deltic21

My layout (or colossal project) is based around South Yorkshire in the 79/80 period.

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/20878-south-hemsworth-eastern-region-1980/page__fromsearch__1

Cheers Rob

Yes i saw that Black, but i think that the buildings would be far to thin and would appear to have chimneys front and back. Granted they should be simple enough to bash about, but an off the shelf version would be handy.

A good gasometer would be a great space filler too!

Any chance of making a set of full depth shops from the Low relief fronts and backs? I've got a very large town area that needs plenty of buildings!!

Well done that man!

Thanks Debs, although to be fair he did sleep through most of the experience!!

I'll be trying again on the Penzance trip later this year!!

Rod, nice photos! Any idea where at KX the second shot is; I can't place the single road buffer stop.

 

Rob, nice to see you posting that superb photo on here - the new time absorber of your life with the old girl that took quite a bit of it previously (and still will I guess)

Jon

The old girl will be taking plenty of my time, as soon as get my knee sorted! We've got 2 tours to get her ready for and of course not forgetting Gordon!!

Rob

My fotopic replacement can be found at: -

http://www.deltic21.co.uk

I have got all my digital images on there and i am about to start uploading some of my 35mm scans.

Any comments welcome and i i can help with any modelling projects please drop me a pm.

Cheers

Rob

My son Bobby's first expeience with a Deltic - 10 weeks old with 55022 at a very snowy East Lancs Railway!!

Well you've got to start them young!!!!

An absolutely stunning layout Les!

The roof is a modelling work of art and looks incredible, i will be definately looking out for this on the exhibition circuit!!

My first memory of the Deltics was as a child with my dad at Finsbury Park. My grandparents lived in Kent and when we used to visit them my dad would take me all around London and the South East spotting. I was very young for most of it and don't really remember seeing the locos at KX but i definately recall standing, head tilted skywards as i took in the sight of 55004.

From the rough dates i would have been around 4 years old and obviously the sheer size of the noisy beast has left a lasting impression on me! i still get the tingle whenrever i hear a deltic, be it screaming along the mainline, shunting at the ELR or even putting out fires on the GWML!!!!

Superb shots of a superb layout!!

Well done chaps!

Good pictures Deltic21 B) , Im back in Warrington this Friday so maybe will see another tug....?

Thanks mate. Waiting for the shot of 49 nearly gave me pneumonia! :S Some old dear walked past and said i must be mad! - she wasnt wrong!!

Managed to grab shots of 2 recent 60's on the 6E32 Preston - Lindsay empty tank train.

In the pouring rain 60091 heads away from Preston on the 29/09/10

In an even bigger downpour 60049 passes through Lostock Hall Station on the 01/10/10

And there i was, all the World Cup shouting at the TV that Rooney couldn't score in a Brothel!

How wrong i was!!!!!!!!!

Nothing - A

soft peachy round

Children of the Night - Whitesnake

Dude Looks Like A Lady - Aerosmith

or until rebooting

Tears Don't Fall - Bullet For My Valentine

remove from there

Life in a day - Simple Minds

sticky toffee pudding

Hi Richard

What a lovely looking layout!! It has come a long way from the early shots and some of the little scenic touches have really brought it to life!!

Keep up the good work

Rob

Another Wednesday in Preston and another 60 on the Lindsey - Preston Dock Bitumen train. This tme it was 60074 "Teenage Cancer Trust". Here it is seen as it starts do drop down the grade towards the docks.

Had a wander along the bank at Toton recently, a very sorry site as over 3/4 of the class are dumped and left to rot!

Please check the gallery at Deltic 21 Fotopic