well filled baps The Sheep Chronicles : These are the adventures of a Sheep, the Works Forecat and Naughty George,

[NHY 581]

54 minutes ago, wiggoforgold said:

Sometimes a piece of modelling inspiration comes along, just at the right time, that you just have to crib. This is such a time.

 

 

 

Hi Alex, thank you for your kind words. I am of course intrigued and look forward to seeing what you get up to......I take it this is something for Yelverton ? 

 

Rob. 

 

[NHY 581]

39 minutes ago, MrWolf said:

 

 

 

Slightly more on topic, the weathering of sample tongue and groove boards and wagon floors is making me look at how I do things and reminds me that every day is a school day. I think that it is time I invested in some weathering powders and used more of the same paint and techniques from my artwork on my models.

 

Thanks Rob. PM sent. 

[MrWolf]

Bit of a grand main line through station by Mutton standards, but this shot of Quorn & Woodhouse during its wilderness years is very atmospheric. That brown and buff paint (BR's version?) clings valiantly to the woodwork and there is much to see in the colouring of everything else. It also looks like the difficult to get at gable above the road entrance is still in green and cream?

 

 

 

 

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[NHY 581]

39 minutes ago, MrWolf said:

Bit of a grand main line through station by Mutton standards, but this shot of Quorn & Woodhouse during its wilderness years is very atmospheric. That brown and buff paint (BR's version?) clings valiantly to the woodwork and there is much to see in the colouring of everything else. It also looks like the difficult to get at gable above the road entrance is still in green and cream?

 

 

 

 

Thanks Rob. 

 

There's a definite reddish tinge to that brown door. Food for thought. 

[NHY 581]

Its been a while but Norman Lockhart has sent along this image. 

He captures Murray, his faithful Austin Seven in repose after the journey to Bleat Wharf.

 

Rob. 

[wiggoforgold]

16 hours ago, NHY 581 said:

 

 

Hi Alex, thank you for your kind words. I am of course intrigued and look forward to seeing what you get up to......I take it this is something for Yelverton ? 

 

Rob. 

 

It is indeed. All done now. Pictures of my efforts ate on my Yelverton thread. 

Alex

 

[NHY 581]

3 minutes ago, wiggoforgold said:

It is indeed. All done now. Pictures of my efforts ate on my Yelverton thread. 

Alex

 

 

I'll be over now. Just grab my glass of wine...

[phil_sutters]

1 hour ago, NHY 581 said:

Its been a while but Norman Lockhart has sent along this image. 

He captures Murray, his faithful Austin Seven in repose after the journey to Bleat Wharf.

 

Rob. 

In LBSCR territory people look after their vintage cars.

 

[NHY 581]

8 minutes ago, phil_sutters said:

In LBSCR territory people look after their vintage cars.

 

 

Thats pleasant Phil but to Norman, Murray  is his daily transport. Handy shot mind you for detail. 

 

Rob. 

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[DonB]

As a one time owner of seven (!) Austin Sevens all from within the 1929 to 1934 production period, and identical in appearance to "Murray".

I think that the vehicle  pictured at Seaford is a "BigSeven" probably from about 1938 or later. (I haven't checked the licence plate issue date. ) 

The A7 s  were built to last with quite heavy thickness steel bodywork, and a proper front to back Chassis. As far as maintenance went, they were the equivalent of a big-boy's Meccano set!  I paid no more than £25 each for mine in 1958 / 1960 .

[MrWolf]

The car on the postcard is actually one of the first Austin Ten models made between 1932-34, it just looks like a "Flat Rad" Austin Seven (but four doors). It was replaced by the Ten Lichfield up to 1939 which had a similar shaped grille to the Austin Seven Ruby that also ran from 1934-9. The Austin Big Seven was a four door version of the Ruby that came out for 1937 and was replaced by the Eight in 1939.

 

Clear as mud!

[NHY 581]

Another view of Murray at Bleat Wharf. 

 

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[phil_sutters]

My grandpa had a Chummy - his in-laws had much grander cars and motor-cycles.

[MrWolf]

That's a lovely little car, first series of Austin 7 "Chummy" 1923-7. 1928 saw the revamp of the front end, chrome grille, headlamps on brackets between grille and mudguards and flat sided bulkhead with ventilation flaps each side, much like the model on Bleat. I learned to drive round a neighbour's garden in a 1929 tourer when I was 14. Bought one of the last (1947) Austin Eights when I was fifteen, when everyone else wanted an Escort RS2000 or a Mini 1275GT.  Such cars were pretty much indestructible and it wouldn't be unprotypical to have several still buzzing about as cheap runabouts as @DonB says, when I think back to the car park at my university in the late 80s, it was full of 20-30 year old Minors, Heralds, Beetles, Vivas, Renault 4s etc. My Austin Eight was still doing service with a painter and decorator in 1981. I bought it four years later. 

