Show us yours - Realistic modelling

[PMP]

[9FEd]

2 hours ago, shedman said:

You really have captured that well. On a cruise once we went to Cinque Terre where the railway runs along the coast through a series of tunnels, and your scene is definitely reminiscent of that. Excellent. Trevor

 

Thanks Trevor, much appreciated - any modeller is always pleased to here that it reminds another, who is not as invested in the layout, of the real thing! Incidentally, assuming your bio line is up to date (Runcorn) I am originally from the North West (near Northwich) and so have a strong interest in its chemicals traffic and related industry. A very different counterpoint to that of Italian railways! 

[Captain Kernow]

4 hours ago, Covkid said:

Can you explain anymore about the van please Captain ? Looks rather nice - scratch built ? 

Hi - it's a Roco van (HO), which John F (Re6/6) has '4mm-ised' by raising the height. Decided rightly not to change the width, much work for less return. I have rebuilt the brake gear into a 'best approximation' of prototype photos.

 

[Lowlander]

Eastfield pair 20 128/67 make the spotters day. 

[D9016]

Contrasting EE front ends at Holm Road TMD. 

 

[Quintus]

Andrew Barclay 14" engaged in shunting at Waterloo yard. 

[woko]

Some Water/river tests I have been working on for the Clubs layout Oakbourne

 

 

[Captain Kernow]

Light Railway loco shunting the yard at Capel Bethesda:

 

[Covkid]

On 11/07/2022 at 14:26, Captain Kernow said:

Hi - it's a Roco van (HO), which John F (Re6/6) has '4mm-ised' by raising the height. Decided rightly not to change the width, much work for less return. I have rebuilt the brake gear into a 'best approximation' of prototype photos.

 

Thanks very much.  That looks very nice and needs further consideration I feel 

[NHY 581]

 

 

 

 

1197 at Sheep Dip. 14th July 1932. 

 

An image by H. C. Cassoulet. 

[Captain Kernow]

2 hours ago, NHY 581 said:

 

 

 

 

1197 at Sheep Dip. 14th July 1932. 

 

An image by H. C. Cassoulet. 

That Henry Casserole certainly had an eye for the interesting!

 

[Captain Kernow]

If there was a tree this tall at Bethesda yard, Ben Ashworth would certainly have climbed it!

 

[MAP66]

"Now then Shep, are you certain this is where you last saw the sheep?"

 

[Gopher]

I was not sure whether to post this view on this thread as it is still work in progress, and foreground is slightly out of focus.

 

Anyway Monkton farm with cattle starting to move under the cattle creep below the track bed, watched by a couple of Modelu border collies.   

[37114]

A few from Peasevern Yard

 

[Re6/6]

 

Parkend Marsh Sidings

The stock belongs to Ian Harrison.

Edited July 16, 2022 by Re6/6

[Ruston]

A rather dirty Grant, Ritchie 0-4-2ST on a short goods train on the Calder Vale Mineral Railway.

[Lowlander]

From the archives.

Edited July 15, 2022 by Lowlander

[Purnu]

35 minutes ago, Lowlander said:

Memories of early 1980s Sunday mornings at Haymarket Shed came flooding back 😉

[JZ]

"Nice Land-Rover boss" It is. And if you guys keeps working hard, I'll get another one next year.

[Adrian Stevenson]

Had this one for several years now but finally got the weathering done this afternoon. 

[Graham T]

30 minutes ago, Adrian Stevenson said:

Had this one for several years now but finally got the weathering done this afternoon. 

 

Very nice.  Who's it made by?

[Adrian Stevenson]

It is Dapol 7mm.

[47606odin]

56103 on Hither Green 

 

 

[Captain Kernow]

Looks like the Dapol 7mm one, although Bachmann did two versions of the 57XX in 4mm over the years in LT livery as well.