Nick and Grace Wood's 18.09.11

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Nick and Grace Wood's 18.09.11

Post by mhlr » Sun Sep 18, 2011 7:57 pm

I visited Nick and Grace Wood's line today up in Wadebridge, named the Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway (I think). You might have seen the feature on it, or it's viaduct in Garden Rail. Unfortunately, it's 45mm gauge, and my allen keys are packed away in the middle of moving so my locos are thankfully still on 32! Infact, there was only 2 visiting locos that ran, the rest were all home engines and rolling stock.

The railway itself is fantastic. Extremely well created, blending into the small garden nicely. There's a steam up/storage area in the garage, that does fold up when not needed, that runs out a shuttered hole in the stone wall out onto the railway, which is a dog bone type shape with loops at each end. The line is full operational, with tokens for each sections, and all points and signals fully controlled by Brandbright's Bell-air pneumatic system... things were quite chaotic at times! All the buildings and structures are real stone. It's based on a fictional BR Western Region branch line running from Bodmin to Padstow, through Wadebridge and St. Issey.

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Off the lift out section coming out the garage onto the main railway, under this lovely stone bridge.

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The loco is one of Nick's two Roundhouse VoRs.

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St. Issey halt.

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The line's only Diesel, a RH Criccieth Castle in BR livery.

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Passing trains.

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Over the steel bridge.

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Wadebridge, now with 2 extra coaches coupled to the train.

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The other VoR, in Wadebridge Yard.

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Towards Bodmin.

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Back towards Padstow on the Viaduct.

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The line's RH Katie on freight.

There's a few more photos on here:
http://s471.photobucket.com/albums/rr78 ... 8thSept11/
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Post by laalratty » Sun Sep 18, 2011 8:25 pm

Wow, looks like one of those fantastic small but very well detailed railways. Great pics as well, the Rheidol tank looks suprisingly nice in what presumerbly is a representation of BR experimental blue.
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Post by Pendo Pilot » Sun Sep 18, 2011 8:28 pm

Lovely pics fella, that line is simply stunning. Love the loco liveries, looks proper good that does.
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Post by taliesin001 » Sun Sep 18, 2011 8:32 pm

some excellent pictures of what looks to be a nice line. The VoR tanks look superb
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Post by TommyDodd » Sun Sep 18, 2011 8:47 pm

Now THAT is a model railway! Everything works together to create a whole, so much greater than the sum of the parts. It's not the brilliant bits that matter (though they help), but the fact that even the worst (if there is such a thing) is still very, very good. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link....
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Post by SillyBilly » Sun Sep 18, 2011 8:54 pm

Wow, that is a lovely railway, the bridges are epic.
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Post by Dr. Bond of the DVLR » Sun Sep 18, 2011 8:56 pm

Inspriational stuff. Oh and resenting the 45mm hate...
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Post by Sir haydn » Sun Sep 18, 2011 9:41 pm

Brilliant. The natrual stone just makes it better. Whats with the little sea gull on the viaduct shot? it looks like its mid flight? how is that done?
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Post by mhlr » Sun Sep 18, 2011 9:59 pm

Sir haydn:58908 wrote:Brilliant. The natrual stone just makes it better. Whats with the little sea gull on the viaduct shot? it looks like its mid flight? how is that done?
He's a scientist, and has made real, 16mm sized Seagulls! :lol:

Look very closely, and there's some wire from a bent out coathangar or something holding them up there.
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Post by LMS-Jools » Mon Sep 19, 2011 8:18 am

Double Wow most excellent line and those VORs look a reet treet too. :D 8)
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Post by Narrow Minded » Mon Sep 19, 2011 9:25 am

Top Notch line! Thanks for the photo's :D
(The seagul is an old trick I first saw in "Narrow Gauge Adventure", on the 009 Craig & Mertonford. - Neat! ;) )
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Post by Sir haydn » Mon Sep 19, 2011 10:12 am

With the way the photo is taken the wire is invisable!
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Post by Endless, Nameless » Mon Sep 19, 2011 5:36 pm

That's awesome 8) That the same chap that's got a pair of BR liveried Lady Annes Pete (as seen at Jim's)?

Looks like there's a good amount of operating potential, and a complete lack of "twee" :lol:
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Post by mhlr » Mon Sep 19, 2011 11:42 pm

Endless, Nameless:58946 wrote:That's awesome 8) That the same chap that's got a pair of BR liveried Lady Annes Pete (as seen at Jim's)?
Aye, tis indeed. 2 Lady Anns, 2 VoRs, 1 Criccieth Castle, 1 Katie.
And those are just the BR livery ones... I spied a few others on his shelf including a Sabre Steam Annette and an Accy Lyn :P
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Post by Pendo Pilot » Tue Sep 20, 2011 2:43 am

Narrow Minded:58935 wrote:(The seagul is an old trick I first saw in "Narrow Gauge Adventure", on the 009 Craig & Mertonford. - Neat! ;) )
No you are wrong, that seagull is just a long way away.

:twisted:  :twisted:

Have to say those signals are damn sexy!! I spent too long locked up in a signalbox didn't I?? :roll: ;)
Tommy Dodd may have an ARS key but I have a TASS button & a Rope Ladder, just like pirates, except the TASS button bit.
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Post by TommyDodd » Tue Sep 20, 2011 10:53 am

Pendo Pilot:58984 wrote:Have to say those signals are damn sexy!! I spent too long locked up in a signalbox didn't I??  :roll:  ;)
You're not along. I thought his lattice posts were very tasty. Only fly in the ointment- the arm isn't pivoted in the centre but you can't have it all.
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Post by RSLR » Wed Sep 21, 2011 11:42 pm

Nice pics Pete :thumbleft:

I like the fact that I was driving the diesel loco in all the photos! 8)
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Post by Sylvian Tennant » Tue May 15, 2012 6:42 pm

I've just come across this thread and, by god, it's amazing!
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Post by St.Michael » Thu Jun 07, 2012 9:27 pm

For me it´s both the photos and the railway. Fantastic!!
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