Good music. My favourite; my kind of woman.

Me too :)

The latest recording, done last Saturday.

Box

My now ex-SWMBO threw all my old hippy day's photo's away (what do you want to keep those for) now I think maybe it was not such a bad idea as my new SWMBO has no idea how bad I was  

Phil

Great music. Brings back lots of memories. And a few gaps.

Cheers
Evan

You were having waaaayyyy too much fun on that….
great stuff

going back to listen to it again…  :lol:

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Hi Phil. I went out, online, and purchased a Modelu guard, standing up at the rear of the Brake Van, but when the driver wasn’t looking he got off and got left behind. I have made a bigger mess looking for him, but, I will have to replace him. The only thing that I am uncertain of is the style of cap that he is wearing ( BR’s German style?) have you seen any other?   Best wishes Kevin 

Sorry Kevin, I missed your post, as for the hat, I'm sure there are members here who know exactly what hats were used, but to be honest, I haven't that information  

Nothing to do with railways but modelling, yes :)

I've just come across this model of a cart that I built from scratch in 1983, it was covered in thick dust which took a bit of removing, there are a couple of things missing but it scrubbed up well :)

The body part is 19.5cm long.














This will give an idea of size.

Hello Phil,

That's a beautifully crafted piece of work, so evocative of the pre-internal combustion way of life.

I was researching only yesterday, mainly in Russell's Great Western Horsepower, into horse drawn GWR carts and trolleys for the layout. I find myself leaning strongly towards the elegance of the earlier pre-war GWR years.

Thank you for sharing and good to hear from you again.

Best,

Bill

Hi Phil
As Bill said, its great to hear from you. The trap is definitely a reminder of your skill……its absolutely exquisite. You just need to buld one slightly smaller, let the dust accumulate and it will be perfect in the scrap yard on Pen y Bryn :lol:

Best wishes

Thanks Bill & John.

I also have found an 18th century Mail Coach that I built at the same time, much much more involved than the cart, however, there is a lot of cleaning to be done and there are parts missing, but when I get around to the "fix" I'll post pictures of it.

Hi Phil. After my question re the old style cap , the Modelu newsletter arrived, and Modelu actually have several caps on guards standing in various positions.  Best wishes Kevin 

That sounds good Kevin, as long as they say which cap is for what  

What a piece of work that cart is! Brilliant Phil.

Thanks Peter :)

Wow - that cart is fantastic Phil - done, no doubt, between a pair of Purdeys…………….. ;-)

When you say "scratch built", do you mean everything - metalwork included ?  If so, it really is an amazing model and a brilliant example of your skills.

Did you built it "for fun", an "apprentice piece" or was it a commission or something ?

Can't wait to see the mail coach.

Thanks Peter, yes, all from scratch, including all metalwork and was built for fun as I just liked the look of it, I also have a coal wagon to clean up, but the mail coach is way over the top regarding the building work involved, inside & ouside wheel spokes, oil lamps, double spring suspension front and real, padded seats, opening doors and windows, blunderbuss hinged cover box, I could go on :) I've just give it a good clean, just brushing the dust was no good as the whole coach, (BTW the cab is covered with replica leather) had to be washed/brushed with soapy water.
One of the main lamps has to be soldered back on and a couple of missing things made, but it should be finished very soon.

Looking forward to seeing more work of a craftsman.