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  1. Mikkel
    I tend to use some thick rectangular or square styrene rod (Evergreen call theirs "strips").
  2. Mikkel
    Look at all those details. Hours and hours of modelling potential. Years, even.
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    A round-ended "backgrounder" here, number not quite readable, is it 3xx47? https://railway-photography.smugmug.com/GWRSteam-1/Churchward-Locomotives/Churchward-Tender-Locomotives/Churchward-County-class-440/Churchward-2221-County-Tank/i-SDLhxMs I won't mention the foreground as that will only lead us astray 🙂 But the wider album (of which this is a sub-sub- album) is of general interest I would think.
  4. Mikkel
    That's a good find, it looks neatly built. I just use a block in such situations, but my trains aren't that long so maybe I'll be unpleasantly surprised when I start running longer trains.
  5. Mikkel
    Just looked it up, hadn't heard about it. 🙂 But no it is just good old Daisy.
  6. Mikkel
    I was thinking of the station. This sort of thing: 🙂 Anyway, the blog sounds good, I hope that will appear some day!
  7. Mikkel
    It strikes me that life in and around Traeth Mawr would make excellent reality TV, and the first of its kind that I'd actually want to watch. Though I am not sure the contractor would approve 🙂
  8. Mikkel
    Yes, better! For some reason I remembered Lennon as saying that that there was a connection between their song and W.C. Fields, but searching now it seems not.
  9. Mikkel
    They look excellent. The moustache always makes a big difference and helps established the period so well. 5 modelling sessions was well worth it, I think. Just another 50 for the passengers now 🙂
  10. Mikkel
    Which one is that please, Stephen? Quiite a lightfooted look, but presumably that's the angle.
  11. Mikkel
    A classic modelling situation. You start off thinking "here's a nice readymade item that will give me a quick result", but before you know it you're deep into conversions and new builds!
  12. Mikkel
    They are excellent. Well worth the patient waiting. And two christmases embodied in a model, a nice thought. It's a good example of how "zooming in" can create results that are just as satisfying and impressive as "big-picture" modelling. BTW there's a Beatles theme in the blog posts this weekend - the Strawberry line and Norwegian wood 🙂
  13. Mikkel
    Wonderful. Nice to see trains on the layout, they blend in well. I do like the roads. A vehicle would suit them, perhaps belonging to the local company W.C. Fields? 🙂
  14. Mikkel
    Best looking worst looking structure I've seen for a while. It's thought-provoking to compare it with your earlier build of the same house. I assume it's for someone who has restored the house, what a nice idea.
  15. Mikkel
    From my "Trains worth modelling" folder. With apologies to Churchward 🙂 Pembroke & Tenby line. Source: Embedded link from Pembroke & Monkton Local History Society.
  16. Mikkel
    Wonderful coaches. It must be very challenging to do dark lining on a light base - very unforgiving.
  17. Mikkel
    I was thinking the same. I can imagine it's a pleasant exercise until it all has to be written up!
  18. Mikkel
    Here's one of the best photos I know of GWR corduroy. And some familar stock. This is alledgedly 1905. But no 3-plankers in that shot, so here is one to compensate.
  19. Mikkel
    Impeccable taste!
  20. Mikkel

    Little Muddle

    Mikkel replied to KNP's topic in Layout topics

    Maybe one door was painted in GWR days and the other under BR! For Little Muddle you'll want something neater I think.
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    Little Muddle

    Mikkel replied to KNP's topic in Layout topics

    Good grief, that is outrageously good. I looked and looked to see if it was real or not. In the end only the shoe not firmly on the ground gave the game away. Incidentally Kevin, here's a proposed paint scheme for your famous shed doors 🙂 https://www.rmweb.co.uk/forums/topic/165383-western-times/?do=findComment&comment=5487517
  22. Mikkel
    I agree. In fact I am not sure that you need a forced perspective at all. Will the sloping parts not give you trouble when viewing (and taking pictures) along the platforms?
  23. Mikkel
    That mis-diagnonsis must have caused you a lot of stress. Good thing you got it sorted, best wishes for the further recovery. In that context, two huts and a weighbridge in two weeks seems pretty good. In fact it's good progress in any context! (BTW, the "like" buttons seem to be disabled/missing in this blog, in case you don't know).
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    Western Times

    Mikkel replied to Andy M's topic in Books

    I like the shed doors on the front cover. Not mentioned in any BR livery instructions I think :-)
  25. Mikkel
    Thanks Andy, though I really should add lighting (gas piping etc) ! The darkness inside has led to numerous unfortuante incidents on late night trains at Farthing. For example, there was that situation with the parrot, the vicar and the butcher's wife... Here's how it should be done, Steve's lovely build: http://www.gwr.org.uk/prot36.html
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