Sasquatch

1 hour ago, jcredfer said:

 

Oh dear me.  Anyone like to buy a return Heathrow - Portland flight ticket for tomorrow?.........

 

 

......   goin' cheap, honest.....

 

PM me for details.

 

J

I'm flattered. That's one heck of a long way for a luke  warm cuppa. It's also a five-hour drive from Portland (probably six in this weather) 

You would be better off coming round here. Our Xmas guest has vacated the spare room, we've plenty of homemade leftovers such as boozy plum pudding, mint frosted cupcakes, baclava, rum balls, mince pies, cherry crumble, fudge ect. etc. and I can promise you a better cup of tea than you'll find anywhere else in Southern Oregon.

Not a travel agent either...

Regards Shaun.

10 minutes ago, jcredfer said:

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................................   I know Naaathing!.....

 

 

Happy New Year everyone.

 

I'm off to find a decent, old fashioned Cafe, in the morning, to sit with an old fashioned cup of Tea and slice of Sponge cake [hopefully not quite so old fashioned]...

 

 

Tea and sponge cake in a tea shop. Sounds wonderful and a tad old fashioned. There's a tea shope not too far from here where I go once in a while and do that. They always give you a timer for your tea. I find it really stupid being a Brit who drinks tea all day long! There sponge cake is far too flowery, so we get the cup cakes or tea buns.

Enjoy your trip out tomorrow J.

(not a tea rooms BTW).

Regards Shaun.  

55 minutes ago, ChrisN said:

 

Shaun,

It is the wrong colour for Arkwright's General Store, but a double fronted shop like that would be for something, like a grocers, not greengrocers, or a sweetshop/tobacconist/newsagent.  (All the same thing really.)

Wow four guesses😲. All wrong of course, sorry!🥴

Must get back to slating that bloomin roof...

Regards Shaun.

10 minutes ago, RodneyV said:

A very small pub?

Now would make a cozy little boozer, couple of pints of Guiness next to the open fire with a cheese and pickle sandwich but not the case unfortunately.🙄 

7 hours ago, Barry O said:

Pie and mushy peas shop???

 

Baz

 

Was that conclusion derived from the colour, cos you're wrong.

Anyone else??

Apologies for loosing you on here Don. Since the site went down and after my old computer croaked I kind of lost all the threads that I followed.

Anyway, it's good to see that your enthusiasm hasn't waned in the slightest following last year's ailments. 

Just one thought on the L design. It would be twice as much to move and assemble for a show and you would probably need a corner spot. However, with careful planning and use of an     off-scene Y point, the fiddly yard could well be reversed for shows. When I built Goathland, the whole scenic part was rotated 180 degrees when I took it to two local exhibitions!     

Ooh. another thought. You could employ the Y idea and have a shorter "show only" traverser. The home leg of the L would then be freed up for both a long run and fiddle yard, maybe even hidden behind an industrial branch.

Regards Shaun.

7 hours ago, ChrisN said:

Just a couple of pictures I posted on the Genesis thread.  These LNWR coaches were ordered three years ago and arrived just before Christmas, handed to my wife so they could be presented back to me.  

 

 

Left to right, we have a Brake Third, a Lav composite, a Tricomposite, but it has a guards compartment lurking and un-named in the middle, and a Full Brake, with lights.  The  full brake has lights as late summer/early autumn, I was told that they had no Full Brakes and would I want one with lights..  As it was only and extra 6 quid......  They are extremely free running much more so that the Hornby offering I have masquerading as a Cambrian six compartment third, but, oh dear, they have found a slight inaccuracy in the track where the radius of the point in the fiddle yard is not matched by the radius of the curve leaving it.  It has never, well maybe never, been a problem up to now.  I shall probably have to a) not send then down that road, or b) try warm soapy water to ease the rails slightly across.  I certainly do not want to get into major relaying of track.  I may just hide them when the grandchildren come round, or I could just move the layout to 1940.............., or back to 1870.   (Either way it would be a completely different set of little people to name and get to know so it is probably not worth it.)

 

 

Now just pretend the loco on the front is a Seaham tank.  The four wheel carriages give this away as a Dolgelley train, so the 'through carriages' must be going to Liverpool Lime Street, once of course the engine has run round, as it is of course facing in the wrong direction!  (Price!  Price!  Come on lad!  Take control!)

 

I am not sure if I just did not think what I was ordering or some other reason, it was far too long ago now, but I really need a few more of these so I will have to look to my copy of LNWR 30ft 1" Six Wheeled Carriages and make some more, sometime in the future that is.

 

All I need to do now is work out how to turn the lights off in the Full Brake.

 

If you have been, thanks for looking.

Lovely models! Nice RTR too!!

