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Post by paullad1984 » Sat Mar 23, 2013 10:36 am

why not use a rowlands mix, put a little peat in the cement when mixing and it should grow a nice mossy growth after a wee while.
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Post by Narrow Minded » Sat Mar 23, 2013 10:39 am

The Rowlands Mix would make it too porous, it would soak up the water and either crumble straight away, or not survive the first frost.
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Post by Dr. Bond of the DVLR » Wed Mar 27, 2013 8:43 pm

Planted some trees along the top road as a scenic break
(You might have to imagine the road in)
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Got a 6 pack of saxifrage as well - Will make a nice meadow or in the very least cover up some of the mud!
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Bit of a work in progress but this is going to be a ploughed field so I can recreate the photo from the Mid Suffolk Light Railway.
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Post by Lner fan Sam » Thu Mar 28, 2013 9:53 pm

Looks good Zach!
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Post by Dr. Bond of the DVLR » Wed Apr 03, 2013 7:55 pm

I've been a little busy, door mat was cut to shape to fit the contours and a fence built from some scrap wood found in a skip sawn to size and drilled then soaked in wood preserver. Each post has 6 inches of coat hanger wire anchoring it into the soil (Thanks to Narrow Minded for that tip) Garden wire is then threaded through the lot of them. Its a very fiddly process to get them all in position, upright (ish) with the wire not too wobbly. I think with the tractor in place there is a vague resemblance with the Middy photo.
River Butley on the way out to Aldeburgh with a mixed comprising a 4 wheel 1st/3rd composite, an empty vinegar tanker and a gaurds van
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And on the return journey with the 1st/3rd composite, a cattle wagon for Woodbridge Market and a guards van again.
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Still a lot to do here including the retaining walls under the bridge, the bridge itself and bedding in the carpet field, the road needs relaying and the track needs sweeping off back to the ballast although I suspect a re-ballast is in order.
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Post by pauly » Thu Apr 04, 2013 7:31 am

have you considered giving the carpet a brush over with watery brown paint? just enough to hide the blue fibers but not give the whole thing a uniform solid brown colour
A steam propelled life-style.
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Post by Dr. Bond of the DVLR » Mon May 06, 2013 10:20 pm

Maybe, I'll see how it weathers down.
With traffic on the Coprolite Branch increasing and Nos 1,2 and 3 requiring increasing maintenance the time has come for a new loco for the DVLR.

What will DVLR No. 4 "River Tang" be I wonder...
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Post by laurence703 » Tue May 07, 2013 8:15 pm

I'm going to guess that it could be one of the following :
Accucraft
Edrig,
Caradoc,
mortimer,
Roundhouse
millie,
bertie,
sammie,
Regner
vincent,
Willie,
Chaloner,
Mamod
Mk2,
Mk1,
Brunel,

Or something else :P
No one expects the SPANISH ACQUISITION!!!
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Post by Narrow Minded » Tue May 07, 2013 8:21 pm

"River Tang" - something fruity? ;)
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Post by Sir haydn » Tue May 07, 2013 8:28 pm

A forum project loco?
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Post by Dr. Bond of the DVLR » Tue May 07, 2013 9:06 pm

Sadly not a forum project loco, that's a very long term plan.
I already have a roundhouse, an Accucraft and a regner.
Its something not by the above manufacturers and it has a different valve gear/ cylinder layout to my current locomotives
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Post by DolwyddelanLightRail » Tue May 07, 2013 9:52 pm

Mr. Bond of the DVLR:83178 wrote:Sadly not a forum project loco, that's a very long term plan.
I already have a roundhouse, an Accucraft and a regner.
Its something not by the above manufacturers and it has a different valve gear/ cylinder layout to my current locomotives

It's Dolmur Goch! :lol:



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Post by pauly » Tue May 07, 2013 11:07 pm

gotta be a RWM Janet!

perfectly sized loco for your line ;)
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Post by dougrail » Tue May 07, 2013 11:21 pm

An RWM Janet - yes, t'would be perfect :)

And guess what? Roy supplies them in blue. And in 45mm.

Go on, y'know you want to...;)
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Post by Peter L » Wed May 08, 2013 12:30 am

Coal fired NGG-16 :lol:
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Post by Dr. Bond of the DVLR » Wed May 08, 2013 2:29 pm

It isn't a Janet. and it won't be an NGG garret. It is, I can reveal an 0-4-0.
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Post by dougrail » Wed May 08, 2013 2:42 pm

Bertie or a Ragleth then....
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Post by Lner fan Sam » Wed May 08, 2013 2:48 pm

Victory?
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Post by DolwyddelanLightRail » Wed May 08, 2013 2:49 pm

De-winton?
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Post by Dr. Bond of the DVLR » Wed May 08, 2013 2:56 pm

nope nope nope and nope. Another clue - I never spend more than 500 pounds on a loco...
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