D421

Coming on a treat Keith...... D421

Here's a pair tnt last night on a test train thrashing like mad........ Regards D421

Lots meaning how many Hard Drives Dave??????

Good to see a number of semaphores still in use... You certainly get around the network..... Shot 56094 at Dorrington yesterday.. Is the person in the 2nd man's seat route learning Jim? Regards D421

The 47 looks a cracker...Very smart...... Thanks for the updates..... Regards D421

56087 crossing Roodee last night....Sounded like Thor banging his steel hammer against the engine block....... Regards D421

What a sad state of play the modern railways have become that drivers get into trouble for waving etc..... Seems the little green eyed monster has been up to tricks again...... My apologies Jim for my enthusiastic wording on a previous posting.... Keep up the good work... Regards D421

..Passed me 5.29pm at Helsby , had a hunch the old gal may get the road to Wrexham....Well done Chester PSB..... Regards D421

56302 passing Dunham. . Regards D421

Thanks to all that have posted the pics and videos...I sadly missed the double header due to unforeseen circumstances and to make matters worse my computer crashed big time.... Past 48 hours have felt like 48 days... It's great to be back here on this thread... Sorry you've felt below par of late Jim, seems you are over the worst now.... Keep the blogs and pics coming..... Regards D421

Thanks for the heads up....... Regards D421

Shot of the Baglan to Chirk timber train yesterday.. 56094 thundering up the Marches near Craven Arms... Had a very long stop over at Shrewsbury despite running an hour early!!!... Regards D421

Splendid selection of 56105.... Managed a shot of 56302 tonight at dunham in low light....Sounded superb....Thump thump thump thump... Music to the ears.... Shame you weren't driving it Jim.... Regards D421

Great insight and pics again Jim......The panoramic shots look fantastic... Regards D421

Great shots again Jim...Love the second one......... Shot the Baglan - Chirk today...Golden globe didn't quite play ball but pleased with the shot none the less....( Rain kept off!!!!!) Enjoy Jim..... D421

Can't believe you didn't use a tripod on those night shots Jim...You've one steady hand!!!!!!!....Ones of the lonesome Grid at Chirk have plenty of atmosphere...Great mate Regards D421

Jim, Great thread...Glad it's working out for you at Colas...Been a while since I've posted on here but here's a few snaps of the 'old gal' last week...Shame I missed you driving her on Friday.... Regards D421

Here's a shot of a completed 16t mineral wagon I recently weathered.... I wanted to replicate the very worn , heavily rusted panels shown by some of the pics uploaded to this thread..... Regards

After seeing such great photo's of some battered old 16t mineral wagons, I had ago this morning trying to replicate a similar look to one of mine....

Had a stab of finishing my 20t steel wagon...Emphasis was on rusting the ribs and tops of the wagon... Chuffed with how it looks now.... Regards.

Here's a shot of one of my 20t steel hoppers...Still needs finishing with some grubby washes.... Some truly inspirational work on this thread.... Regards.

Hi Michael, For grazed fields it depends what time of year, spring tends to be light green , summer rich green etc... To be honest I find the best results are to mix and match different shades and different lengths...Look at even grazed fields and the grass is all of a different height...I've had good results doing it like this.... For railway embankments, I tend to model LONG straw/ burnt grass colour.... Mike, it's best to have a go on some thin plasticard and experiment ...Coat the piece with the glue ,mix the grass and attach the clip to the plasticard and shake away!!!!!! Lol.You can also add the various types of fine to medium flock to also enhance the embankment.... Happy Modelling.

I'd say ALL that are available are EXCELLENT...Horses for courses as they say..... Having listened to a few different types there ARE differences.... The SWD version tends to have 3 or maybe 4 stages of revs as the speed increases...This makes driving it more fun as you don't always want full thrash with a light engine! What 57 are you thinking of putting it in????? I ask this as I'm not sure the SWD is from a 57/0 as it doesn't QUITE SCREAM like a 57/0... The versions I've heard that scream are the Howes and the one by Coastal Dcc...Both of these sound superb.... I'm sure all are on you tube to view.... I've not listened to Olivias nor Digitrains so can't comment on those.... Regards