Dava

Sadly not unless in WJ Milners book on the GVT, mine is packed up Your book on the Hendre Ddu tramway sounds interesting, I recall 2ft gauge rails near the old station at Aberangell in the 1980s and running into an old shed as part of the system I have a 35mm photo of this back in the UK Dava

There is no better small, slow rod-drive shunting loco Dava

Fantastic. These are two super stylish small locos & suspect the Mountsorrel reopening weekend is indeed part of the plan for their visit. They are unlikely to be doing a fast freight with the windcutters! Hope to be there.... Dava

Its been a few weeks since we took a train ride down Coxheath sidings...good reasons for this, not the least being that some modelling has actually been taking place! The main project has been the construction of the timber drying sheds, inspired by the aptly named Nova Scotia and Baltic Wharf structures in Bristol Docks, latterly run by Bamberger's (see http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/48455-the-changing-face-of-bristol/page-11 #267) I wanted to use recycled wood for this project, as already seen in the office hut #69. Quite some time was spent drawing the project up so it would look right on a small, narrow site. Mrs Dava is quite partial to sushi lunches. The wood chopsticks have a square end on a dowel rod. I thought these would work well for the upright columns. Four sets of front-rear columns were made. I had a large bag of lolly sticks to use so some of these were halved to be the stringers and spacers. The distinctive curved arch roof sides were formed from proper nice thin ply, with a basswood spacer and two layers of card catfood packing curved between the sides with lots of dilute pva, then painted after drying. The roofs were surfaced with plasticard corrugated roofing (the only plasticard used in the structure on the whole layout!) after my experiments with making corrugated metal from drink cans showed indifferent results - another time.... The back and sides were made from treated strawberry boxwood, like the office hut. Finally the decking was laid using cut lengths of the ubiquitous lolly sticks (only 2/3 of the packet left!). Details such as stacked timber, steps and other items are being added. Yesterday the layout was turned round to show the 'display'side I'd not seen in months. It was tarted up a bit and we had an open house party. Lots of people including two small guys who fancied shunting practice trooped through to the garage to admire it all! Various locos visited to do some shunting, including the Fowler diesel (ideal) our little Peckett, and even the troublesome 'P' class which is just too big, heavy and fast. Lots of fun. But now being packed away and there will be more news from Coxheath Sidings soon... NB: this is a Terrier-free zone (so far). Dava

This IWCR red Terrier came up on t'other thread recently http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/s/st.lawrence/ Dava

Rolvenden (ie Wapping) as delivered was an A1 similar to Bodiam and the other A1s - no condenser pipes and wooden brake blocks. Dava

I'm surprised Dapol did not announce a GWR 14xx 0-4-2T as they did one in N Gauge. There is a Masterpiece one- at £1200! So in a different segment. Someone will do this. The sold out 1st batch of Terriers shows the demand for well priced RTR is there, despite delays. Dava

I think your bogies are super pieces of work & it is coming together well. You're right that these bogie designs were shared by 10000-1 and the EM2 (there is a set at Butterley) but if you look at the D600 series of NBL Warships the bogie design is very similar (can't say identical, I don't have the dimensions) despite being A1A hydraulics. Interesting! One suspects there were so few 6 wheel!power bogie designs the BTC told them to use it. http://www.railblue.com/pages/In%20Depth/hydraulic_pioneers.htm Dava

I hadn't seen the web directory before and the range is broader than I'd realized with some useful Scottish items such as GNSR brake van, but being out of the UK for a while Ive not seen them at a show for some time. Is there an uptodate list? Hope to catch them next year.. Dava

If the blue is too bright then a large 1 on the tankside & a smiley face will sort it - THOMAS!

Good to see these planned releases, including the IoW version at last, there were so many Terrier variations there is lots of scope. 377S as Brighton Works would be popular! Dava

Colours of preserved Terriers in LBSC livery vary - Boxhill as restored at Brighton, Stepney, & Fenchurch as now in a darker almost-brown. Don't think the Dapol models can be dismissed as inaccurate given these variations. This may be the closest to authentic yellow ochre we will see - a weathered loco via an old 1960s transparency. http://www.davidheyscollection.com/00-0-a-rs-greenwood-C25.jpg. This was 35 Morden, painted from the same batch as Boxhill was restored from at Brighton in 1947. Dava

I started a AnD products Stroudley balloon brake end. They are cut with a Silhouette cutter or similar so the panels are part-cut. Each side has about 5 overlays to build up the basic shape, glazing frames & panels. I 'paused' it part way through the second side & never resumed, you need patience! Good idea but lots of work. Dava

Alphagraphix did/may still do card kits for IoW Terrier + coach kits, several versions, for £10 It's a low cost way of making some quick coaches, even if the results not great the bodies can be used as scenic features like the originals He goes to shows & has a catalog, not a website AnD kits do plasticard Stroudley coaches, they are sometimes at G0G events. Dava

There must be a load of carp coming out of that River Lune and finding its way onto the railway! Is it coarse fishing or finescale? Its all good. Dava

Last news on the Cape Breton rail line? You never know! Plug for the Orangedale station museum too. http://bit.ly/1UaVugC Dava

Looks like the vociferous Dapol critics should finally acknowledge that a good model has resulted here at a very good value price for the first batch, albeit several years later than promised. I await my blue one.No reason why the 08 should not be as good. The Gauge 0 loco kit industry is already in decline. I don't know if there is a connection but why would you build one of these? Dava

So did it arrive? Here in Terrier-free Canada we're all agog to know - share your photos!

Who will be first to post a photo of theirs?

Thanks Daniel I used very dilute Daler/Rowney gouache but any cheapo poster paint should do. The wood is surprisingly ok to work with. Don't over-stain! Dava

The land is the former Goods Yard, anticipated this would happen but means the GCR loses any prospects of regaining access to the goods shed itself & storage space it could have provided. Dava

Be prepared that a lot of people are going to like this, there is so much in the picture. It will have influence beyond its tiny size! Like me, you have some ballasting to do. Interesting that the stone colour varies between the photos with the lighting, from 'stone' to pinkish. Dava

Not much progress on this layout in the last week. Hot & thundery weather and a trip round the Island being two reasons. The next project is the long-planned timberyard. I made a start on that with the office hut. Bear in mind finding modelling supplies here is hard, so I recycle materials. The shell for this was from a card whisky box, cut & folded to shape. Then scrap wood from strawberry punnets was cut, scored for planking, stained with water-based paints (both sides, it warps as you work), pressed flat & dried, then glued on with plenty of dilute pva. I'm quite pleased with the planked wood effect on the sides. The roof simulates wood shingles, these have bowed quite a lot. They do that here with the weight of snow.... A few evenings went into this. As with everything else its an experiment in using these materials. A few detailing touches are needed, it needs a gutter & downpipe. I have what I need for the rest of the timber yard. I bought a pack of wood lolly sticks which are sold for crafters...so I have to use them. They will form the planked deck of the yard. They've all been cut ready to go. Dava

This news about vandal damage to the GCR North coaching stock is tough on them. They are at their best running a two train operation with lots of diesels & steam. http://www.gcrn.co.uk/news/incident-06-08-15/ Dava

The site was on an ex Council refuse tip and the ground was too soft to support the construction of the Workington MPD. So we won't see that one anytime soon. Personally I think Ruddington could be developed as a restoration & maintenance centre for all the diesel power, leaving the steam at Loughborough. Dava