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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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Pugsley's Workbench

Back to life....

Back to reality. I've given the virtual world a bit of break for the minute, instead turning back to the 37 bogie in the, possibly vain, hope that I'll have one assembled for Telford.     The picture above shows the last of the motors undergoing final adjustment (cf. bodging) and testing before assembly. I am pleased to confirm that they all actually work, having been tested on my ancient Hornby controller.   More soon!
Pugsley

Pugsley

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Chris's Blog [ oldtrent ]

Glenfield News

Hi folks.   I have has quite a quiet week on the modelling front for a variety of reasons.   Progress on the scenery has not happened- apart from having to repair the low relief hill above the tunnel mouth which somehow got damaged - serves me right for standing it upright I suppose!   Ran an engine at the weekend and discovered an electrical fault which took me some time to track down. Turned out to be caused by the clay having moved a rail slightly - enough to make contact with the rail
Chrislock

Chrislock

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Dukedog's Jottings

Pen Y Bont diary and exhibition appearances.

An update on Pen Y Bont's appearance in public. I have a few expos lined up for Pen Y Bont but nothing until the Autumn. This has given me chance to make some important changes and upgrades to the layout before I build the new 4ft extension board. The layout has been completely rewired and new control panels built. This is to facilitate the planned extension, thus making the layout available in two formats depending upon exhibition managers space available. In it's present format the layout
Dukedog

Dukedog

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This is Pleblington, all passengers please alight.

Stand well back from the edge of the platform, a freight train is approaching.

Well, this is my first blog!   My railway has grown rapidly recently, moving from inside to an outside shed to allow the expansion and space for loops. My stock currently consists of a 158, 142 (on loan to York Central Depot), 47, 08 shunter and a loan 66. Arriving soon will be a class153 and the purchase list for future includes the 144, a 156, HST and a 66.   Currently a lot of the layout is work in progress with lots left to be done, currently only one corner as shown on this video is
puddley

puddley

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SNCF stephen's Blog

New Station Building - Part 3. And start again...

After starting my station with such promise I came to the conclusion today, after leaving it to one side for a couple of weeks, that I need to start again. This is a bit of a blow but I was looking at the station and it really needs a redesign, especially the support infrastructure. Also I negelected to coat the initial layers with varnish so some of the base layers were starting to come away which was not a huge issue now, but considering there is a large amount of work still to be done I thoug
SNCF stephen

SNCF stephen

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Hydraulic Heaven

Class 22 - Part 10

A quick update photo from the paint shop of the body with all of its main paint colours applied residing in its custom Ferrero Rocher anti-dust cabinet.     There is still a lot to do - the lower bodyside stripes are next followed by tidying up of all of the messy and oversprayed areas (especially where it is yellow and shouldn't be), transfers, varnish and weathering to a very work-worn 1969 condition.   Not everything has gone completely to plan - the worst problem being that the green
D869

D869

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Granddad gnome's Blog

Not attached to fence

None of the woodwork is attached to the fencing panels. These may need to be lifted if we have any trouble on the tracks under the mountains. Posts secured to concrete then timber across to support the main woodwork.    
Granddad gnome

Granddad gnome

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Granddad gnome's Blog

Got a new camera

Comet -brilliant company. Sent me a new camera in place of the one I dropped, and its even a better one than the other, this was thay say because they don't make the other one ant more. So, weathers good I think a few hours in the garden is called for . SEE YOU ALL LATER.
Granddad gnome

Granddad gnome

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Ramblings from the Man Cave

So Far So Bad

The gingerbread man caught me in one. I've been working on some etch artwork for 6 wheeled siphons on and off since 2005. I got them pretty much finished for hatching and sending to be etched in 2007 and then didn't get around to it (like most other things in the hobby room...). Finally I pulled my finger out, bit the bullet, got around to it, or whatever and sent off the PPD (usual disclaimer, no connection &c.) for them to be turned into something that might just make up into a model.  
richbrummitt

richbrummitt

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Knuckles' RWS, P4 & SCC Blog

