Vale of Fairway

[bazzer42]

Thanks Rik, think I will give that a go. Given I didn't plan ahead (not a first!) Would I get acceptable sound with a few holes in the footplate under the bonnet??

[bazzer42]

When I fall in love, it will be forever... found this barn in the next village complete with oil/diesel tank. If that side extension was a lean to with a track in it, it would be perfect, in my simple eyes. The next build has to be homage to this beauty.

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[ge_rik]

Thanks Rik, think I will give that a go. Given I didn't plan ahead (not a first!) Would I get acceptable sound with a few holes in the footplate under the bonnet??

I'd have thought so. I tend to fix them to the underside of the cab roof - amazing how the eye ignores them - but plenty of room for the sound to escape. (No good for an open cab loco though, so on my half-cab Black Hawthorn, I put it behind the firebox door and made the door openable )

Rik

[Peter Butler]

When I fall in love, it will be forever... found this barn in the next village complete with oil/diesel tank. If that side extension was a lean to with a track in it, it would be perfect, in my simple eyes. The next build has to be homage to this beauty.
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.....and why not?
Whatever style or period of construction you like, there is a prototype out there somewhere.

[philipy]

Will you build it with the same lean to the right, or level it up?

Seriously, although I can see the attraction of the brick building for an industrial type setting, its the earlier stone one that catches my eye. However as, Peter said, whatever takes your fancy....

[FWLR]

That would be a superb build Derek, it will look brilliant when you have finished it we are sure.

[tom_tom_go]

Go for it Derek, that's my kind of lineside building.

[bazzer42]

A climbing frame project got in the way of railway time this weekend but managed 10 minutes of poor running that led me to decide I need to manage the level of under growth and hidden ballast movement. No real maintenance so far this year so who's to blame? A few shots of parked in the yard on a sunny Sunday.

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[tom_tom_go]

The undergrowth looks brilliant though so don't hack it back too much.

[FWLR]

Never fail to love your line Derek. Love the undergrowth too.

[bazzer42]

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Ted and Nipper stop unloading new packing crates to pose on the new loading dock.

A bit of treated pine, some hardwood chair posts and some steel tig rods that should rust. The dock serves the business end of the big house that is off scene in the neighbours garden. I finally found a use for the small nail gun I bought a few years back, spitting nails becomes addictive. Final height will go up with ballast.

[bazzer42]

Testing clearances after ballasting it seemed a shame not to take a picture. The sharp curve to the left goes to a sand works or some sort of works that needs tippers and a rusty hopper to load'em

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[ge_rik]

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Ted and Nipper stop unloading new packing crates to pose on the new loading dock.

A bit of treated pine, some hardwood chair posts and some steel tig rods that should rust. The dock serves the business end of the big house that is off scene in the neighbours garden. I finally found a use for the small nail gun I bought a few years back, spitting nails becomes addictive. Final height will go up with ballast.

Really like those packing cases. Are they your own design?

Rik

[bazzer42]

Not my design I'm afraid. Dolls house 1/12 so slightly overcame but ok for me. I'm slowly cutting handles in the ends, adding weathering and Fairway Estate lettering with a cheap john Bull type printing set.

When I feel a little flush I top up with dolls house bits and add some crates to the order. This time it was Nipper, a thermos, a scythe and some tools.

[FWLR]

Love your’e Loading Dock Derek, it doe’s look robust. And it will soon look weathered near that greenery.

Who cares if the packing case’s look oversize, they still work for me, has does Nipper, brilliant little addition mate. :thumb right:

Just wish I could get back to doing something myself, but there is stuff all over the new house….

[bazzer42]

Not my design I'm afraid. Dolls house 1/12 so slightly overscale but ok for me. I'm slowly cutting handles in the ends, adding weathering and Fairway Estate lettering with a cheap john Bull type printing set.

When I feel a little flush I top up with dolls house bits and add some crates to the order. This time it was Nipper, a thermos, a scythe and some tools.

[tom_tom_go]

I love the look of your railway, it's setting with all the planting and rocks creates the illusion of a working line very well.

[bazzer42]

A few shots of the new gate installed by Timmy this afternoon. He built the hinges by wrapping brass strip around a tig rod and soldering the tails. Hooks in the post from bent aluminium tig rod. The gate could do with some strapping at some point.
I'm a bit concerned about the slight upward lift of the rails but my circus.....

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[bazzer42]

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I also fitted the door to the shed at end of the line. My door suffers from inslidability (that confused spellchecker) due to bowing and I may, may, replace it with a steel door one day not soon. I also gave the roof a sprinkle of filings to see what muvva nature can do.

The siding and general mess in the second picture is the next job on the to do list.

[tom_tom_go]

Bake bean cans roof will rust well outside but if you don't want it to go too rusty wait until it goes the colour you want and then lacquer the crap out of it.