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Funnily enough South Pelaw was mine! BW Dave

Lovely modelling and it certainly dwarfs that poor little GWR two planker!

Yes I could very easily be led astray! Happy to help!😀 I rather fancy the idea of a posh family arriving at Sherton with their entourage in the family saloon, accompanied by a horse box and carriage truck. I’m sure the family would want to visit Farthing while they are in the area🙂

Thanks Stephen🙂 No apologies needed for mentioning the Midland, it’s all useful, interesting and relevant information! BW Dave

Interesting project Mikkel, I’m very fond of curvy framed GWR 4-4-0s🙂 quite remarkable how good these 3d prints are and how much time it saves in comparison with soldering lots of brass bits together! I guess there’s no reason why a slightly larger 7mm version couldn’t be printed 🙂

Thanks Duncan🙂 You’re quite right the River class was always the plan to pull this rake of coaches, it’s next on this list unless I get distracted by a rather lovely LB&SCR family saloon that’s in the kit stash! BW Dave

Thanks Mike🙂 Yes they did seem very keen on six wheelers around the 1880s, but by the late 1890s four wheelers seem to more prevalent. Your thoughts regarding them wanting to avoid the rough riding on Brunel’s track make complete sense, the “modern” narrow gauge track would have minimised the problem, negating the need for three axles on the carriages. The kits provide Cleminson suspension where the leading and trailing axles can pivot slightly and the centre axle can move laterally which allows the coaches to get round tighter than prototypical curves. This all works beautifully until you add the tie bars between the axle boxes, which would lock the whole thing solid! To get round this I soldered some fine brass tubing behind the centre axle box and cut the tie bar in half. The tie bar is then fixed to the axle at either end of the coach, but allowed to slide in the tubing behind the middle axle allowing the desired movement of the Cleminson suspension to occur. Thanks Don🙂 That’s annoying about your kit order, I’d give the owner Julian a ring, he’s a helpful chap and I’m sure would want to sort this out!

Thanks🙂 Hope to see you at York! Thanks Mikkel, One of the joys of railway modelling is we can model the weather we like, consequently it’s never rained in Sherton Abbas although it has snowed a couple of times😀 Good question! I’ve no idea why such a short coach needed a six wheel chassis, my Diag U4 1/2nd composite is more or less the same length and manages perfectly well with 4 wheels. You’re probably right about aiming for better riding, but the improvement didn’t justify the expense so later coaches only had two axles. Thanks Rob🙂

Thanks Mikkel🙂

I’ve finally completed painting my pair of six wheel coaches which have been languishing on the work bench for far too long! Readers of this blog will know that coaches are definitely my nemesis, they always seem to take me forever to complete and these two have been no different! I’m taking Sherton to the York exhibition at the end of the month and that provided the enthusiasm to get them finished🙂 Diag V8 Passenger Brake Van Diag U14 Ist & 2nd Class composite carriage I like the variation in roof heights and styles which seem to typify a branch line train in the Edwardian era. Branch train comprising of 2021 class saddle tank number 2112, D14 brake 3rd, U14 1st & 2nd Composite, Diag C10 all 3rd and Diag V8 Passenger brake van They really shouldn’t have taken me 3 years to complete, but hopefully readers will think they were worth the wait!😁 I’m thoroughly looking forward to exhibiting at the York show, it’ll be the furthest North that Sherton has been, well and truly out of G.W.R. territory! Best wishes Dave

Excellent modelling as usual Mikkel and good to see “Horse drawn weekly” is still going strong🙂 Best wishes Dave

Very nice atmospheric layout, the tall low relief buildings really help set the scene. Great to see a grey British sky on a layout!🙂

Crikey, so much for a quiet ride out on the bike! Glad you’re ok and shows the importance of wearing the right gear. I was coming down the A470 yesterday on my Triumph (modern one I’m afraid🙂) and was overtaken by a pillock wearing shorts and flip flops 🙄 I hope you get the BSA sorted, nice looking bike! BW Dave

Good to see your skills in finding the uncouplers work equally well in 2 mm scale 😀

This is looking great Al, it’s got a proper “valleys” feel about it already. BW Dave

An excellent day out as usual, the cakes, pasties and layouts all lived up to expectations! Good to see everyone and looking forward to SWAG 24 already! 😀 B W Dave

Good to see a bit of Al Fresco modeling going on! Also pleased to hear that it fits in the car😀

Thanks Mikkel, glad it was a nice surprise😀 Yes Jamie did a great job with the video, I’m very impressed with how the shots changed in time with the beat of the music! The discrete rotation of the ground signal is obviously very discrete, you are the only person who’s ever mentioned it!😁 BW Dave

You and me both!😁

Glad you enjoyed the issue😀 I thought I’d better clarify that although I’m sure the York show this year is going to brilliant, I’m not taking Sherton until the year after in 2024. BW Dave

Hi DLT, the next show I’m taking Sherton along to is the Thornbury club show which is in November. https://www.tsgmrc.co.uk/exhibition-information/ I’m also booked to take it along to the York show during Easter 2024. I hope you can come along to one of the events. BW Dave

Thanks Jamie, I’m glad you enjoyed the day as much as I did! BW Dave

Delighted to say that Sherton Abbas is appearing in the April addition of British Railway Modelling Magazine! Photos and video by Jamie Warne. Thanks to all at BRM! Best wishes Dave

Hi Jamie, the beach huts and deck chairs are an excellent addition and as you say add a splash of colour and add to the Summery feel of the layout. Well done, though thoroughly well deserved for getting the Chairman’s trophy! BW Dave

Really excellent Nick! The extra solebar detail, along with door retaining chains really add to the wagon. I’m thoroughly enjoying reading this series of wagon posts, very inspirational stuff. BW Dave