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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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greslet's Blog

Waverley Route to reopen to Carlisle?

This morning’s Scotsman carries interesting coverage of comments by Alex Salmond suggesting that the Borders Rail project may be extended beyond Galashiels all the way to Carlisle: The First Minister said he expected the return of trains to the Edinburgh-Tweedbank section next year would be “one of the most enormous tourist line successes we have ever seen” […] The post Waverley Route to reopen to Carlisle? appeared first on Rede Valley Railway.
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greslet's Blog

Waverley Route to reopen to Carlisle?

This morning’s Scotsman carries interesting coverage of comments by Alex Salmond suggesting that the Borders Rail project may be extended beyond Galashiels all the way to Carlisle: The First Minister said he expected the return of trains to the Edinburgh-Tweedbank section next year would be “one of the most enormous tourist line successes we have ever seen” […] The post Waverley Route to reopen to Carlisle? appeared first on Rede Valley Railway.
greslet

greslet

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Black5's Blog

Scratchbuilt Duchess

Hi everyone, as it`s throwing it down outside and i couldn`t do what i wanted to today i thought i`d take a few pictures of a model i built some years ago that might be of interest. It`s 90% scratch built in Nickel Silver and Brass, the bits i didn`t make being the chimney, top feed and dome ( white metal castings) lubricators on the running plate, the wheels ( Romford and Ultrascale), buffers, couplings, and i made some of the valve gear.Everything else is scratchbuilt. It`s 4mm scale, 16.5mm
Black5

Black5

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sigtech's Blog

Sproston-making steady progress

Now the that the scenery had been started in earnest, I decided that any changes would only be cosmetic.I had a plan, and was going to stick too it...(famous last words!!) More items were being added to the layout, which resembled a winter wonderland- everywhere was all white!! The yard crane on the loading bank in the goods yard made an appearance ( Wills),also the GWR water crane next to the loco-release at the main platform, followed by a grounded van body (both Ratio) The sign
sigtech

sigtech

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sigtech's Blog

Sproston, making progress

Hi again,- updating progress rapidly, to bring the story to where we are now, as I decided to start this blog at what some would say is a late stage in the development of Sproston. ( Truth is - I was not sure the layout would actually come to fruition). After much tinkering with the non-railway buildings and road layout, the final plan was produced, I was trying to achieve a sense of openness (very difficult in a space 6'6"x5'0"!) with the placement of the structures.The layout is meant to repre
sigtech

sigtech

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sigtech's Blog

Sproston, carrying on from the beginning

This is the continuing story of a small branchline terminus-fiddle yard layout in my loft. The next stage saw frenetic kit building activity- the goods shed (Metcalfe, with the office portion repositioned, and a Ratio 'coaling stage'wooden hoist fitted inside on the loading platform) was quickly followed by coal cells, coal office (ratio), weghbridge and weigh house (Metcalfe again). Then came platelayers hut, two lamprooms, WR/LMS loading gauge and pagoda shelter (all ratio). By
sigtech

sigtech

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sigtech's Blog

Sproston,from the beginning.

It all started approximately 12 months ago, when our 33 year old central heating system was finally condemned by the Corgi gas fitter who serviced it,- unable to get the parts! So we spent a small fortune on an all singing, all dancing, new 'government approved' pressurized system - and out went the water tank in the loft, we were left with a large partly boarded and well lit loft, access via a built in loft-ladder and with very little in it, except two flush pannelled wood doors... It
sigtech

sigtech

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Buckingham West

Good, Bad, Happy and Sad

A mixed bag to report today.   On a good note, I have parted with some cash, not only for the long awaited Dukedog (which still needs to be painted GWR Green with a shirtbutton), but also Star and 28xx with shirtbutton. My Bulldog has also been remotored. This is an old Ks kit which a friend of mine at the High Wycombe club (HWDMRS) finished off and painted for me. The old motor worked but was very noisy and far from smooth. I bought a new Mashima and Roxey gearbox and Stan very kindly fitted
Richard Mawer

Richard Mawer

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The GC and Met in OO

The D9, part 7

I ordered some transfers from Quainton Road Models and they arrived yesterday, so were duly applied to my 11B/ D9 to finish the model off. Great service from QRM, by-the-by- highly recommended.    
James Harrison

James Harrison

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petertg's Blog

Hallelujah

Hi all! I think to-day that I can safely say, after nearly seven years, that work on the underside of my baseboard is finished. There is one detail that I cannot finish for the time being. It is a motor that requires AC and, since I have converted everything else to DC, it will not work. Perhaps when I can purchase a new, more complete controller than my current start set. The turnouts all work and the lights also. Since I had reformed the dropper wiring I tested a locomotive, which also worked
petertg

petertg

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BRM Blog

Another Fowler diesel

It's often suggested that as soon as you build a kit for a model, someone will bring out a ready to run example almost immediately. This happened to me with the Fowler diesel shunter last year. There I was innocently browsing the NG Trains stand and I spotted a notice bearing the picture of a loco that looked very similar to one in my unfinished kit stash.     The story began over 15 years ago. At my local model railway club, a few of the members decided that while none of us felt up t
Phil Parker

Phil Parker

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BRM Blog

A big little world

As I mentioned in this month's BRM topic ......   Please do make time to go and see this model if you get chance; if it were an exhibition layout (which it never will be as it weighs a ton!) and the trackwork was infilled it would certainly draw the crowds as I can't think of any exhibit which has as many buildings, windows and chimney pots. The model shows Burton as it was on Monday 10th October 1921. Why that day? A local photographer had been out recording town scenes which were invalua
Andy Y

