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Groan- yes I was "recommended" I should audition. Quite a challenging role, particularly "Hive Full of Honey" (you tube it), and the song and dance bit when I walk on. I'm enjoying it. The first act is frantic, then settles down for the second. Plus I marry Susan at the the end - yahoo!

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Well, a satisfying afternoon of turning the clock back on a few diesels. The locos into the time machine were 45104, 47148 and 37238 - though I picked up 142 by mistake oops! Dont want to alter that Kernow Limited edition.

 

The class 22 had some precision labels fitted rather than the supplied ones from Dapol. These didnt look quite right. I did investigate placing the blinds behind the glass in the boxes, but the cabs wouldnt budge easily, and I placed thme over the fronts of the glass. The have a sheen to them and I am more than happy with the results. The loco is light engine bound for Penzance one end 0F79, and an exotic class 8 tripper the other end 8T68. My dads only cine of a class 22 in action shows one scampering past Scorrier in blue with 0F78 in the front - bound for BZ! I'm planning to gently weather the class 22 when the side panels have been added.

 

The peak & 47 have class 1 headcodes.

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Oh! The Deadwood Stage is a-rollin' on over the plains,

With the curtains flappin' and the driver slappin' the reins.

Beautiful sky! A wonderful day!

Whip crack-away!, Whip crack-away!, Whip crack-away!

 

Oh! The Deadwood Stage is a-headin' on over the hills,

where the Injun arrows are thicker than porcupine quills.

Dangerous land! No time to delay!

So, Whip crack-away!, Whip crack-away!, Whip crack-away!

 

We're headin' straight for town, loaded down, with a fancy cargo,

Care of Wells and Fargo, Illinois - Boy!

 

Oh! The Deadwood Stage is a-comin' on over the crest,

Like a homing pigeon that's a-hankerin' after its nest.

twenty-three miles we've covered today.

So, Whip crack-away!, Whip crack-away!, Whip crack-away!

 

The Deadwood Stage is a -travelling fancy and free,

and the frightened cattle in the shade of the cottonwood tree,

Lift up their heads to ?????.

Whip crack-away!, Whip crack-away!, Whip crack-away!

 

There's a hill of gold just a-waiting for a shovel to ring.

When I strike it rich, going to sit in a hammock and swing,

twiddling my thumbs and rockin' away.

Tum tiddley-um, Tum tiddley-um, Tum tiddley-ay.

 

The wheels go turnin' round, homeward bound,

Can't you hear 'em humming,

Happy times are coming for to stay - hey!

 

She'll be home tonight by the light of the silvery moon,

And our hearts are thumpin' like a mandolin a-plunking a tune.

When I get home, I'm fixing to stay.

So, Whip crack-away!, Whip crack-away!, Whip crack-away!

 

Tum tiddley-um, Tum tiddley-um, Tum tiddley-ay.

Whip crack-away!, Whip crack-away!, Whip crack-away!

 

Here they be, here they be. How's about a welcome?

A peaceful sort of welcome for the gang - Bang!

 

The Deadwood Stage is a-finally home again.

Well excuse my stammer, if it ain't Calamity Jane.

Hi-ya Calam... - What you bring us today?

New rubber boots, Ten dollar suits, things to crochet.

 

Beads that sparkle like a prism, snake oil for your rheumatism, 

Calico and gingham for the girls.

Gumdrops made in Chicag-y, Gumdrops just a trifle soggy,

And a genuine string of artificial pearls.

 

Here's a hat from Cincinnati, same as Adelina Patti

wore in every famous concert hall.

Cast your eye on Dr. Boris' patent-pending hair restorer,

guaranteed to grow hair on a billiard ball.

 

Introducin' Henry Miller, just as busy as a fizzy sarsparilla

Ain't a showman and he's smarter, operates the Golden Garter

Where the cream of Deadwood City come to dine

And I'm glad to say he's a very good friend of mine

 

Here is Charlie form Metuchen,

I've been told he dug for gold but never even struck it.

From ?????, bronco buster,

Injun scout for General Custer,

back in Yellowstone in 1869.

And I'm glad to say he's a very good friend of mine.

 

Hi Joe, say where d'you get them fancy clothes?

I know! Off some fellow's laundry line.

Hi Beau. Well aren't you the Prairie Rose,

Smelling like a watermelon vine.

 

Here's a man the Sheriff watches.

On his gun there's more 'n twenty-seven notches.

On the draw there's no-one faster

and you're flirting with disaster

when Bill Hickok's reputation you malign.

But I'm glad to say he's a very good friend, of a friend of mine.

