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

[bgman]

16 hours ago, NHY 581 said:

General Gordon

 

Not forgetting his two offsprings .....

Oxy-Gin & Nitro-Gin !

 

Long live the Empire !

Edited December 26, 2019 by bgman

[NHY 581]

Morning all. 

 

 

[bgman]

We like Panniers, and that looks like a Pannier to me !

 

I hope you still have his brother lurking to show him how a GW one does it ?

 

Swin Don

[NHY 581]

4 hours ago, bgman said:

We like Panniers, and that looks like a Pannier to me !

 

I hope you still have his brother lurking to show him how a GW one does it ?

 

Swin Don

 

Yep. But I think it might be a tad big for my first step into industry.....

 

( apologies for the poor quality of the photos )

 

Not too many buildings but this will be there. Worth waiting for......

 

Rob 

[Porcy Mane]

Is that cistern for the inside lav? They feed em well in Wales.

 

P

[New Haven Neil]

Dapol also do it in O, but the colour....my eyes......

 

Not sure yet if it well be weathered into oblivion or repainted first.

 

Just keep inspiring me please, Mr Sheepbloke!

 

 

[woodenhead]

15 minutes ago, Porcy Mane said:

Is that cistern for the inside lav? They feed em well in Wales.

 

P

Is that actually an outside lav for use by the little Ruston?

[Porcy Mane]

3 minutes ago, woodenhead said:

Is that actually an outside lav for use by the little Ruston?

 

If it is, he could have waited for the door to be fitted. Could catch a chill around the coupling hook!

[Steamport Southport]

13 minutes ago, New Haven Neil said:

Dapol also do it in O, but the colour....my eyes......

 

Not sure yet if it well be weathered into oblivion or repainted first.

 

Just keep inspiring me please, Mr Sheepbloke!

 

 

 

Not quite as bad as the N Gauge version.

 

https://www.Dapol.co.uk/2s-007-019-n-gauge-pannier-7754-ncb-original-cab-2183

 

 

 

Jason

[New Haven Neil]

It is, in the flesh!  Hideous - but it was cheap. Lovely runner too.

[sb67]

2 hours ago, NHY 581 said:

 

Yep. But I think it might be a tad big for my first step into industry.....

 

( apologies for the poor quality of the photos )

 

Not too many buildings but this will be there. Worth waiting for......

 

Rob 

Very interesting Rob, look forward to seeing more

[NHY 581]

9 hours ago, sb67 said:

Very interesting Rob, look forward to seeing more

 

 

Thanks Steve. 

 

Not sure when I'll make a start. Bleat is at Edington next weekend then Mutton is at Yate a month later. So it will have to wait a bit but plenty of time after that before the end of April. 

 I was waiting to see the shed in the flesh....er...slate before deciding on it. It really is a charming little model and the accompanying water tank and coal store really add to it. I will look for a couple of the other buildings in the set a bit later. All will then be tweaked as I feel there needs to be a bit more of a variation in tone to the roof/walls and woidwork. All the buildings will also be weathered accordingly. The entrance is a really, really snug fit for the Peckett which could do with lower boiler fittings. I either raise the shed to clear or lower the chimney/dome. However the dome is the tricky chap, being the same height as the chimney and too nice to tinker with as it stands. 

Therefore the shed will need to be raised, which is doable. I have a plan.......... On a positive, there are no such issues with the Ruston. 

The Hattons Andrew Barclay is too wide and the big B2 Peckett is out of gauge all round. 

 

That said, I'm really looking forward to creating a bit of an industrial landscape at the end of it's days. 

 

Same principles as always, less is more methinks. And grass, lots and lots of grass........and no trees.......or sheep...

 

10 hours ago, New Haven Neil said:

It is, in the flesh!  Hideous - but it was cheap. Lovely runner too.

 

Agreed, Neil. Dapol dropped the ball on this. The Bachmann colour is much better but the number plates need to go. I understand they were wooden replicas fitted for a rail tour, late in the NCB career of the loco. Most photos of 7754 show it without, so off they jolly well go. It's a nice model though. I may even look to source a DJM Mountain Ash Austerity now for no other reason but to accompany 7754. 