Far more accurate than the Ferraris, Corvettes, Jaguars and Range Rovers that a lot of exhibition layout station car parks seem to be filled with.

(You know who you are.....)

[Mick Bonwick]

While we're on the subject of memories and databases, my Grandfather had an Austin 7. I haven't the faintest idea where it came from or where it went but I do remember it was maroon and black and the registration mark was FKL 31. I also remember going in it to Allington Locks and having a lemonade and packet of crisps. We went very slowly up Blue Bell Hill on the way home.

 

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Silliness removed.

[Benbow]

My first car! Note the number plate, wish I still had it, sold for £10 in 1965 

 

 

 

[MrWolf]

Excellent! I have a photo taken 20 years after you sold your Seven of a very young Mr Wolf sat on his Austin Eight. 

 

[MrWolf]

That will teach Rob for posting pictures of cars instead of trains....

[NHY 581]

Great set of photos. 

 

What 4mm and 7mm modelling is crying out for are accurate models of motorcycles of the 20s/30s/40s/50s and 60s. 

 

Not your glamour models either but the lightweights such as BSA Bantams, various Villiers engined two strokes, singles cylinder four strokes  such as Royal Enfield Bullets, BSA 350 and 500s, same from AJS/Matchless. Triumph and BSA twin cylinder models are a given of course. 

 

I'm sure a carefully chosen range of say, half a dozen to a dozen would sell. 

 

Numerous photos exist of various bikes parked close to signal boxes or on platforms which belonged to staff. 

 

I know someone did a 3D printed BSA Bantam. I cannot remember who it was but they were at Railwells one year. 

 

Rob. 

[NHY 581]

Found it....

 

http://www.dddfinney.uwclub.net/3d printed vehicles.html

[KNP]

Funny you should mention that but it was one thing I identified as missing on my layout.

I have been searching for quite a while with no luck.

Agree, we just need a range of ordinary motorcycles for the years mentioned, I believe I could find space for at least half dozen.

 

Lets start a campaign....

[JustinDean]

4 minutes ago, KNP said:

Funny you should mention that but it was one thing I identified as missing on my layout.

I have been searching for quite a while with no luck.

Agree, we just need a range of ordinary motorcycles for the years mentioned, I believe I could find space for at least half dozen.

 

Lets start a campaign....

I noticed the other day someone asking Alan at Modelu to scan and produce some vintage motorcycles. 

[JustinDean]

27 minutes ago, NHY 581 said:

Great set of photos. 

 

What 4mm and 7mm modelling is crying out for are accurate models of motorcycles of the 20s/30s/40s/50s and 60s. 

 

Not your glamour models either but the lightweights such as BSA Bantams, various Villiers engined two strokes, singles cylinder four strokes  such as Royal Enfield Bullets, BSA 350 and 500s, same from AJS/Matchless. Triumph and BSA twin cylinder models are a given of course. 

 

I'm sure a carefully chosen range of say, half a dozen to a dozen would sell. 

 

Numerous photos exist of various bikes parked close to signal boxes or on platforms which belonged to staff. 

 

I know someone did a 3D printed BSA Bantam. I cannot remember who it was but they were at Railwells one year. 

 

Rob. 

My dad would approve of this - he was the test rider for Francis Barnet in Coventry. Here he is on the front of the 1956 catalogue:

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[MrWolf]

Agreed, there's a real shortage of 4mm motorcycles and most seem to be rather crude and generic white metal lumps dating back forty years or more. There's Oxfords AA combination iirc, which should be a BSA M20 I think, good for 1938-55. But that's about it. 

The Francis-Barnett looks like a 150cc Falcon, in the new swing arm frame for 1956, developed in partnership with James of Greet, Birmingham. Their 150cc machine was called the Cadet and painted in their traditional maroon finish.

 

 

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Correction

[JustinDean]

1 minute ago, MrWolf said:

Agreed, there's a real shortage of 4mm motorcycles and most seem to be rather crude and generic white metal lumps dating back forty years or more. There's Oxfords AA combination iirc, which should be a BSA M21 I think, good for 1948-65. But that's about it. 

The Francis-Barnett looks like a 150cc Falcon, in the new swing arm frame for 1956, developed in partnership with James of Greet, Birmingham. Their 150cc machine was called the Cadet and painted in their traditional maroon finish.

Correct! The old boy has currently has about 13 FBs in his garage; they’re all green apart from a red and white Fulmar Sport which he did some of the R&D on - never seen any maroon ones though. 

I however haven’t a clue about motorbikes but agree there’s a lack of decent model ones available to us!