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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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Redgate's Modelling

Brakes

Those of you who saw my question in the Kitbuilding/Scratchbuilding section will know already that I wanted some plastic brake shoes etc as they are VERY close to the wheels and didn't want to risk short circuits upsetting the Loksound decoder. I've since secured an 8F chassis bottom from East Kent Models with a view to using the plastic brake shoes for the 2-8-2.   Well, first I drilled some 0.5mm holes in the top of the hangers to take some 0.45mm wires threaded through the frames then clipp
RedgateModels

RedgateModels

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RJRs Branch Lines

DITCH LIGHTS

You may or may not have noticed that last nights weathering did not include any locos, thats because the plans include fitting ditch lights and i decided any mods would be easier to disguise with the weathering.   I ordered some Surface mount LEDs from Express models at the weekend and they arrived today. At first when i opened the packet, saw the resistors and then wondered were the LEDs were, all they had sent was a black plastic strip???     Then I realised that was the packing and it
johnteal

johnteal

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Pugsley's Workbench

Are you sitting comfortably?

Links for the next chapters of the saga: 26 - Getting somewhere at last! 27 - OMG, I think it's going to work! 28 - Getting there slowly 29 - Quick bogie update 30 - More bogie progress 31 - Spring bounce 32 - A milestone moment! 33 - Doing a jig 34 - Back to life... 35 - Mocking.... 36 - I dont believe it!       I decided to finish another 'quick win' task before starting on the bogies - fitting armrests to the seats included in the kit.     The armrests are filed from 1x2mm
Pugsley

Pugsley

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halfwit's fantastic workbench!

High Level RSH 'Husky' - More bodywork.

Well its been a while since I posted anything about it (I've been distracted by Ruston rebuilds and 16T mineral wagons (I'm building a batch of 4 from Parkside kits)) but I hadn't forgotten this one. Since my last post about this loco I've soldered the bonnet (tab and slot), front bufferbeam, exhaust shroud (again tab and slot), steps, air horn and air tank (under the cab) in place. A couple of pics;       Everything went together well apart from getting the steps square but that's down
halfwit

halfwit

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Colwyn Bay Goods - 2mm Finescale

Weather Induced Weathering

Three months without an update, I'm sure that's a personal best     Nothing really to report, I'm halfway through installing my 3 way point and have decided to weather my 21T MDV coal wagon.   The above was achieved by first giving the etched wagon a grey etched primer base, followed by brush painting enamels in solid colours (sleeper grime for the chassis, rust for the body). Once these layers havd dried ff fully, I started adding a few basic washes of thinned acrylics. When these ha
Bryn

Bryn

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RJRs Branch Lines

Some light stock weathering

Not looking for a worn out falling to bits look I have applied a light base coat to my cars tonight as the start of the weathering process.           Just noticed on the last picture the left end of the roof walk needs pushing down !   John
johnteal

johnteal

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Paxton Road's workbench

Beefing up brake cylinders...

I've had three models sat on Paxton Yard plank in my study for several weeks with NO progress but a surprise parcel from MG Sharp this week has spurred me back into action. I had some brake cylinders on back order and to be honest I'd forgotten about them so when they arrived it was actually a really pleasant surprise. So this evening I carefully dug out my modelling tools and made a start on bringing 37013 up to scratch. First up here is what the brake cylinders look like on a Bachmann
James Hilton

James Hilton

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Paxton Road's workbench

The Ultimate Shed Pt 3 - The under belly...

Welcome to part 3 (it's been a long time coming) of my re-working of a Bachmann 'Shed'! Work has been non-existent in the past few weeks, however before modeller's block became a problem I had made some good progress with the fuel tank area that it is worth sharing to show progress so far and the standard I'm aiming for in this area. I made extensive use of the 'Cannon and Co' EMD fuel tank detailing pack - along with various sizes of brass wire (including 0.25, 0.31, 0.9mm). Re
James Hilton

James Hilton

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Eridge Mk 2 - rebuild of a P4 layout

The additional bit of trackwork being considered

Following the comments in the last entry, this is the new bit of trackwork at the southern end that is being debated:     This is the bit immediately south of the station building/road bridge that defined the end of the scenic section on Eridge Mk1. It meant that there were four roads going into the fiddle yard, and because they were converging it gave rise to some alignment issues.   On the other hand, whilst two roads is better to manage, there is then the additional issue of the sceni
10800

