JCClark Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Hi David Layout looking good - always loved a visit to Knottingley depot and then down to Burton Salmon for some photography. Once Parkway is more completed will have to get some of my class 56s photographed to post. Knottingley, of course, was heaving with them! Keep up the good work and am following your progress with interest. Regards John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d winpenny Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 It's alive! Wiring done no more shorts. Northern rail 153 did the honours followed by 66159 in the other direction Pictures to follow David 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PjKing1 Posted July 22, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 22, 2016 Just caught up with all this David, glad you got the wiring sorted and looking forward to the pics Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d winpenny Posted July 24, 2016 Author Share Posted July 24, 2016 (edited) pictures added below Edited July 29, 2016 by d winpenny 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d winpenny Posted July 29, 2016 Author Share Posted July 29, 2016 Here are the pictures Let there be light We have power by mosherlad, on Flickr A northern rail service 144009/153324 to Leeds passes 66159 on a train of empties from drax A northern rail service 144009/153324 to Leeds passes 66159 on a train of empties from drax by mosherlad, on Flickr David 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d winpenny Posted August 21, 2016 Author Share Posted August 21, 2016 (edited) Not had much modelling time of late but managed to weather the last 3 haas I bought, and redid the graffiti one after I stripped off the first attempt with t-cut so here you go Weathering my haas by mosherlad, on Flickr David Edited August 21, 2016 by d winpenny 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGJ Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Knottingley was a scruffy depot at times, in the coal sector days and EWS there was pallets all over the depot and track bits, nothing was put away everything was just left lying around for someone to trip up over 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d winpenny Posted August 21, 2016 Author Share Posted August 21, 2016 Nice pictures yeah just a bit messy, I've got plenty of pallets and the like to clutter up David 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Nice pictures above!!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d winpenny Posted September 10, 2016 Author Share Posted September 10, 2016 Apolagies for the lack of updates not alot has really happened had running session a few weeks ago but nothing since. bit disheartened with it all at the moment for those who have seen my previous layout i am a man with big ideas and am feeling frustrated although i am very happy to have a layout and what i have achieve thus far with knottingley it was not my first choice of location but due to the physical space i have available nothing else is really practical at this stage so it is putting me off doing anything meaningful at present david 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grid56104 Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 bit disheartened with it all at the moment for those who have seen my previous layout i am a man with big ideas and am feeling frustrated although i am very happy to have a layout and what i have achieve thus far with knottingley it was not my first choice of location but due to the physical space i have available nothing else is really practical at this stage so it is putting me off doing anything meaningful at present david David - keep going although at times it is hard. Know the feeling with my large layout. If I build another it will be much more compact. Your depot if full of 56s etc will be good. Only visited the depot once when I was a member of Scottish Railfans who did depot tours from Edinburgh or Glasgow over weekends. Don't let a lack of progress get you down. It will come good. Max Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 You wil get there in the end David!! cheers neil. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
big T Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 (edited) Keep your chin up David. I find it hard to keep my modelling mojo going. Sometimes a small break for a couple of days or so allows the frustration to clear...... Good luck Edited September 13, 2016 by big T Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PjKing1 Posted September 13, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 13, 2016 Apolagies for the lack of updates not alot has really happened had running session a few weeks ago but nothing since. bit disheartened with it all at the moment for those who have seen my previous layout i am a man with big ideas and am feeling frustrated although i am very happy to have a layout and what i have achieve thus far with knottingley it was not my first choice of location but due to the physical space i have available nothing else is really practical at this stage so it is putting me off doing anything meaningful at present david I know exactly how you feel, I'm like yourself I've got plenty of big ideas and not a big enough space to achieve them which results in the mojo going and thoughts wandering to other ideas, but maybe you can plan for the future in building what you want in sections, that way your working on the bigger dream in the smaller space, that's what keeps me going mate. Chin up and don't let it beat you!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcan product fan Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 can only echo what others have said take a little time away and you'll love what you've done and want to crack on mate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d winpenny Posted September 13, 2016 Author Share Posted September 13, 2016 Cheers guys for the kind words I think I am going to try and take a little break from it all, without looking here or on flikr etc try and reset my head and get back in the game I'll be back David 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisis Rail Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Cheers guys for the kind words I think I am going to try and take a little break from it all, without looking here or on flikr etc try and reset my head and get back in the game I'll be back David Same here over the Pennines David - so little time and project non starters and eventually binned. Toy Trains eh? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted September 17, 2016 Share Posted September 17, 2016 Chin up David. It will come back in the end whether it will be restarting on Knottingley or starting afresh. I think we've all been there at some point or other. I know I did with the original layout in the loft but, since ripping it up and starting on PDW I havent looked back. Mainly because it was somewhere I really wanted to model. PjKing1 makes a very good point about building the layout you want in sections if it can be achieved. I think choosing second best always kills the mojo in the end as your heart is never really in it. It is a shame though as you were really starting to nail Knottingley with the buildings etc. Hope you get sorted soon whichever direction you take. All the best Marcus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d winpenny Posted October 20, 2016 Author Share Posted October 20, 2016 Hi everyone thanks for the kind words and support after much careful consideration I have decided that my reason behind my loss of mojo was the subject in my heart I always will be a mills man as intresting as knottingley is. So the layout its self will stay as it is for mow with space being the limiting factor in that respect but I will model the train I like and remember from when I used to spend my days watching the trains down at Healey mills so that means binliners, Lindsey tanks, meas for immingham, mbas on the rylstone traffic and that sort of thing, David 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcan product fan Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 great way of getting your mojo back remember trains were and when you liked them . and the types of trains you enjoyed the most . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d winpenny Posted October 30, 2016 Author Share Posted October 30, 2016 (edited) Well the layout now looks like this Layout in its current form by mosherlad, on FlickrDavid Edited November 17, 2016 by d winpenny 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcan product fan Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 remember have lots of sidings so you can change trains and keep you intrest going wish i had so i dont have to keep swapping them of the board . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d winpenny Posted November 8, 2016 Author Share Posted November 8, 2016 I am still here just in the process of getting some new rolling stock pictures when they arrive David 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d winpenny Posted November 14, 2016 Author Share Posted November 14, 2016 (edited) Well I had a stack of parcels arrive yesterday I now own 9 mbashttps://flic.kr/p/NKuV3wAnd a northern class 158https://flic.kr/p/AKsSdwDead chuffed with the 158 was advertised as a fixer upper dcc fitted but not working and non working lights an but turned out to be a hardwired with 2 lenz decoders and independently wired lights David EDIT Pictures on next page Edited November 17, 2016 by d winpenny 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Any new picture updates David?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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