Giving Sheep a Woolly Coat

 Giving a ram a mucky woolly coat using static electricity. 🐑

A cleaner white coat for this sheep.

Keith

We Appear to Have Dead Sheep!

 We appear to have dead sheep whilst 0-4-4-0 double Fairlie 'Earl of Merioneth' awaits the signal to proceed into Hadarford station. In removing them yesterday from being glued amongst the static grass, some of the grass had stuck to their legs, and in removing said grass I removed the black paint on their legs, so I repainted them, then laid them down where they came from to dry, so when having given them their woolly coats they will go back where they came from. Hence why some of the ones I have already done are playing dead, I will glue them all in place once they are all treated. 

P.S. Now where did I put my glasses? 🤔 (A little hint, This photo which I took 1st) 🤓 😂

Keith

4wDM 'Hadar'

 4wDM 'Hadar' emerging from the road bridge to pass by Hadarford lock with a freight train. 😊

Keith

Croc Clips on Sticks

Yesterday morning I drilled holes in my painting board to accommodate the new croc clips on sticks.

 

In the afternoon I used the croc clips on sticks for the 1st time, certainly makes holding whilst painting and drying small items a lot easier. 😊

Keith

1st Nine Sheep

 1st nine sheep now have woolly coats, 25 more to go. 🐑🐑🐑

Keith

Video of Hadarford by David Johns of CruisingTheCut.

Video of Hadarford by David Johns of CruisingTheCut. Took all day and a lot of it on the cutting room floor, but I am very pleased with the result.

Keith

Sheep Painting and Other Things

This morning I repainted the test sheep, the original matt black paint came off in my fingers so had to strip the paint off, wash them and soaked in vinegar. I have been waiting for a new pot of matt black paint to arrive, which it now has,  let's hope this paint sticks this time. 🐑🐑🐑 

After lunch I carried on painting some bits and pieces, one of which, the fork lift truck, now resides behind Beeton's Garage. 😁 

Keith

4-6-0 Baldwin 'Alfred James'

 4-6-0 Baldwin 'Alfred James' passing through the PW depot with a goods train. 😊

Keith

0-4-0 Hunslet 'Charles'

 0-4-0 Hunslet 'Charles' rounding Hadarford hill with a ballast train. 😊 

Keith

Maintenance Train

 6wDM diesel 'Oscar' on maintenance train duty passing Hadarford lock 😊

Keith

Logging Loco

 Bo-Bo logging loco 'Marmite' ahead of a log train passing Hadarford woods. 😊 

Keith

Double Fairlies Double Heading

 Double Fairlies 'Earl of Merioneth’ and 'Merddin Emrys' double heading the up passenger service passing Hadarford lock. 😊 

Keith

New arrival 0-4-4-0 double Fairlie 'Earl of Merioneth'

New arrival in the post this morning, 0-4-4-0 double Fairlie 'Earl of Merioneth' arrives at Hadarford station with the up morning passenger service. 😊

Keith

Exiting Hadarford Tunnel.

 6wDM diesel 'Oliver' with shunters wagon exiting Hadarford tunnel and passing between Beeton's garage and the engine maintenance yard where 2-6-0 tank engine 'Doris' and 6wDM diesel 'Oscar' are taking on fuel. 😊

Keith

Revised Layout Plan

 Over the weekend I finally got round to adding to the plan of Hadarford.

I changed the solid line representing the track in the tunnel underneath the farm with a dashed line, and added the castle ruins walls.

I still need to add the building for the PW depot to finish it off.

Keith

4-6-0 Baldwin 'Joanne'

 4-6-0 Baldwin 'Joanne' passing through the PW depot below the castle ruins on its way to Hadarford with the up passenger service. 😊 

Keith

 New loco 0-4-0 saddle tank 'Charles' emerging from fiddleyard tunnel with a mixed goods train. 😊

You have to have great faith in your trackwork and rolling stock to be able to reverse up gradient back into the fiddleyard across 2 facing points. 😁

Keith

0-4-0 Little England "Princess"

 0-4-0 little England "Princess" hauling a bugbox train past Hadarford lock on it's way to Hadarford station. 😊 

Keith

Seasonal Mail Vans

 Boxcab 'Haedi' returning the seasonal mail vans to Alfa Central for storage until next year, and the empty standard mail vans ready for their next load. 😊

Keith