Mike Buttell Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 (edited) Latest project, up and running after a delay of about seven years. No12 Hutchinson with a winter service early 1960’s Edited July 15, 2021 by Mike Buttell 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Buttell Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share Posted July 15, 2021 And another, this time Ailsa era with No 11 Maitland waiting to take the trip up the hill to St. John’s 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Buttell Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share Posted July 15, 2021 The Donegal Railcars 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Buttell Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share Posted July 15, 2021 And No16 Mannin, an original GEM white metal kit, still with its triang motor 14 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted July 15, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 15, 2021 Lovely stuff Mike, Cheers, Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Buttell Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share Posted July 15, 2021 Thanks Dave, it’s been simmering away for a long time :-) No5 Mona passes the famous Kipper Factory 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Williamson Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 Mike, can you let me know what time the next train is due through Close Mooar crossing and I'll slip out and take some photos? It's only a five minute walk down the hill from here ! You've caught the station building and goods shed perfectly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Buttell Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 Thanks Chris, I’m running a variety of timetables from the 1910’s through to the 1960’s tell me which period you are in and I’ll give you the time :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Buttell Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 Little video of the line in action. The steam loco is one of the Oxford Diecast/IOM Transport models, built on a motorised Branchlines Chassis. The brake coach is Branchlines the comp is a Gem kit. Railcars by Anbrico, running on custom made power bogies (without the rods unfortunately) 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Buttell Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 Fresh from the works, This little beauty has been in the slow burner for a while, but short of adding some lead strip to the inside of the tanks and the tyre edges blacked she’s just about there now. IMR No4 Loch in 1930’s condition. It’s a Branchlines chassis with an Oxford Diecast body. chimney dome, re railing Jack and smoke box lubricators from Branchlines and Peco couplers. I’m very pleased with this conversion, and am looking forward to doing a couple of sisters to run the 1930’s timetable with her. “Kissack” will be one, the other as yet to be decided. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Buttell Posted July 29, 2021 Author Share Posted July 29, 2021 Turning the Peel time machine back even further, this time to 1917. Caledonia runs in with a train of empty H wagons from Knockaloe, Military and Police on hand to check no one has stowed away in the wagons. We’re used to seeing Caledonia in gleaming fully lined out MNR livery, but here she is in utility dark green and looking rather grubby and overworked (with 16 return trips a day up to the camp it’s no wonder) 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Buttell Posted August 6, 2021 Author Share Posted August 6, 2021 It’s been a busy afternoon in Peel, so much so that the 16:20 has been strengthened to four carriages 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Buttell Posted August 15, 2021 Author Share Posted August 15, 2021 After a heavy session in the Creek, following the Royal Show, Farmer Cringle couldn’t decide if it was the eight pints of Okells or the “locally sourced” mushrooms in his omelette that were responsible for his hallucinogenic state… Standing with his back firmly to the fence seemed the only sensible option. 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Martin Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Farmer Cringle's definitely hallucinating that MER saloon in Peel! Is it motorised? As I understand it, it's sold as a static model, but people have found a way to motorise it. Is that right? Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Buttell Posted August 15, 2021 Author Share Posted August 15, 2021 Jim, I haven’t tackled motorising the tram yet, but might have a go at some point, picked it up on eBay for a tenner :-) couldn’t resist at the price 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Buttell Posted August 19, 2021 Author Share Posted August 19, 2021 Alongside Maitland for comparison No8 Fenella in Peel this evening. Running on a chassis borrowed from the 1950’s Mona. I’m really pleased with this one, lowering the tanks was a challenge, but not as much as applying the N gauge lining. Just a bit of pipe work to finish the body and then a chassis of its own. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Buttell Posted August 22, 2021 Author Share Posted August 22, 2021 Another loco body almost completed, just the cab steps to position. This one No10 G H Wood, in Ailsa green. The layout is being built to run in three eras. pre WW2 with No4 Loch, No13 Kissack and No15 Caledonia in dark green livery. Coaching stock in a mix of purple lake/off white and plain brown 1950’s to 1965 with No5 Mona, No6 Peveril, No12 Hutchinson and No16 Mannin all in Indian red livery with red and cream coaches 1967/68 Ailsa era with No8 Fenella, No10 G H Wood and No11 Maitland, coaches again in red and cream ( I am tempted to turn out the Foxdale Coach in blue and yellow as Lord Ailsa’s camping coach :-) 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted August 23, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 23, 2021 You'll be having Hutchy with the hutch cab of course, in blue? Nice work BTW Mike! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Buttell Posted August 23, 2021 Author Share Posted August 23, 2021 5 hours ago, New Haven Neil said: You'll be having Hutchy with the hutch cab of course, in blue? Let me think about that Neil I’ve thought about it …… 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Buttell Posted August 24, 2021 Author Share Posted August 24, 2021 Late afternoon in Peel (Isle of Man) 1962, numbers 5 “Mona” and 12 “Hutchinson” have a seven coach train packed with holidaymakers to take back into Douglas. It’s a scene I might have witnessed as a youngster and therefore is a pleasure to be able to recreate in miniature 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted August 24, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 24, 2021 12 minutes ago, Mike Buttell said: Late afternoon in Peel (Isle of Man) 1962, numbers 5 “Mona” and 12 “Hutchinson” have a seven coach train packed with holidaymakers to take back into Douglas. It’s a scene I might have witnessed as a youngster and therefore is a pleasure to be able to recreate in miniature The atmosphere and B&W presentation of that photo screams Railway Modeller 1966 ish for some reason! Recreating a recreation sort of......great stuff Mike, as usual. PS - I need to get those drawings to you! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Buttell Posted August 24, 2021 Author Share Posted August 24, 2021 G 43 minutes ago, New Haven Neil said: The atmosphere and B&W presentation of that photo screams Railway Modeller 1966 ish for some reason! Recreating a recreation sort of......great stuff Mike, as usual. PS - I need to get those drawings to you! glad you got that Neil, that was what I was trying to achieve. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted August 24, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 24, 2021 1 minute ago, Mike Buttell said: G glad you got that Neil, that was what I was trying to achieve. I have it somewhere....the MMRS layout article. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Buttell Posted August 24, 2021 Author Share Posted August 24, 2021 3 minutes ago, New Haven Neil said: I have it somewhere....the MMRS layout article. The little Oxford locos are a cut (or three) above the old GEM ones, they capture the Manx Peacocks perfectly, mind you they should, No 12 was 3D scanned for the unpowered model and I was pleased to have been asked to look over the images before they were made into models. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Williamson Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 20 hours ago, New Haven Neil said: I have it somewhere....the MMRS layout article. Are you looking for this by any chance? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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