Elmham Market in EM
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James Spooner
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James Spooner
Western Thunderer
OK, more excuses for not modelling. A few days driving on the Ffestiniog before the Snowdonian train on Saturday. Personally, I think Merddin in Garraway green rather suits the Woodland Wanderer set; very much a throwback to the 1950s and early 1960s…
Nigel
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James Spooner
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Hi Dave
I am on the Snowdonian on Saturday but am on hosting duties so will be on the train. Which carriage will you be sitting in?
Nigel
James Spooner
Western Thunderer
Yes, the great thing about paint is that it can always be repainted in a different colour so everyone can be happy at least some of the time!
Nigel
michael mott
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Nigel the painting on the figures is wonderful, I would not have realised that they were so small without the confirmation, well done indeed.
Michael
James Spooner
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James Spooner
Western Thunderer
Great, likewise I look forward to meeting you both!Nigel,
Paula and I are in coach 119, seats 21 & 24. I was going to say we're the elderly couple, but most of the passengers are elderly, so that doesn't really mark us out.
Look forward to meeting you.
Dave.
Nigel
Rob R
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Don't forget the WT group photo.
James Spooner
Western Thunderer
A good day on the Snowdonian today. Met up with Dave and Paula and shepherded VIPs around. The first passenger train for the NG15 134 as well. Some photos attached.
Nigel
Nigel
James Spooner
Western Thunderer
Back from my roaming in Wales and, with the weather being remarkably clement in these parts I felt the need to continue with the rebuilding outside. Sixteen bricks knocked out and one mix of mortar got fourteen engineer blue bricks laid. Another three or four days progress at that rate should see the new formation in…
Nigel
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James Spooner
Western Thunderer
The one man chain gang (to the extent that phrase isn’t antonymous) continues its labours in extreme heat. More bricks knocked out (about another sixteen) and more laid (not as many as yesterday because the mix didn’t go as far). Also some new Rawlplug drill bits arrived today so I have drilled holes and fixed down four more yards of track. Tiring work but very satisfying seeing it all come together.
Nigel
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Peter Insole
Western Thunderer
Having trees for shade in the garden really helps when working on the trackbed Nigel, but there is always a price:
We have a splendid Field Maple growing at the eastern end of the station. Normally splendid until Autumn that is; when the whole area becomes submerged - first with drifts of miniature helicopters, then compounded by mountains of dead leaves!
Yesterday, I went out to start work early, and in the low sun it looked like it was raining. The platform and permanent way underneath has become dark and very unpleasantly sticky. Being herbivorous, it is no wonder the damned flocks of Wood Pigeons that we are plagued with aren't interested in stripping it bare, (which they are successfully doing to the Cherry) as the poor old tree is clearly infested with millions of greenfly instead!
The dreaded sap suckers are far too small to shout, wave and hiss, or throw sticks at.
Besides, just like the feathered felons - they probably wouldn't take any notice either?!
Keep up the great work!
Pete.
We have a splendid Field Maple growing at the eastern end of the station. Normally splendid until Autumn that is; when the whole area becomes submerged - first with drifts of miniature helicopters, then compounded by mountains of dead leaves!
Yesterday, I went out to start work early, and in the low sun it looked like it was raining. The platform and permanent way underneath has become dark and very unpleasantly sticky. Being herbivorous, it is no wonder the damned flocks of Wood Pigeons that we are plagued with aren't interested in stripping it bare, (which they are successfully doing to the Cherry) as the poor old tree is clearly infested with millions of greenfly instead!
The dreaded sap suckers are far too small to shout, wave and hiss, or throw sticks at.
Besides, just like the feathered felons - they probably wouldn't take any notice either?!
Keep up the great work!
Pete.
James Spooner
Western Thunderer
Peter,
Many thanks and you are of course right. These trees consist of a (very giving) damson tree ((last summer it provided ten pounds of damson jam, a similar quantity of chutney and several pints of damson gin), then several less giving apple trees (the exception being a Worcester, which has provided the fruit for many apple crumbles, amongst other things!). To be honest, the trees provide shade and don’t really harm the railway. It is the frost that has done most damage, as well as a lack of care in use of the strimmer (which has ripped ends off sleepers and I am now patch replacing lengths of track with new ones, then removing the good sleepers from damaged lengths and keeping those as a stock for future replacements).
My work in the garden, though, is as nothing when compared to your magnificent project, which I read intently. I never cease to be amazed by your ingenuity in turning quite random components and artefacts into works of art.
Nigel