More from Petite Properties.

The rest of the delivery consisted of Parkers Lockup and Daffodil Cottage together with some  pre-cut slates.

Parkers Lockup is similar to Harpers Yard but without the side building.

Again, this one will be brick faced with a slate covered roof.

Depending on the width of the double doors, I may model them open if a car can be positioned in the doorway. We shall see.

Daffodil cottage will provide relief on the terrace and again will be brick faced.

The terrace will have front doors that open onto the street with passing trams.

Once the buildings are constructed the positioning can be finalised.

What I need now is a pair of City Gates buildings- as Bargates, Southampton to provide scenic breaks.

Below are the pre-cut slates which save an awful lot of time and are consistant in cutting.

Petite Properties Low Relief products.

 Since planning the tram layout, it was my intention to use Petite Properties low relief buildings.

My order from PP recently arrived and are to the usual high standard.

This row will be brick faced and slate roofed. The shop I wanted is currently out of stock but I have enough to be going on with.

For now, Teignford must be recovered from its storage and tested for next weekends Alton Exhibition.

Dundas Models 009 GVT closed wagon.

As a result of having virtually all of the Glyn Valley locos and coaches, I felt that wagon numbers need increasing.

This Dundas kit goes together well with minimum flash. Wheels are supplied which make the kit very reasonable.

The finish will be green as per prototype.

0 Gauge 3 Aitch moulding Midland Van.

OK, so I know the markings are ficticious but, as I haven't any instructions or find a photo of the prototype, then this is how it is going to be. The other reason is I wanted to use the transfers I had rather than buying another sheet. So, for only a few pounds, another wagon ready for the varnish to seal the transfers before fitting couplings.

009 Tram layout overhear wire poles.

These are KATO 2mm items.

To fit 009 the pole needs extending to match the single deck trams which will be used.

On unpacking the mouldings are very fine with no flash whatsoever.

The poles have been cut and a 25mm length of plastic tube added to extend as needed.

Six of these support poles are needed which may have cosmetic wire fitted but will not be used for pick-up.

009 Society Cattle Wagon Kit.

 Fresh in to stock with the 009 Society Sales is this Cattle Wagon made for the Society exclusively by Dundas Models.

Based on an Irish 3ft gauge prototype, wheels are supplied for 9mm gauge.

The parts are well formed and all parts, with the exception of couplings, are included in the kit.

Detents for drilling the .45mm holes for the wire, supplied, guard rails are well formed.

The kit goes together well, this is how far I got in about 3 hours work. The undercoat will be applied after I have researched the livery, whence the top coat will be applied.

3mm Scale - Hennock.

Hennock has been booked for a couple of exhibitions this year and I realised that I had no pictures saved in my files. So I have picked these from the old Dorset 3mm blog. below are some images from several years ago. Have a look at the pages section to view the old blog.

BR&CW Class 33 at Cringle Street.

A scenario unlikely to be seen at exhibitions is a BR&CW Type 3 Bo-Bo at Cringle Street Goods.

When re-configuring the workshop I took the opportunity to capture this shot with the converted Lima coaches in the background.

For a first effort at 0 Gauge I am quite pleased and look forward to showing Cringle at Compton Dundon and Minehead later this year.
Just pipework to add.

0 Gauge Three Aitch Mouldings MR Van.

You may remember the 3 Aitch van that was aquired without doors or buffers. Well, buffers have been fitted- cheapest possible- plus doors have been fabricated from plastic card and strip. I didn't remember to scribe wood planks before painting so it will have to do as it is.
The roof has been cut down from an unknown donor and secured once a chunk of lead had been secured inside. Undercoated in grey- will do as the finished colour, just the transfers and couplings -spratt and winkle-to apply and it is finished. Pinpoint Dapol wheels have been fitted together with brass bearings which I bought at Warley.

Parkside 7mm ex-GWR Container wagon.

 The wagon has now received its paint, bauxite for post nationalisation.

However, I should have painted it grey as the transfers I have for the container are all GWR- doh!

Still, I may be able to obtain another so I have one GWR and one BR.

Again, just transfers and varnish to apply- managed to get some Testors Dulcote- and fit the wheels and couplings and this one is completed.

In the meantime I am replacing the workshop shelving to accommodate the layouts. This needs to be done as Teignford needs to come out of storage for checking before it's next outing at the start of next month!

0 Gauge 3 Aitch 3 plank wagon.

With the missing end fabricated, the wagon has now been painted in red primer, the chassis in black and the wagon floor natural wood.

In hindsight, a wonderful conception, the wagon should have been grey but I had the can in my hand and these things happen.

Just transfers and varnish to apply then the  couplings can be fitted.

Somewhere I have some wooden flooring so may fit that sometime.

009 GVT Baldwin.

The latest addition to the fleet has arrived from Collett Models.
https://www.collettsmodelshop.co.uk/

This must rate as equally attractive as Peggy!

If you are in the market for model railway, give Leigh a call- he will surprise you on price!

A driver, Stan, has been added and so I must find an assistant for him.

SWOONS 11th January 2020. EDIT!

South West 009 Modellers (SWOON's) 14th Open Day,
Merryfield Hall,
Ilton,
Somerset.
TA19 9HG

Opening times: 10.00-16.00

A range of 009 and narrow gauge layouts including:

"Abergynolwyn" (009) by Andy Cundick
"Did You Like That!!!" (009) by Adrian Broadhead
"Fort Whiting" (009) by Charles Insley
"Pontfadog" (2mmng) by Toby Hollins-Jones
"Rosehill" (009) by Stan Agar
"Woody Lane" (009) by Steve Fackrell

009 Sales Stand
Refreshments, Disabled Access, Car Parking
Admission £3

Due to serious family illness, I have withdrawn Woody Lane from SWOONS.

3mm scale- East Boldre Station.

It seems that some time has passed since my last 3mm post.

However, the station building is just about complete apart from affixing to the platform.

The chimneys have been reworked and have had chimney pots added. These are white metal castings from the 3mm Society shop.

Fire buckets on a stand and a chocolate machine have also been added.

The vallance has been painted and, if I can find them, some awning supports will be added once painted.

So, once the next exhibition is over then work can re-commence on East Boldre itself.

I must finish some Southern coaches and a couple of locos so enough stock is available.

0 Gauge Lima coach bogies.

 The bogies arrived from Premier Components just before Christmas.

The castings are excellent and very easy to assemble. I chose parallel bearings paired with Peartree wheels.

Once made they were fitted to the coach which needed some of the original bogie pivot moulding removed.

The coach now rides at the same height as the brake coach and the Class 33.

http://www.premiercomponents.co.uk/coach_bogies.html

1/87th Trams- update.

I wasn't completely happy with the running of the Barcelona tram.

This originally ran on a 4 wheel KATO motor bogie and I think, in hindsight that it was too short.

So, the hole in the baseplate was slightly enlarged and a 11-105 chassis inserted.

This makes the tram more stable and runs much smoother.

Oh- had some more track delivered but more of that in the future.

500th post- Welcome to 2020!

I really like the products of Petite Properties as you may gather. This is the first one that I built back last summer.

However, after completing the three others, I saw that the roof really let this one down.

So, using the tiles from ID stuck onto a thin card backing as a guide, I then cut the sheet into 2 tile strips and cut through the lower tile and stuck the strip on.

When complete it gives a much better finish as shown in the lower photos. In actual fact I could have gotten away without painting but the finish was well worth it. Must now wait for PP to re-stock the terracd houses as I have another project in mind. Until then....