Barnaby Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Pontfaen Yard is beginning to look very lived in and alive WRT, great Video. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshRailTog Posted September 1, 2021 Author Share Posted September 1, 2021 Not much going on at the moment as I’ve had the 52 on the workbench, as well as some smaller projects. 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnaby Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Any build news WRT? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshRailTog Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 On 08/09/2021 at 13:01, Barnaby said: Any build news WRT? Hello Barnaby, unfortunately there’s been no progress on the layout this week as I’ve been on early shifts at work and unfortunately the creative side of my mind would rather collapse into bed after an early. I have also been preparing for a trip to Wales, to namely the Talyllyn Railway for their gala this weekend and beer festival. This evening I had to do the steam test on one of my live steam engines to prepare it for the trip. When I get back from Wales I’ll be on lates so normal service should resume on Pontfaen Yard. 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnaby Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Hello WRT, don't forget to pack your camera too. That's spooky, I use to work for "Tom Rolt's" son Richard who was an engineering designer and had a business in Bromyard. His dad Tom had lots of involvement at the Talyllyn Railway and as your Loco shows had one named after him. I managed Richard's business so he could have extended holidays and generally be absent from the factory. As long as I dealt with the factory running, kept the free coffee on tap, kept the secretary in tray topped up, saw that the build time line for the kit was on time he was happy. Best 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnaby Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 Any movements been happening down @ Pontfaen Yard lately WRT? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltic17 Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 On 29/08/2021 at 11:16, WelshRailTog said: Right, part number for the air tanks is W17 so you’ll need two of those and a W20 for the box at the front of the bonnet. Just to say the air tanks and RHS box have now turned up from DJH so thanks for your help with this. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshRailTog Posted September 22, 2021 Author Share Posted September 22, 2021 Hello folks, Not much going on at the moment as I’ve been sorting things out in the house! Did a bit more work on the new class 122 from Dapol. A really lovely model, to be used by the yard to ferry important Navy officials to and from the AD. (Bit of a stretch I know) D1052 is on the work bench at the mo having its dcc decoder fitted. It’s due to go off to be sound fitted at some point in the new year. 37401 will hopefully go off in a couple of weeks for its sound fitting. I’ve added a bit more greenery and details which I’ll hope to take some more photos of tomorrow. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gismorail Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 11 hours ago, WelshRailTog said: Hello folks, Not much going on at the moment as I’ve been sorting things out in the house! Did a bit more work on the new class 122 from Dapol. A really lovely model, to be used by the yard to ferry important Navy officials to and from the AD. (Bit of a stretch I know) D1052 is on the work bench at the mo having its dcc decoder fitted. It’s due to go off to be sound fitted at some point in the new year. 37401 will hopefully go off in a couple of weeks for its sound fitting. I’ve added a bit more greenery and details which I’ll hope to take some more photos of tomorrow. See you have a better class of driver than scruffy lot employed by the previous owner nicely turned out complete with a tie must have been the effect of moving Lazy Joe from the site. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshRailTog Posted September 24, 2021 Author Share Posted September 24, 2021 Good (early) Morning folks, Before I had to head off to work this morning (0430 start) I decided to do a little bit of shunting and take a few photos. Not much actual layout progress, as I’ve been building wagons (photos to come)! Really enjoying the style I’ve gone for for the layout, next priority is to get all four 08s sent off for weathering. WRT 14 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshRailTog Posted October 6, 2021 Author Share Posted October 6, 2021 Afternoon folks, Today I had a delivery from those folks at Rails. Four Box Vans to strengthen the fleet. After they had been unpacked I did a bit of testing with one of the 08s. I’ve got about 30% of the collection going off to be weathered in the next few days. A short video of this morning’s shunt can be found here: https://youtu.be/qGLPaAE6u74 WRT 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
