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

[Captain Kernow]

20 hours ago, NHY 581 said:

Lambton D'Arcy

Is that on the branch to Toeff-y-nose via Throgmorton Poncefoot?

 

 

[Captain Kernow]

4 hours ago, NHY 581 said:

An ex-LNER loco, sold out of service to a worthy light railway or other impecunious independent concern, I trust?

 

[NHY 581]

1 hour ago, Captain Kernow said:

Is that on the branch to Toeff-y-nose via Throgmorton Poncefoot?

 

 

 

Hold that thought......

 

1 hour ago, Captain Kernow said:

An ex-LNER loco, sold out of service to a worthy light railway or other impecunious independent concern, I trust?

 

 

Er.........no..........

 

 

This will be an ex-Great Eastern something, somewhere..........

 

But...there will be a revision to the name.....{ due regard given to CK }

 

Lambton Ponce D'Arcy......named after the local  land owning family and estate through which the line passes.....

 

I did say the name would be longer than the layout. 

 

................and so as to avoid any doubt as to how this situation came about, it is entirely down to Wiggers and Mullie, coal merchants to the Ponce D'Arcy estate who are located in the the small goods yard at the station. 

 

I thank ewe....

 

Rob. 

 

 

[bgman]

Rob, if I may, having watched a rather splendid video of a small French based layout on WT one thing struck me, basically the addition of the sound ( both background and loco ).

 

Have you considered this for any of your exquisite layouts ? 

 

I think with the sound at an acceptable level it would suit your style very much. I know you'd have to consider DCC for the loco's but maybe a muted ambient background sound might work for the rest ?

 

Just thinking out loud.....as usual !

 

G

[The Johnster]

On 08/04/2020 at 20:05, NHY 581 said:

Found this on you tube. 

 

Filmed at the EM Gauge society's annual dinner and dance 1995.  

From the look of it there are quite a few LNER modellers there. 

 

https://youtu.be/u-OXc_ltf_M

 

What a pointless, senseless, and useless activity dancing is, and how I hate it and everything connected with it.  Then I have a few beers and...

 

I AM A TERPSICHORIAN GOD!!!

 

(who has to be given another beer so he sits down and doesn't embarrass whoever is with him)...

[The Johnster]

Ah, the Suffolk Ponce D'Arcy branch of the family.  Any relation to Ponce de Leon and the Fountain of Youth?

[durham light infantry]

3 hours ago, Captain Kernow said:

An ex-LNER loco, sold out of service to a worthy light railway or other impecunious independent concern, I trust?

 

Who's impecunious? I'll have you know that I took nearly all the little pink pills given to me by Matron.

[Mulgabill]

8 hours ago, NHY 581 said:

It's all gone a bit Lambton D'Arcy this morning. 

 

Hey - bring things like that on here, and we'll have to retitle this The BLACK sheep cronicles!

 

Bet its good for you with the Pubs closed

All the best,

 

TONY

[NHY 581]

2 hours ago, bgman said:

Rob, if I may, having watched a rather splendid video of a small French based layout on WT one thing struck me, basically the addition of the sound ( both background and loco ).

 

Have you considered this for any of your exquisite layouts ? 

 

I think with the sound at an acceptable level it would suit your style very much. I know you'd have to consider DCC for the loco's but maybe a muted ambient background sound might work for the rest ?

 

Just thinking out loud.....as usual !

 

G

 

I have thought about some background noise G. Birdies and such like......The layouts are all set up for DC only so I 'm not sure if I could go DCC.........

 

Now if I were to be building a new layout..........

 

Going back to the French layout, here's the link to what I think is one of the finest layouts you will see....the attention to detail is second to none. 

 

http://www.westernthunder.co.uk/index.php?threads/cessy-en-bois-une-petite-gare-de-triage.6974/

 

It has certainly provided me with much inspiration. 

 

Please enjoy. 

 

Rob. 

 

 

[mullie]

10 hours ago, NHY 581 said:

It's all gone a bit Lambton D'Arcy this morning. 

 

I suppose this means you will be moving to a different beet.

 

 

Or rolling with the punches.

 

[NHY 581]

With all this talk of matters easterly, let's not forget that Sheep Dip maintains it's molluscesque progress. 

 

Norman visited this morning and captured a pert Peckett going about its business in a brisk fashion. 

 

Rob. 

 

 

[NHY 581]

[Stubby47]

It'd probably progress quicker if Norman stopped taking such high quality photos. 

[PaulRhB]

14 hours ago, NHY 581 said:

.The layouts are all set up for DC only so I 'm not sure if I could go DCC.........

You could just connect up a dcc controller instead and switch all sections on  oh and locos chipped too  

Fitting sound into little engines is more fun but with sugar cube speakers they can be hidden in cabs and bunkers too so plenty of options. 

 

[Oldddudders]

14 hours ago, mullie said:

 

Ooh! Feathery fetlocks!

[St Enodoc]

5 minutes ago, Oldddudders said:

Ooh! Feathery fetlocks!

Same on the 'orse.

[bgman]

22 minutes ago, Oldddudders said:

Ooh! Feathery fetlocks!

 

You really need to get out more...Oh! Hang on......Nah! Stay in and keep fettockin'

 

[RodneyS]

All this 'matters easterly' is very nice but where are the poor little Terrier chaps going for their walkies?

Rodney

[Alister_G]

Hope you don't mind Rob, I thought I'd partake of some tweakage.

 

 

Al.

[NHY 581]

Thanks Al. 

 

Good bit of tweakage thereon. 

 

The loading dock is finally taking shape. Here's an 'in progress ' shot. 

 

More later. 

 

Rob. 

[figworthy]

9 hours ago, Stubby47 said:

It'd probably progress quicker if Norman stopped taking such high quality photos. 

 

If the rest of us are in lockdown, why isn't Norman ?

 

Adrian

[Stubby47]

57 minutes ago, figworthy said:

 

If the rest of us are in lockdown, why isn't Norman ?

 

Adrian

Key worker.

[NHY 581]

Evening all. 

 

A day of progress. One of those where you don't realise what you've done until you step back. 

 

The loading dock is pretty much done, construction wise. I can now start on the finishing off. First job is to add a bit of contrast to the buildings so a week of painting and weathering will unfold. 

 

The buildings are all loose.  Once they are complete then the final bits of ballasting can be done and the track touched up here and there and the buildings finally seated. At least one of the Peckett's will be weathered. 

 

Tonight saw the backscene added and for the first time the lighting fascia shared with Bleat Wharf was added and switched on. This is how Sheep Dip appears when illuminated as if exhibited. 

 

Rob.  

Edited April 12, 2020 by NHY 581
Sausage hooves

[NHY 581]

Here are a few photos taken under the layout lights. 

 

Rob. 

[NHY 581]