Seven Mills Sidings, from TOPS to the POD, Page 169 and Bench Road, Stabling and Fuelling Point from Page 245

[Andrew P]

1 hour ago, Bogie said:

Here's a suggestion from left field - move the kitchen up to the loft and you get the space where the kitchen currently is.  It's a compromise of sorts.

You tell my Wife that who can hardly walk, let alone climb stairs, you'd be a BRAVE MAN, haha, besides there's a Hall way in between.

[Bogie]

2 minutes ago, Andrew P said:

You tell my Wife that who can hardly walk, let alone climb stairs, you'd be a BRAVE MAN, haha, besides there's a Hall way in between.

 

I did say the suggestion was from left field.  Also it is easy to make suggestions from Australia!

 

In all seriousness I hope you come up with a solution.  My wife built me a train room above the garage because she was sick of me taking up space in all the other rooms of the house.

 

[pwr]

What about making the POD into a cosy lounge/TV room and converting the lounge to a train room?

 

Paul R

[Andrew P]

I may have found a solution, but it does mean I have to go down to about 34'' Track height.

 

The current Sidings will have to become Loco Stabling as I won't be able to get there to uncouple / couple due to the hatch, but I will add some more sidings either to the left or bottom right, or both. but it does mean that from the Level Crossing to the the bottom I can have some nice Scenics, River Bridge, Viaduct, etc.

 

By not going fully into the Left Recess I can have a larger Radius, and I can encroach a little at the bottom after passing a V in the rafters, I can get at least another 10'' of width for the Radius.

 

Meant to say, just waiting to get it costed now.

 

Edited October 28, 2020 by Andrew P

[Clive Mortimore]

Hi Andy

 

Have you ever considered another hobby which takes up less space and has a useful end product?

 

 

 

[Andrew P]

3 hours ago, Clive Mortimore said:

Hi Andy

 

Have you ever considered another hobby which takes up less space and has a useful end product?

 

 

 

You Nit wit

[sb67]

I've just caught up with this thread Andy. Exciting developments are happening, good luck with it all, I like SMS so I'm looking forward to seeing it to get bigger!  

[Andrew P]

1 hour ago, sb67 said:

I've just caught up with this thread Andy. Exciting developments are happening, good luck with it all, I like SMS so I'm looking forward to seeing it to get bigger!  

Thanks Steve, I just hope the quote comes out about right, if so then I can't wait to get going.

[Andrew P]

Back to Gronk spotting today, I'm off to Eastleigh tomorrow to meet up with Ian / @Temeraire and Scott / @pitbull1845 so will probably see a bit of shunting action there.

In the meantime here is 08173 in the Goods Relief Loop.

[Andrew P]

On a bright sunny morning I caught 25054 with the short Rake of Catfish.

[pwr]

Very good weathering on that 25 Andy.

 

Its not a model I have nor felt the need for as they were not allocated to East Anglia (yes I know I have a growing stock of Western Hydraulics but I have a plausible back story for those!) Now if Heljan did a 24 I would certainly be in the market.

 

I have treated myself to another 31 - full yellow ends which is arriving today. I am hoping to bolster my green/blue transition period stock

 

Paul R

[Andrew P]

2 minutes ago, pwr said:

Very good weathering on that 25 Andy.

 

Its not a model I have nor felt the need for as they were not allocated to East Anglia (yes I know I have a growing stock of Western Hydraulics but I have a plausible back story for those!) Now if Heljan did a 24 I would certainly be in the market.

 

I have treated myself to another 31 - full yellow ends which is arriving today. I am hoping to bolster my green/blue transition period stock

 

Paul R

I hadn't realised the new 31'swere out yet, sounds good Paul, and yes a 24 would definitely be a good one for Heljan or Dapol to do.

[Baggies1961]

I shouldn't as I said I wouldn't but I am going to get a 31/4 luckily next year now so I can save for it. 

[pwr]

I think 31/4 is still to come - these are the original bodies with buffer beam cowlings.

 

These arrived with dealers this week

 

Paul R

[Andrew P]

Well we / Ian, @Temeraire,Scott, @pitbull1845and Mike, @Scoobyra had a great day at Eastleigh today, We were hoping to see the Blue Pullman come out of the Depot at 4pm, but were told it was then due over an hour late. So as that would have been in the Dark, I didn't bother staying but went to Campbell Road Bridge to get these shots.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited October 30, 2020 by Andrew P

[SteveyDee68]

3 minutes ago, Andrew P said:

 

 

 

 

 

Whoa! Hang on a minute! What is going on here?! Have I been buying up secondhand Triang models, trying to source replacement bogies, wheels, kitmaster restaurant coaches etc all to no avail?!

 

If I had known I could get away with painting a Hornby class 43 I could have saved a fortune in time and money (not to mention reference books!)

 

HOURS OF FLUMMOXING!!

[pwr]

Much as I like HST's this is a poor representation of an iconic train

 

Paul R

[Andrew P]

Also seen today;

60046 with some Blue Wagons for the Ballast Yard.

 

59003 with a nice Lady Driver on a Rail Train.

 

66748 on a Freightliner.

 

66131 Parked up.

 

A pair of grubby 70's, 70802 &70812

 

Plus the two resident 08's No's 08511 & 08460

 

 

Edited October 30, 2020 by Andrew P

[Andrew P]

2 hours ago, SteveyDee68 said:

 

Whoa! Hang on a minute! What is going on here?! Have I been buying up secondhand Triang models, trying to source replacement bogies, wheels, kitmaster restaurant coaches etc all to no avail?!

 

If I had known I could get away with painting a Hornby class 43 I could have saved a fortune in time and money (not to mention reference books!)

 

HOURS OF FLUMMOXING!!

 

58 minutes ago, pwr said:

Much as I like HST's this is a poor representation of an iconic train

 

Paul R

I thought it looked better than I thought it would.

[pitbull1845]

3 hours ago, Andrew P said:

Well we / Ian, @Temeraire,Scott, @pitbull1845and Mike @Scoobyra had a great day at Eastleigh today, We were hoping to see the Blue Pullman come out of the Depot at 4pm, but were told it was then due over an hour late. So as that would have been in the Dark, I didn't bother staying but went to Campbell Road Bridge to get these shots.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good to catch up today Andy, I was tempted to go and have a peek from Campbell Road when I left,, but just as well I didn't as traffic on the way home was very heavy!

Hope you managed to sneak that large flat box in!

 

[Andrew P]

20 minutes ago, pitbull1845 said:

Good to catch up today Andy, I was tempted to go and have a peek from Campbell Road when I left,, but just as well I didn't as traffic on the way home was very heavy!

Hope you managed to sneak that large flat box in!

 

Great day out. Big box still in the Car, but that's MY MONEY, haha. Thanks again for Lunch as well Scott.

[georgeT]

Some cracking pictures there Andy, certainly brings back some good memories of days gone by at Eastleigh.. seems like Friday is the day to go there ?

[sb67]

There's a couple of videos around of the HST it looks superb! 

https://youtu.be/CNt-p0yjyeE

Edited October 31, 2020 by sb67

[Andrew P]

After a day at Eastleigh yesterday, how about some shunter action from Seven Mills Sidings with Resident 08, No 08173 and a lone Warwell taken on a gloriously sunny morning?

[Andrew P]

7 hours ago, georgeT said:

Some cracking pictures there Andy, certainly brings back some good memories of days gone by at Eastleigh.. seems like Friday is the day to go there ?

Yes mate, brought back some great memories of our evenings there, back then there was a lot more to see with the Oil and Stone Trains, and more Loco hauled passenger services, but yesterday was still most enjoyable.