 

Oh! The Deadwood Stage is entitled to rest today.

In the Golden Slipper the folks are chipper and gay.

Last to the bar’s a three legged crow,

Set 'em up Joe, Set 'em up Joe, Set 'em up Joe.

Drinks on the house, Drinks on the house! 

 

[bill] Name your poison 

 

[Calamity] Make mine sarsaparilly

 

Set 'em up Joe, Set 'em up Joe, Set 'em up Joe… Set ‘em up Joe!
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Hi
was just wondering if you might be able to tell me what transfers you used for your Cambrian BAAs or BBA's as i'm currently building some myself?

And also what colours did you use to paint your cambrian turbots? I'm not sure which yellow to use!

Thanks for your time, really like this thread!

Jon

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No mate - just another "thread" of interest. The DITD boys have their pies - I have my Am Dram! Two hobbies about as far apart as you can get I guess.

Not so far apart, perhaps. Almost a year ago I spent a v enjoyable Saturday evening watching AmDram in Torquay, and on Sunday took the train from Newton Abbott to Camborne to buy a Beattie Well-Tank!

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I should've guessed that buying that retro stuff recently would be the cue for "New" Bachmann arrivals. I wasn't wrong either! The second batch of BAA railfreight steel carriers I have waiting since the end of 2010 came into Kernow last week. I was keen to get these as the railfreight grey liveried ones have sold out almost immediately.

 

They are a super model, complete with stanchion or cradles to attach the steel coils into as BZAs if you wish. I decided on the cradles, and have kept a couple aside for my Cambrian ones too. I have a super set of steel wagons now. Lots for the 20's 37s, 47s and Grids to contend with, plus class 25s, 40s and peaks of an earlier generation.  

 

With a few quiet hours at Goonbarrow - I took the BBAs and a VGA up dor some weathering, plus glueing the BBA's together - I dont fancy a derailment and coils and cradles flying everywhere! They were treated with aerosole varnish and then clear varnish applied to the under areas, and nooks and crannys before the weathering powders were applied. The coils themselves were painted with brown / Silver acrylics, dry brushed with brown rust and then weathering powders applied.

 

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A rare free evening and a swarm of ladies descended on the house for a Body Shop party. The garage was the safest bet for the only male. I did get a couple of heads pop in to see the layout, and they were very kind in their comments, especailly when the harbour was lit up!

 

The challenge was to move most of the stock on the layout. Sometimes you tire of forever seeing that rake of wagons out, or that train STILL loading after a fortnight of inaction!

The Midland Region is getting a spin at the moment with with following workings.

 

37049 / 254 steel BAA / BBA arrival at Mount Charles - locos to shed.

Class 108 - on the branch

37238 dep from Sandy Hill with freight - VGAs, telescopic steel carrier

47515 passenger to York

25083 / 270 Speedlink freight arr Sandy Hill VTG bogie tank, railfreight vans, HEA domestic coal - locos to shed

46045 / 40169 exc shed to loco holding sidings for departures

37429 dep MGR transfer from Mount Charles

47537 passenger to Manchester

31174 Postal stock arrival

Class 108 branch

47148 Engineers Dep from Sandy Hill - 1x OCA 12 Limpets

31402 from carriage sidings with Birmingham into Mount Charles

Class 117 to carriage sidings

45128 off shed to work passenger to Leeds

45114 Passenger from St Pancras

47635 Ex shed to Mount Charles for Postal

58035 MGR arrival - loco to shed

25083 Sandy Hill to Mount Charles - general freight tripper. Returned with ISIS traffic shortly after. (VGAs, tarpaulin steel wagons)

47340 Freight arrival - 8 seacows and plough van. loco to shed.

31174 Passenger to Birmingham

 

Phew.

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Oh! The Deadwood Stage is a-rollin' on over the plains,
With the curtains flappin' and the driver slappin' the reins.
Beautiful sky! A wonderful day!
Whip crack-away!, Whip crack-away!, Whip crack-away!
 
Oh! The Deadwood Stage is a-headin' on over the hills,
where the Injun arrows are thicker than porcupine quills.
Dangerous land! No time to delay!
So, Whip crack-away!, Whip crack-away!, Whip crack-away!
 
We're headin' straight for town, loaded down, with a fancy cargo,
Care of Wells and Fargo, Illinois - Boy!
 
Oh! The Deadwood Stage is a-comin' on over the crest,
Like a homing pigeon that's a-hankerin' after its nest.
twenty-three miles we've covered today.
So, Whip crack-away!, Whip crack-away!, Whip crack-away!
 
