Little Muddle

[The Stationmaster]

3 hours ago, 5BarVT said:

I don’t think Encombe is another Ramsgate*.  So I’m voting for one Up and one Down but him hedging my bets as to which is which!

 

* It’s Up in both directions departing Ramsgate.  Directions change in the centre of the platforms.

 

Paul.

And at Exeter St Davids of course (just to get us back on the right territory as far as colour schemes are concerned).     And don't forget that one Up and one Down is always a definite improvement on one upside down.

[Winslow Boy]

 

 I believe I may have a solution as to whether the trains are going up, down, north south, west or east. Let's just say that they are 'going, coming or stopping'.

Edited September 29, 2021 by Winslow Boy

[Siberian Snooper]

Wells Tucker Street, all trains depart in the Up direction, regardless of whether they are going to Witham or Yatton.

 

 

[John Besley]

11 hours ago, 5BarVT said:

I don’t think Encombe is another Ramsgate*.  So I’m voting for one Up and one Down but him hedging my bets as to which is which!

 

* It’s Up in both directions departing Ramsgate.  Directions change in the centre of the platforms.

 

Paul.

Dont forget Exeter St David in the good old days you could depart in the same directions for both London and Plymouth so in theory up was down and down was up at Cowley Bridge....

Edited September 29, 2021 by John Besley

[St Enodoc]

On 29/09/2021 at 21:49, The Stationmaster said:

And at Exeter St Davids of course (just to get us back on the right territory as far as colour schemes are concerned).     And don't forget that one Up and one Down is always a definite improvement on one upside down.

Oi! I resemble that remark!

[KNP]

There you are, was having withdrawal symptoms, I suspect AY has been battling hard to get this back up and running so thank you for all your efforts. 

 

Life has been carrying on at a sedate pace on LM and one day later than planned here is a re-badged train passing through Encombe Town station sporting the GWR roundel to both loco and carriages.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The original manufacturer applied wording/badges where removed using the time honoured method of T-Cut left on for 10-15 mins to the area in question then carefully washed off with a damp cotton bud.

With the loco tender I removed all the weathering and name back to the original colour to the entire main side panel then re-badged and weathered as a whole area so their would be no issues with joining old to new.

Same process to the coaches but much smaller area of brown but again embracing a whole area approach so no weathering jointing was visible between old and new.

Weathering applied using my method of varnish with a hint of roof dirt in it applied in vertical downward strokes.

Edited March 30 by KNP

[Ponthir28]

I was it’s not a normal morning without a look at little Muddle.

[The Stationmaster]

15 hours ago, St Enodoc said:

Oi! I resemble that remark!

Not to worry St.E - it looks the right way up from where you're sitting.   Talking of which there was a programme on C5 here yesterday evening about the Indian Pacific and, not surprisingly the continuity of the helicopter shots was somewhat misleading to say the least with miles open rolling grassland between Central and the Blue Mountains  

[KNP]

Hello, what's this pocking out from behind the B set?

Where did that come from.....!

 

 

Edited March 30 by KNP

[MrWolf]

Maybe it took a wrong turn at Rhymney? 

I used to have a 56xx, very nice they are too!

[John Besley]

A 56xx on a South Wales coal train...

[KNP]

Just a 56xx pootling long pulling a mixed freight train from the valleys!!!

 

 

 

Now I have sorted this 'end of the world' problem and that is to move the camera so the end of the line is obscured by the bay signal arm......

 

 

Simple or what? 

Edited March 30 by KNP

[KNP]

Moving along now at a steady pace......

 

 

Edited March 30 by KNP

[KNP]

Moving along!!!!

What actually happened

 

 

 

 

Edited March 30 by KNP

[MrWolf]

The Great Western has on many occasions been referred to as God's Wonderful Railway and here we see what modellers refer to as The hand of God by means of undiputable proof.

[Tim Dubya]

2 minutes ago, MrWolf said:

The Great Western has on many occasions been referred to as God's Wonderful Railway and here we see what modellers refer to as The hand of God by means of undiputable proof.

 

Great Way 'Round...

 

although the jury is still out on the God bit (even if you do have proof). 

 

[Dragonboy]

3 hours ago, KNP said:

Moving along!!!!

What actually happened

 

 

 

And there was me thinking a push pull was a passenger service. Every day’s a skool day it seems. 

[Harlequin]

Edited April 12, 2022 by Harlequin

[Captain_Mumbles]

Well he is definitely doing God's work. In both modelling skill and in clearing the lines of stoppages.

[KNP]

1 hour ago, Harlequin said:

And even with that surge of energy the loco would not move……..!

I suppose I should have put the motor back in first!!!

[Oldddudders]

2 hours ago, KNP said:

And even with that surge of energy the loco would not move……..!

I suppose I should have put the motor back in first!!!

I wouldn't bother - it makes them much more difficult to push!

[Andrew P]

3 hours ago, KNP said:

And even with that surge of energy the loco would not move……..!

I suppose I should have put the motor back in first!!!

 

1 hour ago, Oldddudders said:

I wouldn't bother - it makes them much more difficult to push!

Environmentalist, he's trying to save the Planet.

[Oldddudders]

8 minutes ago, Andrew P said:

 

Environmentalist, he's trying to save the Planet.

Well, I suppose it is green.....

[KNP]

Well after that bolt from the blue and completing some decorations to the inside of the cupboard I decided it was time to sort my growing fleet of motive power in a better arrangement when putting them in storage..

Gone of the days of having just two locos, a Prairie and a Pannier that I would leave on the layout from one day to the next.

Not only that but I was beginning to forget what loco's I had especially when I re-numbered them!!

 

So here, for the record, is what is available to support the operations of LM

 

Operational

 

 

 

Non - Operational

 

 

 

They are now all packed away in storage boxes now which will be labelled accordingly.

 

I have to say the layout is rather quiet at the moment as every bit of rolling stock I own has been removed and down on the dining room table as I type.

 

This the first all the loco's have been out at the same time I was quite surprise how many I had re-badged with the shirt button roundel.

I don't plan to do all of them but I feel the King would have been kept up to date.

The Pannier at the back (non operational picture) is a new (second hand) one and will become 7550 with all the top feeds removed and the Dean Goods is an old Mainline one with the visible tender drive mechanism. I have ordered from Wizard Models their chassis kit (both parts) and some Romford wheels so when they arrive that will be next on my list to do.

 

 

 

Edited March 30 by KNP

[bgman]

With all of those I think it calls for a Little Muddle Open Day a la Didcot etc !