mikeandnel

Hello Linney Like many others I have used the Hull & Barnsley van in a number of variants, including the H & B one itself. However I note all the Terry Pratchett books behind the rolling stock. Like you, I have all his books and read them from book 1 to book 23, and then read them over again. I am on my fourth read round at the moment (on Jingo) Michael

Hello Linny I like the look of your horsebox. What date have you modelled? Incidentally, what parts seemed to be rather fragile? Apart from that, I hope that you have a good Christmas and New Year All the best Michael

Hello Gary, That is dreadful news. Please accept our very best wishes for your daughter and we hope that she will fully recover from the experience And look after yourself as well 'Courage, mon brave' Best wishes Michael

Linny Thanks for the info. The chassis has gone together very well so look forward to the Open D. Are you now doing all your kits with the 'wooden' components, because they are very superior to the early three-layer card ones of the Stroudley coaches? And are the Stroudley coaches now all 'wood'? Michael

Looks good Linny. If it of the same quality as the box van kit and has the alternative of an EM gauge chassis that would be good Michael

They look like Jidenco to me

Good morning Ian Very many thanks for the drawings. These will be very useful Thanks again Michael

Hello Ian Any chance of seeing the other close-ups please Thanks and cheers Michael

Hello SEM 34090 You can put me down for 'Seaford' when available please Michael

I am sure that Edwardian meant to put Craven coaches in as number one, Perhaps he was having a 'senior moment' Michael

Hello Linny If you can manage the west side of Horsham, Somewhere like Pulborough, then I could join you on the evening of May 26th

Good afternoon gentlemen All interesting comments but can we please get back to the core subject which is discussing with Linny whether it is feasible for him to try and laser cut the majority of parts for the LBSCR Railmotor From what I can see of the photo, the majority is similar to cutting a bogie coach and we would be left with having to source a smokebox and vertical chimney and a front power bogie. What do you think Linny?

I am up for that! Would expect a lot of others would be as well Michael

Now that would get a lot of us excited if a laser cut kit could be created Michael

Sounds good to me and an ideal compromise Michael

Linny Sounds as if you are enjoying developing these carriages. Any thoughts about going the other way into the Craven era? Michael

Thanks very much Text has now been corrected following advice from Siberian Snooper

Sorry for the error. and thanks for the correction How do I edit it after later postings? Please put it down to being a senior moment As a teetotaller, I would not know what amber nectar you are referring to! Michael

April 2018 Well, here we are again after a long period without postings. What with the weather, various illnesses and hospital visits with very little opportunity for modelling, some changes have been accomplished. I must admit that the headshunt had me confused for a while, but I have now come to the conclusion that the bridge over the Bepton Road was built at a time when the weight of locomotives was much less and when the loco weights increased, then the bridge was declared to be inadequate to take their weight. Otherwise why would the headshunt be so long? The goods yard has now had a crane installed, which incidentally took me the best part of a month to build. I did put a request for Crane information on to the LBSCR Group and Ian MacCormac very kindly came up with a drawing of a crane which had Seaford written on it. My friend Ian reduced the drawing to scale size, printed it on to Plasticard, and very kindly cut out the two boom sides for me. With the help of Mekpak, pliers and shaking hands, I have managed to complete the crane to the drawing. It is now a fixture outside the goods shed. Also cosmetic point levers have been added to the goods yard turnouts. More fencing has been added alongside the Bepton Road boundary, The walkway from the LBSCR station to the LSWR station has been completed, together with the pedestrian bridge over the Bepton Road, and the view from the station yard towards Midhurst has been finished, along with a group of Scots Pines. At the time the station was built, the road to Midhurst would have been a country lane with trees either side, as all houses along the current road would have been built after the station. Gates have been added at the entrance to the station yard and the photo shows Miss Sugden driving her dog cart into the station forecourt in order to meet her Aunt Julia who should be arriving on the next train from Petworth, There is also a new gate at the base of the ramp leading to the cattle dock in order to contain any animals that might escape from the pens. Also, as can be seen at the end of the layout, the LSWR station (or a photo of it) has been added. The LSWR station is taken from a black and white photograph, which my granddaughter Jessica took and completely coloured for me on her computer. A small hut has been added to make the engine men more comfortable when not on duty, coal staithes have been added at the end of the back siding in the names of I.L.Stent and H. Farley, who were the local coal merchants, and Coal Merchants office buildings have been created and installed by Ian. Gradient posts have been installed, together with a speed restriction indicator on the turnout connecting to the LSWR headshunt. The LSWR headshunt is in the process of being fenced off from the LBSCR lines and a gate has been installed across the connecting track. On the station a sign has been erected pointing the way for passengers wishing to cross to the LSWR station, drains have been added at the base of the station roof downpipes, and cattle have been added to the cattle pens. The cattle are the correct size and colour to represent Sussex cattle which were smaller than other breeds at that time. The tunnel mouth has been finished using a photograph of the actual tunnel including the fencing across the top which has been perpetuated on West Lavington Hill. Black strips of tissue paper have been attached to the rear of the tunnel entrance to attempt to give an impression of darkness whilst allowing trains to run through in either direction by the train pushing the tissue strips aside, which fall back into place after the train passes. (At least, that is the theory!) Locomotive stock has been increased by ‘Edward Blount’, acquired from the estate of the late Roger Steele and other locos are in the pipeline. Here we have the first of the figures to be added to the layout. These are Victorian passengers from Andrew Stadden which have been painted by my wife Nel. She doesn’t think they are very good but I am pleased with them. The scenario suggests that the three ladies on the left are talking about the two ladies on the right, who are either going on holiday with their luggage, or are fleeing Midhurst because of the gossip about them. I have been looking at my rolling stock and it seems to me that I will have to stretch my imagination in order to be able to run some of the trains in my possession. I will perhaps have to think that the 1866 station was in use for a longer than reality, that the Bognor to Midhurst Railway was actually built, and that the West Sussex Railway had running rights to Midhurst. That would then allow me to run LBSCR stock up to the Billinton era, and also my few pieces of WSR stock, The idea of seeing ‘Ringing Rock’ with one coach and a wagon or the Ford Railcars seems quite appealing. Anyway, I would only run those when none of you are looking! More to follow.

You could also suggest running powers over the LBSCR line to Midhurst, and from there on to the Mid Sussex and Midhurst Junction Railway towards Petworth and Pulborough Michael

I am not sure what you refer to a 'the box tank' but Number 22 is shown below. Again a loco with a lot of caricature Michael

Hello SEM34090s Sorry for late reply but was in Holland My personal liking would be for Craven 0-4-2- Saddle tank number 166 built March 1864 and 0-4-2 Saddle tank number 22 built August 1855 These would really fit in with my layout which is based in 1866 Michael

I am still hoping for some Craven locos Michael

I have been watching this thread and have seen some very useful advice and some not so helpful Like many of you posters, I have used many Jidenco/Falcon Brass kits to obtain models which are not necessarily 'main stream' These kits do have their ideosyncracies but on the whole , have been very useful and make up sufficiently well to satisfy me. A case in point is the LSWR Railmotor attached. Look at the detail in the valve gear! All this from a Jidenco kit What else can I say?

Hello Skinnyjinny I would also like a copy of the artwork for the bogie brake please, if that is possible. My preferred format is .jpg Thanks in advance Michael