well filled baps The Sheep Chronicles : These are the adventures of a Sheep, the Works Forecat and Naughty George,

[NHY 581]

3 hours ago, Andrew P said:

OR WT?

 

 

Pardon? 

[NHY 581]

Back in the room thanks to Andy. 

 

Yes, I am also posting on Western Thunder. 

 

I have ordered a few choice spares for the dodgy Adams Radial. 

 

As a tip, I have been ordering my Hornby spares from Lendons of Cardiff. Good quick service and very reasonable prices. 

 

I would recommend them without reservation. 

 

In addition the game is afoot by way of an experiment with the 700.......hopefully this will improve the running...

 

We like the 700

 

 

Rob 

[NHY 581]

The latest piece of stock to join the stable. 

 

A before and after shot of the Hornby 9 plank mineral wagon..

 

Rob 

Edited May 21, 2019 by NHY 581

[NHY 581]

8Another view.....

 

 

Rob

Edited May 21, 2019 by NHY 581

[westerner]

Wow!!!!!!

[sb67]

Love that close up picture Rob, the texture show's up really well.

Steve

[KNP]

Very effective

[Alister_G]

Hard to believe that's 4mm, wonderful work.

 

Al.

[calvin Streeting]

That is VERY NICE  is there a step by step in the 200+ posts..  

[NHY 581]

9 hours ago, calvin Streeting said:

That is VERY NICE  is there a step by step in the 200+ posts..  

 

 

Morning all. 

 

Thank all for you 'likes' and kind words. 

 

There are a few pictures showing the various steps I take with the weathering,  Calvin.............somewhere in this rambling thread of waffle. 

 

Perchance it's high time I did it again. 

 

 

 

Rob. 

[NHY 581]

Perhaps inevitably, Bleat Wharf has taken on a distinctly 'Sarf Westun' flavour this afternoon. 

 

Fortunately, Norman Lockhart was on hand to record the visitor in the form of 700 class 30693. 

 

Norman always had a soft spot for these and '693 was looking the part. 

 

 

Rob. 

[NHY 581]

A couple more views of South Western activity at Bleat Wharf. 

 

Norman was very pleased with himself. 

 

 

Rob. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 26, 2019 by NHY 581

[NHY 581]

A long view of Mutton taken from the top of the goods yard. 

 

An Adams Radial pauses with the return goods working to Eweminster. From the crest it looks like 30583. 

 

I suspect the loco crew and guard are chatting with Senior Porter Ronnie Barker over a cup of tea and probably looking to come away with some rhubarb from his large garden to the rear of the station building. 

 

May 1959. 

Edited May 27, 2019 by NHY 581

[46444]

Lovely snap Rob.

 

Nice depth of field...

 

Cheers, 

 

Mark 

[NHY 581]

Today, I am mainly playing with my train set.  

 

Rob. 

[NHY 581]

[The Johnster]

That's astonishing, Rob; the lighting suggestive of the sun coming out after a storm and the sheen on the boiler looking perfect for that scenario!  

 

Today I am mostly building Parkside wagons, later.

[Captain Kernow]

Lovely views, matey. Top stuff.

 

Think how nice a 22XX would be there and highly apposite, too.

 

Today I am mostly doing chores and other necessary non-modelling tasks.

 

[NHY 581]

On Sunday, June 02, 2019 at 14:37, Captain Kernow said:

Lovely views, matey. Top stuff.

 

Think how nice a 22XX would be there and highly apposite, too.

 

Today I am mostly doing chores and other necessary non-modelling tasks.

 

 

 

Thank you CK. 

 

My visits here are somewhat brief and infrequent at present for a variety of reasons. 

 

I did think of a 22XX for a time. However, I take the view that the dear old S&DJR was unique in many ways, the combination of Midland locos and Southern infrastructure being just one. To me, this is the most obvious and sets any layout depicting the S&D apart. 

 

Now, and this is my 'umble opinion Guv'nor...............if we start plonking EX-GWR types about the place.......it becomes just another Western Region layout.......

 

If we is to 'Ave Westarn motive power, it 'as to be Sarf Westarn, mate. Gor blimey!

 

Geezer. 

 

 

 

Edited June 4, 2019 by NHY 581

[Mallard60022]

'Ello Jon. Got a new motor?

Ar$£

 

[St Enodoc]

1 hour ago, Mallard60022 said:

'Ello Jon. Got a new motor?

Ar$£

 

No. Thanks for asking.

[Oldddudders]

11 hours ago, Mallard60022 said:

'Ello Jon. Got a new motor?

Ar$£

 

Yup. Painted black.

[Captain Kernow]

Hogg.

 

I drove through Wool today, how about that?

[colin penfold]

54 minutes ago, Captain Kernow said:

Hogg.

 

I drove through Wool today, how about that?

 

Did you Worgret it?

[gwrrob]

7 minutes ago, colin penfold said:

 

Did you Worgret it?

 

He's Wareham well.