Sherwood Oaks Light Railway

hussra · Post by **hussra** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 2:09 pm

Sir haydn:54454 wrote:Dolgoch is the next loco to make but we will be using a Different chassis for that as using the roundhouse one is a little expensive.

Still using the RH Taliesin cylinders?

How about turning the RH inside motion inside out and doing a sort of Fletcher's Patent simplified Walschaerts driven off the front axle?!

NB this is not a serious suggestion!

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 7:55 pm

Just to prove no progress is still progress, The plants have been growing.

taliesin001 · Post by **taliesin001** » Tue Jun 28, 2011 8:11 pm

Some very nice pictures. I always like to see how lines mature

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 12:40 am

Looking great! You've made a really excellent choice of plants for ground cover - I reckon I'm gonna have to give up on the "Babies Tears" (it just doesn't seem to want to spread) and follow your planting tips

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 7:03 pm

Today West Dunkley got a new platform

The level crossings got their infill which makes getting the garden waste bin out alot easier and prevents damage to the track a little more

The step to the green house also got faced with some concrete

While the tile cutter was out I made a little slate fencing

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 6:13 am

Looks like you've been busy

That short square post behind the Dunkley station sign is crying out to be "clad" in some (ex-bean tin) corrugated iron to make it look like a shed / lamp room!

hussra · Post by **hussra** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 7:28 am

Narrow Minded:55420 wrote:Looking great! You've made a really excellent choice of plants for ground cover - I reckon I'm gonna have to give up on the "Babies Tears" (it just doesn't seem to want to spread) and follow your planting tips

Indeed - would be interested if someone could run through what some of the plants are?

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 7:53 pm

Another building sits in place. I have now got to the point where i am going to do more with this area. I may tarmac a road in with a fence between the road and railway

bessytractor · Post by **bessytractor** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 12:02 pm

looks fantastic! That is one dead mamod in the last pictures

hussra · Post by **hussra** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 11:01 am

Sir haydn:56132 wrote:

Really like this - I take it they are from Cain Howley? Any comments on how you go about painting these buildings, and do you do any surface preparation beforehand?

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 11:33 am

No prep other that an all over coat of matt yacht varnish.

Roof, paint in all over satin black then bush in some humbrol matt steel grey.

For the slate walls, take the bottom of a milk bottle, in each corner pour a pool of matt slate grey, matt black, matt steel grey and matt light brown. grab a sponge and dab the paint on leaving the mortar corses showing the conny through. dab at alternate colours but keep going back to the slate grey.

Then pick out the windows in what ever colour you like. I do the glass in a gloss light grey

hussra · Post by **hussra** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 1:24 pm

Sir haydn:56225 wrote:No prep other that an all over coat of matt yacht varnish.

Roof, paint in all over satin black then bush in some humbrol matt steel grey.

[snip]

Thanks, that's really helpful - these are all acrylic paints, are they? (Sorry, painting has never really been my strong point.)

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 1:35 pm

Humbrol enamels

hussra · Post by **hussra** » Wed Jul 13, 2011 2:13 pm

Sir haydn:56229 wrote:Humbrol enamels

Thanks - local model shop is closed on Wednesdays, will take a look tomorrow.

Keith&Joanna:56231 wrote:Any reason you paint the Windows as aposed to leaving them see through glass Matt ?

They're concrete!

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 5:22 pm

Today the SOLR's new loco was put into service. A bit of shunting was done and a few photos were taken.

hussra · Post by **hussra** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 6:38 pm

Sir haydn:56286 wrote:

Yummm - very nicely proportioned with the Corris & TR stock. I like small engines.

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 6:19 pm

Today I went to the Telford show and came back with 2 more buildings!
The shed needs a proper conny base casting, but its in its rough position

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Sun Jul 17, 2011 6:36 pm

I've gotta say, that's an absolute gem of an engine shed! Love it!

George · Post by **George** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 1:24 pm

loving the engine shed

Steven.T · Post by **Steven.T** » Mon Jul 18, 2011 4:57 pm

I like the church! Would look even better with a bit of lush grass around it!
Ste

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