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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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Narrowman's Blog

New job, less time for modelling...

I've now acquired Rally Magazine (www.rallymagazine.co.uk), which means most of my time will be tied up producing that. Bearing in mind most rallies are at weekends, my exhibiting/visiting exhibitions will be heavily reduced. I'd still like to build Caia Road Goods in EM, but as I now have an "Endurance Rally" Peugeot 106 to fund, most spending will have to be thrown in that direction. I also have the extension to Crewe Corner to complete, along with my 09 layout, Wetlands Light Railway, which I
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Isle Ornsay

Welcome!

Some of you will know that I've been contemplating what to do for my next layout for some considerable time now. I was thinking of doing a freelance line set in the West Highlands of Scotland, loosely located 'somewhere in the Lochaber region', however whilst coming up with these plans I came across a few references to a proposed line on the Isle of Skye. A little more digging revealed that there was a survey conducted and that the plans were held in the National Archives at Kew, so today Chri
invercloy

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br-nse-fan's Blog

3 more down!

I've got three more loco's fitted with decoders...   Hornby 28xx Mainline Pannier Bachmann Pannier   I have to say, the mainline split chassis are far easier than I thought they would be. they are a pain due to the fact that they have to be pretty much totally dismantled in order to fit a decoder, but they are not at all difficult in the least. In fact, I've figured out a way to wire them up without a drop of solder!
br-nse-fan

br-nse-fan

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SNCF stephen's Blog

DU 65 Draisine in N Gauge - Part 5

After looking at the last pictures I had posted I noticed that the engine housing was slightly off centre and also angling slightly upwards. It was difficult to spot but when I added the back storage box I noticed that there was a definite problem. So I got the scalpol and cut it off, scraped away a small bit of plasticard and reattached it: With the front and back sections added the next thing to do was to add the buffer beams. These were the hardest pieces to cut out as there were plenty
SNCF stephen

SNCF stephen

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Ullypug's tales from the tinking table

Clevedon - track laying 2

A week off work has seen some progress with the laying of track and ballasting. You can see how I use pins to transfer the track position from the paper Templot print onto the boards. Just the shed area to complete now and then I can start the bridge approach. I'm quite happy with the way this has worked. I've got a couple of rail joints to tweak but that shouldn't be a problem with copperclad track. And on another note, I see my plan to get Kernow to do an 02 was successful!
ullypug

ullypug

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Jon020's Layout Blog

Scenic photo plank/board complete... for now ?

A while ago I described my first attempts at producing a display board/plinth to photograph locos on, an item similar to that described by James H as a photo plank in Paxton Yard blog. Well, it’s now at a semi-complete stage… in that I’m happy to use it to display and photograph locos on…. but I may still add some additional bits to it as time progresses, and I want to try out some new scenic techniques, most of which are still a mystery to me (or rather their mastery is a mystery).  
Jon020

Jon020

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Paxton Road

Lazy hazy afternoons...

You know it was one of those lazy afternoons - the sun gently warming and the light pleasantly hazy... the gentle rumble of the EE 350hp unit thrumming away letting you know that despite appearances some movement was afoot. 09007 is a modified Bachmann model. I've made some good progress on Paxton Road in the last fortnight but until the forum thumbnail issue is sorted I'll point you in the direction of my blogger blog for your image fix! I've taken a few of the new fence and the ground
James Hilton

James Hilton

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Calshot 4mm - SRS's Blog

8 hours left and the Landford Exhibition

8 hours left and the Landford Exhibition Well as the title suggests I've got 8 hours* to finish the layout ready for the Landford Exhibition tomorrow. Loads more to do but I'm sure we'll get there. I've had the whole family helping me for the final push - something I did not expect!   So here are some preview photos to show where I'm up to. Once the rest of the castle is scribed I'll be even more confident than I am now. All images clickable for larger size. I apprec
SouthernRegionSteam

SouthernRegionSteam

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Brafferton - 2mm Finescale

Dropping Coal, Dropping Names

There has been a blank hole, for some time now, on Brafferton where the coal drops were supposed to be.   By curving the main line, which was of course dead straight, I gave myself a dilemma of how to deal with this pesky area; should it remain straight, in which case how could I get it far enough back to give adequate clearance? Or should it curve parallel to the main line; but were coal drops ever curved?   From an aesthetic point of view, I went with the latter option. The curve is only
Tony Simms

Tony Simms

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Doveston Works

The Other Terminus - Construction Starts

Evening all,   Not been able to do alot as I'm getting ready for a new year at College. But, I've finalised on the track layout and it fits everything I wanted from it. Here's some pictures including my new N15 Maunsell N15 4-6-0 No. 736 'Excalibur':-         Unlike my preivous pictures, there is still the two coach runround loop with a headshunt that can hod a Hornby princess. However, I've now got a 3 road carriage yard (where me Maroon Mk1 is) so I can have the fantastic Bachmann
trainfan

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Liphook & District MRC Blog

Yamanouchi Oshika - Research

Although fictional, the idea has always been to locate Yamanouchi Oshika in some sort of reality, or at the very lest plausiability. Early on the location was set 'somewhere on the Chuo line', which although a start, still gave us over 400km of line to be more specific with.   Immediately some areas were ruled out. The Tokyo to Mitaka was not suitable as it was part of the rapid line, which is four-track. Also, this section is very heavily urbanised, more so than Yamanouchi Oshika, and relativ
Claude_Dreyfus

