A Nod To Brent - a friendly thread, filled with frivolity, cream teas and pasties. Longing for the happy days in the South Hams 1947.

[Mallard60022]

Talking of white van man and the Sun, I have just seen a little pus$y frightened by a big Rat at Bishop's Lyd. Early startle there today.

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[Mulgabill]

Was that this one?

 

 

Or this one?

 

Pics from yesterday.

 

All the best

 

TONY

[Mallard60022]

3 minutes ago, Mulgabill said:

Was that this one?

 

 

Or this one?

 

Pics from yesterday.

 

All the best

 

TONY

It was or this one...…..nice shots. I do like a two tone Rat and they make an unoffensive noise.

 

[gwrrob]

Followers of @checkrail Stoke Courtenay layout would have recently seen his coal wagons that use the POWsides transfers. I have a couple of Bachmann 7 planks going spare, the old GW coal wagons, so I've made a start on doing a couple myself. First I removed the transfers from the wagon using a fibreglass pencil before spraying with a Halfords primer. I then sprayed the body in Humbrol satin black No85 and the chassis matt black No33. I shall be ordering transfers for a Bradbury and Measham wagon although I doubt the lettering would have been visible post war. Lets see how well they apply and take it from there. Purists will tell me the wagon is wrong for the liveries but I want a cheap layout wagon in a livery seen in Kingsbridge yard.

 

[gwrrob]

A few more shots of 2884 class 3864 rounding the curve.

 

[Waraqah]

An interesting steamy weekend in Waraqah world. I went down to Lahndahn for an induction day on Saturday ahead of a summer teaching job, and I was at Hammersmith tube station on the way home when I saw this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8lzsBAc0GA

 

Followed on Sunday afternoon by Clun Castle with 6 or 7 on steaming through Acocks Green as I was heading out to do some shopping.

 

No pictures I'm afraid as in both cases, it was a complete surprise, and I wasn't able to get the phone camera sorted out in time. :-(

[gwrrob]

I recently mentioned getting some paper corridor connectors for the clerestory and here's one attached. You get quite a few for your money with these off ebay instead of the usual MM ones.

 

[gwrrob]

What is it with me and 'aircraft' Castles, here we see one , 5071 Spitfire on a down stopper.

 

[KNP]

1 minute ago, gwrrob said:

What is it with me and 'aircraft' Castles, here we see one , 5071 Spitfire on a down stopper.

 

 

 

You just ‘plane’ like them

[gwrrob]

[ian]

7 hours ago, gwrrob said:

What is it with me and 'aircraft' Castles

 

Sounds like a case of building castles in the air to me.

[colin penfold]

6 hours ago, ian said:

 

Sounds like a case of building castles in the air to me.

 

I'm tired of Castles in the air

 

D. Spair

 

Gna take my Chevy to the levy now....

[St Enodoc]

4 hours ago, colin penfold said:

 

I'm tired of Castles in the air

 

D. Spair

 

Gna take my Chevy to the levy now....

Bye, bye...

[Captain Kernow]

 

18 hours ago, KNP said:

You just ‘plane’ like them

 

11 hours ago, ian said:

Sounds like a case of building castles in the air to me.

 

4 hours ago, colin penfold said:

I'm tired of Castles in the air

 

Aerial views of castles, a lot of droning going on here.

 

[colin penfold]

13 hours ago, ian said:

 

Sounds like a case of building castles in the air to me.

 

And in response to the request, 5099 Sifnos Castle

 

[colin penfold]

And to prove it's in the air

 

 

Apologies for the long delay but as I'm not special I can only upload 1 picture at a time and I'm using glacial speed hotel wifi

[teaky]

Also, up in the air ...

 

[Oldddudders]

47 minutes ago, teaky said:

Also, up in the air ...

 

Ludwig Castle!

 

[gwrrob]

2 hours ago, colin penfold said:

 

And in response to the request, 5099 Sifnos Castle

 

 

 

Greece is the word.

[teaky]

1 hour ago, Oldddudders said:

Ludwig Castle!

 

Yes, but Neuschwanstein would be more of a challenge to the nameplate manufacturer. 

 

Incidentally, this was taken a couple of weeks ago on a day when we approached the Tegelberg (the mountain behind/south of Neuschwanstein) in glorious sunshine, climbed up through the clouds and then walked westwards above the gradually clearing clouds before starting to drop down again to this view and then across the Marienbruke.

 

Here's a snap from a little earlier which also shows the town of Füssen in the distance where we stayed and which was the start and finish of our walk.

 

[gwrrob]

A couple of videos this afternoon.

 

 

[bgman]

19 hours ago, teaky said:

Also, up in the air ...

 

 

If anyone is contemplating camping I can thoroughly recommend the campsite next the the lake in the distance. Inexpensive and quiet with excellent facilities should you need them.

 

G

 

 

This is was taken looking back towards said castle in the air from my tent.

Edited June 29, 2019 by bgman

[gwrrob]

Bl**dy foreign holidays, doesn't anyone holiday in this country anymore.  I also think there should be tax breaks for people who holiday in this country, especially the West Country.

 

 

English Tourist Board.

[teaky]

14 minutes ago, bgman said:

 

If anyone is contemplating camping I can thoroughly recommend the campsite next the the lake in the distance. Inexpensive and quiet with excellent facilities should you need them.

 

This is was taken looking back towards said castle in the air from my tent.

 

The day after walking the mountain behind Neuschwanstein we hired some bicycles and followed the well signposted 33km route around the Foggensee.  I think we passed that campsite and it did look nice.

[teaky]

2 minutes ago, gwrrob said:

Bl**dy foreign holidays, doesn't anyone holiday in this country anymore.  I also think there should be tax breaks for people who holiday in this country, especially the West Country.

 

 

English Tourist Board.

We went to north Devon last year.