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

[Gilbert]

4 minutes ago, NHY 581 said:

 

Morning Chris, 

 

Now, whilst both Clarks and Rees' are known pie establishments in Cardiff ( and seemingly  wider given Von Wolf's knowledge) , a five minute walk from Chateau Sheep  is a butchers that also make their own pies and pasties.  Their breakfast rolls, pork and stuffing rolls, turkey, cranberry and stuffing rolls, steak and gravy rolls are also very splendid things. 

Of the pies, the steak and stilton is recommended as are the large beef and veg pasties. 

They also do very fine in house faggots to take away with peas, roast potatos and gravy. 

Closer to home, the Memsahib has recently perfected her take on a Greggs chicken bake, which aside from being bigger are indistinguishable from the real thing. 

 

I could do with a walk......

[St Enodoc]

13 minutes ago, NHY 581 said:

 

Morning Chris, 

 

Now, whilst both Clarks and Rees' are known pie establishments in Cardiff ( and seemingly  wider given Von Wolf's knowledge) , a five minute walk from Chateau Sheep  is a butchers that also make their own pies and pasties.  Their breakfast rolls, pork and stuffing rolls, turkey, cranberry and stuffing rolls, steak and gravy rolls are also very splendid things. 

Of the pies, the steak and stilton is recommended as are the large beef and veg pasties. 

They also do very fine in house faggots to take away with peas, roast potatos and gravy. 

Closer to home, the Memsahib has recently perfected her take on a Greggs chicken bake, which aside from being bigger are indistinguishable from the real thing. 

 

I could do with a walk......

But what about kidneys?

 

It's almost impossible to get a Kate and Sidney pie in these parts - one of the few things I truly miss about the Old Country (a pint of warm, hoppy bitter is another...).

[NHY 581]

On 15/01/2022 at 09:05, Nick C said:

Mmm, pie! Both our local butcher, and the nearby farm shop with very good pies, are struggling to get Lamb at the moment, prices have gone crazy. Which means my favourite lamb and mint pie is unobtainable...

 

 

Really.............

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 4, 2022 by NHY 581

[MrWolf]

40 minutes ago, Gilbert said:

 

I often found that Satan has gotten behind me, then given me a shove...

 

Other times, it's just Miss R, sat on the pillion seat, digging me in the ribs to go faster....

 

 

Edited January 15, 2022 by MrWolf

[Graham T]

52 minutes ago, NHY 581 said:

 

Morning Chris, 

 

Now, whilst both Clarks and Rees' are known pie establishments in Cardiff ( and seemingly  wider given Von Wolf's knowledge) , a five minute walk from Chateau Sheep  is a butchers that also make their own pies and pasties.  Their breakfast rolls, pork and stuffing rolls, turkey, cranberry and stuffing rolls, steak and gravy rolls are also very splendid things. 

Of the pies, the steak and stilton is recommended as are the large beef and veg pasties. 

They also do very fine in house faggots to take away with peas, roast potatos and gravy. 

Closer to home, the Memsahib has recently perfected her take on a Greggs chicken bake, which aside from being bigger are indistinguishable from the real thing. 

 

I could do with a walk......

 

I just finished my (very leisurely) breakfast, and having read this I feel hungry again...

[Gilbert]

35 minutes ago, Graham T said:

 

I just finished my (very leisurely) breakfast, and having read this I feel hungry again...

I've just managed to come home from a quick trip to the local station for a loco photo with some "Iceland" Greggs pastry items for lunch...weak or what?

[NickBrad]

On 03/04/2021 at 22:02, NHY 581 said:

 

Thanks Rob.....

 

The poor quality of the image means that the 'tree' lacks a degree of sharpness. 

 

It's a section of root from a pine tree. Dried in the sun today and earth roughly brushed off. I shall dry it properly and see how it and the other bits turn out. 

 

Rob. 

This, Sir is ingenious. I've read so many times about taking stuff from the garden and utilising as trees, but I'd never considered roots before. Your tree looks great, I would have also thought it was made from wire armature if you hadn't said.

[NHY 581]

2 hours ago, Gilbert said:

I've just managed to come home from a quick trip to the local station for a loco photo with some "Iceland" Greggs pastry items for lunch...weak or what?

 

 

Well played. 

 

 

[NHY 581]

24 minutes ago, NickBrad said:

This, Sir is ingenious. I've read so many times about taking stuff from the garden and utilising as trees, but I'd never considered roots before. Your tree looks great, I would have also thought it was made from wire armature if you hadn't said.

 

 

Afternoon Nick. 

 

Thank you. It was simply one of those "that'll come in useful moments". 

