Baggies1961 Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Visiting my brother in Blakeney today as Im on my travels from East Yorkshire. So thought I photo the remnants of the viaduct here. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted February 22, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 22, 2022 4 hours ago, Baggies1961 said: Visiting my brother in Blakeney today as Im on my travels from East Yorkshire. So thought I photo the remnants of the viaduct here. My eyes cant help being drawn to the imminent 4 way car crash! 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post westerner Posted March 2, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 (edited) The minerva class 14 arrived last week, and despite what i had heard I am very pleased with it. There slightproblems with it I'll admit, the cab door on one side is the wong way round, and the colour of the cab might be on the light side and the roundal has a black ring rather than a cream ring on the outside. All photos taken from the side with the correct door as that's the way it wil run on Blackney So as it arrived On running in the crankpin to the jackstaff came loose, just neede unscrew , a dab of Evo stick on the thread and then screwed back in, problem solved. The next photo shows it with the old roundal removed a replaced with a correct Fox transfer one, number to one that was in the Forest D9502 (transfer Numbers come with the model as do the builder plates and the train reporting numbers and windows for the same). The builders plate etchings are lovely, painted black and then wiped over with wet and dry used dry. As you can see from the cab front that light green really does alter its look depending on the amount of light/shadow on it. Oh by the way its straight DC and runs very well and contaolably. On the rolling road it dispalayed a bit of a wobble but not on the layout at least at the speeds I am running it at. Net the bit I'm rally looking forward to WEATHERING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 Edited March 2, 2022 by westerner 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Interesting the same pin was loose on my model..!! D9502 is a good choice for the Forest of Dean. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post westerner Posted March 8, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 8, 2022 Some initial weathering 19 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium magmouse Posted March 8, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 8, 2022 Years ago, I lived and worked in Cheltenham, and we would go to the forest for days out on the weekend, walking or cycling. There is something about your layout that captures the feeling of the place - a slightly too-much quietness. The lighting helps a lot - hard, deep shadows from a strong afternoon sunshine. Nick. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post westerner Posted March 10, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 10, 2022 Looks like Ben Ashworth has been visiting again and it now being 1967 has photographed D5902 bringing down a Vanwide to be shunted up the branch to Forest Furniture. and had time to nip into the goods yard fro this shot. 24 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwr Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Superb photos Alan - so evocative particulalry that last one. Paul R 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbb Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Alan I agree with your comments about the model, and my DC version runs very sweetly indeed - but how did you remove the coaching roundel on the cabside without damaging the paintwork ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted March 10, 2022 Author Share Posted March 10, 2022 Paulbb I used Tcut and a small glass fibre scratch brush, used gently in a cicular motion on the roundal, one side was removed with no problems, the other side did take a very small patch of light green off but luckily this was under the lion so was covered up by the new Fox transfer. I was working on the principal that if it wasn't it would be covered by the weathering 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted March 10, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 10, 2022 2 hours ago, westerner said: Paulbb I used Tcut and a small glass fibre scratch brush, used gently in a cicular motion on the roundal, one side was removed with no problems, the other side did take a very small patch of light green off but luckily this was under the lion so was covered up by the new Fox transfer. I was working on the principal that if it wasn't it would be covered by the weathering I use T-Cut and a cocktail stick shaved to a flat end. Easier to see what you're doing than with the oft-recommended cotton bud. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbb Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Alan, St Enodoc Many thanks, I will give it a try! Paul 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hal Nail Posted March 11, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 11, 2022 12 hours ago, paulbb said: Alan I agree with your comments about the model, and my DC version runs very sweetly indeed - but how did you remove the coaching roundel on the cabside without damaging the paintwork ? I use 2000 grade wet and dry to remove some logos - its like a gentle polish. I tend to use this on factory finish anyway especially on diesels to really smooth down the surface. Avoid rivets and raised detail and after a very light buff with kitchen roll, it looks more like metal, which then I weather with washes, wiped off to leave a light layer of grime which clings in the detail where the surface is still rougher. Not my idea - pinched from Giles on here who does all the amazing radio controlled vehicles. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted March 16, 2022 Author Share Posted March 16, 2022 (edited) A spec savers moment. Upon reading a thread on WT it was pointed out that the footplate sides wers loco green, something I had not noticed before an looking more crefully at prototype photos realised i had missed that. I started hunting round for a tin of loco green. I didn;t have one and whilst pondering noticed that the backscene seemed very close to said green. I unearthed a bottle of Tamya Flat Green (the colour used on the backscene and tried it out some black plasticard. It was very close so I decided to risk knowing it would be weathered which would bring it into line if it was too far out. It seems to have worked. Remember that the body has already been weathered and the footplate edge has not been. It appears to be a very close match. I think when weathered it will blend in quite nicely. All I need now is the gauze@ wire netting to go behind tha cab footsteps. Edited April 5, 2022 by westerner 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post westerner Posted March 16, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2022 (edited) After dropping of the Van at Forest Furniture D9502 continued to the colliery and is now returning to Blackney to run round its train. Like the Sling Branch trains tend to return with the brake van immediatly behind the loco mainly for braking purposes as the branch is steep but it also simplifies the run round at Blackney. D9502 runs round its train and finally leaves Edited April 5, 2022 by westerner 20 6 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 5BarVT Posted March 16, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 16, 2022 1 hour ago, westerner said: After dropping of the Van at Forest Furniture Every time you mention Forest Furniture I can’t help thinking https://www.forrestfurnishing.co.uk . :-) Paul. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted April 5, 2022 Author Share Posted April 5, 2022 I've been painting some Modelu figures, drivers and second men for the class 14 and Railcar and I will be doing some passengers for the Railcar. 9 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gismorail Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Those figures are so life like and your careful painting does them much justice. Such a shame that your photos have been lost but at least I can view this layout on Western Thunder now 🤪 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted April 6, 2022 Author Share Posted April 6, 2022 (edited) After a bit??? of a struggle I managed to get the cab off and insert driver and second man. To be honest I'm not too sure if it was worth the effort. I'll let you make your mind up. It looks like someones in there but-------------------- By the way the bent hand rail has been straightened. Edited April 6, 2022 by westerner Photo revealed bent hand rail 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwr Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Alan Any chance of you getting an 08 or 03 to supplement the fleet? Paul R Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponthir28 Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 I go for another pannier but I am just a little bit biased. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post westerner Posted April 7, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 7, 2022 The Railcar now has correct destination blinds and is now populated. 26 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted April 25, 2022 Author Share Posted April 25, 2022 Could the line be due for closure????????????????????? A photo special has been organised. 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponthir28 Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Back date it back to steam and all will be well. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted April 25, 2022 Author Share Posted April 25, 2022 (edited) the layout covers the period from early sixties (steam) to near enough closure very late sixties (Diesels). So steam will reapear when I turn the clock back. Edited April 25, 2022 by westerner 4 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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