Dicky L

I have recently purchased this unbranded Northern version from Rainbow  and i am very happy with it. 

For anyone who doesn’t follow the Hattons Class 66 thread here’s a clip I uploaded to youtube yesterday featuring DB 66097 with a rake of loaded MBAs with scrap loads  

Network Rail Dapol MRAs are a recent arrival to the rapidly expanding rolling stock at Chesborough North. 

Video uploaded to youtube again, this time with the sound working.

More wagons from the layout.

Today it’s the Accurascale Castle Cement PCAs

Here’s DB 66097 with a loaded scrap working. 

DB 66097 with the loaded scrap

A new arrival for the DMU fleet is this Northern Abellio debranded livery. just in need of some running grime to complete it ready for service on the layout. 

as requested by  @Shoey I will post some shots of some of the wagons used on the layout starting with the Revolution JNA-Ts 

The weathering has been done by a friend of mine so I can’t take credit for them personally, I simply enjoy using these outstanding realistic models that he has transformed for me. 

8 hours ago, Shoey said:

It’s amazed me how quickly you have added this  The weathering looks superb too! I’ve seen on YouTube one of your videos (can’t remember which one) but you have a rake of Revolution’s blue VTG box wagons which you have weathered, I’m just wondering if you have and pictures anywhere of them on here as I’d love to see them in more detail.

I will post some photos of the wagons on the Chesborough North thread later on. It wouldn’t be appropriate to hijack the Hattons 66 thread for this purpose. They are weathered for me by a friend to an outstanding standard so I can take no credit for that personally. With regards to the weathering on 66097 it’s very kind of you to compliment it, that’s a very amateurish job on my part on a temporary basis, It  will be soon be removed when my friend takes it away to be done to similar standards as the Revolution JNA-Ts and MMAs

10 minutes ago, ERIC ALLTORQUE said:

Faster than a speeding bullet,i take it you have a printer ,or if you can freehand like this your wasted on model trains,nice job young fella.

 

no I extracted the decal from a Class 37 set of decals. no talent whatsoever on my part. 

Told you I was toying with the idea 

43 minutes ago, TomScrut said:

 

 

 

Looks like these two pics were taken the same day by the same person whilst it was working the same diagram.

 

So yes it looks like the one side only.

 

DB stickers on the ends look like they need replacing!

 

very helpful. i am toying with the idea of adding the decal. 

On 31/05/2020 at 23:27, TomScrut said:

For those who are interested, it looks as though 66097 as offered by Hattons is no longer current, as it now has a Highland stag logo on it, this has appeared in the last couple of weeks it would seem:

 

 

I am pondering a DB loco, thinking of either a Hattons 66 or one of the upcoming Hornby 60s.

 

This hasn't put me off as it would be quite cool to get a transfer and put it on, just making people aware.

Does anyone know if the Stag decal is present on both sides of the loco?  I have only seen photos of the side shown above so far. 

12 hours ago, ERIC ALLTORQUE said:

Is the shed in line for weathering to match the cements,789 that is,not the garden version...........

It has received a minor dusting already, although it will be done by someone much better than me shortly. that said I am mindful that 789 seems to be kept much cleaner than some others. 

a couple of photos from today

Time for my 66 photo 

1 hour ago, YesTor said:

 

It's at this point that @Dicky L usually steps in with a cheery video...    

 

C'mon DickyL, where are you...?  

just filling my glass up from half full to full in anticipation 

another class 37 video

some unloaded MMA action on Chesborough North hauled by 60059

7 minutes ago, Hound Dog said:

Can we petition the PM to include sound testing Deltics on the list of approved lockdown relaxations?........ it is driving me crazy looking here each day in the hope of an update on the Sound project......

Relax, it will be good. Accurascale only do exceptional. 

Here’s the video of the 37 with PFAs

Here’s the video

loving these wagons. 

I have been using the excellent  Accurascale PFAs today with 37605 on the front.