Amberwood light Railway
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Love it!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.......
Should we provide an English translation Peter, or shall we leave them in a tiswas??
Phil
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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.
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'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.
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.
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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.
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.
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Damn! That's good value. Bookmarked for future referencePeter 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.
Maple - very nice engine shed - care to explain how you got the stone effect? please?
Phil
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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?
Peter do you cut that into to individual slate or mount in rows?
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That gives a very realistic effect, especially for random stone walling. Thanks for sharingMaple: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?
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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.Maple:113015 wrote: Peter do you cut that into to individual slate or mount in rows?
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!
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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/
http://amberwoodworks.weebly.com/
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Re: Amberwood light Railway
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
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
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Re: Amberwood light Railway
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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