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I'm really enjoying these updates, thanks for posting them. I really like your "back to basics" light railway approach to platforms etc, I much prefer it when our little railways don't get too "mainline"...

Cheers,

Andrew.

Hi all,

I have been busy over the weekend with the railway. On the Saturday I re painted some secondhand stock to the appropriate livery of my railway (humbrol 64) and pressed them into service with a steam up on Sunday Morning. In the afternoon I finished making St Kew platform and the level crossing at Trethevan halt. I have also made the Platform for Trethevan halt. The milk churn wagon is my first attempt at scratch building and was inspired by GeRik's version. tomorrow I will upload some photos of the crossing and platform.

George

The rolling stock is looking good. I think having a unifying livery is a good way of getting a range of different wagons to look good together. Congratulations on your first scratchbuild - it looks really good. Glad I was able to help encourage you to have a go.

Great looking railway, btw.

Rik

Now that is quick building, nice wagons.

Hi your garden layout is coming together nicely and the new livery looks really well.

I am inspired to press on with my wagon building having looked through your thread. Lovely builds.

Hi all,

Thank you for your comments. I may have confused some of you as I haven't built any of these wagons over the weekend-I have only painted them . I have had these wagons sat on a shelf for a few months waiting to be bought into service. Moving on, here are some photos of the halt. The roller is a wilesco model much modified by myself. The crossing was inspired by Belaugh Green road crossing on the Bure Valley Railway. There are also some photos of St Kew platform with a lamp hut constructed of ply and baked bean tins. It is based off the one Pendle valley make. The hut was made a few months ago but the platform was completed last weekend.

George

Still impressive work George.

Love the lamp hut……

I do like the low level concrete platforms, and the small scale of the halt. Fence, bench, and something to stop at is all you need for a halt! Nameboard for non locals will be handy in due course.

Keep up the good work!

Peter in Va

I like the look of the concrete mix. Have you included some budgie grit to get that finish?

Rik

ge_rik wrote: ↑Fri Oct 12, 2018 1:54 pm I like the look of the concrete mix. Have you included some budgie grit to get that finish?

Rik

It is a mix of sharp sand and cement in the ratio 4:1. There is no budgie grit in it - the sharp sand used has some grit in it already. The sand is Kelkay build mate sharp sand and was picked up at my local garden centre.

steamgeorge wrote: ↑Sun Oct 14, 2018 3:27 pm
It is a mix of sharp sand and cement in the ratio 4:1. There is no budgie grit in it - the sharp sand used has some grit in it already. The sand is Kelkay build mate sharp sand and was picked up at my local garden centre.

Thanks. Must see what sort of sand they have at our local garden centre. I usually buy a bulk bag of builders' sand which is fairly uniform an uninteresting when mixed with cement.

Rik

ge_rik wrote: ↑Sun Oct 14, 2018 3:32 pm

steamgeorge wrote: ↑Sun Oct 14, 2018 3:27 pm
It is a mix of sharp sand and cement in the ratio 4:1. There is no budgie grit in it - the sharp sand used has some grit in it already. The sand is Kelkay build mate sharp sand and was picked up at my local garden centre.

Thanks. Must see what sort of sand they have at our local garden centre. I usually buy a bulk bag of builders' sand which is fairly uniform an uninteresting when mixed with cement.

Rik

I agree the halt is looking good. I do have a soft spot for halts in general.

Rik, I always get sharp sand in 20(?)Kg bags from Wickes, B&Q, etc. I should think you'd get it from your builders merchants as well.

Hi all,

I have reached a dilemma over coach livery . I picked up some unfinished IP engineering roundhouse coaches second hand and I am currently painting them in WDLR livery. I know what colours to use but I don't know what pattern to use. I have been experimenting with the coach colours and would like your opinions and suggestions to help me. There are some photos of 2 coaches and some of my other coaches. The new coaches don't have to match my existing ones as they won't be in the same train due to the size difference. I have lettered the liveries to make referencing them easier. The livery is green lower half and a white upper half but they could be painted all green if it suites


George

The IP Roundhouse coaches are not the easiest to paint. I have two of them and had been looking out for more for ages to extend my rake. Mine are painted red and cream. I think I have posted pictures of them somewhere! If I can't find the location to post a link I'll take some pictures if interested.

George, could you not go up to the bottom of the windows with the green and see how it looks then.

I think it could be because the IP are two compartment and they look compressed compared to your other coaches.

If by painting with the green to the bottom of the windows doesn’t look right, you can always re-paint again. Annoying I know, but until you try it…………

FWLR wrote: ↑Mon Oct 15, 2018 8:49 am George, could you not go up to the bottom of the windows with the green and see how it looks then.

I think it could be because the IP are two compartment and they look compressed compared to your other coaches.

If by painting with the green to the bottom of the windows doesn’t look right, you can always re-paint again. Annoying I know, but until you try it…………

Like this...

IanC wrote: ↑Sun Oct 14, 2018 10:56 pm The IP Roundhouse coaches are not the easiest to paint. I have two of them and had been looking out for more for ages to extend my rake. Mine are painted red and cream. I think I have posted pictures of them somewhere! If I can't find the location to post a link I'll take some pictures if interested.

I would be very interested to see those coaches

George

George,

I will be running them this weekend so I'll take some pictures for you. I did find the ones I took, but they were taken before completion. I'll post them over the weekend.

That would be brilliant, thanks