David Bell

Looks brilliant

3 hours ago, brylonscamel said:

Back on the harbour and the infamous 'haar' has settled for the day, nearly obscuring the gaswork's Barclay!

 

 

Very atmospheric, very Aberdeen!

That is phenomenal modelling.Hats off!

Cheers

David

That is great news Andy. Onwards and upwards now!

Cheers

David

22 minutes ago, brylonscamel said:

Big old thing isn't it! It' 

Big isn't it!! It always amazed me that semaphores were pulled by cables, pulleys and man-power. Signalmen must have been high in the list of people you wouldn't challenge to a bar-room arm wrestle.

I think you are right. I remember there was a lever in the Fouldubs box I could not even move. The signal was a long way from the box. The signalman seemed to move it quite easily.

Outstanding work Brian.

Cheers

David

The signal is all in one piece now. 

The spectacle plate for the signal, made of laminated ply and MDF

Much enjoyed the latest video. The chalk embankments are particularly effective.

Cheers

David

1 hour ago, pwr said:

 

I don't rate Tesco Breakfasts!

 

You need one of these.

 

 

Available from our local cafe in Uckfield called Mojave.

 

If you are ever in Uckfield I'll buy you one. Provided of course you get a doctors certificate!!!!!

 

 

Paul R

Wow, there's mojo on a plate right there!

2 hours ago, thegreenhowards said:

I’m doing my best!

 

 

 

 

Andy 

 

 

 

And a sterling job you are doing. What a lovely collection of locos.

Cheers

David

The street extension is complete and primed ready for painting.

The white paper is the footprint of the tenement.

Cheers

David

Your rendition of Mallaig is coming on a treat.

Brings back long distant happy memories.

Cheers

David

That is all looking rather splendid Mr P.

Cheers

David

I have started to put the full size signal together. They are bigger than you think! The semaphore arm is 4 ft x 11 inches. The length of the whole thing including the spectacle plate is 70 inches.

Back on the model I have started extending the scenic section above the tunnel mouth. The original plan was to have a low relief tenement but I have since decided to model a full tenement, front and back and to extend the street further back to include a further building. Brian at Braeside is working on the tenement now so I thought I should complete the base on which it will stand.

Cheers

David

The shed is finished!

35 minutes ago, David Bell said:

Heaven Forbid!

Not that I ever drink the stuff, honest!

1 minute ago, BoD said:

As long as they don’t miscalculate and take out the distillery.

Heaven Forbid!

6 hours ago, lmsforever said:

Very nice looking shed like the side for storage well covered over all in all a very solid bit of work  cant wait to see the coach appear you have your work cut out .The view from your house looks great and uncluttered is it only deer you get visitations from?

I am  not sure you have really seen the view from our house. We overlook the Dornoch Firth and can see all the way from Dunrobin Castle to Portmahomack. Our visitors are diverse. Sparrowhawks, Buzzards, Kite, one resident hedgehog, Herons, House Martin's, Swallows and bats to name a few. Oh and most of my good lady wife's relatives! We are very lucky to live where we do. Other visitors include the daily visit from the RAF. Eurofighters practising their bombing runs to the weapons range at Tain. So a daily air display. We have 8 acres, mostly mature Birch wood, so does not need too much looking after. Some is cleared out to garden. 

The gradient post is finished and in place next to the almost completed! shed

17 hours ago, thegreenhowards said:

 So I have a new green FYE class 27. I notice that as of today, Hattons have dropped the price to £442, so I may invest 

 

 

 

You can't have too many Class 27's!

You have really made a good job of those figures.

Cheers

David

I thought it would be fun to put some railway items around the shed. One will be a full size signal. I say full size but I am thinking around 12ft tall which is quite short, only 4 ft or so higher than the top of the shed. Another idea perhaps a little easier is a gradient post. I thought this would be a couple of planks nailed to a fence post but having done some research some are more complicated than that. This is based on a Caledonian Railway example and they rebated the cross boards into the post. In truth it is about 3/4 scale but suits the size of the shed. Here is the post with first coat of primer

Two weeks in, here is where we have got to with the shed.

Cheers

David