Andrew P Posted December 10, 2017 Author Share Posted December 10, 2017 The photo might be slightly later than that. Here is 9610 on 6th March 1966 Dave 82140857-F93C-430D-9299-89069A607A09.jpeg Thanks Dave, that is an excellent pic, really appreciated. Gresley and Wychnor Event CANCELLED TODAY due to Snow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted December 10, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 10, 2017 Shame about the event. Congratulations about winning the painting prize. I had always said you are an artist something you have denied inthe past you cannot deny it now the people of Bala have spoken. I look forward to seeing what emerges from the 0 gauge track purchase. Don Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 10, 2017 Author Share Posted December 10, 2017 (edited) Thanks Don, I must admit to great surprise at the result, I thought it was fairly good but not good enough to win, I must say I do prefer working in Acrylics to Watercolour. More pics of mine from the Gallery in the Kings Moreton thread. And yes, a shame we had to cancel the event, but safety comes first, and several Members couldn't get their cars out from their Driveways, including me. Edited December 10, 2017 by Andrew P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall5 Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 The photo might be slightly later than that. Here is 9610 on 6th March 1966 Dave 82140857-F93C-430D-9299-89069A607A09.jpeg A couple of photos in Chrish Leigh's G.W. Branchlines show 9610 and 9630 still in service on 25/7/66 by which time both had lost all their numberplates. Ray. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeT Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Love the water spill running down the tank side of the pannier tank on Trebudoc..? Nice touch.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted December 10, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 10, 2017 Thanks Don, I must admit to great surprise at the result, I thought it was fairly good but not good enough to win, I must say I do prefer working in Acrylics to Watercolour. More pics of mine from the Gallery in the Kings Moreton thread. And yes, a shame we had to cancel the event, but safety comes first, and several Members couldn't get their cars out from their Driveways, including me. Having lived out on the Wenlock edge and in Broseley through some very bad winters (including the lowest recorded temp in England at Shawbury one year) I could call you a bunch of wussies. But you are right there is no point in taking risks when you dont have to. One of the scariest moments was Callaughton bank with a single track made by the plough with two high drifts each side getting half way up to me the Refuse carts coming down. I had to reverse back quickdown into a farm gateway and those things will just slide if the brakes are touched. Don Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jintyman Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 And yes, a shame we had to cancel the event, but safety comes first, and several Members couldn't get their cars out from their Driveways, including me. What you need Andy is an old nail like mine............................ Felt like carp this morning, but decided to take youngster out for a snowball fight on the Denbigh Moors. Got up to the Sportsmans Arms quite easily, here is the old girl outside the Sportsmans. We decided to take a walk up to the old house, "Gwylfor Hirraddug", but got about 100yds and we were up to our thighs in drifted snow, so turned back. A good afternoon was had in the end, and we managed to pelt our son with snowballs, he just didn't realise what big kids we were!!!! Jinty 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 It's not often we get the chance to use these farmwagons for what they were built for. It never snowed during the periods I had X-Trails although they encouraged some of my relatives to buy them where they would be of use every winter. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
3 link Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Hi Jinty, What is the secret weapon next to the coke bottle on the bonnet? Looks like a table tennis net..... One of the only cars that I use to have and still regret selling was my Toyota Amazon 4.2 D, you could drive that old girl all day and still feel relaxed. Had to sell her to pay the stamp duty on the new house, grrrrr. Martyn. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Focalplane Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 My Peugeot 2008 has a traction control device that includes settings for snow/ice, mud and sand. I have yet to use any of them but perhaps later this winter I will have the opportunity on snow/ice? In Texas we had various large 4x4s but there it was a case of the bigger the safer. Though we did go off road a lot - 50 miles down a beach in hurricane season was a memorable trip! I brought over a BMW X5 in 2003 and it only saw snow once, on the Bala Llangynog pass last February. With all wheel drive it was not much use, but then I had a white van up my you know what. I traded it for the 2008 a month later, mainly because it cost an arm and a leg to keep on the road. Pun intended. The same weather has hit southern France but the temperature is warmer. i thought I was supposed to be driving to England today but got my dates wrong, it will be next Sunday. Fingers X’d. