Andrew P Posted January 17, 2020 Author Share Posted January 17, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, sb67 said: All looks great Andy, I'll agree with the comment about the Thumper, it does look good. There's one on my local heritage line and I always think about building a small station and getting the model every time I see it. Catfield looks very good as well, are there any more pics of it anywhere? Hi Steve, I used to see a lot of Thumpers at my Local Stations around Portsmouth and at Fareham with Portsmouth Services going to Southampton, Botley, Romsey and Salisbury. They were in plain Blue in 77, but I remember them well. As for pics of Nicks Layout, the answer is not to my knowledge, he hasn't stated a thread on here as far as I know, but when I speak to him next, I'll ask if he intends to start one. Here is a couple of pic's of another one of Nick's many 5ft 6 inch Layouts, Heath Green, in 3rd Rail Southern Region. He has produced Exhibition Layouts in Southern, Midland, Western, East German, Dutch, and American in HO and O Gauge. Edited January 17, 2020 by Andrew P 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northpoint Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, Bogie said: Catfield does look nice. Without wishing to hijack Andy's thread, here are a couple more pictures of Catsfield (note correct spelling Andy! ). I really must get round to putting a thread up myself... Edited January 17, 2020 by Northpoint 16 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 17, 2020 Author Share Posted January 17, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Northpoint said: Without wishing to hijack Andy's thread, here are a couple more pictures of Catsfield (note correct spelling Andy! ). I really must get round to putting a thread up myself... Thanks Nick, The more the merrier, and of any of your others, or links to Threads, I don't mind which mate. Edited January 17, 2020 by Andrew P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted January 17, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 17, 2020 11 hours ago, Bogie said: Went straight to the last post on the thread and started to scroll up and saw the last of the photos first and thought "My God he's quick and he has bought another loco". Then I scrolled up further and realised you are just human after all. Catfield does look nice. As Spock on Star Trek would say "Its life Jim but not as we know it". 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 18, 2020 Author Share Posted January 18, 2020 On 17/01/2020 at 08:27, Bogie said: Went straight to the last post on the thread and started to scroll up and saw the last of the photos first and thought "My God he's quick and he has bought another loco". Then I scrolled up further and realised you are just human after all. Catfield does look nice. Hi Bogie, Sorry I missed your post yesterday, I am Human, although my Wife says I don't always smell like a Human, but that's another story. Work on PG may grind to a halt, or at the very least slow down somewhat, as some news today could change things. Thanks for looking in mate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted January 18, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 18, 2020 Wishing you all the best for some good news on the home front, Andy. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 18, 2020 Author Share Posted January 18, 2020 (edited) On 17/01/2020 at 19:38, Clive Mortimore said: As Spock on Star Trek would say "Its life Jim but not as we know it". Thanks for highlighting Bogies Post from yesterday as I completely missed it, it must be my age, haha. I'm not a Trekie but life is certainly not as we know it. Back to Railways, and I was over at Jeff / Binnys last night to take some pics of his Burton North Layout, so here is a couple to share with you all. Edited January 19, 2020 by Andrew P 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 On 18/01/2020 at 09:44, Rowsley17D said: Wishing you all the best for some good news on the home front, Andy. Thanks Jonathan, and sorry for the very late reply. No real movement on the Sale or Purchase at the moment, but there have been other developments that I'll reveal later, in the meantime, work on PG has ground to an untimely halt. Don't panic, it's not dead, but some changes have had to be made, and I'm still working on how to deal with that side of things. In the meantime, I have been running Argyle Street and Seven Mills, so still lots to enjoy in TOPS. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 (edited) Jeff / Binny has agreed to me to putting a few more pics of his superb Burton North Layout on here for your enjoyment. And on the top of the Viaduct you can see Wagons on the Hi Level Line. Edited January 19, 2020 by Andrew P 16 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 (edited) Hi all, Last Sunday I said that there were some changes coming, well basically I will have a bit less storage room for my Stock etc down Souf until I get a Shed or whatever finished. So with that in mind, I have reduced the size of PG to make it easier to move and store. I still have almost the same workings in the Terminus, but I've shortened the Platform and done away with the Bay. The Coal Yard will probably now go at the back kicking off from the Platform Road, and leaving the frontage for the Goods Yard and cottage that I have coming. The Basic board is still 5ft 6 inches, but with a clip on extension of 20 inches for the Fiddle Yard Tracks. The reason for this new length is that is now fits along one wall with Argyle Street and looks neater. Here are some pics from yesterday and todays work so far. Edited January 21, 2020 by Andrew P 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold MarshLane Posted January 21, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 21, 2020 On 17/01/2020 at 17:41, Northpoint said: Without wishing to hijack Andy's thread, here are a couple more pictures of Catsfield (note correct spelling Andy! ). I really must get round to