Brian D Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Hi William, I've only today purchased the April BRM. Congratulations on your "cameo" on page 38. You must be feeling proud. Well done my friend. Regards, Brian. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wigancg Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Hi William, It was excellent to see Bishopdale grace page 38 of BRM this month! Well done and keep up the superb work. I continue to follow with interest. Kind regards, Chris 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AireValley1962 Posted April 8, 2016 Author Share Posted April 8, 2016 I've only today purchased the April BRM. Congratulations on your "cameo" on page 38. You must be feeling proud. It was excellent to see Bishopdale grace page 38 of BRM this month! Well done and keep up the superb work. Thanks chaps. I actually only just got back to Canada from the UK on Wednesday, so didn't even know it was published. I am quite pleased to see it published too. Thanks for the encouragement. Cheers, William 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Good to see Bishopdale in print again William or should I call you "liam" (that well known typing error) . Otherwise the May Hornby Magazine has done you proud. Regards, Brian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AireValley1962 Posted April 21, 2016 Author Share Posted April 21, 2016 It's funny that you should mention that, as since I don't have a subscription to HM, and have to wait until a month later to see it in news-stands in Canada, I would never have known! Thanks & cheers, William 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 It's funny that you should mention that, as since I don't have a subscription to HM, and have to wait until a month later to see it in news-stands in Canada, I would never have known! Thanks & cheers, William I'll pm you later today with an attachment Regards, Brian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AireValley1962 Posted July 13, 2016 Author Share Posted July 13, 2016 Just a quick snap of 44447 passing the water tower before the layout has to be taken down (not dismantled) before moving house. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AireValley1962 Posted October 21, 2016 Author Share Posted October 21, 2016 Oh, well, it's been a while since I've posted on here, but with a house move and new job and other projects for other people(not modelling), I have only just got around to setting up the layout and running a few trains again. So here is last night's highlight: 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wigancg Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Excellent video here William. It's good to see the layout in a clip of locos and stock on the move The arm on your distant signal just needs a touch of black paint to finish it off, however. I hope you don't mind me saying? Superb and I enjoyed that 55 seconds of delight there! Best wishes, Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AireValley1962 Posted November 1, 2016 Author Share Posted November 1, 2016 The arm on your distant signal just needs a touch of black paint to finish it off, however. I hope you don't mind me saying? Yes, that's right. And no, I don't mind! I must remember to do so when the black paint pot is out . . . 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AireValley1962 Posted November 20, 2016 Author Share Posted November 20, 2016 Time to build new fiddle yards for Bishopdale. The last ones were only of passing grade, and as I now need to make the layout more portable, I have a new idea for better, easier to use, and proper fiddle yards. Standard practice for one end with two sidings off a Y-point(the tunnel end) and I haven't quite figured out whether cassettes or a simple traverser will work for the other end. Here are some plan views: A detailed view of the scenic section - ignore the ash plant, I've got something else for there. And here's the Fiddle Yard ideas . . . Cheers, William 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AireValley1962 Posted February 11, 2017 Author Share Posted February 11, 2017 Well, there's been a resurgence of work on Bishopdale. The penultimate layer of grass is being planted, ballasting is being touched up, and detailing worked on. I also placed an order for Hornby's lovely newer Fowler 4F as my older version is giving me trouble with the pickups.oh well, it gives me an excuse to have two now. (Hopefully the photo is attached, as I am posting from my phone...) 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AireValley1962 Posted February 12, 2017 Author Share Posted February 12, 2017 Well, the first of the final layers of grass have been laid and have dried. I also touched up various places where the ballast had fallen off when I laid the layout on its back to wire it. Update regarding the new fiddle yards coming soon.... 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AireValley1962 Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 Busy building a brake van. One of my favourite kits has to build has been the Dapol (ex Airfix) brake van kit. It goes together really well, and the detail on it, while not quite as good as the offerings from Bachmann, is quite substantial. Also couldn't help but post a picture of my newly weathered Bachmann Jinty - is three of them too much? 