Tales from The Room of Doom. Dipping a toe in various bucolic backwaters.

[NHY 581]

Afternoon all.

One is back from ones continental blast.

A bit too early to report any progress on Bleat but I thought a photo or two of previous efforts would be in order for now.

Here are a few of Sheep Lane focusing on wagons. These are all RTR and have been weathered .

Rob

 

[NHY 581]

Evening all.

Firstly, thank you all for your visits and subsequent 'likes' and comments. Very kind of you.

As alluded to here and there, another project is gathering a bit of momentum.

This will be very much out of my comfort zone and will {I hope!!} be based on the Culm Valley Light Railway, specifically, Culmstock.

It will yet another 'Cameoesque ' layout utilising Swedens finest baseboards with the scenic section being 120cm x 40cm featuring a diminutive through station on the Lamb Valley Light Railway.

Baacombe is very basic with a couple of sidings off a loop with simple facilities of a cattle dock and a coal siding.

The timescall for the layout will be roughly 1944/1946 so scope for a bit of military modelling here and there....ish

Progress will be subject to progress on Bleat Wharf but I will update as and when I can.


Here is the first building, a platform mounted goods shed courtesy of Bachmann. This will be weathered and tweaked in due course.


Rob.

 

[Pencarrow]

Thought you were going to announce the purchase of a 7mm pannier and the start of a new bigger project.

"Baacombe" - mad as a box of ferrets.

 

[NHY 581]

Bonjour Chris.


Might well go large next year, old boy. Already ordered 2x Dapol 14xx in big boys scale.......


Baacombe is a bit of a trial run to see what a mess I can make of it all.........


Rob.

 

[Pencarrow]

2x 14xx is surely 28xx?

I think you'll enjoy 7mm, much more detailing opportunities and greater presence.

 

[Stubby47]

Bigger shelves.....

 

[Pencarrow]

Bigger shelves.....

He won't be found "Lack"ing...

 

[NHY 581]

He won't be found "Lack"ing...

Agreed.......yet another trip to the Swedish baseboard shop on the horizon.....

 

[Peter Cross]

We are lucky here no Scandinavian shops. Just other places that sell very over priced home products.

 

[NHY 581]

Evening all..

Well, still no modelling. Straight back into work after hols and a bit pooped so no appetite for modelling in the evening at present.

However, plenty of research being done in relation to Baacombe and a plan is coming together.

Baacombe has jumped over Lamb Regis which was the next layout planned in order to compliment Mutton.


In the interim, here are a couple of photos of tonights running session with a 700 on a short goods.


Rob.

 

[GrahameH]

Rob,

A little bit of research at Steam Museum yesterday revealed this....



You'll definitely have to get another GW Pannier to take these chaps now !

G

 

[Peter Cross]

Why would one ever want a pannier tank?

 

[GrahameH]

Why would one ever want a pannier tank?

Each to their own Peter

A Pannier has never been offensive in my opinion

 

[Alan]

Agreed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Captain Kernow]

Why would one ever want a pannier tank?

There is only one reason why one could ever not want a pannier tank and that is if you already owned every model of every pannier tank that ever existed

 

[NHY 581]

My name is Rob and I like Panniers............7mm Panniers.......

 

[NHY 581]

And 4mm......

 

[Chris Klein]

I like Panniers.

 

[jonte]

And 4mm......View attachment 92060

A subtle workman-like, warm shade of grey, Rob.

I like it.

Jonte

 

[NHY 581]

Hi Jonte.

Alas I can take no credit for the finish. It carries a Bachmann factory weathering job which is one of the best RTR weathering jobs I have seen. All I did was add etched number plates from Mr Finney.

When I get around to it, I intend adding a few touches to it but for now it is fine.