Popular Post KNP Posted May 29, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 29, 2020 Then a bit of this and a bit of that... and 26 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted May 29, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 29, 2020 I do like a Dean Goods on any sort of work. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony Teague Posted May 29, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 29, 2020 1 hour ago, KNP said: Then a bit of this and a bit of that... and ...a bit of the "other"? 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted May 29, 2020 Author Share Posted May 29, 2020 11 minutes ago, Tony Teague said: ...a bit of the "other"? No tweaking!!!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted May 29, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 29, 2020 6 minutes ago, KNP said: No tweaking!!!! Nudge, nudge... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mick Bonwick Posted May 29, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 29, 2020 50 minutes ago, St Enodoc said: Nudge, nudge... Oi! Wrong thread! 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveTheSteam Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 5 hours ago, KNP said: Aye, aye what's going on here then. Been a while since one of these has been used on a passenger service. Must be issues with the normal loco. Seeing the empty Dairy siding, brings a question to my mind - Would Siphon G's (or similar) still be used for deliveries of milk churns in this time frame? Rgds Steve J 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallpaul69 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 3 hours ago, SteveTheSteam said: Seeing the empty Dairy siding, brings a question to my mind - Would Siphon G's (or similar) still be used for deliveries of milk churns in this time frame? Rgds Steve J Syphon G's used for churns until early 60s. They were used for smaller flows sometimes cross country as against the main flows by tanker into the London Area. Cheers Paul 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 9 hours ago, St Enodoc said: Nudge, nudge... I see that you have some old Airfix locos too. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted May 29, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 29, 2020 On 28/05/2020 at 09:16, KNP said: Looks great Really must sit down and work out how to add smoke. In the past I have used brush/air brush to a limited extent. One more thing to add to my list of things to do, least I have finished creosoting the fencing (actual not model....!!!) I think this is photoshopping of a very high order, and with my famous now very worn pedant hat on it's not smoke, which is black, brown, or grey, but condensed water vapour from steam, which is as everyone knows invisible until it cools and condenses; the gap left between the cloud and the chimney rim is correct. The condensed steam cloud has formed water droplets which will fall harmlessly to the ground, and not pollute anything; the loco will make up for this when she's being actively fired! The original photo probably showed an approaching train from a rh front ¾ perspective. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KNP Posted May 30, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 30, 2020 Camera resting on backscene gives a whole new perspective of the area. 34 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted May 30, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 30, 2020 Same high quality modelling though. 1 12 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold checkrail Posted May 30, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 30, 2020 Also shows off your neat tracklaying and meticulous point rodding to perfection - and a new angle on your well constructed signals. Very nice. 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted May 30, 2020 Author Share Posted May 30, 2020 Same view but now the camera in line with the train Or so I thought when looking through the view finder! 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karhedron Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 On 29/05/2020 at 16:11, Tallpaul69 said: Syphon G's used for churns until early 60s. They were used for smaller flows sometimes cross country as against the main flows by tanker into the London Area. Agreed, RC Riley's article "Home on the milk" in 1959 notes that churn traffic was still going into London from some WR creameries although the amount was in decline. The last reference to churn traffic I have found so far is 1961. The final cut-off date would probably have been the implementation of the "Western Agreement" between BRB and MMB in December 1963. This concentrated milk traffic into London on the GWML and SWML routes and I would hypthesise that they decided to just run tanker trains from that point onwards as well. Siphons disappear from milk trains after this point. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted May 30, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 30, 2020 All milk traffic was in glass lined tanks by the 70s; I don't recall any of the road trailer flats or 4 wheelers, but there were one or two of the twin tank versions still in service. That said, I was most familiar with the Whitland, very rarely saw the West of England train, and never the Southern's. You would still see Siphons on the up train, but as parcels vehicles not churn carriers. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KNP Posted May 31, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 31, 2020 Nearly caught the 48xx with auto coach heading towards Little Muddle. Pressed the shutter release to soon! 16 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KNP Posted May 31, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 31, 2020 Been working on covered wagons today. Building some but also titivating some old Dapol ones.... Waiting for some Fox transfers to arrive. 27 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KNP Posted June 1, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2020 (edited) I make no apologies about this as I first showed this picture on the recent virtual model railway exhibition but, for me, it encapsulates all that I was visually aiming to achieve with Little Muddle. Cathcott Field development has worked really well and made the railway station feel part of the town. To get this picture I removed the pub and stood the camera on a mini tripod. One of my favourites I then tried monochrome and it worked. Currently my computer background picture Edited March 25 by KNP 36 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dragonboy Posted June 1, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 1, 2020 14 hours ago, KNP said: Been working on covered wagons today. Building some but also titivating some old Dapol ones.... Waiting for some Fox transfers to arrive. Blimey you must have ordered a lot if you’ve three wagons waiting for them. 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 (edited) see... I told you it was! Edited March 25 by KNP 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Harlequin Posted June 1, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 1, 2020 6 minutes ago, KNP said: see... I told you it was! I think you should use that picture as your desktop background! 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 8 minutes ago, Harlequin said: I think you should use that picture as your desktop background! what a good idea. Wish I had thought of that..... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted June 1, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 1, 2020 2 hours ago, KNP said: see... I told you it was! I've got a photo of a proper engine on mine... 5 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveTheSteam Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 On 30/05/2020 at 16:29, Karhedron said: Agreed, RC Riley's article "Home on the milk" in 1959 notes that churn traffic was still going into London from some WR creameries although the amount was in decline. The last reference to churn traffic I have found so far is 1961. The final cut-off date would probably have been the implementation of the "Western Agreement" between BRB and MMB in December 1963. This concentrated milk traffic into London on the GWML and SWML routes and I would hypthesise that they decided to just run tanker trains from that point onwards as well. Siphons disappear from milk trains after this point. KNP, do you have a Siphon in your growing (and excellently weathered) collection of rolling stock? Regarding the crate on the lorry, could it contain milk churns, and the collective wisdom of the assembled crowd be debating whether it's worth unloading? 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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