Building a new stone tower to site a slate water tank on top

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Granitechops

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Building a new stone tower to site a slate water tank on top - 16/06/10 03:12 PM

With the fabrication of the new cement mixer, work could now go ahead
site cleared ready, next to pile of stone thats been there for weeks

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Granitechops Total Posts : 2091 Reward points : 3188 Joined: 24/Oct/2009 Location: Sunny Devon Uk	Re:Building a new stone tower to site a slate water tank on top - 16/06/10 03:22 PM 0 Mixer arriving on works train Attached Image(s) Don. Stoneycombe & The Penrose Valley Railway in sunny Devon, England http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqXftHeRMUU "Modelling is not so much an obsession but more of an Observation"

Granitechops Total Posts : 2091 Reward points : 3188 Joined: 24/Oct/2009 Location: Sunny Devon Uk	Re:Building a new stone tower to site a slate water tank on top - 16/06/10 03:24 PM 0 First job get some planks unloaded Attached Image(s) Don. Stoneycombe & The Penrose Valley Railway in sunny Devon, England http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqXftHeRMUU "Modelling is not so much an obsession but more of an Observation"

Granitechops Total Posts : 2091 Reward points : 3188 Joined: 24/Oct/2009 Location: Sunny Devon Uk	Re:Building a new stone tower to site a slate water tank on top - 16/06/10 03:25 PM 0 Build up ramp Attached Image(s) Don. Stoneycombe & The Penrose Valley Railway in sunny Devon, England http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqXftHeRMUU "Modelling is not so much an obsession but more of an Observation"

Granitechops Total Posts : 2091 Reward points : 3188 Joined: 24/Oct/2009 Location: Sunny Devon Uk	Re:Building a new stone tower to site a slate water tank on top - 16/06/10 03:28 PM 0 Stop & check ramps are right width apart Attached Image(s) Don. Stoneycombe & The Penrose Valley Railway in sunny Devon, England http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqXftHeRMUU "Modelling is not so much an obsession but more of an Observation"

Granitechops Total Posts : 2091 Reward points : 3188 Joined: 24/Oct/2009 Location: Sunny Devon Uk	Re:Building a new stone tower to site a slate water tank on top - 16/06/10 03:30 PM 0 Over the track Attached Image(s) Don. Stoneycombe & The Penrose Valley Railway in sunny Devon, England http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqXftHeRMUU "Modelling is not so much an obsession but more of an Observation"

Granitechops Total Posts : 2091 Reward points : 3188 Joined: 24/Oct/2009 Location: Sunny Devon Uk	Re:Building a new stone tower to site a slate water tank on top - 16/06/10 03:32 PM 0 Safely down, without mishap Attached Image(s) Don. Stoneycombe & The Penrose Valley Railway in sunny Devon, England http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqXftHeRMUU "Modelling is not so much an obsession but more of an Observation"

Granitechops Total Posts : 2091 Reward points : 3188 Joined: 24/Oct/2009 Location: Sunny Devon Uk	Re:Building a new stone tower to site a slate water tank on top - 16/06/10 03:34 PM 0 Sand unloaded Tools at the ready Attached Image(s) Don. Stoneycombe & The Penrose Valley Railway in sunny Devon, England http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqXftHeRMUU "Modelling is not so much an obsession but more of an Observation"

mike Total Posts : 10516 Reward points : 3479 Joined: 24/Oct/2009	Re:Building a new stone tower to site a slate water tank on top - 16/06/10 04:11 PM 0 im impressed, its going like clockwork!! RULE 8 The most important rule........... ITS MY RAILWAY, I WILL RUN WHAT I WANT, WHEN I WANT, HOW I WANT, AND IF YOU DONT LIKE IT.......... BUGGER OFF!

CoggesRailway Total Posts : 1931 Reward points : 3277 Joined: 25/Oct/2009	Re:Building a new stone tower to site a slate water tank on top - 16/06/10 05:01 PM 0 Can I borrow them to bulid my new line... I'm shattered!

Granitechops Total Posts : 2091 Reward points : 3188 Joined: 24/Oct/2009 Location: Sunny Devon Uk	Re:Building a new stone tower to site a slate water tank on top - 16/06/10 06:22 PM 0 Some one tell Len a just new mixer should not really need "cleaning" with a lump hammer!!!! Attached Image(s) Don. Stoneycombe & The Penrose Valley Railway in sunny Devon, England http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqXftHeRMUU "Modelling is not so much an obsession but more of an Observation"

Granitechops Total Posts : 2091 Reward points : 3188 Joined: 24/Oct/2009 Location: Sunny Devon Uk	Re:Building a new stone tower to site a slate water tank on top - 16/06/10 06:24 PM 0 Cement has arrived westcountry brand!! Attached Image(s) Don. Stoneycombe & The Penrose Valley Railway in sunny Devon, England http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqXftHeRMUU "Modelling is not so much an obsession but more of an Observation"

Granitechops Total Posts : 2091 Reward points : 3188 Joined: 24/Oct/2009 Location: Sunny Devon Uk	Re:Building a new stone tower to site a slate water tank on top - 16/06/10 06:26 PM 0 So load with sand Attached Image(s) Don. Stoneycombe & The Penrose Valley Railway in sunny Devon, England http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqXftHeRMUU "Modelling is not so much an obsession but more of an Observation"

