The CVLR gets it's new home (WIP railway & stock)

hussra · Post by **hussra** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 11:20 am

Pendo Pilot:73569 wrote:What can you do when life is all work & family.....Run at night!

Good to see you back on here - loved the video. Perhaps time to splash out on head and tail lamps?

invicta280 · Post by **invicta280** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 4:07 pm

Top notch weathering and ageing on everything. Superb modelling

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 11:22 pm

Had a day off...

....spent it all waiting for plumbers & then all the rest of the day stuck at home with them

. On the plus side I got them to bend a piece of pipe for me to get done what I wanted at Fox Road C&W. Not your usual NG railway item but something I wanted for mine.....

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Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Thu Aug 09, 2012 11:28 pm

I don't believe this! - CLEAN CVLR stock?!

(or is this just to accelerate the rusting process??

Either way - I bet it flushed the guards stove out for him

)

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 12:18 am

Take shotblasting to get CVLR stuff clean.

The purpose of this though is to get rid of all that splashed up non scale dirt you get with rain & gribbles that like to ride about underneath stock that lives outside. Now that I can drive stuff into the shed it's nice to clean them first.

TommyDodd · Post by **TommyDodd** » Fri Aug 10, 2012 2:26 pm

You washing them with water, or bleach and battery acid 50/50 for that authentic 70s BR(W) look?

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 12:34 am

TommyDodd:73679 wrote:You washing them with water, or bleach and battery acid 50/50 for that authentic 70s BR(W) look?

God knows what they did wash them in, but the effect was certainly as you describe.

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Tue Aug 21, 2012 1:02 am

As I have actually got some time off from work a little update. I hit 40 last wednesday, combined with the joy of being 40 also came the idiotic news that first had stolen the WCML franchise..Which was just great..

But even though railways were the last thing I wanted to know about I still managed to enjoy pressies of a railway nature.

From the excellent Swift Sixteen came a bogie brake coach, two tarp covered wagons & two wiggly tin vans.
The bogie brake is still WIP here...

Lovely crisp kits.

From my wife & mother came a new loco. Something different for the line..

A regner Chaloner.

This was a lovely loco but so many faults.. Been rectifying them since my bday. In hindsight I should of sent it back, but it was my bday pressie & I'm stubborn. Actually reminded me of my mamod days....."You have fire,water & are making steam! Why wont you move you b**ch!!"

Gradually been working out the gremlins...

Day two & moving!

Day three & sometimes working! Swift sixteen WIP wagons in tow.

Day 6 & all critical faults rectified!

A video from day two when it only went forwards..
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Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 1:21 am

Updates.

The Regner, 'Chaloner' after much fettling has become a useful engine.

Although it resembles the Exxon Valdise after a good run...

In other news, Chyknell station has been bothering me for a while. Regeneration was called for.

First No 3 cleared out all the stock from the area.

Just before the navvies moved in.

Island platform wasn't working for me, too high, too narrow.

It came up like Hornby!

Teamwork here, I removed the stuff & this fella grabbed the worms!

The new look Chyknell, first undetailed view.

I feel that catches the atmosphere better.

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 2:14 am

Yep, that's going to look much better I reckon

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 8:51 pm

You don't hang around, on Saturday it was "I'm thinking of changing this area" to suddenly the new version of Chyknell station as in the pics 2 days later! The platform does look better, look forward to seeing what else unfolds

Keith S · Post by **Keith S** » Sat Dec 08, 2012 6:14 pm

Has there been any action on this railway lately? It's always been my favourite.

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Fri Dec 21, 2012 8:49 pm

Keith S:77651 wrote:Has there been any action on this railway lately? It's always been my favourite.

Not had much time Keith & when I did the weather hasnt played ball. However I had a session of running to shunt stock into secure stabling before going away for a few days this week. The cameras were rolling.....

http://youtu.be/2Zn28DGaTvQ

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Fri Dec 21, 2012 9:40 pm

The line's matured lovely Shane - and "The Beast" looks grand in black!

Those bogie flats look excellent too, any details??

hussra · Post by **hussra** » Fri Dec 21, 2012 10:13 pm

Narrow Minded:78349 wrote:The line's matured lovely Shane - and "The Beast" looks grand in black!

Absolutely - great stuff, the line is bedding in so nicely. Is it really a year and a half since that steam-up with Greg, Matt, Steve & co.? (Good to see you on here again, too.)

Sir Clothem Cap · Post by **Sir Clothem Cap** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 11:36 am

I wonder what Mr Isle thinks of it.Could this be the railway he approves?

Keith S · Post by **Keith S** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 6:42 pm

Great video, thanks Shane. The steam engines sound lovely, especially the "Carrie". You've either got a knack for positioning the chuff-pipes just right in the chimneys, or your camera has a good microphone, either way I enjoyed that.

invicta280 · Post by **invicta280** » Sun Dec 30, 2012 11:17 pm

Another very atmospheric video of your excellent line.

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Mon Dec 31, 2012 1:39 pm

Cheers for the replies guys, must say that nature has done more work on the line than I have this year thanks to the weather...

Earlier someone was out spotting the last train of 2012 (well 1958 actually). In other words I have finally weathered the wriggly tin vans I built in august & the new build bogie opens (xmas) have almost been finished.

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Mon Dec 31, 2012 1:45 pm

Very nice

Great photo for the year-end!

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