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1 hour ago, uax6 said:
It is the fuel tank, and according to Andrew Briddon Locos webpage (and weekendrails.co.uk) the filler is recessed into the top of this tank, where it rots out, letting rainwater into the tank.....
Andy G
Something that the designers of almost all modern motorcycles have adopted and haven't learned a thing in the last four decades! 🥺
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1 hour ago, NHY 581 said:
Oh, and whilst we're at it.......
Late evening light catches D2009...
That scene looks so convincing that I didn't notice the giant billhook beneath the buffer beam. I really like the sheen on the wheels and coupling rods.
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1 hour ago, NHY 581 said:
Evening all.
Nothing much to report at present. I've been trying some alternative motive power at Sheep Dip today.
Here's a view of the suspects in situ.
Rob.
Very nice locos but disturbingly clean if I may say so...
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Further to my earlier post about "interesting" weathering, there's been quite a few of these appeared lately, it's not just railway items that get abused, I'll leave it to you to perform an art critique...
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That's a great way to get an idea of of scale, visual balance and importantly (for me anyway) see what you might have missed / completely messed up.
I'm still busy painting after a day out, but wanting to play with sticks. (Woof...) I'll not hog your thread though, when I've actually done something I'll post it on my own thread!
I've got a mental picture of how this building is going to look, but no doubt you'll surprise me with some clever prototype observations.
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But this and many others are in the similar items list.
They always seem to have the colouring of a recently burned out car rather than a neglected loco that has then stood in a scrapyard for a few years.
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15 hours ago, St Enodoc said:
If I were to go West from here I could travel about 4000km before I got to the most Westerly place.
If I were to go west from here, I'd need a very big boat.
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52 minutes ago, Paul H Vigor said:
I wonder what Karen Ann is hiding under her canopy?? 🤓
Why is it that a lot of the old Tri-ang buildings on eBay only have photos of one side? We can assume for ourselves that the glazing bars are broken and the canopy is snapped off. Sellers of Tri-ang R60, I'm talking about you...
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48 minutes ago, Paul H Vigor said:
'L@@k! New-ish, but slightly soiled.' 🥸
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People are box obsessed. I've just had my second ever return request because:
"There's a label slapped on the end of the box"
Yes, that's a manufacturer's de-certification label which actually makes it quite rare...
"There appears to be a small hole in the plastic window where it's folded"
If you'd bothered to inspect the box properly, you'll see that is the end of the slot that helps align the plastic window in the folding machine when it's made."
Was this a mint boxed 1957 Dinky toy for £200?
Nope, just an OO accessory road vehicle for £4 plus post.
I was tempted to suggest he spent the £4 on a fancy coffee, chat up the waitress and finally move out of his mum's house...
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A GWR 2-8-8-2 with the Great Bear 8 wheel tender would have been something to see though!
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I've bashed a lot of it out of rusty classic cars that had supposedly been restored. 😀
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Had you considered a home made compost bin? Made from odd bits of corrugated, an enamel sign or two held up by stakes knocked into the ground? I've rescued quite a few old signs from gardens and allotments that have been repurposed that way.
Of course, quite a few of the weeds would be thrown into the hen run as well.
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8 minutes ago, Graham T said:
They'll turn up shortly after you order some more 🥸
That happened with the sign I made for outside the level crossing keeper's house. 🙄
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I fitted stop blocks to my (now scrapped) fiddle yards after I had a near miss having switched the controller the wrong way. A Prairie ran off the end of the rails and hit the bedroom wall. I just managed to grab it before it fell down the gap.
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Wouldn't that depend on the length of the Bachmann rods and the wheelbase of the Triang chassis? Also the crank throw on the jackshaft ideally needs to match the crank throw of the wheelsets.
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19 minutes ago, gwrrob said:
I think I'll give it a run behind my milk tanks, with a Hall on the front. It might look half decent.😉
I run an old V5 PBV behind three low siphons as a milk train, I think that it at least looks the part.
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It does seem a good justification for rule 1 working though, as specials and extra trains often turn up surprisingly upmarket stock as well as whatever old junk that still has wheels under it and the Great Western were no exception.
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14 minutes ago, KNP said:
I have a feeling I some somewhere but finding them….!I know that feeling and you have my sympathies. In my case it often ends with multiple clangs and expletives down in the workshop.
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21 minutes ago, teaky said:
I don't think that hairstyle would suit you.
You mean he'd look like Amy Winehouse after she started hanging out with losers?
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That's an interesting thought, I did know someone at Witney who had an owl sanctuary. A bit modern perhaps, but what about a home for a hunting bird?
Just don't do pigeons, those flying rats will ruin your shiny green locos!
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That's a very nice looking coach / van / model.
I can resist anything but temptation...
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32 minutes ago, The Bandit said:
Your modelling is nothing short of astounding. Think I’ll give up modelling and take up knitting!
I sometimes think that, but I realise that viewing staged work like this is an excellent tutorial and you can apply the methods to your own work and practice, practice, practice. I've been busy with one of my paintings and was scratching my head about imitating velvet.
I spent a while studying some of my great great grandfathers work, thinking about sticking to swearing at vintage motorcycles because he studied in Paris in the 1880s, but that's where I thought I can learn from someone who did know what he was doing and the how to was right in front of me.
I hope you're joking, don't give up!
Inspired by Kevin's work, I've been outside and liberated various tiny sticks from ancient fuschia and lavender bushes and whacked them in the microwave.
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Bananas for breakfast!
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The Sheep Chronicles. The adventures of a Sheep, the Works Forecat and the Works Apprentice, George.
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You fixed it!