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  • SouthernRegionSteam

    Coastguard Creek - 15 months of planning!

    By SouthernRegionSteam

    Hold on to your socks - this is going to be a lengthy one! (In fact it's so long, I've now split it into 2 separate posts - the next will be up soon...)   I think it's fair to say that you are all long overdue an update on Coastguard Creek. Due to other commitments, no real progress has been made since the last post way back in March 2021; almost 15 months ago! If anything, things went backwards for quite a while, as I kept finding more and more inspiring locations that I really wanted
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The GC and Met in OO

King Edward VII redux- GCR 8D, Part I

Last year I bought a completed McGowan Models LNER C4, and it rather threw the inadequacies of my hackbashed C5 'King Edward VII' into sharp relief.   I had already decided that something had to be done about the compound's chassis- I had bought a Hornby 'Patriot' chassis to replace the existing hacked-about B12 running gear- but a scheme to rebuild the loco below the running plate was shelved whilst I considered how to proceed. ,   A few months later a whitemetal C4 body came up on ebay an
James Harrison

James Harrison

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ess1uk's Workbench Blog

MSV mineral wagons

A couple of pictures of the small Hornby MSV and ZKV fleet. Like many Hornby wagons not a faithful replica but guess it's as close as I'll get for now. they still need to be weathered more. also need to get some transfers so the TOPS panels can be changed so they have different numbers.
ess1uk

ess1uk

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Stock for Brent 1947 GWR

Finney 2220 build part2

A little more work this morning while waiting for the inlaws to drop Evie home.   After rereading the instructions with a clear head, I now have a better idea of the firebox construction (picking up on a paragraph I missed last night in my sleep deprived state.   So first up was the profiling of the corners of the firebox, using detail photos of the preserved loco as a guide. I think it needs a bit more material removed, but want the boiler before I file any more.   Once I had finished
The Fatadder

The Fatadder

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Stock for Brent 1947 GWR

2220 building the Finney kit

A while back I started a detailing project on an old mainline 2251 with the intention of adding new buffer beams and a new cab amounts other detailing.   Recently I found a Finney 2251 kit on eBay for a good price with no chassis with a motor and high level gear box. Given the need for the moror and gearbox (along with the castings for the chimney etc), it was too good to miss.   The plan is that building this loco will be good practice before I build my Finney Dean Goods and Mitchell Man
The Fatadder

The Fatadder

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N-Gauge LMS Layout

Foster Street - My Name in Paul and I have Problem - OR Private Owners

Hello my name is Paul and I have a problem, well its more of an addiction, I have this uncontrollable habit, it all started with one private owner wagon, and then it led to another, then another, then another...................   Before long, found myself hiding this addiction from friends and family, I would visit my local pusher, had over some cash, and I would be given a small package, that I would nervously hide within my coat, rush home, sneak upstairs to the spare room and with mad aband
paulprice

paulprice

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The GC and Met in OO

Great Central 11B redux- part VI

I'm pleased to say that the rebuilding effort of this model is finished- and what a beauty she turns out to be:       The finishing touches were the numberplates (custom etched by Narrow Planet, and highly recommended- well worth the wait), some beading around the front spectacle plate (touched in using brass paint on a Phillips' head screwdriver) and coal.
James Harrison

James Harrison

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Dave at Honley Tank's Blog

Pennine Snow

Yes, we've had a fair bit of snow up here! I set off for Dean Hall (MMRS clubrooms) this a.m. and had to turn back as local roads increasingly were white covered as I climbed. OK at home, we're about 600'ASL, but within less than a mile from home I reach about 800' and by the time I reach the Pennine Way crossing of the Greenfield Road, perhaps three miles, we're at about 1500'. I gave up at about the 850' level, on new, wet, white snow, - with still well over thirty miles to go it seemed most
Dave at Honley Tank

Dave at Honley Tank

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The Cuckmere Valley Railway

A Van For Litlington

Ready for the Paint shop - the first item of stock built specifically for Litlington.   This is a Cambrian (C98) kit of an SECR Van, purchased on something of a whim earlier in the week. I intend to use mostly LBSCR stock, however a fascinating discussion in the Pre-Grouping section on 'Foreign Wagons' - http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/92231-foreign-wagons/ - has given me a few ideas, so when I saw this I couldn't resist.   It went together in around an hour, and I'm reall
dseagull

dseagull

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Old AGWI Road - An oil refinery in 1:76 scale

