well filled baps The Sheep Chronicles. The adventures of a Sheep, the Works Forecat and the Works Apprentice, George.

[Captain Kernow]

However the Ruston is a blinder. A must have but I have no doubt the Captains example will be the standard for Hornby to reach.

 

 

Thanks for the kind comment, but might there be a bit of confusionishness going on here? I've not actually built a Ruston kit, not as yet, anyway. I do have a kit of the larger 88DS to do, but my existing 48DS (in P4) was built by someone else and purchased by me, when the builder decided he didn't want it any more.

 

Were you perhaps thinking of the Roxey Planet, old chap?

[Porcy Mane]

Rob!

 

Rob!

 

Pecketts and Rustons, matey!

 

Pecketts and Rustons!

 

Rob!

 

Rob!

 

Sheep and more sheep, matey!

 

Sheep and more sheep!    

 

https://www.Hornby.com/uk-en/shop/new-for-2019/sheep.html

[St Enodoc]

US has same problem. Ground beef called shepherd's pie.   Maybe they should call it "cowboy" pie. Although that is too close to dropping the boy. Or is it adding a dropping....Lamb, sheep, mutton meat is disliked by the typical yank.

Interesting. Down here, lamb is the quintessential Australian meat - a legacy of the wool business that dominated Australian economics in the late 19th/early 20th centuries - which makes the shepherd's pie situation strange.

Edited January 7, 2019 by St Enodoc

[NHY 581]

Thanks for the kind comment, but might there be a bit of confusionishness going on here? I've not actually built a Ruston kit, not as yet, anyway. I do have a kit of the larger 88DS to do, but my existing 48DS (in P4) was built by someone else and purchased by me, when the builder decided he didn't want it any more.

 

Were you perhaps thinking of the Roxey Planet, old chap?

Er........yes. My mistake. I got me Rustons an'me Planets transferted......As long as these Ruston jobbies behave like wot yer Captains Planet do then we is on a winner, Guvnor and nar mistake.

 

Strike a light.

 

 

Rob.

Edited January 9, 2019 by NHY 581

[NHY 581]

Afternoon all.

 

Quite a bit going on. The next two weeks will be busy as I make a couple of changes to Sheep Lane ahead of the show on the 26th. There will be no changes to the scenic section other than to add a few details. The fiddle yard however will be altered slightly, based on experience gained with Mutton. Nothing dramatic but hopefully it will be a bit more user friendly.

 

Mutton will have a tidy up as well with a bit more detailing added ahead of the Yate Show which us the weekend after.

 

Once these are attended to, I hope to pick up the pace on Defaid Mawr.

 

The Works Forecat, as you would expect, has been supervising matters and making regular checks on proceedings.

 

 

All good.

 

 

Rob.

[NHY 581]

Well, now that all the froth has subsided I can plan potential purchases....

 

Hornby - Big Peckett and a couple of brake vans.

 

Bachmann - The 1P x a few, some wagons and possibly a Pannier but those slate buildings look intriguing....

 

Kernow - L&SWR road vans.......possibly another O2....

 

Dapol-K14 boilered B4 and the small matter of the O gauge 14xx....

 

 

That should do it..........

 

 

Rob

[46444]

.....but those slate buildings look intriguing....

Rob

Anything to do with Alice?

 

Must say the Works For cat looks suitably in charge...

[The Johnster]

Cats were once worshipped as Gods.  They have never forgotten this...

[NHY 581]

One week to go and Sheep Lane continues to be tweaked. A replacement back scene is on the cards today......subject to any diversionary tactics from the Memsahib.

 

 

Rob.

[NHY 581]

Sheepy is ready to go now really. A couple of minor detailing bits left to do.

 

Here is a photo of a 16T mineral at Sheep Lane and a recently tweaked van on Mutton.

 

 

Rob.

[gwrrob]

I do like a well weathered bauxite van.

[Stubby47]

You need a load inside the 16t - the lack of internal detail shows up too much.

 

And the roof of the van is very uniform.

 

But not bad.

[NHY 581]

I do like a well weathered bauxite van.

You're not wrong.......

[gwrrob]

Happy days.

 

 

[Alister_G]

Very nice tweakage, Mr Rob.

 

Al.

 

Edit: both mr Robs...

Edited January 20, 2019 by Alister_G

[NHY 581]

And another.......

[NHY 581]

A cruel close to round off with tonight...

[bgman]

Safe journey to and from the show matey and hope you enjoy the day.

 

G

[The Johnster]

The only cruel thing about that close up is the way it exposes my weathering as the crude splashing that it is!

[Porcy Mane]

A cruel close to round off with tonight...

 

"Oi'll give it foive ten".  (Apologies to Janice Nicholls)

[The Johnster]

Juke Box Jury; you're giving your age away.  So am I...

[Porcy Mane]

Juke Box Jury; you're giving your age away.  So am I...

 

with dementia setting in... Programme twas "Thank your Lucky Stars". JBJ was "Hit or Miss".

 

 

P (Who was only a baby at the time but me granny had the light programme on the radiogramme continuously).

[sb67]

Nothing cruel about the close up Rob, the 16t looks great.

Steve.

[Captain Kernow]

You need a load inside the 16t - the lack of internal detail shows up too much.

 

Only because you've now drawn our attention to it!    

 

And the roof of the van is very uniform.

 

Nothing wrong with a nice, smart uniform, don't'ja'know?

[Captain Kernow]

In any case, perhaps what is needed are a number of specimen wagons that feature the internal door detail, which won't receive removable coal loads?

 

It seems to me that one way to achieve this consistently would be to make up a brass or plasticard jig, to scribe the necessary door detail in each wagon.