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

[bgman]

2 minutes ago, MrWolf said:

Soap dodgers....

 

Don't blame 'em, who'd want to watch Westenders or Brimadale anyway ?

[Gilbert]

11 minutes ago, NHY 581 said:

Tonight's tweaked image is that of a pair of Pecketts...

 

 

Very Pecketty...

[durham light infantry]

9 hours ago, Stubby47 said:

I'm still trying to work out how Sheepbloke has made a 5 plank wagon out of an Airfix plane kit...  It is very impressive though.

 

Easy. Cut the wings off at the solebar level, and delete the rear and mid-upper turrets.

[MrWolf]

2 minutes ago, durham light infantry said:

 

Easy. Cut the wings off at the solebar level, and delete the rear and mid-upper turrets.

 

Isn't that what the government did that to the RAF in the '30s and got a nasty shock at the end of the decade?

[NHY 581]

Morning all, 

 

This mornings view is somewhat aged.......

 

 

 

Edited April 5, 2022 by NHY 581

[NHY 581]

Whilst this presents a more conventional view of proceedings. 

 

 

Edited April 5, 2022 by NHY 581

[NHY 581]

A final view of a Pesky Peckett.

 

 

Rob.

 

Edited April 5, 2022 by NHY 581

[keefr2]

Lovely little engines and lovely piccies of them!

[NHY 581]

Evening all, 

 

By way of a diversion, tonight's images are of a Pannier. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rob. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 5, 2022 by NHY 581

[MrWolf]

Welcome to the Dark Side....

[NHY 581]

Morning all. 

 

As a change from posting photos, I thought a few thoughts from Chairman Sheep. 

 

I hope to make a proper start in the next couple of weeks on Outwool so perhaps a few words to put things into context. There will always be an element of winging it in my layouts. I don't plan. I have ideas and these normally wait until I have a base board, track and buildings before they come to fruition. 

My layouts are not complicated. I keep it simple as this is my level. So I don't have to worry about complex electricals or tricky baseboard construction. I'm simply not built that way. That might change one day but for now, I'm okay with it. 

 

Outwool will therefore be quite simple as alluded to with my dining table mock up. Minimal buildings and scenic features. Much flat grass and flowers, drawing on things learnt so far. 

 

This view of Bleat Wharf by Andy York hints at things to come. Think J70 rather than 3F. 

 

 

As does this view, again of Bleat, with one of Alex,'s { Wiggers of the parish } J70s in residence on a misty morning, on the edge of time. Pretty sure Wiggers took the photo at Rmweb show, Taunton 2019 (?) and I tweaked it...I think. 

 

 

Here are a few protype photos. 

 

The first two are colourised by myself.  Unfortunately I am unable to credit the original photographers although the colourised views have a H C Casserley ring to them. 

 

 

 

This is a view of Upwell. A lot more trackwork than Outwool will have but it provides a suggestion of the air of neglect I'm after. 

 

 

I am hoping my efforts will end up as a neglected version of Bleat Wharf with out the tall buildings but with tall grass, flowers and big skies...

 

All I can do is have a go, inzzn nit, look ewe. 

 

Rob. 

 

 

 

 

 

[Mick Bonwick]

That's as good a plan as any. We need this!

[Limpley Stoker]

No time for lambing then!

[Gilbert]

Looking good Rob

Chris

[Gilbert]

1 hour ago, NHY 581 said:

Morning all. 

 

As a change from posting photos, I thought a few thoughts from Chairman Sheep. 

 

I hope to make a proper start in the next couple of weeks on Outwool so perhaps a few words to put things into context. There will always be an element of winging it in my layouts. I don't plan. I have ideas and these normally wait until I have a base board, track and buildings before they come to fruition. 

My layouts are not complicated. I keep it simple as this is my level. So I don't have to worry about complex electricals or tricky baseboard construction. I'm simply not built that way. That might change one day but for now, I'm okay with it. 

 

Outwool will therefore be quite simple as alluded to with my dining table mock up. Minimal buildings and scenic features. Much flat grass and flowers, drawing on things learnt so far. 

 

This view of Bleat Wharf by Andy York hints at things to come. Think J70 rather than 3F. 

 

 

As does this view, again of Bleat, with one of Alex,'s { Wiggers of the parish } J70s in residence on a misty morning, on the edge of time. Pretty sure Wiggers took the photo at Rmweb show, Taunton 2019 (?) and I tweaked it...I think. 

 

 

Here are a few protype photos. 

