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    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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PGC's workbench

And yet another entry!

It seems like it was in a far distant era that I posted my first blog which was about my Thompson 6W PBV. I published two entries - the first on this link and the second on this link.   Since the postings, the wagon sat in a box with nothing happening until a few weeks ago when my modelling mo-jo returned and I started work on various models. In the time since, I have completed the build of the coach and painted it, as you can see form the two pictures below.       The next step is to
PGC

PGC

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I 'ad that

First run

Had a mammoth 9 hour session today.   Legs were constructed, final wiring tweaks and faults sorted - still some minor tweaking required and the top loop needs to be done but for now we have two running loops and a fully operational shuttle.       Fiddle yard needed some major tweaks before it would work       Resolved the problem with the shuttle signal but then found a problem with the green LED so I'll replace it during the next session     We were testing on a slope - n
andy2308

andy2308

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Barry Ten's Blog

Pre-nationalisation days

I used to be a fairly disciplined modeller with an interest fixed firmly on the BR steam era, mostly the Western Region, but with a bit of LMR for good measure. To that end, when I got back into the hobby in the 90s, I went to a lot of trouble to repaint and modify most of the pre-nationalisation models that I'd acquired during my childhood, such that they fitted into the later period. However, such commitment to one period was not to last - I soon "cracked" in both directions. When Hornby bough
Barry Ten

Barry Ten

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The GC and Met in OO

LNER D6- before we begin...

The oldest surviving loco in my collection of hackbashes is a 'lookalike' D6 that I completed a few years ago. At the time of completion I was very pleased with the result.... however as time has gone on and I have finished other, better models it has been gradually left to languish at the back of a shelf. Of course, this state of affairs hasn't been helped by the fact that since I built the model more information about the prototype has come to light.   Last summer I made the decision to
James Harrison

James Harrison

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Highclere - 2mm Finescale

more progress (and a question)

Hello.   Things havent stopped yet, I have made a bit more progress and have managed to get the second board ballasted now. Que a dodgy photo....     Also I have a question, hopefully you guys remember these?     I am not sure where I need to plant them, is there anyone that can help? I know I am bending the truth a little with the layout and period with the track plan, signals, and now the single line apparatus but I am thinking add them to the layout as disused but still
-missy-

-missy-

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Northall

Some thoughts about ...

Real modelling is still going slowly. This has several reasons. I hope I can show some progress in a short time.   I spend some time on reading inspector Wexford novels and made some thoughts about how to use them into my diorama’s. I realized I was making two type of diorama’s:   More or less railway based: Northall Dock – track out of use Bridge Street – siding with track; station, arches with track Nice Street – arches Station Road - arches   and British Railways van delivery serv
Job's Modelling

Job's Modelling

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The GC and Met in OO

GCR 1908 full brake (III)

After allowing my teak effect to dry out, I moved on to painting the solebars and the wheels.   Both were painted with Humbrol #113, after which the wheel rims were painted in matt white.   Moving on to the roof, I removed the clerestory and then filled the resulting hole with a sheet of 0.5mm plastic sheet, smoothed into the roof with plenty of white putty (incidentally pretty much exhausting my stock of the stuff!)   I was then able to smooth the roof down and paint it with humbrol #1
James Harrison

James Harrison

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derekarthurnaylor's Blog

Aire Valley Railway

Hi Everyone. I see it's six weeks since I posted my "penultimate blog" and a heck of a lot has happened in that time. I have moved from the Lake District back to my roots in Shipley. I have an apartment over looking the River Aire just half a mile from Saltaire where I was born so I think I can say I have come full circle. To say the least it has been a hectic time for an 85 year old but with the assistance of my family is has happened and I'm settling down. So, on to what may be my last blog
derekarthurnaylor

derekarthurnaylor

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Up the Line - 1918

What a difference a backscene makes.

