Andrew P Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Just had a look at the Pics above and it looks really neat, I'm going back to page 1 later for a full look through so you may get some more ticks I would imagine. All the best, Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold nickwood Posted April 5, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 5, 2014 Just had a look at the Pics above and it looks really neat, I'm going back to page 1 later for a full look through so you may get some more ticks I would imagine. All the best, Andy Thank you kind sir. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold nickwood Posted April 22, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 22, 2014 Bumped to remind anyone who is interested that I will be at Sutton Coldfield this weekend with Much Murkle. Looks to be a good line up of layouts and should be well worth a visit on either Staurday or Sunday. Details in post no 206 above. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Hi Woody, I hope to get there at least for an hour or two. Have a good NO GREAT Show. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold nickwood Posted April 23, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 23, 2014 Thanks Andrew. Please make yourself known, it's always good to meet fellow RMwebbers 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted April 23, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 23, 2014 Thanks Andrew. Please make yourself known, it's always good to meet fellow RMwebbers I'll hopefully pop along and introduce myself on Sunday then Nick.Lovely layout that must be seen in the flesh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold nickwood Posted April 24, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 24, 2014 Make sure that you do Robin. I look forward to it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted April 27, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 27, 2014 It was really nice to catch this in the flesh this morning at Sutton Coldfield.Worth the entrance fee alone to see it runs as well as it looks.Slow moving locos etc.It has the GWR charm about it with everything looking right.Nice to meet Nick and his team too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Just to reiterate what Robin has said, I think we arrived at Much Murkle about the same time this morning and the Layout is way beyond expectations. The balance of scenic colour mixed with prototypical running made the viewing a real pleasure. Here are some pics from my short visit this morning. And finally one of Nick, (far left), and Robin (grwrob / A nod to Brent) in deep discussion on the merits of the GWR. Hope you like them Nick Bodge 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 And a few more from today Nick. 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold nickwood Posted April 27, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 27, 2014 I've just got home and unpacked Much Murkle. What an enjoyable weekend. Great organisation by the Sutton Coldfiled MRS and my thanks go to Nigel Gosling and his team for looking after us so well. The audience was a very mixed bunch from grandparents and parents with their offspring who were very well behaved through to the very knowledgeable enthusiasts. We had a great time sharing many laughs and answering many questions with everyone who stopped and spent time in front of Much Murkle, and there were many of them. We were very busy all weekend which made the time pass all too quickly. It was great to meet Andy, I love the photos by the way, particularly the one of the Cider Factory and Rob and have a chat with some fellows who appreciate the finer points of the GWR It was especially gratifying for Much Murkle to be awarded "Best Visiting Layout" I'll finish with a message to Andy Yorke. If you're reading this Andy watch out for Phil Parker's boot !!! I'm now going to sink a few glasses of RLW 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 I've just got home and unpacked Much Murkle. What an enjoyable weekend. Great organisation by the Sutton Coldfiled MRS and my thanks go to Nigel Gosling and his team for looking after us so well. The audience was a very mixed bunch from grandparents and parents with their offspring who were very well behaved through to the very knowledgeable enthusiasts. We had a great time sharing many laughs and answering many questions with everyone who stopped and spent time in front of Much Murkle, and there were many of them. We were very busy all weekend which made the time pass all too quickly. It was great to meet Andy, I love the photos by the way, particularly the one of the Cider Factory and Rob and have a chat with some fellows who appreciate the finer points of the GWR It was especially gratifying for Much Murkle to be awarded "Best Visiting Layout" I'll finish with a message to Andy Yorke. If you're reading this Andy watch out for Phil Parker's boot !!! I'm now going to sink a few glasses of RLW And very well deserved it was too, well done again. :locomotive: :locomotive: :locomotive: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed a/c Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Great photos Andy and a great layout Nick ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john flann Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Nick, I'm so glad that you had such an enjoyable weekend with MM and I like to thank Andy for those very atmospheric pictures. Nowhere near as good as being there, but in the circumstance not far off. I also saw a 'Duke-Dog' I think, was that so? It looked entirely at home on MM and set me thinking as to whether I could justify one for Hintock. Maybe I could. