westerner Posted February 3, 2016 Author Share Posted February 3, 2016 Thanks Andy. Neil it looks like all those hours of studying the photos in the Great Western Railway Journal edition on Kingswear has paid off. I think over the last 5 years I must have spent 100s of hours reading the article and staring at the photos in it. Unfortunately now I have built the wall around the goods yard and back of the platform I will no longer be able to take such a shot again as I did of 1040. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post westerner Posted February 5, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 5, 2016 A few shots around the layout. the Goods shed over the new wall Looking out of one of the houses as the bus passes the Land Rover And finally a couple in B&W of the the goods leaving 34 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Excellent photos Alan. You certainly have a talent at recreating the atmosphere of South Devon in the early 1960s. Is that Reg Butler driving the 'bus? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Smashing photos. If only I could get over my phobia of OO gauge couplings I have a GWR branch laid out on the shed floor.... can't .... quite... commit.... argh.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted February 5, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 5, 2016 A few shots around the layout. the Goods shed over the new wall goods shed f1.jpg Looking out of one of the houses as the bus passes the Land Rover steps and bus f3.jpg And finally a couple in B&W of the the goods leaving GOODS Leaving 3 B&W f6.jpg goods leaving B&W f5.jpg You have a damn fine eye with that camera mate. I'm also really envious of your working layout; mine is so far away from doing that. Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted February 5, 2016 Author Share Posted February 5, 2016 Dr G-F yes they can be a bit of an eyesore, but there are other options, me I'm content to live with them as I am with 16.5 mm track and ridiculous curves. Life is too short. Phil, You'd be surprised that yours isn't so necessarily far away. Following your thread I see much progress has been made and it is surprising once track gets laid and some of it wired so that things can move, how that keeps the motivation going. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted February 5, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 5, 2016 A few shots around the layout. the Goods shed over the new wall goods shed f1.jpg Looking out of one of the houses as the bus passes the Land Rover steps and bus f3.jpg And finally a couple in B&W of the the goods leaving GOODS Leaving 3 B&W f6.jpg goods leaving B&W f5.jpg SPAD in photo 3 Alan????? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianusa Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 (edited) Smashing photos. If only I could get over my phobia of OO gauge couplings I have a GWR branch laid out on the shed floor.... can't .... quite... commit.... argh.... Why is it our eyes are drawn to perceived imperfections? Couplings in particular are a classic example; they have to be strong enough to accommodate sometimes heavy trains yet be as imperceptible as possible. They have to function for the train set crowd as well as the enthusiast so compromise is necessary. Over the years they have been reduced in size to possibly the minimum usable size. There are others, notably Kadees that fit some criteria and if the UK ever gets rid of the three link, they will come into their own. They are like any small functioning unit, a bit fiddly and certainly not as reliable as the current OO standard. I don't have this problem Nobody cares in tinplate! Brian. Edited February 5, 2016 by brianusa 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandman Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Why is it that the like button is sometimes just not good enough. Thank goodness we have words. Those last sets of pictures were great, especially the pannier working on the local freight. You can just hear the couplings and buffers clanging away whilst the train is shunted. And the clickety-clack of the wheels as the loco hauls the stock away from Kingsbridge Regis. Or the holiday makers arriving for their onward journey to Salcombe as their loco trundles away for turning on the table. A truelly evocative bit of model making and photography. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted February 8, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 8, 2016 Is that Reg Butler driving the 'bus? No, Reg Varney... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post westerner Posted February 8, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2016 It's now mid afternoon and the Hall has left 3/4 hour ago for Exeter and then on to Paddington. Next arrival at Kingsbridge is the 13.45 from Newton arriving at 15.13 hauled by prairie 4561 and standing at the stops After shunting its carriages into the carriage sidings 4561 picks up the full brake ready to depart for Wencombe (to pick up the Milk tankers) at 15.45 27 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 4561 about to leave for Wencombe 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granitechops Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Alan, just found this topic, talk about trip down memory lane, I think, in my case, caused by the scenery, you have caught the essence of the South Hams evocatively. I used to be a lorry driver in Kingsbridge in the1960s, The mate/cutter on with me one Sid, was working at Kingsbridge Station after it closed, cutting up the Station railings. He recounted tails of being a conductor on the GWR buses that connected Kingsbridge to Salcombe. In summer there could be 3 buses in convoy & his job was to check tickets on route. changing bus in turn, sometimes hanging on the outside. From your map the railway would have come down Bowcombe creek, & may have necessitated a steep climb up over into town, so, yes suitable engine power needed Good one!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Brinkly Posted February 9, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 9, 2016 Lovely stuff Alan, great photography skills. Bar coal in the bunker and etched number plates, have you added any extra detail to your 45xx locos? Kind regards, Nick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 apart from the crew and lamps no I haven't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post westerner Posted February 9, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 9, 2016 Its now approaching quarter past four and Powis Castle arrives on time at 16.12 with the down South Devon and after having pushed her coaches into the carriage sidings and turned on the turntable, has now picked up the non corridor set and set back into the bay platform for the off at 1645 for Newton (fairly smart turn around) 29 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted February 9, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 9, 2016 I lurrrrrrrve that DubChim Castle. Is it Kleared? That 3rd Castle pic is a cracker. Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Brinkly Posted February 9, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 9, 2016 Lovely weathering on the castle loco Alan, the smoke box has a real 'used' look about it. Kind regards, Nick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Taz Posted February 9, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 9, 2016 Agreed, the weathering is sublime. Have you ever detailed how you go about it? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 (edited) Thanks chaps. Phil the boiler and tender are Kleared. Nick and Brian, the boiler is brush painted (as is the cab roof) with a mixture of dirty9weathered) black and track or brake dirt at a mixture of 3 to 1 black to brown. This is also brushed onto to the boiler roof and then rubbed off to get the sooty look. the whole lot (not the smokebox) gets a thin coat of Klear, for the cared for look. The chassis bits are airbrushed with an opposite mix so its roughly 3 to 1 brownish to blackish. The motion is brush painted after the chassis has been done with Lifecolor's Tensocrom Active surface agents set2, the oil and keroscene which gives it that shiny well greased look. Edited February 9, 2016 by westerner 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted February 9, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 9, 2016 One of the best weathering jobs I've seen for a good while; I'd pay you to do some of that to some of my Spams. Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 Gulp! I don't know what to say., I know I won't say anything. Thanks Phil! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 There must have been a lot of toing and froing and twirling between pics 2 and 3 that you didn't show, naughty boy! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 One of the best weathering jobs I've seen for a good while; I'd pay you to do some of that to some of my Spams. Phil I'd pay to see a Spam turned into a Castle... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted February 9, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 9, 2016 I'd pay to see a Spam turned into a Castle... Calm down Fritts, it wouldn't really look right. However, tother way round could be arranged. Quackers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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