putting a thread up myself... Hi Nick, yes you really should get round to a thread! Some superb modelling there. Im not particularly a Southern fan but a really nice layout that deserves to be seen more. On 19/01/2020 at 21:00, Andrew P said: Jeff / Binny has agreed to me to putting a few more pics of his superb Burton North Layout on here for your enjoyment. Hi Andy, Just catching up on a few posts .. I saw the Burton North pictures and thought my god, Privett Green has changed out of all recognition ... that Andy 'Speedy' Peters has been at it again, only this time he's been keeping us in the dark for 72 hours until it was finished Then I scrolled back a bit and realised it was Burton North. What a stunning creation, full marks to Jeff for what he has achieved there - another one that needs a thread! On 18/01/2020 at 09:38, Andrew P said: Work on PG may grind to a halt, or at the very least slow down somewhat, as some news today could change things. One hopes its good news for you Andy. Keep up the good work, shame that PG has had to be reduced, but in all things, reality comes into play sometimes! Rich 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 (edited) So, this is the revised Plan. Edited January 25, 2020 by Andrew P 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium brushman47544 Posted January 22, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 22, 2020 (edited) 23 hours ago, Andrew P said: So with that in mind, I have reduced the size of PG to make it easier to move and store. If this means you intend to keep PG after the move, have you considered what you might want to change? The storage yard at 20 inches won't allow you to operate 3-car (DMUs) and Bachmann have their new Class 117 coming out in a few months or so. I quite like the trackless bay platform as a BR economy measure, so perhaps keep that and even have rusty track still in place where it fits as a "how it was" effect. You could even have a rail vehicle, even a loco, there as a preservation society project until after the move and you decide whether to reinstate the bay. Edited January 22, 2020 by brushman47544 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 36 minutes ago, brushman47544 said: If this means you intend to keep PG after the move, have you considered what you might want to change? The storage yard at 20 inches won't allow you to operate 3-car (DMUs) and Bachmann have their new Class 117 coming out in a few months or so. I quite like the trackless bay platform as a BR economy measure, so perhaps keep that and even have rusty track still in place where it fits as a "how it was" effect. You could even have a rail vehicle, even a loco, there as a preservation society project until after the move and you decide whether to reinstate the bay. Thanks Brushman, Some nice ideas to take on board. I have left the total length of the back scene in place, and the Fiddle Yard Tracks are removeable so that once moved, if I have room to revert to the original Plan of a ''U'' shape, or even an ''L'' it will only be a matter of replacing the 20 inch board back with the previous boards. The other option will be that I can replace the 20 inch board with one of enough length to run a 3 Car Unit or even a Loco and 3 Coaches maybe. Loads of ideas, but at least this will be running in the meantime, and plenty of time to get thinking once we find somewhere. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Does this mean you know where you are moving to now? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 10 minutes ago, woodenhead said: Does this mean you know where you are moving to now? Not quite, but NONE of the 3 properties on the short list have a Garage or suitable Shed, so it will be a case of starting from Ground Zero with a new build. With that in mind, one place is confined to a small area, due to a small Garden and Drain covers etc. so I might need to go square rather than long, and the other two will need some looking at other than just on the internet, so, once Sold we will take a run down and do a physical viewing of all 3 if their still available. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 23, 2020 Author Share Posted January 23, 2020 Just a little done on PG today, I've just made up the Control Panel. The Red Button is for the Dapol Signal and the two ON / OFF switches to the right on the Fiddle Yard. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 23, 2020 Author Share Posted January 23, 2020 I then had a play / test. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddy water Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 The top photo looks like Sheringham station in Norfolk. You just need the road and level crossing fitted in between the two layouts. Then you can represent the North Norfolk Railway! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 16 minutes ago, muddy water said: The top photo looks like Sheringham station in Norfolk. You just need the road and level crossing fitted in between the two layouts. Then you can represent the North Norfolk Railway! Don't tempt him 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Looks nice that - you have modern image and steamies all in your man bunker. I’m envious ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 24, 2020 Author Share Posted January 24, 2020 (edited) A couple of pics from todays day out at the Great Central Steam Gala, Video and more pics over the coming days. Edited January 25, 2020 by Andrew P 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phaeton Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Very lifelike almost looks real 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 25, 2020 Author Share Posted January 25, 2020 In Steam, but not in service yesterday unfortunately. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAN K Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 It's a shame the 9f wasn't running. A good photo. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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