Coal bins for Beeston Castle and Peckforton
- Peter Butler
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Re: Coal bins for Beeston Castle and Peckforton
Great video Rik, despite it being a Winter scene there is a distinct lack of 'Snowflakes' there. How would they manage today?
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Re: Coal bins for Beeston Castle and Peckforton
Ah, that video takes me back. I can remember as a small child being terrified of the coal delivery men, to my then mind huge blokes with black hands and faces from the coal dust and the leather (?) reinforcing patches on their jacket shoulders for some reason has always stuck in my mind. Not forgetting the phenomenal noise that reverberated through the house as they used to tip the sacks into the coal cellar.
Phil
Re: Coal bins for Beeston Castle and Peckforton
I knew the chap in your coal office reminded me of someone...
This isn't the place to get political, but suffice to say I'll be using the merchants at one of your other stations when I need a sack or two of coal!
I love the detail you're putting in to creating this scene, inspirational stuff, it'll look great out in the garden...
Cheers,
Andrew.
This isn't the place to get political, but suffice to say I'll be using the merchants at one of your other stations when I need a sack or two of coal!
I love the detail you're putting in to creating this scene, inspirational stuff, it'll look great out in the garden...
Cheers,
Andrew.
Re: Coal bins for Beeston Castle and Peckforton
Thanks for the compliment, Andrew.Andrew wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2019 8:38 am I knew the chap in your coal office reminded me of someone...
This isn't the place to get political, but suffice to say I'll be using the merchants at one of your other stations when I need a sack or two of coal!
I love the detail you're putting in to creating this scene, inspirational stuff, it'll look great out in the garden...
As for the other observation. Maybe I should make sure I include some figures of other political persuasions to maintain balance ..... .
Rik
Re: Coal bins for Beeston Castle and Peckforton
BTW - I've now painted the coal scales and blogged their build.
https://riksrailway.blogspot.com/2019/0 ... cales.html
I'm in the process of landscaping the coal yard at Beeston Castle. Just waiting for the SBR to set, then a bit of tidying and some minor detailing and I'll post the end result.
Rik
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https://riksrailway.blogspot.com/2019/0 ... cales.html
I'm in the process of landscaping the coal yard at Beeston Castle. Just waiting for the SBR to set, then a bit of tidying and some minor detailing and I'll post the end result.
Rik
Re: Coal bins for Beeston Castle and Peckforton
Just before the Heavens open (again), I nipped outside and took a few piccies of the coal yard in its (near) final form.
First one shows how it fits into the cramped yard at Beeston Castle station as a whole. .
Moving in a bit closer. .
And then from the opposite direction. .
Still a bit more titivating to be done, but getting closer to ticking this one off the todo list.
Rik
First one shows how it fits into the cramped yard at Beeston Castle station as a whole. .
Moving in a bit closer. .
And then from the opposite direction. .
Still a bit more titivating to be done, but getting closer to ticking this one off the todo list.
Rik
Re: Coal bins for Beeston Castle and Peckforton
By 'eck Rik, thats all a bit cramped! A good job the Inspectors been and gone
It's looking good though, I do like it.
It's looking good though, I do like it.
Philip
Re: Coal bins for Beeston Castle and Peckforton
Maybe the PLR's motto should be, 'A quart in a pint pot' .....
Rik
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BTW - I've now blogged the coal office and other associated bits and bobs - https://riksrailway.blogspot.com/2019/0 ... eston.html
Rik
Rik
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Nice build there Rik, I love it...Hope when I get around to build mine (By the way things are going) maybe in the next few years.... It will come up to your standard.
Great Blog has usual also Rik....
Great Blog has usual also Rik....
ROD
Life is so easy when I run my trains.
https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=11364
https://www.youtube.com/@fairywoodlightrailway
Life is so easy when I run my trains.
https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=11364
https://www.youtube.com/@fairywoodlightrailway
Re: Coal bins for Beeston Castle and Peckforton
Thanks Rod,
You're too kind. I'm sure yours will be every bit as good if not better - your workshop/office interior inspired me to have a go at putting an interior in mine.
Rik
You're too kind. I'm sure yours will be every bit as good if not better - your workshop/office interior inspired me to have a go at putting an interior in mine.
Rik
- steamer68
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- Location: Bishop Auckland, UK
Re: Coal bins for Beeston Castle and Peckforton
Hi Rik you have modelled your coal bins nicely. Thanks for the link to the tutorial as I will definitely be having a go once my garden layout is built.
Regards
Kevin
Kevin
Re: Coal bins for Beeston Castle and Peckforton
Thanks Kevin
They are a fairly painless way of starting to make your own buildings etc. Doesn't matter if you make any mistakes - with coal bins you can always say they were meant to look like that .....
Rik
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