Fishplate

3 hours ago, Gedward said:

Careful what you wish for. 

Worked out very well this time George   Brilliant. Thank you.

4 hours ago, Mick Bonwick said:

I don't yet know what they'll end up looking like, mind you.

Land Rovers? 

2 hours ago, Nick C said:

They're like wine snobs though - they want it to be inaccessible and elitist, so they can look down their noses at the rest of us.

Maybe why my suggestion of 'I think shops like yours should put wine in alphabetical order so it is easy to find the Blue Nun' didn't go down too well then. . . . . . . . ?  

Don't you need to compare a cropped version of the first picture to the original, rather than the first picture to a different subject? I agree that the first picture is better, but that is sharper/ less blurred than the second.

Just to compare apples with apples therefore: 

Cropped

Original

1 hour ago, KNP said:

I did crop the last picture but scared to post it........

But I got over that and here it is -

Any picture of Little Muddle is to be welcomed 

8 hours ago, Gedward said:

Today is quite significant, as it’s the 6 month anniversary of the Bovey Tor layout thread.

Here's to the next six months . I've enjoyed following your topic and been inspired by your work.

6 hours ago, Gedward said:

If you'll forgive the gratuitous plug. Here's a few of my 'unfinished' works. 

Wow, wow and thrice wow. I'm sure I wouldn't be alone in asking: "Please can we see more?"

TMC had a 50% off sale on last week. I thought 'There will be nothing I need in the Sale. I'll just have a quick flick'.

I was right. 

I could only find something I wanted. Two loco arrivals in two days. Oops. 

Justification. This particular loco was allocated to Faversham shed in 1945/ 46, so would have been in Southern livery of the time rather than BR as shown. It subsequently moved to Ramsgate at the end of November 46, so I presume would have still been on Faversham turns. Subsequently based at Tonbridge and Stewarts Lane, the model carries the Stewarts Lane 73A shed plate. From either of the latter it may have worked the @westerhamstation branch (?).

Another lovely model to add to the fleet. And a bargain to boot!

11 hours ago, Nevermakeit said:

Who is the manufacturer, please?

Hi @Nevermakeit. Manufactured by Dapol for Rails of Sheffield.

John

39 minutes ago, Stubby47 said:

You've got a big caterpillar on your shirt, did you know?

I think the correct way is to say "You've got a big caterpillar on your shirt, did you know Corporal?"

 I believe the response from aforementioned NCO would differ depending on whether the asker was of lower or higher rank .

Looking forward to seeing @Mick Bonwick s response to find out  @Stubby47s rank. 

13 hours ago, Tallpaul69 said:

Glad to see John B taking up my line of thinking in terms of running his layout in multiple eras. 

You do have to be careful of what you are doing though, otherwise you will be accused of playing toy trains if you get one small thing out of era!

I promise to be very, very careful by just quoting Rule 1 on my SECR to BR(S) layout then. . . . 

This arrived from Rails to join my SECR 'C' Class, 'H' Class and 'P' Class.

Very, very nice model. Definitely worth the wait.

Presumably "In a shed far, far, away" would be acceptable though . . . . 

Boards 2 and 3 have been put up in their new home today. Board 2 is nearest the camera in the first picture. Board 3 piggybacks off Board 2. They've been placed on carpet gliders so I can get at both sides for wiring; to lay the carriage sidings; start on the carriage siding head shunt, which will be the 'scenic cassette' area; and to enable the room to be decorated. 

The upper level will be extended further across Board 2 and across Board 1.  The sketch at the bottom shows the planned arrangement to save flicking back through this topic.

The view below is the usual view I had in the old house when coming into the railway room. This will push back against the wall on the left when ready.

This view I've never seen before. The two Carriage Siding buffer stops will be at the bottom of this picture:

Finally a reminder of the whole layout sketch (Not to Scale!)

John

(19/11/22 ~ Couldn't find these pictures to reload)

25 minutes ago, MrWolf said:

Both of these walls are facing the backscene.

They are excellent. Beautifully modelled.

Backscenes are a bit of a conundrum in getting perspective right. The proximity of buildings such as the 2 inch clearance mentioned by @MrWolf adds a further challenge.

There was a French rural layout that did this incredibly well by tricking the eye into thinking low relief buildings had sloping roofs when they were actually vertical. Spent more time looking at the buildings than at the trains. Can't remember the name of the layout though. Something like Polpero  (?) No doubt others on here will be able to help.

With my own urban  layout I am tempted by the 'hazy' backscene achieved on Leicester South Https://www.shipleymrs.co.uk/leicestersouth . I don't have sufficient space for perspective modelling/ shrinking scales towards the back.

John

5 hours ago, John Besley said:

Where is Wally?... 

I think he has moved since @Stubby47 replied . . . 

14 hours ago, Limpley Stoker said:

you managed to show the carpenter at work from this new viewpoint. Excellent backscene mods.

Hi @Limpley Stoker. I agree with the second sentence. Looking great @KNP

Struggling with your first sentence though? Photo appears devoid of "carpenters at work"? Assuming a male (given the era of LM) maybe he is called Wally. This may, of course, explain my inability to locate him. . . . .

Noted the expression "at work" is also a concept that has been discussed previously about the inhabitants of Little Muddle. . . . . . . . 

John

23 minutes ago, Regularity said:

runs via a wine clone

so cider induced layout planning ?

Just guessing. Other fruit based drinks are available of course. . . . . 

Looking great. Will the footpath cross over the turnout?

John

4 hours ago, Banger Blue said:

Buses, you have been warned!

Agreed

Meanwhile, in a galaxy far, far, away garage about 5 miles away, something starts to slowly stir  . . .  . .

2 hours ago, MrWolf said:

I'm rather glad that I did.

Me too 

In @MrWolf s bottom picture, I wonder which came first in the limited space between the shed and the cattle dock: The wagon on wheels or the wagon on stilts?

Despite the prototype evidence , would it seem "wrong" if seen in isolation on a layout modelled that way?

Loadsasockets.

For those of you who get excited about this sort of thing. . .  . . .  . . 

I would switch the lights on. But it would burn your screen out 

4 hours ago, Mick Bonwick said:

Look at the state of that abandoned lorry and then explain to me why the windscreens are still intact. Extraordinary!

Well, there have to be SOME standards . . . .

 Probably why @KNP said it was waiting to start work. . . . . .