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A few more pictures on the H&R, showing the dairy's loading dock, also some industrial building's baring the names of some members, then we come to the bridge with a 150th scale double decker (with internal lighting and tail light's glowing) all in all it has been good fun helping Mark out with jobs that need to be done also lot's of help from lan Hallworth, in the last picture we have two locos running light engine to Ruthin.

Spent some time on the awful GUV removing the weathering with white spirit, then washing it with some water, looks 100% better...

Can't say it moved me! why didn't they do something different ??    l see it was a lot busier than when we visited.

lt's been a while since an up-date on the H&R garden railway, so much has happened since Andy came up and painted the back-scene, we now have a working station with a goods shed, and a bridge over the rails leading to the engine shed, will post more later...

l must say that l was really amazed at the quality and size of SMS on my recent visit to Bodgits railway pod, everything was neat and tidy and the running and sounds were great, but l felt he has gone as far as he can with no more room to do anything else, as every corner was packed with O gauge, or guitars...a great time was had anyway...

29 minutes ago, pwr said:

That raises a few issues George

 

Eastleigh seems to have conductor pots on every 6th sleeper. When I observed these at Haywards Heath they were every 4th sleeper.  I wonder what the rules are?

 

Paul R

Good morning Paul, l found that there was no uniform in the placing of the pots some were 3-4-5 even 6 sleepers apart, so l guess l can place them wherever on 'Moss Lane' ??

Had a nice trip down to Portsmouth for a week in the glorious sunshine, and had a great day out with Andy who took me to Eastleigh and Ropley, at Eastleigh l got a few shots of the third rail set-up for 'Moss Lane' and at Ropley we saw a few locos on display...

NEVER will l moan about your track laying again Bodgit, Hahahahahaha

Agree with the others Andy, better video,,,

Just now, Andrew P said:

NOOoooooo He's a BAD INFLUANCE on me..

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA its the other way round ????

16 minutes ago, gismorail said:

It will all come flooding back when 'Dr George T' arrives dwn south 

Might not Martin ? as its his turn to buy breakfast ? Hahahahahahahis 

On 30/05/2021 at 20:34, D6775 said:

That GUV is pretty atrocious, weathering isn't really my thing, but I think even I could do a better job. Some of the weathered 33012's we're pretty pour too, must depend who is on weathering in the factory on the day your item passes through! No sign of that new 33 you've been teasing us with?

Hi Al, The 33 in question (Dutch) should be with me very soon, she is having a sound Zimo chip fitted by my good buddy M Owen.

7 minutes ago, gismorail said:

Rock on Dr George T 

Hello Martin, lt amazes me given the cost of 7mm locos, how some people pick them up as if they were tonka toys beats me....

l have never really been a fan of heavy weathering, as l feel that it ruins a loco, but l do like subtle weathering just a hint of grime, as David (Jintyman) does, all of his work is subtle and spot on, l hate it when someone fills the airbrush up with matt black and sprays it everywhere then calls it weathered ...

14 hours ago, Andrew P said:

She does look nice mate.

Hi Andy, She looks nice now, after major surgery Hahahaha

3 hours ago, 47606odin said:

she looks stunning. She needs to get out and about a bit 

Thanks lan, it takes hours to build, and seconds to ruin, the new owner managed to bend most of the valve gear up with careless handling (Heart breaking) but its all fixed now, as you say ready for some running...

Lovely picture Buddy, really looking forward to the visit next week to SMS.

30736 'Excalibur' visiting for minor repair at the workshop...

Atrocious just about sums it up Al, Heljan are just taking the Pi??...

7 minutes ago, Ian Major said:

Hello George.

 

I thought the weathering on that GUV was not up to your usual high standards. It looked like a child with chocolate (or worse) covered fingers had been fondling it.  It was a relief to find out it wasn't your work.

 

Ian.

Thanks lan, l just thought it would save me the effort, but it has given me another job to do....

Some nice pictures there Bodgit, and fond memories...

2 minutes ago, pwr said:

Personally I don't have much time for factory weathered stuff and prefer to do it myself - albeit I have a large stock portfolio that needs doing!  I tend to weather things that I have built as I finish the painting which I why the RTR stuff sits there still waiting!

 

Paul R

Cheers Paul l know what you mean, l just expected more for the money, l don't know if the used an airbrush even, as it looks like they have wiped it on, awful...

Looked really nice in the box, but l was not very happy with the weathering when l got it home, at nearly 200 hundred pounds you would expect a better finish ? so l have started trying to remove the awful finish and do it myself, lesson learned ALWAYS INSPECT BEFORE YOU BUY !!! live and learn...

A new addition to the fleet at 'ML' a Heljan MK1 GUV in BR Blue (weathered)..

Those wagons look the bizzzzz mate, really looking forward to a trip to Eastleigh in June, and other places we used to visit in our spotting days, PS Think its you turn for breakfast ???????   Hahahaha