Huggy

Looking ahead, I'm considering building a small light railway layout in 4mm scale, 00 track, and besides short loco hauled trains, a Shefflex or similar, petrol railcar or indeed a steam unit from Edwardian times, would be nice. I see Worsley Works produce a keenly priced body kit for the Ford/Shefflex types, and wondered if anyone who has built one can advise on the matter of chassis and power train for one, and how easy cor otherwise construction might be? Alternatively, as it would be a "freelance" pre-grouping layout, something that I might tackle as a first scratch building effort? All ideas welcome. Or indeed, if anyone might be selling such a beast, I'm open to suggestion.... The era isn't firm as yet, but I'd like to do something about 1910 - 1920 when such railways were still in evidence, albeit not usually very profitably, even under the good Colonel. Other rolling stock would be any short small tank loco (I have a Terrier in my stock already) with a couple of Ratio GWR style 4 wheel carriages, and whatever motley items of goods vehicles such a line would have on it's books, or passing through from the big boys.

Excitable Boy - Warren Zevon

I Can't Stand the Rain - Ann Peebles

Last Chance Saloon - Climax Blues Band

OK guys, I surrender! Our own paint colours must seem a bit off the wall to Warcraft painters; then again, I doubt many heroic figures need to get painted in Track Grime or BR Mineral Grey. Now Phil, "snot green" I can picture! Agree on the "nutmeg" colour too... And I suppose Humbrol's numerical system doesn't convey a whole lot to the uninitiated either. At least the Warcraft names are colourful.... (see what I did.... oh never mind) I'll just get on with building my coal yard shall I? Looking forward to the August issue already. P

Good Loving Gone Bad - Bad Company

Wow thanks for the responses Andy,Ramrig & Mike, appreciated. Great work! I'm probably going to retain the personal view that a full layout plan of all but the simplest systems is helpful to fully provide the inspirations that help us less experienced types see how to do things. BRM is not the only publication not doing this, I should emphasise. It's not perhaps a big deal, but I'm sure I can't be the only one interested in how different approaches to fiddle yard design are carried out;after all, they are occasionally larger and more complex, track-wise, than the scenic layout itself! Anyway thanks again gents, I get the picture regarding both Duffield and the Junction much better now. All the best. P.

Some great content once again, but just in case I get labelled a sycophant, a couple of minor niggles too... 1. Out of four layouts, only one with a track plan. OK, one is possibly too simple to need one, but I for one find them an essential part of grasping a design. And while we're at it, why are fiddle yards always omitted? On some small layouts these are the complicated part! I know, I know - space constraints..... Perhaps some space could be saved with some slightly smaller photo images here and there? 2.As I was interested to see how the creator of Up the Junction had run HIS fiddle yards (it must have been a Squeeze; spot the pun, music fans...) I hoped the linked video might show me in the absence of a plan. It didn't, as YouTube says it's not available. 3. The figure painting piece is great (wait for the but...) But it would have been nice if one of the subjects described had been the loco driver, rather than, say, the hobo. We all have loco crews on our layouts. Not so many tramps! As our expert uses weirdly named Warcraft paints, it might have been better to ask him to use our more usual hues perhaps? Otherwise, wonderful to see how the techniques work, and a real quality job. Otherwise, good issue as normal, gents. Enjoying it (honest!) Paul H.

Living It Up - Level 42

Humanoid Boogie - The Bonzo Dog Band

Sounds Like a Melody - Alphaville

Are You Experienced? - Jimi Hendrix

Hollywood Nights - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

Northern Lights - Renaissance

I Second That Emotion - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

Can Blue Men Sing the Whites? - The Bonzo Dog Band

Doctor My Eyes - Jackson Browne

Dr.Hekyll and Mr.Jive - Men at Work

Just Blew In From the Windy City - Doris Day. (Having arrived, no doubt, on the Deadwood Stage)

Heart Like a Wheel - The Steve Miller Band

Chasing that Neon Rainbow - Alan Jackson

Broken Promises - Survivor

What Lack of Love Has Done - Nick Lowe

Road Runner - Bo Diddley (and every bar band ever, including mine!)

Girls Girls Girls - Sailor