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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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Will's workbench

"If you guys are really us, what number are we thinking of?"

What number am I thinking of? by Will Vale, on Flickr   "Sixty-nine, dudes!"   These are the profile boards for the ends of the layout. Over an hour's sweaty work to measure and cut out with a Stanley knife, no new scratches on the kitchen table though! The cut-outs are hand-holds for lifting rather than tunnel access - it's easier to reach in from behind the layout since the openings are bigger. The sticky-out top bits are a possible lighting pelmet mounting strategy, if it doesn't work out
Will Vale

Will Vale

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Hundred of Chagford Tramway

Chagford - Final Version of My Ebook About Micro Layout Design?

Hi All   Hopefully this is the final version of my Ebook on Micro Layout Design. The link below will allow you to load it!   URL: http://www.diane.me-me.me.uk/Micro_Design/Micro_Design.html   I hope you find it useful, I have definitely found it useful writing it in that it helped to clarified thoughts.   I hope when the heating engineer finishes installing my new central heating, that i will be able to do some real modelling1   Lisa
Lisa

Lisa

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St Ruth

Royale Hotel

A quick pic of (early!) work in progress on the next building that I owe to St Ruth, along with a rough mock-up.     The plan is to try to follow the 'Pendon cottage' style of construction (well, sort of) - the key point being to cut the external walls from a single piece of card (0.7mm in this case) to avoid any joins. External corners will be formed (I hope) by creating a 'V' cut behind the corner and removing most of the thickness of the card... well, it worked for a PW hut but this is a
D869

D869

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Fen End Pit's Blog

D16/3 coal and couplings...er... mudguards!

A bit more progress over the last couple of evenings. I've added some coal into the tender (I've got to clean off a bit of dilute PVA that leaked down the tender foot steps). I've also made up a couple of brass splashers that fit just behind the pony trunk wheels. At the moment there are just attached to the chassis with some bits of sticky-fixer just to see if the loco would still go around the corners!   Also I fitted some Alex Jackson couplings to the tender so I can now enjoy the sight of
Fen End Pit

Fen End Pit

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Tim's Blog

Thompson O4/8

The many uses of a Bachmann O4 2-8-0...... In this instance, a Thompson rebuild to class O4/8     Going back to when Bachmann announced their O4, I wondered how long it would be before we would either see an offering made by Bachmann themselves or indeed an enterprising modeller in the form of one or other of the rebuilt versions. The latter appeared in the form of Graeme King over on LNER forum, both http://www.lner.info...t2443s375.html and http://www.lner.info...-t2141s45.html. Scroll
Timara

Timara

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Making a start in 2mm finescale.

Dark Nights

.. they are def. here! Cheers Pete, that is an idea I had when I took on the 2mm FS but they say you shouldn't make a model of a model! I am very tempted though!   I see from the 2mm scale newsletter that Banff has been 'done' which removes me from any further obligations!
Russ (mines a pint)

Russ (mines a pint)

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Sixties Snapshots - 00 scale

Airfix/Dapol/Hornby 14xx

Instead of ballasting track, this week has seen some playing with trains:     This is my 'new' Hornby 14xx. However as received it was not a smooth runner and it been given a replacement Dapol chassis. The Hornby model replaces an older and much loved Airfix model.     The suspect Hornby chassis has been given to my Airfix model. As an experiment much time has been spent delving into my 'box of bits' and I have replaced the centre driven axle (with the traction tyres) with a pair o
Silver Sidelines

Silver Sidelines

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Chris Nevard's Blog

The Return of the Titfield Thunderbolt

nevard_111011_CatcottB_IMG_1462_WEB, a photo by nevardmedia on Flickr.   It's not generally known, but following on the success of the Ealing Comedy, 'The Titfield Thunderbolt', the iconic Ealing Studios shot a sequel called 'The Return of the Titfield Thunderbolt' in the summer of 1956. The film was released the following summer, but was a complete flop due to the total Americanization of the cast, so sadly the movie has been lost in the mists of time but does occasionally make a secret appea
Chris Nevard

Chris Nevard

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Ian J.'s Blog

After the Cull: What Fits The Themes

As some here will have noticed, I'm having a cull of my stock collection. What's going out are almost all items that don't fit within two themes. In order to help me with making sure I don't sell something relevant to the themes and to help focus future purchases, I thought I'd ask here for input on what stock (locos, carriages, wagons and departmentals) was known to run within them. The two themes are related as they are the same geographically, but differ in period. Note that I'm not planning
Ian J.

Ian J.

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Dukedog's Jottings

The RIGHT track?

