RMweb Gold Popular Post Captain Kernow Posted July 9, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 9, 2021 Next up was to paint and weather the pavement sections and also to glue the chip shop in place on it's bespoke base. The chip shop is a modified Hornby Skaledale 'Ben's Bookshop' and is described in this ancient blog entry - The chip shop ended up with four long, spindly legs glued into the resin, made of 2mm brass rod. These locate in corresponding holes in the laminated Dalerboard base unit. The base unit was glued in place a few weeks ago with PVA and a few days ago, I finally glued the chip shop into the base unit, using epoxy: The pavement sections (made up from laminated plasticard and scribed with the Olfa cutter) were then painted, with a base coat of Halfords grey primer and then various Precision Paints concrete and similar hues hand painted on. When this was fully dry, it was weathered and dulled down using a water colour wash and allowed to dry. It was then given a coat of Humbrol Matt Acrylic Varnish. I will probably use a few powders on both pavements and road, once I have painted the road. The pavement sections were then glued in place using Evostick contact adhesive: 23 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium figworthy Posted July 9, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 9, 2021 3 hours ago, Captain Kernow said: Sorry Adrian, completely forgot to check, the loco is packed away in a drawer, but I'll get it out and have a look. Thanks. Nothing moves quickly around here, so there is no great urgency. Adrian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Captain Kernow Posted July 27, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 27, 2021 I'm a happy bunny today. I've just received my blue Dapol Class 22 back from @toboldlygo. James has weathered it very nicely, based on photos I supplied but before he could do that, he had to re-spray the loco into a proper BR corporate blue, as the Dapol 'interpretation' of the livery was too green. Here is the loco back home on Callow Lane: Thanks James, that's just great! 21 1 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted July 27, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 27, 2021 He ain’t bad that young Skywalker , a very nice job. 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Captain Kernow Posted October 1, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted October 1, 2021 I've been quite busy for the last few weeks, doing a few jobs to assist Re6/6 with the exhibiting of 'Parkend Marsh Sidings' at the 'Mini-Scaleforum' day near Teignmouth last weekend. This included building two cottages (one still unfinished) and sorting out a few more wagons, particularly 16t minerals. Prior to that, I had started building another (very) low relief factory for Callow Lane, to fill a gap between the two overbridges. It's based on a new Scalescenes kit for a rail-served factory (although it won't be rail-served on Callow Lane): I shall only be using one of the outside walls, although that will have full relief and associated detail. I had only made a start cutting the basic shape out from Dalerboard, before suspending work to do the jobs for 'Parkend Marsh Sidings': Here are some of the 16t minerals posed in front of it: Now that the show has taken place, I've re-started work on the low-relief factory and have started to glue the Scalescenes brick paper on the front. Because this is a modification of their original design, this has involved a bit of 'cut & shut' with the brickpaper: It will all be weathered to a more grimy finish in due course. 20 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted October 1, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 1, 2021 Nice curtains! 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted October 1, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Siberian Snooper said: Nice curtains! Whatjamean? That's the backscene! 1 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted October 1, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 1, 2021 I look forward to seeing the "backscene" when the layout gets to an exhibition, it should make a great talking point. 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37Oban Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 I like the fish bar. Does it mean that Ginger, the Professor and, of course, Biggles, have businesses nearby? Roja 2 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted October 2, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 2, 2021 13 hours ago, Siberian Snooper said: I look forward to seeing the "backscene" when the layout gets to an exhibition, it should make a great talking point. Have you never seen Baron von Harrap's apron backscene, with a picture of a works on it, to be worn by the Duty Operator at a show? 3 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted October 2, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 2, 2021 No I haven't seen the Baron's pinny apron, does this mean that you will be wearing curtains, a backscene when you exhibit Callow Lane? That will be almost as interesting as wondering how loud Monsewer Blackrat's shirt is going to be. 1 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Captain Kernow Posted October 19, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted October 19, 2021 The (very) low relief factory is finished now and is shown here, temporarily in place, prior to weathering: Some weathering (with powders) applied: I also got the iron railings out, that I prepared a few years ago and trial-fitted them on the top of the retaining wall: Sorry this is a bit out of focus, but hopefully the intended arrangement is clear: 17 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Lovely work once again. I am enjoying both this and an olive ciabatta with spanish ham each very tasty in its own right ! