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Thanks John and Giles! I have to admit I did buy a Bachmann Skarloey after joining NGRM. Who knows, maybe the inhabitants of Brookford will crop up in unusual places in the future....

Forgot to add - I'll try and get an episode out every Tuesday until the completion of 'The Party', then we have some more stories in the pipeline, some of which may not have been featured online before

Thank you! Since the two tank engines are near completion, my attention has turned back to the P2/4 'what if' project. I finally summoned up the courage to glue Graeme's smokebox and frame extensions to the 'Tornado' bodyshell. Then, some blending, filling, sanding, filler primer and finally black.

blaaady 'eck those last two are amazing!

Hello everyone, I’d like to introduce a little project called ‘Tales from Brookford’, a collaboration between Paul aka PLS and myself. As some of you may know, Paul has created a masterpiece of a layout, Brookford, which continues to grow and change. Paul’s story-like layout updates inspired me to compile and adapt a few of the stories into video form, and the result is here. This story is called ‘The Party’, and we present the first three chapters here. It is my intention to add a new chapter every week, which I’ll link on this thread. Some of you may know the story already, but I hope all can enjoy! Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 If you haven't already seen it, the main Brookford thread is on NGRM-Online and is well worth a read.

Today a Hornby K1 pony truck arrived. This has an NEM pocket, which is perfect as I can slot a kadee straight in. This is it being mocked up - it was quite loose in this state and some careful packing and securing means it is now attached properly and pivots well. I got it from Peters Spares: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/322348108323?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT I cut it down and used the 2nd hole to mount it on a pivot, as the longer arm fouled the electrotren chassis. I really like how it looks now. You may notice I also made some cab steps, from marking, cutting and bending some brass strip in an S shape, and glueing a small strip of styrene to act as the middle step. I think they make quite a good pair. Might have to make a 3rd one... The eagle eyed amongst you will note there is not currently any vacuum gear fitted. Well, I don't have any coaching stock (yet) so presumably the W&SR is still running passenger services.

Looks good!

I can relate!

oh, and No.301 Thomas Allen gained some pipework

Big buffers and transfers to bring it in to the fleet! Posing in the yard Bringing a large goods train in to the yard with No.5. The lead ore wagon has gained a load ('coal' glued to a bit of card, then painted brown). Still got to make the front pony truck, cab steps and add couplings and pipes, but it's getting there. It's had a coat of dullcote as well, which I think helps make it less toy-like.

Smart wee engine!

More from the Craigcorrie and Dunalistair, No.11 'Greta' http://www.009dutch.nl/cdr/main/eframe.htm

Nice!

Hi mate, it looks like you are using the 'entry image' button to add pics, but you might be better off using the 'attach files' button under the text window, as then you can add more than one pic to each blog post. 'Entry image' is more to make a thumbnail preview for the post.

Photobucket's finally working again it seems. On TK&F No.6, the conversion of a 009 Leek and Manifold loco to standard gauge, following some advice I've been changing the bufferbeams. I snipped off the small buffers, and added some sytrene strip behind the bufferbeams. Filling in the gaps with green putty and in the middle of sanding down at the moment, but the difference is notable and I think balances the look of the loco much more. I also cut and shut the cylinder bracket to narrow the width and bring the cylinders under the running plate. I have some larger diameter buffers to go on it from RT models.

Trampug http://glostransporthistory.visit-gloucestershire.co.uk/images/M5M50NGRE_2011_Stanton%20cum%20Lacey.jpg

Those are both good points. Guess it also depends on the clearances betwixt motor and body

Here's the info sheet on NWR No.705 'Westlin'. The build was covered in my cobbling thread. FACT SHEET NWR No. 705 NWR Name: Westlin Wheel Arrangement 4-6-0 Builder North British Locomotive Company (1929) Class Hatt 7P Fate Withdrawn 1961 'Prototype' Info Designed and built during Sir Topham Hatt’s tenure as CME, this loco was the first of three ‘Hatt Class Sevens’. Hatt was able to procure drawings from Swindon for the GWR ‘King’ class through his contacts there, and his drawing office used these to design a 4 cylinder locomotive to pull the heaviest expresses, but with more sure-footedness than a Pacific (after the experiences with No.704). The first loco was built with Walschaerts valve gear (it is thought that the young Charles Hatt had some say in this), though the second and third had Lentz rotary poppet valve gear. Construction was contracted to the North British Locomotive Co. due to the success of the ‘Royal Scots’ on the LMS and the new engine, 705 was named ‘Westlin’ after a Sudrian racehorse entered in the Grand National. It was delivered in the summer of 1929, with classmates No.706 ‘Thorfinn The Mighty’ and 707 ‘Starstrider’ following in 1930. Mainly used on express passenger services and boat trains alongside 704 ‘Duke of Gordon’. In 1961 ‘Westlin’ was in need of major overhaul. It was deemed uneconomical to repair and was withdrawn. The model depicts ‘Westlin’ between 1940 and 1961. Model Info This is a static model built from the leftover parts from my Cathedral project, plus any spares I found in my parts box. It's named after my partner's surname with plates from Narrow Planet. Boiler, tender chassis and loco chassis: GWR King Cab and safety valves: LMS Stanier Pacific Tender body, chimney and dome: LMS Black 5 Motion: Walschaerts Smoke deflectors, under cab pipework and side feed injectors: SR Schools Smokebox door: LNER A1

I understand on a real one the pivot is in the middle , I was just going off an easy way to mount the Hornby mechanisms as then you only need a single screw or bolt in a mounting hole, which may be easier than trying to mount it in the middle?

You can do it with two mechanisms if you pivot them where the green arrows are, and make sure there is no fixed mount where the red lines are. As per the prototype if you have a flat bearing surface under the smokebox you should be ok? The important thing is for the power bogies to be able to swivel. You might want to cut the bufferbeams off and mount them on to the power bogies?

More puggery, and another photo from Ted's website, although this was a visiting engine to the C&D, 0-4-0STT 'Jordan', built by Mick Thornton for his Mull and Iona Railway http://www.009dutch.nl/cdr/main/pages/evisitors.htm Another view here: https://get.google.com/albumarchive/112461785190797901174/album/AF1QipMHaXhu6C8SREm6dsvju6sEA77h3tPPuYzaf3W4/AF1QipMFQU4yHMuVRfc-ly-C-lN2l322u2pj_MizB7S8

Take a look at Mick's workbench, it's a really good thread: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/943-lner-models-in-4mm/page-34

Mister Mersey, I took a couple of pics of the P2 front axle, and a Hornby A1 front bogie posed alongside.

Another one of Ted Polet's creations, this is 'Coronel Lopez', the personal transport for the Coronel himself. http://www.009dutch.nl/archive/2011/pages/elopez.htm

Here's an electrotren-bash by ahardy of this forum. Very Hudswell Clarke-esque http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/67026-industrial-conversion-from-0-6-0-jouef-tank/