Caley Jim Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 I know full and empty coal wagons would not be in the same train, but they were on the build list, and it does have a randomising effect on the trains look. If that makes sense Richard They could be if it was a pick-up goods which had picked up the empties earlier and also had some fulls to drop off further along its journey. Jim 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard i Posted September 14, 2015 Author Share Posted September 14, 2015 They could be if it was a pick-up goods which had picked up the empties earlier and also had some fulls to drop off further along its journey. Jim Ooooooooooow food for thought. Thank you. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poggy1165 Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 (edited) The only GN wagons I recall in 4mm were the old D&S ones. I suppose you might find the odd one on Ebay but prices tend to be high. Danny Pinnock (I believe) sold almost all his 4mm range off, and some went to a certain place where many ranges are collected but few ever reappear. By the way, the larger version of the two Midland vans can also be converted to CLC. The difference lies in the braking system. A bit of potential variety. Edited September 24, 2015 by Poggy1165 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard i Posted September 24, 2015 Author Share Posted September 24, 2015 The only GN wagons I recall in 4mm were the old D&S ones. I suppose you might find the odd one on Ebay but prices tend to be high. Danny Pinnock (I believe) sold almost all his 4mm range off, and some went to a certain place where many ranges are collected but few ever reappear. By the way, the larger version of the two Midland vans can also be converted to CLC. The difference lies in the braking system. A bit of potential variety. thanks. Always great to know i can ring the changes. Looks like a will have a scratch build or two on my hands then for the GN wagons. Now where is my tatlow book? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard i Posted September 26, 2015 Author Share Posted September 26, 2015 The loading dock is in place., i am still toying with how much to put on it to make it realistic with goods and the spacing so the loads look like they were placed. too symetrical an it will look odd. I have also placed/ leaned against each other the two goods staff to place them in a natural way.Thats why they look drunk. But what else to add so it looks part of the scene and not just plonked down. I was thinking a shunters pole leaning against the end. Anything else? Richard 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ChrisN Posted September 26, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 26, 2015 How about some sacks, smaller barrels, baskets? Have you seen Mikkel's thread which has pictures of Good's sheds which I know is different but could be useful. Piles od loose straw perhaps as they seem to have used it as the early version of bubble wrap or polystyrene Cheesy Wotsits. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted September 26, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 26, 2015 How about some sacks, smaller barrels, baskets? Have you seen Mikkel's thread which has pictures of Good's sheds which I know is different but could be useful. Piles od loose straw perhaps as they seem to have used it as the early version of bubble wrap or polystyrene Cheesy Wotsits. No wonder after eating the packaging I have an upset tummy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard i Posted September 27, 2015 Author Share Posted September 27, 2015 No wonder after eating the packaging I have an upset tummy No your tummy is upset because it always yearns after what it has not got. I blame it on the consumer society that was developed in the eighties by Thatcher and encouraged in the Norties by Blair. The solution is to become a Buddhist and then you can seperate yourself from desire. There we go politics and religion, what was the other one we were never supposed to mention? Richard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted September 27, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 27, 2015 I'll supply that. My wife is a shrink, and during her early jobs as a house officer worked in causality. A patient was admitted because his "manhood" had turned a strange orange colour. This is not a known symptom. When asked what he did for a living, as part of the usual pointless data collection, he mentioned he was unemployed. When asked how he spent his time, he volunteered the information that he occupied his hours, "Eating cheesy Wotsits and watching porn." Not only the other unmentionable subject, but linked to the thread... Sounds good to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard i Posted September 27, 2015 Author Share Posted September 27, 2015 (edited) And now for someithing completely different, modelling! Progress has been almost frenetic this weekend. Painted men for the loading dock, Oooow close ups can be harsh. then the dock itself now all planted and with packages. I will add more clutter over time, but not too much it is a small station. Lastly Thom of this manor kindly gave me a house to fiddle around with. It was one of the buy a layout a piece at a time jobs. It looked alright but i felt it needed lifting, so i highlighted certain bricks , painted it up and drilled out the chimnies.i have tried to do a lime wash on the back wall of one to mix it up a little. It will be for the board beyond the station when that gets built. As there are only the signals to do on the rest of the boards that might be sooner.......next couple of years......than you think. Next up a 1911 lorry. This year of building carriages looks like it might be being delayed. Richard edit.........god flash photography is harsh, the house weathering looks more blended in in the flesh, honest govenor. Edited September 27, 2015 by richard i 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 Looks awesome! