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I have recently discovered this place, previously thinking it was completely out of bounds, after a 2 mile walk I am presented with a playground of sand dunes, marsh land, industrial pipework, an estuary and a beach with silhouettes of a famous Mumbles lighthouse and coast line. I will be returning when the weather is a little more moody for a long exposure.
This is a view from Bromford Bridge looking across at the Esso oil storage depot. Today the M6 Motorway strides across here in a never ending barrage of noise.
In the foreground is the interchange yard for Stewart and Lloyds pipe works. Snuffling importantly in the yard is one of Stewart & Lloyds shunters, The loco is Peckett 2119 of 1950. Given I have little knowledge of B.R. steam I have no knowledge at all of industrial steam therefore if this is incorrect I won't be upset about being told so.
Copyright Geoff Dowling 1965; All rights reserved
Gonna use 3mm brass tubing for the rest of the pipework. But I still need to line it, so it's technically a WIP.
After the lining is complete, nothing will be done until I have an IRL model on hand.
Stripped-back diner with exposed bricks and pipework, serving US-style barbecued burgers and steaks.
Address: 22 Lloyd St, Manchester M2 5WA
60029 passes through Nottingham whilst working the Saturday 6Z96 1320 Boston Sleaford Sidings - Willesden .
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Italy – Villa d’Este
The Villa d’Este is a 16th century building in Tivoli, near Rome. It was commissioned by Cardinal Ippolito II d’Este (1509-1572). Because of his great influence and connections he wanted passionately to become Pope and in spite of his 5 attempts he was unsuccessful.
Construction began in 1560. In that time till 1569 many demolitions took place, private houses, public buildings and roads. Although there was much hue and cry, he was to powerful a man to let anything step into his path. A lot of material (marble and statues) came from other excavations in the area, such as the Villa Hadriana. The river Aniene was diverted to make a comples system of water jets, pools and cascades. Out of this intense construction rose terraces, arcades, grottos and other architectural structures. Canals were dug out and over 600 foot of pipework were laid. This was needed to feed the extensive number of fountains that were to be installed.
The garden was carefully laid out into to compartments, each to be close to 100 foot across. Its final effect is awesome and to stand on the terrace and view the whole garden is a breadth taking experience.
The Cardinal was also the Governor of Tivoli and had a property that went with the title. This was too small for his occupation so it was demolished and a new one was built on the site. The plans for the construction were left to the control of Alberto Galvani, court architect of the Este. He in turn obtained the services of Livio Agresti for the internal decoration and between 1565 and 1566 a team of artists under the direction of Girolamo Muziano and Frederico Zuccari began the incredible task of painting the villa. From 1867–1872 there were many teams of painters, sculptors and stucco artisans, as well as ceramists, mosaic artist and fountain engineers. Work was not nearly as fast as the Cardinal would have liked but he had many financial difficulties after losing some of his ecclesiastical positions in France. There was much to do, in 1872 the top floors of the villa were redecorated and there was an urgency to complete the construction of the Dragon Fountain, the reason for the speed to complete this part was the visit of Pope Gregory XIII. However in December the Cardinal died and the property passed on to his nephew Cardinal Luiggi. Although construction carried on, it was on a much smaller scale, the maintenance costs being much higher than the new Cardinal imagined. Cardinal Luiggi died in 1586 and the Villa was then owned by the Cardinal Deacons of the Sacred College by 1599 it was passed back to the Este family, this time with Cardinal Alessandro who carried out major restoration work to both Villa and Gardens.
This concludes the early part of the Villa’s history, there is much more to tell but if you are interested please go to Wikipedia for the rest of the story.
Items of interest to see:
1: The Hall of the Stories of Solomon.
2: The Fountain of Venus.
3: The Salon.
4: Ippolito’s Bedroom.
5: The Hall of Glory.
6: The Hall of Noah.
7: One Hundred Fountains.
8: The Fountain of Neptune.
9: The Oval Fountain or ‘Fontana dell’Ovato’.
