this condition, and I sold it to Geoff (W).
It certainly runs well, toying with this heavy train.
It made an interesting comparison with my own SILURIAN.....
Built by me, also from a DJH kit and painted by Geoff Haynes.
Apart from the difference in finish, it's a pity that the builder of the 'dirty' 60121 didn't alter the cab to give the rake-in towards the eaves.
I'm sure Geoff will add those essential wiggly pipes as well.
Next up.................
Was this modified Hornby A4, again weathered by Geoff Haynes.
Geoff (W) had acquired this in a somewhat tatty state, tidied it up and renumbered/renamed it.
It handled the ten-car 'Queen of Scots' with ease (visiting locos are not required to display lamps).
The greatest modification Geoff did was to cut-down the rear of the tender (an alteration made to three of these 1928 corridor tenders in order that the short water cranes at Euston could reach the filler during the Locomotive Exchanges of 1948. They ran behind MALLARD, SEAGULL and LORD FARINGDON, MALLARD's eventually going to WOODCOCK. FLYING SCOTSMAN, as first preserved got two of these as well!).
Now, Landscapes (David) has been selling off locos from his aborted Haymarket Depot layout, and Geoff West bought some.............
Including this renumbered/renamed/weathered Bachmann A1.
And this pair of altered Bachmann A2s.
And also this Bachmann/Graeme King A2/3.
The problem with all of these is that, when confronted with Bytham's heavy expresses, they just polished the rails! This is the main reason why I build my own locos.
That said, they're all beautifully-observed and the weathering is entirely natural. Yes, some renumbering/renaming will take place to make them more appropriate for an English-based layout, and, no doubt, extra ballast will be added.
You might well have seen the above on David's own Haymarket thread in the past. I think they're lovely.
Thanks to Geoff, Sandra, George and David for another wonderful day!
Ah, so ‘Murphy’s Law’ applies to all train sets, all over the world after all Tony. Sounds like a terrific day was had and a fine collection of trains run.; probably with much more reliability than most of us can achieve. But it shows that LB is ‘human’ after all 👍😊
Andy R
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11 hours ago, t-b-g said:
I find myself thinking about a couple of layouts that I have some involvement with. One is a model of a real place and the other a fictional layout but both began life with other modellers.
Firstly, the late Roy Jackson's Retford, now in Sandra's safe hands. Sandra had no great plan to model Retford one day but thought the layout worth saving and finishing. It proved possible to do this with no need to dismantle or move it.
Buckingham could well be one of those layouts described by Tony W, complete with thread worked signals. It is true, some aspects of it are a bit dated and if I was building a layout, I wouldn't use many of the techniques from the 1940s and 50s that are evident.
Yet it satisfies the only criteria that really matters. It gives me (and others) a huge amount of satisfaction and enjoyment.
So we see past the dyed sawdust grass and the broken down cereal box cardboard fences and enjoy it for what it is. Part of the history and fabric of the hobby and still a great layout ( the most enjoyable I know) to sit and operate. I may replace the fences one day but if I do, I shall make the new ones from cardboard rather than use bought plastic ones.
Working on an old layout and trying to keep it running has presented me with a whole range of new challenges and experiences. It is quite unlike building my own models but every bit as enjoyable and rewarding.
Hi Tony;
Having had the privilege of meeting you, operating the layout and enjoying a pub lunch down the road, several times over the last few years, which was very enjoyable, you have summed the situation nicely. It has to be one of the most influential and most written about... (apologies if not true english grammar?) ....model railways in UK history. That you have taken on the rewarding task of saving and 'conserving' this important layout is a credit to you and the friends who helped get it from Cornwall to yours.
I hope to make it back, with your approval, again next year to continue the operating sequence. From memory we only got through less than half last time I visited (pre covid). It's a challenging layout for those of us not regular visitors, but nevertheless, so much fun and educational too.
Keep up the good work on Buckingham.
regards Andy R
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Thanks for sharing your trip. I live in NZ and enjoyed reading your train travel information.
Andy R
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On 15/06/2023 at 08:21, Tony Wright said:
Good evening Rich,
I have no idea if any member of of the group who came today has anything to do with 'Technology Forge'.
What I would say............................
Is that they all operated LB brilliantly. In fact, probably better than many of the 'regular' operators!
Everyone had a fantastic day. If anyone else has a trainset they can use in this manner, I thoroughly recommend it.
Regards,
Tony.
Brilliant outcome Tony…what a great concept for a team build. My last team build here in NZ was planting native trees on a hill side!
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Tony- your Mo is a wonderful lady. Regards from ‘downunder’
Andy -NZ