Today on the WGLR

Mel - the Corpet looks wonderful on the mixed goods :) It makes me wish I was out in the garden rather than in work :( Great to see more evolution of the line, it's stock and it's traffic :)
 
That's the first time we've seen the cattle dock used in ages Mel. Well worth getting the beasts in there. Makes a stunning picture! :thumbup:
 
Excellent photo of the cattle market Mel.
Smell-O-Vision anyone? :)
 
The railway's really maturing again now Mel - looking great!

Looking forward to another visit, maybe next year when I'm mended.
 
A sneaky peeky of the next Fred wagon to enter the works. The bodywork is more of Fred's skilled work, I've fitted new solebars with Accucraft axle boxes bought from the Stafford show (Gareth ;) ), Accucraft wheels came from the Biffmeister if I remember rightly and the chopper couplings were given to me by a bloke in the G Scale Society.

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Trial runs have been very promising. Just got to make a removable roof (I hate roofs) and a bit of painting. It may even be ready in time for next week's market? :bigsmile::bigsmile:
 
The new rolling stock's looking good Mel; all credit to you for enhancing Fred's wonderful modelling!
I'm glad I'm not the only one who doesn't like making and fitting roofs
 
flyingsignalman said:
I'm glad I'm not the only one who doesn't like making and fitting roofs
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Yes Keith, bloomin orrible things. I even contemplated making it into an Irish style open cattle wagon, but I think it'll be worth going the extra mile. :bigsmile:
 
worth the effort mell:thumbup:
 
Blimey Mel, if you shift anymore livestock (and in such style) you will need a dockside. :admire:
Oops :@
 
Some may have seen the excellent article in Garden Rail a couple of months ago about renovating and modifying the old Triang lorries from the 1960's. I managed to pick one up from ebay, very badly battered and bent with a cab full of sand - it had obviously had a hard life, as most of the cheaper ones have.

So following the GR article, the lorry has had a full strip down and re-spray. I was particularly impressed with the tip for using Araldite to replace the headlights (which are almost always missing). Worked really well. The lorry didn't come with any form of bodywork (other than the cab), so I built a new flatbed out of real wood and painted with preservative.

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Meantime, the problem with scratch building and modifying rolling stock using stuff you have in the spares box ................

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........... every item of stock in this short train has a different make of coupling.

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Still, it's amazing what can be done with paper clips and short lengths of chain. If it works ........... well, it's not the end of the world. :bigsmile:
 
yb281 said:
........... every item of stock in this short train has a different make of coupling.



Still, it's amazing what can be done with paper clips and short lengths of chain.
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So is it any different to knotting sausages ? :rolf::rolf:
 
Rhinochugger said:
yb281 said:
........... every item of stock in this short train has a different make of coupling.



Still, it's amazing what can be done with paper clips and short lengths of chain.
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So is it any different to knotting sausages ? :rolf::rolf:
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Yes mate, you don't need a pair of pliers for sausage knotting. :thumbup::thumbup:
 
nice rebuild mell looks great from here:thumbup:
 
That lorry looks brilliant Mel as do all the builds you do , bugger bugger bugger :thumbup:
I think the wood back makes it look perfect :thumbup:
 
Another knotch on the belt of fine renovation and use of old kit. Your line continues to be just one of the nicest and nearest to 'real life' scenarios that I have seen in my little life. :clap:
 
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