RMweb Premium Kylestrome Posted April 4, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 4, 2020 The thread title is a bit misleading. I thought you had sold both layouts ... Great modelling! David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Hi Kevin, Hope you are well. I am glad Leaford has a new home. I certainly enjoyed my visit and go at operating Leaford. Hope you are enjoying Millway Dock it looks great, any plans for extending it now you have the room. Cheers Peter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampshire Hog Posted April 4, 2020 Author Share Posted April 4, 2020 Sorry to be confusing in the title Kylestrome I will sort it out as soon as I fathom out how? Hi Pete, I hope you are well in these difficult times, I have already given some thought to another layout by purchasing some additional baseboards the same dimensions as Millway Dock and using the existing support legs and fiddle yards, not some much an extension but a new project perhaps something a bit more rural. Kevin 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampshire Hog Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 Early morning at Millway Dock, driver of BRS AEC Mandater has gone for a pee in the process of sheeting down his fresh load of animal feed, it’s probably the excitement of having a load on new fangled pallets for a change, rather than the usual handball!! In the meantime shutter D3105 carries on with its business. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampshire Hog Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 Work continues at Millway Dock, another load of animal feed this time on a BRS ERF KV waits to be roped and sheeted, whilst Robson’s Foden waits for the crane to unload its concrete manhole rings, he hopes he can get away quickly as he will loose his return load. In the meantime LPA ‘s Sentinal no 8 “Tiger” waits for its next move. 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampshire Hog Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 There must be a cruise ship in! Ruston shunter D 2986 (straight out of Eastleigh after an F exam) places ex LNER Gresley luggage van on the loading bay. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted April 10, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 10, 2020 Is that the next project then Kevin? A full size cruise ship to hide a stool while sitting in front of the layout 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampshire Hog Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 You may jest, and wouldn't that be great Paul, but even the smallest of cruise ships even from the 60's (Canberra for instance in comparison to todays monsters) would dwarf Millway Dock, Oh yes! I have certainly thought about it. Kevin. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melangoose Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 A scale model of the Canberra would be great Kev, what an idea. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted April 10, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 10, 2020 It’d be great for cruising round a show, parting the crowds with the bow and plenty of drinks to choose from as you go 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampshire Hog Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 Hang on you guys, don’t get to carried away, I have to finish building this one yet. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted April 10, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 10, 2020 We will count that as practice Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melangoose Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 (edited) I think Kevin should be-friend this chap A nice model of the ship Edinburgh Castle, next in the que. Edited April 10, 2020 by Melangoose 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampshire Hog Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 Wow, I think I have a long way to go before I can create anything like that, what a fantastic job, it would be interesting to see how the modern cruise ships would look in model form built to the same scales as above, for example the QE2 was approx 65000. tonnes (which was considered as big by any standard) whereas the Oasis of the Seas weighs in at approx 220,000.tonnes. Thanks for that Nigel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Temeraire Posted April 10, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 10, 2020 11 hours ago, PaulRhB said: A full size cruise ship to hide a stool while sitting in front of the layout Blimey that would be some stool, I'd bring a shovel and put it on me roses! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted April 10, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 10, 2020 Well there’s a lot of toilets onboard . . . It’d certainly be different to people complaining about being run over by mobility scooters at Warley Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 On 10/04/2020 at 17:05, Hampshire Hog said: Wow, I think I have a long way to go before I can create anything like that, what a fantastic job, it would be interesting to see how the modern cruise ships would look in model form built to the same scales as above, Surely all you need is a pile of breeze blocks and some white paint? Careful though that it doesn't turn out too elegant. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 On 05/04/2020 at 04:23, Hampshire Hog said: Sorry to be confusing in the title Kylestrome I will sort it out as soon as I fathom out how? Hi Pete, I hope you are well in these difficult times, I have already given some thought to another layout by purchasing some additional baseboards the same dimensions as Millway Dock and using the existing support legs and fiddle yards, not some much an extension but a new project perhaps something a bit more rural. Kevin Thanks Kevin, We are going ok. Good to hear you are thinking of doing something else. Cheers Peter. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampshire Hog Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, BernardTPM said: Surely all you need is a pile of breeze blocks and some white paint? Careful though that it doesn't turn out too elegant. Hi Bernard I don’t know what you mean! I suppose they are the same as any other machine, designed to a job efficiently, safely, and also be able to cope with worst conditions that the weather can throw at them, satisfy the needs of 6500 individuals and make lots of money for their owners, there is not a lot left to look good. Kevin Edited April 12, 2020 by Hampshire Hog spelling correction 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampshire Hog Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 41 minutes ago, P.C.M said: Thanks Kevin, We are going ok. Good to hear you are thinking of doing something else. Cheers Peter. Hi Pete it is good to hear you are well, I have some buildings that I built many years ago for Leaway Park that never got used, it is a shame not to use them, I am hoping to be able to use them. Cheers Kevin 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Hampshire Hog said: Hi Pete it is good to hear you are well, I have some buildings that I built many years ago for Leaway Park that never got used, it is a shame not to use them, I am hoping to be able to use them. Cheers Kevin Nice, It would be a shame not to use them. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Glad the layout has gone to a good home. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampshire Hog Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 15 hours ago, ess1uk said: Glad the layout has gone to a good home. Yes ess1uk I am very lucky that Rhys took Leaford on and plans to develop it further. I am sorry to say that the Brockenhurst show has been postponed until possibly later in the year, depending how long this horrid Coronavirus crisis continues meaning Millway Docks second show appearance will not now happen in May. One of LPA’s Sentinal no 7 threads it’s way through the narrowest part of the dock with a mixed freight. Kevin 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampshire Hog Posted May 3, 2020 Author Share Posted May 3, 2020 Containerisation in the 60’s, a busy scene being supervised by the Harbour Master in the late afternoon sun! 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampshire Hog Posted May 7, 2020 Author Share Posted May 7, 2020 LPA’s Janus no 5 drags failed sister loco No 10 off to the dockyard workshop for repair, which by the look of no 10 it is no stranger too. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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