The Sheep Chronicles. A Sheep dips his hooves in various bucolic backwaters.

[NHY 581]

Morning all,

Something of a modelling hiatus hereabouts as Ewe is prepped for a trip "down the road" to the Penarth show this coming weekend.

After that, there's a gap until it's outings in September.

One of these is here......



WHEN: Friday 27th and Saturday 28th September 2024, 10am – 4:30pm

WHERE: The Market Hall, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8LW
5 minutes walk from Maidstone West Railway Station.
Ample parking is available at the nearby (pay at machine or via RingGo app).
The Market Hall is a wheelchair-friendly venue.

It's a bit of a step for me from Welsh Wales but it does look like being rather good fun.

Rob

 

[Heather Kay]

Ooh. Now, that’s about as local as it gets for me.

Hopefully, Best Beloved will be strong enough we might be able to pop over the hill and visit.

 

[NHY 581]

Ooh. Now, that’s about as local as it gets for me.

Hopefully, Best Beloved will be strong enough we might be able to pop over the hill and visit.

Be good to see you H. I'll get the kettle on..........

 

[Simon H]

All things being equal we'll have moved by then, in which case it'll be nearly as big a trip for me as it is for you.
I went to a show (different organiser) in the Market Hall over the new year period, it's a nice venue and pretty convenient for public transport, but I remember the lighting not being great...very yellow with no external windows, though ISTR your layouts being well lit, so I'm sure it'll be fine. There was a live steam layout there at the other show and it got pretty fumey, hopefully this won't be the case in September.
Hope all goes well,
Simon.

 

[NHY 581]

Evening all,

It's been a bit quiet on Sheep Dip as of late but tonight has seen a bit of playing.....ahem.....operating going on.


What is likely to be the first of the new Dapol Hawthorn Leslie 0.4.0STs has landed.



I give you, Spider.









First impressions are that he is very well detailed, has an excellent level of finish and runs very nicely straight out of the box.



More to follow but very impressed. In fact, having bought a few RTR locos over the last twelve months this could well be the one I'm most satisfied with.



Rob.

 

[NHY 581]

And then you read the instructions and find out that the roof is held on by magnets......

 

[Rob R]

And then you read the instructions and find out that the roof is held on by magnets......

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Is that not the 7mm version?