Honey, it's snowing! (Or how I build boards!) - Part 1

After having played around with bits of old N gauge track, I came up with a vague idea of the space needed to fit in all the track work and buildings. I decided the best way to set up the boards would be to have a central triangular board, with 3 separate boards for each of the 'blades' of the 'propeller'. I mean it's not exactly the right shape for a propeller, but it's as close as I can get!   I settled on an equilateral triangle with sides of 1m for the centre board, which left me to work o
SouthernRegionSteam

SouthernRegionSteam

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Harton and Hopeguard BR 1960's Layout

Work Continues- Getting the right track angle on the curves

Work has continued slowly this week. I have been filling in the gaps between where the flexi track meets and trying to get the angles for the curves right, I have been adding cork under the outside rail side so that I can angle the track so it looks more realistic.   Let me know what you think?   I have also been playing around in the main terminus so it looks better.   Best   Dan
danstercivicman

danstercivicman

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Barry O's Weathering Blog

Departmental stock and a loco

Been busy weathering while at a show at Normanton last weekend. As part of the demo I was asked to show what a but of weathering can do to a set of Departmental wagons. These are all Cambrian kits built and painted by another, I have regauged them to Em and added couplings the a bit of weathering..     and, at the same time, I used a DJH kit built Fairburn Tank to demo light weathering...     Baz
Barry O

Barry O

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Barry O's Loco Blog

Royal Scot

Long time since I added anything on my loco blog. I have acquired a few locos but haven't manage to finish any of them. Apart from this one..one of my favourite locomotives   The Old Contemptibles - a Hornby Rebuilt Scot gently weathered by me..     Baz
Barry O

Barry O

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Shipston-on-Stour Branch

Shipston Gas Works - SketchUp refined

Quite a few hours later and the gas works is beginning to take shape. The smaller buildings are now missing, and the larger gas holder is just a cylinder, but the house, retort house and older gas holder have been advanced to include many of the details seen in the various photos and films. Think of this application of SketchUp as being a palette for painting a picture of something that no longer exists. Accurate scaling can come at a later date.   The front view, as might have been seen from
Focalplane

Focalplane

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Trains&armour's Blog

Parkside Weathering!

After reparing the repairs, my thoughts turned to weathering. Not trusting myself completely on this, I decided to first weather another, RTR wagon instead of my kit built one. A wagon I have two of, so they could be compared side by side after weathering one of them.   Before & after:       I've used the same basic weathering techniques I normally use on my armour models. First an all over dark wash, followed by a dirty gray spray from three quarters underneath. After drying I
Trains&armour

Trains&armour

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The Mid-Western Blog

LMWR Introduction

Introduction   This is about my freelance model railway, the London & Mid-Western Railway (LMWR). The main purpose of this blog is to provide a reference point for people wanting to know what the LMWR is. Breifly it is a pre-grouping railway that runs from London to Oxford independantly of the GWR, where it connects with the West Midland Railway (which didn't merge with the GWR in 1862).   Historical background.   In 1849 The Oxford, Worcester & Wolverhampton Railway (OWWR) was f
Nile

Nile

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BRM Blog

Nuremberg Toyfair 2015 Report - Update and Photo Gallery

Nuremberg Toyfair - Day 2 Another busy day at the fair today and several excellent meetings, including with Oxford Diecast and Hornby. As mentioned yesterday, I've posted 30+ photos on the BRM Facebook page and included more info about the various new releases. Hope you find it useful. Photos are here Heading home tomorrow, but it's been a very interesting couple of days. There will be a brief report on the most interesting/UK relevant items in the April issue of BRM.   All the Best   Ben
61661

61661

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Northall

The factory – Part 1

Pavement and road are in place. So I can start with the factory.     I started with the wall at the end of the diorama and the factory chimney. The wall is build straight forward using TX24 Dark Brown Brick and the coping from RO11 Arched Bridge from Scalescenes. The wall is weathered after building using in the Schminke pastels mentioned in the previous entry. To give you an impression I made a picture with the finished wall on a piece of clean printing on Fine Art paper.     Then I
Job's Modelling

Job's Modelling

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Old AGWI Road - An oil refinery in 1:76 scale

A (n Oil) Slick Plan!

