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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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TomE's N Gauge Modelling

Ropley - Escape from Doncatraz

The Winter Sun peaks through as a Weekend service heads towards Alton   Hi all!   Just in from the Festival of Railway Modelling at Doncaster Racecourse. Nice show as usual, and kudos to the girls at the entrance for opening the doors slightly early to allow those lucky few of us near the front of the que in out of the sub zero temperatures!   I picked up the final point motor required for the scenic section, so the end is in sight for the electronic work now and I'll be able to run en
TomE

TomE

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JZ's Lima 117 Blog

The inside.

OK. Lets look at the interior. On the 117s and other WR units, so I understand, the seats were covered in what was probably the same as in Mk1 coaches. Maroon for 2nd class and deep blue for 1st. I have used Citadel(Games Workshop) Scab Red for 2nd and Regal Blue for 1st. As for the rest of the inside, I have used Bleached Bone for the formica covered walls and Revell Leather for doors. The floor was done with Tamiya Deck Tan, although this will hardly be seen from outside. The headrest have
JZ

JZ

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Beardybloke's 009 Bodging Bench

A Second Penrhyn Lady - Linda in Whitemetal

With Blanche languishing in disgrace, in a box, wrapped in lead and buried under 6ft of rebarred concrete beneath the patio (bet the archaeologists will have a field day with that one) a slightly more Beardybloke-proof method of attaining a working Penrhyn ‘Lady’ was sought.   With the Parkside Dundas Charles/Blanche/Linda kit being re-released complete with a handbuilt RTR Mike Chinnery chassis to replace the near-impossible-to-source wheeled coffee grinder that is the Ibertren ‘Cuckooâ
Beardybloke

Beardybloke

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

2mmFS GWR Metro Tank (Part 1)

Work has begun in earnest on my GWR Metro Tank, I chose this prototype for a number of reasons : I had the wheels for a GWR 0-4-2 / 2-4-0 (originally i purchased the wheels from the 2mmSA in the late '80s for a Langley 14xx which never got off the ground) Metro Tanks have both sets of drivers within the side tanks (there are no awkward splashers to make and ensure they don't short out on the wheels) I have a love of GWR small tank engines I now have a roIling chassis built (this ca
Ian Smith

Ian Smith

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Black Hat and Jenny

Jenswell - wiring with sticky tape

Between Christmas and building and decorating work in our house, Jenswell had been put out of the way for a while. Now we've got room to set it up again and do some work.   The points are operated using MSE wire-in-tube. The w-i-t's were initially pinned to the slab. I have now stuck them down with self adhesive address labels. These work on the ply deck but came unstuck on the painted foam slab. i willhave to try some PVA to stick the sticky labels down! Strangely they seem to stick pret
Chris_nicole

Chris_nicole

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Copley Hill Works

"Defrocking a streak! 60022 Mallard"

Okay, we can all admit it. There is at least one, or two, locomotives that we all want to see on our layouts. There's no doubting that everyone strives for authenticity when building their locomotive stud, but there's always one particular engine which people want "just because". Mallard is one of these for me, though happily as a regular performer on the King's Cross to Leeds expresses in the 1940s and 50s, I have no problem with justifying putting 60022 amidst the A4s in my planned stocklist f
S.A.C Martin

S.A.C Martin

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Skaleby

Loco problems

As half term approaches I am beginning to plan my next bout of scenic work on Skaleby. As mentioned in my previous post I am looking to work on the rear station platform by adding a dry stone wall to the rear and adding various trees, scatter and other foliege. I am also hoping to tidy up the board as it has become a little bit of a "dumping ground" during the last few weeks as the baby takes priority over everything else.   Unfortunately it looks like I will have another job added to the rail
andyram

andyram

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Protocrastinations

A visit to Pendon

I'm just back from my holiday to England. As per usual it was all too brief a visit. But I did get a chance to do something I've always wanted to do. Visit Pendon. I've wanted to go there ever since I was bitten by the finescale bug and heard about the place. But whilst living in England I never got a chance to go. From the East Coast of Lincolnshire to Oxford is a long drive and the day was never long enough to go there and back in a day. So when I discovered that Pendon was only 8 miles fro
Ian Holmes

Ian Holmes

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Dave Holt's Blog

Delph - Holiday Excursion (a bit more progress)

