Guest Jack Benson Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 (edited) Something different and a first, it is a Collett 2251 from Bachmann. A nice photo of 3210 on the Highbridge branch caught my eye. Trundling past Child Okeford with a couple of non-corridor coaches, on its way to Bailey Gate seems to be singularly appropriate. JB Edited August 17, 2019 by Jack Benson picture link added Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jack Benson Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Last night, the AD suffered an episode at home, quick thinking by Linda and admission to YDH resulted in a diagnosis of a heart attack. Currently, he is in the Acute Cardiovascular Care Unit, no doubt surrounded by his family and railway magazines. Cheers Jack Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jack Benson Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Hi, Following an angiogram, the 'AD ' is waiting for a bed at Bristol Royal Infirmary for urgent triple by-pass heart surgery. We are considering the implications of loosing one of group (33%) and we hope to continue in the same direction. Cheers JB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jack Benson Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 30368 sent these images of the G6, many thanks. JB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jack Benson Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 (edited) On 12 April 2019 at 12:26, Oldddudders said: That cameo is very redolent of the sort of detailed mini-scene I recall Tim Hale creating. This layout is becoming quite seductive. Ian, he is still awaiting transfer to Bristol Royal Infirmary for triple bypass surgery. Linda and his family send regular updates but he will not be 'up and about' for at least three months even if the surgery is successful. In the meantime, a couple of images of his attention to the flora of Dorset, a nice wild flag. Best wishes to everyone from the Beaminster Road Group but mostly thanks from the 'Artistic Director' Cheers Jack B Edited August 26, 2019 by Jack Benson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted August 26, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 26, 2019 A number of RMwebbers have had a triple-bypass and returned with new vigor. Let’s hope TH has the same good fortune. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 30368 Posted August 29, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 29, 2019 Yes agree OD - it is remarkable the change this procedure has on the well being of patients in my experience. I know that TH was looking forward to seeing his G6 completed so a few pictures of the completed SEF kit, hope it does the job! Runs pretty well on my short test track - very low gearing. Kind regards, Richard B 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jack Benson Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Tilly's Auto Repairs is typical of the independent establishments that were once part of every village, they would tackle almost any type of repair on all vehicles from tractors to bicycles. At the rear of Mr Tilly's Auto Repairs, there is a once perfect caravan, it was taken in part payment for a repair and intended for the Tilly family holidays but has been relegated to become an office, kitchen and toilet. It began its life as a rather nice Oxford model. This stuff was used to create a layer of moss and green mould. JB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted September 1, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 1, 2019 19 hours ago, Jack Benson said: Tilly's Auto Repairs is typical of the independent establishments that were once part of every village, they would tackle almost any type of repair on all vehicles from tractors to bicycles. At the rear of Mr Tilly's Auto Repairs, there is a once perfect caravan, it was taken in part payment for a repair and intended for the Tilly family holidays but has been relegated to become an office, kitchen and toilet. It began its life as a rather nice Oxford model. This stuff was used to create a layer of moss and green mould. JB Thanks for that, Jack. It looks very effective and certainly seems to beat messing around with powders of a similar colour (I am also planning an old caravan at some stage). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jack Benson Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 5 hours ago, Captain Kernow said: Thanks for that, Jack. It looks very effective and certainly seems to beat messing around with powders of a similar colour (I am also planning an old caravan at some stage). Cap'n, The AD is a dab hand at weathering with MiG washes and has recently demonstrated the nuances of their use at the local club. They are enamel based but dry dead matt when used on acrylics, not a hint of stickiness. Cheers JB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jack Benson Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 (edited) Hi, AD was discharged from Bristol Heart instititute on Saturday, currently recovering at home. Still suffering usual post-op problems plus almost total loss of sight, consequently no return to modelling for the foreseeable future, he appreciates the kndness and messages, he wishes everyone peace and love. Thanks guys JB Edited September 8, 2019 by Jack Benson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jack Benson Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 (edited) The return of the prodigal After the multiple failures of Hornby locos, confidence in the brand was at an all time low, the only the Hornby product in our ownership is actually exMainline. However, the prospect of a 'special' offer from TMC seemed too good to ignore and this is their Camelford (awaiting an eventual change to Crewkerne) and wearing a hint of weathering about the running gear. The proof of quality will be in the running qualities, as yet untested. Postscript edit:- Just tested, super smooth, it just needs new identity, brake rods, steps etc. Cheers Edited October 8, 2019 by Jack Benson Postscript post testing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jack Benson Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 On 26 August 2019 at 17:07, Oldddudders said: A number of RMwebbers have had a triple-bypass and returned with new vigor. Let’s hope TH has the same good fortune. Ian, Thank you, a few weeks have passed and progress has been painfully slow. He still sleeps in a recliner as a normal bed is impossible and prunes/Guinness have become a daily obsession. However the spirit is still strong and the garden has become his solace when the pain overwhelms. Thank you for your comments, love and best wishes to everyone is his response. Cheers Jack Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jack Benson Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 (edited) Work on Child Okeford restarts - the AD will be happy A recent visitor, Mike Hitchin, declared that the original mousehole exit to the lifting section was 'boring' and the section of cutting needed a road bridge, preferably an occupation crossing for livestock/Fergusson tractors rather than the cliche bus. This is the progress, to date. The bridge is a Wills occupation crossing and the surrounding rockwork are bits of aquarium backscene that have been cut to size and 'No More Nailed' into place. Btw, it is nowhere