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

[The Stationmaster]

Go on. I've got another taken at Paignton with wasp stripes and everything.

Do you mean this one?  Our train engine for the day back on the IRSE visit in 2009

 

[gwrrob]

Do you mean this one?  Our train engine for the day back on the IRSE visit in 2009

 

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No.This one.As used in the fiddle yard at Paignton for bringing stock out to play for Goliath first thing in the morning.

 

 

[gwrrob]

A few more photos of 7804,this time taken at the far right end of the new fiddle yard backscene with Tigley Junction signal box nearby.

 

 

 

 

 

[Captain Kernow]

LT pannier spotted again at the SDR on the way home yesterday.

 

 

If I'd know how close you were yesterday, how very close, you could have had a guided tour of your backscene! 

[paulprice]

your storage yard puts my layout to shame, that reminds me I will have to actually finish my storage yard

[gwrrob]

If I'd know how close you were yesterday, how very close, you could have had a guided tour of your backscene! 

 

I thought of you CK as we caught our train from Totnes.The scenery did look familiar.

[Captain Kernow]

I thought of you CK as we caught our train from Totnes.The scenery did look familiar.

Well, it would have beaten vacuuming the upstairs carpets...! At Buckfastleigh station, you were probably only 2 miles from where the photos were taken!

[Trains&armour]

Aha. now the thread is back to normal, time for Rhino's....

 

 

Well, it's green, it's British built, the timeframe is about right and it has a Rhino. Perfect for Brent.

My daughter found it herself and came to get me!

 

(Bovington, Cruiser Mk III A13, 1st armoured Division, BEF 1940)

[gwrrob]

Can I squeeze a few more photos in before we go off topic again.Incidently , in all the years I've visited Torbay I never knew this place existed till last week.Worth a visit when open.Even had a Coventry built Humber fighting vehicle outside.http://www.brixhambatteryheritagegroup.co.uk/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 3, 2014 by gwrrob

[Kev_Lewis]

Ooooooooh, nice tank!

 

I've just finished weathering a 1:16 RC tank for a mate. Although it's German and has an elephant on it.

 

Photo's on my workbench thread, or I can pop a couple up on here if anybody would like to see.

[Mallard60022]

That back scene just gets better from each view...........

CK, what is this new Avatar then; looks like a relative of mine.............

Quack

P.S. Just read CKs intriguing 'Signature'....clever.

Edited August 4, 2014 by Mallard60022

[cary hill]

That back scene just gets better from each view...........

 

 

I have to agree and I particularly like the illusion of depth in this one even though there are no trains on view:

 

 

I almost feel like trepassing across the tracks to give those woods a thorough exploration

[gwrrob]

That's a nice thing to say and now it's a shame to add trains to the scene as shewn here with a busy period for Tigley Junction.

 

 

 

 

I've also been reading my well worn book by Peter Kay 'Rails along the sea wall' so expect an inspired photo or two soon.

[gwrrob]

 

I've also been reading my well worn book by Peter Kay 'Rails along the sea wall' so expect an inspired photo or two soon.

 

Such as the Peter Gray shot at Cockwood of a 28xx on the up milk train from Penzance.....

 

 

 

 

[gwrrob]

Don't tell 2Manyspams but there's a nice photo of a N class 31875 in that book too.

 

More of 3864.

 

 

 

Close up shewing newly installed pipework.

 

 

[2ManySpams]

I am listening you know (in between eating pie and burning my fingers on kits of silly WR locos)

[gwrrob]

I have to agree and I particularly like the illusion of depth in this one even though there are no trains on view:

 

 

I almost feel like trepassing across the tracks to give those woods a thorough exploration

 

This morning I took a stroll in those woods and you never guess what I found..........

 

On the way back I caught 8750 class pannier 3796 on a branch train.Hadn't seen her for a while.

 

 

 

 

[2ManySpams]

Question for the GWR collective:

 

What other locos had chimnies and domes the same external dimensions as those found on the 1366 dock tank?

[gwrrob]

Question for the GWR collective:

What other locos had chimnies and domes the same external dimensions as those found on the 1366 dock tank?

I think a visit to the trade stands at Telford next month might pay dividends.I agree with Warren Shepherd as an option as mentioned on Pencarrow.

[gwrrob]

This morning I took a stroll in those woods and you never guess what I found..........

 

 

.......... Tigley Junction signalman Bert Grump might be concerned about the wildlife.

 

Especially for Sierd's daughter.

 

[Mallard60022]

Even more worrying was this.....

 

and of course this.......

 

they were both waiting for this.....

 

and then off for tea...... 

 

Yummy........ and that's just the trainspotter......

Quack

 

 

[Trains&armour]

.......... Tigley Junction signalman Bert Grump might be concerned about the wildlife.

 

Especially for Sierd's daughter.

 

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[gwrrob]

I've not shewn much of this area before but there's no excuse now with a decent backscene.I particularly like the way Captain Kernow has done the lane disappearing in the background.Scots Pines are quite common in South Devon as there are quite a few in Goodrington.I've added a couple here to my scene.

 

 

 

Bert needs to get his lunch as he has been given a treat today by his swmbo.

 

[Mallard60022]

Arghhhhhh.....Saffron Cake; oh even more yummy.

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[gwrrob]

Arghhhhhh.....Saffron Cake; oh even more yummy.

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Only found it in the Warrens Bakery chain, so hard to come by.Very nice with jam and clotted cream too.