The Deadwood Stage is a -travelling fancy and free,
and the frightened cattle in the shade of the cottonwood tree,
Lift up their heads to ?????.
Whip crack-away!, Whip crack-away!, Whip crack-away!
 
There's a hill of gold just a-waiting for a shovel to ring.
When I strike it rich, going to sit in a hammock and swing,
twiddling my thumbs and rockin' away.
Tum tiddley-um, Tum tiddley-um, Tum tiddley-ay.
 
The wheels go turnin' round, homeward bound,
Can't you hear 'em humming,
Happy times are coming for to stay - hey!
 
She'll be home tonight by the light of the silvery moon,
And our hearts are thumpin' like a mandolin a-plunking a tune.
When I get home, I'm fixing to stay.
So, Whip crack-away!, Whip crack-away!, Whip crack-away!
 
Tum tiddley-um, Tum tiddley-um, Tum tiddley-ay.
Whip crack-away!, Whip crack-away!, Whip crack-away!
 
Here they be, here they be. How's about a welcome?
A peaceful sort of welcome for the gang - Bang!
 
The Deadwood Stage is a-finally home again.
Well excuse my stammer, if it ain't Calamity Jane.
Hi-ya Calam... - What you bring us today?
New rubber boots, Ten dollar suits, things to crochet.
 
Beads that sparkle like a prism, snake oil for your rheumatism, 
Calico and gingham for the girls.
Gumdrops made in Chicag-y, Gumdrops just a trifle soggy,
And a genuine string of artificial pearls.
 
Here's a hat from Cincinnati, same as Adelina Patti
wore in every famous concert hall.
Cast your eye on Dr. Boris' patent-pending hair restorer,
guaranteed to grow hair on a billiard ball.
 
Introducin' Henry Miller, just as busy as a fizzy sarsparilla
Ain't a showman and he's smarter, operates the Golden Garter
Where the cream of Deadwood City come to dine
And I'm glad to say he's a very good friend of mine
 
Here is Charlie form Metuchen,
I've been told he dug for gold but never even struck it.
From ?????, bronco buster,
Injun scout for General Custer,
back in Yellowstone in 1869.
And I'm glad to say he's a very good friend of mine.
 
Hi Joe, say where d'you get them fancy clothes?
I know! Off some fellow's laundry line.
Hi Beau. Well aren't you the Prairie Rose,
Smelling like a watermelon vine.
 
Here's a man the Sheriff watches.
On his gun there's more 'n twenty-seven notches.
On the draw there's no-one faster
and you're flirting with disaster
when Bill Hickok's reputation you malign.
But I'm glad to say he's a very good friend, of a friend of mine.
 
Oh! The Deadwood Stage is entitled to rest today.
In the Golden Slipper the folks are chipper and gay.
Last to the bar’s a three legged crow,
Set 'em up Joe, Set 'em up Joe, Set 'em up Joe.
Drinks on the house, Drinks on the house! 
 
[bill] Name your poison 
 
[Calamity] Make mine sarsaparilly
 
Set 'em up Joe, Set 'em up Joe, Set 'em up Joe… Set ‘em up Joe!

BRILLIANT!!!!!

An all time favourite and I never did know the words but what a voice that Doris Day had.

Me and my wife have been singing it all morning!

To keep things on topic, I have to say I really love "winterbournecm"s railway it really captures Cornish railway atmosphere well, plus I never tire of good old BR Blue.

 

Geoff.

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Hi Geoff

 

many thanks fior your lovely comments. Deadwood stage is the opening number and a firm favourite of ours too. I dont come on till 20 mins in, but I suspect I 'll be "wing-singing"! Our show is 8th - 13th April - bring your good lady down to see us at the Keay at St Austell. I'm playing Francis Fryer - Francis with an I - (not a lady)!

 

And the layout of course. It's nearl7y complete now - I'm I'm itching to do something different in the coming years!

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Getting away from the Whip Crackin for a second. A late turn Goonbarrow in torrential rain seemd a great place to get the weathering powders out. 47340 was the victim, and I'd sprayed her with matt varnish (here's one I did earlier touch!!).

 

Remember with a grey loco to add a lighter powder (white in this case) to the sides in VERY small heaps, and sweep them downwards with a small brush, then blow off. Repeat this along both body sides to give a faded streaky look. The black powder paint with a hint of brown were used around the fans & exhaust, and then worked in along the roof. A body side running dirt of brown & grey was applied gently horizontally along the lower body sides. Go easy on the yellow ends, just the brush will do with nothing added. Dont want to over-do the fronts. 

 

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