2ManySpams

7 minutes ago, NHY 581 said:

Morning all. 

 

Things are are in a bit of a tail spin at Chateau Sheep. The 'simplified solution' to affixing the new revised lighting rig is causing concern and first thoughts are to default to plan A. 

 

Not where we want to be to be honest but I can see no other way. I'll ponder whilst working in the shop today before commencing anything this evening. 

 

So we potentially have a pretty damn busy time ahead...............not helped by the fact that I cannot use the garage to set all this out as it's full of wood for the 1:1 fencing project..............

 

Curses ! 

 

It's ok, plenty of time, it's not as though the show is this weekend. No worries. 

14 minutes ago, Winslow Boy said:

So he's on track, but with fewer marbles. Ok but what about the fence. Asking for a friend that's all.

Confusing isn't it?

11 minutes ago, Winslow Boy said:

Please Sir what was it you said about fences. Its just with all the things happening I seem to have lost track.

No, he's not lost any track. Marbles yes, track no.

17 hours ago, Miss Prism said:

Why is the T3's tender flare not green?

 

Have looked and asked around and the answer seems to be - because it was brown/red...

Was it just me looking for a fence on the layout? Oh, then I remembered the real fence in the real garden. Carry on.

50 minutes ago, Dunsignalling said:

 

IIRC, 6695 was severely damaged when it was dislodged from a low-loader a few years back, either en-route to or returning from a visit to another railway.

 

Last I heard was that it had been sent to the West Somerset Railway for assessment and repairs. Unless anyone knows better, I think that may still be ongoing.

 

John

Looks like it moved on from the WSR after their 'difficulties'... https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.railadvent.co.uk/2019/12/steam-locomotive-6695-set-for-move-to-swindon-cricklade-railway.html/amp

5 hours ago, Captain Kernow said:

Is there no end to the lengths you will go to, to disrespect the GWR?

 

192 miles. Going through Oxford and Didcot on the return leg. 

Here's something to cheer you up:

5 hours ago, gwrrob said:

 

You’re not wrong, ran 35 minutes late and then was routed via Northampton !

On the plus side it actually turned up!

2 minutes ago, gwrrob said:

 

Yes I remember that and wearing a mask at the show. Today I'm not driving and letting Avanti West Coast take me, wish me luck.

How long should we wait before sending out search parties?

On 13/10/2023 at 09:58, gwrrob said:

I’ll be at GETS on Sunday and will try and get some shots of the Kernow railmotor production samples courtesy of @Graham_Muz

Enjoy GETS tomorrow Rob, think I last went in 2020 just as the COVID restrictions were lifting prior to being put back on for Christmas. Failing that it was 2021. Who knows?

Anyway I do know I went through Swindon today. Still feeling quite ill but I'm hoping seeing the LSWR T3 running tomorrow at Swanage will sort that out. 

Popped in to the tank museum today on the way down. Saw this. Is there no end to the all invading FS merchandising?:

Looks suitable for ramming coaches...

A belated massive thank you to Richard. From some very dodgy sketches and photos he's knocked up some fantastic ornate, but very common, chimney pots for me. They have been printed in 7mm for my buildings for Pencarrow, but I suspect they will be added to his range and in a variety of scales.

Really impressed with how they look but I'll leave the 'official' photos to Richard.

6 minutes ago, Denbridge said:

I have to say I find your lack of regard for FS rather childish. Whatever your personal views it IS historically important, a last survivor of a great class as well as one of far too few surviving LNER designs.

Well that's your opinion and you're entitled to it. I personally find Flying Scotsman's image plastered on anything and everything, plus the media's obsession with it a tad tedious.

On 02/10/2023 at 18:18, Denbridge said:

Having in the past seen results from collisions a lot softer than the Scotsman incident, I would think it likely that there has been some pretty bad damage to the tender & quite possibly the loco as well, to say nothing for the carriages.

The pictures below seem to be circulating widely on social media. Hope they can repair the coach, and that there were some unbroken bottles, not bothered by FS.

25 minutes ago, Mark Forrest said:

@2ManySpams has some previous experience of this subject.

 

https://www.westernthunder.co.uk/threads/polsarrett-br-s-n-cornwall-clay-the-final-countdown.9266/post-219897

Yes, I've used a Multitool and a grinder with cutting disc to chop up and modify a pair of Kernow clay dries. Did the cutting outside with decent mask and eye protection. Also used my garage vacuum cleaner to extract dust as cutting. 

16 hours ago, Mallard60022 said:

Grief, I'd forgotten that; so it was. We thought they were pretty smart at the time...I think?

 

Rob, you've either got to make a small cameo Layout for that Maroon beast OR, it was tried out (unsuccessfully due to weight) at the Royal Navy Stores Place, not far from Brent on the way to Plymuff, before being nabbed by the NCB! Or both!

Looks great matey; such memories need to be relived.

Phil

  

Yes, I think Rob should build a nice little SheepBloke style cameo for the new off-green loco.

3 hours ago, gwrrob said:

 

 

 

 

Very definitely a problem with the green paint job.

9 hours ago, gwrrob said:

 

Have you the link to those lights we discussed please chum.

Try: https://amzn.eu/d/4aYupfG

3 minutes ago, gwrrob said:

 

@RapidoCorbs advised on the the thread that the factory has used https://www.phoenix-paints.co.uk/products/paint-products/precisionrailway/bigfour/lmsbigfour/14p39 as a sample to copy.

GWR by stealth in my opinion - a subtle takeover of other railways, one paint job at a time.

19 minutes ago, 88C said:

No photos this time, not much modelling done recently, quite a bit of time spent in the garden. However I have sorted the bogies for the toplight and given it a test run around the layout, I now need to find time to start the interior.

 

My wife and I went to the Stafford show on Sunday, what a great exhibition. A lot of layouts of interest and could have done with more time to go back to some of them, we arrived at 10 and left at 4. I did manage to part with some , well quite a bit of cash, and was very pleased to find a 4575 in BR livery, just what I need for my South Wales auto train.

 

Perhaps there would have been more time if we didn't spend so much time chatting, meeting several RMwebbers and some old friends. I must mention that it was a pleasure to chat to Rob @NHY 581 and Jay @JustinDean operating Bleat and also brief conversations with Chris @2ManySpams, Robin @gwrrob and Ian @Oldddudders, such meetings helped to make the day so enjoyable. 

 

Brian

Good to meet you to Brian, thanks for stopping by for a chat.

52 minutes ago, gwrrob said:

Whilst at Stafford I had a delivery from Derail's of these rather nice LMS D1666 wagons.

 

 

 

The bauxite looks more like chocolate in that picture.

And for some reason I did have a steady stream of people asking to see Lego houses...

Just now, Oldddudders said:

Sandwiched between Old Gringo and Cannock Chase......

 

Let's be fair - that can't be easy. 

To be fair, it wasn't...

3 hours ago, gwrrob said:

Great to meet up with Mr Sheepbloke @NHY 581 and Bleat Wharf where 1608 posed for a few shots.

 

Good show at Stafford and a bit of a RMweb hangout with @2ManySpams @Oldddudders @Old Gringo @AY Mod and many others all chatted too amongst some very nice stuff.

 

More anon.

 

 

I wanted to like the text on that post Robin, but then there's panniers at the bottom. Didn't want anyone getting the wrong idea.