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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 Cadian 8th Trench Railway

Track work gets underway.

I managed to complete the base board for the first section of our narrow gauge Games Workshop scale railway last week, mostly from scrap wood and after some digging in the loft, e-bay bargain hunting I got some track sorted. The young people have started track laying this week after a discussion about the limits of board size, end to end running and loco release. They have decided to have the main running line near the back as a through line, with this module being a passing loop (short!) or re
devondynosoar118

devondynosoar118

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General - Muz's modelling mastications

Model Market Segmentation

The topic of duplication of models between ready to run manufacturers regularly raises its head within the hobby especially on the many online forums. It has once again recently been mentioned in light of the National Railway Museum’s announcement that via Bachmann they have commission a model of their Midland 4P compound 1000, when Hornby has already this year reintroduced in to its “Railroad†range their 4P from its 1980’s tooling and have started to promote it in the same livery as the
Graham_Muz

Graham_Muz

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Ramblings from the Man Cave

Quickie presents Westlife ft. Gratuitous Milk Van

The track bed for the back siding is now raised up and I've cut some foam board to fix the platform edging to. I think I might have overcooked it and made it a bit too high. What follows are a few pictures from different angles, some of which will be similar enough to those presented previously.       Above: A couple of views looking approximately south over the east end of the platform.   Below: Another view looking east similar to some of the photographs from the last entry. Apologie
richbrummitt

richbrummitt

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kyle of lochalsh

we spray to grey...

Good evening,   Just a small update to end the week.   The next level of detail has been added to the station building. Slithers of evergreen strip have been used to create the verticals and framing to doors and windows.   Windows will be (I think) formed of individual 'cut to fit' clear perspex with a paper or thin plasticard frame mounted on top. I would like to have gone the etch route, but I have one eye on the clock as I would like to keep the project moving until christmas time and s
bcnPete

bcnPete

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What's new at Furness Wagon Co

What's happened this week

Being forced to take things a little easy this week has allowed me to catch up on a few kits which I have been putting of finishing. Firstly I have managed to add the transfers to one of our latest kits. The NER/LNER/BR P4 hopper, it went to Telford unpainted and now looks pretty good full painted and lettered. Even if I do say so. Next on the list was HR/LMS/BR Loco Coal wagon. This one had missed out on Telford as I ran out of time. Not a hard task to finish as it just needed the axle
MarcD

MarcD

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Stock for Brent 1947 GWR

E116 B Set - Nearly ready to start building

This project is taking a little longer than I had expected, prior to starting this I hadn't really heard of K's and other than a note on Tim Venton's website saying that it needed a lot of work to "bring up to standard" I had no idea what I was letting myself in for.   The parts have needed a lot of preparation, however being plastic that has been nice easy work to remove all the flash. While I was at it I have also removed all of the grab rails and door handles, part to aid painting and part
The Fatadder

The Fatadder

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Raffles' Ramblings

A different angle on things.

I've studied the forum for a short while before deciding that the only safe place for this post is in my rather sporadic blog. It doesn't really fit in photography or the feedback group so here it shall stay.   This afternoon, I was struck with a desire to have a play. There was little organisation - just an old piece of ply, some redundant track and a Peco Diesel Shed. Long story short, I threw down some track, broke the shed into two sections and dug out a couple of locos. I did put some pow
Raffles

Raffles

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Dukedog's Blog

Bridge works continues

A little more progress! (and a bit it is!) I spent4 hours yesterday afternoon making and fitting the bridge handrails from 2mm brass square hollow section and 30thou brass wire.     Next job is painting the handrails, note that I have managed to tone down the blue cast seen in my previous entry. In the background is the basic Wills kit I am using for the bridge keepers cottage.   More as and when   Cheers! Frank
Dukedog

Dukedog

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Marble Rose & Silverfox

In the beginning....

Scenery in development. Marble Rose and Silverfox are a joint town (Search Kempston or bedford on google earth (or other maps )and you should see them connected(its also where i live)   They will have BR/LNER trains   it will probably start DC but will go DCC OO Gauge   Some pics... will come soon
Prodigy

Prodigy

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zarniwhoop's Blog

Train kept a rollin' (bodging a blue VEP, part the fourth)

Sorted, at least in principle, the trailer bogies. At the last Epsom show I bought a pair of Replica B4 bogies (assembled, with wheels) and a pair of B5 kits (no wheels). Actually, I thought I'd bought more than that, but for the moment those two pairs were all that came to hand.   Looking at Replica's website the other day, only kits (without wheels) are available. So, for this first stab at getting it to run well (the DTC furthest from the MBSO) I've used a B4 at the cab end and a B5, with B
zarniwhoop

zarniwhoop

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brightspark's Blog

Chains

Today I have been mainly making chains. Well a chain. One of the many little projects lurking around the workbench is a Parkside Conflat and container. The turnshackle and hooks are from Ambis. The chain is made from 36SWG soft copper wire as it is the only thing that I had that was both fine and pliable enough. The shock absorbers are fine tube. Four of these hold down the container. I have to agree with Goeff Kent in his 3rd book on wagons. Conflats and containers look naked without the
brightspark

brightspark

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Sixties Snapshots - 00 scale

