coombe junction - moorswater

You'll have to get some nice Dapol Blue Circle Cement Cargowaggons to go with that 66 now

Nice to see moorswater dries taking shape - the bit I've been looking forward to .

Im going back to rmweb3 to read the layout history from the start as I begin my little 2mm plan. I hope somone does 2mm scale instanters

 

 

tfn

 

Jon

I hope somone does 2mm scale instanters

 

You could. The method described in the files area of the Yahoo! groups for making links for couplings could be adapted to make instanters. Unless you need the ears on the lower part to use a scale shunters pole? They could be problematic!

I have to echo Jon, this has to be the board I have always been looking forward to. Loving the 66, I've been tempted to buy one (just to play with, the model is very nice).

 

I'm impressed with your progress, after Kyle I thought you would be taking a break. Top work that man!

You'll have to get some nice Dapol Blue Circle Cement Cargowaggons to go with that 66 now

Nice to see moorswater dries taking shape - the bit I've been looking forward to .

Im going back to rmweb3 to read the layout history from the start as I begin my little 2mm plan. I hope somone does 2mm scale instanters

 

 

tfn

 

Jon

 

Jon - Many thanks - the other 2 boards are in some serious need of ruralness (?) as I need to get on with trees etc...so to avoid that...I thought I would tackle Board 3 and a touch of industrialness (?)

 

In terms of the wagons...now your tempting me to spend more money...for what was supposed to be a one off purchase...perhaps some PCA's first...I believe Bachmann are doing a Blue Circle Cement one soon...

I have to echo Jon, this has to be the board I have always been looking forward to. Loving the 66, I've been tempted to buy one (just to play with, the model is very nice).

 

I'm impressed with your progress, after Kyle I thought you would be taking a break. Top work that man!

 

Bryn - Thanks - Agreed the 66 is a nice model - Its duties will be restricted to running around PCA's in the dries...so I need to make sure my loco lift is longer than the (as planned for) 37's

 

Not sure where this burst of enthusiasm has come from...the bcn hot and sunny days normally have an effect on my modelling mojo...and Kyle is well and truly back in its box and hasn't been out since the exhibition...I think its the 2FS Expo which is driving me on...I really look foward to an exhibition dedicated to 2mm as I may not get a weekend pass again for a long time...okay, frothing over!

In terms of the wagons...now your tempting me to spend more money...for what was supposed to be a one off purchase...perhaps some PCA's first...I believe Bachmann are doing a Blue Circle Cement one soon...

 

Evening - yes - Bachmann have done a handfull of plain grey PCAs over the last few years , but theyre hard to find now- in particular the straight barrel PCAs, which seemed to be slightly more common at Moorswater -

Moorswater is a very versatile little place - wind the clock back a little from Freighliner and you'd see EWS 66s with VGAs and cargowaggons - although its not as well photographed as Freightliners operations, Its nice that pretty much all the stock you need , for whatever period is available off the shelf - or will be in the future , with the Dapol 121/122 . I dont think there is a definative clayhood RTR in any scale yet though..

Thanks for the advice on couplings - very helpful

 

 

tfn

 

Jon

Evening - yes - Bachmann have done a handfull of plain grey PCAs over the last few years , but theyre hard to find now- in particular the straight barrel PCAs, which seemed to be slightly more common at Moorswater -

Moorswater is a very versatile little place - wind the clock back a little from Freighliner and you'd see EWS 66s with VGAs and cargowaggons - although its not as well photographed as Freightliners operations, Its nice that pretty much all the stock you need , for whatever period is available off the shelf - or will be in the future , with the Dapol 121/122 . I dont think there is a definative clayhood RTR in any scale yet though.

 

Jon - I was looking at the Bachfar PCA's yesterday...some of the mouldings for the steps and roof look a little crude but overall shape seems ok.

 

Its ironic to think that the short wheelbase OOV Hoods would later get replaced by the longer Tigers etc - Even the thought of the 66 and the Cargowagons squeezing themselves around the tight curves from Liskeard and onwards to Moorswater, its no wonder the local residents complained sometimes of the squeaking wheels

 

In terms of the hoods, Mevagissy models (I understand) do a clay open with ECC blue hood but it has a 10ft wheelbase which is why I have opted for the Parkwood models kit sitting on a 2FS 9ft chassis. Who knows, perhaps one day, Bachmann will scale down their 4mm version...won't hold my breath on that one. I did buy a Skytrex 7mm clay hood recently...but that's another story

 

The other reason for me to get the 66 and some PCA/Cargowagons, is I thought it might make the layout appeal to a younger generation of modellers. Whilst the current modern railway scene does not interest me as much as the corporate blue era (and to an extent, living outside the UK doesn't help with keeping in touch) I sense that the hobby today has some pretty stiff competition from the likes of Wii/Playstation and DS

 

Pete