Andy Y

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BRM Blog

Coming Soon: Graham Farish Class 55 Deltic

Just arrived from Bachmann is the superb new N gauge Class 55 Deltic from Graham Farish. Supplied for review is 371-286 BR green Class 55 Deltic D9002 'KOYLI' in mid-1960s BR green condition - look out for a full review in the June issue of BRM, on sale May 8th. Even a quick look will reveal that it's a big step forward from the model it replaces. RRP is £99.95, which when compared to some other recent N gauge diesels looks like excellent value. Also promised are D9007 Pinza in two-tone green
61661

61661

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Bw Leipzig Hbf West

The Freight of Spring

Afternoon all!   Glorious sunshine out here in Saxony, so I spontaneously decided in favour of a little photo tour to my current favourite location at Thekla. Which I might say up front was well worth the effort!       First off, let me showcase ITL's 285 108 heading a rake of chemical tankers. Having seen the passenger variant of the diesel-electric Bombardier TRAXX, called class 246, before, this was my first sighting of the freight version.       In somewhat adverse lighting con
NGT6 1315

NGT6 1315

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jonas' N gauge Blog

At last, Boxfile progress - link to the thread.

Hello!   I've created a new thread over in the Boxfile and micro layout section of the forum to show some of the progress I've made on the micro I was thinking about before Christmas. I've picked a Generic Forest of Dean style setting and built it entirely from stuff I had lying around. Please take a look;   http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/85024-a-forest-of-dean-layout-in-an-a4-box-file/  
jonas

jonas

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petertg's Blog

Last minute snag

Evening all: This morning I had high hopes that to-day would see the finish of work on the underside of the baseboard. But there is still one problem bugging me. I can't get the station lights to work properly. My street lighting works, the yard lights work, but not the station lights. The funny thing is that if I apply the current from what should be the head end of the wiring there is no response, but if I apply current from the tail end, then they do light up. So, the obvious solution is to
petertg

petertg

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The GC and Met in OO

Lord Faringdon, part 2

Suddenly the model looks a lot better for being given a new lick of paint:       Aside from the paintwork, I've built new front frames to sit just above the bogie and behin the cylinders (this looks much better than the daylight there previously), added a snifting valve to the side of the chimney and reinstated the steampipe running down the driver's side of the boiler. Following a 1925 photograph of Lord Faringdon, I filed down the tops of the tender axleboxes and then replaced them wi
James Harrison

James Harrison

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

2FS GWR 4 & 6 Wheel Coaches - U4, T38 continued

A little more progress with my Worsley Works 4 and 6 wheel coaches - the painting stage!!   The models were given an all over coat of etch primer after the models were thoroughly scrubbed with kitchen cleaner and rinsed thoroughly (and allowed to dry of course). Each was then masked so they the cream upper body could be sprayed (Precision Paints GWR Coach Cream) with the air brush. Once that had dried for a day or two, the masking was removed, and the whole of the cream area painted with Hum
Ian Smith

Ian Smith

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Sixties Snapshots - 00 scale

Bits and Pieces - Hornby Britannia Miscellany

Matters have moved on since my recent Post detailing the arrival of the Diamond Jubilee Britannia (R3094). The donor – Hornby William Wordsworth R2563 Firstly a view of the model that was to provide the tender with the Late Crest. At the time of writing my last post there were issues with William Wordsworth. I would give it a new identity with a tender with an early emblem and at a suitable time I would sell it. After recovering the white roof, R2563 Left R3094 Right Perhaps I should hav
Silver Sidelines

Silver Sidelines

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Clachbeg: trackwork

Laying the station entrance turnout: part two

I cut the sleeper timbers, distressed the top surfaces with a wire brush, and checked that I had them all (I cut the sleepers for the entire template while I was at it). I laid the sleepers out on the template to check all were present and correct. The long switchstand timbers have been moved away from the template locations to fit the width of the switchstand foot.     I could not resist laying out the rails at this stage to get an impression of the finished turnout. Also visible is the sw
Richard T

Richard T

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Erudhalion's Blog

Doom and Woe

Things on the loco front are going less than ideally.   It turns out the primer I used is unsuitable for metal, and basically hasn't stuck much, a light scrape with a fingernail is enough to scrape the paint off. When I removed the masking tape I had applied, quite a lot of paint peeled off with it, including a large chunk on the rear buffer beam (or maybe I should say the front, I'm not entirely sure with these engines, all the photos I've seen appear to have them running cab first). Here is
Erudhalion

Erudhalion

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Elmton & Creswell c1936

Starting out

OK here goes.   This is my little blog about my first real layout. I'm going to attempt to capture an area I lived in back when I was a kid.   The Inspiration Creswell is a small village in North East Derbyshire. Originally a mining village, Creswell had two stations - namely Welbeck & Creswell (LD&ECR 1897-1939) and Elmton & Creswell (MR 1875-present).     This wonderful map shows the LD&ECR to the left and the MR to the right with linking across the colliery.   I'm
creswellmodeller

creswellmodeller

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    • 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.    
    • WFPettigrew
      Post Scaleforum 2024

      By WFPettigrew · Posted

      If only you'd brought some crossing timbers, we could have had them down too 🤣. It was a pleasure to be able to help!   All the best   Neil 

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