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No problem Phil……the more the merrier :lol:…….I often get quite depressed comparing the hits per post and the actual comments :hmm


Whatever…..I  am getting behind with my updates……the older I get the faster time  seems to fly by. So this is a brief progress report…..no loco shots  today….. not even a pannier



The dairy building is pretty much finished. It just needs a bit more weathering and the site preparing on the layout








Bargeboards, guttering and drainpipes have been added using Evergreen plastics.


Hopefully no dairy expert will question too closely the exact purpose of the various chimneys and ventilators!




Here is the rear view…….one would need to be a contortionist to see this side on the layout





and from the lineside The churn receiving bay now has some protection…….I think this was originally from a Ratio Branch Station The lean-to was quite a common feature. It was designed to shield the tanker loading bay from the steam wash and coal store on the adjacent siding. Talking of which……..the next stage in the project:


A  rather unimposing collection…..reminds me of those reality TV shows  Mrs D insists on watching; when the contestants are handed assorted  tacky objects and given 15 minutes to turn them into a model of the Taj  Mahal


From the left a really really old Metcalfe  factory chimney and boiler house from Granby I which I hope to clad with  Slaters Brick sheets


In the foreground some Wills plate girders rescued from a road bridge on Granby II which will be converted into a water tank.


To the right Ratio's very useful timber merchant kit, also from Granby II. This will be modified to make the steam wash shed.


Definitely not the Taj Mahal but hopefully some useful ancillary buildings to complete the project


Regards from another sunny day in Vancouver……..comments on any topic are always welcome!:lol:



John

That's a cracking dairy John nice and quirky and a great atmosphere to it, it's going to look great on the layout…well done that man ;-)

Phil

you are goiong to be busy then,looks good
:thumbs;-):cool:
Owen

Looks great, John

Thanks guys......so glad you like it. Its super hot here so progress has stalled somewhat

Super hot at 27C !!!  when it is mid-high 30's, then it is starting to get Super Hot

Super hot, but cool picture of the week :thumbs

Bill

congrats for pic of he week John,and it is a good one well deserved,
:thumbs:thumbs;-):cool:
Owen

As already said, great layout and congrats on picture of the week.

And I class 18C as being hot, been around 10-14C over the weekend, and thats hot enough for the shorts to come out.

Congratulations on picture of the week John :thumbs
As said, often worth a revisit.
Wonder who else remembers this…

http://yourmodelrailway.net/view_topic.php?id=5500&forum_id=21&jump_to=227538#p220573

Brilliant little halt :thumbs:thumbs:thumbs

Ed

well I certainly do :doublethumb
:thumbs;-):cool:
Owen

The dairy looks great! the addition of the extra bits n bobs will make the scene even more interesting.      Congrats on picture of the week, very well deserved :thumbs.

Cheers, Pete. 

Congrats on the header John you deserve it ;-)

Phil

Well that was a surprise…….and quite the coincidence because in my last post on Pen Y Bryn , Phil C 's  thread, I was lobbying for the spectacular shots of his new mogul to go on the header :roll:

Thank you Alan for choosing Granby again….I am very flattered and many thanks to all you guys for the congratulations and nice comments …….made my day …..particularly as I have just come down with a lousy cold……..despite the super hot weather
:lol:

Congratulations, John.  :cheers

Magazine quality.

Hi John. Just read through the entire thread covering the dairy construction. What an excellent building that really looks the part. Super layout too.

Bob

[user=269]MaxSouthOz[/user] wrote:

Congratulations, John.  :cheers

Magazine quality.

Gee thanks Max:lol:  I must admit I am somewhat chuffed …..it was one of my photo stacking experiments:thumbs

[user=11]Bob K[/user] wrote:

Hi John. Just read through the entire thread covering the dairy construction. What an excellent building that really looks the part. Super layout too.

Bob

Hi Bob

Good to hear from you…….how are you enjoying retirement?

Glad you like the Dairy……its taken far longer than I anticipated. Having focussed on Scalescene for so long it was quite the challenge moving back to plastic:roll:

Cheers

I love that dairy. Even though the back won't be seen (contortionists aside!), I think it is brilliant that it's a complete building in its own right. Fabulous! :)

Hi John

Your pic of the week is top drawer! Congratulations.

Must admit I don't really understand all this stacking business, but the results make me think I should try to catch up with some of this new technology stuff… when I have a spare few days!  Nice to see you've got the milk train running - very impressed with the dairy.. I'll have to make do with the dairy off layout as I mentioned before… but I must at least get those milk wagons out on the layout.

Keith