bcnPete

R’eely good Mikkel 

Another fab story and well told - loved the props at the start and the way you created the scene.

Fab modelling and superb photography too

The final line on that old letter is class

On 04/02/2021 at 09:30, marc smith said:

 

Oh dear.... I'm suspecting that you HAVE place that order....  
Kyle will be the perfect place for it

Yes Sir 

4 hours ago, marc smith said:

Great to see this new project Pete. Really like the plan.
But I was hoping to see Wenford Dries finished first!  

Thanks Marc - you will Sir don’t worry 

I may or maybe not have placed a pre order for a new Heljan 26 and 27 in a moment of madness last week 

Nice work and weathering to finish it off Mark...

Nice project Mark.

Are you keeping it or will you pass on to your friend?

7 hours ago, MinerChris said:

Hi Pete,

 

Not sure about this, but could you use a bank of capacitors instead of a battery, with your track pickups? *(Edit - With Diodes to protect against reverse polarity) That way, no flickering and no switches to turn the LED off. If you really loaded up the capacitance then I suspect that it would stay lit for quite a while and as this is 7mm I suspect you could fit more than in the 2mm equivalent... 

 

Best Regards,

 

Chris.

Hi Chris - Thanks for this.

That sounds way more than my electrical prowess 

The main problem I had was actually trying to get the track pick ups/wipers to sit right against the wheels without interrupting running qualities...

On 04/01/2021 at 11:09, richbrummitt said:

Good to see you making some progress again Pete. The battery solution seems like a good one. I think it should last quite well powering a single LED and can always be revisited. Always one to overcomplicate things I wondered if the switch could be arranged to operate on a push button switch accessed by shoving something in the stove pipe. Probably much easier to have something under the floor - there must be loads of space in 7mm.

Thanks Rich.
 

Ha! I always try and keep things simple myself.
 

Yes, Kris mentioned above using the stove pipe to prod something down...or as he suggested it ‘the chimney’...but he might have been in full on Christmas mode then on the 27th awaiting delivery of a few railway presents down his... 

On 07/01/2021 at 01:11, PaternosterRow said:

Brilliant and I’m going to really enjoy the development of Kyle 7mm (love that title - it’s the sort of minimal moniker that suits your architectural approach).  As I commented before, this is an interesting idea to enable comparison between the 7mm and 2FS versions - a serious study into a hobby that is generally written off by those not involved as a big kids pastime.   If they only knew what work went into our creations - the planning, the frustration, the joy and the craftsmanship employed.  For me, and I’m sure that some will think I’m being a bit too over the top and fanciful, it’s an art form.  Especially given the quality and finesse of Kyle 2FS (not to mention a whole host of other layouts that appear on RMweb).  Can’t wait to see the Lima 33 and MKI coach conversions as I’ve often thought of buying some from EBay as a cheap intro to 7mm.  

 

Great to see you posting again and I love that picture of the real location, Mike.

Thanks Mike - I agree it’s a form of art. I always ‘big up’ the lots of different creative tasks need to be performed to bring it all together and ‘play down’ the playing trains lark

Actually I think I might sell the 33 and Lima Mk I’s back on as now the new Heljan offerings are available...and life’s too short...

On 07/01/2021 at 07:42, 37114 said:

Looks a great project Pete, look froward to seeing this develop!

Thanks Rob...

On 07/01/2021 at 10:41, Robert Shrives said:

Looking good ,  I do feel that your rough mock ups beat my modelling hands down . I look forward to seeing this "micro" develop.   

take care and stay safe.

Robert 

Thanks Robert!

How’s Thurso coming on?

Again, very nice work off the bench Mark.

Weathering looks spot on too.

46468 is getting ever closer to 46444 

4 minutes ago, Mikkel said:

May I also  congratulate you on the highly original choice of working title 

I took inspiration from the Bond movies whilst they are in productIon 

Thanks Mikkel - I thought maybe you thought I was joking when I said I might do it in 7mm one day! 
 

Yep, mojo is back and I have been painting the first of the dries buildings over Christmas aided and abetted by glasses of red wine and Pink Floyd...expect to hear more on this later this month...  

33 minutes ago, 46444 said:

Great project in the making there Pete..  Good to see Mr Futers influence once more especially with a 7mm representation of Kyle. 

 

Lovely to see one of your mock ups that gives a representation of what your aiming to achieve. 

 

Look forward to further progress on this. 

 

Cheers, 

 

Mark

 

 

Many thanks Mark.

I think I told Ian that I was thinking of doing a 7mm version was he was stood in front of my 2FS version a couple of years ago...will take me longer than he does though to finish it  

15 hours ago, 46444 said:

Them it will be time for a 2mm project...