There was a similar rake that got left under our tree from Santa.🤔. Also, a full brake with lights albeit in boring LNER wartime brown. The only way to turn the lights out is to pop off the roof and remove the lighting unit by removal of the two screws. Alternatively, you could just buy 3 more lighting units when they become available. (Might be worth pre-ordering those, to avoid disappointment). 

Is it not possible to shim the outside radius just a tiny bit on that curve creating a sort of super elevation? Just a thought as it might be an easy fix.

Regards Shaun.  

On 26/12/2022 at 14:58, Donw said:

I hope things are all right with you Shaun there is some dreadful news from the US.

 

Don

Thank you Don, for thinking of us. 

Over here on the West coast we had a very mild Christmas followed by several days of much needed rain. There were high winds over night on Tuesday and our tallest tree came down. A fir that must have stood for nearly 200 years that succumbed to either old age plight or drought, it died last year. Fortunately, it fell across the creek onto our neighbors property. He's going to have plenty of firewood and need a bigger chainsaw.

Regards Shaun.  

1 hour ago, boxerbayrailway said:

Oops,  forgot to post this short video I made of the excellent Dapol 45xx,  a superb model I just couldn't resist getting.

Hope everyone had a nice holiday & best wishes for '23.

 

Absolutely beautiful. Must get over there to visit you and see Boxer Bay in the flesh.

Merry Christmas Felix, from our house to yours, wishing you a very happy new year.

Regards Shaun. 

18 minutes ago, boxerbayrailway said:

Merry Christmas Shaun !   

      &

A Happy,  Healthy Peaceful New Year to you & your family !

 

Already looking forward to my next visit !  That A4 looks so good in the blue.

Cheers,

Felix

Merry Christmas Felix.

You're always welcome, our current visitor has made herself so comfortable she's , stuffed herself full of Xmas treats, polished off all the brandy, dozed off on the sofa in her lounge wear (grey shell suit), fallen in love with the cats, even done some laundry and folded my boxers! 😀

Belated good tidings to you Mr. Contractor.

May the contracts keep being undertaken during the new year and we look forward to more tales from Traeth Mawr.

Regards Shaun.  

Having been very busy in my woodwork shop making stuff for Santa, I've not found the time for internet stuff at all until now.

So, may I wish you all a very merry festive season and all the very best for the new year. 

Santa did come by and I managed to get a couple of actual pictures of him.

60007 was fired up specially for the occasion.

Ho ho ho, Merry Christmas.

On 25/12/2022 at 02:16, jcredfer said:

Hi Sas,  How are you holding up, with all that storm thrashing around.  It must be rather bleak, to say the least.

 

Wishing you a Happy Christmas and a fair-weather New Year.

 

Best wishes

Julian

 

Hi Julian. Merry Christmas my friend.

We're more than fine, thank you for asking. The storm totally missed us. Christmas day was actually one of the mildest Christmases I can remember; I had a log fire going which we let burn out because it became overwhelmingly stuffy, and we all ended up sleeping with the windows open!

Hope that you had a wonderful day and best wishes for the new year.

Regards Shaun.   

Lewes on LBSC. These days it's much simplified. Trains to and from Haywards Heath (London to Brighton Main Line) and Brighton with trains From and to Eastbourne/Hastings,  Newhaven/ Seaford branch and East Grinstead (what is now the Bluebelle line).  Quite a busy station.

An interesting station layout with the station forming a triangle to the West of the junctions as opposed to between them! There was also once a good loop that passed under the east Grinstead line which served a reasonable sized goods yard on the River Ouse.

I used the station many times and on occasion would take the Eastbourne train down from Victoria and change for Brighton.

Worth looking at even if the plan is a bit too ambitious. Lewes is an interesting station, one of my favorites.  

12 hours ago, csiedmo said:

Hello Shaun,

 

I've recently acquired the 1947 WTT covering Queensbury, which I thought might be of interest. 

 

On the passenger side, the originating/terminating services that existed in 30s have disappeared, but there were still 20 per day between Bradford/Halifax, 27 per day between Bradford/Keighley and 10 per day between Keighley/Halifax. 

 

There was plenty of passing freight too, but not much calling, although those that did seem quite interesting:

MX 12.40pm Clayton-Holmfield; Queensbury: arr. 12.50pm dep. 1.40pm

SO 1.32pm Laisterdyke-Halifax; Queensbury: stop when required to detach cattle traffic

SO 4.55pm Halifax-Bradford Goods; Queensbury: stops for tranships, dep. 6.22pm

 

It's not obvious to me what "stops for tranships" means in this context as the above three are the only timetabled stopping freight trains. 

 

Best wishes,

Ed

 

Wow! Yes, very interesting.

Thank you, Ed for passing on this information!

I was not aware that passenger services originated and terminated at Queensbury! 

Passenger services only lasted until 1955 some of which were timed to arrive simultaneously at Queensbury allowing passengers to change there, ie; someone wishing to travel to Keighley from Bradford could take the Halifax train and change at Queensbury to the Halifax Keighley service and so forth!

