Lapford station in N gauge.

[hexagon789]

I could definitely keep going with it if I had the space.

In other news the Lesser Spotted Steve Flint (im what was on the telly) has been round at mine today doing a photo shoot for the railway to appear in Railway Modeller magazine in the not too distant future.
Look here he is!

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He really put a lot of effort into getting everything right and I must say that he’s an absolutely lovely guy.
Tomorrow morning I’ll be over at my friend Paul’s house where Steve’s going to be shooting his railway too.
N gauge takeover!

The top man himself, eh?

Next you'll be having Her Maj round for tea

Really nice to hear you're getting featured in RM, if that doesn't speak towards the quality of what you've achieved I don't know what does.

 

[Peter C]

I'm sure it will all be worth it when your layout is world famous

I thought it already was?

The top man himself, eh?

Next you'll be having Her Maj round for tea

Really nice to hear you're getting featured in RM, if that doesn't speak towards the quality of what you've achieved I don't know what does.

And there was me thinking Liz popped around to Lapford on a regular basis...

-Peter

 

[Cowley]

I had to ban Liz because she kept asking why none of my locos were named after members of her family…

 

[hexagon789]

I had to ban Liz because she kept asking why none of my locos were named after members of her family…

 

[Peter C]

I had to ban Liz because she kept asking why none of my locos were named after members of her family…

Oldmoor being in the Cotswolds, Jeremy Clarkson's always popping round. He wants to know why there are so many of these stupid train things lying about...

-Peter

 

[Gloster]

I had to ban Liz because she kept asking why none of my locos were named after members of her family…

Tell her that Goyle is short for ‘Glorious Royal’.

 

[Cowley]

“Honest, I was just looking after it in case someone tried to nick it officer”…



Looks like Wayne’s in trouble again…

 

[Peter C]

“Honest, I was just looking after it in case someone tried to nick it officer”…

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Looks like Wayne’s in trouble again…

I saw a Ford Transit van the other day - driving perfectly within the law - and my first thought was of Wayne and Lapford...

-Peter

 

[reddragon]

I better up my photographic skills and actually do some scenery

 

[hexagon789]

“Honest, I was just looking after it in case someone tried to nick it officer”…

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Looks like Wayne’s in trouble again…

Brilliant cameo scene, reminds me of another favourite layout of mine - Waverley West, where the owner makes a great thing of staging photos. Though he's more a 'speed freak' than a cameo stager.

 

[Cowley]

Brilliant cameo scene, reminds me of another favourite layout of mine - Waverley West, where the owner makes a great thing of staging photos. Though he's more a 'speed freak' than a cameo stager.

That’s an amazing layout isn’t it? It captures what I remember from the first time I went to the real place in the 1980s.

 

[hexagon789]

That’s an amazing layout isn’t it? It captures what I remember from the first time I went to the real place in the 1980s.

It truly is, if I could only pick one single layout as a favourite it would be Waverley West. (No offence @Cowley )

Dave has quite a touch with his camera too.

 

[Cowley]

It truly is, if I could only pick one single layout as a favourite it would be Waverley West. (No offence @Cowley )

Dave has quite a touch with his camera too.

No offence taken. I think I’d sell my granny to own that.

 

[reddragon]

No offence taken. I think I’d sell my granny to own that.

Is your granny still alive to sell?

 

[Cowley]

Is your granny still alive to sell?

No unfortunately. But I could borrow someone else’s?

 

[reddragon]

No unfortunately. But I could borrow someone else’s?

Depends on her plot value. Both of mine were cremated so worthless lol.

 

[Ash Bridge]

You just have to love the humour that abounds in this thread

May I add my congratulations regarding the upcoming RM article featuring your superb layout Mr C, I’m just hoping you won’t let all this fame and publicity go to your head though?

 

[hexagon789]

No offence taken. I think I’d sell my granny to own that.

Tut tut

Poor Granny...

You just have to love the humour that abounds in this thread

Always good to brighten the day

May I add my congratulations regarding the upcoming RM article featuring your superb layout Mr C, I’m just hoping you won’t let all this fame and publicity go to your head though?

When he starts hosting poker nights with Chris Leigh, Ben Jones and Steve Flint - then its time for an intervention

 

[Ash Bridge]

Tut tut

Poor Granny...



Always good to brighten the day



When he starts hosting poker nights with Chris Leigh, Ben Jones and Steve Flint - then its time for an intervention

Indeed! I’m thinking that we will have to keep a close eye on him from now on @hexagon789

 

[Peter C]

No unfortunately. But I could borrow someone else’s?

Mrs Miggins isn't doing a lot these days (well definitely not after drinking so much). But I'm not sure she qualifies as a grandmother, not having any kids?

