Ceptic

Or,....to be appearing on a Nachos' menu, near you. (Wos I born 20 years too soon,?....or what ??)

Yeovil Junction :- Ex-L&SWR, West of England Main Line. Opened 1860. The main purpose of this survey was to photograph and measure details of the Yeovil Railway Centre's 70' turntable. These will be included. As far as the station, itself, goes, it still comes across as a somewhat forlorn site, barely bathing, in half the glory it once shared. Upon arriving, I felt reluctant to add pics of the station to the gloom of the overcast, storm threatening skies, as there are more colourful shots, aplenty, available via Google / Flickr. Some may be of interest, tho'. Parts of it have been brightened up with a new lick of paint. The truncated footbridge has gained a new roof and side cladding. As in earlier days, the main entrance is via the up-side station approach and footbridge. The Ticket Office and Waiting Room being on the island, now, up and down, platforms Nos.1 & 2. This type of platform canopy is typical of many on the "Southern". It would be a shame to see it fall into disrepair. Seen at the top, far left, is the ex-Cattle Dock. Shock !....Hunger !......Horror !, even.....'Peppers' Buffet'.....is No more....(Excuse shaky image) Once a sanctuary, supplying the weary pilgrim with a pint of hand pulled Bitter and a very handsome Bacon Buttie,..coupled with ambient atmosphere, has, apparently, shuffled off. Good grief...Is nothing sacred ? .. ...To be continued. Continued... The station, originally, consisted of four platforms on the two islands. with Up / Down Fast through centre roads The Down platform's only access was via the footbridge. Each side had it's own Goods Shed (still extant). The main Goods Yard being on the Up side, on the site of the Car Park The brightest things to be seen (apart from the arrival / departure displays) are the three, recently installed, LED Starter signals. Up, with 'Feathers' for the Pen Mill spur. & Down. Looking across to the Yeovil Railway Centre's new Engine Shed and the island's, now canopy less, building. http://www.d400fund.org.uk/news.html This picture and link speak for themselves. The YRC HQ (The next, but one, stop) http://www.yeovilrailway.freeservers.com/index1.html Ye olde Station Master's house. Now with plastic windows and porch, plus double garages, alongside. Turntable details to follow. Cheers.

Vot ??...Dis iz Goring ???...Vot are you bombing ? Herr Reichsmarshall ?? Dis Goring hast niet de turd rail !, Vot ver you tinkin' ? Herr Reichsmarshall ?? Ooh Kaaay......I zee you hev got yur Luger out.....It iz now time I fetch my helmut,... is it not ?

I've got a Son-in-Law just like you.....I try to remind him, the Brits had something similar..... I just need to find a link

Then there was the case of one Luftwaffe pilot who mistakenly took the RH&DR to be a standard gauge railway. He dives in for a strafing attack..........Result......Crrruummp

Goring is a seaside settlement in W. Sussex. Visited and overflown, many times by the Reichmarschall's Luftwaffe... ....Goering sounds more appropriate. Probably became a fan of 3-rail electrification after the Lufthansa, pre-war, aerial reconnaissance of the area

Now, that, to me, looks too dark. Also, there are so / too many variables involving a personal interpretation of colours. For example... Individual eyesight capabilities. (Including gender) Memories of,.. when an example no longer exists. Prototype finish....Main line stock would be subject to a regular / intermediate exterior washing. Ex-works would be pristine, hence, gloss. Suburban stock didn't undergo such treatment quite so regularly, although units still exhibited some resemblance of the original gloss underneath the road dirt. The method of painting the prototype...i.e. Undercoat variations / Topcoat re-varnishing. Model paint / RTR paint finish.. The default finish is usually matt or semi-matt, from what I've seen in 'OO'. Larger scale models appear with a gloss finish. Maybe us 'OO' modellers need something in between ?, Or would a coat of gloss varnish do the trick ? Photographic reproduction...Have a look through this collection http://www.flickr.com/photos/david_christie/6031212081/in/set-72157625418636168 In between the loco pics, almost all depict the snippets of carriage stock to be painted in some sort of Maunsell SR Olive. That's not what I remember. Lately, one photographic book stands out as an attempt to record the distinctly unique Greens of the SR & BR(S). This being Michael Welch's 'Southern Coaches in Colour', ISBN 978-1-906419-45-5 All the best, Frank.

Hi Colin. Re :- Post 1956 (Or thereabouts) BR(S) Green. There's an informative post by Robin Brasher, # 36, on this thread. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/49901-correct-green-for-southern-region-coaches/page-2 Robin's using a mix of Humbrol Enamels, and the pic of the preserved prototype looks to be spot on. Years ago, I used a similar mix, using Precision Paints P124 B.R.(S) Electric Stock Green*. I initially tried lightening it slightly with Precision P78, Post-War Malachite, but considered the result too Yellow, so, I went for a 80 / 20 ratio mix with P140 B.R. Electric Blue. The result is shown in post #32, also here. * Not to be confused with P117/118 B.R. Multiple Unit Green, Pre & Post 1954, as these relate to DMUs. Or P125 B.R.(S) Coaching Stock Green (Semi-gloss), seen here. Still too dark, in my opinion. More akin to Bachmann's latest BR(S) Coaching Stock Green. All the best, Frank.

Hi Colin. Son of Ceptic told me something of interest, today, regarding the strip across the top of the Driver's window. That strip is actually painted on the glass and acts as a mask. The reason behind this is that, when the flip-down sun-visor, seen here, on a 2-BIL, was fitted to the 4-SUBs, they were discovered to be too short, in depth, to be effective. On being lowered, by being attached to blocks of wood, it was found that this resulted in a gap at the top, where the sun continued to shine through, hence the painted strip (Not all, apparently a few SUBs missed out). Nowadays, the future's so bright, the Driver's gotta wear shades All the best, Frank.