I'm really sorry for the title... OK, maybe not that sorry!   Welcome to the blog outlining my plans for a new layout based off of the old AGWI refinery railway(s) of Fawley. If you are a member of NGRM-online, there is also a thread for this layout there, or alternatively I have my external blog here if you so fancy!   Hello! You may or may not have seen my old layout "Calshot". Well this project is the follow up to Calshot, and I hope it will give me my much needed modelling mojo back! I
SouthernRegionSteam

SouthernRegionSteam

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skjoop's Blog

Llanymynech Station

Hi, I'm a complete beginner, having done no RM since teens, many many years ago!. I'm considering an 00 model roughly based on Llanymynech Station, just post war era. I have a basic layout in draft, which I'll post in due course. Any pointers gratefully taken on board....
skjoop

skjoop

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Stock for Brent 1947 GWR

GWR A30 Autocoach detailing

So with the D95 coaches rather stuck awaiting an order of some new 0.5mm drill bits, it was time to get started on the next project. Detailing an Airfix autocoach as a diagram A30, with the Dart Castings detailing kit.   The first step was to completely dismantle the donor coach, followed by preparation of the shell and chassis removing moulded detail This consisted of the removal of hand rails, door handles, lamp irons, end steps, underframe trusses and battery boxes. Unfortunately I was a
The Fatadder

The Fatadder

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The Cuckmere Valley Railway

Mocking Up - An evening of three parts

Now that the baseboard is built, things are moving on, and tonight I have been able to get the track out and see if it all fits together as planned.   This is always a worry, especially when you are converting an electronic plan to a full-size one, but on this occasion all seems to have gone has planned.   As mentioned last night, I'd like to include a gradient, and with a 3/4 inch rise decided on, I was quite pleased to find a CD box (Driving Rock, inevitably! ) which matches the correct he
dseagull

dseagull

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    • MikeOxon
      10ft (3m) Driving Wheels

      By MikeOxon · Posted

      Thank you, Jeremy.  Those underslung springs were not unusual.  Early locomotives often used the boiler as a main structural member.  It led to difficulty when designing the Firefly replica, which has extra supports to meet current safety criteria.   I know that at least one early engine was rejected by Brunel because it was supplied with a single central buffer.  I suspect it took a while for these dimensions to be standardised.
    • Jeremy Cumberland
      10ft (3m) Driving Wheels

      By Jeremy Cumberland · Posted

      Impressive.   You say that the locomotive as per Lane's drawing had the footplate too high for Viper's tender, but surely it also has front buffers too high for other rolling stock. Were the front buffers not intended for use with other vehicles?   What do you reckon to the driving wheel spring and axlebox in Lane's drawing? Apart from the arrangement of the leaves, it looks as if the driving wheels are supported by the loco frame rather than the locomotive bearing down upon
    • bcnPete
      Kyle - an update...and a visit at last...

      By bcnPete · Posted

      Many thanks Mike - yes Scotland is indeed beautiful...in all weathers!   Interest in Kyle....hmmm...where do I begin!   I guess a number of reasons - I am an 1/8 Scottish so I guess part is in my DNA. A few trips up to Scotland over the years and I guess a love of the interesting small trains especially in the BR Blue era.   Kyle came about as my 2mmFS china clay layout layout was expanded too quickly so I became a bit bored with it...even though china clay seems to
    • Yan
      Post Scaleforum 2024

      By Yan · Posted

      Thank you for leaving the comments and thoughts guys, much appreciated.   Both Butley Mills and Ditchling Green are with new owners that are currently refurbishing them. Even the modelling skill and composition still shine through, so they were both well worth seeing in the flesh. One of Iain Rice's layouts I'd like to get the opportunity to see is Trerice.
    • BarryP
      Post Scaleforum 2024

      By BarryP · Posted

      It's good to see so many positive reviews of a model railway exhibition. I did dabble in S4/P4 way back and Iain Rice's writings were inspirational. I saw Butley Mills when it was first shown at Scaleforum in 1987 and I loved it. Gordon Gravett's models are fabulous and I would love to see them in the flesh, as it were. I did visit two shows specifically to see the magnificent "Pempoul" layout that the Gravetts built, that was the finest I've ever seen. I'm dabbling in "O" Gauge and an opportuni

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