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Looking good Pete, I particularly like that view looking up from the water which is very much like Kyle.

Andy

Looks very good - much better than my rendition which suffered from a good number of not quite square windows

If you are looking for the correct canopy brackets and valencing, Lochgorm Kits do them for Kyle but they're not listed on the website yet.

Andy B)

It does look a little bright in real life but some mucky brown weathering should sort it a little.

I have noticed one error, the roof is the correct height if the building is half-relief - unfortunately, the building is only about 1/3 relief so the roof looks a little tall. I'll look at it again in a few days and see if I can live with it.

Andy B)

Looking good - already evoking atmosphere - especially the last photo. The 'bright' rail sides and ballast could be as much poor lighting for the photo and the camera mis-behaving as a real problem. Does it look alright in 'real life'?

Hi Pete,

I'm afraid it's mostly modellers licence

The 08 shunter is mostly because I have one that I like - the Kritter is from the fictional local distillery which gives a reason for the grain wagons (I assume the 08 could be for that as well).

I am assuming TTA/TTVs were used in the same way as at Mallaig, bringing fuel in for the local fishing boats. There is a big tank just beside the station which I assume would be used for this. There was also a smaller tank where the cattle dock was.

I'm sure I've seen photos of OAA/OBA wagons used to transport bagged fertiliser but I can't remember if that was Highland or West Highland. I'm assuming that the distillery continued using rail into the mid-80s and would use the later grain wagons and VAAs for transportation. Airbraked vans and opens were certainly used on the West Highland (I have a nice photo of a 27 with VAA and OAA wagons at Spean Bridge)

Parcels were conveyed in CCTs or PMVs (in either mixed trains or with good trains) and later in the BG sandwiched between 2 SOs. No dedicated parcel service as far I have evidence for

So mainly might have been with a certain amount of extrapolation from West Highland and Highland BR days practices.

Andy B)

Hi Andy,

 

Hmmm....Interesting stock list...you can never have enough of course!

 

A few points if I may?

 

I assumed all shunting at Kyle was done by the locos available? If not, was there a resident shunter, if so, it means I can bring my 08 back out of its box

 

Was there a dedicated parcels service? I can only seem to find the BG nestled in the middle of Mk I/Mk II rakes and perhaps the odd CCT in previous years. It would be nice to run a few parcels rakes otherwise.

 

In terms of freight, 12 Ton vans, 16 Ton Mins, Catfish, Dogfish and Grampus seems to be the main vehicles in use from photos I have seen - Did the TTA's, VBAs etc appear much or just part of a mixed freight?

 

Sorry for all the questions - I am assimulating my list at present and just wanted to check if there is any modellers license in the above or alternatively another good reason that I can part with some cash for an increased stock box

 

Thank, Pete

Andy, interested in the green one if its still for sale- tried to PM you but as we know they are not working!

It's still here - not hacked it into a 24/1 yet - drop me a PM or an email when they are allowed again

Andy B)

Andy - Yep, I guess its the early version of the 101...I didn't know about the windows, so thanks for that. In terms of their completion, note I said early 2010 ...in reality, it goes to its first exhibition in the second week of May...so a liitle time to modify the underframes and roof details etc...

To show the difference :

Early - 6300 - 1988

Late - 6300 - After Withdrawl

I'm modelling it as it was later with the sealed windows.

Andy

Looks like a good (and easy) way to do the Green/Cream rake. I assume you are modelling the early observation car before the sealed windows were fitted?

Looks like your 101 Observation car might be finished before mine in OO as I have to wait for the weather to warm up to spray paint it.

Andy B)

Andy

 

Nice work - I like the fact that the edge of the roof is a little bit wonky/not perfect - so typical of buildings constructed of this material.

 

The weathering also works well. Are you going to tone down the pink on the stone platform support structure?

 

Pete

Yes, the platform edge is still being worked on - both the brickwork and the concrete surface will be seeing large amounts of weathering and toning down!

Andy B)