Some of the earlier trains were made up of ex-GN 6 wheel Holden stock that had been converted into 4 and 5 coach articulated sets.

Replacement stock was built during the war for these services which consisted of Gresley artic. twins.    

It's very surprising that cattle was handled there. From what I can tell there seems not to have been any facilities to handle livestock at the station. Note taken though and there's plenty of cattle wagons available to recreate these workings.

"Tranships", to my knowledge, were loads that were not worthy of rostering a whole wagon, such as 6 crates of fish or a few milk churns. Both full and empty crates etc. would have been loaded, unloaded, checked and signed for at the various stations along a route thus eliminating the need for shunting. However, looking at the timing of the Queensbury freight working I would think this train had to set back into the goods sidings.

    Some companies even built specific large vans for the purpose of tranships, but I believe guards utility vans (BY, BG, CCTs etc.) were also employed and sometimes even attached to passenger services although this practice would have meant appalling journey times and would have been reserved to branch lines with token working.

The inclusion of tranships on layouts makes for quite interesting operation.  

Much appreciated.

Regards Shaun.   

2 minutes ago, ChrisN said:

 

Shaun,

Thank you.  The diesel blue is old, as is a lot of my paints.  I shall hide it away somewhere.  I have to admit that if I see another layout with Dapol workmen on, I think I will scream.  I know that was all there was for ages, and I am not knocking those who have used them but it is nice when they have been modified.  The thought of getting my own back on a Dapol set and an excuse for more Andrew Stadden seated figures...............🙂  I also have some Dart Casting seated figures which could be for the chop.  Another side project.  I really, really need to spend some time painting figures but I am supposed to be making buildings.  Just off to make a harmonium.)

The old Humbrol paints are fabulous. Some I've had for 40 years and they're still good! When I moved over here, I smuggled quite a few through the postal service. Regrettably, I should have smuggled the lot and fear the stuff I left with my son ended up in the landfill.

It's turned very cold here, 20F, so modeling has been restricted to the far end of the dining table (the end nearest the wood burner!).

I too should be making buildings but am reduced to drilling holes in various brake van kits etc. to accept many handrails and lamp irons. Quite a mundane, time-consuming chore although I do rather enjoy it.

Keep up the good work, we're all captivated with your figure modeling. You seem to have the knack of giving them defined characters, something quite unique on here. 

Looking forward to more!   

Regards Shaun. 

That's the first time I think I've ever seen something painted in GWR chocolate and BR corporate blue. If that was an old tin of Humbrol enamel, then please keep your head down Chris. Some might smash a window to steal it or just out of spite for the sacrilege of use on a tabernacle. Having said that your choice of colour couldn't have been more perfect!

If you need gents with their hats off try decapitating the male portion of the congregation and placing heads from doner Dapol workmen.  After you can remove the lower head section from under the hats and place them on various knees and empty seats. Edit: the hats that is!!!

Lovely piece of modeling.

Regards Shaun. (oh no I'm late for church).     

Sorry folks.

To anyone who read/saw the post about the recent incident at the Sasquatch estate and found it either disheartening or worse

Please accept my sincere apologies.  

In future I'll stick to modeling related subject a refrain from including anything that happens away from the garage or kitchen table!

Regards Shaun

34 minutes ago, manna said:

G'Day Folks

 

A great shame that a beautiful animal has to be dealt with in that manner, but I can understand why.

 

manna

It was very sad. 

The problem is drought related. The animals such as the deer, rabbits, squirrels have mostly moved down out of the woods into human occupied areas where there's more food and water. (In the case of the deer they must feel safer also). It's only natural that the predators follow. They too find easy pickings and become aware that there's plenty more during daylight. Cougar sightings have gone through the roof, there's so many pictures of them on social media.

Incidentally I spotted a Fisher cat over at my neighbors a few months back. A rare sighting indeed!

regards Shaun    

Another option might be to try the Bachmann screw on types 36-025 & 36-026. These are marketed as replacements for early Bachmann rolling stock but will fit most Mainline & Replica stock also.

Only trouble is, they don't come with the screws. Suitable screws can be found on eBay etc.

I have found cutting off the wings of the mounts sometimes is necessary and super glue works well too. Thus...

Just remove the loop on the Lima bogies leaving enough plastic to mount the replacement on and drill a small pilot hole to accept the screw. The side-to-side motion provided by NEM mounts is only really needed on stock with long over hangs such as CCT vans and layouts with tight curves. 

When replacing tension lock couplings on any stock the rules to follow are approx. 9mm from rail top to hook shaft and somewhere around 2-3mm beyond the buffers. More if you have 1st radius curves!  

Good luck!

The backscene and lighting on this layout are just perfect, they show off the Brunswick green locos and marron stock just right. 

My guess would be about 5pm around late May/early June or an Indian summer perhaps?

Regards Shaun.