RMweb Premium John Besley Posted February 16 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 16 6 hours ago, MrWolf said: Wow. That is truly impressive! I had enough on with cramming the pump into a sheet of A4, let alone about half an inch! Very nice, can I borrow the design for the Exhill weed killing train please... 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 (edited) 10 hours ago, MrWolf said: Wow. That is truly impressive! I had enough on with cramming the pump into a sheet of A4, let alone about half an inch! Many thanks for the sketches, without them as a basis I would have been scratching my head for a bit longer and probably ending up with a less convincing design emerging. I have changed it a bit to take in the 'staggered crossroad' of large pipes leading to the spray bar that I could see in the few pictures I and plus the base of the pump was altered to what I could conveniently build. Now to work out what colour to paint it........small problem compared with the build!!! Thanks again for your efforts and help. Edited February 16 by KNP 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KNP Posted February 16 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 16 Sneaking around the curve the local auto train heads on..... 35 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 (edited) 6 hours ago, John Besley said: Very nice, can I borrow the design for the Exhill weed killing train please... Thanks Not a problem, we all have weed problems on our layouts so anything to help....? I’m sure Mr Wolf would be happy to as well. Edited February 16 by KNP 3 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KNP Posted February 17 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 17 Through the English countryside we do rumble, across a viaduct over tranquil brook we travel until we hit that 'pesky' signal where our meanderings do stop! So we patiently wait....... 39 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponthir28 Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Looks like a nice place to wait. With a view down the valley. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 On 16/02/2024 at 08:19, KNP said: Thanks Not a problem, we all have weed problems on our layouts so anything to help....? I’m sure Mr Wolf would be happy to as well. Definitely, I've kept the information I gathered to replicate the pump as close as possible given what few photos there are. I pieced the rest together from similar equipment of the right period, so unless a Swindon drawing surfaces? 4 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted February 17 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 17 10 hours ago, MrWolf said: Definitely, I've kept the information I gathered to replicate the pump as close as possible given what few photos there are. I pieced the rest together from similar equipment of the right period, so unless a Swindon drawing surfaces? Once my ideas come together I'll drop you a note / message 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 11 hours ago, MrWolf said: Definitely, I've kept the information I gathered to replicate the pump as close as possible given what few photos there are. I pieced the rest together from similar equipment of the right period, so unless a Swindon drawing surfaces? Wouldn’t the pump have been bought in from a contemporary pump manufacturer rather than being produced by Swindon? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 5 minutes ago, Tortuga said: Wouldn’t the pump have been bought in from a contemporary pump manufacturer rather than being produced by Swindon? We think it was as there is a name cast on the base but we can’t make it out in the picture I have. Swindon would have done working drawings on how they would fit it to and convert the tenders. 1 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Tortuga said: Wouldn’t the pump have been bought in from a contemporary pump manufacturer rather than being produced by Swindon? Almost definitely, something similar to this Blake direct acting steam feed pump, but with side mounted valve blocks. There must have been drawings if how it was mounted into the tender body, plus drawings of the pipe runs, with mention of the pump type, at the very least. Somewhere it would have appeared in a bill of materials and in the accounts for the development shop or main works. It may even have been repurposed from a water tower where the loco powered well pump had been upgraded once mains electricity had been installed. Pretty much everything may have come from the junk pile, as from what I can see, the GWR didn't throw much away. Edited February 17 by MrWolf 1 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KNP Posted February 18 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 18 Morning, just been waiting for you..... How things going Doctor, bagged anything for dinner? 37 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponthir28 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Hope it’s a nice juicy trout. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted February 18 Author Share Posted February 18 27 minutes ago, Ponthir28 said: Hope it’s a nice juicy trout. With a shotgun?.....what's left might be juicy! 2 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KNP Posted February 18 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 18 WKT This where we of this morning. Paint and varnish not cured so it is getting marked very easily so propose to leave for a minimum of 24, ideally 48 hrs (if I can!!!) to fully cure. I shall get on with the Toad next as this will have more than one job to do, then the chemical tank wagon..... Decided to paint the pump Vallejo Black/Grey but with some oily steel added to give it a metallic feel...seems to have worked then over painted with graphite in a water mix and when dry buffed with a stiff brush... 24 23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John Besley Posted February 18 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 18 On 16/02/2024 at 07:49, KNP said: Sneaking around the curve the local auto train heads on..... Looking back at the above picture .... I've spotted this, No one would have believed in the last years of the twentieth century that Little Muddle was being watched from the timeless world's of space.... (Que the orchestra...) 6 1 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted February 18 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 18 7 minutes ago, John Besley said: Looking back at the above picture .... I've spotted this, No one would have believed in the last years of the twentieth century that Little Muddle was being watched from the timeless world's of space.... (Que the orchestra...) I've got Friesian cows on my South Hams backscene set in the 1940s.😉 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted February 18 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 18 14 minutes ago, gwrrob said: I've got Friesian cows on my South Hams backscene set in the 1940s.😉 Q: Why are those cows shivering? A: Because they're Friesian. I thank you. 1 1 1 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted February 18 Author Share Posted February 18 Herd of cows Course I've heard of cows..... I also thank you! 2 1 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponthir28 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Silly me I thought it was a fishing rod. So maybe a rabbit or pheasant . 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 I've just seen a herd of cows with no udders... That's a herd of bullocks! No, it's true! 1 1 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted February 18 Author Share Posted February 18 I once dropped my flat cap in a field full of cows.. I tried on 10 before I found my it…… Silly joke Give me a pat on the head and send me to stand in the corner of the room in a lighthouse??? 2 1 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Or show someone three shovels and tell them to take their pick? 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welchester Posted February 18 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 18 42 minutes ago, KNP said: I once dropped my flat cap in a field full of cows.. I tried on 10 before I found my it…… Silly joke Give me a pat on the head and send me to stand in the corner of the room in a lighthouse??? When I was a boy, around Guy Fawkes night, we used to put bangers in the 'country pancakes' in the fields behind my parents' house. Fresh cowpats were the best as they were softer and dispersed farther. 1 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 5 minutes ago, Welchester said: When I was a boy, around Guy Fawkes night, we used to put bangers in the 'country pancakes' in the fields behind my parents' house. Fresh cowpats were the best as they were softer and dispersed farther. We did too. The trick being to bury everything except the fuse. Bigger bang, bigger splatter. 3 1 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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