Oxyacetylene Bottles

Giving the absence of plastic tube or rod I opted for Bamboo Skewers, chamferd and drilled. And using brass etching scrap and wire made couple of bottle barras'

The guage is made from brass beading wire and filled with a dot of Glue and Glaze.

Not bad for a few coppers?

Scratch building on the Fan...

After I emptied my off cuts box and decided to have a go at building a small works...And this is my effort so far...

When working with Wills sheets, I never throw any left over bits and pieces away. ie: the gable around the gibbet is made up of 6 pieces and the whole roof area's are made up from 8 pieces...

 The windows are glazing bars from a brass fret...

I am looking to put some lights in the buildings and it is not it's final resting place...Nothing is set in stone. It is still work in progress

Below is my latest acquisition which arrived this morning , 

The British Railways Bedford OY 3Ton GS 

 

 

I just had to put this shot in below...

The wagon is kit built, I think it's a Parkside Dundas?

 The wagon is kit built, I think it's a Parkside Dundas?

Pottering on the Fan...

Well, There has not been a great deal happening on the layout's, Just mainly pottering about. But one thing I did do is to make a short single fiddle for the shunting fan. 

The test run gets the thumbs up. It's just about right for this size of project...

 The next thing is to sort out power for lighting...me thinks...

 I just thought I would throw this one in as a different point of view.....
 

I thought you may like this view as the tramp tends to get about a bit...

 And the last piccy for today is the entrance to 'The Den'  looking like it's ready for a tidy up before a railway book and single malt...Happy Days!

Attempt at continuity?

In the first picture look behind the grounded van and notice the abrupt end of the bridge...

Now look at the Photo below and see my attempt at blending it around...

The Photo below show what happened when I removed the tender buffers and reamed the holes, Then replace the buffers so as to get the loco closer coupled to the tender...On the tightest curve I still have about 1 mm clearance and the fall plate sits better....Result?

if you look closely you will see the buffer?

Earl Class

I just Collected my long awaited Earl Class (DCC Fitted) from Going Loco today...Runs perfect straight from the box.Well worth the wait and looks good too?

L & Y 2-4-2 Tank

My latest acquisition is the L & Y 2-4-2 Tank posing here behind the gypsy caravan. Please note the fire which I fashioned from a red LED, 1 x resistor embedded in Araldite surrounded by veneers to form the fire....Total cost = less than 20 pence...easy peasy...REsult

Just been pottering!

Well as the title says I have just been pottering and having ago with my macro lens (or should it be Lenz?)  So here we go...

You can actually read the text on the tool...

Another view...

A Heron waits hopefully for a meal...

I have 3 of these bird on the layout.

The tramp takes life easy...

Oy can see a tractor...

This is a Langley Models white metal kit...

The signal man practicing his tennis swing...

A Hare lurks...

The Tar boiler is Langley Models..

The Builders yard...

Note...The Police are keeping a good eye on Pub.

The Corona Lorry is a Springside white metal kit .This last picture is giving me a thirst...

Two sets of 3 furrow plough 

Layout control with programing track...