RMweb Gold queensquare Posted March 4, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 4, 2013 ...he announced, to the world in general..... sshhhhhhh!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D869 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Hi Andy, it is booked but not for a few years yet!! As for the roundhouse, well that's a card mock up of St Blazey - I'm doing the buildings on a little John Greenwood project but don't tell anyone!! Righto. Mum's the word. Is Wadebridge not keeping John busy enough then? I presume he will populate his 'little' BZ project with something along the lines of CMR Sharp Stewarts rather than class 37s... or maybe he's signed up for a job lot of the new Dapol class 22s? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted March 4, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 4, 2013 Righto. Mum's the word. Is Wadebridge not keeping John busy enough then? I presume he will populate his 'little' BZ project with something along the lines of CMR Sharp Stewarts rather than class 37s... or maybe he's signed up for a job lot of the new Dapol class 22s? BZ actually sits in the middle of Johns fiddle yard. Its likely to be populated with mainly Southern locos off the North Cornwall but I dare say I may well sneak a few visitors in! Jerry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBS Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Jerry, Now I know why you have been so quiet over the last weeks! Looks very good but you could always save a bit of time and effort by using Peco track (waiting for the explosion . . .). John 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richbrummitt Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 ... you could always save a bit of time and effort by using Peco track 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted March 4, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 4, 2013 (edited) Jerry, Now I know why you have been so quiet over the last weeks! Looks very good but you could always save a bit of time and effort by using Peco track (waiting for the explosion . . .). John Hi John, there are times looking at all those points to be made that Peco becomes very appealing!! Jerry Edited March 4, 2013 by queensquare Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Copleston Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Hi John, there are times looking at all those points to be made that Peco becomes very appealing!! Jerry Ohhhh the shameful admission of a secret 'streamliner'!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted May 2, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 2, 2013 Many thanks for posting these Paul. This is pretty much how the station looked when I first knew it in the mid 70's - about to fall down! Interesting to note that it hadn't seen a coat of paint for twenty years. Thankfully, its now in excellent nick although never to see a train again. Jerry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post queensquare Posted May 3, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted May 3, 2013 I've been busy earning a living and working in the garden now that spring has finally arrived so limited progress on the Bath project. I have, however, done a bit more on the Porte Cochere, including hollow finials on the end posts. I was just going to fudge these and use beads but I get so much (good humoured) stick from fellow members of the Mendip MRC who all model in big scales that I fabricated the balls from bits of five amp fuse wire just to wind them up. To be honest I never thought I'd keep them free of solder but sometimes things just work Jerry 31 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy C Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Stunning Jerry, a really lovely piece of work both in the etch and the build. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted May 3, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 3, 2013 Stunning Jerry, a really lovely piece of work both in the etch and the build. Thanks Andy, Missy Julia must take much of the credit for the superb artwork and etching - I just joined it all up with some bar, wire and etch waste. Jerry 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBS Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Jerry, Brilliant!! Hope that they don't get filled-up with paint. John PS can you make a couple of dozen for Totnes signal posts? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted May 3, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 3, 2013 Jerry, Brilliant!! Hope that they don't get filled-up with paint. John PS can you make a couple of dozen for Totnes signal posts? Cheers John, I almost commented how I was thankful I didn't model the GWR ! Jerry 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted May 4, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 4, 2013 Wonderful stuff Jerry. I presume the gods were smiling on you when making the finials what's the secret ( actually I think the more you do the better you get and your work rate is very high!) Btw nice to see you flying the 2mm flag at Taunton. Don 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted May 4, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 4, 2013 Wonderful stuff Jerry. I presume the gods were smiling on you when making the finials what's the secret ( actually I think the more you do the better you get and your work rate is very high!) Btw nice to see you flying the 2mm flag at Taunton. Don Thanks Don, I think I got lucky! Jerry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted May 4, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 4, 2013 (edited) Jerry, I recall a recent conversation between us where you said something to the effect "... with 7mm scale, it's all the detail you have to model....." Hmmm, open finial balls in 2mm FS, now THAT is detail! How far down the line to Midford are you modelling? If you are going down that far, some of the signals are LSWR lattice post, with open pierced finials!! Like this : HI Paul, I know, I wouldn't normally bother with that level of detail but the porte cochere has been my Monday night project at the MMRC for the last few weeks and the hollow balls are a result of all the 4mm and 7mm boys taking the p###!! I am toying with the idea of putting Midford on the other side of the room - Tucking Mill viaduct (the one that features on the backscene of my NSLR terminus) is already there and there is room for a compressed version of Midford but we shall see. I was going to connect Highbury there (see earlier posts) but have now decided that Bath will definitely be DCC but I will keep the North Somerset Light stuff analogue - it allows me to keep a foot in both camps. Jerry Edited May 4, 2013 by queensquare Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Copleston Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 I've been busy earning a living and working in the garden now that spring has finally arrived so limited progress on the Bath project. I have, however, done a bit more on the Porte Cochere, including hollow finials on the end posts. I was just going to fudge these and use beads but I get so much (good humoured) stick from fellow members of the Mendip MRC who all model in big scales that I fabricated the balls from bits of five amp fuse wire just to wind them up. To be honest I never thought I'd keep them free of solder but sometimes things just work Hi Jerry, Wow amazing, the Port Cochere is looking superb. A stunning piece of 2mm modelling. Well done Jerry "Hollow Balls" Clifford! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Wonder if the BMW '02 touring, Ford Corsair and early Audi 80 in the first photo are still in existence? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted May 10, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 10, 2013 Wonder if the BMW '02 touring, Ford Corsair and early Audi 80 in the first photo are still in existence? One would doubt it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold queensquare Posted May 17, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted May 17, 2013 Just found these whilst looking for something else. They were taken at the Corsham show a couple of years ago and show my boxes and their counterparts on the Taunton groups fabulous model of Bath. Jerry 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted May 17, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 17, 2013 (edited) Some ones got it wrong. Should it be one bucket or three???? Both are superb models Edited May 17, 2013 by roundhouse 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D869 Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Was captain Birds Eye a signalman at Bath before or after he went to sea? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBS Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 Jerry, Lovely model. Watch out it doesn't get smashed by the next down express. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Smith Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Was captain Birds Eye a signalman at Bath before or after he went to sea? Looks like he ought to be on the bridge of the Titanic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted July 2, 2013 Share Posted July 2, 2013 A signalman who allows someone to build a miniature building on one of his running lines without noticing probably shares several things in common with the captain of the Titanic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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