 

The first two are colourised by myself.  Unfortunately I am unable to credit the original photographers although the colourised views have a H C Casserley ring to them. 

 

 

 

This is a view of Upwell. A lot more trackwork than Outwool will have but it provides a suggestion of the air of neglect I'm after. 

 

 

I am hoping my efforts will end up as a neglected version of Bleat Wharf with out the tall buildings but with tall grass, flowers and big skies...

 

All I can do is have a go, inzzn nit, look ewe. 

 

Rob. 

 

 

 

 

 

You could with a few sheep in there - keep the grass under control...

[Mick Bonwick]

1 hour ago, NHY 581 said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

That is one fascinating picture. The amount of grass growing in the trackwork is not something that I would have thought permissable but, as you may know, I'm not conversant with how things really were during real railways' operating years. You've given me (further) pause for thought about what is happening elsewhere on RMweb.

 

I note the ground signals, but were there any operating levers around, or were thay controlled from a ground frame of signal box? Or are they not ground signals but operating mechanisms for which the shunter carried a lever around?

[stewartingram]

If you are commenting on the Upwell picture, I think you'll find no ground signals on there. Just point levers, such as that to the right of the first point in. And the amount of grass you see is more the effect of disuse on those sidings. Have a look at any of the plentiful W&U photo albums.

 

Stewart

Edited March 27, 2021 by stewartingram

[sb67]

They are mouthwatering photo's Rob, especially the Upwell one, plenty of static grass needed to model that!

[NHY 581]

42 minutes ago, Gilbert said:

You could with a few sheep in there - keep the grass under control...

 

We eat other stuff you know. Just saying......

 

 

32 minutes ago, Mick Bonwick said:

 

 

That is one fascinating picture. The amount of grass growing in the trackwork is not something that I would have thought permissable but, as you may know, I'm not conversant with how things really were during real railways' operating years. You've given me (further) pause for thought about what is happening elsewhere on RMweb.

 

I note the ground signals, but were there any operating levers around, or were thay controlled from a ground frame of signal box? Or are they not ground signals but operating mechanisms for which the shunter carried a lever around?

 

Hi Mick, 

 

No signals, signal box or frame. All done from levers alongside the points. The grass in the permanent way will feature, as per experience gained from Sheep Dip. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22 minutes ago, stewartingram said:

If you are commenting on the Upwell picture, I think youll find no ground signals on there. Just point levers, such as that to the right of the first point in. And the amount of grass you see is more the effect of disuse on those sidings. Have a look at any of the plentiful W&U photo albums.

 

Stewart

 

 

Hi Stewart, 

 

Yes. Worth remembering that the Wisbleat and Upwool was a very seasonal railway. So the incursion of undergrowth was inevitable I guess. 

 

 

Rob. 

Edited March 27, 2021 by NHY 581

[MrWolf]

This is all very inspiring stuff Rob, I should have left reading it until tonight as it's making me want to get in the spare room and get building at a time when the sun is out and we are about to go and play outside on motorcycles.

I do really like the period colour photos of the J70s, which is why I thought that you had made such a convincing job of ageing the Peckett photos  earlier.

[Winslow Boy]

2 hours ago, NHY 581 said:

 

We eat other stuff you know. Just saying......

 

 

 

Hi Mick, 

 

No signals, signal box or frame. All done from levers alongside the points. The grass in the permanent way will feature, as per experience gained from Sheep Dip. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi Stewart, 

 

Yes. Worth remembering that the Wisbleat and Upwool was a very seasonal railway. So the incursion of undergrowth was inevitable I guess. 

 

 

Rob. 

Family picnic was it Rob?

 

I must say I do find it a tad hard to tell the difference between all these photos you chaps and chapess's - equal opportunities and all that, keep posting. Which ones were Robs and which ones were from real life, please.

[NHY 581]

1 minute ago, Winslow Boy said:

Family picnic was it Rob?

 

I must say I do find it a tad hard to tell the difference between all these photos you chaps and chapess's - equal opportunities and all that, keep posting. Which ones were Robs and which ones were from real life, please.

 

Sheep or trains, Winnie? 

[Winslow Boy]

Just now, NHY 581 said:

 

Sheep or trains, Winnie? 

Both me old mucker.

[Andrew P]

I love it when a plan, or even no plan, comes together, from an idea in the head, to form a model Railway we can all admire from afar, or at least until Shows start again and see it in the flesh so to speak.

[Winslow Boy]

What sheep in real life. Won't there need to be sheep dog present as well. Don't won't Rob and family to get out of hand do we.