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 10, 2017 Author Share Posted December 10, 2017 (edited) Great Pic Jints, and good stories Guys, Thanks. Dee and I bought Suzuki Jeep when we lived on Dartmoor, 3 years and NO DAMMED SNOW. Edited December 10, 2017 by Andrew P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jintyman Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 It's not often we get the chance to use these farmwagons for what they were built for. It never snowed during the periods I had X-Trails although they encouraged some of my relatives to buy them where they would be of use every winter. The X-Trail is another good off roader, maybe not quite so much a serious vehicle, but very capable. The old nail (Mitsubishi Shogun Pinin) is a very capable vehicle, seriously capable and not bad on the road. The day was helped by some decent All terrain rubber as well. Not many 4 x 4 vehicles this size with full high and low range and diff locks as well. It's demise is the old wire worm, i think this will be its last winter! Hi Jinty, What is the secret weapon next to the coke bottle on the bonnet? Looks like a table tennis net..... One of the only cars that I use to have and still regret selling was my Toyota Amazon 4.2 D, you could drive that old girl all day and still feel relaxed. Had to sell her to pay the stamp duty on the new house, grrrrr. Martyn. Ha Ha, secret weapon!! That is a 2 million candle power LED light bar, it turns 'off road' tracks back to daylight when it gets dark!!!! Not a lot of use in the snow as the snow blocks it up (as can be seen in the picture), but in other weather conditions it is superb, although I still need to put some matt gaffer tape along the back of the bull bar to stop the reflections!! I'm looking for a Land Cruiser 3.0 Colorado this coming year as I think that all the Land Cruiser range are just about the best 4 x 4's around, and very useful when serious off roading! My Peugeot 2008 has a traction control device that includes settings for snow/ice, mud and sand. I have yet to use any of them but perhaps later this winter I will have the opportunity on snow/ice? In Texas we had various large 4x4s but there it was a case of the bigger the safer. Though we did go off road a lot - 50 miles down a beach in hurricane season was a memorable trip! I brought over a BMW X5 in 2003 and it only saw snow once, on the Bala Llangynog pass last February. With all wheel drive it was not much use, but then I had a white van up my you know what. I traded it for the 2008 a month later, mainly because it cost an arm and a leg to keep on the road. Pun intended. The same weather has hit southern France but the temperature is warmer. i thought I was supposed to be driving to England today but got my dates wrong, it will be next Sunday. Fingers X’d. I can't speak for the 2008, but the X5's are awful off road vehicles, much more use as a Chelsea Tractor! I hope you have a safe journey next week Paul, hopefully it should of cleared. Great Pic Jints, and good stories Guys, Thanks. Dee and I bought Suzuki Jeep when we lived on Dartmoor, 3 years and NO DAMMED SNOW. Thanks Andy The Suzuki Jeeps are another very capable machine off road, they even use them for trialing as they're so good! Sorry about the Andy. Jinty 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 10, 2017 Author Share Posted December 10, 2017 No problem Jints, were almost back on Topic, I have collected the rest of the Welsh Slate, so a start on the other embankment will be started later in the week. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 10, 2017 Author Share Posted December 10, 2017 And following in Larry's lead, here is my contribution to the festive season. 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Anotheran Posted December 11, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 11, 2017 Sorry to have missed your show at the weekend. We were planning to come on Sunday but realised I wouldn't be able to get there even before I saw it was cancelled. I was able to get out of the drive but not out of the village as some nasty person built a barrier between us and the rest of the world in 1837 called the West Coast Mainline with only a rather steep bridge on a right angle corner over it. The only other routes out of the village are through the surrounding countryside, and I couldn't even drive on the flat bits of that! Ah well... there's always next time. Kind regards, Neil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeT Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Anything done in TOPS today buddy ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 Anything done in TOPS today buddy ? No Mate, the heater is still up at the Clubroom, I will pick it up tomorrow night at Club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mulgabill Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 No problem Jints, were almost back on Topic, I have collected the rest of the Welsh Slate, so a start on the other embankment will be started later in the week. And the good thing is the bloke won't notice it's gone 'cos of the snow! