Wykeham - Somewhere in the south!

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bulleidboy wrote: Tue Oct 19, 2021 6:08 pm I don't think she heard or saw the postman this morning - luckily :o I've just checked my list and I do have twenty nine M/N's, but as one is blue, I'd better say twenty eight - so two to go ;)
There was I thinking I had plenty of Class 55s (14) and Class 52s (13) and Class 47s (15). :lol:

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glencairn wrote: Wed Oct 20, 2021 1:10 pm
bulleidboy wrote: Tue Oct 19, 2021 6:08 pm I don't think she heard or saw the postman this morning - luckily :o I've just checked my list and I do have twenty nine M/N's, but as one is blue, I'd better say twenty eight - so two to go ;)
There was I thinking I had plenty of Class 55s (14) and Class 52s (13) and Class 47s (15). :lol:

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I'm just glad it was M/N's and not West Country/Battle of Britain (110) :lol:
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As many of you will be aware I like Bulleid Pacifics :roll: The Southern Region used to fit white disc head-codes to their loco's during the day, and lamps at night, which depicted the route the loco was on. If you have a multi-hole hole punch these can be simply made from .05mm plasticard, and stuck to the various lamp irons on the front of the loco with a dab of PVA. If you Google "Southern Region Headcodes" you will find several sites giving the various formations these head-codes can be set up as. A paper hole-punch used for filling a ring binder makes the disc a little larger than ideal, but I doubt many would notice. The discs just add a little more realism to your loco. The "dust" is an optional extra :lol:

The picture depicts West Country Class 34040 Crewkerne with headcodes for a Portsmouth/Southsea to Salisbury via Eastleigh train.

ImageIMG_1054 by Barry Clayton, on Flickr
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That looks great Barry. Nice bit of detailing. R-
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Some people pay me for the dust effect. ;)
Those discs are a nice finishing touch - the third rail looks good as well.
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You can't beat a good book! Looks like Bradshaw's Guide :lol:

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Waterloo bound.

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Fabulous pictures Barry. Hope she doesn’t get carried away and lean back.
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Great pictures Barry. Wonderful atmosphere. Thanks for sharing.

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Inside Wykeham shed.
The problem with taking photographs of your layout, is that sometimes it can highlight something you missed or in my case forgot to do. In this case I forgot to paint the roof girders in the shed. You may recall the roof trusses were created to hold the lighting. I can remove the shed and get some paint on the roof structure.

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Barry, leave them white but give them a dirty wash.
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