Iron Horse

Yes John that was an excellent day indeed, not forgetting the mighty 50041 and 3 peaks.......how times change eh?

I've been following all of Rivercider's photo threads and have got loads of useful stuff from them, Did coal sector 37's ever work the HEA's or had they finished before sectorisation? Don't suppose you took any photo's of the cement terminal itself? I seem to be lacking detailed shots!!!!!!

I was going to go and do the snatcher this Saturday, may have a rethink.............

Looks like fun !

 

Good work !

Thank you as well Rob, although as you can probably tell from my replies above I really have no idea what I'm doing.....think it's called winging it

Hi Adrian,

 

Good to see your layout build on here.  I am an occasional visitor on here, but will make an effort to keep track of this. We must try and arrange another meet up, can't believe that the last one was two years ago now!  I really need to get my N gauge on the go, loads of stock and an area identified for a potential layout, just need to get myself organised!

 

John

Hello John, how the devil are you? Thanks for popping by Now you could be just the man, have you got any freight photo's of either stuff for Exeter Central Cement terminal or the household coal terminal back in the 80's. Also any consists going along the sea wall would be very interesting, no rush for either but if you do look back sometime that would be fab

As for meeting up, yes we must, what plans have you got for the rest of the year?

Weathing looks good on that Adrian.mate. Nice and subtle and not over done. Weathering rolling stock is something I need to get into eventually as I've got plenty of stock to do on PDW. Just need to acquire some old stock to practise on first and an air brush.

Cheers

Marcus

Thanks Marcus, well weathering, that's a minefield isn't it. My fiancee bought me one of the compressor and 2 airbrush kits from amazon and to be fair to get going with it, its been fab. Reasonably happy with some of the results I'm getting on my loco's although I have to admit I am finding washes/paint on-wipe off approach slightly more satisfying on wagons such as the one above. I want to give that another brown wash on the wagon sides although I may go back to the airbrush for the chassis.

I don't think I've settled on any preferred method really yet....

That trunking looks ace Marcus, fortunately my layout was small so I used the Wills trunking but I can imagine on a large layout it would get very expensive, very quickly. I still didn't like the straight runs though so I cut them up into individual pieces to lay anyhow!!!!!!

Thank you gentlemen for your kind words 

It's been a quiet week this week and any free time I've been trying to weather my rake of modern spoil wagons I'll post some pictures later as I'm just off on the first taxi run for my daughter to ballet

Just a brief post tonight, the first pic shows the entrance to the fiddle yard, mainline going back to double track to the left and the branch line off to the right

Then I guess this was my first go at a bit of countryside scenery

I'm so jealous Marcus, how do you do it.......that corner looks amazing 

Thank you Gentlemen,

Trev, no it isn't a roundy roundy, just a fiddle yard going into a terminus. Also to yourself and Phil, there are times when I think the castle should actually take centre stage......my daughter made it very well 

So I guess overall in terms of this topic I'm at an advantage, I have 2 years worth of photo's to bore you all with before I actually catch up with myself.

One of my first tests away from the layout was a model building, my fiancee bought me a model kit.......last one of those I made was a tank probably back in 1983

Then Phil told me I need to try renumbering and weathering........well that's a test isn't it. Got an airbrush and had a go......good job the prototype was dirty 

So stick with what you are doing, get more coaches, make a DBSO and another tractor 

Hi Marcus, hope you are well, dead jealous of the 50's (my favourite class) I had tickets for Download before the tour got annouced (yep.....I got very wet......lol), sidings look fab, which static grass applicator did you get in the end and what glue have you used? Cheers

Not the best of photo's but was very pleased to come across it as I went through some old pictures this evening, 08937 on the "long gone" Centre Road at Exeter St. Davids 30th August 1984

A blast from the past 37503 on railtour duty 25th February 1989

Just a random one from some evening scanning 50020 on Laira depot 13th August 1989

Hi Marcus, not the best of pictures I'm afraid but if you did want any of them in Hi-Res then just let me know and I'll send them to you..........

Lovely to meet you yesterday Marcus amid all the mayhem........although I do believe the SVR put on an excellent event 

When I download my pictures if I have any good ones I'll drop one in here showing you at the helm 

So a bit far away from home back in 1984, 47361 Wilton Endeavour sits in the sun at Oxford Stabling Point

Thank you very much........best get organising my day return from Crewe then

Is the Saturdays Only loco hauled running this year by any chance?

Ironically Mick, 007 was my machine when it was blue prior to refrub so I currently love it's current state so very much look forward to seeing your current rendition 

So my favourite class and my first bit of scanning of my old prints (there are a hell of a lot more!!!!!!!)

50 050 and 50 007 at Yeovil Junction on The Terminator Railtour back in 1994

So my shot the day before and not so good 47 830 on the 06:00 Kilmarnock - Laira T. & R.S.M.D. taken at Casey Lane, Crewe.

So a couple of pics of last Saturday's 01:22 Dollands Moor - Ditton working taken at Casey Lane, Crewe

Ah, so that's what I saw on Saturday at Crewe Basford Hall Junction, thanks guys. I did get some pics that I could post later if anyone is interested?

Wasn't you on the Baglan Logs through Willaston last night was it? Sounded lovely up the climb and a friendly toot to boot