When he starts hosting poker nights with Chris Leigh, Ben Jones and Steve Flint - then its time for an intervention

I can imagine the scenes on BBC Four right now - when we see @Cowley and Tim Dunn bumbling about the south-west, we'll know to have a word...

-Peter

 

[Cowley]

You just have to love the humour that abounds in this thread

May I add my congratulations regarding the upcoming RM article featuring your superb layout Mr C, I’m just hoping you won’t let all this fame and publicity go to your head though?

Thanks Mr Bridge. I’m starting to feel like I know my local branchline almost as well as you now.

When he starts hosting poker nights with Chris Leigh, Ben Jones and Steve Flint - then its time for an intervention

I reckon Steve Flint would have a good poker face you know?

I can imagine the scenes on BBC Four right now - when we see @Cowley and Tim Dunn bumbling about the south-west, we'll know to have a word...

-Peter

I could do with a new career, especially since I had a haircut on Sunday ready for the shoot (Mrs C said it was probably time for the biannual trim ).
So another four hours shooting Paul’s railway today. Completely different as there was no pressure on me this time. It looks like mine will be going in around springtime and Paul’s will be in the magazine sometime around Christmas (damn him and his silly snow!).

Look it’s the man himself and me (that actually is me after a haircut by the way).

 

[Peter C]

I could do with a new career, especially since I had a haircut on Sunday ready for the shoot (Mrs C said it was probably time for the biannual trim ).

I'm trying to think of what career might be next. "The Architecture the N-Gauge Railways Built"? "Secrets of (the London) Under the baseboard (-ground)"?
I'll get my coat...

So another four hours shooting Paul’s railway today. Completely different as there was no pressure on me this time. It looks like mine will be going in around springtime and Paul’s will be in the magazine sometime around Christmas (damn him and his silly snow!).

Ah now you mention the snow I think I know which layout you mean. Up there with Lapford on the list of "super N-gauge layouts" I think.

Look it’s the man himself and me (that actually is me after a haircut by the way).
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Nice to be able to put a name to a face. Also highlights how much smaller that layout is than I thought it would be from the photos you've shared!

-Peter

 

[Ash Bridge]

Were you stood on a box for that pic mate?

 

[Cowley]

Were you stood on a box for that pic mate?

He wanted a photo for the article and made me move because all the signs were right behind my head.
You get your money’s worth out of a tall painter you know…

 

[Peter C]

He wanted a photo for the article and made me move because all the signs were right behind my head.
You get your money’s worth out of a tall painter you know…

I could moan all day about being tall and having to do all sorts of things where people can't reach. Shelves, cupboards - the lot.

-Peter

 

[hexagon789]

Indeed! I’m thinking that we will have to keep a close eye on him from now on @hexagon789

I can imagine the scenes on BBC Four right now - when we see @Cowley and Tim Dunn bumbling about the south-west, we'll know to have a word...

Hey, that would make a great series though. Tim Dunn and Cowley on a model railway/architecture series...

I reckon Steve Flint would have a good poker face you know?

If he's anything like he seemed in the Great Model Railway Challenge series, I imagine he does!

I'm sure he's a perfectly nice chap, but he seems a bit stern will we say at first impressions.

I'm trying to think of what career might be next. "The Architecture the N-Gauge Railways Built"? "Secrets of (the London) Under the baseboard (-ground)"?
I'll get my coat...

That's exactly what I was thinking along the lines of!

 

[Peter C]

Hey, that would make a great series though. Tim Dunn and Cowley on a model railway/architecture series...

Looking at model villages perhaps? I'd watch that!

That's exactly what I was thinking along the lines of!

I shall write to the BBC first thing tomorrow morning

-Peter

 

[Cowley]

If he's anything like he seemed in the Great Model Railway Challenge series, I imagine he does!
I'm sure he's a perfectly nice chap, but he seems a bit stern will we say at first impressions.

He’s really not like that at all when you meet him. There’s definitely a bit of TV making a persona up for him to fit in with the narrative (and to be fair it worked well). We had a right chuckle over the last couple of days and he was genuinely lovely and really took a huge amount of pride in what he was doing.
It was really interesting talking to him about the TV show and just his life generally I must say. It felt like quite an honour really.

 

[Cowley]

Well yesterday I spent about three hours making a 13 minute video of the railway for YouTube which I couldn’t save due to the lack of storage on my phone.
I then proceeded to wipe it off by mistake (I’ve already bitterly complained to @Iskra and @Peter C about this ).

Anyway, second bite and another three hours (including some outtakes that really wouldn’t pass the forum swear filter!) and this was the result:

I mean if you’ve got a spare fourteen minutes this’ll give you a proper overview of the whole layout that’ll probably make more sense than the various photos I’ve posted over the last couple of years.
Over and out.

 

[reddragon]

I have just spent a whole 14 minutes of my life watching your video . . . . . .

Impressed how much you have got in and how you split the 3 sections, a very good layout by all means!