 

All good. 

 

Rob. 

[colin penfold]

I know this is a modern building but a little extra height could be gained with a brick plinth, if you can satisfy yourself that it is plausible..

 

   

[Captain Kernow]

59 minutes ago, colin penfold said:

I know this is a modern building but a little extra height could be gained with a brick plinth

 

   

It's amazing the trouble that modern builders will go to these days, to accommodate the needs of the vertically not-challenged.

 

Edited December 27, 2019 by Captain Kernow

[Captain Kernow]

2 hours ago, NHY 581 said:

the big B2 Peckett is out of gauge all round. 

 

But Rob - what about Sir Gomer?

 

We want Sir Gomer!

 

[NHY 581]

43 minutes ago, Captain Kernow said:

But Rob - what about Sir Gomer?

 

We want Sir Gomer!

 

 

 

Sir Gomer is very nice......

[NHY 581]

1 hour ago, colin penfold said:

I know this is a modern building but a little extra height could be gained with a brick plinth, if you can satisfy yourself that it is plausible..

 

   

 

 

Nice thought but no brick plinth, Colin.

I shall give it more thought but I think I can do without a brick plinth.

 

 I do have a plan........

[Alister_G]

2 hours ago, NHY 581 said:

I do have a plan

 

A cunning one, I hope.

 

Al

[NHY 581]

22 hours ago, Alister_G said:

 

A cunning one, I hope.

 

Al

 

 

Of course............

 

Anyhow, back to the matter in hand. An early excursion to the local model railway emporium saw me come away with the next weathering project for Bleat Wharf. 

 

Hornby's new LM&S 20T brake van be be added to Bleat's roster ahead of the Edington show. 

 

Also purchased was the new L&SWR brake van which will be added to Mutton's roster. 

 

Here is a before shot of the LM&S van.......... 

 

 

Rob. 

[The Johnster]

I liked these vans when I worked on the railway in the 70s, though many of my colleagues maintained the obligatory contempt of WR men for anything Midland.  With the ballast carried between the axles they rode better than the BR standard LNER derived brake vans, and were better draughtproofed as the doors to the balcony opened outwards so the headwind tended to pressure the leading one tight shut.  The only fault I could find with them was that the cabin was large and thus took a longer time to warm up when you got the stove going.

 

I particularly remember working a train from Radyr on a winter evening with one, immaculately prepared as always at Radyr.  What train it was has dropped through the Swiss Cheese holes in my memory, perhaps Stationmaster Mike can suggest one, but it was a class 8 running via Hereford where I was to have relief, with a 47.  Radyr were most apologetic about 'only' being able to provide me with a Midland van, but I was happy enough. 

 

The snow started at about the same time that the train did, and got heavier as the journey progressed, but the van rode like a Pullman, and soon warmed up with the stove roaring away.  It was such a crisp and lovely night that I spent a lot of time out on the rear balcony just taking in the xmas card scenery.  Snow dulls the sound of and it seemed that the only sound was the Sulzer chattering away at the other end of the train as we ran through a magical countryside.  I was thoroughly enjoying myself; not so much that I gave the money back on pay day, mind...

[Ramblin Rich]

Interesting story from Johnster which poses the real question; why was the LNER style brakevan chosen as BR standard when it seems there were better options available?

Apologies to Rob for going off topic....

[The Johnster]

I have no idea of the answer to that question, Rich, but it would be interesting to hear from anyone that does.  There seems to have been a view that the new BR standard designs, locos, coaches, and wagons, were predominantly based on LMS practice, but the extent to which that holds up in practice is moot IMHO.  All the Big 4 designs continued to be ordered and built after nationalisation for several years, and the reason may be no more than that materials were available to build LNER vans at the time!

[NHY 581]

Morning all.

 

Weathering under way. 

 

I'll leave it now for a day or so and see how it looks before adding/removing anything else. 

 

Rob. 

[NHY 581]

[NHY 581]

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