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard i Posted October 9, 2015 Author Share Posted October 9, 2015 Been on the road recently, well built a 1911 daimiler, i painted it light blue to add a splash of colour. Named as usual after the helpful to me. this time after the father and son double act who have both helped me immensely. Perhaps it should have been green then. The flat bed was painted using the good advice of spitfire who has a very realistic wood effect, look it up on his thread. mine is only a pale imitation of how well he has got it to work. And finally in place, it looks best from side on but most is copncealled, i might have to work on its placement, it is not glued down. next up a fish truck or two. Question, did the GCR make the 19ft long double doored wagons fisjh trucks or did that not happen until LNER days? 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Andy Hayter Posted October 9, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 9, 2015 Sorry to be a PITA, but that ICI open wagon is out of period. ICI as formed in 1926. Rule 1 can of course apply. PO wagons are a nightmare IMO and you need a library of PO wagon books and liveries to minimise the possibility of getting it wrong. Not helped of course by manufacturers putting pre WW1 liveries on generic 1923 RCH wagons. The Daimler truck however looks very nice. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard i Posted October 9, 2015 Author Share Posted October 9, 2015 Sorry to be a PITA, but that ICI open wagon is out of period. ICI as formed in 1926. Rule 1 can of course apply. PO wagons are a nightmare IMO and you need a library of PO wagon books and liveries to minimise the possibility of getting it wrong. Not helped of course by manufacturers putting pre WW1 liveries on generic 1923 RCH wagons. The Daimler truck however looks very nice. not PITA but helpful perhaps noticing an alteration needed or NAAN if we are keeping to the bread based theme. The helps i would rather now than after it has been altered for running in the rake. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard i Posted October 9, 2015 Author Share Posted October 9, 2015 Also looking in extreme close up, as the photo allows, do the letters stick out too much? i might cut them off and use some transfers i picked up yesterday in the local model shop. would the roof look better black? i need someone with a better artistic eye than myself to spot those sort of things. many thanks Richard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ChrisN Posted October 9, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 9, 2015 Also looking in extreme close up, as the photo allows, do the letters stick out too much? i might cut them off and use some transfers i picked up yesterday in the local model shop. would the roof look better black? i need someone with a better artistic eye than myself to spot those sort of things. many thanks Richard Richard, What was the usual roof colour? Once it is weathered it will darken up anyway. Looking good though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard i Posted October 10, 2015 Author Share Posted October 10, 2015 Richard, What was the usual roof colour? Once it is weathered it will darken up anyway. Looking good though. No usual color as it is a made up firm, but would they keep the roof clean? Possibly not. So a grey , dark grey ?Richard 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted October 10, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 10, 2015 No usual color as it is a made up firm, but would they keep the roof clean? Possibly not. So a grey , dark grey ? Richard I know you live in the colonies so I don't want to be picky but who wrote on Faceache, I was asked by a local, that as I was a foreigner, how long had it taken me to learn English and was it similar to my native tongue ? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard i Posted October 11, 2015 Author Share Posted October 11, 2015 I know you live in the colonies so I don't want to be picky but who wrote on Faceache,If I write on the I pad it auto corrects to colonial English as it is a works piece of kit. The home computer does not do that.That's my defense and I am sticking to it m lud Richard 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 I have my laptop as well as my iPhone set to British English. The voice on my iPhone is also set to a British accent voice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted October 11, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 11, 2015 I have my laptop as well as my iPhone set to British English. The voice on my iPhone is also set to a British accent voice. There you go Richard, something your very clever wife can sort out for you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard i Posted October 12, 2015 Author Share Posted October 12, 2015 not on the works machine it wont let me fiddle with the settings as I am not admin on it. I don't know why it was trying to get me to spell check my last power point in French. Mon Dieu! Richard 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew b Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Hi Richard,I think I've finally worked out how to navigate this blogey thingy. Layout looking great. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard i Posted October 15, 2015 Author Share Posted October 15, 2015 Andy, welcome to the world where clive gives me abuse....sorry constructive advice. This would have not got off the ground but for you. Richard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted October 15, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 15, 2015 Andy, welcome to the world where clive gives me abuse....sorry constructive advice. This would have not got off the ground but for you. Richard I am not responding to the above comment. Looking at Mr Wright's delivery lorry, would light sky blue have been a fashionable livery for a hard working lorry in the early part of the last century? Like railway locomotives and rolling stock many road vehicles were a dark colour, a royal or even a navy blue, a crimson, a maroon, a burnt umber or a Brunswick green. Just a thought not a criticism. Lighter coloured road vehicles appeared post WW2 with an improvement in paint technology making light colours more stable and hard wearing...............and they were fashionable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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