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My usual tipple is vodka and coke, but on very special occasions, vodka, tia maria and baileys is quite "relaxing"!

Cheers, Mick

Relaxing??? Isn't that drink commonly known as an Org*s*m. LOL. Although I must admit it is a nice(expensive) combination.

More stunning work with the graffiti Jaz. Just gets better and better.

Marcus

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Knowing how much Kal likes his GBRf 66s. Managed to drag this one from Birmingham to Peterborough this morning. This is one of the Ex German examples. A few detail differences such as the lights, horn box and duplicate brake and main res pipes. Oh and square buffers.........very continental.

 

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Cheers

 

Marcus

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Knowing how much Kal likes his GBRf 66s. Managed to drag this one from Birmingham to Peterborough this morning. This is one of the Ex German examples. A few detail differences such as the lights, horn box and duplicate brake and main res pipes. Oh and square buffers.........very continental.

 

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Cheers

 

Marcus

Mick / Newbryford was just explaining to day that the orange line around the top is not just for decoration but is a hazard line....ie it is dangerous to go past.....in case you end up dead!!!! and there I thought it wa just a pretty line for the livery.

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Knowing how much Kal likes his GBRf 66s. Managed to drag this one from Birmingham to Peterborough this morning. This is one of the Ex German examples. A few detail differences such as the lights, horn box and duplicate brake and main res pipes. Oh and square buffers.........very continental.

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Cheers

Marcus

Cool thank you

 

Been busy elswhere recently, but hope now july has passed i can get back to modelling and the forum

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Relaxing??? Isn't that drink commonly known as an Org*s*m. LOL. Although I must admit it is a nice(expensive) combination.

More stunning work with the graffiti Jaz. Just gets better and better.

Marcus

 

Vodka, Baileys and Kahlua is a Screaming org*sm.........

 

Vodka, Baileys and Tai Maria is often referred to as a mudslide, or muddy water, because that's what it looks like........... (Having said that, the above is also called a muddy water on some websites)

 

Either way, it goes down smoothly and then comes back with just a tiny reminder that there's a lot of alcohol in it!

 

Cheers,

Mick

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Vodka, Baileys and Kahlua is a Screaming org*sm.........

 

Vodka, Baileys and Tai Maria is often referred to as a mudslide, or muddy water, because that's what it looks like........... (Having said that, the above is also called a muddy water on some websites)

 

Either way, it goes down smoothly and then comes back with just a tiny reminder that there's a lot of alcohol in it!

 

Cheers,

Mick

That'll be the vodka :triniti: evil stuff..........

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Remind me to tell you the heifer joke tomorrow. It's too rude to put on here.

I'm currently at chez Nobby enjoying his hospitality ready for Wrecrail2

Cheers, Mick

You forgot.......;p

 

probably a testamentof all the vodka...... :jester:

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We also met with ess1uk. And it turns out he and Kal have a lot in common, with their work history. Kal pointed out with him not living too far away he should come around some time and 'play trains' 

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Reference the chat with Mick, we spent a while discussing his Le Chat graffiti......I posted this on his thread.........

 

Just loved the Le Chat graffiti, and seeing the other wagons of his you have referenced. Sad to hear his is now dead, which makes the ones you have done a piece of social history. :sungum: and a testament to his existence and some of his work.Especially as thee is evidence some of them are being blanked out. 

 

Although I am fairly sure copy cats will carry out his tradition on the railway. There appears to be at least two other versions of his work using the Le Chat name. One now has a big fat smile and shows the whole cat albeit still in yellow..... rather than one looking you have researched i.e. the over the top of the wall a la Kilroy was here!, and the other has a cat face in more realistic colours....

 

Even graffiti has a place in art history. It's a bit like marmite....you love it or hate it.....but you can't deny it's existance.

 

http://westmidlandsgraffiti.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/sad-news-has-reached-us-that-le-chat.html

 

Two other Le Chat graffiti 

 

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and

 

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They don't seem to do railway work tho.....

 

And I do like a bit of kitty graffiti

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Further to our Wrecrail visit here are some picture with some small gems that caught my eye

 

First one in on the right.....we had a look at this one a coupe of times, and one time George was nearby and Kal and here were discussing the real station, as we once lived not too far away.

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Bedlam George is behind....unfortunately I did not realise I had chopped off his head as I was after the Layout Title....ooops

 

Loved the detailing here where he had cut the wagon open and shown the coal being shovelled out....obviously the worker had taken a break...

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possible taking a ciggie break somewhere....

 

some nice detailing, and George explained why he chose to move the bridge for this 'guitar' layout....because the one in the correct direction was basically boring...can't argue with that!!!

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love the signals and colouring.....

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Next to Bedlam Heath was

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Trevor Hurley

 

I was particularly taken with this easy to steal......ooops...... I mean copy idea of tin foil turned into a sugar cube to represent crushed cars.....

I would probably add some paint to each sheet representing the colour of the car..and perhaps a small car item hanging out...but have not seen the idea before and thought it rather ingenious

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Kal and I we both impressed with the colouring here

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and a close up

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and this unloved little area just oozes atmosphere

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Dudley Road....sorry no sign.....by Pete Harvey http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/user/6665-pete-harvey/

the man behind PHD design http://www.phd-design-etchings.co.uk/index.htm

had an exquisite folding deck chair and bbq he bashed up for his own layout

this picture does not do it justice

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he also personalised his scenic loads with Castle and Blue Circle logos...dont you just love the man in the cab....

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the area at the front was adapted by him mixing bits and bobs from different sources

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and the concrete at the back...is of interest to us. I have recently done some under our single shed. But still need to do some on the other side of Kalboro near the tunnels....so took a good look at this.

 

nice weathering

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Shaun Greet

has some lovely detailing

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apologies for the glare, but due to someone knocking the front of the layout the owner had to put in protection.

 

I like his work with the coal

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the point lever

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particularly liked the tank weathering

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not bad on the diesel either......

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I've seen a better picture of the crane...light has such an impact

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and I liked the small water butt

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Lovely gems if you just stop and browse.......

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Welcome back Kal mate.

That 101 sounds good. Pics. Pics? Or even a video :angel:

Thanks Mate, yep gonna sort through, there has been a few things arrived over the last 6 weeks, that have not even left their boxes, so after I finish clearing a space and finding my tools etc, i shall start adding some stuff.

 

The insulation is slowly progressing, but ...while it is cooler up there, the air quality in the old loft is not the best. I will get around to a velux or two, but also I have an aircon to fit so that should improve things a lot.

 

I have half been waiting a little on getting the fiddle yards done in the old loft. I hate taking things in and out of boxes, I really want to be able to put them on and leave them on the layout unless I am servicing or improving them. So that has stifled my passion bit.

Jaz has cleared up my control desk upstairs now, so I am running out of excuses to switch it all on and start profiling some more trains.

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more from Wrecrail 2014

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by Steve Farmer

this N gauge layout has a lot of fine detail

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and part of it was this superb hospital 

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he has used BRUTEs for laundry baskets.....superb piece of modelling....especially when you con side he made it for N gauge.

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Pete Johnson another N gauge

because of the white this has not photographed too well...I should have taken a longer picture....in the room with the whole of the layout visible it looked much better

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I did however take a picture of this, which are a mixture of mig pigments and citadel weathering colours. Not railway perhaps, but a good idea of his weathering skills

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the yellow is Pete Harvey's snow plow ends

EDIT=SORRY WRONG APPARENTLY THEY ARE BRITANNIA PACIFICs

 

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at the exhibition he was colouring a wagon.

These are shown on the Oversetts site and are part of their services.

http://www.oversettsmodels.co.uk/

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