RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted August 4, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 4, 2014 Barnstaple could be the place to be next year... Could be! Invites emailed this evening for Charmouth and DiTD ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted August 4, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 4, 2014 Could be! Invites emailed this evening for Charmouth and DiTD ! There may be a delay on a reply from Mr Ross, he's busy eating pies tonight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted August 10, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 10, 2014 Another very enjoyable weekend on Charmouth at Rail Wells! I took a few photos and will post later in the week when I get chance to upload from my camera. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post mudmagnet Posted August 14, 2014 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted August 14, 2014 Finally found the time to upload the photos! 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted August 14, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 14, 2014 Very nice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted August 14, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 14, 2014 Very nice. Runs as well as it looks ! Not withstanding that DLT started the layout in the 80's ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Runs as well as it looks ! Not withstanding that DLT started the layout in the 80's ! You can't rush a good job... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hybridangel77 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 I am not into the steam era but WOW the detail in this layout is nothing short of amazing....something to aspire to!!! Terry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted August 14, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 14, 2014 Thanks very much for the comments guys, and many thanks to Mudders for the latest photos. Your sleepers are in the post by the way. Its true that most of the track was laid in 1984, but some of it dates from as late as 1990. Some of the locos have been running for all that time and are VERY well run-in, and in one case almost to the point of being worn out. With that in mind I have three more locos I want to build, but DON'T hold your breath. Currently doing a few minor repairs to stock following Wells, mainly due to the early wagons starting to self-destruct. And the station chimney fell off. The Garratt is a bit of a personal indulgence and makes only occasional appearances, usually on the Sunday afternoon of a show. Likewise the Baldwin Gas Mechanical has been a favourite ever since I saw Moelwyn on the FR, and when the kit appeared I had to justify it. Its unlikely that it would have had sufficient range to reach Charmouth, and would be confined to Bridport and the harbour tramway. All the best, Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Gwinnett Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Likewise the Baldwin Gas Mechanical has been a favourite ever since I saw Moelwyn on the FR, and when the kit appeared I had to justify it. Its unlikely that it would have had sufficient range to reach Charmouth, and would be confined to Bridport and the harbour tramway. All the best, Dave. If ever an excuse was needed for some colourful interwar petrol cans, or military surplus "flimsies" (not jerry cans please, they were a WW2 invention in Allied service), then this sounds like it. If there is insufficient space to stack some on board, how about a dedicated open wagon/tender rather like a Scottish pug? After all, the steamers must have paused for water along the line, why not allow the Baldwin a moment for refreshment as well? Cheers Jon 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted August 15, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 15, 2014 Nice idea John, I'll look into it. It would certainly need a tender of some sort, there is precious little space on the loco. Thanks for the suggestion, Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted August 15, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 15, 2014 Thanks Dave, sleepers arrived safely today. Will be for a new project later in the year! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted February 2, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 2, 2015 I have just accepted the invitation to take Charmouth for one of its occasional outsings, to Barnstaple on July 25th this year. Cheers, Dave. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted February 2, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 2, 2015 Charmouth alone would make a trip to Barnstaple worth while. I did enjoy seeing it a Exeter last year. Don Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted February 2, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 2, 2015 Charmouth alone would make a trip to Barnstaple worth while. I did enjoy seeing it a Exeter last year. Don It certainly will! Very much looking forward to Dave bringing Charmouth to Barnstaple! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted July 17, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 17, 2015 (edited) With the Barnstaple show looming up in a weeks time, I had better put in a bit of work on Charmouth. This time its tidying up/refurbishing the bits that DIDN'T get done for Warley 2012; namely the embankment behind the mainline and the area around the level crossing, these being the last bits to be built. The main problem is the Woodland Scenics foliage that over time fades to a sort of overall browny-yellow colour. I've still got the original packets bought when I was building the layout and they've been stored in a box, in a cupboard, so they've not had the chance to fade. Hmm, some of the grass is looking a bit threadbare as well Cheers, Dave. Edited September 20, 2022 by DLT 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Gwinnett Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Taken on a nice Autumnal tinge... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted July 19, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 19, 2015 Dave, we'll be down at Barnytubby show with Diesels in the Duchy. Will be good to meet up again. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted July 20, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2015 I shall have to say hello to both of you if I make it. Perhaps Dave may even let me have a play sorry operate. Don 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted July 22, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 22, 2015 (edited) Here some progress photos of Woodland Scenics applications. Even the stuff that I added three years ago has faded a bit, so it shouldn't take long for it all to harmonise. More when I've finished. Edited September 20, 2022 by DLT 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted July 22, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 22, 2015 I suppose it is realistic after all the real stuff fades in the sun. Apart from the plastic bags that first photo looks just like todays landscapers are there, just hack away and leave stuff all over the place Today we tried the footpath onto the Dunes and where the mad strimmer had been it was knee deep, no attempt to clear a path. I had to carry the little terrier. I have no doubt it will look just like the old days when it was mostly hand tools and men who were proud to do a 'proper' job. Don 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted July 22, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 22, 2015 I suppose it is realistic after all the real stuff fades in the sun. Apart from the plastic bags that first photo looks just like todays landscapers are there, just hack away and leave stuff all over the place Today we tried the footpath onto the Dunes and where the mad strimmer had been it was knee deep, no attempt to clear a path. I had to carry the little terrier. I have no doubt it will look just like the old days when it was mostly hand tools and men who were proud to do a 'proper' job. Don Hi Don, I have since been round with the brush and the hoover, so it looks a bit tidier now. I guess the plastic bags would like right for today's scene, but mine are a tad overscale.... Cheers, Dave. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted July 23, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 23, 2015 (edited) All cleaned up and ready to go. All hedge cuttings and plastic bags swept away. I even found time to add some fresh blue paint to the sky, which had been taking on a grey-ish tinge. Yes I know, there's a bit of fence-rail missing. See you on Saturday, Dave. Edited September 20, 2022 by DLT 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted July 23, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 23, 2015 All cleaned up and ready to go. All hedge cuttings and plastic bags swept away. I even found time to add some fresh blue paint to the sky, which had been taking on a grey-ish tinge. IMG_7966 small.jpg IMG_7965 small.jpg IMG_7963 small.jpg Yes I know, there's a bit of fence-rail missing. See you on Saturday, Dave. There often is a bit of fence missing in real life Dave. All looking fine. Maintenance of the scenics often gets overlooked. Don Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted July 28, 2015 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted July 28, 2015 Charmouth performed well at Barnstaple, and my thanks to everyone who came and said nice things about the layout. We kept losing power in the fiddle yard, the cause was one of the brass wipers that contact the sides of the cassettes losing its springiness, and eventually breaking off. When I got home I cut a new strip from a piece of hard springy brass I found in the bottom of my bits box, and I'm pretty sure its the same piece that the originals were cut from when I built it in 1990. That's the first repair I've ever had to do on the fiddle yard, not bad for 25 years! Cheers, Dave. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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