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold MarshLane Posted December 12, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 12, 2017 Hi Andy, Well I've recovered from the initial shock ... I came to see what was happening with the O gauge layout .. and find you've a 50 page thread on a new layout! Thats good going for even you in a little over six weeks since I was last on here I thought ... then realised I had far less reading and you'd picked up the old Beale Street thread!! Phew! Looking good tho - a classic Peter's design and layout on the horizon. Congratulations on winning the painting competition - well deserved. The quality of your painting is wonderful. I must admit I have a secret stash of Welsh Slate that I remove the odd bucket from each time I'm in Wales ... sssh! All gets graded into sizes and put in various buckets when I'm back home for a future project. Sometime in the never never the way I'm going at the moment!! Rich 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 12, 2017 Author Share Posted December 12, 2017 Hi Andy, Well I've recovered from the initial shock ... I came to see what was happening with the O gauge layout .. and find you've a 50 page thread on a new layout! Thats good going for even you in a little over six weeks since I was last on here I thought ... then realised I had far less reading and you'd picked up the old Beale Street thread!! Phew! Looking good tho - a classic Peter's design and layout on the horizon. Congratulations on winning the painting competition - well deserved. The quality of your painting is wonderful. I must admit I have a secret stash of Welsh Slate that I remove the odd bucket from each time I'm in Wales ... sssh! All gets graded into sizes and put in various buckets when I'm back home for a future project. Sometime in the never never the way I'm going at the moment!! Rich Hi Rich, and thanks for looking in, Yes not much to read really, I hope to get back onto it later in the week, but I have some weathering jobs to do once I get the stuff back from the Clubroom tonight first, and I'm out all day tomorrow, so once that's out of the way I will start on the other Slate Face from the Bridge. I think my mates Garden is now nearly bare of Slate, hahah. I read somewhere that Snowdon was actually 3 ft lower than first thought, it must be YOU taking bits away from the bottom so it's sunk a bit, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jintyman Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 I read somewhere that Snowdon was actually 3 ft lower than first thought, it must be YOU taking bits away from the bottom so it's sunk a bit, For some reason it didn't feel three foot lower when I climbed it in the summer!!!!! Like the Xmas Greetings Andy. Jinty Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 12, 2017 Author Share Posted December 12, 2017 For some reason it didn't feel three foot lower when I climbed it in the summer!!!!! Like the Xmas Greetings Andy. Jinty Hahha it's people like you climbing it that's worn it out mate, hahah are you doing it again next year? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 I anticipate that by the time I return to modeling for myself in four months time, all the 0 gaugers will have evaporated and 4mm/00 will be back in vogue. Interesting times... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted December 12, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 12, 2017 Hi Andy, Well I've recovered from the initial shock ... I came to see what was happening with the O gauge layout .. and find you've a 50 page thread on a new layout! Thats good going for even you in a little over six weeks since I was last on here I thought ... then realised I had far less reading and you'd picked up the old Beale Street thread!! Phew! Looking good tho - a classic Peter's design and layout on the horizon. Congratulations on winning the painting competition - well deserved. The quality of your painting is wonderful. I must admit I have a secret stash of Welsh Slate that I remove the odd bucket from each time I'm in Wales ... sssh! All gets graded into sizes and put in various buckets when I'm back home for a future project. Sometime in the never never the way I'm going at the moment!! Rich Hi Rich Blink and all has changed in the potting shed. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 12, 2017 Author Share Posted December 12, 2017 I anticipate that by the time I return to modeling for myself in four months time, all the 0 gaugers will have evaporated and 4mm/00 will be back in vogue. Interesting times... I'll probably still be sitting on that darned fence Larry, OOoohhhh IT HURTS. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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