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  1. The Mallaig run round was very informative as well, having seen a number of pictures of the BLS tour I am now regretting that I did not book on it. Interesting to see the dog box on the back of the 2 car unit crossing Glenfinnan, I thought these were intended for Oban trains only.
  2. Ever onwards with the scenic work at Arrochar which occupied most of yesterday. By the end of the day I had laid so much scenic material that I ran out of coarse turf, the upside is I now have scenic material covering two thirds of the area. Only the central section remains largely untouched where I want to make some minor changes to the landscape before adding material. More scenic material was added at the southern end of Arrochar and the lane leading up from the car park was painted. The wing walls to the undepass were fixed in place. Lower level looking north Upper level looking north Arrochar headshunt
  3. The platform was extended in the late 1980's, the signal box is in its correct place for my early 1980's era although the platform is not as wide as it should be. A second imitation signal box used as a waiting room was built when the station building was pulled down, I am not sure when but think it was into the 2000's.
  4. Not much done yesterday with glue drying. I did run a couple of engineering trains by way of a test and everything appeared fine. 27041 and the Eastfield breakdown train head south passing 20085 and empty Grampus heading north.
  5. Another day of progress at Arrochar with a further 1000mm of the upper area landscape tweaked, plaster clothed and painted. Scenic materials were added to the 2000mm of finished landscape which is always the point where the final appearance takes shape. Trees and bushes need adding along with alot of detailing and tidying up but the station area and surrounds at Arrochar have taken a big step forward.
  6. I returned to the outstanding scenic work yesterday making a start on the area around Arrochar. Whilst waiting for plaster cloth to dry I added cable trunking and point rodding and removed 100mm of the 2 sidings which were cut using a razor saw, cleaned up and painted to blend in with their surrounds. I was not happy with the approach that leads to the yard from the station car park and added more Scultpamold until I was satisfied that this looked more prototypical. Approach road before work approach road after work, the lane needs sanding before painting By the end of the day I had added and painted about 1000mm of the landscape above Arrochar. If the paint is all dry then I should be able to dress the area today and add more plaster cloth heading south to the natural break at the end of the station platform.
  7. Some weathering of late, 37027 had Railmatch weathered black airbrushed onto its roof as exhaust. 37178 had its chassis lightly weathered using Railmatch frame dirt and the roof was misted with light coat of Railmatch roof dirt. Thinned weathered black was applied to the radiator grills on both 37111 and 37178 which helps break up the solid blue. I have'nt tried the roof dirt before and really like the addition which softens the new paint look that a model typically comes with. If I can summon up the confidence I shall do the same to several other locos including 37027 which still look too 'out of the box' for my liking. The contrast of 37178 against 37111 is subtle but very noticeable.
  8. A couple of posts ago I showed a picture of SC9005 in largely pristine condition. Following an airbrushing sesssion here are a couple of pictures of my latest and final BSOT conversions 9011 and 9005 with weathering applied. Both have had the original Mk1 bogies swapped for Commonwealths and the addition of Railmatch enamel roof dirt and frame dirt makes a big difference in turning the 'out of the box' condition into a what looks like a well used coach. It is a simple enough process and well worth the effort in my opinion. The transfers have not been sealed as yet, I'll wait for the enamel paint to harden first before applying a matt varnish and the internal work of replacing the seating bay with a counter remains outstanding.
  9. 37043 was allocated for the daily Oban to Sighthill freight where the WTT allows time for picking up wagons at stations south of Crianlarich as required. In addition to crossing 1B14 at Ardlui, 2 loaded OTA's were collected and added to the train.
  10. Virtually everything was put back together yesterday, the exception being the last BSOT conversion SC9011 where I still need to fit the internal window covering and cut out the seating bays. 4 of 5 rakes of coaches were set up wth the 5th awaiting the finished SC9011. All in all a productive few days completing a list of jobs that had been outstanding for a while, I really hope to use the momentum this has created to get on with the mountaineous section scenic work. 37111 arrives at Garelochead with 1T45 12.45 Mallaig to Glasgow.
  11. With the passenger rakes in pieces, the only potential for running are freight and engineering trains. 20228 is seen at Crianlarich awaiting the departure of 37049 before it can exit the Pway yard with a short engineering consist.
  12. Tangible progress, the Queen Mary repaint is complete and the wagon returned to its usual place in the yard at Crianlarich. It needs transfers but I dont have any so they will have to wait. The other rolling stock that has been painted is drying out before being put back together, a little patience to allow the paint to harden pays a dividend although I find it hard to wait.
  13. I suspect that it is the lever that is out of gauge, I have yet to find a point lever that feels the right height and I have tried several.
  14. I did'nt do many WHL trains for haulage, there were too many easier new engine options in the central belt to cover. However on 5th August 1979 on a Scottish Region rover I had 27019 on 16.38 Glasgow to Mallaig to Dumbarton which was the only 27 I had on a WHL train. Dumbarton was a frequent move for me with the northbound sleeper, I would travel north on 1S19, the Bristol to Glasgow sleeper where a compartment could usually be found for a good nights sleep, for a bleary eyed walk across town to Queen Street to cover the sleeper. If I needed the loco it would be the Dumbarton move for an EMU back into Glasgow and Casy Jones for breakfast! Yesterday was a constructive one where the airbrush helped me complete all of the rolling stock roof painting and a large part of the chassis weathering. There is another few hours of work to go but hopefully I can complete this today. 37049 was captured a few days earlier arriving at Crianlarich with a Glasgow bound train from Oban. By the time 37049 runs again it should have been given a light weathering.
  15. Whilst researching for my last BSOT conversion, I came across a July 1986 picture of a 37/4 with BSOT 9007. This is the first steam heat only Mk1 BSOT that I have seen behind an ETH only loco. Being July a lack of train heating should not have been a problem but it does show that the steam heat coaches were still utilised in the ETH era.
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