Ladmanlow Sidings and other C&HPR locations

[chuffinghell]

1 hour ago, Alister_G said:

……….but you won't be able to see them...  

Is there any other way

[Andrew P]

1 hour ago, Alister_G said:

Gaiters, I believe.

 

I will of course be fitting them... but you won't be able to see them...

 

Al.

 

 

What size Jubilee Clips will the Gaiters have Al?

[MrWolf]

And don't forget the moss around the sliding window runners, I believe that it's listed in the factory parts books for all Series Land Rovers. 

[Alister_G]

39 minutes ago, MrWolf said:

And don't forget the moss around the sliding window runners, I believe that it's listed in the factory parts books for all Series Land Rovers. 

 

Indeed, it stops the sliding part from rattling...

 

Al.

[MrWolf]

31 minutes ago, Alister_G said:

 

Indeed, it stops the sliding part from rattling...

 

Al.

 

I found that out the hard way.

[Alister_G]

Last night I gave up trying to fit the axles to the chassis, it was so fiddly I ended up breaking one. So I left it until this afternoon, when I had calmed down a bit...

 

However, they are now on:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And almost in the right place and straight as well!

 

So I thought I'd temporarily fit the wheels:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm pretty pleased with that.

 

This evening I'll paint them, then fettle the wheels and tyres a bit, before painting them too.

 

Thanks for looking,

 

Al.

Edited February 3, 2023 by Alister_G
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[Rowsley17D]

How are you going to stamp in the chassis number? 

[chuffinghell]

Fantastic stuff Al, you never cease to amaze 

[Alister_G]

14 minutes ago, Rowsley17D said:

How are you going to stamp in the chassis number? 

 

Very, very carefully...

 

Al.

[Alister_G]

15 minutes ago, chuffinghell said:

Fantastic stuff Al, you never cease to amaze 

 

Thanks Chris, much appreciated.

 

Al.

[Alister_G]

A bit of paintage has resulted in this:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I don't know how much more to do to this now. I might have a go at a really rusty bulkhead, but on the other hand it doesn't look bad as it is now.

 

What do you lot think?

 

Thanks for looking,

 

Al.

Edited February 3, 2023 by Alister_G
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[Mick Bonwick]

I think it's pretty darned good! See? I can understate things as well. I think that you have done an excellent job, Al, and you are to be commended to the highest RMweb authority  for this result.

 

Some way back you referred to yourself as a modeller. I think that is wrong. You should have used the term 'model maker.'

 

 

[Nick C]

I think you should leave it as it is now - adding too much more would start to hide the detail you've put in.

 

The bulkhead can be leaning against the wall of the shed...

[MrWolf]

I'd agree there, once you get the floors out and the front wings off, a lot of bulkheads are only held on by the wiring and choke cable, everything else having rusted out.

 

Besides, as others have said, it would be a shame to cover all that impressive work. Body tub outside on a couple of carpenters trestles and the rest propped around the shed.

 

A work in progress, or not as is often the case.

[Andrew P]

2 hours ago, Nick C said:

I think you should leave it as it is now - adding too much more would start to hide the detail you've put in.

 

The bulkhead can be leaning against the wall of the shed...

 

1 hour ago, MrWolf said:

I'd agree there, once you get the floors out and the front wings off, a lot of bulkheads are only held on by the wiring and choke cable, everything else having rusted out.

 

Besides, as others have said, it would be a shame to cover all that impressive work. Body tub outside on a couple of carpenters trestles and the rest propped around the shed.

 

A work in progress, or not as is often the case.

 

4 hours ago, chuffinghell said:

Fantastic stuff Al, you never cease to amaze 

Wot e said.

[Enterprisingwestern]

On 06/07/2021 at 20:55, Alister_G said:

Close-ups are very cruel, it looks a lot better from five feet away

 

You're doing better than me then, my optimal distance is thirty feet!

 

Mike.

[Alister_G]

1 minute ago, Enterprisingwestern said:

 

You're doing better than me then, my optimal distance is thirty feet!

 

Mike.

 

Lol, thanks Mike.

 

Al.

[Alister_G]

I thought I'd try placing the Land Rover in a rural setting for some photos...

 

 

 

 

 

But this is not the first abandoned / derelict vehicle i have modelled. Back when I did Bakewell, a farmer had this in his fields, but I've rudely uprooted it for these shots:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for looking,

 

Al.

Edited February 3, 2023 by Alister_G
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[Mick Bonwick]

3 minutes ago, Alister_G said:

 

 

 

 

A Tractor!

[Alister_G]

Thinking about a setting for the Landie, and although the origin of the idea was to model a shed with it inside, I realise that most sheds / barns would be too enclosed to be able to see much - like the barn above. So I thought maybe a structure similar to this might be a better setting?

 

 

 

Al.

Edited February 3, 2023 by Alister_G
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[Stubby47]

How about on a trailer ?

 

[Alister_G]

43 minutes ago, Stubby47 said:

How about on a trailer ?

 

 

Nah, it's been done...

 

 

Al.

[Andrew P]

1 hour ago, Stubby47 said:

How about on a trailer ?

 

Not in a Toilet or Caravan then?

[Andrew P]

This is the pic that does it for me,= SUPERB.

[Rowsley17D]

 

That looks far too neat and tidy for a lot of the farms around here. There are some who take a pride in their farms' appearance though.