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You can come out from behind the sofa now Grahame…….the tractors are grey……and now on the carflat I’m going to use for them. Some weathering required I think.

Red coat next for the tractors!

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Other than a bit of touching up the Tractors are all done. A trawl of the Interweb showed them with red or silver grey wheels …..so I’ve done both. Apologies for the close up picture……they do look a lot better than that……especially from a distance!

 

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Well 2021 has been a productive year for work on Olympia. It all works, apart from the *&&£££!$ Dapol UQ signal. More buildings completed, more started! Hopefully 2022 will see the layout nearly finished……no layout is ever finished…..and then maybe an exhibition in 2023!


Predictions for 2022…..tongue in cheek

Bachmann find a container load of N gauge stock they had forgotten about, mainly blue / grey Mk1s and Mk2s
Spring Quarter releases include a 6B Hastings DEMU

Oxford Diecast release loads of 1970s cars, lorries and buses entirely made from plastic.

Brighton and Hove Albion win the premiership

Harveys open a pub in York

Haxby Railway station gets built, but not at the councils first choice site.

Mrs G says yes to a railway around the garden.

 

It just remains for me to wish everyone on RMweb a Happy New Year……now where did I put the bottle opener?

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10 minutes ago, acg5324 said:

Well 2021 has been a productive year for work on Olympia. It all works, apart from the *&&£££!$ Dapol UQ signal. More buildings completed, more started! Hopefully 2022 will see the layout nearly finished……no layout is ever finished…..and then maybe an exhibition in 2023!


Predictions for 2022…..tongue in cheek

Bachmann find a container load of N gauge stock they had forgotten about, mainly blue / grey Mk1s and Mk2s
Spring Quarter releases include a 6B Hastings DEMU

Oxford Diecast release loads of 1970s cars, lorries and buses entirely made from plastic.

Brighton and Hove Albion win the premiership

Harveys open a pub in York

Haxby Railway station gets built, but not at the councils first choice site.

Mrs G says yes to a railway around the garden.

 

It just remains for me to wish everyone on RMweb a Happy New Year……now where did I put the bottle opener?

Happy new year to you too. Are you sure you need a bottle opener. Looking at those predictions I would say that you have already had a few :P

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9 hours ago, acg5324 said:

Other than a bit of touching up the Tractors are all done. A trawl of the Interweb showed them with red or silver grey wheels …..so I’ve done both. Apologies for the close up picture……they do look a lot better than that……especially from a distance!

 

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Very nice. Would they have been roped down or just chocked?

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8 hours ago, acg5324 said:

Well 2021 has been a productive year for work on Olympia. It all works, apart from the *&&£££!$ Dapol UQ signal. More buildings completed, more started! Hopefully 2022 will see the layout nearly finished……no layout is ever finished…..and then maybe an exhibition in 2023!


Predictions for 2022…..tongue in cheek

Bachmann find a container load of N gauge stock they had forgotten about, mainly blue / grey Mk1s and Mk2s
Spring Quarter releases include a 6B Hastings DEMU

Oxford Diecast release loads of 1970s cars, lorries and buses entirely made from plastic.

Brighton and Hove Albion win the premiership

Harveys open a pub in York

Haxby Railway station gets built, but not at the councils first choice site.

Mrs G says yes to a railway around the garden.

 

It just remains for me to wish everyone on RMweb a Happy New Year……now where did I put the bottle opener?

I'll go along with all of those except no 4.

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8 hours ago, St Enodoc said:

Very nice. Would they have been roped down or just chocked?

I don’t know, I did ask the question earlier but no response. They only weigh 1.5 tons each so chocks maybe enough.

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10 hours ago, St Enodoc said:

Very nice. Would they have been roped down or just chocked?

Hi,

 

I've just had a quick gleg on t'interweb and came across this image.  Does it help?  ISTR seeing a couple of similar pictures in a book many moons ago, but I no longer have it.

 

https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/tractors-leaving-meltham-1960-were-8905201

 

Roja

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3 hours ago, 37Oban said:

 

Hi,

 

I've just had a quick gleg on t'interweb and came across this image.  Does it help?  ISTR seeing a couple of similar pictures in a book many moons ago, but I no longer have it.

 

https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/tractors-leaving-meltham-1960-were-8905201

 

Roja

Thank you…..no doubts there, they are very definitely tied down.

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To paraphrase the Fast Show…..today I are mostly been painting cars.

Four of British Leylands finest, a symphony in beige!……the Marina looks bright red when it is in fact Maroon.

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I completed another batch of cars today. 
Mk1 transit, a pair of Mk1 Fiestas, Morris Marina, Ford Zephyr and BMW 2002.

The Zephyr needs to be rusted up a bit as it would have been fairly ancient by 1980. 

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10 hours ago, Calnefoxile said:

These cars look great Andy, are they from redandy767 on Ebay??

 

Cheers

 

Neal.

Yes they are….and thoroughly recommended.

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I’ve made a start on detailing more of the north end of Olympia. The North Main signal box is now bedded in with cork around it….ballast and walking route to be added. I’ll add some pictures when there’s something to show.

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There are yet more Georgian town houses to add to the north end of Olympia. I’m using the Kingsway Models kit again, but as it right at the front of the layout I’m going to add a lot more detail.

The first photo shows the kits contents, two thick sheets of card at the top and a thinner sheet with the front and rear walls at the front.


To start I have reprinted the front wall with a cream finish. This has had the windows apertures cut out of it. The original windows are being painted with varnish to give a better finish. The cream wall will then be glued over the original front wall.

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A little bit of progress with the town houses. Some window sills added,  lower brickwork added…..Scalescenes….and the first of the front porch and steps attached. The glue has stained a bit through the paper, not had that happen before but it looks a bit like distressed plaster.

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7 hours ago, acg5324 said:

Well I’m disappointed there was no Hastings DEMU announcement from Hornby! Maybe another year….watch out for those flying pigs!

I wouldn’t say no to an Ivatt 4MT, if that’s what you mean....

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The latest batch of 3D printed cars are in the paint shop today, 4 Mk4 Cortinas and a Mk1 Escort Van……I’ll probably get some pics up tomorrow when they are finished.

 

The Railease carflat has been weathered, I’ll start fixing the tractors down tomorrow. It’ll be a mixture of chocks and rope……well for rope read cotton!

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Next time I say I’m going to lash a load down with cotton please remind me!

Getting the cotton round the tractors took nearly 90 mins to do all five…..and another 30 mins to tie one down. The chocks need the edges touching up.

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