A quick trip to the slightly smaller than usual Telford show started the weekend off, unfortunately accompanied by an unusually moany little girl which did make it a pretty quick trip. Good thing though was that I didn't get the chance to spend much money! As it wasn't raining when I got back another start was made on fitting the backscene and wow, does it make a difference! It is not perfect yet as I shall explain but heaps better.   I have recycled the 2x1 from my mark1 legs which has been v
KH1

KH1

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Fen End Pit's Blog

1865 Great Eastern station - more painting and first windows

Taking on-board the advice from KH1 and Middlepeak I had some further goes at the brickwork on the building. Running in some very dilute acrylic white into the mortar joints worked well and then I tried just lifting the colour of the bricks using some Derwent graphic pencils. Using a couple of different colours on the brick red gets quite a nice subtle variation in my view and I hope I've toned down the quions to slightly better grey-yellow of the Cambridge white bricks.       On Friday
Fen End Pit

Fen End Pit

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Modbury - 2mm Finescale (Brunel's Baulk Road)

Modbury - Trackwork 4 (Turnout Operation)

Now that most of the trackwork has been installed on the first (Exeter end) baseboard, it is time to try it out!!!   Before I can though, a Turnout Operating Unit needed to be built. The first thing required is a method of connecting the Switch Rails to any under board gubbins. Obviously I had already thought all of this out up front, but I did need to open up the holes that I'd drilled to accommodate these fixings because I couldn't feed them down!! These first items were bent up from some 0.
Ian Smith

Ian Smith

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Petes Model workshop (or ramblings from the balcony)

ANOTHER GRRRRRRWESTERN ENGINE

And for my next trick we are going back to simple 6 coupled tank!!!   I found out this was missing some of it's dummy inside valve gear. So Scorpion kindly sold me another set, but Brazil's post office managed to lose it. I can't be bothered to order more, so I will adapt a set that I have. Which is a shame as I had it earmarked for my 0395 class, as I am going to scratch build most of that I suppose I should do the valve gear too.   I have been searching to find which cab roof bunker combin
N15class

N15class

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N-Gauge LMS Layout

Foster Street - The Case of The Missing Railings

Just a very quick entry this time (Hurray I can hear you cheer ).   I have been working on various little projects on the layout, you know the ones that just drain modelling hours, anyway one of the quick projects I have managed to complete is to convert a "Luton" type van into a flat bed.   The need for this came about, because I was bored of making railings to keep the residents of the stepped terraces on the layout safe. Showing a "devil may care" attitude to Health and Safety I decided t
paulprice

paulprice

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S H Model Making

Hello and welcome along

Hello,   Well as some of you may know, those that have read my posting on my personal blog, I have started this one to show what i am working on for customers. Now why a blog i hear you ask, as i do anything and everything from DCC work to complete layouts and everything in between i thought it was best to keep everything in one place rather than have serveral small threads going in diffrent parts of the forum. Also it makes it easier for me to keep track of what i have posted   So up firs
Mr.S.corn78

Mr.S.corn78

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Brackhampton Snow Hill

brackhampton and the 21st century - part 3

Well this 3d printing malarkey is something that can cause the brain to melt and dribble out of your ears. I have been playing around with a model for the overall roof columns. The hope is that if I can succesfully design one than it can be amended to create the other two types.   So having beavered away, I then have to convert it to a "dae" file, then download another programme and convert it to an "stl" file, then downlaod another programme , because Shapeways doesn't like the design - somet
rovex

rovex

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Petes Model workshop (or ramblings from the balcony)

GWR MOGUL (13)

Here we are all done and in the process of painting.   The back head has been finished and now primed. For what was included and a few added wires, it has come out far better than expected. Not perfect but very passable.       The body was finished although I spent some time trying my best to find something else to add rather than painting it. As you can see I have given it a good clean and blackened the vulnerable bits. I am running short of blacking fluid so
N15class

N15class in GWR 63XX MOGUL

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Mastanec's Blog

Faccpp 411V - Chopperdozator - Scratchbuilt model

I have never built a scratch built model before but I have always fancied the idea and was impressed by works of Czech modeler Vladimir Klusacek aka. Tempotaxi. So I decied to give it a try as well. I should have had chosen an easier model for the very first time, but hey challenge accepted and by now it's almost complete and would be pitty to give up on this stage. It also took me a lot of time to get here, expectations were different. I will not go in depth here on how to scratchbuild... it's
mastanec

mastanec

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PGC's workbench

Not quite so long to wait for this entry!