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted October 19, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 19, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, bgman said: Lovely work once again. I am enjoying both this and an olive ciabatta with spanish ham each very tasty in its own right ! Funnily enough, Mrs Dubya is 'doing at bit' of Spanish now on her duolingo app. "I know nuuuthing". Edited October 19, 2021 by Tim Dubya crackers 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted October 20, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 20, 2021 17 hours ago, Tim Dubya said: "I know nuuuthing" One of the first things I looked up, when I discovered Google Translate. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 (edited) Just been reading an article in the RM from November 1996, some chap called Tim, a Hornby Hymek and the embryonic Titfield Thunderbolt bookshop. How time flies.... Edit: In December I found out it wasn't a real station after all, I was so convinced in November This Tim chap is just like the Good Captain and his nefarious ruses. Edited October 20, 2021 by woodenhead 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted October 21, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 21, 2021 13 hours ago, woodenhead said: In December I found out it wasn't a real station after all, I was so convinced in November That'll learn you! Don't believe everything written by those lying hyenas of the Capitalist-Socialist Gutter Press. 1 1 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted October 21, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 21, 2021 13 hours ago, woodenhead said: JEdit: In December I found out it wasn't a real station after all, I was so convinced in November This Tim chap is just like the Good Captain and his nefarious ruses. Back in the mists of time I heard some geeza had a bookstall on a real station in Wiltshire? I understand that this station was once the junction for Titfield, so you weren't far off old chap. 4 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted October 21, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 21, 2021 9 minutes ago, Tim Dubya said: Back in the mists of time I heard some geeza had a bookstall on a real station in Wiltshire? Cecil B. DeKernow of Kernow Motion Pictures, presents: 6 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted October 22, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 22, 2021 If I am not mistaken, I believe it was our old friend Roy Gough, who took this photograph of the throngs of Combe Downers* marching down Brass Knockers Hill to the opening of the emporium of stuff? * a glass half empty moment 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted October 23, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 23, 2021 (edited) I would like to issue an apology to @Captain Kernow and @Not Jeremy and replace my total Hill guff with this.... Edited October 23, 2021 by Tim Dubya Super Noodles 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Not Jeremy Posted October 23, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 23, 2021 Cripes, I have just spotted Cecil B DeKernow's film, best part of thirty years ago, hell. Lots of (young looking) friends there, it was very (and typically) generous of Chris Austin to agree to perform the opening ceremony and unveil Dave's beautiful running in board. The board that graces the station now is a replacement made some years later by Dave, as the "indestructible MDF" proved anything but. I was out there last night with Dave, mostly feeling bloody old... And Tim, surely your picture is of Brassknocker Hill rather than Winsley Hill? Or am I more confused than I thought I was... 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted October 23, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 23, 2021 Oh, that Chris Austin - properly dressed, as ever. ISTR being at his farewell do when he left NSE, and went to be the Board's man at Westminster, replacing Peter Trewin, who became Secretary to the Board. Chris, it has to be said, was a Southern Region Trainee, in 1967, I think. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Tim Dubya Posted October 23, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 23, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Not Jeremy said: surely your picture is of Brassknocker Hill rather than Winsley Hill? Or am I more confused than I thought I was... Yeah but I got picked on by the old fogeys of Bath, who put the case for lack of stone walling on Brassknocker and that anyone from Combe Down would only be going to look at the pictures and not the wordy bits. I shall have to get to the local seance down at the Hadley Arms later and see if I can have a chat with Douggie Slocombe and Charlieboy Crichton. Of course, I could just have a few pints of Ched Edited October 23, 2021 by Tim Dubya Knockers, brass one's 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Not Jeremy Posted October 23, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 23, 2021 (edited) I didn't know that Bath had any old fogeys left, tis full of young people and money from London, all run by a bunch of greedy trolls and flat earthers from Keynsham, masquerading as the ever so reasonable Ditheral Lemocratz. Still looks more Brassknocker than Winsley to me... Picture from the Monkton Combe School archive. Edited October 23, 2021 by Not Jeremy Better picture 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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