Hi Colin Errr,... nope,... I didn't pick that out, (Including the Hornby 2-BIL's missing compressor) either.... S'funny how I / you, miss the obvious, seeing how Bulleid was well known for introducing generous curves upon his creations, windows included. The SUB' s looking good, very good. All the best, Frank. I

That's no 4-VEP. That's a CIG !, on the Lymington branch, by the look of things.

Folks are lighting up the asking prices for the Hornby B/G Inter-City 125, over on the Hornby section. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/76634-Hornby-hst-how-much/ But, what about this ?...Not Ebay,... but, Amazon ...Some chancer ?..havin' a laugh ??. or a misprint ? http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=An+Illustrated+History+of+Southern+Coaches 442 Quid ?? for a 2008 print...I ask yer ?

Along with Terence Cuneo, another favourite artist, Eric Bottomley. https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=eric+bottomley&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=MkhNUqT9HMq60wWBkIGwAQ&sqi=2&ved=0CC8QsAQ&biw=1360&bih=643&dpr=1

Yuooor nims vil allso go on ze list !... Vot iz it ?

In my case, I did just that, but, as Alistair points out, things can change, from the work's drawing / prototype and throughout the vehicle's life. I did attempt to cover these modifications in my drawings. At the time, (Pre-Internet age) I was lucky enough to have access to several withdrawn / preserved coaches. Not all, though. Others no longer existed. All I had to rely on were works, very basic, G/As and a few photographs. The present day world wide references provide much more information. "If only" I had this source back then !, I might have provided a better job. All the best.

As far as I know, Rex Kennedy is still listed as Editor of Steam Days http://www.keypublishing.com/portfolio/overview.asp?PublicationID=58 .... Part of the Ian Allan group ? The 'Pendragon Publishing' logo was last seen on the front cover back in April of this year.

Yep, the very same occurred from a deliberate uncorrected mistake* in my 1979 vintage Bulleid LHCS drawings. Although it would have been quite easy to spot from a photo, both later draughtsmen and kit manufacturers failed to pick up on it. They have been informed, but, as far as know, the error is still present. * See signature. All the best, Frank

Hiya, Paul. Getting even more Sou'westerly from Cecil Court, SW2. I agree, the Holdenhurst Rd. isn't what it once was... Continuing seedy, but, It's appearing more,...as we say,.. these days,...multicultural / cosmopolitan. Even the 'Dolphin' pub, is now a 'Tesco Local' ! Derek, further up the road, at 'Bournemouth Model Railway Centre', is continuing to 'battle on'. The parallel running, even more multicultural, Charminster Rd. still contains one (multi-aspect) model shop.... (Dudley Dimmock, once, had a shop there)......'Grants' (long time, gone), at the bottom of the hill, was my very first experience of a Model Shop... Back to your post, Paul.... Ian's Brother is Andrew.... Along with Rex (Managing Editor), Ian (Design), and Co-Editor, Andrew Wilson, they started publishing 'Steam Days', (Redgauntlet Publications) in 1993. Now published by Ian Allan. It is, still, one of my favourites. I must apologise to you, Stewart, for straying too far OT, but, No.10 Cecil Court was, once, home to 'Hamblings', was it not ?, another favourite haunt of mine, when I paid a visit to 'The Smoke'. .... Pleading ignorance,...is / was 'MotorBooks' at the same address ?. Cheers.

The original Bournemouth premises. Formally known as 'PRONTO (BOOKS ?)' IIRC . A favourite haunt of mine. Ian Kennedy (Now of Oakwood Press), behind the counter and Jim Russell, pounding out the 'OPC / BR Joint Venture Scheme' Catalogues / Lists of drawings, acquired from BR's archives, on his typewriter. Not quite sure of the time-line / history of the 'over the road' transfer, or whether OPC were still the proprietors, when it occurred, but this was Paul's emporium, 'MOTOR BOOKS', thence, 'MOTORRAIL BOOKS' . Once the jewel of the Holdenhurst Road.

Never mind the bits dropping off / upside down, it's still looking good...

Pirates :- Therrre be manee of orrll sorrrts,... still with uss, ...but... these bee mee favorits... Is UK broadcast music bland, boring ? these days, or what ??

Russian translation - " Aforrre I slits yur throats, tell mee, Which one 'o yee darrrstarrredly deck'ands bee Jack Sparrow ??"

Hi all, If it's of any interest, Bulleid's LHCS had the same feature. Prototype o/s channel section sizes for Solebars were 10" x 3 1/2", Headstocks were 12" x 4". All the best, Frank.

Many thanks Dave, Superb photos, superb detail. All the best. Frank.

Same 'ere,...... ....Now.going,... completely....Off Topic. This was my work-station for many a year. Two 125 ton per sq in.on a 12 in. dia. hydraulic ram Presses. Known as 'Finlays'. Built in Newport, S. Wales. One with a 2' - 6" deep, throat*, used for piercing / punching holes, up to 5" dia. in 1/4 pla plate, or, on a reducing formula, the smaller the hole, the thicker the plate. The other had a 36" throat, seen here, This was used for folding / forming plate. The wider the 'Vee' block, the thicker the plate. Up to 1 1/4" (32mm.) thick, on some jobs. *The point of this post is,...some of us have had a somewhat satisfying employment, lasting for many a day, using their accumulated skills to provide, ...These days, it seems, the chance of full time employment is being steadfastly eroded. Like Colin, I used to get home, and think 'I've had enough of the heavy stuff....What can I do, to improve British railway modelling ? I turned to drawing,...my favourite.. Regards and All the best. * Apologies for that expression..., this being a more technical description...in the circumstances