Claude_Dreyfus

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John Geeee's OO Garden Shed Blog

22. The Station Rebuild, Part Two.

The OO Garden Shed By John Geeeee   Well it's been a few months since Part One, but slowly I have been making progress. The platforms have now been weathered and fencing added.         The high street road and pavements have also been relaid using Scalescenes printouts. A new station wall is in progress made from stone Wills sheets to replace the flat looking brick card used previously. It now just requires capping stones, painting, and fixing down.         I have also ad
John Geeee

John Geeee

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Killybegs' Blog

Killybegs Station progress

The basic shell for the station building has now been put together and work has started on the roofs. Next job is to make up and fit the brackets for the barge boards, then get on with the low level roof. That will just leave chimney stacks, slating, rainwater goods and flashings and all the other bits and pieces before I can think about getting out the paint brush. That will just leave the train shed, platform and water tower. I think I will be busy for a while yet!
Killybegs

Killybegs

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Karhedron's Blog

D600 nearing completion

The body is finished and the buffers have been added. I have also finished the chassis with the new battery boxes and bogie sideframes in place. All that remains to be added are the etched nameplates and headcode discs. Below are my first pictures of the body married to its chassis.       I am really plased with how this has turned out overall. The buffer beam looks a little on the bright side so I may tone this down slightly with a bit of weathering or get some hoses etc to clutter it up a
Karhedron

Karhedron

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Karhedron's Blog

D600 Warship bogies

The D600 kit is designed to fit on a standard cloass 47 chassis. This makes life pretty easy on fitting, it is also a good compromise as the D600s and 47s were close in length (certainly close enough to make the difference neglidgable in N gauge).   The kit also contains resin parts for the battery boxes and underframe detail. However one part stands out as being very different and that is the bogie sideframes. The D600 bogies were heavy cast affairs and were old-fashioned even when new. The c
Karhedron

Karhedron

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Coombe Barton

Building Resources - Cornwall Conservation Area Character Appraisals.

Conservation Area Character Appraisals and Management Plans   In the links below many more areas are designated as conservation areas - but those listed are the only ones with character appraisals.   Appraisals look at:   The history of the buildings Topography and landscape setting Settlement form Important views and vistas Locally distinctive features and vernacular building styles Past and present activities and uses Streetscape and the public realm Green spaces and trees
Coombe Barton

Coombe Barton

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Bomp's Blog

A story of two bogies

I have been on and on about the failings of Hornby's bogies/pony trucks for as long as I've had locos. Somehow Bachmann escaped, but for how much longer?   Anyway, there follow some pictures showing Hornby's bogie as supplied and a temporarily assembled whitemetal replacement.   There are clearly some jobs that Honrby's bogie has to do that I will not be needing, such as holding a front coupling, and I may well find why the side lumpy sticky out bits (I should know their name and function,
Bomp

Bomp

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Karhedron's Blog

D600 Warship continued

I have now added the numbering and red route availability dots to the cab sides. I have also drilled out the holes for mounting the buffers (thanks to Bernie at TPM).   The numbers are fox tranfers from the Warship slide. I first applied the numbers for D800 and allowed them to dry. I then carefully sliced out the 8 digit and scrapped it off with a cocktail stick. I applied a coat of Klear to seal it and then added the 6 from elsewhere on the sheet to give D600. I have ordered nameplates for D
Karhedron

Karhedron

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Karhedron's Blog

D600 Warship continued

The D600 is coming along quite well. I have now added body lining and late BR crests courtesy of Fox transfers. I applied a coat of Johnsons Klear before and afterapplying the transfers and there is no trace of the backing material around the transfers.   For the lining I first applied masking tape just above where I wanted the line to be. I then simply applied the transfer and brushed up up against the tape to give a nice straight line with no trouble. I recommend this method to anyone who ha
Karhedron

Karhedron

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Karhedron's Blog

D600 Warship continued

Once the body colour was satisfactory the masking tape was removed. I then painted the silver window frames with acrylic silver paint, a fine brush and a very steady hand.   I glazed the windows with Micro Kristal Klear. This clever stuff is rather like thick PVA. You paint the inside of the frames with it then draw a thin skin across the window apperature. This then dries clear to give a wonderful flush-glazed finish. I am very pleased with this stuff and will be using it again in the future
Karhedron

Karhedron

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Karhedron's Blog

N Gauge D600 Warship

This is my first attempt at a modern image kit in N gauge (if you can call a prototype over 50 years old "modern" ). The kit is a western region D600 Diesel Hydraulic made by Carl Pelpow of "It's N Gauge". The kit comes as a resin bodyshell with etched details that is to be fitted on the older Bachmann/Farish class 47 chassis.   The bodyshell is fairly good although it benefitted from a couple of evenings smoothing and filling. Once I was satisfied I primed it with Halfords grey car primer. On
Karhedron

Karhedron

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br-nse-fan's Blog

7 down... 12 to go!

OK.. so.. will post some pictures later tonight, but I've got the following chipped:   Bachmann 0-8-0 G2A 'Super D' Bachmann Cl 24 Bachmann 2-6-2t small prarie Hornby Cl 121 bubble car Hornby Cl 29 sad eyes Mainline 0-6-2t (split chassis) 'taffy tank'   I have to say, the split was not as difficult as it seemed at first, other than having to effectivly dismantle the entire loco. I was able to connect the decoder without any solder! I used existing screws on both the motor and the cha
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