Gopher Posted May 25 Author Share Posted May 25 (edited) Diesel day - Class 121 sits in the bay platform, Warship Class 43 Zealous stabled at the end of the fuel siding in the company of a two car class 117 DMU. Class 128 parcels rail car sits at Platform 3 Edited May 25 by Gopher 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted May 26 Author Share Posted May 26 Another view of an ex GW Mogul stabled at the end of the coal siding 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted May 27 Author Share Posted May 27 Some views of the parcels platform. Original plan was to have another siding on the left hand platform face. Space was however limited, and would have meant truncating the diesel re-fuelling siding. 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted May 28 Author Share Posted May 28 Gonna need a bigger gate 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37Oban Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 7 minutes ago, Gopher said: Gonna need a bigger gate Only if you get a bigger combine! A couple of farmers in my area didn't enlarge their gates when they got a larger combine, just used it to enlarge the gap! Although this was at the rear of the farm so passerbys wouldn't see it! Oh, and they wouldn't have to spend time and money fixing it! Roja Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted May 28 Author Share Posted May 28 8 minutes ago, 37Oban said: Only if you get a bigger combine! A couple of farmers in my area didn't enlarge their gates when they got a larger combine, just used it to enlarge the gap! Although this was at the rear of the farm so passerbys wouldn't see it! Oh, and they wouldn't have to spend time and money fixing it! Roja Very true Roja. I can remember enlarging gateways on the farm I used to work on, when the farmer upgraded from an 8ft cut Bamford combine to a 10ft cut Massey Ferguson (which seemed huge at the time). Nowadays they just detach the cutting table from the front of the combine and transport it separately, given the massive size of the machines. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 1 hour ago, Gopher said: Gonna need a bigger gate That driver looks like he would not worry about anything in his way! ! 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted May 28 Author Share Posted May 28 2 hours ago, lmsforever said: That driver looks like he would not worry about anything in his way! ! Very true, and if you look closely he does not have his hands on the steering wheel. Luckily his days of driving blind folded have gone. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37Oban Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 3 hours ago, Gopher said: Very true Roja. I can remember enlarging gateways on the farm I used to work on, when the farmer upgraded from an 8ft cut Bamford combine to a 10ft cut Massey Ferguson (which seemed huge at the time). Nowadays they just detach the cutting table from the front of the combine and transport it separately, given the massive size of the machines. My brother is a lorry driver! You should hear his thoughts on these, tractors and caravans on the roads! Or maybe not!🤣 He knows they have to go places but he is not a happy bunny when he's on a time limited delivery! Roja 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted May 28 Author Share Posted May 28 14 minutes ago, 37Oban said: My brother is a lorry driver! You should hear his thoughts on these, tractors and caravans on the roads! Or maybe not!🤣 He knows they have to go places but he is not a happy bunny when he's on a time limited delivery! Roja I've definitely seen more of a tendency in recent years for tractors and other large agricultural machinery etc., not to pull over when they have a queue of traffic behind them. Not sure if it is pure ignorance, lack of awareness of the queue of angry motorists behind (some of the younger tractor drivers have head phones on), or simply could not give a s***. Can be very frustrating. I speak as one who is a big fan of agriculture, and was always taught when driving tractors on the road to pull over and let traffic pass. Having said that you'd be lucky to get a top speed of 16mph from some of the machines I drove, and there was less traffic on the roads. I can imagine that driving for a living in this day and age must be frustrating at times. Clive 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37Oban Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 1 hour ago, Gopher said: I've definitely seen more of a tendency in recent years for tractors and other large agricultural machinery etc., not to pull over when they have a queue of traffic behind them. Not sure if it is pure ignorance, lack of awareness of the queue of angry motorists behind (some of the younger tractor drivers have head phones on), or simply could not give a s***. Can be very frustrating. I speak as one who is a big fan of agriculture, and was always taught when driving tractors on the road to pull over and let traffic pass. Having said that you'd be lucky to get a top speed of 16mph from some of the machines I drove, and there was less traffic on the roads. I can imagine that driving for a living in this day and age must be frustrating at times. Clive I think it's a mixture of ignorance and lack of