47606odin Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Are you going to paint the wagons green and yellow as internal users? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano747 Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 On 22/09/2021 at 23:58, WelshRailTog said: Hello folks, Not much going on at the moment as I’ve been sorting things out in the house! Did a bit more work on the new class 122 from Dapol. A really lovely model, to be used by the yard to ferry important Navy officials to and from the AD. (Bit of a stretch I know) D1052 is on the work bench at the mo having its dcc decoder fitted. It’s due to go off to be sound fitted at some point in the new year. 37401 will hopefully go off in a couple of weeks for its sound fitting. I’ve added a bit more greenery and details which I’ll hope to take some more photos of tomorrow. That looks like our resident Brian Daniels reporting for duty before he retired! Regards, Deano. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshRailTog Posted October 13, 2021 Author Share Posted October 13, 2021 On 07/10/2021 at 01:15, 47606odin said: Are you going to paint the wagons green and yellow as internal users? Probably not, the Trecwn ones went from Bauxite to RF, they didn’t seem to have the stage that many MOD vans went through. As well as them not strictly being internal user wagons, just MOD Allocated for transfer between 3 separate MOD/RNAD sites. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshRailTog Posted October 15, 2021 Author Share Posted October 15, 2021 (edited) Took the plunge.... Been deliberating about getting an airbrush for a couple of years now. Finally took the plunge after some good advice from a friend. My main use will be for weathering, although there will still be some stock that goes away for weathering, it allows me to basic rolling stock and smaller locos. Still getting used to it, but pleased with my progress so far. I started off with a Warwell, which seemed to come out nicely. Then did a few box vans, followed by the two 08s and 05. another coat needed in places but not bad for a first attempt. I’ve also been working on some more scenic details by hand, bit more rust on the fuel point. Still lots more to do. 37401 will be heading off for sound fitting in the next few days. WRT Edited October 15, 2021 by WelshRailTog 12 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
47606odin Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Great first effort on the weathering. What I would now do on the locos, buffer beams and yellow ends, is with a cotton bud with a little thinners on, (enough to dampen the cotton bud so that it doesn’t drip when you squeeze it with your fingers) wipe in downwards direction to remove most of the dirt, as these areas would get cleaned from time to time. So this gives a representation of cleaning, yet leaves dirt in recesses and around bolts and rivets which is a desirable effect. You can also use a soft flat brush wiped downwards. I’d start with the 05 buffer beams 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Great stuff with the weathering. I'd agree with 47606odin's comments about removing most of the dirt leaving stuff in the recesses etc with a downward motion, after that you could then go back over it with a light coat of your weathering mix and build up layers of dirt as would happen in the real world. Also check the 05 buffer beams as the bit under the buffers seems to have been missed by the airbrush. Look forward to seeing more pics. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshRailTog Posted October 15, 2021 Author Share Posted October 15, 2021 I did say they weren’t finished. But there’s only so much you can do in one night..... WRT 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnaby Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Well done WRT for being brave and first time effort with an air brush. We all can learn weathering techniques with you. Best Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshRailTog Posted October 23, 2021 Author Share Posted October 23, 2021 Another delivery this morning, this time from the folks at Detailed Miniatures. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Just stumbled across this thread. Great to see the developments on the former Bench Road. I will follow with interest. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshRailTog Posted December 2, 2021 Author Share Posted December 2, 2021 Morning Folks, Not much has occurred since my last posting, as I’ve mainly been working on a few items of rolling stock. 37401 should be back from Overhaul and sound fitting in the next week or so. 55002 has now been lightly weathered. D3316 has left the collection. 3/10 Warwells have left the collection New additions are Heljan 37099 BR Blue Heljan 37403 BR LL Heljan 20008 BR blue Heljan 25043 BR blue The long siding has now gained a Demic 12T van. Sadly this rolled off the workbench to its demise, I have therefore used it as a spares donor before weathering and dumping it in the siding. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adrian Stevenson Posted December 2, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 2, 2021 The van looks great. Cheers, Ade. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted December 2, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 2, 2021 7 hours ago, WelshRailTog said: I have therefore used it as a spares donor before weathering and dumping it in the siding. Very convincing although I'd be far too tight to abandon a wagon! How have you done the leaves on the roof? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshRailTog Posted December 2, 2021 Author Share Posted December 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Hal Nail said: Very convincing although I'd be far too tight to abandon a wagon! How have you done the leaves on the roof? A light coat of PVA and a small sprinkle of Javis Leaves. There oo scale, but I find they look better for scatter than O ones. 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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