Rob R

The May 2024 issue of BRM will have a piece on Trowland. Excellent photos by Phil Parker, scribblings by me. Rob

Don't worry, it takes me weeks as well. It helped that 5 out of the 6 wagon types are related so it was just a bit of "cut and paste". The next one I do, I'll try to log the time spent drawing (GER Diagram 16 5 plank open - by popular request at the agm).

Timber, It's the resin that does the work (and Tinkercad). Elegoo Water Washable Transclucent, 50/50 (ish) mix of red and green to get the gungy brown colour.

RCH 1923 7 planks in 5 flavours for the SSMRS agm next weekend.

I found that twisting the axle into the wheel rather than a straight push worked better for the 3'6" split spoke wheels I did a while ago. That and a taper in the bore and a clean, burr free bevel on the axle ends. I'll dig out the wheels I did and see how they are doing.

Timber, Resin printed or FDM?

Any particular reason for printing the sleepers with a grey filament rather than black or brown?

Just a quick reminder, I will be out at the Mid Essex show this coming weekend (gulp!!) with Trowland. Please make yourselves known if you are there, new victims spare operators are always welcome😀 Mid Essex 44th show Rob

Why should you be any different to the rest of us?😀

Pray tell (if you can) whose etchings?

Update out of date already. East Lynn Quay added in July May 19th, 20th, 21st Jarrow. Paul Greene with Blakey Rigg July 1st, 2nd Buxton. Richard Barton with Arcadia July 15th Larkrail, Bath Richard Barton with Arcadia July 22nd,23rd Exeter Maurice Hopper with East Lynn Quay August 18th, 19th Wakefield Paul Greene with Blakey Rigg September 16th Shenfield. Rob Rayner with Trowland September 23rd, 24th Stafford Brendan Walsh with Emwell October 21st, 22nd Uckfield Richard Barton with Arcadia November 11th, 12th Hull Paul Greene with Blakey Rigg Rob

Updated list. May 19th, 20th, 21st Jarrow. Paul Greene with Blakey Rigg July 1st, 2nd Buxton. Richard Barton with Arcadia July 15th Larkrail, Bath Richard Barton with Arcadia August 18th, 19th Wakefield Paul Greene with Blakey Rigg September 16th Shenfield. Rob Rayner with Trowland September 23rd, 24th Stafford Brendan Walsh with Emwell October 21st, 22nd Uckfield Richard Barton with Arcadia November 11th, 12th Hull Paul Greene with Blakey Rigg Rob

Thanks a bundle. :-) As well as replacing all the tie bars and replacing the fiddle yard with a train table for one man operation, I am going to have to make it much wider and taller! Trowland looks so much better in your photos. Thank you for posting them here for us all to enjoy. Rob

We can do mail order on the shortbread if you run out......

We both had a great time yesterday and learnt a lot about the layout in the process.😮 It was good to put faces to names (and vice versa!), didn't spend anywhere near as long enough looking around as I should have - never mind, I shall come back next year. A very big thank you to Sheepbloke and his team for organising the day, it was the first time I had taken a layout to a show since about 1987 and it couldn't have been a better place to do it! 👍 Hope you all got home safe. Team Trowland

Will have to check my Observers Book of Pasties, 3rd edition.

Trowland packed and ready to go. Just hoping we can get there in time to nab a parking space. Don't fancy lugging it halfway across Somerset in the wet......

I take absolutely no credit for Trowland apart from winning the scrum and elbowing my way to the front when Trevor said it was looking for a home. It helped that most of the S Scale guys are older than me........🙃

Much Fettling in the Marsh..... Having been out on tour with Blakey Rigg the Black Hawthorn is being re-acquainted with it's stablemates. It does seem to have an issue with one of the connecting rods catching the motion plate at top dead centre and I'm not sure if I can pluck up the courage to tackle it today. Hmm, spot of lunch first and have a think about it. Otherwise, track cleaned, sundry scenic bits glued back on and all good to head (South) West on Sunday. 😎

Update on the update for S Scale this year. April 23rd Taunton SWAG Members Day. Rob Rayner with Trowland and Maurice Hopper with East Lynn Quay April 29th Bloxwich Brendan Walsh with Emwell May 19th, 20th, 21st Jarrow. Paul Greene with Blakey Rigg July 1st, 2nd Buxton. Richard Barton with Arcadia July 15th Larkrail, Bath Richard Barton with Arcadia September 16th Shenfield. Rob Rayner with Trowland September 23rd, 24th Stafford Brendan Walsh with Emwell October 21st, 22nd Uckfield Richard Barton with Arcadia

An update on events with an S Scale presence.

The last "S Fest West" I went to was in LA pre Covid. 2023 promises to be a whole lot better.

Alarm call for more tea and cake before we pack up🍰☕

I am still taking the tablets nurse - honest.

Hmmm, Friday APRIL 21st I hope...... Post referred to corrected.....