near finished but we thought a 'work in progress' posting might be of interest. Lots of lightweight Polycell and matchpot emulsion will transform the scene. Cheers JB Edited October 8, 2019 by Jack Benson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jack Benson Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Another recent visitor comment did make us think 'what's the point of Child Okeford?' A bit of a left field question that started some frantic navel-gazing and not a small amount of self-doubt. After all the very real station of Shillingstone is just across the valley, almost everything is available from Scenecraft (if you search hard - fair point. The actual answer is space and the lack of, Shillingstone needs about 10,5M and we have just 4,8M but we could have gone down the 1/160 route except we had a shed half full of 1/76 BR(S) stock. So, we set about judious compresssion and decided to 'pinch' bits of the Dorset Central Railway in order to create a plausible alternative scene BUT the real driver was to create something that anyone could build without special skills and to share our experience on the blog, RMweb and social media. Has it worked......? We are about half way towards completition, everything works and we still speak to each other, so yes. Regrets.....? We should have made more effort to separate the modules to make it fully portable but instead we are building a micro diorama using the layout's iconic Permanent Way Depot which just needs a car boot to travel. Cheers JB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jack Benson Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Classic S&DJR pairing The 2P really needs attention to weathering and the Bulleid needs to change its identity asap. Cheers JP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted October 9, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 9, 2019 18 hours ago, Jack Benson said: The actual answer is space and the lack of, Shillingstone needs about 10,5M and we have just 4,8M but we could have gone down the 1/160 route except we had a shed half full of 1/76 BR(S) stock. So, we set about judious compresssion and decided to 'pinch' bits of the Dorset Central Railway in order to create a plausible alternative scene BUT the real driver was to create something that anyone could build without special skills and to share our experience on the blog, RMweb and social media. I don't think there's anything wrong with what you've all done, taking the essence of the Dorset Central Railway in BR days, using selective components from the real thing and combining them to make a believable and very pleasing scene. 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jack Benson Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 11 minutes ago, Captain Kernow said: I don't think there's anything wrong with what you've all done, taking the essence of the Dorset Central Railway in BR days, using selective components from the real thing and combining them to make a believable and very pleasing scene. Cap'n, Our primary goal was to build and share the experience with others and if only one person takes onboard what we have done and how we did it, then we have succeeded in our task. The reality was that it was far easier than expected, even without using Scenecraft's lovely station building and bashing a humble Peco station kit into a passable representation of a DCR station was a minor achievement. Now, we are looking forward to taking Child Okeford's PW Depot 'on the road' if only so that we can explain how and why we did it. Cheers Jack Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jack Benson Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Words are unnecessary Cheers JB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JZ Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Just needs a couple of crew. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jack Benson Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, JZ said: Just needs a couple of crew. Yes, it would be nice. In the best tradtions of Mikkel, some judicious surgery might provide a couple of suitable figures. Only one is designed for the Wickham, the two others are random bus drivers, all found in our 'rainy day' box. JB Edited October 11, 2019 by Jack Benson Images Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jack Benson Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 A final decision, Templecombe's resident Jinty really does cut the mustard when it comes to shunting when combined with Gaugemaster's W Handheld controller. It has been renumbered and weathered with a subtle wash of Humbrol enamel washes. The unseen crew are from Hardy Hobbies and must be hanging out of the left side of the cab. JB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrymx5 Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 (edited) On 07/10/2019 at 10:28, Jack Benson said: The return of the prodigal After the multiple failures of Hornby locos, confidence in the brand was at an all time low, the only the Hornby product in our ownership is actually exMainline. However, the prospect of a 'special' offer from TMC seemed too good to ignore and this is their Camelford (awaiting an eventual change to Crewkerne) and wearing a hint of weathering about the running gear. The proof of quality will be in the running qualities, as yet untested. Postscript edit:- Just tested, super smooth, it just needs new identity, brake rods, steps etc. Cheers This post may be of interest here. Edited October 12, 2019 by barrymx5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jack Benson Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 (edited) On 12/10/2019 at 23:58, barrymx5 said: This post may be of interest here. Hi Barry, The posting about the return of a Hornby Camelford was a belated response to the original entry in April - click here - which attempted to explain the rationale behind rebranding the layout to become a S&DJR subject after a number of Hornby mazak related failures of SR outline locos and the subsequent switch to a largely Bachmann powered stocklist. The 'leap of faith' to acquire another Camelford was made possible by TMC's offer to test the loco prior to dispatch and the model was also rigorously tested on arrival - it passed muster. However, it will remain the only Hornby loco on Child Okeford by virtue of the fact that the stocklist is now full* Cheers JB *except for the awaited Johnson 1P Edited October 20, 2019 by Jack Benson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jack Benson Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 (edited) FREE OFFER As posted elsewhere, we are considering abandoning Child Okeford with its stock and concentrating on the mini-diorama. The difficulty of disabled access and rapidly ageing nature of the Beaminster Road Group is daunting whilst the diorama stays indoors. Rather than selling the layout, it is offered as a functioning modular 16'x10' layout free for anyone to dismantle and take it away. Access is easy for anyone able-bodied with no parking issues and it is located in West Dorset. Stock and controls will be sold on eBay, otherwise the layout is free to take away. bensonjack1952@gmail.com Cheers Jack Edited October 23, 2019 by Jack Benson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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