The Westwood & Loscoe Light Railway

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Narrow Minded

Post by Narrow Minded » Fri Feb 08, 2013 5:36 pm

The Quarry Branch "scooter"

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Lner fan Sam

Post by Lner fan Sam » Fri Feb 08, 2013 6:43 pm

Very atmospheric Greg.what kit is the wagon,I like it very much.

Peter L

Post by Peter L » Fri Feb 08, 2013 7:43 pm

I think that is the Swift Sixteen flat

Narrow Minded

Post by Narrow Minded » Fri Feb 08, 2013 7:50 pm

Peter L:80169 wrote:I think that is the Swift Sixteen flat
That's correct.

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Post by Gremlin » Fri Feb 08, 2013 8:47 pm

all looks very nice, I do like the Swift16 stuff

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Post by Chris Cairns » Sun Feb 10, 2013 12:30 pm

Greg,

Your use of tools, etc. to improve the looks of locos & rolling stock has been an inspiration, but most of my tools, etc. have come unpainted so it takes an age to get them primed up then painted.

Looks like a nicely moulded kit.

Chris Cairns.

DLRdan

Post by DLRdan » Sun Feb 10, 2013 3:53 pm

Looking great as always Greg

Narrow Minded

Post by Narrow Minded » Sun Feb 10, 2013 6:50 pm

Thanks again for the encouraging compliments guys :D

Chris, painting up the tools etc can seem a bit "fiddly" but I reckon the results are well worth the effort. (In my own case, I'm used to painting up wargames figures and accessories, so this 1/19th stuff is HUGE! ;) )

On the subject of paint - here's Sir Haydn's latest piece of artistry :D
W&LLR No.2 The Countess now sporting Cambrian style livery as part of the W&LLR tribute to 50 years in preservation;

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She now compliments No.1 The Earl :thumbleft:

Lner fan Sam

Post by Lner fan Sam » Sun Feb 10, 2013 7:10 pm

very nice tribute there Greg, looks very smart.

Sir haydn

Post by Sir haydn » Sun Feb 10, 2013 8:15 pm

Looking good, time for a W&LLR double header?

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Post by Narrow Minded » Sun Feb 10, 2013 9:14 pm

Sir haydn:80214 wrote:Looking good, time for a W&LLR double header?
Methinks so! :D

Many thanks again for a first class job Matt, do you realise you've now done all the Westwood & Loscoe LR steam loco's?! ;)

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Post by Narrow Minded » Tue Feb 19, 2013 10:37 pm

I hate loose ends, so especially for Laurence (and anyone remotely interested,) here's the Lister in action after its restoration;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOBERfNS ... e=youtu.be

You'll be able to see further stuff from the W&LLR, including the follow-up video via my website or elsewhere :cya:

Lner fan Sam

Post by Lner fan Sam » Tue Feb 19, 2013 10:49 pm

Hehehe love the vid Greg, what was wrong with the little lister?

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Post by Chris Cairns » Wed Feb 20, 2013 3:01 pm

You've done very well to get an authentic diesel sound generator within that loco!

Chris Cairns.

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Post by Narrow Minded » Thu Apr 18, 2013 1:46 pm

For anyone who'd like to see, here's the latest from the W&LLR; http://wllr.webs.com/wllrnewsletter.htm

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Post by hussra » Thu Apr 18, 2013 6:16 pm

Very nice - the tip can indeed be a great place for acquiring stuff. £20 for the other bits sounds like a very good deal.
Richard Huss
in sunny Solihull

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Post by Narrow Minded » Thu Apr 18, 2013 7:21 pm

Thanks Richard :D
hussra:82358 wrote:£20 for the other bits sounds like a very good deal.
Especially compared to "Garden" or "Aquatic" centre prices!!!
(Though I must admit that the [FREE] advice on what I needed was great from the above! ;) )

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Post by Dr. Bond of the DVLR » Thu Apr 18, 2013 7:34 pm

Really? I was told by a garden center person that I could join pond liner with celotape for a water tight join...
The area looks super, I can see this being one of those photo spots when things green over a bit.
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The railway which people forgot
(to build)

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Post by Narrow Minded » Tue Apr 23, 2013 10:20 am

How it all began - 20 YEARS AGO! :shock:

I found these old photo's from my first garden railway, the Woodside Light Railway, well before I owned a digital camera so here are the scans...... now I feel old! :lol:

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Post by Keith S » Tue Apr 23, 2013 1:52 pm

Wow. Things have come a long way since then!

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