Mrkirtley800 Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Thank you, Andy Derek 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted June 11, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 11, 2016 (edited) Hi Lunesters, Each year Slaidburn, where I am now Rector, has a small but perfectly formed steam and classic vehicle rally. Here are some photos of the steam bit for your enjoyment. Burrell Steam Roller 1913 Sentinel Steam Waggon 1934 Brown & May Portable Engine c1860 Foster Traction Engine 1910 Burrell Steam Tractor 1919 Edited June 12, 2016 by Rowsley17D 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peach james Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 That looks like a nice little rally, I like the 6" Sentinel as well . James Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben pez Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Cant beat a good roller! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peach james Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Daniel on The Canadian by Peach James, on Flickr So, as I posted in the proper thread, we went for a ride on The Canadian, from Vancouver to Jasper. For the princely sum of $200, the two of us were right on time in Jasper. Daniel seemed to enjoy his time on the train, not sure how well he'd do going the whole way across to LongLac (or Toronto), but, he seemed to enjoy the 20 or so hours we were on the train. It is _so_ different a way to travel than any of the alternatives. James 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 45156 Posted August 31, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 31, 2016 Good to see the asylum is back in action again - I've not had a lot to say myself recently, but have been checking any posts when they pop up. I. for one, miss Jock's contributions and his erudite comments on this topic and others, as he did a lot to enrich our online conversations. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted September 1, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 1, 2016 Good to see the asylum is back in action again - I've not had a lot to say myself recently, but have been checking any posts when they pop up. I. for one, miss Jock's contributions and his erudite comments on this topic and others, as he did a lot to enrich our online conversations. Yes, we all miss Jock. He was certainly a catalyst for discussion. It's heart-wrenching when you read his comments on layout threads, knowing that he never got the chance to put his ideas into practice. He was also very keen on my other main hobby - astronomy - and initiated loads of interesting topics on here. It's all gone very quiet since he passed away. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aberdare Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 A rare visit from me but I do have a note from my Mum sir. I only popped onto the forum back March/April to read about Jock and just couldn't be bothered to post anything, this followed a long period of illness and Lindas deteriorating health. I suffered several months of 'Medically Unidentified Symptoms' which just left me feeling pretty down about things but all seems well again now, it's now just the wifes needs that keep me tied up and short of time. I'd better have a quick look around and even update my own thread which is sadly neglected. I hope all is well with everyone else. Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
emt_911 Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 A rare visit from me as well. Lots of things happening over the last few months including promotion which has brought far more work and a few headaches but things are moving forward rapidly. I'm hoping that things will slow down by Christmas. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted September 3, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 3, 2016 A rare visit from me as well. Lots of things happening over the last few months including promotion which has brought far more work and a few headaches but things are moving forward rapidly. I'm hoping that things will slow down by Christmas. Congrats, Duncan. Just manage what you can manage and keep in touch! Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark axlecounter Posted September 3, 2016 Share Posted September 3, 2016 Hi Jeff and all I don't get much time to come on here anymore but I will try harder next time 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted September 4, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 4, 2016 I have been very busy with major work on the house and so have reduced the number of threads I try to keep up with. I do pop in to KL2 now and then to see the excellent progress. Don Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
peach james Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 (edited) Another bit of work done on the fortress of solitude: IMG_2296 by Peach James, on Flickr The tree fort "for the kids" . It's 10' off the ground at the low end, 13' at the high end, has a seasonal creek running under it, all kinds of fun Edited October 21, 2016 by peach james 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Another bit of work done on the fortress of solitude: IMG_2296 by Peach James, on Flickr The tree fort "for the kids" . It's 10' off the ground at the low end, 13' at the high end, has a seasonal creek running under it, all kinds of fun WOW James, I'd love to be one of your Kids mate, that's superb. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PeterBB Posted October 21, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 21, 2016 (edited) Another bit of work done on the fortress of solitude: IMG_2296 by Peach James, on Flickr The tree fort "for the kids" . It's 10' off the ground at the low end, 13' at the high end, has a seasonal creek running under it, all kinds of fun Wow, James what a great hide-away - its created a sudden rush on the Asylum - hope it doesn't rain too much when they want to play, cheers, Peter BB Oops edit a spelling mistake that changes the idea completely ... now corrected. PBB Edited October 22, 2016 by PeterBB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben pez Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 Nice hide away. When we moved into this house 4 years ago,a neighbour told me theres a ww2 bomb shelter underneath the lawn in the back garden.... Curiosity got the better of me.....a few hours later...found it. The missus was fuming when she came home from work and id dug a massive hole right in