A Nod To Brent - a friendly thread, filled with frivolity, cream teas and pasties. Longing for the happy days in the South Hams 1947.

[Kev_Lewis]

Me?

[46444]

Something for the Chief Rabbit.

 

Seen in the Forest I believe?

 

 

 

 

 

Must say that 'B' Set looks superb.  If only Lionheart would replicate it in 00...

[Kev_Lewis]

Must say that 'B' Set looks superb.  If only Lionheart would replicate it in 00...

 

It would be far easier to change to O gauge

[gwrrob]

I've altered the couplings on my H57 to suit the new Hornby Colletts.Not too bad.

 

[The Fatadder]

I've altered the couplings on my H57 to suit the new Hornby Colletts.Not too bad.

Very nice, full Comet kit I assume?

Making me think that I really need to get some paint on my H33, oh for some warm weather!

[gwrrob]

Yes, very much so but one of the range not suitable for a first attempt.The interior took longer than the rest of it put together.

[Happy Hippo]

 

 

All hail, Gerald, the Chief Rabbit!

I thought the Chief Rabbi was called Ephraim 

 

................Sorry missed the 't'

 

Hail Gerald!

[cary hill]

Tell Gerald the Chief Rabbit not to go to Carmarthen on Saturday as their game against Haverfordwest County A.F.C. has been postponed.

[gwrrob]

Right can we get back on topic and one of this threads coaching guru give me some help assembling three seperate 6 coach rakes using the Collett stock from Bachmann/ Mainline/ Comet and Hornby that I have available.

[Captain Kernow]

Right can we get back on topic and one of this threads coaching guru give me some help assembling three seperate 6 coach rakes using the Collett stock from Bachmann/ Mainline/ Comet and Hornby that I have available.

Yes, that's a very good idea, Robin, but may I just say that Gerald has tasked the Assistant Deputy Chief Rabbit to investigate the source of some 4mm Berry Wagons wiggins, as the above example is believed to be more suitable for ferrets.

[The Fatadder]

Not seen many formations where the diagrams are listed, but I remember Chris F posting a Cornish Riviera formation from '47 including the diagrams which if I remember rightly was made up of Hawksworth thirds / break thirds and the rest being sunshine stock (with a 70ft restaurant)

 

I think most of the formations on the comet website only mention the coach type rather than the diagram, which won't be much help. For the moment my formations have been put together by randomly slotting the right type of coach in each set (ensuring only the sunshine stock goes in the cross country's)

[M.I.B]

 

I think most of the formations on the comet website only mention the coach type rather than the diagram, which won't be much help.

Correct - in hierogliphic format:.     BK/BSK/TO/TSO/BK/BBC/ITV/C4

 

It's a great source of info. Using the Comet listings as a guide allows for a bit more modeller's licience.

[gwrrob]

Correct - in hierogliphic format:.     BK/BSK/TO/TSO/BK/BBC/ITV/C4

 

It's a great source of info. Using the Comet listings as a guide allows for a bit more modeller's licience.

Does using a BBC allow me to repeat a lot.

[colin penfold]

 

There is a wealth of info on this site (for which you will need to register) https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/BRCoachingStock/files/Carriage%20workings/

 

When you get there you need to open a list called "carriage-working-dropbox-list.pdf" by Robert CWP (he's a member on here)

 

As an example I found a document entitled GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY Passenger Train Working Paddington Station West London Carriage Sidings and Old Oak Common Monday, October 7th, 1946 until May 4th 1947

 

Page 4 of the PDF (page 6 of the scanned document therein) holds the details of a six car formation for the 0730 Paddington to Plymouth as Van 3rd, 3rd, compo, compo, 3rd, van third

 

Enjoy!

[Mallard60022]

Yes, that's a very good idea, Robin, but may I just say that Gerald has tasked the Assistant Deputy Chief Rabbit to investigate the source of some 4mm Berry Wagons wiggins, as the above example is believed to be more suitable for ferrets.

Wiggins is busy cycling at the moment so don't bother him with questions about coaches, he might get confused.

P 

[chrisf]

Page 4 of the PDF (page 6 of the scanned document therein) holds the details of a six car formation for the 0730 Paddington to Plymouth as Van 3rd, 3rd, compo, compo, 3rd, van third

 

I would not describe myself as a guru but others may think otherwise.  Go on, you know you want to ...

 

What Colin has quoted above is what I would have put down for a typical 6 coach formation.  Rich Fatadder's approach is entirely right.  I have said elsewhere that so long as the set had the right capacity and the correct balance between first and third it did not matter what diagrams were used.  One caveat would be not to roster Centenary stock for a job that would take it to a line where it would be out of gauge.  I have also recommended studying the CWPs in Robert's dropbox: the value of this resource cannot be overstated.

 

Chris

[gwrrob]

According to Adrian Wintle on another thread Chris the K set was what the original Hornby Colletts were made for.

 

This comprised of Van third, third, composite, composite, third, van third.

[gwrrob]

A Castle rarely offends.

 

[St Enodoc]

Does using a BBC allow me to repeat a lot.

Beans or kippers work well.

[bgman]

A Castle rarely offends.

 

This one does it for me, best I've ever visited , called there on a road trip to Austria a few years back.

 

 

Neuschwanstein, in deepest Bavaria, it's totally breathtaking

[NHY 581]

Beans or kippers work well.

 

Sprouts.

[M.I.B]

Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang.

 

 

Fits both the Schloss picture,  and the beans and kippers reference below it.

 

 

I now have H57 envy Robin.............

 

EDIT@10:25GMT

 

That's not Heinz 57 either.....

Edited March 4, 2016 by M.I.B

[colin penfold]

not very popular these small prairies

 

[gwrrob]

Yesterday's Castle certainly didn't offend and here it is again on the K set mentioned earlier. My kit built C54 has been added to this rake of Hornby Colletts.

 

[colin penfold]

Yesterday's Castle certainly didn't offend and here it is again on the K set mentioned earlier. My kit built C54 has been added to this rake of Hornby Colletts.

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I'd like a week in that farmhouse self catering but can't find it on English Country Cottages website