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

[2750Papyrus]

1 minute ago, colin penfold said:

Hattons platform 1 blog on you tube has some images of the new 4mm mogul. No filthy version yet....

 

Not till after the watershed......

[colin penfold]

19 minutes ago, 2750Papyrus said:

the watershed......

 

Is that sub to 81c ?

 

[Clearwater]

4 hours ago, 2750Papyrus said:

 

Not till after the watershed......

Wouldn’t the watershed wash the muck off?

[2750Papyrus]

Depends if the watershed is a noun or a verb.

[Nick Gough]

7 hours ago, 2750Papyrus said:

 

 the watershed......

 

6 hours ago, colin penfold said:

 

Is that sub to 81c ?

 

No it's the metal bit on top of the coaling stage.

[gwrrob]

Friday afternoon delight with more Hall action this time with a small prairie 5551 for company. Photo copyright A York/BRM.

 

[Mallard60022]

Bit late there Rob. Should have been deck the Halls a couple of weeks ago matey. Great pic though; like the tone.

Ar$£

[gwrrob]

3 minutes ago, Mallard60022 said:

Bit late there Rob. Should have been deck the Halls a couple of weeks ago matey. Great pic though; like the tone.

Ar$£

 

No I’m actually early as there’s probably a pigeon van being announced on Monday.

 

Richard Dastardly.

[Mallard60022]

1 hour ago, gwrrob said:

 

No I’m actually early as there’s probably a pigeon van being announced on Monday.

 

Richard Dastardly.

Which Diagram mate?

P

[Tony Wright]

3 hours ago, gwrrob said:

 

No I’m actually early as there’s probably a pigeon van being announced on Monday.

 

Richard Dastardly.

'there’s probably a pigeon van being announced on Monday.'

 

Is there? 

 

Great picture (typical AY, and great modelling as well), but wouldn't both the Hall and the Prairie have screw shackles? 

 

Regards,

 

Tony. 

[gwrrob]

14 minutes ago, Tony Wright said:

'there’s probably a pigeon van being announced on Monday.'

 

Great picture (typical AY, and great modelling as well), but wouldn't both the Hall and the Prairie have screw shackles? 

 

 

 

I'm being my usual facetious self Tony. I know nothing.

 

Since that 2016 photo the Hall has received a new livery and identity plus a screw link. However, 5551 doesn't usually run that way as you can see by the loco lamp on the smokebox. I remember just putting any old coupling on the hook for the shot in question.

[KeithMacdonald]

3 hours ago, gwrrob said:

No I’m actually early as there’s probably a pigeon van being announced on Monday.

 

Like this?

 

https://www.steve-banks.org/prototype-and-traffic/128-pigeon-traffic-historical

 

and

 

 

Coooo!

 

[brianusa]

55 minutes ago, Tony Wright said:

'there’s probably a pigeon van being announced on Monday.'

 

Is there? 

 

Great picture (typical AY, and great modelling as well), but wouldn't both the Hall and the Prairie have screw shackles? 

 

Regards,

 

Tony. 

 

Details, details................................

     Brian

[Tony Wright]

11 hours ago, brianusa said:

 

Details, details................................

     Brian

 

'Details, details................................'

 

But vital, Brian?

 

I dip into this most-popular thread regularly, because it contains so much good modelling, and doesn't go off too often into 'daft' things. It's amusing and educative, which is why I follow it.

 

I suppose I'm speaking as a photographer here. I'll compose/take model railway pictures on some layouts and, on processing them, 'realism' is ruined (in my opinion, of course) by a gross, tension-lock coupling protruding from underneath a buffer beam or, a  lack of lamps or incorrectly-displayed ones! 

 

Rob's are far less obtrusive.

 

Regards,

 

Tony. 

 

 

[brianusa]

Hi Tony, I am also a regular dipper into this thread although it has little in common with my tinplate trains.  Even in my OO days, I was content to run OOTB as my modelling skills are not that great but enough to please me.  Therefore, please don't take my cynical comments to heart - I am always impressed by the fine calibre of modelling as shown on ANTB.  Plus I know the area fairly well, at least as it was years ago.

     Brian.

[bgman]

Just a quick update....

 

I'm now the very, very proud Grandfather of Grandson number two this evening, daughter and baby both doing well !!!

G

[Captain Kernow]

13 hours ago, bgman said:

Just a quick update....

 

I'm now the very, very proud Grandfather of Grandson number two this evening, daughter and baby both doing well !!!

G

How about a 'Grandfathers Special', Robin, to celebrate Grahame's good news?

 

[gwrrob]

31 minutes ago, Captain Kernow said:

How about a 'Grandfathers Special', Robin, to celebrate Grahame's good news?

 

 

Of course, so what would you like in particular.

[KNP]

Dean Goods please!

[gwrrob]

39 minutes ago, KNP said:

Dean Goods please!

 

You 'd be lucky as I don't have one,

[Mallard60022]

1 hour ago, gwrrob said:

 

Of course, so what would you like in particular.

Big Tanky on secret weapon Goods.

P

[Clive Mortimore]

1 hour ago, gwrrob said:

 

You 'd be lucky as I don't have one,

 

I thought it was an unwritten rule that all GWR modellers had a Dean Goods. Most shocked.

 

As it is a celebration of a new member of the next generation of puffer nutters wouldn't a broken down class 800 be more fitting.

 

No Dean Goods well I never.

[gwrrob]

49 minutes ago, Mallard60022 said:

Big Tanky on secret weapon Goods.

P

 

That I can do. Newton based 72xx class 7220 seen somewhere in Devon.

 

[KeithMacdonald]

23 minutes ago, Clive Mortimore said:

I thought it was an unwritten rule that all GWR modellers had a Dean Goods. Most shocked.

 

Err, I'm modelling GWR and I don't have a Dean Goods.

 

Oh, infamy, infamy!

[bgman]

2 hours ago, gwrrob said:

 

Of course, so what would you like in particular.

 

2 hours ago, gwrrob said:

 

You 'd be lucky as I don't have one,

 

23 minutes ago, Clive Mortimore said:

 

I thought it was an unwritten rule that all GWR modellers had a Dean Goods. Most shocked.

 

As it is a celebration of a new member of the next generation of puffer nutters wouldn't a broken down class 800 be more fitting.

 

No Dean Goods well I never.

 

Well I can soon put that right......

 

 

Maybe slightly a few days after the Chrimbo but my other Grandson wouldn't complain 

It just so happens to be his favourite locomotive too.

 

"O" for another Dean Goods !

 

Robin, you seriously need to get yourself one for ANTB as Clive quite correctly says, " I thought it was an unwritten rule that all GWR modellers had a Dean Goods ".

 

Thank you all very much for the kind comments, I appreciate them all.

 

G