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Hi John Glad you are staying safe with all the wild weather. You certainly seem to have the stone wall painting sorted, it looks great and the final wall should look the part. Cheers Tony

Some nice cops there for me, thanks Eric! Cheers Tony

I haven't been able to visit this thread as often as I would like of late, but when I do get to visit, I do so enjoy such lovely views such as the one above, nicely Timmed locos of various descriptions and shots of Peter's amazing architecture. Continues to inspire me each time. Thanks for continuing to post Gilbert. Cheers Tony

Those Timmed A4s just look sooooo good!

A great poll Brian. Can I vote for 1. J52, I have a Hornby body and comet chassis plus super detail kit to do one for Wakefield West, 3. J6 because I have built 3 now and think they are a very under-rated loco, 7. the J39 is ubiquitous in the area I model and the Bachman one is quite dated, though I do have a kit one to put together and finally 11. O4/8 because I am a lazy b*gger who probably can’t be bothered hacking at a Bachman jobby just yet. Cheers Tony

Loving your work on this Rob, puts my OO ones to shame, but I love a J6 regardless! Cheers Tony

Sorry to hear about your father Scott, but thankfully you got to see him before he passed. Those photos you posted are an amazing keepsake to remember him by. Hope you are going ok in that other country state over there, though I think Qld and WA are now back on speaking terms. We won’t talk about NSW though, I think they hate both of us at the moment! Cheers Tony

Lovely stuff with the West Riding Gilbert. What is the provenance of the restaurant twin if you don’t mind me asking? Was admiring Andy’s various twins on Gresley Junction. One day I hope to create the pre fire version. Cheers Tony

Really been enjoying all of your posts Andy. I too wish there was a CWN for goods stock, but I’ve still got a ways to go on the passenger side to get anywhere near yours and Gilbert’s accuracy. I’m also very jealous of your West Riding formation, that is one I really do want to reproduce eventually, but those FO-FO twins on the front are rather difficult to get hold of. Keep up the great work. Cheers Tony

‘tis a nice portrait of No.7. Is it due for Timming soon? Those shots of Quicksilver show the marque of the master of weathering that’s for sure.

That's us in Queensland, 1 hour and ten years behind the rest of the country!

There may have been trains to a concrete batching plant used for constructing the power station, as large projects tend to have their own concrete making facilities, so perhaps a few Presflows every now and then, with some sand and gravel deliveries too. You could also run trains of spoil being removed from the area during construction, that happens quite a lot. Keep up the great work on the layout, it's looking good! Cheers Tony

I do so much like a B1 portrait in the morning (well it is the morning here in the Antipodes...)

Really enjoying the reminiscing. A bit like Graham I was only 2 at the end of steam in Queensland (Dec 1969), so don’t remember anything about the steam era, but can vividly recall standing on the platform when one of our first generation English Electric 1200 class (built in Bradford amazingly) hauling what was called the Exhibition set of slam door Evans Cars suburban coaches pulled in. The coaches which were normally a Tuscan Red colour, had been painted a dark Hawthorn Green for use on shuttle services to our City’s Showgrounds. I’ve loved the sounds of English Electric’s ever since (they were engined with 12CSVTs the same as class 37s). My first view of real working steam was in China in 2012 and the thing that struck me most was how many different shades and textures were present on active revenue earning locos. Even in China it was obvious when a crew had a favourite engine, it would be looked after better, maybe a bit of polish, new paint or a special plaque, but it was also still weathered. Some pics here if anyone is interested in such things https://www.flickr.com/gp/trw1089/0w7E97. My first steam excursion was back in 1982, an all day trip behind a C17 4-8-0, the thing that captivated me most was the sound and smell of it, the hot oil, sulphourus coal smoke, it was just captivating. It hooked me bad, and really was the commencement of getting into the modelling hobby again. Hard to believe that was nearly 40 years ago now! Cheers Tony

Lovely series of shots John Always liked the quirkiness of the Dukedogs, and lovely shots of 9022 on Granby makes them even more special. I see Rapido are bringing out a 15xx Pannier. Now there is one Pannier I think I could get to like, Walschaerts valve gear and outside cylinders, lovely. I've driven a 5" gauge version, the design is known as Speedy by the famous lives steam designer and builder LBSC. They are a nicely proportioned loco but I know they weren't great travellers over the GWR so not sure if they would even be appropriate for Granby. Cheers Tony

They’re not MethFix perhaps Jesse? They fazed me the first time I used them, never encountered that type before how you had to peel them off the backing apparently first. cheers Tony

Lovely job there Rob. I’ve built three LRM ones now in OO but to see the amount of detail you have in yours makes me want to build a 4th. They just convey a look of power in their brutish outline. The Gladiator etches look identical to the LRM ones, not a coincidence I suspect (sorry, am unfamiliar with 7mm kit producers)? Cheers Tony

I’m not sure what you are doing differently Gilbert, but your recent pics are even more brilliant than previously. Perhaps the way you are cropping them, like that last one of Great Eastern, just looks sublime.

Your hotel is coming along fantastically John, looks a real treat. Not sure if you’ve seen it, but I have recently been bitten by the GWR bug. Fortunately it was only a passing affliction...

Certainly not taken for granted here Eric, I love the mundane. There’s always been too much focus on the glamorous workings, when the lifeblood of the railway was the regular, mundane runs that earned the revenue. Cheers Tony

What a lovely evening I have had catching up on all things PN. I’ve been in a bit of low modelling mojo of late after finishing my last project, so coming back on here and going through several pages of goodness have got me all inspired again. Thanks Gilbert, for both your lovely layout and the excellent pictures you continue to put on here for all of us. Cheers Tony

That Brittania does sound good, next on the list for me I think. Here is a video of a Hornby GWR King with Locoman Spunds King sound file on ESU Loksound 5 with a large Tang Band 1925S speaker in the tender. Talk about rattling the windows! The King sound file really suits this speaker.

Thanks Gilbert Fortunately there aren’t too many named trains through Wakey so will try a couple of Fox ones. Cheers Tony

Hi Gilbert with your headboards, are they Fox etched versions? I’m thinking of a couple for mid stuff and haven’t found the Sankey Scenics ones particularly convincing, but yours look spot on. Cheers Tony

And for me too please!