 

The Memsahib, having one of her all to often 'Poirotesque moments' immediately smelt a rat as I paused whilst digging them up...........

 

 

Rob. 

[Gilbert]

1 hour ago, NHY 581 said:

 

 

Well played. 

 

 

Only up to a point...untouched as I had soup for lunch....just as well they cook from frozen...

[NXEA!]

10 hours ago, NHY 581 said:

 

 

Ah! Rees' steak pies from Cowbridge Road, Canton. 

 

I well remember an early morning visit to the premises on a day when Arsenal were in the F.A cup, 2005 maybe? Sure they played Man Utd. 

 

Equally appealing. 

 

That said, Clarks do well with a portion of chips ( heavy on the vinegar) as Clarks innards, being of a finer mince adhere well to dipped chips............

 

You can then attack the pastry.......

 

 

 

 

Remember that day well, albeit I was behind a cushion on my sofa as it went to penalties after being battered for 120 minutes and I couldn’t bare to look. Cue bedlam when Patrick Vieira stepped up and put the deciding penalty away. Happy days! 

[Captain Kernow]

Leek, stilton and walnut pie.

 

Coming soon (maybe) to a Members Day near you!

 

[Gilbert]

23 minutes ago, Captain Kernow said:

Leek, stilton and walnut pie.

 

Coming soon (maybe) to a Members Day near you!

 

A pie tart at work.....

[Captain Kernow]

1 minute ago, Gilbert said:

A pie tart at work.....

So that would be a piece of pastry contained within another piece of pastry, or a pastry pastry if you like, or perhaps a pie pie?

 

[Captain Kernow]

Or is it like that famous British Rail beverage, which they always used to announce over the on-train tannoy, 'teacoffee, hot and cold refreshments' etc.?

 

[Captain Kernow]

Just now, Captain Kernow said:

'teacoffee'

 

That rhymes with banoffee.

 

Mmmm.

 

[Gilbert]

Reminicense therapy at its best.........

[NHY 581]

Evening all, 

 

 

A bit of paint has been applied to Ewe. 

 

Red oxide primer to boards and trackwork. 

 

 

 

 

A bit of grey primer to indicate the hard standing and brown to suggest areas of undergrowth, grass etc. 

 

Not finished yet though. 

 

 

Rob. 

 

Edited April 4, 2022 by NHY 581

[St Enodoc]

1 hour ago, NHY 581 said:

Evening all, 

 

 

A bit of paint has been applied to Ewe. 

 

Red oxide primer to boards and trackwork. 

 

 

A bit of grey primer to indicate the hard standing and brown to suggest areas of undergrowth, grass etc. 

 

Not finished yet though. 

 

 

Rob. 

 

Tri-ang Big Big Train track!

[NHY 581]

Morning all, 

 

Although the above photo is pretty rubbish, it perhaps illustrates how applying a bit of colour gives the plot a bit of life. 

 

Hopefully today I can do a little more. The colours are nothing more than an indication where things will go. Fine ash for the yard surface and a base layer of static grass. 

 

Before these are added though, it will be all about the trackwork. Painting and weathering this should see me occupied for a week or so at least...( probably two if Sheep Dip is anything to go by )

 

Updates to follow. 

 

Rob. 

[teaky]

 

[mozzer models]

On 15/01/2022 at 07:51, Stubby47 said:

You do realise that now you are retired you can have a lie in ?

If he's anything like my Grandad the say will pop up

 

( I do not know how I had time to go to work ) as he never had free time after retiring 

[Wayne 37901]

Hi Rob,

 

Nice progress on Ewe there, I must say you don't hang about. I really must get my finger out and crack on with stuff. At the moment I'm refurbishing Trevanna Dries, then there's the MK2 version of Dragon Steels to do and after that the Bristol'ish based shunting layout.

 

I'll update the Trevanna thread when I've finished as I'm trying a new approach, rather than posting half finished projects that I don't touch for some time.

 

Cheers,

Wayne

Edited January 16, 2022 by Wayne 37901

[NHY 581]

Afternoon all, 

 

I've done a bit more, mapping out the different areas using some dark earth enamels. 

 

I find this sort of thing, coupled with photos, really gives an idea of how things will look and brings things to life. 

 

The dark earth will be covered in grasses, the grey areas will be ash. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With the grass areas, I've tried to avoid too many straight areas and hopefully, once in 3D they will draw one's eye. It is after all a very simple layout. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You know, I think this might actually look okay. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rob. 

 

Edited April 4, 2022 by NHY 581

[JustinDean]

Even with the minimal amount of things happening it already has good vibes mate. 
The sweeping curve of the track, old industrial

looking buildings and gnarly trees are working well. 
 

Jay