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  1. Lovely modelling and it certainly dwarfs that poor little GWR two planker!
  2. wenlock

    About time too!

    Yes I could very easily be led astray! Happy to help!😀 I rather fancy the idea of a posh family arriving at Sherton with their entourage in the family saloon, accompanied by a horse box and carriage truck. I’m sure the family would want to visit Farthing while they are in the area🙂
  3. wenlock

    About time too!

    Thanks Stephen🙂 No apologies needed for mentioning the Midland, it’s all useful, interesting and relevant information! BW Dave
  4. Interesting project Mikkel, I’m very fond of curvy framed GWR 4-4-0s🙂 quite remarkable how good these 3d prints are and how much time it saves in comparison with soldering lots of brass bits together! I guess there’s no reason why a slightly larger 7mm version couldn’t be printed 🙂
  5. wenlock

    About time too!

    Thanks Duncan🙂 You’re quite right the River class was always the plan to pull this rake of coaches, it’s next on this list unless I get distracted by a rather lovely LB&SCR family saloon that’s in the kit stash! BW Dave
  6. wenlock

    About time too!

    Thanks Mike🙂 Yes they did seem very keen on six wheelers around the 1880s, but by the late 1890s four wheelers seem to more prevalent. Your thoughts regarding them wanting to avoid the rough riding on Brunel’s track make complete sense, the “modern” narrow gauge track would have minimised the problem, negating the need for three axles on the carriages. The kits provide Cleminson suspension where the leading and trailing axles can pivot slightly and the centre axle can move laterally which allows the coaches to get round tighter than prototypical curves. This all works beautifully until you add the tie bars between the axle boxes, which would lock the whole thing solid! To get round this I soldered some fine brass tubing behind the centre axle box and cut the tie bar in half. The tie bar is then fixed to the axle at either end of the coach, but allowed to slide in the tubing behind the middle axle allowing the desired movement of the Cleminson suspension to occur. Thanks Don🙂 That’s annoying about your kit order, I’d give the owner Julian a ring, he’s a helpful chap and I’m sure would want to sort this out!
  7. wenlock

    About time too!

    Thanks🙂 Hope to see you at York! Thanks Mikkel, One of the joys of railway modelling is we can model the weather we like, consequently it’s never rained in Sherton Abbas although it has snowed a couple of times😀 Good question! I’ve no idea why such a short coach needed a six wheel chassis, my Diag U4 1/2nd composite is more or less the same length and manages perfectly well with 4 wheels. You’re probably right about aiming for better riding, but the improvement didn’t justify the expense so later coaches only had two axles. Thanks Rob🙂
  8. I’ve finally completed painting my pair of six wheel coaches which have been languishing on the work bench for far too long! Readers of this blog will know that coaches are definitely my nemesis, they always seem to take me forever to complete and these two have been no different! I’m taking Sherton to the York exhibition at the end of the month and that provided the enthusiasm to get them finished🙂 Diag V8 Passenger Brake Van Diag U14 Ist & 2nd Class composite carriage I like the variation in roof heights and styles which seem to typify a branch line train in the Edwardian era. Branch train comprising of 2021 class saddle tank number 2112, D14 brake 3rd, U14 1st & 2nd Composite, Diag C10 all 3rd and Diag V8 Passenger brake van They really shouldn’t have taken me 3 years to complete, but hopefully readers will think they were worth the wait!😁 I’m thoroughly looking forward to exhibiting at the York show, it’ll be the furthest North that Sherton has been, well and truly out of G.W.R. territory! Best wishes Dave
  9. Excellent modelling as usual Mikkel and good to see “Horse drawn weekly” is still going strong🙂 Best wishes Dave
  10. Very nice atmospheric layout, the tall low relief buildings really help set the scene. Great to see a grey British sky on a layout!🙂
  11. Crikey, so much for a quiet ride out on the bike! Glad you’re ok and shows the importance of wearing the right gear. I was coming down the A470 yesterday on my Triumph (modern one I’m afraid🙂) and was overtaken by a pillock wearing shorts and flip flops 🙄 I hope you get the BSA sorted, nice looking bike! BW Dave
  12. Good to see your skills in finding the uncouplers work equally well in 2 mm scale 😀
  13. This is looking great Al, it’s got a proper “valleys” feel about it already. BW Dave
  14. An excellent day out as usual, the cakes, pasties and layouts all lived up to expectations! Good to see everyone and looking forward to SWAG 24 already! 😀 B W Dave
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