Popular Post SparxD428 Posted March 9, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 9, 2023 Has it really been nearly a year since I posted here? Looks like it yep. Not much to report really, layout has largely been ignored other than a few sessions to keep it ticking over but tonight felt like running some trains. Might get round to finishing a new building for the speedlink platform at some point too as fed up looking at what's there right now. That is my target by Easter anyway. Meanwhile OC turned out something unusual on the Padd-Bristol vans this evening Cheers, Stu 24 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Horse Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Nice to see you and your layout back Stu ☺️ Be interested as an old Oxford boy to know what it's working was to get to OC in the first place 😉 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparxD428 Posted March 12, 2023 Author Share Posted March 12, 2023 On 10/03/2023 at 07:02, Iron Horse said: Nice to see you and your layout back Stu ☺️ Be interested as an old Oxford boy to know what it's working was to get to OC in the first place 😉 Cheers Adrian. In my world it would have been chucked on a previous days Bristol - Padd vans by Bath Road or could have come in on a Saturday afternoon Llandudno-Padd or Saturday night 1V19 19:20 Manchester-Padd 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparxD428 Posted March 12, 2023 Author Share Posted March 12, 2023 Had a quick visit to the Basingstoke show this morning to catch up with Ian and the Tidworth crew which was nice and also have a mooch on the trade stands. Picked up a few wagons and an NSE Second Open in to the bargain. Decided the depot Loco's have sat too idle for a while so had a bit of a light engine shunt rearrange, as well as running a few trains on the main line and trying better light filter options on the phone camera. A few Loco's in residence this evening Different light filter gives the impression of a sunny winters day at Little Oak Normal unfiltered image 33025 on the bank with empty vans which will head over to Waterloo later on Cheers, Stu 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparxD428 Posted March 12, 2023 Author Share Posted March 12, 2023 Completely irrelevant to any modelling but I've just gone back to the home page to see that me SparxD428 has had 428 replies and 42.8k views! 4-2-8 all round ! That will be 429 now I post this ! LOL 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Pilotman Posted March 12, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 12, 2023 Have you got a model of 31428 or 47428 on the layout? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparxD428 Posted March 12, 2023 Author Share Posted March 12, 2023 14 minutes ago, The Pilotman said: Have you got a model of 31428 or 47428 on the layout? Unfortunately not, only 50028. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SparxD428 Posted March 13, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 13, 2023 (edited) I started yet another building for the speedlink platform but quickly decided it won't look right, so instead I decided to chop up some people (plastic ones) to make the old bashers coach a bit more populated. Started a second one too on the old Lima BSK just to keep in practise. So of course I had to have something worthwhile for the headhangers. Rugby special back to Wales anyone?? Trundling past Acton Green with a few headhangers.. Cheers, Stu Edited March 13, 2023 by SparxD428 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparxD428 Posted March 25, 2023 Author Share Posted March 25, 2023 Have been weathering up a couple more ballast wagons and creating loads to complete the rake as well as trying to further weather the TTA's and TEA's that I have. I've never been happy with their look either too clean out of the box or my weathering didn't look right so I have been applying layers of acrylic to try and get them to look a bit more realistic. A couple may need a bit more weathering and oil but they're getting there. View from the lake Also ran a few trains yesterday including at night with a down TPO paused on Platform 3 Cheers, Stu 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgenergy Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 Great to see Acton Green up and running again and so long! Keep it up. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 On 25/03/2023 at 13:11, SparxD428 said: Have been weathering up a couple more ballast wagons and creating loads to complete the rake as well as trying to further weather the TTA's and TEA's that I have. I've never been happy with their look either too clean out of the box or my weathering didn't look right so I have been applying layers of acrylic to try and get them to look a bit more realistic. A couple may need a bit more weathering and oil but they're getting there. View from the lake Also ran a few trains yesterday including at night with a down TPO paused on Platform 3 Cheers, Stu Will you be investing in any new accura class 50s ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparxD428 Posted April 1, 2023 Author Share Posted April 1, 2023 (edited) On 26/03/2023 at 20:54, rob D2 said: Will you be investing in any new accura class 50s ? I'll certainly take a look at them when they arrive Rob for sure., the engineer sample pictures I've seen in the mags look promising. I see they're doing 14 and 21 in LL which I've already done so if I purchase an Accurascale #14 I might change my current Hornby one to 6 or 47. Edited April 1, 2023 by SparxD428 