Hi all Yes, it's me again rambling on as usual, this time I'm after your opinions on 00 gauge track and the choice thereof.   OK, I've just started building a new "small" layout ( Was "mini", but, as Mr Nevard as pointed out 4ftx1ft is HUGE!)   I am at the stage where the choice of track comes into play.   I am really close to using either SMP or C&L Finescale track but the turnout I need is a 3ft radius Wye, C&L don't list it as a kit or as far as I see a template. I could I sup
Dukedog

Dukedog

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Great Dexter on the KESR

Great Dexter - Converting Settrack Design into a Model Railway

Hi   The diagram below is the same track layout as the final photograph in my first post. From the Settrack layout, to a design which forms the basis of a convincing model railway is a complex process. When flexible track replaces Settrack this gives the ability to make loops and sidings the correct distance apart, in this case closer together. The diagram below is the final track plan, which is designed to be smaller, but still to have the model railway look, rather than the toy train s
TrainMadDavid

TrainMadDavid

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barrowroad's Blog

Bristol Barrow Road - Trackwork Update

After what seems ages I have now completed the first 18 sets of pointwork for the layout. By completed I mean all trackwork shown in the attached photos are now fitted with Bill Bedford slide chairs, Palatine models electrical droppers, are electrically bonded in the appropriate places and have been fully fitted with cosmetic [ around the track rivets] and functional chairs.....what a job!   The next task is to fit Brian Morgan turnout operating units..................these will be the subject
barrowroad

barrowroad

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Sylvian Tennant's archive of pants!

Mighty Duck.... 43073 completed :D

Realising that my poetry was getting on some people's nerves I decided to return to a bit of modelling and here we go!   Well, it’s finally here. My firstly completed model (for myself).   Although I had decided against it, I sort of wish I had taken photos of the overall development. Though I have taken a picture of the disassembled model just to show the sceptics. You can take one of these things apart… although it’s kind of unadvisable!.     Anyway,the overall even is really a lot of
Sylvian Tennant

Sylvian Tennant

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Sidcup

"4VEP - Modifications & Weathering, Part 2"

A few more modifications!   Firstly, both ends of the 4VEP have had yellow warning panel paint applied to remove the peak, and the cantrails - which were orange - painted to their correct red shade:     The cantrails are now correct on every single coach in the train.   Sadly, I managed to break the fine handrails on the trailing coach, so I have replaced it with wire. Overhead warning flashes were removed, as were the numbers for renumbering, and the cab ends weathered further:
S.A.C Martin

S.A.C Martin

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Layout - Fisherton Sarum

Fisherton Sarum - size matters....

Obviously in some instances, despite what you might be told elsewhere, size does sometimes matter. In response to a comment made on a previous post on my external blog I thought I would provide some further information as requested.   To recap the overall scenic section of the layout is 8’ long by 3’ deep split into two 4’ x 3’ boards. These two boards bolt together face to face for transportation. At each end of the layout are two fiddle boards, that due to using cassettes are simple flat
Graham_Muz

Graham_Muz

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Chris Nevard's Blog

Sweet Bridge

111008_cornish_int_IMG_1410_WEB, a photo by nevardmedia on Flickr.   A very kind Mr Sweet mailed me this rather nice bridge casting for the Cornish project last week. I'm sure you'll agree that it is a wonderful piece of work, with nice deep rendering which would be quite tricky to achieve by scratchbuilding.   When it arrived, I expected it to be resin or plaster, but much to my surprise it is fibreglass! The stone being moulded into the gel coat. The joy being that it is very tough and ver
Chris Nevard

Chris Nevard

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4mm rolling stock

SECR brake composite finished

After a bit of a hiatus caused by the need to finish my entry for the 2011 challenge, one half of set 331 is now finished. The vacuum formed roof proved tricky to get to fit - it does now fit despite appearances in the pictures.   The roof ventilators are a strange mix on this particular coach - one large torpedo vent, and some odd looking oval ventilators (no doubt somebody's patent carriage ventilator that the SECR decided to try out). These were made from some ABS torpedo vents with t
pete_mcfarlane

pete_mcfarlane

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Ullypug's tales from the tinking table

O2.13 & Clevedon update

Evening all   Nothing like a deadline or in my case a looming exhibition appearance to cause a general panic and frantic session of modelling activity. Wheal Elizabeth's off to Uckfield next weekend and I really thought I should have the O2 ready for running. So, a little bit of tweaking here and there, the fitting of the roof and application of smokebox number plate and crew and it's just about ready. Of course I'm not actually planning to have this hauling clay hoods, so I
ullypug

ullypug

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kyle of lochalsh

Kyle's new clothes...

Update - This week I hope to complete the rewiring...which for me means using more than 2 different coloured wires   I'm not kidding...most of this layout was wired with what I had available at the time...which was only red and green...I even had to find a few old photos on myiPhone taken when last set up to remember how to re connect the wires ...pathetic on such a simple layout too.   This weekend I have formed the new fascias in 2mm grey card from the artists shop. I know its not as st
bcnPete

bcnPete

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Fen End Pit's Blog

Progress on D16/3 livery

I've put a spray of gloss over the cab side and tender side so that the transfers would slide. I had the usual fun and games trying to get 5 numbers to line up and sit square. The spraying has also just 'lifted' the colour slightly so it doesn't look quite so matt and uniform. I also got around to fitting the balance weights on the driving wheels and painting the rims which greatly improves the overall look.   I've got a couple of pictures from Colour Rail to help with the weathering.    
Fen End Pit

Fen End Pit

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SPT's Blog

Broad gauge track update 2

I have already removed the rails out of the old sleepers. And I’m starting the process of putting the rails in the new sleepers. That’s all for now gawd beye.
SPT

SPT

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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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