10: The Fountain of the Tripod.
These are the many delights that can be seen in Villa d’Este, a fantastic and memorable place to visit and there is so much more that can be said and seen.
This was among the first parts of Pelagia city that was built. The people quickly realized that the pipe work between buildings (marine tubes) were very difficult to navigate. After this minor blunder the rest of the city's marine tubes were all constructed on the same level or close to the same level, in order to mimic streets and to avoid pedestrian confusion.
Still working on these, need a little more pipework and I need to get new rods sorted out for them, too.
My Coos Bay engines were definitely not the most dated locos in my fleet, but they're the ones I most wanted to rebuild. I've made several improvements to the shaping and details and I think once they're done they should be right on par with my #2926, or better.
I'm very glad to finally have the proper size wheels for the trucks. They make a tremendous difference.
The engines have been updated from PF+M Motor to PUp+L Motor. This gives them a pretty huge power upgrade.
August 1983 40069 with her distinctive exposed pipework awaits the off with a short van train to Newcastle in the early hours of the morning.
Bury St Edmunds based R F Staveley Transport DAF XF coupled to a three axle tipper tailer unloading at the Nestle Purina pet food factory at Sudbury
Berlin is known for its overground pipes, which are part of a system that moves groundwater from construction sites to the River Spree and other canals.
They are used to drain water from the ground before construction, pump water to canals, and help drain basements.
They are a common sight in Berlin, especially near construction sites.
Berlin was built on a swamp in the 1750s, and the city and surrounding areas underwent a large drainage effort to make room for more people and farming. Even though the drainage effort was 270 years ago, the groundwater level is still high, so construction companies pump water into the canals and river to get rid of it. Construction companies could use the city's sewer system, but it would be more expensive.
A sepia-toned monochrome HDR version of a previous image from Daresbury steam fair. It's not often that I turn the HDR all the way up to 11, but this image seems to suit it.
Italy – Villa d’Este
The Villa d’Este is a 16th century building in Tivoli, near Rome. It was commissioned by Cardinal Ippolito II d’Este (1509-1572). Because of his great influence and connections he wanted passionately to become Pope and in spite of his 5 attempts he was unsuccessful.
Construction began in 1560. In that time till 1569 many demolitions took place, private houses, public buildings and roads. Although there was much hue and cry, he was to powerful a man to let anything step into his path. A lot of material (marble and statues) came from other excavations in the area, such as the Villa Hadriana. The river Aniene was diverted to make a comples system of water jets, pools and cascades. Out of this intense construction rose terraces, arcades, grottos and other architectural structures. Canals were dug out and over 600 foot of pipework were laid. This was needed to feed the extensive number of fountains that were to be installed.
The garden was carefully laid out into to compartments, each to be close to 100 foot across. Its final effect is awesome and to stand on the terrace and view the whole garden is a breadth taking experience.
The Cardinal was also the Governor of Tivoli and had a property that went with the title. This was too small for his occupation so it was demolished and a new one was built on the site. The plans for the construction were left to the control of Alberto Galvani, court architect of the Este. He in turn obtained the services of Livio Agresti for the internal decoration and between 1565 and 1566 a team of artists under the direction of Girolamo Muziano and Frederico Zuccari began the incredible task of painting the villa. From 1867–1872 there were many teams of painters, sculptors and stucco artisans, as well as ceramists, mosaic artist and fountain engineers. Work was not nearly as fast as the Cardinal would have liked but he had many financial difficulties after losing some of his ecclesiastical positions in France. There was much to do, in 1872 the top floors of the villa were redecorated and there was an urgency to complete the construction of the Dragon Fountain, the reason for the speed to complete this part was the visit of Pope Gregory XIII. However in December the Cardinal died and the property passed on to his nephew Cardinal Luiggi. Although construction carried on, it was on a much smaller scale, the maintenance costs being much higher than the new Cardinal imagined. Cardinal Luiggi died in 1586 and the Villa was then owned by the Cardinal Deacons of the Sacred College by 1599 it was passed back to the Este family, this time with Cardinal Alessandro who carried out major restoration work to both Villa and Gardens.
