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

[gwrrob]

No lamps or crew but who wants a slice.....

 

 

 

Edited March 18, 2015 by gwrrob

[Siberian Snooper]

No lamps or crew but who wants a slice.....

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Did someone eat the tender?

[2ManySpams]

No lamps or crew but who wants a slice.....

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Based on an Agenoria kit by any chance?

 

Looks tasty though!

[gwrrob]

Did someone eat the tender?

 

Design clever courtesy of Mrs GWRROB and she won't be giving to the magazines for review.A bit like the new Hornby policy.

[cary hill]

No lamps .....

 

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Should be fine once you've got all 51 candles lit.

[brianusa]

 

There is a more practical way to get to South Brent by Zeppelin!

 

Brian

[Captain Kernow]

Design clever courtesy of Mrs GWRROB and she won't be giving to the magazines for review.A bit like the new Hornby policy.

Yum yum - will she supply Finchings Emporium in the village, so we can all purchase a slice?

[Tassie Tex]

Shouldn't that be divided by 7? i.e. for 7 "spaces" separated by 6 lamps.

 

Regards TONY

Or six posts five spaces. Hi all, I have just read this whole thread in the last few day's and in the words of so many its fantastic. Rob your layout is so simple, not over crowded and the cameos with a story behind the characters just adds a bit of charm. Love it, Cheers Tex. Ps. Tony has your "Mulgabill" have any thing to do with "Mulga Bills Bicycle" written July 1886 by A.B(BANJO) Patterson. Australian author. Tex. Edited March 19, 2015 by Tassie Tex

[Mulgabill]

Or six posts five spaces. Hi all, I have just read this whole thread in the last few day's and in the words of so many its fantastic. Rob your layout is so simple, not over crowded and the cameos with a story behind the characters just adds a bit of charm. Love it, Cheers Tex. Ps. Tony has your "Mulgabill" have any thing to do with "Mulga Bills Bicycle" written July 1886 by A.B(BANJO) Patterson. Australian author. Tex.

Hi Tex

 

Yes - I bought a mirror sailing dinghy from an Aussie who had given it the name, in the expectation that it would toss him in the creek.

I still have the boat, and the tag seems to fit.

 

Tony

[Donw]

Top marks to the missus for the cake. If you need it tasting......only too willing to help.

Don

[Tassie Tex]

I think the lamps are 85mm tall.Inspiration taken from this.

 

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If you look at this photo closely, it looks like part of another lamp just above the centre right of the cab. Could be the bottom section of said lamp before its painted white?. This may just give you an estimation of distance. Its a bit obscured by the steam. Tex.

[cary hill]

 

An ANTB follower prepares to be  "dazzled" twice in one day

[gwrrob]

A happy second anniversary to this thread and although I'm feeling rough I'll get off my sick bed to take some new photos for you featuring something nice.Just got to put the coaches in the right order or I'll get a bo****king off Mr Spams.....

[gwrrob]

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Well here we are as promised,my Southern stock that although was a Christmas present they have been away for weathering with Glenn Martin.He does an excellent job as can be seen here and I've added Kadee no.18 couplings as recommended by Chris 2manyspams.More anon.

 

 

 

 

 

I even bought a pack of the correct Springside lamps, I must be going soft !

Edited March 20, 2015 by gwrrob

[brianusa]

I hope you kept one or two clean as though just emerged from the carriage wash.

 

Brian.

[County of Yorkshire]

Sacrilege I know but I love a good rake of Maunsells!

[gwrrob]

I hope you kept one or two clean as though just emerged from the carriage wash.

 

Brian.

The sides are kept on the clean side of dirty with the roof, underframe and ends getting the works.

 

 

 

Edited March 20, 2015 by gwrrob

[gwrrob]

The work of Graham Muz with the N class and now having the appropriate stock in tow.An all stations stopper to Newton Abbot. Another modelled train inspired by a photo.

 

 

 

 

[Donw]

I have given likes to those pictures but I hope that doesn't mean too much of these black engines and green coaches . Green is really for locos with chocolate and cream for the coaches. Well it would have been the norm at Brent. (yes I know about the lake period but the GWR realised it was a mistake ).

 

Nice modelling on the SR set.

 

Don

[2ManySpams]

A happy second anniversary to this thread and although I'm feeling rough I'll get off my sick bed to take some new photos for you featuring something nice.Just got to put the coaches in the right order or I'll get a bo****king off Mr Spams.....

 

I shall be having words...

[gwrrob]

I shall be having words...

 

He's back ! Hooray.More Southern stock photos anyone...

[Oldddudders]

I'm running to catch up with all the intellectual stuff in this thread - sorry.

 

As the Southern was ultra-keen on fixed set-formations, either the whole set or none of it would be clean.

 

Anent street lamps, would the station approach not have been a private road and therefore not subject to any legislation about lighting?

[gwrrob]

The length of my road is a good 90 inches so there's plenty of room for six lamps.

[gwrrob]

N class 1848 rounds the curve with an all stations stopper.

 

 

 

 

[Indomitable026]

N class 1848 rounds the curve with an all stations stopper.

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Have you got any Diesels Mr ?