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1 hour ago, The Johnster said:

Likewise big ones at the front...

Are we talking about Elaine Harris again...

Or for our Welsh readers Behnaz Akhgar :D

Meanwhile, I shall try the Bachmanns and Modelu are aware of the need for 'proper' 1:76 from a Facebook topic.

 

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9 minutes ago, Tim V said:

I don't have the Parkhouse books to hand - are there any sheep visible in those pictures?


Not that I recall. There are a few in Ben Ashworth’s assorted works.

 

Re the grass it’s looking very good, I’ve used the ‘new’ Peco grass and mixed it with Woodland Scenics, sticking primarily to autumn colours. I’ve also stuck with ye Olde dyed lint, with limited over sprays of static grass.

 

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1 hour ago, The Johnster said:

The boar are up around Symond's Yat and Rockfield, quite close to Biblins Bridge which is one of the most popular walks in the area.  I have heard but not seen them; I have no wish to seek one out!

 They don’t like dogs if you are out walking; quite often the verges along the roadside get trashed by the boar, as well people’s gardens!

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15 hours ago, The Johnster said:

The boar are up around Symond's Yat and Rockfield, quite close to Biblins Bridge which is one of the most popular walks in the area.  I have heard but not seen them; I have no wish to seek one out!

I saw a boar on the road past Cannop Ponds once, but it was about 1am & pitch dark apart from my headlights. 

I was taking a 'scenic diversion' to the Asda RDC at Chepstow, if anyone asks.... ;)

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An inspection was made today by the Chief Operations Manager who pronounced that satisfactory progress had been made.

 

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A delightful guest engine appeared albeit requiring some gauging work!

 

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2 hours ago, Re6/6 said:

An inspection was made today by the Chief Operations Manager who pronounced that satisfactory progress had been made.

Far too much fun being had there :nono: despite the serious look on the good Captain's face :mosking: 

 

Carry on!! :good:

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Here are some of mine:

 

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5420 was allocated to Lydney shed between 1960 and 1962, but not really for Forest goods services. It was one of the locos allocated to the Lydney to Sharpness school services, that ran via Gloucester, following the damage to the Severn Bridge in 1960.

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6 hours ago, Re6/6 said:

In another timeline......!

 

All ex- Matford stock. The Seacows are still in '00' so are just sitting on the track! The 37 is from ViTrains nicely weathered by CK. It still runs very well in 'slug mode'.20200923_112829.jpg.bd60392652b8f4de0fdfc16a474777ee.jpg

Not altogether unfeasible - it was a Class 37 that worked the last BR revenue freight out of Marsh Sidings, in 1976. :good:

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Some visitors to the sidings.

 

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The running of the troublesome 16xx is finally satisfactory thanks to the persistence of CK with hours of running on the rolling road. 

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Photos can be useful to show imperfections in the retaining wall!

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A yet to be completed RT Models Thomas Hill 'Vanguard' 

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Here are some of my own photos.

 

 

1608 with some mineral wagons, typical Forest of Dean in the early 1960s. The loco features an old Cotswold (Sutherland) whitemetal kit body built by Malcolm Mitchell (no less!) and purchased by John a few years ago, on a commissioned chassis, consisting of Alan Gibson milled side frames (modified 64XX ones, which have the same wheel base), Gibson wheels, Mashima motor and High Level gearbox. When the loco was initially completed, it ran really well but was then put away for a few years, some of which were in my care, while it waited for me to get round to fitting screw link couplings! I thought I'd try it out on my test track one day and found that it now ran like a dog. The bearings and gearbox were gummed up with dried paint and congealed oil, but once I cleared all that away and reassembled the chassis, it still didn't run like it used to. Much tinkering and running-in on the rolling road ensued (much of which took place at the same time that I was building my own OO version of the same kit). For a very long time and despite hours and hours of running in, it didn't seem to improve much, until this morning, when something seemed better. I took it round to John's and tried it out on the layout, using my slow speed AMR hand held controller and all was now well! Big sighs of relief all round.

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A few years later in the time line and a class 33 had come over to Lydney on a special working from Bristol and ended up being used on a local goods working to Parkend:

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