Andrew P Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 Morning all, well I think we've more or less put the Bus Bar debate to rest, it has been fascinating to read so many differing opinions on such a basically simple subject, clearly if all of us were in one Club and building a Club Layouts it would take longer to sort out the Bus Bar wiring system than it would to decide on a Track Plan or whether it was going to be GWR or LMS. On the other subject of wives and new items, mines fine and content with what she has, it must be my calming influence. Back tonight. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 belated HAPPY NEW YEAR.....I had planned to try and catch up on the thread, then thought .......naaaaaaagh........far too time intensive...... quick question......do we have any scenery yet????? ...... and Bodgit...I do believe she is fine and content with what she has.......that would be YOUR credit card details....... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted January 7, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 7, 2015 Oh too true, she keeps going on about a new bathroom at the moment, nothing wrong with the not so old one. The tin bath has got no holes in it and the outside loo is cosy Why do they buy so many gadgets that they deem as being the best thing since sliced bread, then they never see the light of day again once they are out of their packaging I just go with the flow on such things, I wouldn't want to jepodise spending on my hobby. I seem to remember Andy doing a fair bit on the kitchen before building a big shed. Don 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 (edited) belated HAPPY NEW YEAR.....I had planned to try and catch up on the thread, then thought .......naaaaaaagh........far too time intensive...... quick question......do we have any scenery yet????? ...... and Bodgit...I do believe she is fine and content with what she has.......that would be YOUR credit card details....... Hahaha Cheers Jazy thing, We definiately DONT SHARE, Credit Cards,, what's mine is mine.. And no scenery as yet, BUT A HAPPY NEW YEAR BACK TO YOU LOT. Are you going to Stafford? I will be on my old Deesdale Road Layout on the Saturday. Edited January 7, 2015 by Andrew P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 I just go with the flow on such things, I wouldn't want to jepodise spending on my hobby. I seem to remember Andy doing a fair bit on the kitchen before building a big shed. Don Agh yes Don but the Old Kitchen had no working cooker, leaking sink drain, no hot water, and leaking Taps, so yes I felt a bit obliged to get that done before the Potting Shed. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 (edited) Its arrived, yes its the Hugh Flynn's FTG Models SPA Steel wagon in Railfreight Red, and its STUNNING. It will need a little weathering later on. This will run with my Blue Period Diesels. And the Chequer Plate detail inside is just SCEAMING out for some tasty weathering. Edited January 7, 2015 by Andrew P 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Hahaha Cheers Jazy thing, We definiately DONT SHARE, Credit Cards,, what's mine is mine.. And no scenery as yet, BUT A HAPPY NEW YEAR BACK TO YOU LOT. Are you going to Stafford? I will be on my old Deesdale Road Layout on the Saturday. what date? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 what date? I have PM'd you but its the 31st Jan / 1st Feb. Hope to see you both there, its MASSIVE in 3 halls and a really good show. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PeterBB Posted January 7, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 7, 2015 (edited) I fitted a new kitchen a few years ago and needed to change the position of the cooker socket and put in a new ring main. The fuse box is near the front door and kitchen at the back of the house, so while the floor boards were up upstairs I decided to put in a seperate 45amp cable just for the cooker as well as the 30amp ring for new sockets. The new cooker arrived and it was fitted with a 13amp plug. Mick, I have seen this in a house as well ... when asked about it the owners said that it kept blowing the fuse - perhaps they did not want to admit who wired it all up - so they used the take-away just across the road! Subsequently on checking we found out that whoever had 'fitted' the kitchen did not seem to know the difference between live and neutral terminals . It all needed replacing. Peter Edited January 8, 2015 by PeterBB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tender Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 (edited) Glad we're back on model railways, all the talk of kitchens and bathrooms reminded me that I have to reconfigure our kitchen before the new French doors arrive. Moving the units and the plumbing is no problem, it's chasing the walls for the socket/cooker wiring I'm not looking forward too. Ray. Edit - spoke too soon. Edited January 7, 2015 by tender Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 Glad we're back on model railways, all the talk of kitchens and bathrooms reminded me that I have to reconfigure our kitchen before the new French doors arrive. Moving the units and the plumbing is no problem, it's chasing the walls for the socket/cooker wiring I'm not looking forward too. Ray. Edit - spoke too soon. Evening Ray, I'm looking forward to seeing Polly and yourself at Stafford, I hope were close by, then at least I can slip away from Deesdale Road for some SANITY, hahhaha Its always a cold place when your moving around, so goodness knows what its like just standing behind a Layout for two days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PeterBB Posted January 7, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 7, 2015 95 000 plus views of Bitton so far - wow ... look at all the time we could have spent modelling! Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 Back to modelling tomorrow, and hopefully we'll see some changes, I hope to get the Up Line through the Platform done and then the Down Platform. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 That's nice to see. Didn't realise Bitton was going to morph into the diesel period as well. I've got one of Hugh's SPAs as well and it's a lovely little wagon. Might get another two or three to keep it company. I've found that the Harburn Hamlets wire coil load fits perfectly and as I've got four of those it would be rude not to have the wagons to carry them in. The Class 25 looks right at home. Don't forget, if you run in the preservation era you can have a nice Coal sector Class 31 as well. Cheers Marcus 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 (edited) That's nice to see. Didn't realise Bitton was going to morph into the diesel period as well. I've got one of Hugh's SPAs as well and it's a lovely little wagon. Might get another two or three to keep it company. I've found that the Harburn Hamlets wire coil load fits perfectly and as I've got four of those it would be rude not to have the wagons to carry them in. The Class 25 looks right at home. Don't forget, if you run in the preservation era you can have a nice Coal sector Class 31 as well. Cheers Marcus Hi Marcus, I will be running Bitton as though it never closed, and so I will be running into the Blue Period, and possibly beyond. I have a nice pair of Sound 20's, the 25, plus a 33, 31, 37, a pair of 47's and a sound Peak so that's a start and some Railfreight stock plus there will be some block traffic as well as the 16T Minerals and Parcels. plus more Could even go to EWS one day, ahhahha Edited January 7, 2015 by Andrew P 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 The weathering on the OBA was modelled from a rake I saw at Didcot, many years ago. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donington Road Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Hi Marcus, I will be running Bitton as though it never closed, That's the way Andy :sungum: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
67A Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Hi Andy, I'm no modern image modeller but those photo's could get me veering off on a tangent..............Best hide my wallet before I go to Stafford! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBE Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 I do like those polybulks (in N for me but still very nice) but my wallet hates them. In fact it battens down the hatches like a storm is coming and sits rocking in the corner waiting for the dawn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium southern42 Posted January 8, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 8, 2015 Hi Marcus, I will be running Bitton as though it never closed, and so I will be running into the Blue Period, and possibly beyond. I have a nice pair of Sound 20's, the 25, plus a 33, 31, 37, a pair of 47's and a sound Peak so that's a start and some Railfreight stock plus there will be some block traffic as well as the 16T Minerals and Parcels. Easter Open Weekend 2014 040.JPG Easter Open Weekend 2014 131.JPG Masons Lane even more pics 069.JPG Easter Open Weekend 2014 086.JPG Kingsmill 1492.JPG Kingsmill 878.JPG plus more Could even go to EWS one day, ahhahha Like my namesake. Pollybulk 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBE Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 TBH mate Im thinking of stopping following the topic as I spend half my time deleting post notifications from my inbox! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 8, 2015 Author Share Posted January 8, 2015 So I did manage to get some bits done today, not as much as I would have liked, but I have laid some of the line through the Platform and the Downs Trailing Point. I did the up Line this morning, and then left it to dry for about 3 Hours, and then I used that as a template and Track Gauge for the Down line. Next job is the Down Platform. or the rest of the lines, but I'm out for Lunch at the Lakeside Restaurant tomorrow so not much will get done now until the weekend. 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ChrisN Posted January 8, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 8, 2015 TBH mate Im thinking of stopping following the topic as I spend half my time deleting post notifications from my inbox! If you 'follow' and have email notifications 'only when not online' and do not sign out when you shut down your computer you never get notifications. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted January 8, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 8, 2015 Good progress, Andy. The curved platform is nice - and I'll have similar on KL2. Even some hints of open-top baseboard construction to the rear.... Enjoy your cordon-bleu meal! Jeff 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 8, 2015 Author Share Posted January 8, 2015 Good progress, Andy. The curved platform is nice - and I'll have similar on KL2. Even some hints of open-top baseboard construction to the rear.... Enjoy your cordon-bleu meal! Jeff Thanks Jeff, I used both the Peak and the 9F plus the Mk1 coaches to ensue a small but safe clearance to the Platform, and once its built you wont see that side anyway, unless your swinging from my Chandeliers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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