RMweb Gold Sweet pea Posted February 11, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 11, 2023 That's a fantastic aerial view of Nifkins Bridge.👍 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted February 11, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 11, 2023 A twilight scene 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted February 12, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 12, 2023 Takes me back to the 80s! An interesting comparison between the Heljan and Hornby 86, too. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 On 10/02/2023 at 23:53, 97406 said: Nice one. As it’s a fictitious location near Crewe, I can see some of the locos heading your way, especially on the Crewe Works test trains. It certainly has that crewe feel about it. 97406 currently sat in my yard having arrived on an engineers train. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted February 14, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 14, 2023 10 hours ago, P.C.M said: It certainly has that crewe feel about it. 97406 currently sat in my yard having arrived on an engineers train. The great thing about being near Crewe is the ‘exotic’ traction from other areas that you can get away with. I’ve done all 4 departmental 40s as I managed to catch them and D200 when I had a resurgence in railways in the late 80s. I grew up near Skelton Junction in Timperley and was used to hearing 40s and 25s in the distance regularly throughout my childhood. Such a great sound. If a new model 40 gets released and it’s up to scratch, I’ll be up for getting a few in early 80s guise for when I run a slightly earlier period. If not then some more Bachmann detailings may follow anyway! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted February 15, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 15, 2023 On the original section of the layout, the height of the contact wire was pretty constant, but on the new section is gets lower towards the tunnel entrance. I have therefore embarked on a project to replace all fixed and posable pantographs with springy ones. Yesterday I made a crossarm one from the Judith Edge kit. It nearly didn't make it (just like the last attempt), but I managed it at the last minute and it's far better than my previous 2 attempts. Have a couple more kits on order as I've a class 86 to do and don't want to forget the things I learnt this time round. 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted February 16, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 16, 2023 A bit of 'through the wires' action! 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted February 16, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 16, 2023 Diesels on shed 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted February 17, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 17, 2023 A full house and some experimental image manipulation to hide the underlying furniture. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Module00 Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Great pictures as usual. 😃👍 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted February 17, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 17, 2023 3 hours ago, Module00 said: Great pictures as usual. 😃👍 Many thanks! One day there will be running lines in the grey bit at the front! Not for a while though! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted February 17, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 17, 2023 With the furniture. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted February 18, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 18, 2023 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted February 25, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 25, 2023 I've been umming and aahing about a 59 as I only saw them at open days and diesel galas back in the day, but then I found this Lima example at the Donny show and went for it. I've added new aprons out of styrene sheet and the bufferbeam detailing, and will rewheel it and sort the atrocious running out next. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted February 25, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 25, 2023 Re-energise! 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
47606odin Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 5 hours ago, 97406 said: Re-energise! based on the other traction that’s been on the depot, I suspect a big POP would occur when the pan went up 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted February 26, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 26, 2023 6 hours ago, 47606odin said: based on the other traction that’s been on the depot, I suspect a big POP would occur when the pan went up I do have to keep my wits about me when I change the depot voltage! The original pans on the 76 would have destroyed the wires thanks to being excessively sprung, and difficult to rectify too, so I fitted a couple of Sommerfeldt 941s, themselves with one of the 2 springs removed and now they follow the contact wire in a most pleasing way! I believe there was talk of converting the Woodhead and at least one 76 to AC. It would have led to some interesting combinations. Pic from Keith Long’s Flickr page. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted March 1, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 1, 2023 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Sweet pea Posted March 1, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 1, 2023 Lovely night time shot.👍 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted March 2, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 2, 2023 (edited) A panorama made up of 5 images shot from across the room with a little telephoto going on. The images were stitched together using Microsoft Image Composite Editor. Edited March 2, 2023 by 97406 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted March 4, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 4, 2023 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted March 5, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 5, 2023 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted March 7, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 7, 2023 (edited) A couple of 80s open day celebrities. Edited March 7, 2023 by 97406 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 97406 Posted March 7, 2023 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 7, 2023 (edited) More Growlers will be arriving soon, but in the meantime Edited March 7, 2023 by 97406 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
47606odin Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 4 hours ago, 97406 said: A couple of 80s open day celebrities. she looks right at home 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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