Roving Reporter - Catching up on a 4 Month Backlog

[MickT]

I have been burning the midnight oil trying to catch up on a photo album backlog that goes back as far as Expong last October in order to try to clear the decks before the marathon outing to the last NGSW at Shepton Mallet this coming Saturday 18 February. Managed it with 40 hours to spare before it is time to load the car and head off into Someset early on Saturday morning!

There are 4 new photo albums now available for viewing in my blogsite at: http://micksrovingreporter.blogspot.co.uk/
Please note the new album navigating instructions that I have written at the heading of the blog, which I have had to re-write due to the way that Google Images, which I have had to use since Google blocked Picasaweb last year, works in a different way to the way that Picasaweb did.

This notice also posted on NGRM-Online

Mick

[Jeff Schumaker]

Many thanks, Mick. It is greatly appreciated.

Jeff S.

[cnw6847]

Thank you for doing the roving reports.
Its great to see whats on show at the various events.

Cheers

Richard

[Graeme Dunbar]

Super photos and info as usual! Many thanks.

Is that a Brian Clarke Bagnall on Tal-y-Coed at SWOONS?

[MickT]

Hi Graeme,

Thanks very much. Afraid I can't answer that one, but I'm sure somebody on here who knows more about Bagnall models will come up with a correct identification. I know the model belongs to Phil Farr-Cox, the layout's owner. In my own un-expert opinion, it could possibly be a Brian Clarke (Saltford Models) body but I don't think it is on an original chassis if it is. It may also be a Narrow Planet model as I think that there is a small Bagnall in the range.

Mick

[gbowyer]

Hi Mick

Phil says, "It's a Brian Clarke Gwen kit, from his Bedside Nurseries idea.  Roger Chivers made the masters, and still has them, so made a limited rerun for members of the NGRM online forum."

Hope that helps.

Best regards

Geoff

[Graeme Dunbar]

Thanks. I'm wondering if my one is from the same kit or not. In mine the rivets are inverted, i.e. depressions. There is no reason to presume that the builder did not add rivets.

[Simon Hargraves]

Hi Graeme, I've got examples of both Gwen and the Brian Clarke loco; Gwen has rivets that stand proud and the Brian Clarke kit has indented rivets so it sounds like yours is one of the latter.
I think the Gwen kit was designed to fit a Joe Works chassis whereas Brian's kit has its own chassis (split frame with brass wheels).
Regards,
Simon.