This concludes the early part of the Villa’s history, there is much more to tell but if you are interested please go to Wikipedia for the rest of the story.
Items of interest to see:
1: The Hall of the Stories of Solomon.
2: The Fountain of Venus.
3: The Salon.
4: Ippolito’s Bedroom.
5: The Hall of Glory.
6: The Hall of Noah.
7: One Hundred Fountains.
8: The Fountain of Neptune.
9: The Oval Fountain or ‘Fontana dell’Ovato’.
10: The Fountain of the Tripod.
These are the many delights that can be seen in Villa d’Este, a fantastic and memorable place to visit and there is so much more that can be said and seen.
On my most recent trip to visit the real 2355 at the part, I made sure to take some more pictures of the pipework and other details and fittings - as well as some measurements with my tape measure.
I haven't changed much about the core build of the engine, other than adjusting the tender drawbar position, but I've added in another layer of detailing.
The pipework around the smokebox stand has been filled out, with the line from the driver's side tank pipes now traveling all the way down to the pilot area. There's a new pipe fit around the steampipe on the fireman's side piston, as well as another pipe behind that from a t-junction on the back of the smokebox stand.
I've also added in the brake rigging along the bottom of the engine, which is... well, it's a very hard detail to see. I've still got some refinement to do, but it's there and runs the length of the driver set. Once I get the brake rigging detailing a little more matured I'll post some shots of the underside of the loco - otherwise nobody except me is ever going to see it. I almost don't know why I bother - but I just like doing it.
An almost century old TLR went to visit some places with history.
Technical info:
- Camera: Voigtlander Superb TLR
- Lens: Skopar Anastigmat 75/3.5
- Filter: orange
- Film: Arista EDU Ultra 100
- Development: Clayton F76+, 7min@68F
- Scanning: Epson V700 with Epson Scan
- PostPro: Adobe Lightroom
On my most recent trip to visit the real 2355 at the part, I made sure to take some more pictures of the pipework and other details and fittings - as well as some measurements with my tape measure.
I haven't changed much about the core build of the engine, other than adjusting the tender drawbar position, but I've added in another layer of detailing.
The pipework around the smokebox stand has been filled out, with the line from the driver's side tank pipes now traveling all the way down to the pilot area. There's a new pipe fit around the steampipe on the fireman's side piston, as well as another pipe behind that from a t-junction on the back of the smokebox stand.
I've also added in the brake rigging along the bottom of the engine, which is... well, it's a very hard detail to see. I've still got some refinement to do, but it's there and runs the length of the driver set. Once I get the brake rigging detailing a little more matured I'll post some shots of the underside of the loco - otherwise nobody except me is ever going to see it. I almost don't know why I bother - but I just like doing it.
Soham Ely based Northfield farms Volvo Fh coupled to a three axle tipper trailer unloading at the Nestle Purina pet food factory at Sudbury
I have done some more work on the loco and tender and they are almost finished. Since the last photo, I have detailed the tender, added pipework and other details to the loco, and applied vinyl.
For the loco/tender coupling, I have used a vertical bar on the tender (Bricklink 88072) that hooks through a wrench on the loco (Bricklink 6246d). Fairly simple, and hopefully will have enough play to negotiate curves.
The only major thing remaining on the loco is coupling rods. I would like to have working rods on the loco even though you can only see them when looking down on the loco from above (since the rods are between the two boilers). I will need to 3D print them because Lego elements would be too thick. There is only an 8mm gap on each side, which I’m hoping will be just enough to fit cranks, coupling rods and a cam to hold them in place.
The actual loco had a 0-3-0 + 0-2-0 wheel arrangement. That’s three(!) driving wheels on the loco plus two wheels driven on the tender by an auxiliary engine. Since the rear driving wheels and tender wheels are hidden, I’m only planning to couple the front two wheels, so my loco will end up a 0-2-1.