grammar 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparxD428 Posted April 25, 2023 Author Share Posted April 25, 2023 I have been working on my latest project of a short rake of Freightliner FFA/FGA flats and containers on a budget of no more than £150. It's currently half way through. I have purchased 5x Hornby Railroad FFAs and have so far done stage 1 painting/weathering on 3 of the 5 flats. I have scratchbuilt a couple of 20 foot OCL containers , added some ribs to the Red/Blue 30ft railroad containers and repainted them as unbranded, as well as purchased a couple of the P&O and ONE container packs. The P&O ones are very similar to 1980s style if not the same so they will stay but I will "unbrand" the ONE versions. I have built a couple of buffer beams for the outers from card but don't have any buffers as yet as well as needing to do some other minor details. A few pics of 47012 on a Southampton to Ripple Lane run.. View from wagon works bridge And panoramic (airbrushed out the underneath the layout clutter) Cheers, Stu 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparxD428 Posted September 29, 2023 Author Share Posted September 29, 2023 Evening All, Another long hiatus but have been tinkering again with the layout recently, mainly just a bit of work on the stock. A new arrival is 73110 (originally the purple and lemon Dapol 73124). A lot of weathering and washing to try and dampen the purple to blue was done, as well as repainting the yellow ends to make them look less radioactive, coupled with having to strip down the pickups because the thing wouldn't move on arrival. Purchased a couple of Departmental yellow BG's to sit in the depot, one has been weathered an whitewashed to take away the gloss sheen, just need a breakdown crane to park between them now. The short container rake has been completed and seems to look and run OK. I've begun dampening the NSE blue on the Mk2B rake. Progress is slow and steady To keep a bit of interest I'm in the middle of providing 2 of my 50's with new identities (50004/029), as well as the old Lima 47402. Hope to complete them by the weekend and will post some pics shortly. Cheers, Stu 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparxD428 Posted September 30, 2023 Author Share Posted September 30, 2023 The 2x 50s have received their transformation. I'm so losing any skills to remove the printed on nameplates on models these days, the numbers seem a lot easier. So Goodbye to 50004 & 50029, and hello to.... If I'd modelled Bristol to Gloucester I could have modelled the Fellsman 1 Railtour with this pair back in January 1988 , I remember it well, 36 had multiple working issues and was replaced by 34 at Gloucester for the main leg to Carlisle. Only when I was numbering these up did I realise I'd done a pair I have had haulage behind as a pair. They've had a little run out and now sit on shed I've left 36 in almost pristine condition as it was prepared once for Royal train standby, but I haven't added the network flashes to the headcode box as it didn't receive these until late in 1987 / early 1988 from picture history With the price of new 50s and even second hand ones I'm unlikely to get any new traction until Christmas/New Year. I'm beginning to seriously think about removing the liftout section, realigning the track in the fiddle yard and adding 4 extra roads behind the backscene just to give me extra on layout storage space. I still have a hankering to correct a lot of things and create either Acton Green 2, or something different but at the moment I don't really have the time. Got a few work trips coming up again so probably be a few weeks before I can do any more work on the stock. Cheers, Stu 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparxD428 Posted February 14 Author Share Posted February 14 Evening All, A bit of track cleaning, some wheel cleaning and oiling of bearings today as I had a few hours spare this afternoon. Layout is running surprisingly well given its relative lack of use in the last 12 months. I now have a full length HST set (original 253 / 7 car) although it's a bit long for my layout. Ran a few trains and enjoyed a couple of hours of various different movements tonight, might even get round to finishing off a few tasks. 37284 on a short ballast on the depot upper yard 47418 , 31268, 50032, 50036 and 08243 on shed today 31102 parked on a couple of breakdown train BG's. Still need to finish these off 50010 sits at Acton Green with an early arrival to load an additional TPO to the West Country Cheers, Stu 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Horse Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Nice to see some photos Stu, hope all is well 😎 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparxD428 Posted February 22 Author Share Posted February 22 Evening All, I think I've spent more time in the garage in the last 2 weeks than I have the previous 2 years ! Have been doing a few light weathering tasks but not much to see, so instead here's a couple of pics of trains from tonights running.. 08243 (CW) on loan to OC back in service as Acton Green pilot parked up in the speedlink siding.. ..whilst London life goes on above. Think I need to repair one of the retaining walls, its listing a bit !! whilst at Acton Green 50008 waits to haul the breakdown BGs to Laira for servicing whilst 50020 can be relieved of pilot duties with the return of the 08 and will head off to OC soon Cheers, Stu 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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