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    Middleton Top and the C&HPR

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    Recently I read with interest on Tony Wright’s thread the commentary about supportive/unsupportive partners when it comes to our hobbies. I’m really glad I don’t feel like I need to sneak purchases into the household; in fact Cazz finds the plethora of tiny boxes arriving in the post amusing. She also encourages me taking over the dining table over a weekend to build a kit or whatever. She usually sets up at the other end with some kind of acrylic nail kit; both of us filing, painting and glueing bits of plastic. 
     

    This Xmas is the first time she’s bought me something hobby related and an excellent present it is too!  A portable spray booth with extraction and lighting is going to come in very handy for painting a [cough] few [cough] wagons over the coming months in preparation for SWAG. Many of you will

    know about the legendary SWAG but just in case, the South West Area Group meeting in Taunton at the end of April every year (Sunday 28th 2024). It’s an incredibly friendly, informal RMWeb member orientated exhibition organised by equally friendly, informal @NHY 581 aka Rob. This will be Middleton Top’s first exhibition and the first time I’ve taken a layout anywhere since IMREX ‘91. I’m a solitary modeller so showing the last four years work off for the first time is quite exciting! 
    In addition I’m also organising a Midlands Area Group exhibition (MAG) - I’ll be finalizing details of this across January. 
    Enough waffle….back to the port and cheese. 

    I hope you’re all having a merry time!

     

    Jay

     

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    Friden - Cromford & High Peak

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    5 hours ago, Middlepeak said:

    Just to show that there has been a small amount of recent progress, I finally summed up the courage to paint the underbridge.

     

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    The base coat is Humbrol grey acrylic primer, with the various stone colours from a variety of Vallejo paints. Maybe one or two delicate washes required to bring out the mortar courses a little more, but that I'm afraid demands even more courage, which is now almost totally exhausted!

     

    Hopefully the bridge can be installed in a couple of months, once the track has been painted, wired and tested.

     

    Happy Christmas!

     

    G

    Looking great mate!

     

    Jay

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    Middleton Top and the C&HPR

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    15 minutes ago, Middlepeak said:

    All the best Jay!  Just finished the painting in the new railway room, so once the carpet's down in January it will be full steam ahead at Friden! Looking forward to the Midlands get together next year.

     

    Geraint

    Merry Xmas Geraint! Also looking forward to seeing Friedan progress and the Derby shindig 

     

    Jay

    Aston On Clun. A forgotten Great Western outpost.

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    39 minutes ago, MrWolf said:

    Aston needs a lot of trees, both bordering the river and the sides of the valley.

     

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    There seems to be only two types of commercial trees on the market. A lot of cheap ones that are rubbish and some really good ones that are priced accordingly.

     

    I'm probably going to have to make a lot of them, because when you are talking about 60-100 trees at £10+ apiece it soon becomes prohibitive. 

    I have already bought a couple of trees and will probably buy some more as features but the majority in the background will have to be hand made.

    Maybe consider some of the fancy MBR trees for prominent positions then make your own for the rear of the layout?

    For Llanyblod I bought two big MBR trees then hacked them up to make some smaller ones. Seemed to work well. 
     

    Jay

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    Middleton Top and the C&HPR

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    Last of the inset timber work is now glued in at the top of the incline. A few bits of DAS clay here and there also. I’ll be pushing some more DAS around tomorrow hopefully. 
    Last week was a write off. Car died, recording system at work died, then my 92 year old dad had a fall and has been in hospital a few days. Superstitious folk say these things happen in threes. I hope they’re right! Anyway all three are currently being fixed and will be operational again next week. 
     

    Jay

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    The Sheep Chronicles : These are the adventures of a Sheep, the Works Forecat and Naughty George,

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    I was born left handed and forced to write right handed at the strict Catholic school I attended at an early age. Apparently left is the devils hand. 
    The result is I’m very ambidextrous and have terrible hand writing. 
     

    Going back to playing trains and @Gilbert’s post - I really hanker for a roundy round layout. I like the idea of sitting back and just letting the train do its thing without having to fiddle with anything. 
     

    Jay

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    Derwent Spa

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    Sorry to read this Jonathon and I wish you and your family all the very best. As a younger chap on here it really brings into focus that you must live your best life; you never know what’s round the corner. 
     

    Jay

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