beavercreek
Travel, Art, Theatre, Music, Photography, Trains
Superb as always Mel
Today on the WGLR
- Thread starter yb281
- Start date
A few things to catch up on.
First, last week we had a trip into Worcester where I was able to buy a small flock of the latest release by Schleich - the Shropshire sheep. Just the job for the Wetton Valley. These models are slightly smaller than the previous Schleich sheep, still a little on the large side for 1/22.5, but spot-on for 1/19th. Here they are posed in my Accucraft based W&L sheep wagon. I'll be getting some more of these.
Over the wet Easter weekend Staniz No.9 (Tom Pryce) was given a make-over. As well as a re-paint and heavy weathering with the airbrush, he got all new picks and skates, a wheel clean and lube job. He then went for a little trip to visit his cousin Otto in Ruritania where he spent an hour trundling around the indoor section on a running-in turn. Needless to say for a Stainz, he's running like a sewing machine.
With the weather improving over the last couple of days, I've managed to get the latest land grab started. If you look back at the latest trackplan in post 910, this is the plot in front of the shed labelled "under development 2012". I'm not the greatest fan of wooden edging, but this matches the existing railway in this half of the garden. I had also kept the two sections that used to edge the original (2008) Gooey station. I had to buy a couple more sections for this 3' x 7' plot, but all the rubble and soil that fills it have been saved from the recent garden work.
Unfortunately, I really should leave this for a couple of months before laying track as it's bound to sink. I'll spend the time listening to the voices in my head.
First, last week we had a trip into Worcester where I was able to buy a small flock of the latest release by Schleich - the Shropshire sheep. Just the job for the Wetton Valley. These models are slightly smaller than the previous Schleich sheep, still a little on the large side for 1/22.5, but spot-on for 1/19th. Here they are posed in my Accucraft based W&L sheep wagon. I'll be getting some more of these.
Over the wet Easter weekend Staniz No.9 (Tom Pryce) was given a make-over. As well as a re-paint and heavy weathering with the airbrush, he got all new picks and skates, a wheel clean and lube job. He then went for a little trip to visit his cousin Otto in Ruritania where he spent an hour trundling around the indoor section on a running-in turn. Needless to say for a Stainz, he's running like a sewing machine.
With the weather improving over the last couple of days, I've managed to get the latest land grab started. If you look back at the latest trackplan in post 910, this is the plot in front of the shed labelled "under development 2012". I'm not the greatest fan of wooden edging, but this matches the existing railway in this half of the garden. I had also kept the two sections that used to edge the original (2008) Gooey station. I had to buy a couple more sections for this 3' x 7' plot, but all the rubble and soil that fills it have been saved from the recent garden work.
Unfortunately, I really should leave this for a couple of months before laying track as it's bound to sink. I'll spend the time listening to the voices in my head.
flyingsignalman
Narrow Gauge railways, Garden railways, Signalling
Hi Mel, been following all your recent work with interest; it's looking good, very good.
I should have listened to the voices in your head as I'm still suffering bluebells, dafodills and subsidence but patience is not my middle name! The good weather has, however, seen me starting to tackle all three problems
I should have listened to the voices in your head as I'm still suffering bluebells, dafodills and subsidence but patience is not my middle name! The good weather has, however, seen me starting to tackle all three problems
I bought a load of stuff from the Trenarren Models stand at the excellent Stafford show to populate the goods interchange.
http://trenarrenmodels.co.uk/
Things are starting to look very busy.
I also bought a Preiser model of a luggage trolley. Typically Preiser, this was a bit pricey (nearly 11 quid!) and the fact that they print the assembly instructions on the inside of the box can be a pain - especially when a vital drawing of the rear axle is printed right on a seam!! :wits: . Anyhoo, it turned out OK when painted up with Trenarren newspaper bundles on it, exactly what I had in mind when I built the newspaper/parcels van.
When I saw the photo on the box, I thought it had the look of a Brute type of trolley, but having built it, it reminds me more of an old fashioned hospital bed on wheels.
I've still got another British type trolley to build.
Also, I bought some little enamel signs from Back2Bay6 to brighten up the far end of the platform up a bit.
http://trenarrenmodels.co.uk/
Things are starting to look very busy.
I also bought a Preiser model of a luggage trolley. Typically Preiser, this was a bit pricey (nearly 11 quid!) and the fact that they print the assembly instructions on the inside of the box can be a pain - especially when a vital drawing of the rear axle is printed right on a seam!! :wits: . Anyhoo, it turned out OK when painted up with Trenarren newspaper bundles on it, exactly what I had in mind when I built the newspaper/parcels van.
When I saw the photo on the box, I thought it had the look of a Brute type of trolley, but having built it, it reminds me more of an old fashioned hospital bed on wheels.
I've still got another British type trolley to build. Also, I bought some little enamel signs from Back2Bay6 to brighten up the far end of the platform up a bit.
Gizzy
A gentleman, a scholar, and a railway modeller....
yb281 said:Irresistible mate.Gizzy said:How does a Welsh farmer find his sheep in long grass Mel....yb281 said:
That reminds me, I bought a couple more of the blonde ones from Stafford. The sheep wagon is fully loaded now.
