Seven Mills Sidings, from TOPS to the POD, Page 169 and Bench Road, Stabling and Fuelling Point from Page 245

[Mulgabill]

35 minutes ago, Andrew P said:

Thanks Don, and yes I agree, it would be ideal for a Childs or students Bedroom, Office, Spare Room, Even a Retirement home room.

You've not even moved yet, and you're getting new ideas - Retiremant Home!!!!!!!

 

All the best and belated happy birthday

 

TONY

[Andrew P]

And another for the new page with Lazy Joe in attendance along with 47199 and 25054.

Edited April 29, 2020 by Andrew P

[ELTEL]

Belated birthday greetings old chap.

 

Terry 

[PeterBB]

1 hour ago, Andrew P said:

PART 2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I then modified it a couple of times and also considered adding it to my 'main layout' that required a radical change in my 'Engine Shed'.  Not happy with that so took it back to the then previous modification.  When running it at home a club friend said that he liked it so to gain space sold it to him.  My latest impression is that it was modified 'to pieces'.

[Mulgabill]

22 minutes ago, Andrew P said:

And another for the new page with Lazy Joe in attendance along with 47199 and 25285.

Yay Joes back!

 

Is that Big Jim with him?

 

Mind you I thought he has more sense, they dont look 2m apart to me.

 

TONY

[KNP]

1 hour ago, Andrew P said:

And another for the new page with Lazy Joe in attendance along with 47199 and 25054.

 

Phew getting worried at we hadn't seen him for a while.....

Though his arms do seem to be hovering above the barrel?

[gismorail]

1 hour ago, KNP said:

 

Phew getting worried at we hadn't seen him for a while.....

Though his arms do seem to be hovering above the barrel?

His arms are hovering as his only just got there and he has just spoted that the top of the drum has a large puddle on it following the recent rain shower. 

[Andrew P]

1 hour ago, KNP said:

Phew getting wms do seem to be hovering above the barrel?

 

40 minutes ago, gismorail said:

His arms are hovering as his only just got there and he has just spoted that the top of the drum has a large puddle on it following the recent rain shower. 

He's levitating. 

[gismorail]

1 hour ago, Andrew P said:

 

He's levitating. 

is that the new way of saying 'he's a lazy bl--dy git'

[pwr]

On 28/04/2020 at 13:54, Andrew P said:

Hi Paul, As much as I like the old Bones, I always think of them as Coal Locos in the early days of Large Logo.

For me, the next purchase will either be a Blue 56, or a 26 in Blue or Railfreight, but they will have to wait as I've just bought another Guitar, so I've spent all my cash until after the move, and I can put some more stuff on E-Bay, like the Blue 37 and 08, both with Paul Chetter Sound in OO, and a whole load of wagons.

 

Here's an O Gauge 58 built from a kit, the picture was taken back in 2012.

 

 

I must confess I am looking forward to my 56's later this year or early next probably. I think the new 47 will come first.

 

A bone is outside of layout timespan but only just!. The one in your photos is pretty good.  I also have a part built 56 from RJH but they need a lot of work to get them looking like yours. 

 

Another Hymek will join my fleet soon. I already had a blue version with small warning panels but a green one is one is on the way to increase my mid period fleet. The wife is getting one for my birthday. It was either that or a 33 but I have a kit for one of them which is pretty reasonable and I wanted a 33/1.

 

I do hope your move comes off soon.

[D6775]

21 hours ago, Andrew P said:

Go on Al, you know you want to, haha, EWS?

 

No, must resist. I've too much to finish at the moment. If I did it would have to be Railfreight or Trainload Coal.

[Andrew P]

2 hours ago, pwr said:

 

I must confess I am looking forward to my 56's later this year or early next probably. I think the new 47 will come first.

 

A bone is outside of layout timespan but only just!. The one in your photos is pretty good.  I also have a part built 56 from RJH but they need a lot of work to get them looking like yours. 

