7mm Aneurin Bridge ( St Stephen’s General station )

[alcazar]

GAM?

 

[Steve Cook]

Golden Age Models

 

[Compton castle]

Yep,

 

[Compton castle]

Hopefully this will provide a bit of perspective,

 

[King John]

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Hopefully this will provide a bit of perspective,

Hi Steve.

RB is coming along at a far old pace. Before you get too carried away and cut the hole for the turntable pit I have moved its position by a few millimetres. This will change the configuration of the lead in tracks and turnouts slightly.

The timbering of all the switch and crossing work is now complete, plain track still has a little way to go. Perhaps its time for a site visit with a revised set of drawings.

Regards

Rob

 

[Compton castle]

Yes Rob that sounds like a good idea, I'm hoping to collect the turntable base next weekend so when ever your ready PM me and il give you my address.
Thanks again
Steve

 

[King John]

Hi Steve.

Forgot to attach the drawing file.

Regards

Rob.

 

[Compton castle]

Thank you mate, much appreciated
Your welcome any time, your in the gang now!!

 

[Compton castle]

Back to the outside,

Painted up some more cast iron yesterday so screwed it back up today.
My dads away up the SVR for a week or so, so I'm hoping he might bring me some cast goodies home. I still want some Enamel some where though!

 

[Compton castle]

So here's the state of play with the railway room. I've a new double glazed window coming Thursday or Friday. Then when funds permit I will change the two front ones to double glazed units. I've had the traditional toping out ceremony and hoisted the flag up, this will also get replaced by a proper pole in time.
I've found a great customised pub sign on EBay that my wife has kindly said she will get me next month.
I know it's not model related but it's been a big project just to get it ready to have a home for Ranelagh Bridge.

There's Still lots to do but the list is ever decreasing and I'm over the moon to have the boards down and the P Way gang are making their first visit very soon.

 

[Simon]

That just looks the business, the flag is a great touch too

Simon

 

[Jon Fitness]

Going back a layout, here's a signal for OOA...


Just needs some industrial strength weathering to finish it off....

Jon F.

 

[Simon]

A terrific model, utterly believable - especially when photographed outside

Simon

 

[Compton castle]

Many many thanks Jon you've done a cracking job, OOA is going to be a lovely little photo plank now

 

[Compton castle]

Look what I brought home today.

 

[Compton castle]

Slightly off topic, I spent the last weekend at Leamington and on the Sunday Nick arrived with Petes new Princess. I have to say that this is one of the best pieces of model locomotive building I have ever seen and is a credit to nick & warren for a superb paint job. We also got a quick look at a green one fitted with DCC sound. here she is on Hatton bank hauling the layouts heaviest train and believe me it's a heavy one and she romped away with it with ease.
I've seen the real locos but sometimes you forget the sheer size of these locomotives and this one especially with the combined dome and top feed really shows it's GW ancestry.
I fancied a princess before Sunday now I WANT one! So thanks for that !!!!!

 

[mickoo]

I've seen the real locos but sometimes you forget the sheer size of these locomotives and this one especially with the combined dome and top feed really shows it's GW ancestry.
I fancied a princess before Sunday now I WANT one! So thanks for that !!!!!

They are big arn't they , I had a look round 6203 at NRM once, very impressive and I do have a DA one under the bench which is rapidly moving up the timetable, first I have to crack on (work bench update shortly) with the one I've just started, then sort a layout plan then the Princess beckons.

Your right about the boiler, earlier Stanier boilers were virtually a direct copy of Swindon practice, maybe a little more superheat. The top feed (3rd boiler ring) is pure GWR and that's what they fitted (GWR bonnet) to the first Stanier loco (2-6-0 mogul) it was quickly removed and a fake dome cover made up to house the top feed. The real dome (steam collector) did not appear until later boilers, like the GWR, steam was collected within the boiler and required no dome as such. Later boilers had a seperate top feed housing and a seperate dome for steam collection but early boilers had top feed only.

Your photo angle does make it look like an enlarged King class, I was never a fan of BR blue but having seen some recent preservation locos in that colour and Tornado in the flesh, I think it looks quite dashing

 

[mickoo]

Look what I brought home today.
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Not jelous at all, nope not one bit If only Ranelagh bridge was LMR <sigh> It's a perfect depot layout choice.

 

[Compton castle]

I've been having naughty thoughts today!!! Of princesses duchesses black 5's scots and jubilees all on RB. An Easter Saturday morning during the west coast electrification.
Then I stopped dreaming I need to much GW stuff first!
Didn't they have something north of euston a turn table and a few sidings?? I thought I found a pic of a Jubilee on the turn table there

 

[iploffy]

Camden by any chance, via the backing out roads. Home now to EMU'S I should be down there sometime this week I will try and get some pictures.