Blonde sheep?
They must be reeeally dimbo....
Thanks John, Steve and Steph. I really wish I could do the sort of detailing that you do Steph, but I'm not sure that it would stand up to being in the garden. All a compromise I suppose. 
It's turned out to be a nice sunny afternoon here and seeing how sorting the goods out seemed to be the order of the day, I thought it was time that No.2 got to stretch her legs with the pick-up goods.
It's turned out to be a nice sunny afternoon here and seeing how sorting the goods out seemed to be the order of the day, I thought it was time that No.2 got to stretch her legs with the pick-up goods.
jameshilton
Registered
Wonderful photos Mel - the 6th one has to be my favourite, that moss combined with the flowers - beautiful, the garden at it's best with some well modelled, charismatic stock too boot!
Don Gilham
Model railways, Photography, anything lazy
Cracking picture, saw it on FB and loved it 
I've been turning my attention to my tram locos and their trains recently, a lot of inspiration coming from Nigel's excellent pictures of the Glyn Valley Tramway past and present, and the subsequent conversations we've had on mixed trains and brake vehicles. I've always had it in my head that mixed trains had the coaches at the front with the goods stock and a brake van at the rear, but I now know that this was often not the case. Before explaining what I've been doing, I'll just re-cap on the history of the Wetton Valley trams.
When the WGLR was being planned (completed in 1900), an alternative line was being suggested linking the Cambrian Kerry branch to a nearby canal basin at ????? (name to be decided). The supporters of this scheme fell short of the required budget, but came to an agreement with the WGLR to run it's line from the Gooey terminus, where the two railways would share running rights, to a junction on the east side of Gooey where the canal branch would wander of in it's own direction. As the most convenient route for this branchline followed the line of an existing road for much of it's length, it would be classed as a tramway - the Gooey Interchange Tramway. I am currently in the early stages of adding at least part of this tramway to my garden railway.
Anyhoo, back to tram formations. I came up with the idea that the GIT would not just have a goods brakevan, but it would have a slightly quirky combined passenger coach / brakevan for use on all trains. The idea is that this was used on all trains, but passenger accommodation proved inadequate in the early days (especially on market days) and was supplemented by a Glyn Valley inspired coach. Searching through the various coach kit manufacturers, I came upon the very thing for the brake on the Andel website (the GVT coach I already had is Andel) so to cut a long story short, I bought one off Andy at the recent Stafford show.
It's listed as a first / brake tourist coach, but the GIT doesn't bother itself with stuff like 1st class. The seating arrangement is suitably tram like with one bench seat across the end and a pair of inward facing seats between the doors and the partition to the guard's compartment. These resin kits are really enjoyable to build, but I always seem to have problems with the resin roofs. This one has had the submerging in boiling water treatment, but is still not right. If you look at photos of a lot of Irish stock, it's actually quite prototypical, so I'll see how I get on with it and it may be replaced by a scratch-built one.
I've still got a few jobs to do including painting the lamp irons and safety chains etc., plus I need to source a brake capstan for the guard.
Here we see a GIT service in BR days, but before the stock was re-painted (they probably never bothered?).
When the WGLR was being planned (completed in 1900), an alternative line was being suggested linking the Cambrian Kerry branch to a nearby canal basin at ????? (name to be decided). The supporters of this scheme fell short of the required budget, but came to an agreement with the WGLR to run it's line from the Gooey terminus, where the two railways would share running rights, to a junction on the east side of Gooey where the canal branch would wander of in it's own direction. As the most convenient route for this branchline followed the line of an existing road for much of it's length, it would be classed as a tramway - the Gooey Interchange Tramway. I am currently in the early stages of adding at least part of this tramway to my garden railway.
Anyhoo, back to tram formations. I came up with the idea that the GIT would not just have a goods brakevan, but it would have a slightly quirky combined passenger coach / brakevan for use on all trains. The idea is that this was used on all trains, but passenger accommodation proved inadequate in the early days (especially on market days) and was supplemented by a Glyn Valley inspired coach. Searching through the various coach kit manufacturers, I came upon the very thing for the brake on the Andel website (the GVT coach I already had is Andel) so to cut a long story short, I bought one off Andy at the recent Stafford show.
It's listed as a first / brake tourist coach, but the GIT doesn't bother itself with stuff like 1st class. The seating arrangement is suitably tram like with one bench seat across the end and a pair of inward facing seats between the doors and the partition to the guard's compartment. These resin kits are really enjoyable to build, but I always seem to have problems with the resin roofs. This one has had the submerging in boiling water treatment, but is still not right. If you look at photos of a lot of Irish stock, it's actually quite prototypical, so I'll see how I get on with it and it may be replaced by a scratch-built one.
I've still got a few jobs to do including painting the lamp irons and safety chains etc., plus I need to source a brake capstan for the guard.
Here we see a GIT service in BR days, but before the stock was re-painted (they probably never bothered?).