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

[Siberian Snooper]

2 minutes ago, Tim Dubya said:

 

Cooper-Craft have them...

 

http://shop.cooper-craft.co.uk/index.php?cPath=60_67

 

He's also got the Blacksmith range too, don't forget...

 

The bastard!

 

Just a reminder, don't part with any monies in that direction, unless you have what you want in your hands. There have been enough warnings and threads about CooperCraft.

 

 

[Tim Dubya]

1 minute ago, Siberian Snooper said:

 

Just a reminder, don't part with any monies in that direction, unless you have what you want in your hands. There have been enough warnings and threads about CooperCraft.

 

Fear not, I take my chances on the eBay, at least then I know I'm being fleeced upfront

 

On the Toplight front, the only mention I can find is from Slaters March 2020 catalogue, with NYA next to it.  Even us Southern boys want them 

[gwrrob]

2 hours ago, 2ManySpams said:

 

I see that the hole in the barn roof is still receiving consideration...

 

It has been since before March 2013 chum.

[gwrrob]

Only a few shots today as I haven't done much in the railway room but here's some close ups of the products I'm using and a poor attempt at doing a Rosebay Willow.

 

https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blogs/entry/22537-a-simple-embankment-diorama-part-5-adding-typical-flora/

 

 

[toboldlygo]

3 hours ago, gwrrob said:

Only a few shots today as I haven't done much in the railway room but here's some close ups of the products I'm using and a poor attempt at doing a Rosebay Willow.

 

https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blogs/entry/22537-a-simple-embankment-diorama-part-5-adding-typical-flora/

 

 

 

Where's Percy Thrower?

[46444]

53 minutes ago, toboldlygo said:

 

Where's Percy Thrower?

 

Whoooo?! 

[Oldddudders]

56 minutes ago, toboldlygo said:

 

Where's Percy Thrower?

Or Arthur Fallowfield?

[toboldlygo]

22 minutes ago, 46444 said:

 

Whoooo?! 

 

One of the first presenter's of Gardeners World - that's who  

 

And Blue Peter's resident gardener till shortly before his death in 1988  

[gwrrob]

39 minutes ago, toboldlygo said:

 

One of the first presenter's of Gardeners World - that's who  

 

And Blue Peter's resident gardener till shortly before his death in 1988  

 

I might be wrong and maybe I dreamt it but I think he was a young @AY Mod the reporter, first interview .

[2750Papyrus]

Where's Percy Thrower?

 

Or rambling Sid Rumpold? 

[toboldlygo]

36 minutes ago, gwrrob said:

 

I might be wrong and maybe I dreamt it but I think he was a young @AY Mod the reporter, first interview .

 

Percy had more hair  

[46444]

2 hours ago, toboldlygo said:

And Blue Peter's resident gardener till shortly before his death in 1988  

 

Didn't Gene Hunt have something to do with the Blue Peter Garden? 

 

 

[46444]

2 hours ago, toboldlygo said:

 

One of the first presenter's of Gardeners World - that's who  

 

 

Where's Carol Klein when you need her?...

Edited June 28, 2020 by 46444

[toboldlygo]

1 minute ago, 46444 said:

 

Where's Carol Klein when you need her?...

 

Nah, Francis Tophill or Kirsty Wilson for me  

[46444]

3 minutes ago, toboldlygo said:

 

.... or Kirsty Wilson for me  

 

She certainly brightens up Beech Grove...

[St Enodoc]

4 hours ago, toboldlygo said:

 

One of the first presenter's of Gardeners World - that's who  

 

And Blue Peter's resident gardener till shortly before his death in 1988  

His daughter Debbie used to present South Today in the 80s.

[Limpley Stoker]

The answer lies in the soil .  That’s where Percy Thrower went.

[Denbridge]

On 27/06/2020 at 15:51, Tim Dubya said:

 

Cooper-Craft have them...

 

http://shop.cooper-craft.co.uk/index.php?cPath=60_67

 

He's also got the Blacksmith range too, don't forget...

 

The bastard!

Cooper craft does not have them.

The tooling and ownership reverted back to Slaters, who are slowly bringing the 4mm range back to life. They've already released most of the wagons and are working to release the carriages as and when they get the time to do so.

[45568]

I can't think of a better photo to highlight John Whiteley's Flicker feed, as noted elsewhere in the fora by Andy Kirkham.

 

Relevant to the thread too!

Cheers from Oz,

Peter C.

 

[gwrrob]

What a glorious photo for lots of reasons.

[gwrrob]

For those with deeper pockets Polak do some rather nice gorse bushes, for a price. I decided to redo mine myself using a base of dyed Woodland Scenic poly fibre. Here I soaked it overnight in a raw umber acrylic paint mix. When dry I stretched it out and fixed it to the layout with neat pva, again leaving to dry. Then a 50/50 water pva solution was applied and the dark green Noch leaves were generously added and again left to dry. The final touch is to add the yellow flowering foliage from WS to the top. Gorse generally flowers all year round and is more profuse than you'd think.

 

[gwrrob]

In other news and it's great to see 5239 Goliath back in service in South Devon, my kids favourite, it's been a long time, getting ready for the PDSR reopening next week. Seen here in the new bay platform at Paignton.

 

[Tim Dubya]

15 minutes ago, gwrrob said:

In other news and it's great to see 5239 Goliath back in service in South Devon...

 

Was that overhaul at Cranmore Rob?

[Siberian Snooper]

It was!

 

 

[toboldlygo]

2 hours ago, gwrrob said:

In other news and it's great to see 5239 Goliath back in service in South Devon, my kids favourite, it's been a long time, getting ready for the PDSR reopening next week. Seen here in the new bay platform at Paignton.

 

 

Suspiciously too clean for a 52xx - must be a shed Queen