10800

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Somewhere in Germany

Disheartened with DCC, bad timing for Bad Horn

The followers of the DCC sub-forum may know that recently the decoder in my sound fitted Schienenbus gave up the ghost. Yesterday, one of my other fancy pants traction units did likewise, this also being a Roco factory fitted model. It had in addition DCC actuated electromagnetic couplings, and whatever problem in the decoder resulted in the magic smoke escaping created a short direct to the function output controlling them. One has seized solid (presumably from overheating), and lacking any
Taigatrommel

Taigatrommel

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The 891mm Project

Decals, Weathering…and a period Peugeot

I apologise as this is a very brief update... .   After the laborious task of drafting up and scaling the decal sheet for the Op, Gp et al and generic text and logos, the finalised sheet design was emailed off to Kelvin at Red Firecracker Custom Decals. Once Kelvin had ran off a small test print to confirm all OK, a full US letter sized sheet was ordered. One week later the sheet arrived and looked very good. The only thing I think I will do next time is allow myself a bit more spac
Bristol_Rich

Bristol_Rich

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158722's Blog

Class 26/0 leaf springing and sound fitting completed

The careful use of (cheap) Hornby Hymek spares from Abbegails frames has resulted in our first pilot scheme 26/0 with transverse leaf springs. 26010 (formerly Heljan 26006?) has has a mild repaint/renumber, super detailing, Smiths screw, bogie front cross members etc crew added. The bogie side frames have been drilled and carved to remove the coil springs and Hornby Hymek springs carefully inserted and Miliputted in from behind to give them strength. The underframe tanks/boxes have been removed
158722

158722

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Pugsley's Workbench

Tanked Up (and Boxing)

Whilst waiting for the final bogie parts, I've decided to start on all the little detail jobs that need doing on the 37 - 8 sandboxes for the sanding gear to fit on and the pipework between the fuel tanks. You will remember my attempt at sanding gear on an earlier entry - I've subsequently discovered that MMP do a class 37 sanding gear set, so I bought one of those instead. The thought of making another 4 assemblies filled me with dread!   The main parts of the sandboxes were cut from 0.3
Pugsley

Pugsley

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Bw Leipzig Hbf West

New electric locos from Romania

On a totally different note: railcolor.net now has a section dedicated to a pair of new electric Co'Co' configured locomotive types from Romania. These were designed by a company called Softronic, as a collaborative effort with well-known loco builder Electroputere and other partners. Mechanically, they are based on the 060 EA type locos - now known as class 40 after a couple of refits - of old, but feature either synchronous or asynchronous three-phase AC motors and other modern technology. The
NGT6 1315

NGT6 1315

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Jon020's Workbench Blog

Another Deltic Detailing project in 4mm another bodywork update from a novice - P4 Deltic Pt 4

Time for a final “pre-Warley†update, before some additional bits-and-pieces are acquired from somewhere within the cavernous interior of one of the NEC’s exhibition halls.     Bodyside sand container doors Having fitted the new buffer shanks at the no.1 end, I moved onto cutting out holes for the bodyside sand filler hatches. These were cut out in the normal way, marking, drill out and file to shape. Marking was accomplished using Tamiya masking tape lain along the bodyside and vertica
Jon020

Jon020

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Grahame's dining room table

Another update

Having got N'spirations3 off to the printers I can now get back to some modelling projects.   Yesterday I started to convert a three axle Hong Kong KMB Wright Eclipse bus in to a British style 2 axle LT/Arriva version. It seems to be going okay so far;         I've also selected one of my Q1 locos to have a bash a weathering with weathering powders. I need to find some decent colour pics of them to work from. I seem to remember Missy having produced a very effective really work stained
grahame

grahame

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RJRs Branch Lines

Getting carried away with buildings

This afternoon I set to work on the building at the end of the downtown side of the layout. The plan was to make the straight track look like it carries on through the buildings, using a mirror. I will let you decide if it works ! I got a bit carried away a built more and more.   The mirror needed packing to get it square on to the rails.     Then I built the low relief building across the two forward tracks, with a corridor connection to hide the mirror top.         With the
johnteal

johnteal

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Liphook & District MRC Blog

The landscapers have moved in!

