SJS

Hi Mike - will be interesting to see how you get on with the coach side. 

Samantha

Hi Mike - sorry if you have answered this elsewhere. How did you do the original drawings? I have contemplated getting a 3D printer but what has always concerned me is getting everything to scale.

Hej Mikkel, amazing! You are so fantastically creative. I am in awe!

Great job - love the creamery photo and in particular how the backdrop merges in with the model. 

Thanks Alan will take a look! Mark

HI Alan - love the look of the buildings. Can I ask how you built the staircase? I was looking for something like this on my layout but my first attempts weren't great.

Thanks, Mark

Tack så mycket Mikkel. 

I have to agree with Wenlock that i like it as it is. Not only does it block the view but I think that having the derelict arch allows for the imagination to take over rather than have everything "explained". 

Speechless!!!

Tack så mycket Mikkel. 

I like the dumb barge on their webpage.

Thanks Paul!

Yes, it certainly can be! I hope some weathering and all the extras will hide the deficiencies in my capabilities.

I'm not sure about a fleet! I have been looking for something to use as a basis for these types of barges but haven't found anything yet. 

Love it....luckily we don't model smells....

Thanks Mike - I will give it a go after I have completed the 517...and the 2721 conversion...oh and the Dean Goods......

Hi Mike - I can't tell you how much an inspiration you and Mikkel have been. To be honest without seeing your work I would never have tried anything like this.

You are right I am rather scared of metal! What thickness sheet do you normally work with? I am not too bad at soldering and doing the High Level Chassis for the 517 has taught me a lot.

Look forward to seeing your rebuild....by then there should be little left of the original!

Thanks Mikkel, the bunker is awkward. I initially tried to bend it in hot water but that failed and I made it in pieces.

To be honest I stole the mix and match idea off of you and MikeOxon. So its all your fault :-)

Thanks for the link- I like the idea of a non-belpaire version!

Thanks for the reference Mike. I had forgotten about this part of your blog, I found it very useful.

Numbering is certainly an issue....I have been looking at the RCTS book and at this stage I still think I have one or two options but now I need a photo!

Took a look at the PowSides website and they do have a Bradbury transfer. Its for an RCH wagon so I will need to try and find a picture of a non-RCH Bradbury vehicle.

I did find that Bradbury and Son were a coal merchants in London and Southampton. In the Hampshire archives there is a copy of a contract for 200 tonnes of steam coal between Bradbuy's and a company in Alton.

http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/e8717058-923b-4779-84c0-86c5eec50b38

I also found that they were base at 7, Victoria Street in London and that they were looking into coaling stations for vehicles:

http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/18th-september-1913/10/coaling-stations-for-steam-wagons

Thanks John - will take a look. Mark

Hi John - that is a good idea with the 3-link and the use of a torch! I'll give that a try and report back.

Thanks for the PowSides website - I had not heard of this company before. 

Mark

Thanks that is helpful - I don't have any private owner wagons at the moment, I will have to do some more research. I have a few weathered vehicles - I will try and post a few pictures over the weekend. 

Hi John - I am indeed an EM gauge society member. There manual has been most useful. Unfortunately living abroad means I won't be able to interact with other members much.

I agree with you about EM versus other finer scales. I can understand why people want to use them but for me it adds complexity and doesn't buy me much in terms of looks. On the other hand the jump from OO to EM is certainly worth it and to be honest much easier than I had anticipated - perhaps check back with me in  6 months on that when I have altered all my stock!

Best wishes, Mark

Thanks. It was actually easier than anticipated. I made a few errors trying to rush but with patience it turned out OK. 

I am have jut about completed a point plus some more trackwork using this method - I hope to post pictures next week!

I think that this is obviously not the correct picture for the caption! More than that I am at a loss. Does the men's clothing help? It looks like 50s?

Hi Adrian, yes the first two are Brentford and as you say the third is Gloucester. I liked the horses on the dockside. Sets the period nicely. I checked my notes for the fourth andthey say Brentford but its definitely not. So I shall see if I can trace it. Wherever it is I like the loaded carts on the dockside. Thanks, Mark

I just looked back and the picture comes from 

http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/b/brentford_dock/index5.shtml

and it is supposedly Brentford Dock, I remain unconvinced however.

Mark