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I'm tempted to do a really wethered version of it.

I think I may be on the path, I'm working on a plastic kit and I'm happy with the results.

Were is the 'Grovelling at the Masters feet' smiley?

Thats 365 comments, one lynching for every day of the year

A trawl through the files brought up this.

 

Carl

Theres a suitable joke here but it'll get me in a lot of trouble, still fantastic work.

ScR

EDIT 23/03/12

Actually this makes me look really stupid, I hope noone was offended.

No critque of the review in general, but the smokebox dart is missing.

Find a layout based on a fictional location, then stand there and say 'tut tut, that'd never happen in real life' at every stock move.

Quike quible do you mean NEM coupling or is there a secret york connection? (wink-wink nudge-nudge)

You could always look to see what designs from the commonwealth could be adapted for Blighty side.

I remember something on the telly a while back, some years or so, about homemade Christmas presents. One of the more creative concepts was a Gauge one model that ran on... a garden hose, yes not track of any kind but a garden hose. Needless to say it wasn't for the serious minded, but as a concept it makes fantastic sense, rather than investing in track packs and going miles out of town for a few bob you can have miles and miles of running space. That wasn't the most revolutionary feature, the direction of the engine was changed by depressing the hose in front of it. I haven't the fogiest how it was ment to handle points or shunting, but I would personal pay vast sums to visit an exhibition and watch people try it.

A design simlar to the fell once cropped up in my imaginations, a disscussion between an Artist and an Aleneian Civil servant.

The Artist complained that the design was blinding passengers.

The Civil Servant pointed out that it was senseless for form to overtake function.

Not if the form is Public health issue retorted the Artist.

The Civil Servant stated that what really mattered was there were passengers getting on the trains, the condition of their sight was irrelavent.

The Artist accused the Civil Servant of being a Fascist

The Civil Servant accused the Artist of Being a Communist

The Artist indicated that he had cardinal knowlege of the Civil Servants wife.

The Civil servant indicated that the object approaching the Artist's face was his fist.

The matter was not disscussed again.

Why not go for the jugular "that Fell is almost as ugly as the owners (sheep*) "

 

*Delete as appropriate, this is an equal opportunities thread.

Ooh ho, say that in my neck o' woods and you better learn how to work a weapon in your sleep.

Well I thought the Fell was quite a good looking loco and think a working replica should be made.

 

I agree.

I never realised just how well the old liverys sat on the thompsons

ScR

Have the layout operaters act like their on a reality show, you'll soon get a set of gallows up.

ScR

Somewere far away, Boris is rubbing his hands with glee

ScR

You'll be thrown off the end of the pier if a certain person sees it.

Oh yes, I too remember that disgraceful incident.

How about a layout with all stock being "Never Weres" set in an entirely fictitious location. Or one were Rompsons pacifics haul endless scrapies of A3/4s?

ScR

Father Christmas doesn't exist

What?!

Re: the Class 20, one thing that might make more sense that a cab at the other end, would be building dedicated "slave units" I.E. cabless type ones for simple raw power, with this an entire lash up of two or four units could be controlled by one source, a single '20'.

BTW: I've said it before but, an EWS clayton anyone?

ScR

I would recomend to anyone who wants to seriously model something out of the ordinary to invest in a copy of Robin Barnes 'Locomotives that never were'. Its a fantastic read for those long winter nights.

Edit:04/02/12

I've been looking at the V4 design and I've been wondering whether it could be modified to take a slightly longer boiler and a leading Four-wheel bogie, to give you a nice looking A9 light pacific.

ScR

OOh I see, that would most certainly be a complete violation of the Eleventh commandment,

"Forwith the sake of ya and ye kin and Almighty himself, tho shalt never attract the ire of Yonder Midland Railway Enthusiasts"

Excellent set of skills, you should be well proud and what fabulous models.

I think I should rename this thread, I had no idea the actual interest it would generate

Actually its been pointed out before, but why are all of the few preserved railway layouts based on the kind with gleaming stock, not a hint of dirt and time tabling to put the Swiss and the Japanese to shame. Isn't it more within most modelers grasp to have an ex NCB Austerity puttering along with a gaggle of breakvans to a non-descript tea room(cough shack) in the middle of absolute no were?

Timetables? you do realizes the drivers an art student?

ScR

Edit 03/01/12

I can see that this contradicts my above post, I apologize if anyone is confused by it, but the point stands.

Hi tom, good point about recreating objects in miniature. The major problem with weathering on preserved railways is its a given fact that locomotives work better when clean. Plus the fact that any line has to appeal to visitors and that isn't done by running rickety, rusted stock on the verge of collapse. Few modelers acknowledge that subtle weathering is harder to convincingly pull off.