Angst Lesspork

Graeme Dunbar · February 04, 2012, 19:42

Excellent! Do the LEDs flash on and off in an appropriate way?

berryr99 · February 05, 2012, 12:37

Hugh, looks good - an evolution of the "clacks" I suspect

I don't know why but I can't see the pictures of the layout that you posted in the early pages of this subject

Bob Berry

Hugh Norwood · February 05, 2012, 13:11

I've made a small keypad with six buttons so the LEDs may be switched on and off. I might have it at the front of the layout for folk to play with.

More photos can be seen by heading to
www.hnorwood.co.uk/files/angst.htm

Graeme Dunbar · February 05, 2012, 13:32

Lovely photos - certainly "made my day..." :D

Hugh Norwood · February 09, 2012, 11:27

Hansom Cab (R Parker kit) now completed. I've added a driver and passenger...

Tigger · February 09, 2012, 12:08

Excellent collection Hugh; well done. The semaphore tower looks good. All we need now is a dragon or two...
http://www.buccabury.co.uk/ltr/dragons.htm
;D

Hugh Norwood · February 09, 2012, 13:33

Thank you.

There is a swamp dragon on the roof of the Watch house; its exact breed has yet to be determined!

tedp · February 09, 2012, 20:01

Must be a cousin of mine:

;D

Nice hansom cab by the way, well detailed.

I have two of them on the layout. One is the local doctor's carriage, waiting at his door in Dunalistair.

Hugh Norwood · February 09, 2012, 22:04

Thanks, Ted.

I like the dragon-spotting pages. How did you pose your dragons, David? I was worried I'd snap my one in two.

An interesting story: I got my dragon, and a mermaid, from Dart Castings when they came to York a few years ago. Later on that day Garry W reported that Dart Castings had sold out of mermaids, and thought us all a but weird in Yorkshire (!)

I haven't placed the mermaid on Angst. I think that no self-respecting mer-person would care to swim up the Angst river (they'd have to wriggle on top of the crust)

tedp · February 10, 2012, 11:03

Perhaps if it's an edible crust.... It might attract mermaids by the dozen ::)

My dragon was blown over from Wales in a SW gale (it was sent to me by David). It has been living since in the 'loom' of Rae Bridge works (top left of this picture).

Tigger · February 10, 2012, 13:23

Ah... Dragons - my favourite creature! :)!!
The answer Hugh, is very, very carefully! The material is more brittle than some whitemetals but if you pose the necks, wings etc slowly you can manage it without cracking the casting. I'm sure you have some fine pliers or substantial tweezers which could do the job. The eyes by the way were photoshopped in!
The large dragon came from a stand many years ago at the Model Engineer's Exhibition when it was at Wembley (so early '80s); it might have been the Skytrex stand. Certainly it had a lot of interesting fantasy items including just this one dragon (which is actually more Chinese in appearance - but if you don't tell him you know he'll never realise it and he'll keep growling in his ancient Celtic dialect).
I hadn't spotted Errol on the Watch house (if indeed it is Errol; as you're not sure of the breed I guess it probably isn't Errol. Perhaps he could be called Flynn...)
I agree with Ted - the Hansom cab is excellent. Have you yet built the carriage of Lady Sybil Ramkin?
I wonder if I can use dragons instead of Border Collies? They'd need proper training and supervision. I like roast lamb but I'm not keen on the smell of singed wool...
I've just thought of a crated load for my flat wagons... ;D

Hugh Norwood · February 10, 2012, 15:01

Quote from: Tigger on February 10, 2012, 13:23
I hadn't spotted Errol on the Watch house (if indeed it is Errol; as you're not sure of the breed I guess it probably isn't Errol. Perhaps he could be called Flynn...)

He's (she's?) visible in photo 5 of the slideshow.

I can see I shall have to purchase a Brougham for her ladyship...

Many thanks for the kind comments.

Tigger · February 10, 2012, 18:31

Will you have room on it for the Ramkin Motto "Non Svmet Nvllvs Pro Respondo" and the Coat of Arms?

invercloy · February 12, 2012, 08:52

That street scene is great, Hugh. Lots of detail and atmosphere :)

What are the various coloured bits that are hanging from the beam on the timbered building above the handsom cab in the photo?

Hugh Norwood · February 12, 2012, 20:25

Quote from: invercloy on February 12, 2012, 08:52
That street scene is great, Hugh. Lots of detail and atmosphere :)

What are the various coloured bits that are hanging from the beam on the timbered building above the handsom cab in the photo?

Many thanks for your kind remarks.

The coloured bits on the (several) shops on the layout are the Langley store front parts.

The nearest to the camera is the hardware shop (pots and pans) futher away is the poulterers - great racks of dead animals (poultry and rabbits etc) There is also a saddler which is not visible in this shot.