Now that the Y7 has been built, it's time to get it painted, an area of expertise I'm lacking in. I bought the Tony Wright and Ian Rathbone DVD on how to paint and weather and watched both parts. I don't have a spray facility such as Ian's so worked on a similar method to Tony's, ie out of doors. I washed the loco in Precision Paints pre-paint metal cleaner then sprayed it with their single pack etch primer. Following this, I sprayed a single coat of Halfords red primer then, once dried, sprayed
PGC

PGC

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Mastanec's Blog

Hi

. Hello and welcome to my blog. My name is Marian and I am from Czech Republic, country located in central Europe in the so called "Czech basin". We have been there for some time now, since times of great merchant Samo. Lets fast forward trhu the centuries, dukes, kings, monarchies and regimes and lets stop in 80'es - 90'es, era IV, era that I have deciced to model. And that is because of all the variety it offers, that is a lot of liveries, ones that were strictly adhered to as per officia
mastanec

mastanec

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Redgate's Modelling

Slater's All Third Part 2

After another couple of sessions we have a rolling chassis (well it would roll if I free off the bearings - a job for when they are removed for chassis painting)       I'm deviating from the order of things now as I will be making as start on the springs, axleboxes and footboards next. Save the delicate underpinnings until all the heaver engineering is done   The job is much easier with the brake third handy as a reference
RedgateModels

RedgateModels

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Neil_S_Wood's Blog

Room with a view

This part is the bit I'd been dreading most of the entire layout. The issue is that I needed two shuttle lines right at the back of the layout next to the backboards, and, I needed to install the backboards after I had installed a fair bit of track. I had a fair idea of how I was going to do this and had spent a fair bit of time thinking about it so off I went to Bunnings (local equivelant of Homebase or MFI) to get all the materials.   First part was to assemble the backboards. There were
Neil_S_Wood

Neil_S_Wood

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BRM Blog

Behind the scenes at BRM TV

When I started writing for modelling magazines many years ago, authors were able to remain safely hidden behind our word processors. The more gregarious might be found at exhibitions, happy to engage in banter over the barrier, but generally, readers were spared the sight of our ugly mugs.   All this has changed.   First, in common with much of the popular press, our faces started to appear in the magazine. We're not in an ivory tower, we're real people and real railway modellers too. At exh
Phil Parker

Phil Parker

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    • 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
    • Keith Addenbrooke
      Post Scaleforum 2024

      By Keith Addenbrooke · Posted

      Good to see it was a positive experience - and really nice to see a couple of photos of Ditchling Green (I didn’t realise it was still around).  Always struck me as a lovely layout: an early example perhaps of the ‘less is (so much) more’ approach to railway modelling that is now widely appreciated.  Keep up the good work, Keith.
    • Mikkel
      Post Scaleforum 2024

      By Mikkel · Posted

      The layout and info display looks very good. Thanks for posting photos of the other layouts, always a gift for those of us abroad - especially when they are this good.   Imposter syndrome is common I think, it can hold us back but on the hand I'll take that over bragging anytime.  
    • Mikkel
      Netherport and Basuto Quay Chronology

      By Mikkel · Posted

      That sounds like a good approach Nick, thank you for clarifying. A sense of space is so important, less is more and all that.   The Penzance photo shows unloading of flower traffic from the Scilly Isles (no date). It features on the front page of this volume by Tony Atkins. The book is perhaps not unexpendable and a tad dry, but it is informative and some of the photos are lovely.    

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