Now we are talking - look forward to see this...soonish 

Nice work Mark.

I particularly like the weathered effect on the piston/connecting rods (?)

Once again the scenic plank comes in useful for displaying your work and provides a suitable backdrop to allow concentration on the rolling stock

12 hours ago, Stoker said:

The one time I lived in a place that had carpet in the bathroom I actually loved it. I find carpet is much easier to maintain than hard floors (just vacuum it, with the occasional go over with a rug doctor), it gets rid of that horrible short-delay echo, and it's warmer to the foot.

I find that now that hard floors have become the norm, everyone has bloody cold houses and I have to keep a pair of slippers in the car!

Understood re the slippers - I think my wife’s main bugbear is the stench from the pee built up over the years from the species that have trouble with their aim  Fair point I’d say...

30 minutes ago, Mikkel said:

Thanks Pete. Yes, I suppose the lost value would have been very negligible.  And there was a time-honoured tradition of high loads of hay!

 

 

Source: Getty Images, embedding permitted. Caption: 12th July 1946: A farmer brings in the hay on a farm at Hassocks in Sussex.

 

Great image! Hassocks is about 5 minutes away from where I grew up...maybe I was stuck behind this vehicle once  

2 minutes ago, Mikkel said:

That's a nice glow in the lamp. I think I'd prefer the battery solution even without wiper issues, as it doesn't interfere with running (although if you've got a number of brake vans on a large layout it would be a bit cumbersome, but that's not your situation I think).

Thanks Mikkel - yes some flickering I could live with as that is how I remember them...however this was just outright irritating as it was sparodic. Yes, there is only one BV as you say...it’s a 2032 battery I recall so quite common so it will be good to see how long it lasts...

12 hours ago, Kris said:

Looks good Pete. I like the simple fix to the bowing problem. 

 

As an alternative to the inline switch could you have a used a push on push off switch? If so a "prodder" fashioned to fit down the chimney could have turned it on and off without the need to remove the roof. 

Thanks Kris - good idea, never thought of that! I guess the only thing is you would still need to remove the roof to change the battery...unless the battery was housed under the chassis.

Come to think of it, the battery and switch could have been housed under the chassis so no need to remove the roof  

Some lovely additions to the fleet there Mikkel.

Liking that second pic showing the cast body with the brass and white metal additions - final pics look fab

Ha! Cheers for the giggles Mikkel

I agree with Mike, that dung looks fantastic...

Lovely stuff Mikkel - Beautifully detailed

Am guessing the load just escapes gradually where not wrapped same as when you follow a tractor with straw/hay 

2 hours ago, Mikkel said:

Hi Pete, your post elsewhere made me look to see if there was anything new on your blog, and I find I've missed yours too.  

 

I very much like all this corrugated iron, lots of scope for some very railway-like weathering and atmosphere.  

Hi Mikkel,

No problem - I have a few others of yours to catch up on...expect comments soon 

I have tried some test painting on the dries and TBH it has not gone very well hence why I lost my mojo...anyway, it will return and once I have the base colours on I will insert the first building back into the model to finalise the weathering under the fascia lights as that is where they will be seen...

On 25/04/2019 at 07:34, Stoker said:

I'm pretty sure my grandmother used to have a 3 piece bathroom suite in the darker shade of brown...

Just came across this:



Completely forgot I had this photo, but it's one my Dad took on one of our trips up to Imperial dry, and it shows the brake van I was talking about earlier.

Sorry, only just noticed these replies...Thanks for posting Stoker...

On 25/04/2019 at 12:22, Kylestrome said:

 

Thank goodness it's not 'Avocado' 

 

Ha! Let’s hope that never comes back as an idea.

One thing my (French) wife cannot fathom is why it was ever thought it was a good idea to put carpet in a bathroom

Superb Mikkel!

Not sure how I missed this at the time  Could have been during my RMWeb down time due to loss of mojo...

But the festive season is allowing me to catch up - Fabulous and as always a compelling engaging story, brilliantly told! Inspiring

Happy Christmas to you too Sir 

It's not all beer and Ivatt 2MTs on the 46444 workbench....

Just all beer then 

Nice work there Mark - can’t comment on the kettle as don’t know much about Black 5’s but it looks good on your scenic plank all the same.

Liking the CCT and great news to hear you got it running now after some years wrestling with it. Painting and weathering nicely done as is a given with your work

Beer and Scottish Class 37’s on the work bench next?

Superb Mikkel! 
 

Great to see you posting again

A lovely project beautifully detailed and executed...look forward to the next instalment....