Ben's French HO Workbench

[bunji]

This thread will be updated every now and then to let you how the collection's going. I've got vague ideas for a small test layout but as of yet no real planning.

On with the wagons! No prizes for guessing which francophile they came from. Click on the pictures to view a larger sized image.


















I love this picture.














My favourite wagon!





Things to do: Find a replacement chassis for my French loco.

Finally, here's a little ten minute doodle in Flash (I may have been listening to Greased Lightning at the time!)

[Class 60]

Great Wagons there Ben especially those Granit Hoppers
I can think of other words what Eddie is doing there but i wont say it

Will look forward to further updates when they come

Adam

[Infrontcat]

Salut mon ami!

Ce sont formidable! D'accord, j'espere que le development du projet va continuer brusquement!

Bonne chance mon petit!

Tim

PS sorry if the French is a tad rusty. Not spoken it properly for ruddy years

[lofty]

sorry if the French is a tad rusty. Not spoken it properly for ruddy years

Some of us from ‘up north’ think that about your English

Lofty

[British Rail]

Hi there, I love those wagons Ben especially that Granit one.


Can't wait to see that french loco

Rhys

[Pete]

Ben

They look at home already! Nice pics, they really show the detail and quality off, you can't beat good continental stock.

Pete

[Honeywell]

I love the Hornby GWR Dunster Station building you used as a backdrop there Bunjinator - most appropriate given where the wagons came from..

[Pete]

Bon Soir!

J'attends avec intérêt du progrès observer

Pierre

[live-frog]

I love the Hornby GWR Dunster Station building you used as a backdrop there Bunjinator - most appropriate given where the wagons came from..

Erm yes - i think one of thesemay be more appropriate !!

et alors, bienvenue en Froggieland Monsieur Ben - très très bon modelisme en acho !!

Ronald

[bunji]

Bonjour mes amis et merci pour les... comments!

La gare utilisait puisque je n'ai pas un autre bâtiment. C'est une vieille gare que mon grand-père a fait.

For the test layout, I'm leaning towards an urban yard. I'd quite like a setting like Paul Windle's 'Moorton Bottom Yard' - quite run down but still active and well used. Does anyone know if the Petite Ceinture carried post in the steam era?

[Pete]

Ben

The petite ceinture effectivly provided a link between the major Parisian stations, I would think almost any goods were hauled.

Pete

[live-frog]

Does anyone know if the Petite Ceinture carried post in the steam era?

Bonsoir mon brave !!
There's quite a good article on Wikipedia.
Do a google search on 'la petite ceinture' - I used Google France.
I can't see any reference to 'post' but you may find other interesting trafic.

Here's a small extract from the article - any problems with the translation -let me know
Ron

"À partir de 1934, la ligne de petite ceinture n'est plus utilisée que par des trains de marchandises. Au sud, elle dessert les usines Citroën de Grenelle (aujourd'hui parc André Citroën) jusqu'en 1976, les abattoirs de Vaugirard (actuellement parc Georges Brassens) jusqu'en 1979 et la Gare de Paris-Gobelins (sous le quartier des Olympiades dans le XIIIe arrondissement) jusqu'en 1991. Au nord et à l'est, les lignes sont utilisées pour les transfert de trains entre gares jusqu'à la fin des années 1980. Le trafic de trains de marchandises se poursuit jusqu'au début des années 1990."

[TomWebber]

Bonjoor Ben,
Je hoffi tous tempsing - est ist bon....

I'll give up - don't want to offend anyone!
Nice wagons Ben - the weathering makes them look much less 'manufactured'....

[pointstaken]

Ben,
Excellent as always, up to your usual standard !!
Now, what happened to the sewage works, or has that been closed for repairs ?

Regards,
Dennis

[m.levin]

Looking great Bunji mate.