Granitechops Total Posts : 2091 Reward points : 3188 Joined: 24/Oct/2009 Location: Sunny Devon Uk	Re:Building a new stone tower to site a slate water tank on top - 16/06/10 06:27 PM 0 Put your back into it Len Attached Image(s) Don. Stoneycombe & The Penrose Valley Railway in sunny Devon, England http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqXftHeRMUU "Modelling is not so much an obsession but more of an Observation"

Granitechops Total Posts : 2091 Reward points : 3188 Joined: 24/Oct/2009 Location: Sunny Devon Uk	Re:Building a new stone tower to site a slate water tank on top - 16/06/10 06:29 PM 0 Open the bag of cement Attached Image(s) Don. Stoneycombe & The Penrose Valley Railway in sunny Devon, England http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqXftHeRMUU "Modelling is not so much an obsession but more of an Observation"

Granitechops Total Posts : 2091 Reward points : 3188 Joined: 24/Oct/2009 Location: Sunny Devon Uk	Re:Building a new stone tower to site a slate water tank on top - 16/06/10 06:30 PM 0 Someone did remember the water after all! Attached Image(s) Don. Stoneycombe & The Penrose Valley Railway in sunny Devon, England http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqXftHeRMUU "Modelling is not so much an obsession but more of an Observation"

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Re:Building a new stone tower to site a slate water tank on top - 16/06/10 07:13 PM

Brilliant pics Don and tale as normal , waiting for more .......................

Steve

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Re:Building a new stone tower to site a slate water tank on top - 16/06/10 07:17 PM

Waiting for the mortar to go off before they do any more

Small scale blocks are so light, there is no weight to hold them in place

slightest touch & the bond is broken

Don.
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Granitechops Total Posts : 2091 Reward points : 3188 Joined: 24/Oct/2009 Location: Sunny Devon Uk	Re:Building a new stone tower to site a slate water tank on top - 16/06/10 07:45 PM 0 mat wielding the pointing trowel Attached Image(s) Don. Stoneycombe & The Penrose Valley Railway in sunny Devon, England http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqXftHeRMUU "Modelling is not so much an obsession but more of an Observation"

dragon Total Posts : 3769 Reward points : 3581 Joined: 24/Oct/2009 Location: Nottingham	Re:Building a new stone tower to site a slate water tank on top - 16/06/10 07:45 PM 0 No danger of frost tonight.

Granitechops Total Posts : 2091 Reward points : 3188 Joined: 24/Oct/2009 Location: Sunny Devon Uk	Re:Building a new stone tower to site a slate water tank on top - 16/06/10 07:48 PM 0 Nearly knocking off time 2 & a bit courses of big stone Attached Image(s) Don. Stoneycombe & The Penrose Valley Railway in sunny Devon, England http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqXftHeRMUU "Modelling is not so much an obsession but more of an Observation"

JRinTawa Total Posts : 1431 Reward points : 2717 Joined: 25/Oct/2009 Location: Tawa, New Zealand	Re:Building a new stone tower to site a slate water tank on top - 17/06/10 12:56 AM 0 Your got some skilled workers there Don, well done lads John Principal Operator of the H&M Garden Railway & organiser Wellington Garden Railway Group I don't take myself seriously, so I apologize if you do.

casey jones snr Total Posts : 832 Reward points : 1873 Joined: 20/Apr/2010 Location: Charnwood Forest Railway. Rothley. Leics.	Re:Building a new stone tower to site a slate water tank on top - 17/06/10 05:17 AM 0 Great pictures, nice story line. Casey Jones Snr If it looks right, it is right.

Philbahn Total Posts : 3845 Reward points : 3564 Joined: 24/Oct/2009 Location: Swinton Manchester	Re:Building a new stone tower to site a slate water tank on top - 17/06/10 05:43 AM 0 Like it. Just goes to show there are some good workers left Landquart Grusch Bahn Running RHB on Massoth I'm the boss in our house. SWMBO gave me permission to say so! Openday 23rd June

Dannysfod Total Posts : 213 Reward points : 2273 Joined: 26/Oct/2009	Re:Building a new stone tower to site a slate water tank on top - 17/06/10 09:24 AM 0 I think I could do with Len, is he up for hire? Great pics, I enjoy following your threads! Daniel: "I'm going to go play with my trains later" Friend: "We don't Play with trains! We are not children!" Daniel: "Well I play with trains!"

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Re:Building a new stone tower to site a slate water tank on top - 18/06/10 09:29 AM

Dannysfod

I think I could do with Len, is he up for hire?
Great pics, I enjoy following your threads!