the middle of the lawn that used to look like a bowling green. Ben 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PeterBB Posted October 22, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 22, 2016 A 'friendly supportive' shelter Ben ... condensation on the ceiling and spiders webs galore but what a man-space it will be when sorted and dry. Remember ours and also sleeping under an anderson shelter as well as the lucky escape when under the sink when the windows were blown-in unlike a number of people in two roads near us as well as those in the demolished Cambridge Arms. Peter 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted October 29, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 29, 2016 (edited) Cumbria S4 and Fylde S4 groups held a mini Expo at one of my local village halls today. Hope you enjoy the photos. P4 blue diesel goods yard. The photos do not do the buildings justice. Ian "Clecklewyke" last outing for Royston Vasey Amalgamated Wagon Works in 7 mm Un-named shunting plank in P4 There was even a layout on an ironing board (I just hope he asked if he could borrow it!!) Edited October 29, 2016 by Rowsley17D 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aberdare Posted December 22, 2016 Share Posted December 22, 2016 (edited) My dear wife had arranged for us to go to an Xmas dinner by the local MS Society, all paid for except for drinks, we had a great time and a good laugh even though we had not met any of the folk before who were there. The following day after I had cooked lunch my wife got some chocolates out that she took the previous day for a raffle prize that was not used, she commented that she thought it strange as well as the fact they bought us a drink. I asked her for the letter and could not not help but smile as I told her that she had got the date wrong and we were then supposed to be attending the dinner and went to a completely different one the previous day. I've no idea whose dinner we went to but we were made most welcome, given a small free gift and told that they looked forward to seeing us again. Best free lunch we have ever been to. But I was gutted that I had just cooked a lunch I didn't need to had we realised earlier.. Best wishes for Christmas and the New Year from Jim & Linda (the oldest gate crashers in town) Edited December 22, 2016 by aberdare 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Jason T Posted December 24, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 24, 2016 Christmas modelling. It's either a time when we get nothing done due to other commitments or get the chance to put a few hours in. I've had a couple of days off this week so managed the latter and have mostly been faffing around with paints. Here's a wooden bodied mineral wagon. It is a Parkside kit and the weathering is based on a colour photo in a book, albeit one taken from a short distance, of an Austerity hauling a short train composed of an ex-LNER fitted van, said wooden bodied mineral and an ex-SR pillbox brake van, heading from Thornton back to Bradford on the Queensbury lines in the early 60's. The mineral has more replacement planks than originals by the looks of it. The wagon was first painted in unfitted grey and then the interior and selected external planks painted & dry brushed with Life Colour acrylics. Once fully dry, a rather thick wash was applied to the whole wagon and then removed with cotton buds. The last step was to pick out the ironwork with a mix of Humbrol enamels; Matt Black and Leather. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted December 24, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 24, 2016 Christmas modelling. It's either a time when we get nothing done due to other commitments or get the chance to put a few hours in. I've had a couple of days off this week so managed the latter and have mostly been faffing around with paints. Here's a wooden bodied mineral wagon. It is a Parkside kit and the weathering is based on a colour photo in a book, albeit one taken from a short distance, of an Austerity hauling a short train composed of an ex-LNER fitted van, said wooden bodied mineral and an ex-SR pillbox brake van, heading from Thornton back to Bradford on the Queensbury lines in the early 60's. The mineral has more replacement planks than originals by the looks of it. The wagon was first painted in unfitted grey and then the interior and selected external planks painted & dry brushed with Life Colour acrylics. Once fully dry, a rather thick wash was applied to the whole wagon and then removed with cotton buds. The last step was to pick out the ironwork with a mix of Humbrol enamels; Matt Black and Leather. IMG_4490.JPG Very good, Jason. It must seem unnatural having a bit of spare time! How are my anhydrite wagons coming along?! Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefrk Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Yes, I've been told to take some time off from the business.... But guess what I'm doing today..... yep fixing transfers on various mineral wagons that were painted last spring... Might even get time for a thin coat of varnish next week then try a bit of weathering that I haven't done for years. All the best guys. Dave Franks. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allegheny1600 Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Hi All, Not been very active of late (sorry) but simply had to pop in and wish you all a merry Christmas! All the best, John. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Jason T Posted December 28, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 28, 2016 Part two in the hugely ignored 'what modelling I did at Christmas' theme. A very rusty LNER built hopper Two 5 planks; one BR built Hybar and one LMS built variant with J suspension, no tarpaulin bar and clasp brakes 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted December 28, 2016 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted December 28, 2016 (edited) Part two in the hugely ignored 'what modelling I did at Christmas' theme. A very rusty LNER built hopper IMG_4501.JPG Two 5 planks; one BR built Hybar and one LMS built variant with J suspension, no tarpaulin bar and clasp brakes IMG_4503.JPG Not bad for RTR, Jason! :-) So I've given you a like for skill in opening the box... You'll get me building kits again... Jeff Edit: I feel guilty - very nice work. Edited December 28, 2016 by Physicsman Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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