A stretch in time

This week has been dominated by the removal of our oil fired central heating - so not much railway modelling. The single track junction is now ballasted:     I think the track was laid before the rest of the layout was completed and access to the ends of the sidings now requires great physical stamina and not a little patience! Hence the Blog title 'A stretch in time!. As usual I have provided card bases for the Goods Shed and Engine Shed:     A picture with work in progress and then
Silver Sidelines

Silver Sidelines

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barrowroad's Blog

Bristol Barrow Road - Brian Morgan TOUs for pointwork

As mentioned in previous posts I have decided to use the Brian Morgan turnout operating units for all the pointwork on Barrow Road. Brian has produced some superb etches for B & C switches in P4 which can be obtained from the Scalefour Stores. His main interest is the GWR and whilst the original units were designed specifically for Great Western loose heeled switches he has also produced the other version for non GW railway turnouts.   The TOU etches, one for the standard B, C switch, th
barrowroad

barrowroad

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kyle of lochalsh

progress...of sorts...

Good morning,   Little bit more progress on the station building however watching 'catch up versions' of Spooks 10 has got in the way a little (two more to finish next week...no spoilers please!)   The station is a reduced version of the building as the prototype is significantly longer and probably to scale would stretch to meet the fiddleyard, so this is trying to capture the essence of Kyle. Whilst I am not trying to replicate it to the exact detail, if when I finish, the model can be rec
bcnPete

bcnPete

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Brafferton - 2mm Finescale

Putting a foot in it

Work continues apace (well continues, we'll leave it at that) on the lighting gantry.   I needed some system to fix the five pieces together. When we were constructing the baseboards, Edward came up with some bolts with large knurled plastic knobs on. These screw by hand to a captive nut on the next baseboard and give a solid connection without the need for tools. These would be too big for the gantry, but I thought I'd like to use a similar method.   At the Farnham show, where the 2mm AGM w
Tony Simms

Tony Simms

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General - Muz's modelling mastications

Remember, remember the 5th November…

As well as the obvious fireworks , loud bangs, ooohs and ahhhhs associated with the 5th November the first Saturday of November also heralds Wycrail the exhibition organised by my own High Wycombe and District Model Railway Society. Wycrail is firmly established as being a family show and is now one of the largest and well supported one day model railway exhibitions in the South East of England. This year, Wycrail welcomesCatcott Burtle from the Chris Nevard stable and also Aberdeen Kirkhill a
Graham_Muz

Graham_Muz

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Chris Nevard's Blog

Steady progress and a name at last!

I've had a rather busy week out snapping other people's model railways and taking care of the airwaves for a minority satellite TV sports channel. I have however shoe-horned a little time to carry on with the 'Cornish Project' which now has a name in the form of 'Polbrock' which is one of the places the Bodmin to Wadebridge line passed through. I'm not going to be too specific on the history, that way I'll hopefully avoid being nobbled by all the 'model railway experts' who've never even pinned
Chris Nevard

Chris Nevard

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The San Miguel Central RR

Part 28: More re-modeling of the layout.

I finally got hold of a kit that I've been "needing" for some time now It's the Heljan Brewery! Every time that it have been on the market, I have either felt no direct need for it, or haven't had the finances for it.... But now I took the plunge and bought it! When looking at the kit, I can see why it's so popular! So many parts and possibilitys.... I can not build it as it's intended to be (and why would I? ). I started with some "bulldozing" of the part of the layout that will be the
M Graff

M Graff

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Skaleby

More Skaleby pictures

I was very pleased with how many people read my first blog entry yesterday. A big thanks to those people who commented. For the member who wanted more pics I am happy to oblige.   Yesterday I described how I had started building my layout, based loosely on the preserved station at Goathland on the North Yorkshire Moors. One of the first scenic areas I have completed is the embankment which carries the footpath towards the location of Darnholm. Here are a couple of pictures of the completed
andyram

andyram

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Pugsley's Workbench

First test

Links for the final parts of the saga: 38 - A little pick-me-up 39 - He ain't heavy.....enough 40 - Tarmac Yer Drive Mister? 41 - The Current State of Play 42 - The Spaghetti Incident 43 - What a difference.... 44 - A Quick Update 45 - And So It Begins 46 - It's Been a Long Time   A further, small, milestone has been reached since the last update - the first bogie has been wired up and tested with an old Hornby controller. As shown in the photo below, it all works together! I did have two sw
Pugsley

Pugsley

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Pugsley's Workbench

More 3D and a lesson in observation

I'll start with the lesson in observation. When planning a model of a wagon, check what axleboxes it had in the period you'll be modelling it in, don't rely on more recent photos!   I've been turning my attention to the Nitric Acid tanks again, as a little bit of a break from the 37 bogies (more of that in another post to follow shortly) so dug all of the research material out the other night. In a previous post, I'd been drawing up the SKF axleboxes, as that's what I thought I required but
Pugsley

Pugsley

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Mt. Olkuam

Starting work

Ok,Ok. Not alot but i've started. ive collected some of my small gemstones and will put them in a freight wagon. the trains will probably come in christmas. so working on scenery abit.
Prodigy

Prodigy

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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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