long island jack Posted January 15, 2012 Author Share Posted January 15, 2012 Cheers Jack I'm sure i can use it somewhere down the line! cctv up and working still trying to find a place for the portacabin, might after use a room somewhere in the main shed! Ray from deepest west cumbria Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 Been a bit distracted for the last couple of weeks,had to go to work! Which means there's a bit of a panic on getting helm ready for Kendal show at the end of the mouth. One of the things on my "jobs to do list" is finishing weathering my freight cars. first up is an Athearn bb 50' railbox Next is a Roundhouse 50' hi-cube then a proto1000 newsprint car and last is a McKean ACFgrain car,might have gone over the top with this,but it will have to do till after the show! just another 3 to do over the weekend,then track to clean and box everything up. If anyones coming to Kendal,Helm is in the Lakeland room upstairs. Fingers crossed everything runs ok!! Ray from deepest west cumbria Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted January 19, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 19, 2012 I like that Southern covered hopper - superb weathering on it! Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 a McKean ACFgrain car,might have gone over the top with this, Nonsense - looks fine to me!! Here's one of my "over the top" weathering jobs (O Scale)... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 Helm ready to go in the car tomorrow for the trip to kendal if anyones coming to kendal show, call and say helloooooooooo! Ray from deepest west cumbria Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Oooooh... I didn't realise it's a Double Deck layout... where's the Helix..??!!?? Sorry, coat already on............ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted January 27, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 27, 2012 Good luck with the show this weekend, at least its not too far for you. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted January 27, 2012 Author Share Posted January 27, 2012 Cheers Ian layouts in the car,beer/pub list in my pocket, the weekend starts here. Only down side is were not going to foxfeild!!!!!!!!! Ray from deepest west cumbria Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted January 27, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 27, 2012 Ah well cant win everything but there used to be good pubs in Kendal when we stayed there some years ago, so I am sure you will find enough. We are doing the Wellington in Brum tonight as its a show free weekend for me! I see on your other post that you have the Barrow Berr Monsters about... say hello to them from me. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted January 29, 2012 Author Share Posted January 29, 2012 hi all Just got back from a great weekend at kendal show,got a lot of positive remarks, especially my rusted up covered hopper,looks like its not over the top there was the usual "its only an american layout" but i can live with that Ray from deepest west cumbria Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 ... there was the usual "its only an american layout" but i can live with that ... I wonder what gave it away...??!!?? I can never understand the "Insular" 'British-Only' mentality of a lot of Show Visitors.... they miss a great deal by dismissing layouts that are "Foreign". Whatever the prototype subject - and there can be some obscure subjects modelled!! - I like to look at every layout at Shows I visit, and even if the railway doesn't take my fancy, look at the modelling techniques used, or at least try and work out what the train movements (hopefully there IS movement!!) are portraying.... Will say "Hi!" at Worcester - looking forward to it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 Was at one show recently where the mayoress ask which country the layout was based on!!!!!!!! to which i replyed"the flags are a bit of a give away" and got a puzzled look Ray from deepest west cumbria Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 She was probably doing a "George Dubbya" and didn't have a Passport..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 Thinking of changing the stars & stripes for the union jack,then people may stop and look at the layout in stead of walking past. Can't understand people, they pay all that money to get in and don't look at all the exhibits when i go to a show i like to look at all the layouts and pick up ideas, how ever small,and ask the exhibitor questions I get a lot of satisfaction when people stop and ask questions,there was one chap at Kendal who stopped for half an hour and ask how i made my lights,so he could use them on his model farm buildings,nothing to do with railways Lets hope we can convert more people to world modeling?????? Ray Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted February 2, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 2, 2012 I must admit that many years ago I wasnt interested in anything not English, until I started travelling abroad and travelling on foreign railways... that soon broadened my interests in my modelling to the point I now want to build models of many things I see in different countries. I am tempted to put the Oxfordshire County flag up on Banbury and see how many people ask which country the layout is based on?? Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I believe that the Flag of Hawaii State contains a "meld" of both the Union Flag and the Star Spangled Banner!!!! Go for it! Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted February 2, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 2, 2012 Funnily enough I bought a Hawaii state flag only a couple of weeks ago!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 In Inverness there is a shop which does joint USA/Scottish flags Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted February 28, 2012 Author Share Posted February 28, 2012 Tested out the C30-7's on Helm, can just get the pair of them in the headshunt,here's a couple of photo's of them on the shed come and see them at the:- WRYE FOREST MRE,WORCESTER 10/11th MARCH come a long and say helloooooooooooo!! Ray from deepest west cumbria Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted February 28, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 28, 2012 Ray We will be there with Banbury so see you there. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave1905 Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 If you want an easy "industry" for Helm, try this, the waste from a wheel true machine. A wheel trueing machine is a big lathe that turns the wheels of a locomotive while they are still under the locomotive and recontours the wheels to standard. The waste shavings are conveyored out of the building into a waiting gondola car. A chute coming out of the building and a gon loaded with shavings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted March 11, 2012 Author Share Posted March 11, 2012 cheers for that Dave 1905 will have to look into that Ray Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted May 9, 2012 Author Share Posted May 9, 2012 HELM is out on the road again at the L&YDCC exhibition at Manchester 19/20th May Come a long and say hello and you can have ago Ray Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted July 11, 2012 Author Share Posted July 11, 2012 Its July,1987 and Helm leasing has won a major maintenance contract with General Electric. Managing director and owner of Helm leasing Ray O'Neill said " we were surprised as anyone to win this contract,we were bidding against some of the big players in the maintenance world,it's a five years contract to maintian any minor electrical and mechanical problems,with there new 100 strong B39-8 on hire to Burlington Northern,the contract will start at the end of the month,once our crews have got familiar with the B39-8" GE have sent B39-8 8565 to Helm for crew training,before the contract starts at the end of July. 8565 on shed after arriving early this morning Ray Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted July 11, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 11, 2012 They will soon get grubby like the rest of the Locos here as HELM don't appear to have a washing facility!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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