Monday, 12 February 2018

Piddling-Snodsbury Canal Update

The navvies who have been causing so much trouble of late in the Bull and Bush (which is praised highly in the Automobile Guide) at Market Snodsbury have completed the first section of canal including two locks to start the climb towards Much-Piddling. Once they start drinking in the Cock-Dropper's Arms at Great Snoring of an evening, we may have to call on the services of our local bobby, P.C. Eustace Oates from the Totleigh-in-the-Wold police station. He should be able to quell any disturbances to the peace of this bucolic paradise!



Much painting and flocking etc. to be done now that the canal has arrived. No idea how to paint the water yet.

3 comments:

Vagabond said...

Good start with the canal, just as long as the water is not bright blue and don't forget the Tesco trollies. Hum maybe before Tesco so don't forget the prams, I know you have one attached to a nanny, she could be in the canal as well I suppose.

Martin Thornton said...

Yes, this is from a TBT (Time Before Tesco)! I used to spend all my holidays on various canals and you would not believe the sort of shite I frequently had to cut away from the prop, particularly going through Manchester and Birmingham. Not sure I want Nanny McPhee in the canal though!

Renaissance Dabbler said...

Great Scott, old boy, that's a whopper you've got there, and the canal's pretty big as well. Did you make all that or is it a commercial set? Either way, impressive. I think you should model the Caen Hill Locks at Devizes - that'd keep you busy for a while:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caen_Hill_Locks
I don't envy your past canal life - cutting Mancunians away from the prop must have been unspeakable.
How much canal are you planning, by the way? That looks a big layout you've got there - excellent work.
D.Emfore