Four of the coaches making up the set have now had their bogies painted, as illustrated below. Two more to go! At some future stage, I'm going to have to pluck up the courage to carry out some weathering on the superb paint finish Coachman achieves. Probably not much on the sides, but roofs, ends and under-frames got fairly grubby in steam days and were never cleaned between shoppings.   Anyway, here's the job so far - bogies painted, AJ couplings on the outer end coaches and also the brake 3
Dave Holt

Dave Holt

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Morgan's Workbench Blog

How I Paint Models (Part 1)

Quite a while ago I said I'd post up a few comments about the painting process I employ on the locos featured in my blog. This blog entry has been in draft for some time because I've pondered over how much detail to include. In the end I guessed it would be best to publish and see what comments/questions arrive.   The first stage of the painting process involves a thorough cleaning and degreasing. I can't really stress enough how much cleanliness is to the success of the whole process. I w
45609

45609

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The Grime Street Blog

Leeds Snowblade 7

Having recently got my hands on a Tramalan Snow sweeper model and having one of the snow ploughs available, thoughts have turned to possibly exhibiting Grime Street in a winter mode, we'll see..........   So if that plan does happen, I fully intend to build one of the weirdest looking trams ever to grace the streets of Leeds (and probably any other UK city)   Snow Blade 7     Picture courtesy of Andy Bailey and used with permission   Snow Blade 7 was Chamberlain Car 83 with one platfo
Red Devil

Red Devil

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Sixties Snapshots - 00 scale

Siphons and Mini Couplings

I do like the rolling stock to be close coupled. This Blog entry is about close coupling ex GWR Siphons of the Airfix / Mainline / Dapol / Hornby varieties.     I like to keep the rolling stock in as near 'mint' condition as possible. I am against cutting and gluing. For close coupling rolling stock of Airfix origins my usual procedure is to fit Bachmann Mini Couplings (Long). This solution is totally reversible should the rolling stock need to be sold on. It also enables trains to neg
Silver Sidelines

Silver Sidelines

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JZ's Lima 117 Blog

Headcode box / cab front

http://www.flickr.com/photos/24041160@N02/3581285015/in/set-72157624489995787   This is what the headcode box should look like.   This is what Lima did and what I have modded. A bit of plasticard and filler and hey presto. I have also filled the marker lights and removed the handrails from beneath the windows for replacement with wire.
JZ

JZ

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Churchill8F's Blog

"Walker" class Tram locomotive

So named after the bloke I've designed it for, this is a bespoke model designed between the pair of us. It's freelance with parts taken from here and there, but it looks Irish in my eyes.     So you might have noticed it's just a body shell without details or such? If so, they're seperate parts as I prefer white metal castings. The printing resolution just isn't that great for smaller items. Castings in place and a coat of primer later, it's starting to look somewhat better.    
Churchill8F

Churchill8F

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Layout - Fisherton Sarum

Final preparation for Doncaster or boxed up and ready to load…

There are just two days to go until the doors open to the public at the British Railway Modelling magazine Festival of British Railway Modelling at Doncaster Racecourse and the appearance at the show of Fisherton Sarum. As well as keeping an eye on the Met office website forecast for the next 24 to 48 hours, due to possible snow falling across the Midlands and my route from home to Doncaster, I have been preparing Fisherton Sarum for the trip north. As with most layouts being exhibited
Graham_Muz

Graham_Muz

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Tim's Blog

Royal Sovereign

It's been a while since anything of the D&E persuasion got worked on here, so it makes a change to pop up a rather long-term resident of my workbench. Rather intended to assist NickL2008, I've decided that an entry covering the remechanising of one of my Lima 87s was worth doing.   Some years ago, I obtained a Swallow liveried 87 at a reasonable cost. Having grown up with all liveries from banger blue right through to the current day, my favourite was always IC Swallow. There is a match
Timara

Timara

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halfwit's Wondrous Wagons!

RT Models Chaldron wagons - part 3.

