86902 Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Coming on nicely Mr P! See you tomorrow Bob 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted February 18, 2015 Author Share Posted February 18, 2015 Coming on nicely Mr P! See you tomorrow Bob Thanks Mate, the Kettle will be on. Don't forget my 59 if its done. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allegheny1600 Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Hi Andy, Looking good matey! Your display cabinet looks at least as good (& nearly as full!) as the TMC one I saw at Donny last weekend! You're a bit good with the old weathering stick! Cheers, John. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted February 18, 2015 Author Share Posted February 18, 2015 Hi Andy, Looking good matey! Your display cabinet looks at least as good (& nearly as full!) as the TMC one I saw at Donny last weekend! You're a bit good with the old weathering stick! Cheers, John. Thanks John, I need to check the cupboards, there's another 20 or so in there I hope. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Do like the size of your fiddle yard Andy. The fiddle yard on Wencombe was one of the reasons for the re-build. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jock67B Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Evening Andy, What a splendid space - it is more apparent with some track and stock showing like that. I'm delighted to see that you are listening to your body as you did today, there really isn't any prize for fastest completion. Truly wish I was in a position to make you an offer on those delightful steam locos, especially that superb weathered 9F! Take your time mate, Kind regards, Jock. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 Do like the size of your fiddle yard Andy. The fiddle yard on Wencombe was one of the reasons for the re-build. Morning Alan, its all about size, I've found with home layouts in the past that there's nothing more frustrating than having to keep removing and adding stock. Its a bit like many years ago, I had a nice Car with a 6 Stack CD player in the boot, I could either never be ars*d to change the DC's or kept forgetting, but more usually the former so got bored listening to the same old same old each week and then turned it off all together. With a large enough Yard and the Bi Directional running points I've built in, it will still only be 12 rakes, so a variety of Motive Power is a must. Good luck with your new project, I'm keeping an eye on it for nice ideas, hahah. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 Evening Andy, What a splendid space - it is more apparent with some track and stock showing like that. I'm delighted to see that you are listening to your body as you did today, there really isn't any prize for fastest completion. Truly wish I was in a position to make you an offer on those delightful steam locos, especially that superb weathered 9F! Take your time mate, Kind regards, Jock. Morning Jock, I've had some bad days of late so slowing down again mate, as you say, its NOT a competition. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted February 19, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 19, 2015 Hi All I have cunning plan to slow down our Mr Peters............get Dee to take out his Duracell batteries and replace them with Tesco own brand. :secret: 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 I have some visitors to Bitton Shed this morning, John Bottomley, he's not on here, but has had his Torridge as Railway of the Month in RM and his N Gauge Chalford was in the RM Annual in 2013, and also Bob, (Oversettes Modells / 86902) so we'll put the world to rights over a coffee. I have some ideas that I want to run past them, then Lee is coming up tomorrow but not to do any work, just to have a coffee and chat and plan the next phase. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 Hi All I have cunning plan to slow down our Mr Peters............get Dee to take out his Duracell batteries and replace them with Tesco own brand. :secret: HAHaaahahha She just said she got the last lot SECOND HAND at the Car Bootie, still a bit of life in them yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted February 19, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 19, 2015 Evening Andy. I think you drink as much coffee as I do! And I hope you're paying Lee a good rate as he's clearly your indispensible side-kick! Jeff 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 Hi Jeff, Lee's O.K. and gets sorted, (I hope he thinks so anyway). I have some more freebies for him on Saturday anyway. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 Nice visits today from John and Bob, and we have come up with some nice ideas, the purists may not like it, but it wont affect Bitton more than a little cosmetic change where the high ground would be alongside the old Coal Yard and into the old Warmly end Cutting. More details of that as the track gets laid in a few weeks, but first I need some points for the Storage Yard, I do have enough but need to change some straight ones for some curved ones. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tender Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Lee is coming up tomorrow but not to do any work, just to have a coffee and chat and plan the next phase. What, no playing trains :jester: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted February 19, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 19, 2015 Nice visits today from John and Bob, and we have come up with some nice ideas, the purists may not like it, but it wont affect Bitton more than a little cosmetic change where the high ground would be alongside the old Coal Yard and into the old Warmly end Cutting. More details of that as the track gets laid in a few weeks, but first I need some points for the Storage Yard, I do have enough but need to change some straight ones for some curved ones. The sausage factory ;) :nono: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 What, no playing trains :jester: Hi Ray, I meant Saturday but now I'm going down to his place to play trains. The sausage factory ;) :nono: Cant find the NO BUTTON 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Good to have visitors to a new layout as it can often produce new ideas on your layout ,I am off to Glasgow at the crack of dawn tomorrow so hope this rain stops as I don't want to see Shap in murky conditions hope the show is as good as previous shows. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeT Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Morning All, Don't want to worry you guys, but l was talking to Bodgit last night and all he talked about was blue signals SPADs for 'Bitton' don't know whats going on, hahahahaha George Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mythocentric Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 (edited) Morning All, Don't want to worry you guys, but l was talking to Bodgit last night and all he talked about was blue signals SPADs for 'Bitton' don't know whats going on, hahahahaha George Maybe we should get him one of those 37's in Police livery George to hang about at the end of the sidings. That should keep him legal! Regards Bill Edited February 20, 2015 by Mythocentric Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 Morning All, Don't want to worry you guys, but l was talking to Bodgit last night and all he talked about was blue signals SPADs for 'Bitton' don't know whats going on, hahahahaha George Maybe we should get him one of those 37's in Police livery George to hang about at the end of the sidings. That should keep him legal! Regards Bill Morning George and Bill, nothing that drastic, but all the main workings will stay in tact and Bitton will NOT be changing its identity, in fact it will still be more than recognisable as Bitton. Out today but there may be some more pics tonight. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 Evening all, no work on the Layout today, but last night I went out to buy a Second Hand 20 in Railfreight Red Stripe, unfortunately it was sold so I purchased a couple of 37's instead, another Railfreight Red Strip and Tre Pol and Pen again that I had in the days of Kingsmill so I can re create scenes like this. I also managed to get my mits on 5 Dapol Silver Bullets today to go behind Tr Pol and Pen. I also got a Bachmann Class 40, as new and Chip Fitted, more pics of that later. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Physicsman Posted February 20, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 20, 2015 It looks like you'll have plenty of motive power if/when Jason and I pop down for a visit. Thanks for the "warming" comments on KL2. They help, psychologically! Jeff 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 It looks like you'll have plenty of motive power if/when Jason and I pop down for a visit. Thanks for the "warming" comments on KL2. They help, psychologically! Jeff Yes I have loads planned for the visit mate, lets get something running first. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Jason T Posted February 20, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 20, 2015 WHEN we pop down, Bitton will revert to 1960 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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