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AireValley1962 Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share Posted February 17, 2017 Well, I've been doing a fair amount of work on Bishopdale over the course of a few days off this weekend. I found a semi-permanent home for the layout, and set it up with its fiddle yards. I also got some Javis Scenics broken stone walls which I am bedding into the scenery above the tunnel. The nice high workbench which I am now using to support the layout. The two fiddle yards - one of which is a cassette style and the other uses a nice small Y point for maximum space. The dry stone walls roughly in place - some more work is needed. 44447 passes the BR signals and telegraphic crew's Land Rover. 1965 and one of the last few 4F's take the through goods from Skipton to Aysgarth. That's it for now folks. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AireValley1962 Posted February 18, 2017 Author Share Posted February 18, 2017 (edited) Some pictures from this morning. . . . Edited March 12, 2017 by AireValley1962 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AireValley1962 Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 Well, I managed some work on the layout Saturday - and ran a few passenger services as well. The Dalesmen were quite late getting to and from town for their weekend shopping, though. I finished up bedding in my dry stone walling above the tunnel too. Just needs another layer of thicker, deeper, more wild looking grass 'north' of the wall. Unfortunately the colours don't show very well in the pictures, but I have been able to mix lots of muted tones of grass to vary the landscape. My new ex-LMS 4F was run in over the course of today, and performs a treat. Here it is on my stopping passenger service: I also took Mike(of Dent Station)'s idea and made up a load for my Dapol Lomac - some pipes destined for the town's waterworks. Hope you like all the pics. I have something else in the works too, but can't say much yet - suffice it to say it involves photography and writing.... William 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Hi William. I've just caught up with your progress. I love the attention to detail on the scenics which really enhances the views of the layout. Two fiddle yards must be a huge bonus in terms of operating the layout. Keep up the excellent work. Best Regards, Brian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AireValley1962 Posted May 4, 2017 Author Share Posted May 4, 2017 Hi William. I've just caught up with your progress. I love the attention to detail on the scenics which really enhances the views of the layout. Two fiddle yards must be a huge bonus in terms of operating the layout. Keep up the excellent work. Best Regards, Brian. Thanks Brian! Work has been quite busy the past few weeks, but I'm looking forward to doing some more work and operating this weekend. Oh yes, the fiddle yards are awesome. :-) William Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AireValley1962 Posted December 25, 2017 Author Share Posted December 25, 2017 (edited) HAPPY CHRISTMAS ALL! No snow on the layout, even though we have a foot and a half on the ground here in Toronto, but a festive Fox Transfers headboard for the Christmas Express. Edited July 14, 2019 by AireValley1962 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AireValley1962 Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share Posted February 21, 2018 Just stood next to and touched 4468 this afternoon. So awesome. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandhole Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Just stood next to and touched 4468 this afternoon. So awesome. IMG_20180221_215355_921.jpg Have you just gone to York,? or are you going to Shildon as well? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AireValley1962 Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 (edited) Have you just gone to York,? or are you going to Shildon as well?Just York, I'm afraid. On my way to Oxford by train even now. (Edited for grammar.) Edited February 22, 2018 by AireValley1962 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AireValley1962 Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 So...I was at the Great British Train Show in Ontario today. I did three cracking things: 1. Chatted with Phil Parker of BRM (he's such a friendly fellow) 2. Got this lovely Mainline autocoach (see picture above - it goes well with my Mainline 57xx) 3. Did not get hooked on P4 (despite evidence to the contrary - see photo below). It was a great day and I also purchased an Oxford Rail Warwell which is such a lovely model too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AireValley1962 Posted June 30, 2018 Author Share Posted June 30, 2018 (edited) 34° outside, so I dug a bush out of the garden and then spent time on the Southern Region..... Edited June 30, 2018 by AireValley1962 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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