awareness. We grew up in an agricultural area and when we were young most farmers were more considerate of other drivers than now, especially on some of the narrow roads here. Although there wasn't as much traffic, by a long way compared to now, many of them would pull into a gateway or onto the verge if they had a couple of cars or a lorry following them. Everybody on the road is going somewhere. Farmers are going between fields or between field and farm for work, not for fun! However, with the free-for-all that some drivers think roads have become some seem to get some sort of perverse pleasure holding up everyone else! Roja 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted May 29 Author Share Posted May 29 Ex WD Austerity 2-8-0 stabled in the spur siding. I'm afraid the loco lamps are permanently fixed. I really can't be bothered to change them to a light engine code when the loco uncouples from its train. I blame the fireman. 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted May 30 Author Share Posted May 30 A study in 9Fs (my latest composition coming to a gallery near you) I go through phases of upgrading my loco fleet. So my 16 year old Bachmann Black 9F (a very good model), was sold and replaced with the new Hornby black 9F, in the photos below. I've Had an enjoyable time looking at my railway books to find photos of decrepit 9Fs to give me inspiration for the weathering. They certainly seemed to suffer from priming, and general limescale staining . I also added the usual lamps, coal, crew and a sound decoder. The Green 9F (Evening Star), is the Bachmann model, bought second hand a few years ago. Was it worth upgrading ? Well the Hornby model is a bit more detailed in parts, and I'm told the coupled wheel spacing is more prototypical (Not sure I'd notice). It does run a bit more smoothly than it's predecessor, and has better cab detail. They have also come down in price a bit. So yes, it was worth it. 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted May 31 Author Share Posted May 31 I posted a similar view a few weeks ago, this one is the zoomed in version 12 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Nevermakeit Posted May 31 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 31 2 hours ago, Gopher said: I posted a similar view a few weeks ago, this one is the zoomed in version The buildings in the background look excellent - as does the foreground, of course!🙂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted May 31 Author Share Posted May 31 2 hours ago, Nevermakeit said: The buildings in the background look excellent - as does the foreground, of course!🙂 Thanks for the compliment. Most of the background buildings in view are Townstreet Models, which scrub up quite well if you paint them carefully 😄 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted June 1 Author Share Posted June 1 Too busy tying his shoe lace to notice the Class 24 at Platform 2 with an inter-regional passenger train 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted June 2 Author Share Posted June 2 I'm sure there should be more crates in this order. Do another check in the store room 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davknigh Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Nice job on the figure painting. May I make a suggestion as to the bases? While the clear squares are relatively inconspicuous I’ve found that using a product called “Tacky Wax” used by doll house modellers will work on as small an area as the feet with no added base beyond that. It also allows flexibility in placement and, in the case of a portable layout, allows the figures to be removed for transport. Cheers, David 8 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted June 2 Author Share Posted June 2 38 minutes ago, davknigh said: Nice job on the figure painting. May I make a suggestion as to the bases? While the clear squares are relatively inconspicuous I’ve found that using a product called “Tacky Wax” used by doll house modellers will work on as small an area as the feet with no added base beyond that. It also allows flexibility in placement and, in the case of a portable layout, allows the figures to be removed for transport. Cheers, David Thanks David, I do have a small tub of Tacky Wax. Will try it on some of the figures Best Wishes Clive Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 I use it all the time it works and of course moving the figures makes for a bit of fun ,creating scenes that help the look of things. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted June 3 Author Share Posted June 3 Henry the Hereford Bull with his harem. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted June 4 Author Share Posted June 4 Couple more views of the new 9F 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted June 5 Author Share Posted June 5 One of the many farm cats wondering where breakfast is ? Not sure if she realises there is a catch your own food system in operation. So best head off to one of the barns to look for mice and rats. 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted June 6 Author Share Posted June 6 A view looking over the roof of the signal box 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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