RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted June 4, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 4, 2021 7 hours ago, Gopher said: Best of luck with the layout, and thanks for the compliment. Locos -yes I think I have too many, and try to adopt a one in one out policy to keep the numbers down. I am finding this increasingly difficult. My wife asks occasionally how many locos have you got ? The obvious answer less than the pairs of shoes you own (although I am not sure that is true anymore). Veronica and I have a deal. She doesn't count my locos and I don't count her shoes and bags. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted June 4, 2021 Author Share Posted June 4, 2021 72xx fully coaled and sitting on the turntable road 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted June 6, 2021 Author Share Posted June 6, 2021 Forging ahead (always in reverse) 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted June 6, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 6, 2021 Was that poster from a Cuneo painting? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted June 6, 2021 Author Share Posted June 6, 2021 6 minutes ago, Graham T said: Was that poster from a Cuneo painting? Yes - spot on. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted June 6, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 6, 2021 A great artist! But I bet you can't spot the mouse in 4mm scale Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted June 6, 2021 Author Share Posted June 6, 2021 7 minutes ago, Graham T said: A great artist! But I bet you can't spot the mouse in 4mm scale That is true - I can't always spot the mouse on the full scale copies. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishplate Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 8 hours ago, Graham T said: Was that poster from a Cuneo painting? It was also used as the front cover for a Tri-ang / Hornby catalogue in the 1970's / 1980's . Not sure precisely. I still have my copy (somewhere . . .) There is a book of all Cuneo's paintings which, having seen several on the front of those catalogues over the years, (a 9F I also have on a catalogue) I was inspired to buy. John 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted June 7, 2021 Author Share Posted June 7, 2021 Meanwhile down the well (turntable well). This dodgy photo was taken 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted June 8, 2021 Author Share Posted June 8, 2021 Old archive photo showing the original coaling plant which was not really suitable for a Western region shed. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Bogie Posted June 8, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 8, 2021 (edited) Bit torn and frayed as the Stones would say: Edited April 1, 2022 by Bogie RDP 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishplate Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 12 hours ago, Bogie said: Bit torn and frayed as the Stones would say: Thanks @Bogie that's the one . (Possible spoiler alert; relying on dodgy memory and not able to check the Cuneo book at the moment, as I'm not at home). If I recall correctly (?), you have to look at the picture without the over-typing to be able to locate the Cuneo mouse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted June 9, 2021 Author Share Posted June 9, 2021 Couple more from the archive - some weathered wagons 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted June 10, 2021 Author Share Posted June 10, 2021 Mineral train rumbles by as the local ganger has a chat 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted June 11, 2021 Author Share Posted June 11, 2021 The coaling plant in the photos above was replaced by this much more simple and hopefully appropriate platform. Photo was taken a few years ago and the building just visible in the in the top right has been replaced 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted June 12, 2021 Author Share Posted June 12, 2021 Foremark Hall (Renumbered Bachmann Model) poses on the turntable 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 Another from the archive. Old coaling plant in the background and original Ratio hut (now replaced) 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted June 14, 2021 Author Share Posted June 14, 2021 (edited) The more observant of you will notice this is not a loco. My other occasional hobby is military modelling (very occasional). I made this beast about 14 years ago, a radio controlled 1/16 Tamiya Leopard 2 A6. Weather was nice so I fired it up to give it a run in the garden. Good fun, but the cats were not impressed with the noise Edited June 14, 2021 by Gopher 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted June 14, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 14, 2021 Very nice modelling, but I don't think the grass looks very realistic to be honest Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted June 14, 2021 Author Share Posted June 14, 2021 Just now, Graham T said: Very nice modelling, but I don't think the grass looks very realistic to be honest Thanks Graham - I agree about the grass I only just cut it as well I think the rose bushes in the background probably don't help either Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted June 14, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 14, 2021 Actually I was kidding - but I think it fell a bit flat! I always fancied building one of the 1:16 r/c Tiger tanks. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted June 14, 2021 Author Share Posted June 14, 2021 Not at all - I realised you were kidding. They are great kits, expensive but superb quality and good fun to make. The gear box in the Leopard is quite complex and a work of art. I was very careful building it, frequently checking and (double checking) the instructions to ensure I had the right cogs in the right place. Luckily it all worked. I have also made the Tamiya Tiger. Another great model. I get the urge to make another 1/16th tank but have resisted the temptation for the past 14 years. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Very interesting, I've often fancied building one of those myself, so I have to remind myself that I probably have enough hobbies already. I used to build a lot of 1/35 and 1/32 military models, all WWI / WWII subjects. I had nowhere to display them properly and ended up giving them away. I have found that you can learn a lot from military modelling over the years. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishplate Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 25 minutes ago, MrWolf said: I have found that you can learn a lot from military modelling over the years. Dive bombing buses on bridges being one . . . . . . ? 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted June 15, 2021 Author Share Posted June 15, 2021 14 hours ago, MrWolf said: Very interesting, I've often fancied building one of those myself, so I have to remind myself that I probably have enough hobbies already. I used to build a lot of 1/35 and 1/32 military models, all WWI / WWII subjects. I had nowhere to display them properly and ended up giving them away. I have found that you can learn a lot from military modelling over the years. You can never have too many hobbies. Actually that is not strictly true. I had the same problem with static models. Where to display them. I used to make the 1/35th Tamiya military models, plus some of their1/350th ships and a couple of 1/12th formula 1 cars. Still got the ships and the cars gathering dust on a shelf. Some of the military modelling is awesome. The weathered models you see in some of the military modelling magazines are superb. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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