With a nod to the fact that today, 23rd April, is not only St Georges Day, but also the date on which William Shakespeare is understood to have both been born and this year the 400th anniversary of his death, hence the stretching of a few quotations from his writings (so much more than witterings) … Continue reading Workbench Witterings #5 O2 and not an O2, is this more weathering I see before me
Category: Locomotives
Talking Stock #12 3 cylinders better then 2? Converting an N to an N1
As seen in my last talking stock post on the my 40T Ballast Hoppers, I often run that rake with my Maunsell N1 as part of one Fisherton Sarum’s signature trains. To create the N1 i converted a Bachmann N class model to the 3 Cylinder N1. The Southern Maunsell N1 class, comprising of six … Continue reading Talking Stock #12 3 cylinders better then 2? Converting an N to an N1
Talking Stock #8 Is it a diesel? Is it steam?..It’s a Bulleid Leader
One item of my rolling stock that raises the most questions when I exhibit Fisherton Sarum, and is also one of the most common search terms that readers of this blog have used to get here, is in connection with the Bulleid Leader. I will not go in to the whys and wherefores of the … Continue reading Talking Stock #8 Is it a diesel? Is it steam?..It’s a Bulleid Leader
Talking Stock #7 Bulleid Light Pacific original style cabs
Further to my post Talking Stock #4 Cabs and Deflectors, Bulleid Light Pacific variations about the many Bulleid Light Pacific class variations this post provides expanded information on the modifications I make to represent the original style cab as Hornby have yet to do a Bulleid Light Pacific body variation in this style. To recap, when first introduced … Continue reading Talking Stock #7 Bulleid Light Pacific original style cabs