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold nickwood Posted April 27, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 27, 2014 Nick, I'm so glad that you had such an enjoyable weekend with MM and I like to thank Andy for those very atmospheric pictures. Nowhere near as good as being there, but in the circumstance not far off. I also saw a 'Duke-Dog' I think, was that so? It looked entirely at home on MM and set me thinking as to whether I could justify one for Hintock. Maybe I could. John Thank you and yes you did see a Dukedog, a recent addition to the roster. It's main duties are hauling outgoing ciders and perrys from Rancoutt's to the marshalling yards at Worcester ready for onward distribution to discerning customers around the West Midlands and beyond. It is a lovely loco and the control is probably the best I have experienced in DC. Annoyingly though, Bachmann in their wisdom have chosen to only make the GWR version DCC fitted which means those of us who run on DC have to purchase a chip which is of no use to us. The BR version is available with or without. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium M.I.B Posted April 28, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 28, 2014 It is a lovely loco and the control is probably the best I have experienced in DC. Annoyingly though, Bachmann in their wisdom have chosen to only make the GWR version DCC fitted which means those of us who run on DC have to purchase a chip which is of no use to us. Nick, Are you running this with the chip fitted (ie it has set itself automatically to DC mode) , or did you remove it? Elsewere on RM Web I was advised to just run it on DC and it will be fne as the chip has an inbuilt DC mode. I look forward to running mine when i finally get home. Many thank for an inspiring post, and to Andy for the photos from the weekend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold nickwood Posted April 28, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 28, 2014 Nick, Are you running this with the chip fitted (ie it has set itself automatically to DC mode) , or did you remove it? Elsewere on RM Web I was advised to just run it on DC and it will be fne as the chip has an inbuilt DC mode. I look forward to running mine when i finally get home. Many thank for an inspiring post, and to Andy for the photos from the weekend. Hi MIB I did remove the chip and fitted the blanking plate. Like you I had been told it should run ok with the chip in but I have to say that I didn't try it on DC at all so I can't confirm this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium M.I.B Posted April 28, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 28, 2014 Thanks for letting me know. I have far too many locos to go DCC now, so I have never bothered learning about what does and doesn't work DCC/DC. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allegheny1600 Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Howdy! Just wanted to say that I've really enjoyed reading through your thread, Nick - it's highly inspiring! May I just say that any unwanted DCC decoders can always be sold (on here or Ebay), just a thought to try & help out! All the best, John E. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post nickwood Posted August 18, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted August 18, 2014 (edited) I can't believe that i've not updated my thread since April. I've just started to get Much Murkle ready for its next outing at Andover on the 30 & 31 August, then it will be at RMweb Live on 13 & 14 September so a busy time ahead. Not much has happened since the last update but I have recently built a few whitemetal kits to add a bit of detail here and there. A few platform barrows A flat bed dray waiting to be loaded in the goods yard A horse drawn parcels van. This may be out of era but I couldn't resist it. and finally the Cider factory couldn't be without a delivery dray Edited December 21, 2022 by nickwood 27 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David C Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Nice work! The inevitable question: who makes the platform barrow and sack trucks? And the lamp, while I think of it! David C Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold nickwood Posted August 18, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 18, 2014 Nice work! The inevitable question: who makes the platform barrow and sack trucks? And the lamp, while I think of it! David C Thanks, All those you have mentioned are from Dart Castings. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted August 18, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 18, 2014 Those new bits and bobs are superb Nick and bring a scene to life.I'm looking forward to seeing this again at the Ricoh. Nice to see Mrs Honeyman from my thread has made it to your platform as well.Complete with her trug. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted August 18, 2014 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Nice pics Nick, just had a look back at the pics I took at Sutton Coldfield and realised I called Robin grwrob in post #215 instead of gwrrob, whoops hope he wont mind. Have a good show at Andover, Bodge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold nickwood Posted August 18, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 18, 2014 Thanks to you all for the comments and 'likes' Rob, It's actually Marjorie Edwards the local doctor's wife on the platform. I won't mention to her that she's got a doppleganger Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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