Diesels at Crown Point and Sovereign St.

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Dad-1 wrote: Adjust 'The Points' every month & re-gap the plugs.
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A Leeds Central to Dewsbury Market Place DMU arriving at Leeds Sovereign Street Station
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Youngest grandson has been in charge. Containers at Sovereign Street.
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Scene at Clarence Dock Goods Yard.
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The 'ground surface' looks very realistic. Did you use commercial modelling material or your own mix?
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Phred wrote:The 'ground surface' looks very realistic. Did you use commercial modelling material or your own mix?
My own mix, Phred. Different shades and sizes of ballast, talcum powder and real coal dust.

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A long way from home, Inverness based Class 47 47517 'Andrew Carnegie' at Crown Point Yard.
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Waiting at the signal. A Leeds Central to Wakefield Kirkgate DMU.
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At Crown Point Yard. Class 47 47299 'Ariadne' and Class 52 D1027 'Western Lancer'.
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Ah some pictures I recognise, will enjoy having a look through the thread,
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Great little scrap yard 👍
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Thanks Dave-00

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Wish I could get flowers to grow like that. I could kill a cactus (well actually I have). :(
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Thank you for your comments, Phred. Cheap plastic flowers coloured all in blue bought from the local £1.00 shop. A touch of different colour paints. Way over scale, but I like them to give a overgrown look.

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Canal Corner with no boat.
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With 'Clarice'.
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With 'Kingfisher'

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Is that two boats, or the same one painted different on the opposite sides?
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Dave-00 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 17, 2023 7:47 am Is that two boats, or the same one painted different on the opposite sides?
Two different boats.

I have a third one, 'Ada'. She is a coal barge and resides at Clarence .
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glencairn wrote: ↑Fri Nov 17, 2023 8:59 am Two different boats.
Having looked again I can see there are a few differences, but at first glance this morning through sleep deprived eyes I thought with one viewed from the port and the other starboard there was a slim chance that you had used a simple trick to increase the interest :oops:
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Kingfisher is slightly smaller than Clarice.
Dave-00 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 17, 2023 11:53 am I thought with one viewed from the port and the other starboard there was a slim chance that you had used a simple trick to increase the interest
I have done that with some railway wagons. Increasing the fleet as it were.

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