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

[Andrew P]

Here at last is the first of the 6 Videos that will appear over the coming days.

 

[MarshLane]

Congratulations on hitting 100 pages Andy!

 

Videos are interesting to watch as ever...

Rich

[pwr]

Love the 56 video Andy

 

BTW, how many motors does that thing have?

 

Paul R

[Andrew P]

7 hours ago, MarshLane said:

Congratulations on hitting 100 pages Andy!

 

Videos are interesting to watch as ever...

Rich

Cheers Rich, I had a supper day yesterday, and everything ran so well. The Videos have come out quite well I think.

[Andrew P]

1 hour ago, pwr said:

Love the 56 video Andy

 

BTW, how many motors does that thing have?

 

Paul R

Hi Paul, Thanks and there will be some more Grid action in another later.

 

I think the 56 has two Motors and Derlin Chain Drive at each Bogie.

[Andrew P]

And another shot from a forthcoming Video with the 20's working Solo.

[Andrew P]

And the second of the short Videos is now done.

 

[Barnaby]

Great videos Andy all are well worth re-views which I have been doing.  Off out to my hobby shed to add some more choc-block terminations for the continuing wire up.

The bulk of the wiring is on board 2 which has 4 of the 5 points on and is the one I'm working on just now.  All the boards have their droppers installed I just need to link them to their termination points.

 

Keep you videos coming please.

Edited September 23, 2019 by Barnaby

[Andrew P]

2 hours ago, Barnaby said:

Great videos Andy all are well worth re-views which I have been doing.  Of out to my hobby shed to add some more choc-block terminations for the continuing wire up.

The bulk of the wiring is on board 2 which has 4 of the 5 points on and is the one I'm working on just now.  All the boards have their droppers installed I just need to link them to their termination points.

 

Keep you videos coming please.

Thanks Barnaby, and glad to see your making good progress on your project, and yes there are 4 more Videos to come from this batch yet.

[Andrew P]

Time for Video 24, No 3 of the 6 I am up loading to You Tube.

 

[Andrew P]

And another picture as well from yesterday.

[Derbys65]

Wow awesome stuff mate . But how many lol, you had a secret lottery win

[Andrew P]

8 minutes ago, Derbys65 said:

Wow awesome stuff mate . But how many lol, you had a secret lottery win

Haha, I don't smoke or drink and sold a whole load of OO and O Steam stuff to fund the O Gauge Diesels.

 

Mind you I still have my New Mills in the Layouts section, and that Layout is for sale at the moment so as to have a bit less to move when we move Souff soon.

[Derbys65]

Nice one mate , I’ve got O gauge Gwr , would love modern . Will have to play with the full size ones at Barrow Hill Roundhouse for now lol. 

[Andrew P]

Blue 20, 20142 enters Seven Mills Yard with a short Engineers Train.

[Andrew P]

The 56 takes the Catfish to the Upper Yard for sorting in to a Ballast working later in the day.

 

Unfortunately I used the spot lamp  and it's really caught the rust of the wagons etc.

[Ray H]

10 hours ago, Andrew P said:

Unfortunately I used the spot lamp . . . . .  the rust of the wagons etc.

 

Is that your preferred method of weathering these days Andy?

 

Do you get better results than when using powders and a brush?

 

[Rowsley17D]

It's surprising how a bit of greenery can bring a scene to life. Looking good, Andy.

[Andrew P]

10 hours ago, Ray H said:

 

Is that your preferred method of weathering these days Andy?

 

Do you get better results than when using powders and a brush?

 

Hi Ray, The Wagons are a mix of dry and wet powders, Acrylic and Enamel Thinners and an Airbrush.

[Andrew P]

10 hours ago, Rowsley17D said:

It's surprising how a bit of greenery can bring a scene to life. Looking good, Andy.

Thanks Jonathan, and yes it has transformed the front of the Layout and the overall look when photographed now, and has needed doing for a long time.

Thanks for the positive comments.

[Andrew P]

And now for something totally different.

A copy of a post in New Mills.

 

I had a day out at Bridgnorth and Arley on the Severn Valley Railway today with a couple of mates, saw some great stuff and came home inspired.

 

 

 

 

 

More pics and maybe some Video over the coming days.

[Andrew P]

Yes that is a Std 4 behind all that Steam!

 

 

 

[Andrew P]

Handsome is;

[Andrew P]

And

[Barnaby]

Well I never, you were at my local railway the Severn Valley.

I live a 5 min drive away from Bewdley Station and my garden has lumps of coal and rail keepers by the load. I live on the spur that ran from Burlish crossing down to the Power Station in Stourport sadly no longer there.   The land that makes up the back of my garden was where the old railway track ran.  BR sold off the land and all us lucky people bought it for pennies. 

it's where my hobby shed now resides.

 

Co-incidental the gate keepers house at the Burlish Crossing bridge is up for sale.

Edited September 24, 2019 by Barnaby