A good bit of progress was made last night, with further additions to the hillside structure being made. David and Ben were busy with the styrofoam/polystyrene etc.   The hillside behind the yard will be steep, with a number of retaining wall terraces to protect the railway from landslips on the less stable areas, and predominantly wooded. There may be scope for one or two small buildings perched on the edge of the hill, but we shall see as the scenic work progresses.   Moving further
Claude_Dreyfus

Claude_Dreyfus

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CHRIS WORKBENCH.

V2 bango dome mod....

Hey up Folks   Now Ive heard a few people complain about the Bachmann V2 dome cover being too flat so..   All I did was get some milliput filler, mix a wee bit slightly bigger than the finish size of the dome cover. place it and mound it the required size and shape, let it set and then gently file and sand it down the final size.   To get the height I placed a 6" steel rule lengthways along the top from the chimney cap too the safety valves, the top of the dome should be on a level with
CHRIS LNER

CHRIS LNER

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barrowroad's Blog

Bristol Barrow Road - Ash Disposal Pits Update

Time for an update on the slow progress with the two ash disposal pits. Unlike the other outside pits, which were all updated and in some cases elongated using concrete, these two pits remained with their original brick structure and 5ft cast iron panels to support the track.   Having made 7 of the 10 lengths of iron panels [ fabricated from brass section] I decided I needed a break and started on the pits themselves. The pit under the ash plant itself is 220ft long and is curved. The shorter
barrowroad

barrowroad

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Ouse Viaduct/Balcombe/Lewes project

Weather 1, Field trip 0

John and I were planning on going up to Sussex today to get some more detail photos (at the time of the last trip we weren't planning on doing the whole viaduct) but in view of the weather we decided to postpone and get some other planning issues out of the way.   One of these was to confirm the distribution of the board sections making up the viaduct and its approaches, and on laying the trackbed laser-cut sections out we decided finally on:   Approach section with 4 arches (1.4m) 10-arch
10800

10800

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RJRs Branch Lines

Near Disaster !

Every now and again something unexpected goes wrong !!! In this case the PVA / Water for the ballast had found a joint in the MDF. Which caused the edges on both sides of the joint to swell.     The joint runs back to just behind the points which resulted in them lifting, all the track work was on the same level, not any more !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!     Luckily every thing had risen evenly which means stock can no longer unexpectedly roll out of the spurs everything runs well over it an
johnteal

johnteal

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    • MikeOxon
      Edwardian motorcars (2): British Ford T Late 1912

      By MikeOxon · Posted

      FWIW I prefer two words: motor car   The English language is fickle and others might take a different view   Mike
    • ian
      Episode 1: Waiting for a Train

      By ian · Posted

      That's the beastie.
    • Keith Addenbrooke
      Episode 1: Waiting for a Train

      By Keith Addenbrooke · Posted

      Hi @ian, thanks for this.  My guess is you may be thinking of this one mentioned by @F-UnitMad and @2E Sub Shed in a recent thread of mine on American HO modelling (apparently almost two years ago!!!):     Operationally this is always a good way to get extra mileage from a plan with a continuous run (literally, if you want).  There was a lot to like about Chris' plan, he even ran short double deck Chicago commuter trains for a passenger service (the first time I'd come across the
    • ChrisN
      Edwardian motorcars (2): British Ford T Late 1912

      By ChrisN · Posted

      From Jimbo Wales big bag of trivia   This page Car - Wikipedia   and the following paragraph.   Etymology The English word car is believed to originate from Latin carrus/carrum "wheeled vehicle" or (via Old North French) Middle English carre "two-wheeled cart", both of which in turn derive from Gaulish karros "chariot".[20][21] It originally referred to any wheeled horse-drawn vehicle, such as a cart, carriage, or wagon.[22][23] "Motor car", attested from
    • ian
      Episode 1: Waiting for a Train

      By ian · Posted

      Either scheme workd well. Me being me I'd go for the two station approach on the basis of added play value.   Way back when Chris Ellis did an N scale project layout in Scale/Model Trains based on a CNW line.   The basic outline was like this:   Trains arrived on the layout from the FY/Ext (which was also the route to extend the layout in future if you wished) then travelled through station B to terminate at station A.   The cunning bit was that you

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