Construction Stages - LMS 6399 FURY

Here is a massive paste of the construction for Fury. I'm still getting used to the layout of RMweb so forgive my shotgun method of posting if it's crap. Please forgive the 2nd nature of the below posts. It's all compiled from the other forums but now presented here for you.         I have started with Bachmann's parallel boiler Royal Scot model as a base. The model is nice enough but a little lacking in detail and proportion if you ask me, but never mind. I removed most of the detail
Knuckles

Knuckles

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barrowroad's Blog

Bristol Barrow Road - Back on track 2

More progress this week with the completion of 6 turnouts - droppers; TOU base plate and all the cosmetic chairs in position - what a job Yesterday I stained the sleepers using Colron Wood Dye - Jacobean Dark Oak with pleasing results. I have now started on the three way turnout leading to the shed sidings......... still not half way there yet   Anyway here are a few photos taken before the stain was added.     C8 crossover on the main line with the north exit leading to a double slip
barrowroad

barrowroad

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Dave at Honley Tank's Blog

Give Us a Brake!

A couple of weeks ago Honley Tank was visited by friends from the Bodger's Brow team and I had all three layouts up and running; that's Birch Vale & Bowton's Yard, which are S4 track & wheel standards, and Wheegram Sidings which is EM.   This quickly threw up the fact that I had insufficient brake vans to run all three at the same time, particularly so for the S4 layouts.       So as a rest from that awkward Crab conversion, I decided on a mass production of LNER style brake vans.
Dave at Honley Tank

Dave at Honley Tank

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Knuckles' RWS, P4 & SCC Blog

Completed - LMS 6399 FURY

I have been bashing a model of LMS 6399 FURY from a Bachmann parallel Boiler Royal Scot for two reasons.   Reaosn 1) I have ALWAYS wanted a model of it! I have seen two models of Fury on Vectis online and that's it, literally. I think I have attained a standard better than the gray version but inferiour to the Crimson Lake version. Either way despite a few niggles that I'm kicking myself for, I'm happy with it.   Reason 2) Me, S.A.C Martin and Sean O'Connor and SiFox at the Permanent Wa
Knuckles

Knuckles

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Ramblings from the Man Cave

Stab, Stomp, Sizzle and Have I Become Totally Inept? (updated)

No pictures today because I don't know where I last left the cable and they aren't very interesting anyway, just a pile of mangled nickel silver underframe parts that were looking lost on my bench.   Those that read the 2mm VAG might have noticed that I decided to concoct my own RSU from a leftover car battery charger. I rewound the secondary coils to give three outputs similar to the commercial units (Don't ask me for any more details because I'm not electrically qualified and the moderators
richbrummitt

richbrummitt

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Mike's Blog

The best part of some considerable time ago

OK way back in the late 1940's I started with a 3 rail Hornby Train set, now several years later I am building "Saltwells" an 0 gauge micro. Over the last 5 years I have built and exhibited 4 layouts:- Mount Pleasant 4mm, Lenches Bridge 0, Ashwood Basin,0 and Pattingham 0. Both Lenches Bridge and Ashwood Basin have appeared in Model Rail. So what you may well ask? Well over time there has also been Parkbourne St Giles 0, Knotts Landing 00, Wantage 00, Jelicoe Flats H0 and Solihull Town 0N30. Th
Mike

Mike

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halfwit's fantastic workbench!

A1 Models Hunslet - Body detailing and pick-ups.

I've been adding the finishing details to the bodywork. On the bonnet tops I've attached twelve hatches. Some early Hunslets have lots of little hatches, some have a couple of larger ones. To make an accurate model a photograph or drawing of the bonnet top is neccesary, I have neither and this isn't an accurate model so I guessed. (Sorry proper modellers!). An airhorn has also been soldered to the cab front, I used the RSU for this and the hatches (I like my RSU!). The airtanks under the footp
halfwit

halfwit

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Matloughe's Modelling Miscellany

LT Acton Shuttle "Ginny" (Part 1)

I've finally decided to get around to finishing this one off; bought it god knows when and it's only been out of the box a handful of times.   Cleaned up the resin bodywork this afternoon; there was only a little bit of flash to remove that was mainly on the small tilting quarter-lights where I had missed bits first time around; one thing I have had to remember very quickly is that the model is 'handed' it took me two or three attempts before I realised the floor of the unit goes in a certain
Matloughe

Matloughe

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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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