Jules

Hi Jules, good to see some action on Mayshill. I do like those views across the field to the diary.

 

In the last picture, is that a fallen-over snowman in the front garden? 

obviously it's the village drunk sleeping off a bender

I hadn't noticed that! He was standing up, but I think I knocked the baseboard.  Or he's drunk!

(He is not fixed down as I use him to measure heights for, walls, hedges etc!)

Very nice.. Looks like it was a busy day!

Hi Scott,

It always amazes me the amount of goods traffic generated by this small terminus - the must be a lot of industry off scene!

Jules

Hi Jules

 

Always good to see updates from Mayshill.

 

Is the grain wagon a new addition? I like the look of these, but don't think one would ever have ended up at the end of my BLT. Still rule 1 and all that!

 

Regards

 

Les 

Hi Les

The grain wagon is a new old wagon!  I had it (two actually) on my old layout but it was in BR livery. During a tidy up the railway room, I sort of rediscovered it, changed the BR lettering for NE and put it back in service.

As you say, unlikely to have ever turned up on a sleepy GW branch line, but as you say, rule 1!  I think if I was to operate Mayshill in true prototypical style, I would soon get bored, hence the unusual and exotic make the odd appearance.

Jules

Really enjoyed this layout, nice to see something completely different. 

the first picture shows the back of my head admiring the layout!!

Look forward to seeing this one develop.  Spent lots of my youth spotting from the bridge in Winterbourne - not something that would be easy to do these days!

Nice to see some more pics of BP, and congratulations on the move to 'just outside Totnes'!

We often visit that area, as it it where my Dad was from so I have many happy memories of visiting my Grandparents, and the Dart Valley Railway as it was then!

Good luck with the build!

I have done 1.5 of these, I bottled on the steps and some of the underframe for the second one!

Thanks for the 'likes' and comments - always much appreciated.

Les - the wagon tarpaulins are indeed the Smiths ones.  It is quite a while since I fitted them, and I don't remember any particular problems in fitting them.  I seem to remember fitting them round the wagon body and folding the sheet sheet to the correct shape, and running my finger along the folds to make the creases obvious. I then removed the sheet from the wagon, and again ran my finger over the folds/creases to really define them.  I then put them back on the wagon, and I glued in place using Bostick, held in place with fingers until set.

I seem to remember the sheet over the bar was quite a challenge, and that one might have been a bit on the small side - perhaps that is why the other two do not have a raised rail!

A few pre Christmas pics, as the weather here is grey and gloomy, a few black and white ones...

A small prairie arrives with the branch passenger train, and attaches a pre-positioned extra coach for all the extra Christmas shoppers!

Passing the barn...

passing the dairy

slowing to a stop

Retrieving the extra coach from the siding

the lengthened train

Ready to depart

Happy Christmas!

Nice job on the prairie re-letting.  I did two of mine, plus a pannier, 2251 and something else!  It did seem like the old G W R was hardest to remove from the prairies.

Thanks for all the likes, and comments on the changes to Mayshill.

Posting the pics spurred me on to do the ballasting, so that makes it look a bit better!  I will attempt to keep the thread updated with pictures - but not promising anything

There are no current plans for a Dean goods, but then again there were no plans for 3 prairies, 3 pannier tanks, a 58xx or two, 52xx, 43xx 2251...

Enjoyed watching the trains go by on this, especially the banking operation.

Hmmmm a slightly sore point!  I haven't done anything on my layout for while (apart from operate it) and was actually in the middle of taking some photos when the point at the station throat failed (again) so all operations were halted.  I have manged to replace the point over the weekend, but still need to fettle it, ballast etc.

Hi Scott

I think the weathering on the lamp hut looks ok.  I like what you are doing with the signal box - it is always nice to include items on the layout that have sentimental value even if not strictly prototypical.  Hence my old peco salt wagon on my layout!

I assume that 'Portway Parkway' will be on the Severn Beach branch as the news article says it is next to an existing park and ride car park.  The only P&R I know is on the north side of the Avon - unless one has opened up on the south side?

Hi Les

Your modelling time seems to be the reverse of mine - the summer months generally signal a halt of railway related activities as keeping the garden in check and generally being outdoors more limits the time to spend up in the railway room!

I look forward to seeing your continued updates

Jules

Nice to see the developments - there's always something to do isn't there?

Hi Jules...

 

This is my Big Prairie Tank...

 

It is made from a selection of Airfix and Hornby parts (the loco was a box of bits, some missing, including one pony truck...), including some of the cab interior from an ex Airfix, now Dapol Kit...

 

The body is ex Airfix RTR, with some handrails replaced...

 

BR 1950s livery...

 

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Nicely done!  Seeing your pictures of the fire irons on the tank top reminds me that I need to do the same.

I do enjoy the updates on you layout - it's a cracker

Looking forward to seeing this progress.  The track plan with the bay platforms and the splitting branchlines is similar to an idea that keeps entering my head for my next layout/development of the current one!  Not sure I quite have the spave to do it justice though.

Cheers

Jules