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further progress shots to share signal located by Simon Barnes, on Flickr shunt neck termination mast by Simon Barnes, on Flickr water column siding termination mast by Simon Barnes, on Flickr

I really like the shrink wrap plastic effect, these will look good in the wagon Andi

Termination gantry and signal now painted IMG_3445 by Simon Barnes, on Flickr IMG_3447 by Simon Barnes, on Flickr IMG_3448 by Simon Barnes, on Flickr

Nice to hear from you Dave, it's only busy cause you bring all your stock with you . I look forward to seeing you soon mate. Simon

Aprils edition of Pendeford Yard Today has been uploaded, hope you enjoy

I'm working nights at the moment so I tucked a few little projects into my bag for work. Firstly the two termination masts now have insulators added with a short length of wire. Secondly I've adapted an Eckon 3 aspect signal to something more in keeping with the WCML and Westinghouse. Termination masts by Simon Barnes, on Flickr The next project started off looking like this https://www.hattons.co.uk/70175/Berko_ECKB551R_3_light_signal_red_green_yellow_standard_right_offset_square_head/StockDetail.aspx and now looks like this Eckon 3 aspect adapted 1 by Simon Barnes, on Flickr Eckon 3 aspect adapted by Simon Barnes, on Flickr

I'm improving slowly portal no 2 by Simon Barnes, on Flickr

Portals roughly in place with blu-tack, improvements to them are already in the pipeline IMG_3438 by Simon Barnes, on Flickr IMG_3439 by Simon Barnes, on Flickr IMG_3440 by Simon Barnes, on Flickr

My first attempt at making some simple portal OHLE First try at OHLE by Simon Barnes, on Flickr This is what I'm trying to achieve https://flic.kr/p/ePxUqs

How about these? could be working a Guinness contract from Park Royal to New Whitt https://www.hattons.co.uk/32913/Bachmann_Branchline_44_520_Metal_Beer_Kegs_x10_/StockDetail.aspx

looking good Andi, nice to see the added details and a new piece of plant for the works

I'll get my tape measure out for you when I get home Matt.

Afternoon Matt, of the top of my head I can't remember but if I was to build another layout I'd certainly try and avoid gradients unless I had the space to make the rising gradient virtually un-seeable. The gradients have over the years given me some issues and one of them had to be adjusted as I was having problems running anything with a Co-Co wheelbase over the summit. Hope this helps Simon

Had some time operating the layout today so here are a few shots, also I have another OAA to join the fleet, this is the most accurate one I've done to date thanks to a VBA chassis from Andi (Vulcan Product fan). OAA wagon by Simon Barnes, on Flickr OAA wagon 1 by Simon Barnes, on Flickr Pendeford yard S&T stores by Simon Barnes, on Flickr 37501 waits for the road by Simon Barnes, on Flickr

Let me have the dates Ian and if I'm free I'd love to help out, I'd off course love to come across to your neck of the woods, shifts permitting of course. Simon

Tidworths looking fantastic Ian, a real gem of a layout.

Stunning work on the weathering as well as the crew Jinty.

I've seen the same post, not a bad idea and job he did. Who knows I may follow your lead in the future

Interesting projects Andi

That was the point I was clumsily trying to make, they don't look right. I was extremely disappointed with these, as I was looking forward to populating my layout with further portal masts without having to obtain N-Brass gantries.

Thank you Mr Wiles, I'd forgot I'd handed them over to you, in my eyes they ain't right, I wanted them to be right but they look terrible.

i was simply trying to save someone there hard earned cash

I didn't realise you pair were related. Mutual back scratching does wonders for you both. Still stand by my original comment that these are over-scale and look ridiculous, buy three and put them against a ruler and I may well concede BUT as I've said before I did waste my money on a pack of three and they were awful, they towered over my UNDERSCALE (your comments not mine) N-Brass gantries Anyway why highlight my particular post in the other thread? I simply directed you to that thread in GENERAL, not to a particular post. Post 16 as you "rivet countingly pointed out" was me adding to that debate in general, it has no bearing on what is going on here. Here we see an UNDERSCALE N-Brass gantry, barely leaving room for a Bachmann class 37 to pass beneath. 37080 on the steel by Simon Barnes, on Flickr When I get home I'd better follow yourself and Andi's so good advice, and rip this and it's fellow brethren out, for fear that it looks quite silly and not up to your standards. Ian, remind me what you do for a living

Andi, I bought one of the portals, well in fact three of the b#ggers, as I've stated and I'll repeat myself for your specific benefit "THEY WERE OVERSCALE". Overscale I hear you ask? yes Andi they were far too tall, so tall they looked ridiculous and it towered over my two N-Brass portals, they looked silly when running stock under them. I don't profess to be an expert but I know when something looks wrong as I'm sure you do.

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