manna Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 G'Day Folks You could probably make 'Nose Bags' out of the same stuff, for the horse's. manna 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted February 5 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 5 (edited) 12 hours ago, manna said: G'Day Folks You could probably make 'Nose Bags' out of the same stuff, for the horse's. manna Didn't think of nose bags! The horses are in motion, so they'd be hanging from the dray no doubt! I've still got the reins to make too and will probably use heat extruded plastic sprue for them, something I haven't done since I was a kid when we used to borrow grandad's cigarette lighter to make radio aerials for Airfix tanks. Trouble is I don't own a lighter, haven't for decades! Shaun Edited February 5 by Sasquatch 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Town Dray horses often had their nose bag, dangling from high round their neck, hung just slightly too long for them to reach the fodder walking, but nose still in the bag. However when stopped they would drop their heads forward, so the bag would rest on the ground, then they could tuck-in. The system is still quite common with horses out of their fields, resting on long rides / at Meets etc. Julian 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted February 5 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 5 I thought that I caught a glimpse of the light at the end of the tunnel today... ...but it was just Julian with a torch bringing me more work! No, seriously that's a good little snippet of info. there mate. I'll just have to model that! Always on the look out for neat modeling subjects and details like that, it's what can set a model apart. Hope that you're well Regards Shaun. 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 7 hours ago, Sasquatch said: Didn't think of nose bags! The horses are in motion, so they'd be hanging from the dray no doubt! I've still got the reins to make too and will probably use heat extruded plastic sprue for them, something I haven't done since I was a kid when we used to borrow grandad's cigarette lighter to make radio aerials for Airfix tanks. Trouble is I don't own a lighter, haven't for decades! Shaun G'Day Folks Do you have candles, I know you have a wood heater, must have a match somewhere, surely you don't rub sticks together ?? manna 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted February 5 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 5 2 minutes ago, manna said: Do you have candles Only four... 2 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted February 6 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 6 4 hours ago, manna said: G'Day Folks Do you have candles, I know you have a wood heater, must have a match somewhere, surely you don't rub sticks together ?? manna No. We conjure fire with "Incendio" for the wood stove. Of course we've got matches! You're just not reading between the lines. I've not needed a cigarette lighter for 20 years!!! Regards Shaun. P.S. The N1 is on the table for reassessment of the body construction regarding the fitting and wheel clearance. 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 16 hours ago, Sasquatch said: Didn't think of nose bags! The horses are in motion, so they'd be hanging from the dray no doubt! I've still got the reins to make too and will probably use heat extruded plastic sprue for them, something I haven't done since I was a kid when we used to borrow grandad's cigarette lighter to make radio aerials for Airfix tanks. Trouble is I don't own a lighter, haven't for decades! Shaun {Reins??} Back 50 years or so, there used to be some flat tape, which I think, was for tying round Christmas and other presents. It was made of parallel lengths of some [unidentified} fibre {cotton / flax??}. The fibres were held together in some sort of coloured resin / glue, as they were not woven in any way. It was possible to tease / cut into the end to separate a narrow section, which could then be pulled away from the adjacent fibres in a narrow, flat strip. Semi-gloss paint for leather straps and matt for haversacks etc. I might still have the remains of a roll, in the garage somewhere, I'll have a look later. Best wishes All J 2 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted February 6 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 6 8 hours ago, jcredfer said: {Reins??} Back 50 years or so, there used to be some flat tape, which I think, was for tying round Christmas and other presents. It was made of parallel lengths of some [unidentified} fibre {cotton / flax??}. The fibres were held together in some sort of coloured resin / glue, as they were not woven in any way. It was possible to tease / cut into the end to separate a narrow section, which could then be pulled away from the adjacent fibres in a narrow, flat strip. Semi-gloss paint for leather straps and matt for haversacks etc. I might still have the remains of a roll, in the garage somewhere, I'll have a look later. Best wishes All J The detailing on the Hussar and his mount are on another level. I take it that's your work Julian? Yes! I seem to remember the stuff that you're talking about. I quite often start rummaging through boxes looking for bits and things only to recall that they might be on another continent from a past life! Or, finding a new roll of something that I total forgot that I'd picked up in a beading store or some such non-railway hobby shop. Regards Shaun 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Thank you Shaun, compliments indeed. Mind you, they were done almost exactly 50 years ago, when I had the eyes of an RAF pilot and hands which didn't thrash around more than an angry Blacksmith taking out his ire making a wrought iron gate. I also had the guidance of The Encyclopedia of Military Modelling with Chapters authored by people who were brilliant at the particular topic they were covering {hence Encyclopedia, I guess}. It should be the handbook for anyone in any branch of modelling. I had a look in the garage today, to see if there was any of that tape, but I couldn't see any, nor the set of drawers that it's probably in. I will pop over to the Store tomorrow and see if they are there, it's only a couple of hundred yards down the road. Best wishes Julian 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold GWR57xx Posted February 6 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 6 Would dental floss tape be any good for making reins? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted February 7 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 7 21 hours ago, GWR57xx said: Would dental floss tape be any good for making reins? Always looking for a fresh idea! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post Sasquatch Posted February 8 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted February 8 (edited) Attempting to make the reins for this dray nearly got the better of me. After discarding the tape that just didn't look at all right, I tried expanding some spare plastic sprue. Chinese, English, American, Polish, Danish and Czech plastic all didn't work either breaking or disintegrating. So, I looked for something else. The thinnest wire at .18mm came from multi strand ISDN cable. This was way too fiddly and wouldn't bend the way I wanted it to and ended up in the trash as well. Although at .3mm this beading wire looks a bit thick but seems pretty good to my eye. I did use a tiny bit of the ISDN wire, making a loop which is glued in a hole on RH Thompson's lap into which I inserted all four reins and fastened them with super glue and baking soda. They've been painted with dark burnt umber.\ That dry it went straight into service! Sussex even. Squatch. Edited February 8 by Sasquatch Pics 15 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manna Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 G'Day Folks Excellent. manna 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mikkel Posted February 9 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 9 (edited) Agree, those are great scenes and the reins look good to me. Thanks for the details on the thickness of wire. It looks like you've been able to move the wagon and horses around the layout without too much trouble? I had given up on reins on my horsedrawn wagons, but this has given me inspiration to give it another go. Thanks! Edited February 9 by Mikkel Sleepy 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stray Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 Looking very good, they're serving Black sheep beer, not the animals but you never know out on the moors, at the Birch Hall Inn now a days, and it's not a bad pint either. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post Sasquatch Posted February 15 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted February 15 Sometimes I wonder if it’s worth spending so much time modeling the odd interior. Then when a new visitor comes to see the layout and my wife dims the lights and I flip the switch that lights up Goathland, we always get the same reaction. “Wow”! That I find very encouraging. First a little test lighting circuit before I fire up the soldering iron. Actually I need to finish rebuilding the front of my truck after someone backed into it with a JCB. Added a counter etc., more bits-n-bobs from the scrap box and a bench grinder made from sprue scraps not that you can see it. Squatch 18 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stray Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Excellent work as usual, I'm retired and I still don't know where you get the time to put in all that detail. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stray Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 (edited) Found this on an old memory card. Sir Nigel Gresley Goathland Edited February 17 by Stray 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted February 19 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 19 On 16/02/2024 at 07:54, Stray said: Excellent work as usual, I'm retired and I still don't know where you get the time to put in all that detail. Thank you. Unbelievably much time gets wasted. The mojo is waning at the moment. Too much fun can get boring! This week I had to clear out one end of the barn so that I could get the truck in there. Some one backed into it with a JCB! And it needed an oil change. Just getting the oil filter off took all my energy and a whole afternoon. It’s back on the road now but I don’t feel like modeling much today. On 17/02/2024 at 14:09, Stray said: Found this on an old memory card. Sir Nigel Gresley Goathland Brilliant! Thanks for posting that. The lighting is just wonderful. There’s something very captivating about a well lit evening train. Knowing that the passengers are all cosy on there and the crew are warm and enjoying the job. Same feeling you get when ships pass at night! Well I get it!! There’s not many trains in Oregon. Haven’t been on one in donkeys years. The pick up goods passes through Rogue River and stops at the “coffee caboose” for a latte. Last time I saw it, it only had two box cars and a tanker on😄 Regards Shaun 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted February 19 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 19 Quite romantic feeling that A4 with the blood and custard Mk1s. Bit like a nice cosy warm pub. A couple of winter ales would go down a real treat! Squatch 17 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted February 19 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 19 45 minutes ago, Sasquatch said: Quite romantic feeling that A4 with the blood and custard Mk1s. Bit like a nice cosy warm pub. A couple of winter ales would go down a real treat! Squatch Are those Slater's letters and if so what size? I might be able to help you out with a couple of proper 'D's. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted February 19 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 19 40 minutes ago, St Enodoc said: Are those Slater's letters and if so what size? I might be able to help you out with a couple of proper 'D's. Wow you’ve got good eyesight😁Found those in the scrap box. From a Heljan kit or some such. The pub was a cost free exercise. Pettite properties sent me a free kit and everything else is scraps. The “D”s will do. Regards Shaun 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted February 21 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 21 (edited) On 19/02/2024 at 14:33, St Enodoc said: Are those Slater's letters and if so what size? I might be able to help you out with a couple of proper 'D's. Forgot to thank you for the offer! I obviously made a better job of the ‘E’s, ‘H’s & ‘V’s !😀 Oh, and the ‘I’s😁 Edited February 23 by Sasquatch Add is 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted February 29 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted February 29 (edited) The mojo has returned 😎 Following a great afternoon on Sunday when Felix of Boxer Bay Railway fame came for a visit and receiving a fantastic parcel the morning after from Terry from down under (better known as manna on these pages) my enthusiasm has regained all its zest. Luckily all the trains behaved for Felix and I managed to turn the pig sty into something resembling a layout home. Work in progress involves getting Queensbury finished, I’ve started with the infills around the station buildings and goods sidings. Also embedded the new farmhouse and added the a saddle back in her sty 🐷 I’m looking for ideas for something a bit out of the ordinary to put in the shed. Any suggestions would be welcome. Here’s a few layout images and it is about time we had some trains on here. Lastly. I will leave what manna has sent over for another post as it’s not quite ready just yet Squatch Edited February 29 by Sasquatch Spaces 14 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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