Nick Gough Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 Some very atmospheric scenes there Adrian. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted October 25, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 25, 2022 Hi Adrian.. I've just found this thread, I have to say, I love the 7mm locos! Your weathering is very subtle and brings everyting nicely together. I've personally not done much modeling recently, but looking at your pictures might just give me the kick I need. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted October 25, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 25, 2022 (edited) Ade, Cab is something like this - you can see the driver would never see out if the raised bits werent there. Edit: if i remember correctly, this brass model already had the unneccessary drop in the middle which I didnt fill but in reality (based on 5572 plus 45xx pics) was just a flat floor with a raised wooden plank/box either side. The drivers' side ran full length, the firemans stopped short of the door Edited October 26, 2022 by Hal Nail 13 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adrian Stevenson Posted October 25, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 25, 2022 Thanks everyone for the kind comments and likes 👍 Hi Ian, thanks for the pics of the cab. I would not have known about that until you mentioned it. Got a laser cut garden shed kit coming. There was a shed structure used to house the pump for the water tower. Will save me having to scratch build one. Cheers, Ade. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggies1961 Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 Excellent Ade. Some fabulous pictures love the one with the crew member in the cab! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adrian Stevenson Posted October 29, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 29, 2022 The shed kit arrived yesterday. So today I have built it up and painted it. Flat brown followed by a dry brush over in grey, then another dry brush with sooty black weathering powder. Being a simple structure it went together easily with no issues. I do like these laser cut kits. The shed was the pump house for the water tower. Pipe was bent up from some brass rod. Need to paint this next. It is just plonked on the layout at the moment. Final position will be determined once the engine shed and water tower are in place. Then the path and weeds around the base can then be added. Usual disclaimer applies. Cheers, Ade. 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 Funny looking shed. Thought they were large Co-Co American built things... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluemonkey presents.... Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 Nicely built Ade. The smell of a nearly opened laser kit is lovely. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adrian Stevenson Posted November 12, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 12, 2022 Did a quick video of the 45xx this afternoon. Cheers, Ade. 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggies1961 Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 Excellent Ade, love the layout and how its progressing. 45 sounds great. Regards Julian. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adrian Stevenson Posted November 13, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 13, 2022 Thanks Julian. Here are a couple of pics from yesterday’s running session. Making a shopping list now in preparation for Warley. Cheers, Ade. 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggies1961 Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 Hi Ade, Il get to Warley one day but I know I will need a bulging wallet to take the hit!! 😬 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 8 hours ago, Baggies1961 said: Hi Ade, Il get to Warley one day but I know I will need a bulging wallet to take the hit!! 😬 You'll need that just for the Car Park and Bacon Cob's Julian. 😂 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 Layouts looking good Ade, Love the sound in the 45XX mate awesome. 👍 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Sweet pea Posted November 14, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 14, 2022 Hi Ade the layout is coming along nicely and your 45xx sounds awesome.👌 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adrian Stevenson Posted November 19, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 19, 2022 Next to the pump house there was a small fenced enclosure. It has an open entrance way facing the track. I am not certain what it was used for? Clearly there is something piled up inside it. Maybe ash from the locos given it is situated near the engine shed? There is no mention of it in the book about the line. So I have been using the model makers friend, the good old coffee stirring sticks to make it. Like the pump house, just plonked in place at the moment. Got to make the corner posts etc. 11 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggies1961 Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Hi Ade, Frustrating when you cant get the info you need, being a wooden structure would it be ash? There looks to be big lumps in the pile, blocks of wood maybe? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggies1961 Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Is this the same building Ade? But looks to be taken at an earlier date, is that a water feed through the roof? The picture you put on is that from the Wild Swan book? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Ade, I must say your modelling is top notch, even if you do model the GW...😉 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted November 21, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 21, 2022 8 minutes ago, Peter Kazmierczak said: Ade, I must say your modelling is top notch, even if you do model the GW...😉 There need not be any correlation between the quality of the modelling and the quality of the subject. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggies1961 Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Being that close to the water tower, could it be a pump house? Cheers Julian. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adrian Stevenson Posted November 21, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 21, 2022 Hi Julian, yes the shed is the pump house. The pipe coming out of the roof appears to be some sort of vent. The fenced off compound is clearly to store something. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34006 Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 On 19/11/2022 at 17:03, Adrian Stevenson said: Next to the pump house there was a small fenced enclosure. It has an open entrance way facing the track. I am not certain what it was used for? Clearly there is something piled up inside it. Maybe ash from the locos given it is situated near the engine shed? There is no mention of it in the book about the line. So I have been using the model makers friend, the good old coffee stirring sticks to make it. Like the pump house, just plonked in place at the moment. Got to make the corner posts etc. Hi Ade,trackwork on the first photo seems to be a mix of chairs and spikes,on what looks suspiciously like FB rail.I know there were several cost saving exercises during war time,but not heard of this. ATB Phil 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adrian Stevenson Posted November 21, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 21, 2022 Hi Phil, yes the track, as originally laid, was as you have correctly observed. The run around loop was the same. After the war the run around loop was replaced with the GWR concrete pot type sleepers. Cheers, Ade. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adrian Stevenson Posted November 26, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 26, 2022 Back home from a very nice trip to Warley today. Had a great day. Spent a little more than I had budgeted for, but nothing new there! As you may know Mike Fenton’s book on Malmesbury Line has been my Bible while building the layout. I had heard a few years ago he was doing a new book about the line. So I was very pleasantly surprised to find it on sale today. Lots of new photos in it so I can see this being my New Testament! Modelu was always going to be one of my priority stalls to visit. They had some very good offers on today which were packs of ex display figures. Three in a pack for £11.25 A great saving as a single figure is usually £7.50. Plus if you spent £50 there was a further 15% off. So I got 6 packs. All they require is a quick removal of old glue off the feet. I also got two packs of two roller round point rodding stools. I am going to use 20 thou brass rod for the rods themselves. Looking forwards to adding these to the layout. Other purchases were a printed totem sign for the cabin and a pair of the new working buckeye couplings to fit to the A3 and one of the teak carriages. Usual disclaimers apply. Will add some pics tomorrow. Some nice O gauge layouts at the show too. Cheers, Ade. 12 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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