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That six wheeled wagon does look nice, looking forward to your paint job.
Merry and Safe Christmas to you Peter and all on here,
Grant.

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Grant.

Fascinating to hear how the six wheeler chassis has been designed. I know from experience how tricky they are.

Rik

Oooh, I could be very tempted by that Cleminson coal wagon, I look forward to seeing your paint job!

ge_rik wrote: ↑Mon Dec 19, 2022 7:11 am Fascinating to hear how the six wheeler chassis has been designed. I know from experience how tricky they are.

Rik

Agreed Rik, instead of the centre axle having to rise and fall it is fixed to allow horizontal movement only. The outer axles move in all planes and effectively 'rock' on the centre axle allowing for even greater movement... all very clever.

A bit of a shameless plug Peter but given your new and enhanced industrial direction; have you looked at some of the bits I make at Harecroft?

Thanks Matt, nothing wrong with a bit of self promotion. Nice range of unusual items there.

Christmas spare time taken up with completion of 'Spooner's Boat', which I think looks pretty good!
I am awaiting a driver figure from David Clavey and need to find a way to fit a mast and sail, so it looks as though it is travelling under wind power.....

Very nice! Those ornate twiddly railings are particularly good...

Peter Butler wrote: ↑Mon Dec 26, 2022 12:36 pm Christmas spare time taken up with completion of 'Spooner's Boat', which I think looks pretty good!
I am awaiting a driver figure from David Clavey and need to find a way to fit a mast and sail, so it looks as though it is travelling under wind power.....

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The boat looks incredible Peter.
Actually had to double take when I saw it!
Do you mind if we share one of the photos in the customer gallery on the website?
Best Wishes
Porterhouse Models.

That looks excellent, Peter.

Rik

Porterhousemodels wrote: ↑Mon Dec 26, 2022 10:26 pm
The boat looks incredible Peter.

Do you mind if we share one of the photos in the customer gallery on the website?

Porterhouse Models.

Be my guest!

Why do I think it needs a tender?

With a small stove, and a carton of tins of baked beans!

Another excellent build, Peter.

Phil.P

I think Mr Spooner might have liked that idea too!

Peter Butler wrote: ↑Tue Dec 27, 2022 9:42 am

Porterhousemodels wrote: ↑Mon Dec 26, 2022 10:26 pm
The boat looks incredible Peter.

Do you mind if we share one of the photos in the customer gallery on the website?

Porterhouse Models.

Be my guest!

Thankyou Peter. Just added it to the customer gallery with credit to you.
Best Wishes
Colin

I'm in good company on your customer gallery Colin, thanks for including me.

Peter Butler wrote: ↑Tue Dec 27, 2022 8:04 pm I'm in good company on your customer gallery Colin, thanks for including me.

No worries Peter glad you are happy with the models. Thankyou for sharing the pictures.

During the off-season (UK winter) break, while the BURPS is dormant and all of the staff in hibernation, the Lord of the Manor is away in his country residence, blissfully unaware of the devastation which has occurred to his garden adjacent to his residence here in the village. At first glance it looks like a sink-hole, but there is a spread of soil and plant material alongside it. Who or what is responsible I wonder?
In the past we have experienced small burrows, but this is serious! I have to make urgent contact with our ground-care contractors before Lord Butler returns.

That looks nasty Peter.
I think I may have something similar (actually it's still going on). I built a stone walled, 18" high raised bed, with a concrete trackbase running through it and infilled either side with 'soil'. Unfortunately the soil was actually from where an old compost heap had been and I think even after about 6 or 7 years it still appears to be subsiding, because I presume that the proportion of vegetable matter in the soil was so high that it is still rotting down and slowly compacting. Fortunately I put drainage in the bottom of the raised bed when I built, so it doesn't fill with standing water as yours has done.

Philip, the standing water covers the bottom of the pit and disguises the weed control fabric which I laid down first. It is that which stopped the demon digger from penetrating even further underground. But for that I think it may well be far deeper than it is now.
I'm confident it isn't caused by my dog, although she has investigated it there has been no attempt to add to the destruction.