Mike

A bit more work on the water tank, it's no longer just a tank on stilts, just needs the ladder and pull chain to finish the construction phase. The water bag is a piece of plastic tube flattened in the bench vice I think it captures the look.

Miners added to the cage being pewter they add some weight. The figures are from the Phoenix range by S&D.

Made a start on the water tank,

Now you see it, now you don't, Now you see it, now you don't etc.etc. Cage rise and fall working although it needs a compliment of miners to add weight.

Flashing to be added to beer house bay windows and canopy Sorry, only had gas lighting and black leaded grates no electricity, nice idea though.

Just about finished the terrace, maybe a little more weathering might be required, I'll see.

Thank you, the corrugated iron sheets are Slaters embossed plasticard just cut into scale size sheets.

Bodging continues with a start on the six terrace houses. Basic colour on the roofs, chimneys need flashing, gutters and downpipes yet to be fitted and final detailing etc.

PVA still not quite dry but it seems OK.

Well slap me with a wet kipper, I've just had a Doh moment in as much that I hadn't fitted the glazing before I fitted the base so I can't get to the rear of the window. Out has come the white glue and I have used it as glue and glaze, lets hope it dries clear.

A little bit more work on the screens just need to add the glazing and finish weathering it. Note to self; must finish the terraces.

A bit more work on the shed which is based on the Stewart & LLoyds mineral railway shed at Pen Green Corby. Lots of work still required but it's getting there albeit slowly. The engine is a kit built Peckett and it seems that the fitters have left their tools on the footplate.

The best part of some considerable time ago, after the railways came........... Brierley Hill Advertiser July “A beerhouse keeper, named Henry Harper, of the JOLLY COLLIERS INN, Park Street, Brierley Hill, was summoned at the instance of Supt. Mills, for wilfully allowing gaming in his house. The only witness called to substantiate the charge was a young man named Richard Grazebrook, a chainmaker, who deposed that on the evening of the 23rd, he was at the defendant’s house, and in an upstairs room he saw some men playing at cards for various sums; he went to the house again on the 25th, when he also saw gaming going on, but said that on the last-named day the men who were playing on hearing the defendant coming upstairs put the cards into their pockets. The Bench imposed a fine and costs, for each offence, from which 7s 6d was awarded to the informant.” Brierley Hill Advertiser December “Henry Harper, landlord of the JOLLY COLLIERS beerhouse, in Park Street, Brierley Hill, was summoned for unlawfully keeping a pit for the purpose of cock fighting. It appears that information was received by the police that a cock fight would take place at the defendant’s house on Monday the 13th. Accordingly, between one and two o’clock on that day, PC Higgs, having previously considerably altered his personal appearance by blacking his face and assuming the garb of a collier, went in the house in company with another constable in plain clothes. The Defendant was standing at the door, and he instantly recognised the constable in plain clothes, and gave an alarm to the assembled cock fighters within. PC Higgs, however, immediately ran upstairs, and there saw thirty or forty men witnessing a battle between a red and a black cock. As soon as they discovered the police were in the room they bolted by every possible means of egress the room afforded. The name of five, however, were ascertained in addition to the landlord, and they were accordingly summoned for being present at such an exhibition. PC Higgs also produced one of the cocks which he succeeded in capturing. The Bench fined Henry Harper, the landlord, and the other five, John Harper, Benjamin Lawley, Jeremiah Hickman – to whom the cock produced belonged – William Shakespeare, and John Aston. I Love local history.

Playing around with the beerhouse yard, with Henry Harper landlord who is planning the next cock fight with Benjamin Lawley and Jeremiah Hickman. Of course the figures aren't finished and the dustbin needs toning down, but at least the tap and bucket have been completed.

Kevin, this layout is my 10th and after that many ballasting has become a real chore albeit a necessary one .

Ballasting not one of my favourite jobs I'd sooner watch paint dry or cut my wrists, but that would make a mess of the baseboards. Hopefully it will be finished by the weekend after a visit to the 7mm Narrow gauge show in Burton. Phoenix figures and a few other bits'n'bobs on the agenda, the one advantage of having worked for B.R. I get free rail travel, couple that with my free bus pass and it's a no brainer. It's great being a senior and before you ask how old, I remember the big four and nationalisation not just the railways but coal and canals. Of course I was born at a very early age.

The Newcomen Engine house moves on but is still not finished as is the pub, that still needs a yard tap and an outside privy complete with newspaper squares on a nail.

Howard, have a look at https://www.dccsupplies.com/cat-868/o-scale.htm might be a possible solution. cheers

The Newcomen Engine House has moved on, but still very much work in progress. The rather strange mark on the building just below the roof is were I unfortunately had left a piece of masking tape. The front roof panel will not be fixed until the building has been painted and the glazing added.

Black Country humour, one of my 0 gauge micros

Thanks Stu for your observations, all the panels were cut to exactly the same length and width as per standard corrugated sizes. The minor variation in length is due to the sag in the ridge (not uncommon in buildings of this age). The uprights all four of them support the steel work which underpins the brick work and are tied together with supporting wires to prevent spread.

First coat of basic colour applied and corrugated sheets on roof.

The coal loading screen progress's, not exactly the most exciting photos, but heyho!

Using several scrap bits of lite-ply I have made a start on the screens. There are a least nine bits used so far:-

Postings are now in the Boxfiles, Micro layouts & Dioramas section as 0 gauge mico.