Albion Yard & Others

[Alan]

Takes me back to my late teens when I played football for Minsterworth, November games in the Forest.

 

[PMP]

Just watched the first cut of the DVD, very odd watching yourself on telly, after the first twenty minutes it seems more natural, but it is very odd! This is a shot onto the shelfie project layout through the bridge

 

[PMP]

Shelfie has a day or two's more work on it prior to completion. Working in such a small space has been more challenging than I thought it would be.

 

[iak63]

Small yet tasteful methinks

 

[PMP]

Final detailing going in, the crane is an HO kit. Pleased with this as it'll make a nice short test layout for locos etc, whilst still being a nice 'shelfie'

 

[PMP]

Thanks CME didn't notice id put the enzed version up!

 

[PMP]

A pair of 08's basking in the sun at Wharfedale Road.
LHS = Hornby
RHS = Bachmann/PMP makeover

 

[PMP]

The Hornby version has the better cab profile of the pair. I recall a thread which was perhaps about the Agnoria model. If it's the one I'm thinking of its Dingo ugly, with a poor roof/bonnet profile.

 

[adrian]

I recall a thread which was perhaps about the Agnoria model. If it's the one I'm thinking of its Dingo ugly, with a poor roof/bonnet profile.

I believe you are correct on both counts.

 

[PMP]

 

[Steve Cook]

Having travelled to Warley last year to see it in the flesh and enjoyed watching it again on your recent DVD I have to say thats good news Paul, I for one hope the 'may' becomes a certainty
Steve

 

[PMP]

Thanks Steve and others for the 'likes'. Albion Yard is likely to be integrated into a larger FoD project I'm scheming at the moment. So Albion Yd is likely to become permanently home based. I have in mind other Forest projects that will be exhibitable, which is just as well as one of them is going to an exhibition next year ...




In the meantime here's a Pannier interlude ..

 

[Jon Gwinnett]

I think your idea of a FoD "system" layout is such a great concept. As the Americans, and indeed the Peter Denny's of this country understood, Railways convey goods and people from place to place. The "British" style, of focus on one place can be superb, but all too often loses that sense of purpose which moving items from A to B gives. This is where the modular groups like Freemo score, with their operations based set ups. Combining that with your undoubted scenic skills sounds like a winner to me.

 

[PMP]

 

[PMP]

Hornby (ex Lima) Class 40, with Shawplan bits and lots of bits of wire and plasticard

 

[PMP]

Albion Yard gets a refresh with a quick change into the Central Wales Line.
https://albionyard.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/post-68-127556435305_thumb.jpg
Who'd have thought?

 

[PMP]

Ip hone snap of conversion to late batch 6433 underway

 

[Captain Kernow]

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Ip hone snap of conversion to late batch 6433 underway

Nice one, Paul.

Have you done the lip on the cab roof (can't quite see, but it looks like you might have)?

 

[PMP]

Hi Tim,
Yup I did re profile the cab lip both front and rear, glazing, top feed, bunker modifications and buffers have all been done too.

 

[Geoff]

Yet another lovely conversion Paul, you've certainly made a neat job of removing the top feed and piping. All you need to do now is dust down that Comet A44 driving trailer kit, mind you I can talk