Warren Branch

[lezz01]

I agree with the others Chris. It looks much better now.

Regards Lez.

[chuffinghell]

1 hour ago, KNP said:

Much better, great bit of restoration work.

Thank you, although it was less of a restoration and more of a complete strip back to bare plastic and a repaint

 

I don’t enjoy painting figures which is why I thought having them already painted was a good idea at the time

[57xx]

2 hours ago, Andrew P said:

OUCH, I bet he wished he'd stayed in the box.

 

Doctor, Doctor, I have a pain in my heel.

 

Its not a pain sunshine, its a drill bit.

 

Oww, flash backs of when I stupidly stood on a nail from a floorboard I'd lifted up. I remember feeling it going through the sole of my boot in slow motion and then entering my heel. Off to hospital for a tetanus jab!

[Andrew P]

15 hours ago, 57xx said:

 

Oww, flash backs of when I stupidly stood on a nail from a floorboard I'd lifted up. I remember feeling it going through the sole of my boot in slow motion and then entering my heel. Off to hospital for a tetanus jab!

I did similar when dismantling an old Club Layout, watch out for nails I yelled, as one went into my sandal middle of foot and no socks. I looked down, saw it from above pushing the skin up, and fainted. 

Edited May 3, 2021 by Andrew P

[lezz01]

19 minutes ago, Andrew P said:

I did similar when dismantling an old Club Layout, watch out for nails I yelled, as one went into may sandal middle of foot and no socks. I looked down, saw it from above pushing the skin up, and fainted. 

Ouch!!!

Regards Lez.

[Winslow Boy]

13 hours ago, Andrew P said:

I did similar when dismantling an old Club Layout, watch out for nails I yelled, as one went into may sandal middle of foot and no socks. I looked down, saw it from above pushing the skin up, and fainted. 

 

Always suspected that you were a bit of a " do as I say, not do as I do" sort of person Mr P. 

[chuffinghell]

I’ve not been bothered to do anything this week but this afternoon I’ve added another two vehicles to the fleet, number plates changed they just need weathering.

 

I’ve used some slaters embossed sheet for the bed. I’m thinking of gluing the boxes and workmen on but not gluing it in place so I can remove it and replace it with a different ones....maybe?

 

 

I’ve got a fourth one to do

[Alister_G]

23 minutes ago, chuffinghell said:

 I’m thinking of gluing the boxes and workmen on but not gluing it in place so I can remove it and replace it with a different ones....maybe?

 

That sounds like a clever idea Chris.

 

Al.

[MrWolf]

I think that's a good idea. It would certainly stop anyone asking: "When is that crate going to be unloaded?" 

[chuffinghell]

9 minutes ago, Alister_G said:

 

That sounds like a clever idea Chris.

 

Al.

Thanks Al

 

I also think the narrower ‘wooden’ boarding looks better too

[chuffinghell]

12 minutes ago, MrWolf said:

I think that's a good idea.

Thanks Rob

 

15 minutes ago, MrWolf said:

It would certainly stop anyone asking: "When is that crate going to be unloaded?" 

 

It’s probably something you’d ask 

 

I’m also going to use one without a driver as I imagine the driver would get out and help with the loading?

[Graham T]

Nice

 

I'm sure you mentioned it somewhere in the thread, but I'm too idle to look - where are the vehicles from?

[chuffinghell]

3 minutes ago, Graham T said:

Nice

 

I'm sure you mentioned it somewhere in the thread, but I'm too idle to look - where are the vehicles from?

They were sold as Hornby Skale Autos ref.R7090 but they are made by Oxford Diecast

 

The Oxford diecast version has a trailer instead of the drop side

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BNIB-OO-GAUGE-OXFORD-DIECAST-1-76-76MH003-MECHANICAL-HORSE-GWR-FLATBED-TRAILER-/383597346536

[Schooner]

As bought: toy.

 

As modified and weathered by Chris: model.

 

Top stuff

[Graham T]

48 minutes ago, chuffinghell said:

They were sold as Hornby Skale Autos ref.R7090 but they are made by Oxford Diecast

 

 

Thanks Chris

[MrWolf]

I have the articulated version on my eBay watch list at the moment.

 

It's a toss up between - Do I really need it right now? and - Will some sad case suddenly declare it a "collectible" and the price become stupid?

 

Such is the way of the world of railway models... 

 

[lezz01]

Great work Chris. You set a very high bar and keep raising it ever higher.

Regards Lez.

[MrWolf]

Just sold a bit of train junk on eBay...

 

And bought some more....

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/383597346536

[MrWolf]

2 hours ago, chuffinghell said:

 

It’s probably something you’d ask 

 

 

There were a dozen people asking what was in the crate at Little Muddle years before I showed up! 

 

I do have one of those old Thornycroft lorry kits somewhere though.....

[chuffinghell]

11 hours ago, MrWolf said:

Just sold a bit of train junk on eBay...

 

And bought some more....

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/383597346536

I’ve got some of the trailers on their own which I was thinking of using but I’ve got to be careful not to put too much in the yard (less is more)

 

11 hours ago, MrWolf said:

I do have one of those old Thornycroft lorry kits somewhere though.....

 

I keep looking at the thornycroft kit but I don’t know if I’d make a good enough job, if/when you build it can you let me know how easy it is please

[MrWolf]

I am also concerned about the less is more aspect, particularly when you think about how busy a lot of these places actually were. 

The station I am modelling, in reality would have been lucky to survive more than a couple of years into nationalisation.

I have quite a few vehicles, but will swap them around in the same way I will with the trains, because I notice that on most layouts, the trains are the only vehicles that move.

Cars and trucks only seem to work if parked up or being loaded up. But that's no excuse to be glued to the spot, literally.

 

Or worse still, a bus placed on a bridge to within +/- 0.0005" of dead centre. 

 

Last time I built one of those old Modelscene trucks, I was still at school. I don't recall it being too tricky though. Once I get my trackwork doing as it's intended, I might build it on my thread.

 

 

 

Edited May 8, 2021 by MrWolf
Typing with hind paws again...

[chuffinghell]

 

 

[MrWolf]

That ought to put Stobart out of business!

[Graham T]

Very neat idea Chris!

[57xx]

On 07/05/2021 at 21:11, chuffinghell said:

I also think the narrower ‘wooden’ boarding looks better too

 

They certainly look at lot better. People do removable loads for wagons, so why not for a truck. That method is very artful.