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

[chuffinghell]

I think you’ll find the only thing cruel about those photos is it makes my track work look like poo

 

Superb as always 

[Stubby47]

You need to paint the tops of the wing rails

But otherwise very impressive.

[Joseph_Pestell]

I have a window blind which seems to be made from hundreds of round strips of wood (bamboo?) about 2mm in diameter and 1m long.

 

I am sure that they should have some useful modelling purpose but not quite worked out what it should be. Pit props in N could be an answer. 

[gwrrob]

1 hour ago, Oldddudders said:

ISTR glycerine being quoted somewhere as a good preservative for such wood brought indoors. Where you'd buy that at any time, let alone right now, I have no idea!  

 

The baking section in the supermarket is a good place to start.

[Captain Kernow]

9 hours ago, NHY 581 said:

It was the wind wot dun it

Prunes again?

 

[colin penfold]

30 minutes ago, Captain Kernow said:

Prunes again?

 

 

well, they're sold out of beans....

[Worsdell forever]

6 hours ago, Oldddudders said:

A film called The Wages of Fear comes to mind.

 

Close, very close, but it was 'Fear of Wages'...

 

 

 

[Worsdell forever]

Privet makes a good representation of ash logs, these have been cut about 12 years now, they were dead stems from the middle of the hedge and have had no treatment. 

 

 

 

 

[Stubby47]

Whilst those are excellently modelled loads, they can't have brought in much income.

 

They almost look to be short enough to be road hauled.

 

Of course, there will be loads of photos proving they are 100% accurate.

[Worsdell forever]

23 minutes ago, Stubby47 said:

Whilst those are excellently modelled loads, they can't have brought in much income.

 

They almost look to be short enough to be road hauled.

 

Of course, there will be loads of photos proving they are 100% accurate.

 

By road to the station, yes. 

 

https://www.alamy.com/horses-hauling-timber-to-glaisdale-railway-station-image246250650.html

 

Edit - they look like Beech.

[Stubby47]

Would bogie bolsters fit in the same era as the horse drawn wagon?

Or would the load be on two short twin bolster wagons?

[Worsdell forever]

2 minutes ago, Stubby47 said:

Would bogie bolsters fit in the same era as the horse drawn wagon?

Or would the load be on two short twin bolster wagons?

 

I just dropped it on an ex LNER bolster, at the time of the Glaisdale photo it would have been 3 single bolsters or a twin and a single.

 

[NHY 581]

Much static grassing has been done {Not without its associated issues}.....Sheep Dip is finally coming together. There is a lot more to do but finally we have a decent foundation and hopefully we can see the wood for the trees....so to speak. The next thing will be a few experiments on the various buildings and walls to improve the look and make it a tad more 'me'

 

Here are a few early morning photos of the current state of play....

 

 

I do hope that Gerald the Chief Rabbit will approve. 

 

 

Rob. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 26, 2020 by NHY 581
Sausage hooves

[NHY 581]

And then the sun came out...........

 

 

A view by Norman Lockhart  of an early morning working at Sheep Dip. 

 

 

Rob. 

[NHY 581]

Norman provides a further study of one of Sheep Dip 's Pesky Pecketts sunning itself. 

 

Rob. 

[bazzer42]

Sorry to trouble but what length and colour fibres do you use for the grass? WWS?

[NHY 581]

2 minutes ago, bazzer42 said:

Sorry to trouble but what length and colour fibres do you use for the grass? WWS?

 

Morning Baz. 

 

No trouble at all. 

 

Base layer is 2mm with successive layers of 4mm. 

 

I use a mixture of WWS and PECO ( which I believe are made by WWS). I added in some from Woodland scenics which I struggled with to be honest and I have no idea why. They didn't seem to be as sticky uppy as the others. 

 

I use a WWS applicator which copes well with 2mm/4mm and 6mm. 

 

Hope this helps. 

 

 

Rob. 

[bazzer42]

Thanks Rob, I have some woodland scenics still sealed and somehow they do look sticky uppy resistant...

 

I assume they are spring or summer type colours,  should have asked earlier!

[NHY 581]

12 minutes ago, bazzer42 said:

Thanks Rob, I have some woodland scenics still sealed and somehow they do look sticky uppy resistant...

 

I assume they are spring or summer type colours,  should have asked earlier!

 

 

I use a mixture. I tend to go more for winter or autumn, less vibrant. That said, the woodland scenic 4mm stuff is described as 'light green'. 

 

I have to say , I do prefer the WWS/PECO above the rest. 

 

Rob. 

[St Enodoc]

20 hours ago, colin penfold said:

I have a bottle for maintaining the flexibility of the rubber seals on my convertible.

Ooer missus.

[Re6/6]

Apropos nothing in particular...........

 

[NHY 581]

2 hours ago, Re6/6 said:

Apropos nothing in particular...........

 

 

I generally look like that in the morning after a few too many the night before......

[NHY 581]

A bit more work on the trackwork today. 

 

Flock added to suggest a mossy addition to the hopefully neglected looking trackbed. 

 

 

Rob. 

[Ramblin Rich]

2 hours ago, NHY 581 said:

 

I generally look like that in the morning after a few too many the night before......

I generally look like that in the morning.... Full stop.

[Ramblin Rich]

Seeing how this is coming together makes it all the more frustrating we won't be able to see for real at Taunton. I'm sure you'll get invites to take to other shows though.