Dragonboy

Nope. No sun for me either and in fact it’s a very grey and uninviting day here so it’s looking like loads of coffee and a day playing trains

Brian

All the best for your treatment.

Brian

Very nice weathering indeed. I have to say I think I enjoy making wagon kits and weathering them, and it  is possibly the area of the hobby that I enjoy the most, and is my go to when the mojo gets a bit low.

I’ve modelled in N now for 50 years so have amassed far more rolling stock than have layout space for but perversely I take delight in opening a draw, tray, or box and  find things I know I can do better now so into the paint stripper they go. 
 

Brian

21 hours ago, Andrew P said:

YEP, they said I didn't have the right credentials for a stripper. 😂

Now are you sure that wasn’t how you hurt your leg 😉

Brian

13 minutes ago, Graham T said:

 

The way you work Kevin, that gate will be nothing more than a five minute job!

 

Once the crates unloaded and the engine shed doors rehung.

14 hours ago, Oldddudders said:

I do hope he isn't called Roger......

And we certainly don’t need to even speculate on the first mates name.

Does Alan Butler have a Captain Pugwash in his range yet?

1 hour ago, 5BarVT said:

Was it a decision at all in 1938.  60s coffee was rubbish compared to what’s available now, back in ‘38, wouldn’t you have been looked at ‘funny like’ for even suggesting coffee?

Paul.

I’d be happier with todays coffee to get one that’s hot and not served tepid

3 hours ago, Chris116 said:

Are you sure they are working hard? Looks more like hardly working!

Deciding on tea or coffee isn’t a decision to be rushed and of course there isn’t such a thing as a rush in Little Muddle. Indeed there is probably a bye law to that effect

22 hours ago, Schooner said:

Ah, I was hoping to have caught you in time!

 

Scuffling around on Getty for something else, I came across this lot and thought they might be of use. They're not all directly applicable, there's a few 'dumpy barges' which were unlikely to have ever left the Thames, but I hope you'll find them all helpful for the typical state of the decks. Unlike rigs nobody ever drew labelled diagrams for deck clutter, so it's rarely modelled even halfway accurately! All 2k, so open in new tab and zoom to get the benefit; and to follow back to the source address (All images Getty, embedding permitted)

 

 

Obligatory 'Stackie shooting bridge' shot:

 

And of course we'll end with Cambria, who worked until1970 under sail alone, drifting off into the sunset...

Ooooh that second picture rings a bell with me. It’s just like the wiring under one of my layouts

I didn’t know Pigeons had tail lights 

13 hours ago, Bernard Lamb said:

Not just in those days.

Not just models either. He was involved in full size stuff. Director of BURCo amongst other activities.

Equally, if not even more, well known in Austria and Germany where he produced some brilliant films. I have the video of 18 201 undergoing heavy repair,

He made what was just about the smallest scale diesel powered loco just to show his versatility.

A real one off larger than life character.

Bernard

Bob Symes was his short name as he had a double barrelled name. Symes- Schutzmann or something like that and he was a Baron as well.

10 hours ago, MarshLane said:

One observes that there's no video of that!!!

Move like lightening those moderator’s 

On 04/02/2023 at 19:41, checkrail said:

Was nearly there with the D33 until I started adding the door furniture and started to make a right mess of my nicely painted coach sides.  (Wire and I just don't get along.) Remedial work is underway, and I think I can now downgrade this afternoon's work from 'disaster' to 'disappontment'.  Or lesson.  

 

Meanwhile here's a quiet moment at Stoke C. as 5557 rests after bringing in a train from Earlsbridge.

 

John C.

Really love the misty effect in front of the back scene. Very early morningish 

Does the pronunciation change depending on whether the jam is applied before or after the cream. 🤪

On 27/01/2023 at 12:20, Denbridge said:

Mezzanine floor for Grantham 😉

Given Graham’s continental visits, I’m thinking that’s the basis for a layout set in the continental mountain regions 

Very nice and natural woodwork there. I always find it very relaxing doing that while I have music playing

10 hours ago, Winslow Boy said:

 

I'm confused. Yes I know I'm confused at the best of times but at this particular point in time I'm even more confused.

 

So what is it I'm even more confused about I hear you ask.

 

Well is it that your confused about being confused or confused about  southern stock or confused about not being able to put doors on correctly.

 

So if you can help the confused I'd ever be grateful as being confused is confusing.

My brain hurts

Brian

I had the pleasure of seeing Retford at the beginning of the century, at I think a show in Watford iirc. I was amazed at the vast expanse of baseboards which were spread out in front of me.  It would be great to see some up to date video footage  of this wonderful layout. 
 

Brian

……….. While I wait for an engineering train to come along as there’s a fair chance of seeing a Shark if I wait long enough

Struggling with more fish jokes so I’ll mullet over while I have a cup of charr

I watched your video with my brekkie brew this morning and wonder if you’ve looked at Hunt Couplings for your troublesome trucks? I’m gradually putting a few in my stock where I run fixed rakes and they are quite forgiving on different coupling heights.

Happy New Year To you and everyone else who looks in on here. 
 

Brian

That’s rather summed up why I switched to N way back in the 70’s and why my first love is LMS

I can run reasonable length goods trains of largely different wagons in N even if they are all private owner coal wagons, and then run mixed goods or pick up goods and again with vastly differing wagons. 

If I get bored I can switch between layouts and trundle some GWR stock about and on my GWR BLT again with all uniquely different goods trains because with the exception of cuts of China clay wagons or milk tankers every train is random and never repeats itself. 
 

As I don’t have anything like enough fiddle yard space stock returns to storage foams after duty and when a goods train is required fresh stock is pulled from the foams.

Modern wagons and the sameness of trains to follow the 12” to 1’ world for me, would be very unlikely to have me trapped in this wonderful world of railway modelling today  if I was 4 or 5 like I was way back when I received my Triang train set.

merry Christmas everyone.

Brian

Merry Christmas to you and yours Kevin

Im sure I’m not alone in saying thank you for all your pictures and postings and for sharing your world with us. Much appreciated. 
 

Brian
 

I have a warehouse I hand built  in N some years ago and I started hand painting individual bricks using about 4 different colours. I lasted 5 minutes doing that and quickly changed to colouring small areas at a time.

Even so it took me several evenings to complete and it was only half a building as it’s semi low relief.