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]

Seen on Farcebook from Dapol, not sure whether I want one of these yet.

 

Edited October 7, 2016 by gwrrob

[The Stationmaster]

Seen on Farcebook from Dapol, not sure whether I want one of these yet.

 

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Interesting - and yet to appear on the Dapol Digest.

 

I still have one or two reservations about these so want a good look before passing any sort of judgement plus the tail lamp issue is not entirely clear although I understand they will be removable/addonable and not permanently fixed while the BR 'cream' looks positively yellow.

 

Did any actually get west of Taunton (or Castle Cary more likely) in real life?

[chrisf]

Only in a parallel universe, I suspect.  If the new line from St Germans to Looe had been completed prior to WW2 it would have been worked with railcars but apart from that I understand that there were no booked workings south west of Yatton.

 

Chris

Edited October 7, 2016 by chrisf

[gwrrob]

Courtesy of Captain Kernow we see a Bachmann Hall this afternoon.

 

 

 

 

[cary hill]

I can see one on the early morning "Avonwick Flyer" unadvertised Workmen's train but only if Dapol can perfect their Bird's Custard livery............oh dear.....

 

 

 

 

 

[M.I.B]

Cor - I go away for two days to visit the dusty North, and meanwhile Brent is suddenly in 1957!

 

Looks like you are in need of one of these:

 

 

No idea what I am going to do with this on my late 40s W London Urban, but I did enjoy finishing it.

 

[gwrrob]

 

 

 

[gwrrob]

 

 

 

[St Enodoc]

Seen on Farcebook from Dapol, not sure whether I want one of these yet.

 

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Of course you do. Whether or not you need it is a different question.

[gwrrob]

It's an overcast morning in the beautiful South Hams as we catch Collett Hall 5960 on a down van train going to Tavistock Junction.

 

 

 

 

 

[mattingleycustom]

It's an overcast morning in the beautiful South Hams as we catch Collett Hall 5960 on a down van train going to Tavistock Junction.

 

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It's a soggy morning in overcrowded Portsmouth as Glenn trudges along the dirty pavements to North End to get some bread and milk. I much prefer the escapism of Brent to the realities of life.

 

Good Morning!

[mattingleycustom]

Cor - I go away for two days to visit the dusty North, and meanwhile Brent is suddenly in 1957!

 

Looks like you are in need of one of these:

 

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No idea what I am going to do with this on my late 40s W London Urban, but I did enjoy finishing it.

An improved 43XX, very nice ... one thing though, the front footsteps are on the wrong way round. That nice Mr Maunsell would not have approved!

[The Great Bear]

Rob, I am really taken by the last batch of shots, the platform level views: my kind of pictures, placing one there. Shows what a great additon to the layout the signals and footbridge have been to complete the scene.

 

Well done

 

Jon

[gwrrob]

 

 

 

The usual ANTB anomaly of having a goods yard full of GWR period wagons in 1956/7.

 

[Mallard60022]

Cor - I go away for two days to visit the dusty North, and meanwhile Brent is suddenly in 1957!

 

Looks like you are in need of one of these:

 

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No idea what I am going to do with this on my late 40s W London Urban, but I did enjoy finishing it.

Cross London perishables or alternatively some Cement or Sand for some obscure place like Purley..

S.Orted.

[Mallard60022]

It's a soggy morning in overcrowded Portsmouth as Glenn trudges along the dirty pavements to North End to get some bread and milk. I much prefer the escapism of Brent to the realities of life.

 

Good Morning!

Get yerself over Hayling and do some windsurfing. However if the tide is wrong and there is no wind, go and walk the old Billy Line and then have a nice Ice Cream down the prom at Southsea; I used to quite like Southsea front.

W. Nelson.

[2ManySpams]

Midland red prairie:

 

 

[chrisf]

That is not a pannier but a Prairie.

 

Chris [F]

[gwrrob]

That is not a pannier but a Prairie.

 

Chris [F]

I think he's just winding me up, the scoundrel.

[2ManySpams]

I think he's just winding me up, the scoundrel.

Brain thought prairie, fingers typed pannier

[gwrrob]

Brain thought prairie, fingers typed pannier

Midland Red is a bus company and we only have the Western National on here thank you !

[2ManySpams]

More panniers...

 

 

[Mallard60022]

Here's a big Pannier for your delectation......

Sir William Pannier

 

[gwrrob]

Another pannier this time a large one seen at Kidderminster.

 

[colin penfold]

Seen alongside a Dapol motorised tree