I've now glued the waggon bodies to the chassis. Before I could do this I attached the couplings to the chassis. I wasn't convinced that just glueing the tail onto the chassis would be strong enough when pulled (shear strength?) so first of all I drilled a couple of .45mm holes in the couplings 'tails'. Then the couplings could be epoxied in place. After the glue had dried, I gave it 24 hours, I drilled through the holes into the chassis and then cyano'd a short length of .45mm wire in place, wh
halfwit

halfwit

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Dave at Honley Tank's Blog

Backward Progress Has Been Achieved

It may be old age, it may be winter doldrums (S.A.D. and all that!) it may be no more than the thought of the cold. That bit's not true because the workshop bit of Honley Tank is actually the cosiest room on the property - 3kW of heating available in a room about 11' x 8'!   What ever it is I'm not managing to raise the desire to get stuck into some modelling, and forcing my self to go out there is not the best situation to achieve high levels of modelling skill.   This week I've had only on
Dave at Honley Tank

Dave at Honley Tank

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JZ's Lima 117 Blog

What needs to be done

Recently picked up a Lima 3 car class 117 at a very reasonable price. Originally I was going to finish it in green with speed whiskers, but as it will have a home on my next layout, I will be having small yellow panels and gangways, which places it about 1965.   So, what needs doing to bring it up to a reasonable standard.   1. Glazing. I had one before and fitting flush glazing makes a huge difference. SEF supply this.   2. As supplied, you get two DMBSs. It is highly unlikely that they e
JZ

JZ

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Morgan's Workbench Blog

Crabbing

Courtesy of Kempenfelt here are a couple of pictures of Barrowroad's re-liveried Horwich Mogul "42763". As I think was mentioned on an earlier entry this loco arrived as SLW's shopfloor last summer finished in early LMS livery. Photo below     The loco was stripped and repainted at the same time as the 8F and K1 but I have only just finished off the lining. In this case I've used Fox transfers along with a bit of hand lining on the running plate. Prior to all this the loco needed a litt
45609

45609

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agwrobsession's Blog

Photos

Here are some quick photos to show where I am currently, more of a reference for the future than anything.   There's even one of my attempt at neat wiring.   Overview       Wiring   Wiring
agwrobsession

agwrobsession

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Brafferton - 2mm Finescale

Taking the easy way out. Again?

Well we've been settled in the new house for a couple of months now and in the last month I've been beavering away trying to get Brafferton to a state where I won't be embarrassed by it come March and Nottingham. I'm not going to post anymore photos of the layout before Nottingham and hopefully this will make it more enjoyable for those who visit the show. The layout is now permanently erected indoors with the ability to run it and work on it in comfortable surroundings; a much better situation
Tony Simms

Tony Simms

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    • john new
      Painting some Dapol/Kitmaster workmen.

      By john new · Posted

      Next step completed after the six needed for a track gang have been painted and their foot pedestals clipped off. They will be fitted to the club layout (Axford) as a spot sleepering gang.   First lesson learnt by the experience - it will be easier in future to trim the foot block and drill for the pins before doing the painting.   The reason for the track gang is the l/hand divergent track on this board no longer goes anywhere as it now feeds a single entry sector plate. The
    • bcnPete
      Making Mountains

      By bcnPete · Posted

      This is fabulous Mike.   Thanks for sharing your techniques and it looks stunning in the setting - as Mikkel says, my kinda place!   A nice story and I do hope that they have success.   Love it in BR blue mode too 😀
    • gwr517
      Edwardian motorcars (2): British Ford T Late 1912

      By gwr517 · Posted

      Thankyou for the info.I want a British car but French or American would be OK. My "Dr" from Motley End could do with one of those modern contraptions! Railway modelling causes us all to be very aware of every aspect of life in our chosen era. Its part of the attraction. I could give your Postman a lesson or two in handling parcels also!
    • Mikkel
      Edwardian motorcars (2): British Ford T Late 1912

      By Mikkel · Posted

      Thank you Chris and Mike for the input on wording, "motor cars" it is then.   Douglas those 1960s car rallys sound good. There's an annual vintage fair here in Denmark that we sometimes go to. Here's a 1926 Ford T from a couple of years ago.       Returning to the DAPR 3D prints, I have been in touch with Ben of DAPR. He says that they are still available if you enquire. He also has them with the roof drawn up, and in pickup versions.   He says he co
    • gwr517
      Edwardian motorcars (2): British Ford T Late 1912

      By gwr517 · Posted

      No but a modeller freind has owned and restored 3 early T models. Also I was draged to many Veteran car rallys in the 1960's. My dad being a fan.I have owned 50 cars and 24 m/cycles but only one car and one m/cycle were vintage, a1925 Bullnose Morris and a 1926 AJS bike. I have riden a few veteran bikes in rallys though., great fun.

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