RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted December 18, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 18, 2019 Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Chris 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted December 18, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 18, 2019 Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 (edited) Snowflake progressing Bridge structure fitted - yes that is the bridge!! No roof as yet as I need to finish inside. I have no idea why I didn't paint the cabin roof yesterday but it is done now These are all the white metal parts and I have no idea where some of them go as the instructions are a bit basic. So I will search the web and find RC models which I can crib from? The kit comes with two cargo hatches one closed and one partially open so the hold could be modelled. I like the idea of doing the hold open but then the ship will need to be moored alongside with the tender in the water. This would then mean I could swop with misty every now and then so I think it will be the closed hatch with the tender upside down on the top. Decisions, decisions. decisions Edited December 18, 2019 by KNP 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Merry Christmas Kevin. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neal Ball Posted December 18, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 18, 2019 Merry Christmas Kevin. Looking forward to lots more instalments from Little Muddle in 2020. The most pressing question will be : will the crate get off that lorry :-) 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 But if that crate gets offloaded then what will there be to puzzle over.. Let sleeping crates lye!!! 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted December 18, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 18, 2019 13 minutes ago, KNP said: But if that crate gets offloaded then what will there be to puzzle over.. What's inside! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 35 minutes ago, Mick Bonwick said: What's inside! A box 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 I don’t know what is inside the crate as it was sealed when I got it! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Limpley Stoker Posted December 18, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 18, 2019 You might find John Biffen’s notes on detailing the scalescenes Clyde Puffer useful for the rigging, and his illustration for the puffer show the tender on the half of the hatch which is not open. Happy Christmas to all at and around Little Muddle, and spare a thought for the scarecrow, alone and sleeping out over Christmas puffer_modifications.pdf 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mikkel Posted December 19, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 19, 2019 (edited) 19 hours ago, KNP said: To one and all Many thanks for following this thread for another year. Merry christmas Kevin. The appropriately named Snowflake is looking good. There's something special about the combination of the nautical and railway environments. Edited December 19, 2019 by Mikkel 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richbrummitt Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 18 hours ago, Mick Bonwick said: What's inside! A cat? Maybe not? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted December 19, 2019 Author Share Posted December 19, 2019 Perhaps it’s a Russian crate with each one getting smaller and smaller as you progress. With the final one being.......... @“£9;....). (;1//€¥%...... sorry internets gone down so now we will never know 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted December 19, 2019 Author Share Posted December 19, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, Mikkel said: Merry christmas Kevin. The appropriately named Snowflake is looking good. There's something special about the combination of the nautical and railway environments. Thanks One of the best thing I did was turn the originally planned gasometer and yard into the harbour. Another one of those moments where the layout evolved. Edited December 19, 2019 by KNP 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Crofts Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 (edited) This page marks the end of my first acquaintance with Little Muddle. I've read the whole thread and I can't recall a layout which has made such a strong impression on me since Buckingham, the Craig & Mertonford, and a couple of articles by John Ahern in Model Railway Constructor when I was a bit younger. I've learned such a lot. Possibly the most important lesson for me is to create the basic scenery as quickly as possible and then fill in details bit by bit rather than feeling under pressure to build the entire thing all in one go. Thanks Kevin. For more information about Clyde Puffers in the Bristol Channel there is this post which hasn't been mentioned here. We had our motor boat in those muddy waters during 2017/18 - I'm just astonished that the Puffers were able to cope with the tidal streams. I have a small collection of scanned colour slides taken in East Anglia in the summer of 1939 - would they be of any help? PM me if so. Michael Edited December 19, 2019 by Michael Crofts remembered Ahern 5 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted December 20, 2019 Author Share Posted December 20, 2019 (edited) 10 hours ago, Michael Crofts said: This page marks the end of my first acquaintance with Little Muddle. I've read the whole thread and I can't recall a layout which has made such a strong impression on me since Buckingham, the Craig & Mertonford, and a couple of articles by John Ahern in Model Railway Constructor when I was a bit younger. I've learned such a lot. Possibly the most important lesson for me is to create the basic scenery as quickly as possible and then fill in details bit by bit rather than feeling under pressure to build the entire thing all in one go. Thanks Kevin. Many thanks for those kind words. Edited December 20, 2019 by KNP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KNP Posted December 20, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 20, 2019 Not much work nautical work as we had visitors yesterday so here is a picture of a guards van.... 21 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted December 20, 2019 Author Share Posted December 20, 2019 (edited) It is nice that the scarecrow has been asked after and I can ensure you he is fine and well. For this year I have had him stuffed with the finest waterproof straw I could find and he now has a replacement cashmere coat with matching hat. So he is looking smart and happy. The supporting pole has been checked for rot and worm with the structural report confirming that he will remain supported for another year. He passes on his best to a Mr Limpley Stoker and thanks for the concern about his wellbeing. I asked Ken to pop out and see him this very morning for an update. Though the snow is crisp and even he raised a smile and tried to wave....but couldn't because of the supporting arm pole! However, 10mins later he wasn't smiling so much.... Edited December 20, 2019 by KNP 14 1 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Limpley Stoker Posted December 20, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 20, 2019 I’m sending him a hands-free phone for Christmas so he doesn’t feel lonely. Mind you the Colonel is a bit anxious about those non biodegradable straws polluting his stream and scaring the trout. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 17 hours ago, Limpley Stoker said: I’m sending him a hands-free phone for Christmas so he doesn’t feel lonely. Mind you the Colonel is a bit anxious about those non biodegradable straws polluting his stream and scaring the trout. Just out of mild curiosity how is he going to use it? With the pole through the sleeves of his jacket and his outstretched arms with have the makings of a comedy sketch...…! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted December 21, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 21, 2019 It's hands free. He doesn't need hands! 2 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold colin penfold Posted December 21, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 21, 2019 Maybe, but he won't be able to open the parcel.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Limpley Stoker Posted December 21, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 21, 2019 He won’t be defeated. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted December 21, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 21, 2019 1 hour ago, Limpley Stoker said: He won’t be defeated. He's already de-feeted, he hasn't got any... Al. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sair Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Do you have an overall photo of the layout? I'm trying to work out the track plan. Fantastic layout. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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