Sorry Len has broken his leg, at first he thought it was just twisted, but when it fell off he was convinced it was broken!!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqXftHeRMUU
"Modelling is not so much an obsession but more of an Observation"

Granitechops Total Posts : 2091 Reward points : 3188 Joined: 24/Oct/2009 Location: Sunny Devon Uk	Re:Building a new stone tower to site a slate water tank on top - 18/06/10 09:31 AM 0 Good to report that someone did remember to cover the cement with a plastic sheet before heading off last night Attached Image(s) Don. Stoneycombe & The Penrose Valley Railway in sunny Devon, England http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqXftHeRMUU "Modelling is not so much an obsession but more of an Observation"

Granitechops Total Posts : 2091 Reward points : 3188 Joined: 24/Oct/2009 Location: Sunny Devon Uk	Re:Building a new stone tower to site a slate water tank on top - 18/06/10 09:34 AM 0 Mixer is showing signs of use pity the crew forgot to wash the outside as well Attached Image(s) Don. Stoneycombe & The Penrose Valley Railway in sunny Devon, England http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqXftHeRMUU "Modelling is not so much an obsession but more of an Observation"

Granitechops Total Posts : 2091 Reward points : 3188 Joined: 24/Oct/2009 Location: Sunny Devon Uk	Re:Building a new stone tower to site a slate water tank on top - 18/06/10 09:36 AM 0 So Mat has been busy up on the planks Attached Image(s) Don. Stoneycombe & The Penrose Valley Railway in sunny Devon, England http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqXftHeRMUU "Modelling is not so much an obsession but more of an Observation"

Granitechops Total Posts : 2091 Reward points : 3188 Joined: 24/Oct/2009 Location: Sunny Devon Uk	Re:Building a new stone tower to site a slate water tank on top - 18/06/10 09:38 AM 0 A boulder has been placed just uphill of the works for safety Attached Image(s) Don. Stoneycombe & The Penrose Valley Railway in sunny Devon, England http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqXftHeRMUU "Modelling is not so much an obsession but more of an Observation"

Granitechops Total Posts : 2091 Reward points : 3188 Joined: 24/Oct/2009 Location: Sunny Devon Uk	Re:Building a new stone tower to site a slate water tank on top - 18/06/10 09:42 AM 0 For belts & braces safety, a further boulder with 2 wagons is up track through the tunnel Attached Image(s) Don. Stoneycombe & The Penrose Valley Railway in sunny Devon, England http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqXftHeRMUU "Modelling is not so much an obsession but more of an Observation"

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Re:Building a new stone tower to site a slate water tank on top - 18/06/10 09:46 AM

The area under where the tank will go wont be wasted

a facility is in mind

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"Modelling is not so much an obsession but more of an Observation"

Granitechops Total Posts : 2091 Reward points : 3188 Joined: 24/Oct/2009 Location: Sunny Devon Uk	Re:Building a new stone tower to site a slate water tank on top - 18/06/10 09:48 AM 0 Close up of the rustic stonework Attached Image(s) Don. Stoneycombe & The Penrose Valley Railway in sunny Devon, England http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqXftHeRMUU "Modelling is not so much an obsession but more of an Observation"

trammayo Total Posts : 2511 Reward points : 3527 Joined: 24/Oct/2009 Location: Co. Mayo	Re:Building a new stone tower to site a slate water tank on top - 18/06/10 12:12 PM 0 Brill storyboard - very well thought out (and great eye for detail too). Very entertaining! Where did you get the blocks from? Mick Mick - always learning something new (then forgetting it).

dragon Total Posts : 3769 Reward points : 3581 Joined: 24/Oct/2009 Location: Nottingham	Re:Building a new stone tower to site a slate water tank on top - 18/06/10 02:34 PM 0 On behalf of my wife and myself may we wish Len a speedy and painless recovery. Missing him already. Trust it won't be too long before he graces our screen again.

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Re:Building a new stone tower to site a slate water tank on top - 18/06/10 02:51 PM

Granitechops

Dannysfod

I think I could do with Len, is he up for hire?
Great pics, I enjoy following your threads!

Sorry Len has broken his leg, at first he thought it was just twisted, but when it fell off he was convinced it was broken!!

Brilliant!!

, just like the rest of the thread.

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Re:Building a new stone tower to site a slate water tank on top - 18/06/10 05:06 PM

I just got back from hospital actually

but Len says when he twisted his ankle, the force was too much for his knee joint.

He's still smiling but, I fancy he also needs a neck collar.

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Re:Building a new stone tower to site a slate water tank on top - 18/06/10 06:46 PM

trammayo

Brill storyboard - very well thought out (and great eye for detail too). Very entertaining! Where did you get the blocks from?

Mick

Home made Mick

see

http://www.gscalecentral.co.uk/f/tm.aspx?high=&m=69265&mpage=1#69279

Don.
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"Modelling is not so much an obsession but more of an Observation"

Andy Worsfold Total Posts : 552 Reward points : 3162 Joined: 24/Oct/2009 Location: Havant	Re:Building a new stone tower to site a slate water tank on top - 18/06/10 07:09 PM 0 Brilliant as usual, a beautiful railway

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Re:Building a new stone tower to site a slate water tank on top - 18/06/10 07:23 PM

Granitechops

I just got back from hospital actually

but Len says when he twisted his ankle, the force was too much for his knee joint.

He's still smiling but, I fancy he also needs a neck collar.

Tell Len he needs to wait for the weekend before getting legless..............................

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