Amberwood light Railway

Maple · Post by **Maple** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 12:19 pm

agreed alan, i can make out the odd word, also that clipping was written the year after i was born!

IrishPeter · Post by **IrishPeter** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 4:44 pm

That wasn't too horrible, but then I am used to dialect. Certainly no trip up words like yat, teem, sile, or barf.

Peter in AZ

Lonsdaler · Post by **Lonsdaler** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 5:14 pm

Peter Butler:112959 wrote:When my colleagues and I were building the 16mm exhibition layout, but before it went out on the circuit, somehow the local press got to hear about it and sent their 'roving reporter'. His name was Harry Harrison, and a very nice old boy he was too! His regular piece in the 'Black Country Bugle' was to report local interest activities written (as best he could manage) in the typical dialect of the area. This was the Walsall/Wednesbury side of the Black Country which did vary slightly from the Dudley area dialect.
There is still some dispute as to how the area got its name and which local towns are included but there is no doubt the above named are in there!
I have copied a small section of his article to show how this was written and leave it to you to make every effort to try to understand the meaning. Unless you have some idea of the 'twang' it still won't become clear as to how it sounds but at least you can get the feel.
The report was written in 1988.......

Love it!

Should we provide an English translation Peter, or shall we leave them in a tiswas??

Peter Butler · Post by **Peter Butler** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 7:05 pm

Phil, lets gee um sum toime ta baffle it aart. Its onnie roite ta lettum so so we cun avva loff learta. Bostin fun ay it?

IrishPeter · Post by **IrishPeter** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 7:12 pm

A just hope they've got t'gorm t'realise wi' jus' laiking abaht wi' 'em!

Peter in AZ

MDLR · Post by **MDLR** » Tue Aug 25, 2015 9:58 pm

Meks perfect sense....................... (but then grandmother came from Brum, which is NOT the same, but near).

Lonsdaler · Post by **Lonsdaler** » Wed Aug 26, 2015 11:37 am

A! Oi doh think it's roight proper t' go clackin n bletherin o'er this chep Maples thread. Bostin' railway Maple - sorry fur thu blether.

Maple · Post by **Maple** » Wed Aug 26, 2015 11:45 am

'Dorsert born and bread, strong in arm and good in bed' is the local saying down this way.

More progress on the engine shed, just need to carve the other two walls and plaster the inside, then it well be a good coot of wet root hardener to weather proof it. It will have a slate roof, not sure how to make that yet, open to ideas that are as cheap as possible for being outside all year.

Post by **Andrew** » Wed Aug 26, 2015 3:02 pm

Like the shed!

Try Peter Butler's thread for ideas on cheap but effective slate roofs - I'm thinking of using the same technique when I get round to needing one...

Cheers,

Andrew.

Peter Butler · Post by **Peter Butler** » Wed Aug 26, 2015 4:26 pm

Maple, I really like your stonework..... looks like Das or similar air clay?
As for the slate roof, I used High Impact Polystyrene from Homecrafts.co.uk (just enter that and it should show up). I buy all of my sheet material from them as it is much cheaper in large sheets, 915x610mm, and available in black, white and many colours, in 1, 1.5, amd 2mm thicknesses. Delivery is very reasonably priced, well packed and fast!
One 1mm black sheet should be big enough to cover your roof and would cost only £3.25 (+p&p).
I hope this helps.

Lonsdaler · Post by **Lonsdaler** » Wed Aug 26, 2015 4:35 pm

Peter Butler:113007 wrote: As for the slate roof, I used High Impact Polystyrene from Homecrafts.co.uk (just enter that and it should show up). I buy all of my sheet material from them as it is much cheaper in large sheets, 915x610mm, and available in black, white and many colours, in 1, 1.5, amd 2mm thicknesses. Delivery is very reasonably priced, well packed and fast!
One 1mm black sheet should be big enough to cover your roof and would cost only £3.25 (+p&p).
I hope this helps.

Damn! That's good value. Bookmarked for future reference
Maple - very nice engine shed - care to explain how you got the stone effect? please?

Maple · Post by **Maple** » Wed Aug 26, 2015 11:12 pm

the stone effect is exterior filler, engrave with a dremel type multi tool. you can carve while still green but i prefer to do it when dry, to get a better edge. i got the idea from 'the art of garden railways, reaching for realism' by ian stock;

Peter do you cut that into to individual slate or mount in rows?

Lonsdaler · Post by **Lonsdaler** » Thu Aug 27, 2015 10:16 am

Maple:113015 wrote:the stone effect is exterior filler, engrave with a dremel type multi tool. you can carve while still green but i prefer to do it when dry, to get a better edge. i got the idea from 'the art of garden railways, reaching for realism' by ian stock;

Peter do you cut that into to individual slate or mount in rows?

That gives a very realistic effect, especially for random stone walling. Thanks for sharing

Peter Butler · Post by **Peter Butler** » Thu Aug 27, 2015 10:38 am

Maple:113015 wrote: Peter do you cut that into to individual slate or mount in rows?

Hi Maple, for a full description and photographs of the process go to my thread here in 'Railways an Layouts, ' select... 'Time to build a railway....' and go to page 32.
It's all there and shows how simple but effective it can be.
Your stonework should hold up to the weather conditions using that material. I would have had concerns if you had been using clay!

Maple · Post by **Maple** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 8:54 am

I am hoping it will hold up with a good covering of wet rot hardner. I have ordered your roofing material and i will let you know how it goes. Love the detail on your line by the way peter

Maple · Post by **Maple** » Sun May 15, 2016 11:43 pm

Now that summer is nearly here and i am doing more again. I have fired up something i made a long time ago to keep notes of what im doing for others. Its great as you can save drafts aswell, and publish when ready. It is great for those with to many projects on the go at once....

http://amberwoodworks.weebly.com/

Post by **Andrew** » Mon May 16, 2016 9:39 pm

Nice! There's some really characterful stuff going on there, I love the shed scene...

Cheers,

Andrew.

Maple · Post by **Maple** » Tue Sep 05, 2017 1:51 pm

a few updates.

http://amberwoodworks.weebly.com/

i find weebly a little easier to use so have been putting bits on there, if people want photos on i can post.

please just ask and let me know you think

tom_tom_go · Post by **tom_tom_go** » Tue Sep 05, 2017 2:37 pm

I like the goods shed you have made:

Maple · Post by **Maple** » Tue Sep 05, 2017 9:35 pm

It is very heavy, being made of jigstones its wall are solid concrete, it took about 3 months to cast all the blocks......

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