 

Another Hymek will join my fleet soon. I already had a blue version with small warning panels but a green one is one is on the way to increase my mid period fleet. The wife is getting one for my birthday. It was either that or a 33 but I have a kit for one of them which is pretty reasonable and I wanted a 33/1.

 

I do hope your move comes off soon.

I want to stick to Blue, but with the Railfreight 20 and 56, that is really as new as I want to stretch it, otherwise, before I know it, there'll be a fleet of 60's lined up and waiting for Sound, haha.

[Andrew P]

Well todays Blast from the Past came after the House move to our present location in May 2014.

 

Just 3 weeks after moving in I had a mild Stroke that put me out of action for a short while, and then I had TOPS built by Derby Sheds, and fitted out by my mate Lee, with me acting as Project Manager and General Dogs Body as I was unable to see strait and do any lifting etc.

 

Once done I already had the idea of a Layout, and it was to be Bitton, just outside Bath.

 

The Project taught me a lot, such as Planning, Building Points, and also the fact that I can't do Prototype Projects.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 30, 2020 by Andrew P

[Andrew P]

I'm starting to get low on decent photos now, but I still have a few previously un seen, and here is 37183 and 08173 sitting in the early morning sunshine in Seven Mills Yard.

[PeterBB]

Surely not low on photographs, you literally take hundreds!

[Andrew P]

4 minutes ago, PeterBB said:

Surely not low on photographs, you literally take hundreds!

Yeah, but some are duplicates with different settings and lightings and some are just plain RUBBISH.

[pwr]

3 hours ago, Andrew P said:

Yeah, but some are duplicates with different settings and lightings and some are just plain RUBBISH.

 

 

Probably nothing a run through photoshop wont cure! DM me a couple

 

Paul R

[Donw]

I know Bitton didn't suit you but I thought you were doing a good job on it.

 

Don

[Andrew P]

2 hours ago, pwr said:

 

 

Probably nothing a run through photoshop wont cure! DM me a couple

 

Paul R

I've PM'd a couple of pics Paul.

 

Thanks.

[Andrew P]

5 minutes ago, Donw said:

I know Bitton didn't suit you but I thought you were doing a good job on it.

 

Don

Thanks Don,

I did enjoy the Planning.

I did enjoy the Point Building.

I didn't enjoy it when I had messages and post telling that this and that weren't quite as the Prototype, such as the Station Buildings when I'd already said I would be using the Hornby ones as they were very similar.

Then I had some other issues that started to bug me, MOST of my own making.

 

But thanks for your positive comments, much appreciated Don.

[Mulgabill]

1 hour ago, Andrew P said:

Thanks Don,

I did enjoy the Planning.

I did enjoy the Point Building.

I didn't enjoy it when I had messages and post telling that this and that weren't quite as the Prototype, such as the Station Buildings when I'd already said I would be using the Hornby ones as they were very similar.

Then I had some other issues that started to bug me, MOST of my own making.

 

But thanks for your positive comments, much appreciated Don.

There was also the sausage factory, and a battalion of troops who kept popping up,

as I recall.

 

Mind you Bitton is quite local to where I grew up, and so introduced my to the world of

APs railways. Something I will always be grateful for.

 

Stay safe

 

TONY

[Andrew P]

So, where are we at today for the Blast from the Past?

 

Well Bitton has bitten the dust, so we have to move on

 

I'll bypass Kingsley and Whittaker St, and also Swad Lane, as I never actually built that, I just bought it, and then Sold it, to guess who,  Yes Peter BB.. Peter exhibited it until last year when he sold it.

 

So the next real project was an up graded Bitton, in the form of Pencarne Junction, in 2016. With hindsight that was destined to be a really good Layout, but the Axe fell on HALF of it after a few Months.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 1, 2020 by Andrew P

[Andrew P]

This mornings visit to Seven Mills saw 37183 and an unidentified Blue 20 sitting in the Yard. Luckily for me, Lazy Joe didn't spot me.

[Andrew P]

Just waiting for another Pencarne Junction Video to come up.

[pwr]

It was a good layout that

 

Paul R