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Re: The Potters Orchid Railway

Post by Hydrostatic Dazza » Tue Apr 27, 2021 9:45 pm

Andrew from Brandbright has replied, a relief for me as 4 weeks have gone by after my considerable payment
My kits depart the UK this week.
I do wish him good health and a smooth process finding a new owner for the business.
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Re: The Potters Orchid Railway

Post by Mike Griff » Sun Aug 22, 2021 9:15 am

Hi Dazza,
Just read through the thread, absolutely stunning, the atmosphere around the build and your life view brings on a big smile, thankyou, Mike

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Post by Hydrostatic Dazza » Sun Aug 22, 2021 9:56 pm

Mike Griff wrote: Sun Aug 22, 2021 9:15 am Hi Dazza,
Just read through the thread, absolutely stunning, the atmosphere around the build and your life view brings on a big smile, thankyou, Mike

Thanks, my secret is Mary Ann (MAM) , she is the voice that says "do it" :-) Sharing is fun as well.
Later I may add more photos and stories but life is full, soon maybe, soon.
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Re: The Potters Orchid Railway

Post by ge_rik » Mon Aug 23, 2021 8:24 am

Good to hear from you Dazza. I was wondering how the Potters Orchid was faring.

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Re: The Potters Orchid Railway

Post by Hydrostatic Dazza » Mon Aug 23, 2021 10:08 pm

ge_rik wrote: Mon Aug 23, 2021 8:24 am Good to hear from you Dazza. I was wondering how the Potters Orchid was faring.

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Rik, all is good at the POR,we have some friends coming over this weekend for some running, but no progress at all on the railway, time is being devoted to loco build in the Red Room.
I will put some pics up again but Flickr have made it harder.
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Re: The Potters Orchid Railway

Post by philipy » Tue Aug 24, 2021 6:15 am

Hydrostatic Dazza wrote: Mon Aug 23, 2021 10:08 pm
I will put some pics up again but Flickr have made it harder.[/color][/b]
Dazza,
Just in case you missed the announcement, a little while ago we were able to increase the picture file limit up to 6 per post, if that makes things any easier for you?
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Post by Hydrostatic Dazza » Tue Aug 24, 2021 8:43 pm

philipy wrote: Tue Aug 24, 2021 6:15 am
Hydrostatic Dazza wrote: Mon Aug 23, 2021 10:08 pm
I will put some pics up again but Flickr have made it harder.[/color][/b]
Dazza,
Just in case you missed the announcement, a little while ago we were able to increase the picture file limit up to 6 per post, if that makes things any easier for you?
No problem there, it is the transfer of the pics from my Flickr site to appear on the forum that is the problem. Flickr have recently changed things to make it harder to do this. There is a way but I have lost it.
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Re: The Potters Orchid Railway

Post by Hydrostatic Dazza » Wed Aug 25, 2021 4:31 am

Dazza got a birthday present. He also has a Slomo mech to go into a wagon to couple up to it. Must have Slomo goodness in his life.

ImageIMG_6145 by Darrell McCulloch, on Flickr

MAM built a guards van, her first ever kit. Gave it some weathering.


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Double headed with all we had available to hang on the hook


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It will be 2022 or maybe 2023 before Potters Junction is scenic ed, meanwhile it has weed mate and 20mm Sunset stone. One day...
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Cheers from Dazza, The Hydrostatic Lubricator 8)
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Re: The Potters Orchid Railway

Post by FWLR » Wed Aug 25, 2021 8:55 am

Wow Dazza, what a birthday present you got. :thumbright:

I love MAM's guard van. She has done a really fantastic job on the weathering. I especially like the lamp. Now that is one heck of a brilliant job. :salute:

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Re: The Potters Orchid Railway

Post by Peter Butler » Wed Aug 25, 2021 10:42 am

Lucky man Dazza, and a belated Happy Birthday! What a gorgeous locomotive and a most impressive guard's van. It looks as though it has worked hard all of its life.
Your celebratory meal looks inviting too..... just the correct ratio of wine to food for two.
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Post by ge_rik » Wed Aug 25, 2021 11:45 am

Many happy returns.
Are the plates some of MAMs pottery?

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Post by Hydrostatic Dazza » Wed Aug 25, 2021 9:39 pm

ge_rik wrote: Wed Aug 25, 2021 11:45 am Many happy returns.
Are the plates some of MAMs pottery?

Rik
Yes, all those plates and serving platter are from "Potters Junction"
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Post by Hydrostatic Dazza » Wed Aug 25, 2021 9:40 pm

Peter Butler wrote: Wed Aug 25, 2021 10:42 am Lucky man Dazza, and a belated Happy Birthday! What a gorgeous locomotive and a most impressive guard's van. It looks as though it has worked hard all of its life.
Your celebratory meal looks inviting too..... just the correct ratio of wine to food for two.
:lol:
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Post by Hydrostatic Dazza » Wed Aug 25, 2021 9:41 pm

FWLR wrote: Wed Aug 25, 2021 8:55 am Wow Dazza, what a birthday present you got. :thumbright:

I love MAM's guard van. She has done a really fantastic job on the weathering. I especially like the lamp. Now that is one heck of a brilliant job. :salute:
I will pass that on, she will blush
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Post by Hydrostatic Dazza » Mon Aug 30, 2021 8:41 pm

Saturday arvo, wine, snacks and a few regulars and a new visitor
ImageIMG_6337 by Darrell McCulloch, on Flickr

Then it is was a roast dinner and yarns with a decent dose of merriment

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Then signals, loco and guard's van lamps are lit and the evening run was under way. A triple header was set up and run.

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Finished up around midnight and then we crawled into our fart sacks
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Post by Hydrostatic Dazza » Mon Aug 30, 2021 8:53 pm

Sunday morning there was a Cooked Breakfast for the ones who stayed at the Potters Orchid Railway's B&B above the railway's Red Room Locomotive works shop. A plan was hatched Sunday after the breakfast feast.

Four Roundhouse Locos lined up, three with Slomo mechs, what is about to happen ?


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The Hands of God shunt every thing on wheels into one string.

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Drivers fussing over their Locos

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Start the indoctrination of Live and Real Steam early.

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Post by Hydrostatic Dazza » Mon Aug 30, 2021 9:04 pm

Whistle out of the shed road and out to Potters Junction loop and then back onto the waiting string in the platform road.

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The lead loco has the staff, the guard gives right of way, whistle pops (two locos have whistles) and all four drivers ease open their regulators and the train walks smoothly out of Potters Junction into the section to Orchid House Loop.
How long do you think this string is ? For the answer read on.


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Arriving at Orchid House Loop. There were doubters who expressed their fears that the guards van will be chopped off by the locos, but Captain Plod was cool.

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Captain Plod's confidence was confirmed.


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Post by Hydrostatic Dazza » Mon Aug 30, 2021 9:12 pm

Slomo joy, realistic speed, all with the regulators just cracked open and the locos walked its way around the railway, a few adjustments to the regulators to catch some slips. The rails were also well oiled as usual to reduce wheel set drag on the curves. Do not debate this with Captain Plod, it truly works well and has been well testet.

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Re: The Potters Orchid Railway

Post by philipy » Mon Aug 30, 2021 9:14 pm

Just brilliant Dazza, well done all.
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