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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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Will's workbench

A tree for Tanis

So back at the tail end of last year I built this A3 layout in three weeks. I was quite pleased with it, and thought I could take it to the 2010 Convention in NZ and enter it in the A3 competition at Easter. I had a long list of things to finish/fix/improve and plenty of time to get them done in the interim.   Fast forward a few months and we're flying down to Christchurch for the convention next Thursday, and Tanis hasn't had any of the attention I wanted to give it until last Friday night. O
Will Vale

Will Vale

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Doveston Works

To renumber or Not to renumber

Morning all,   After looking long and hard at my 3 Bullieds side by side, 2 Blackmoor Vales and a Torrington, I've decided to renumber/name 1 possibly 2 of them into other machines. One of the Blackmoor Vales will become 21C119 'Bideford' and my Torrington might become 34066 'Spitfire'. Originally, I was only going to rename one of my Blackmoor Vales origninally but on looking into the BoBs and WCs, I discovered that Torrington had been rebuilt which for my layout, is kind of pointless as I o
trainfan

trainfan

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RJRs Branch Lines

Station roof - preparing for roof glazing

This afternoon I spent a couple of hours cutting point boards for the valance on the front of the station canopy and sorting out a method of locating the roof glazing (upturned "T" profile plastic-strut)     then a coat or two of paint.     The plan is to fit clear sheet into the newly formed frames at the bottom, then a sheet of roofing the same width as the glazing will overlap the glass covering the higher white plastic area.
johnteal

johnteal

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Wayne 37901's Workbench

Using the Bachmann class 37 to create a Mirrlees 37/9 'Slug'

It's been a while since I've posted anything in here, just been busy with so many things. I've documented the full story of this project on the DEMU forum, however following a recent WAG meeting there seemed to be some interest in it so I thought I'd share it over here as well...   I've wanted to do a new Slug for some time (I did one on the old Lima model a few years ago) the old model was not up to my current standard for use on my layout so I set about building a new one, now whilst you can
Wayne 37901

Wayne 37901

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43179's workbench

Easitrac

I had a nice day at Alexandra Palace today - and spend a few quid , but one of the smallest things I bought (for all of £1, thankyou Missy!) is the most interesting - a sample of 2mm association easitrack . As my N guage layout of Bodmin Parkway only has 1 set of points (there are others but they arent required to work) I cottoned on that modern farish and Dapol stock will run on easitrack without having to change wheels - , just in time , as i was about to start laying Peco 55. Now I
43179

43179

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Bomp's Blog

For my birthday

I got City of Manchester, in black with the semi-streamlined smokebox.   I also have a photograph of Princess Alice in the same condition (more or less, to my untutored eye), and a plan to rename/number my new one to go with my own Princess Alice. I won't post the photo of the steam Princess Alice, because I don't know who took it etc.   However, I will put up a photo of my renamed loco when I've done it. I'll see about hacking the bogie as well to make it look better. I might even weathe
Bomp

Bomp

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bmthtrains' N gauge projects

Single Board Layout Musings...

With no major (announced) N gauge locos/units on my shopping list due for some time (222 due November, and although the Dapol Pacer and 86 would be nice, I'm still not buying given my experiences), and Ring Road only needing some new facias ready for show next year, my 'what to do' list is getting rather long.   I've got ideas in play for various layouts - from the DLR to HS2, OO depots, OO model of Weymouth, and on it goes. What is certainly appealing for me at the moment is layout that is mu
bmthtrains - David

bmthtrains - David

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My inept fumblings in N gauge and other associated stories

If you clean it, they will run

Not sure how many of you remember the film "field of dreams" with the line, "if you build it he will come", but I finally got round to giving the track a good clean. OK, I used a track rubber becuase at the moment that is what I have, but boy O boy did it make a difference.   In fact it got me thinking that as well as running trains and building things I need to try and start a regular cleaning cycle, but what does that entail?   1. Track, well that one is obvious 2. Loco wheels. I lubricat
pirouets

pirouets

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OO Microlayout - "WOLDS-END"

N-gauge "Wolds-End" now has lights!

Well trying to get everything done and dusted ready for Mansfield Exhibtion in April.   Lights are now wired up! Still waiting for some more passengers to turn up, but it's very close to getting there. Takes a bit of time before things start to run OK...with the small shunters anyway.   Here is the photo of the two layouts together, just to prove I'm not taking photos of the same one I just need to make the final finishing touches to both.     Here are a few of mini Wolds-End lit up
traction

traction

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coombe junction - moorswater

Kyle - First train runs...sort of...

Update - Its been a while since I updated partly due to work commitments but also because I assumed that people were probably getting fed up reading about my track building soap opera...I know I was.   So finally after a few more trys, scrapping the turnout last posted, I constructed them using a few PCB sleepers around the common crossing area. This is the bit I am still struggling with but at least it completed the turnouts. Obviously my preference was to complete this layout using solely EA
bcnPete

bcnPete

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leopard1299's Blog

Z cars update!

well took a couple of pics earlier on the work I had done last night early this morning!   so here you go both sides of the Z class fitting slightly better but alot more to do!   more news when ive done a bit more! cheers ian.
leopard1299

leopard1299

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Inspired by Botley - Closed

Road Bridge pt 3

Final progress before I head off to Tignes & Val D'isere for a week.   The bridge is coming along very nicely. Starting of with the deck, this is 80thou plasticard glued into position with Evostick. It was glued roughly into the centre of the bridge structure with a 10mm gap either side (simply because it wasnt wide enough!) pavements were added from more 80thou (giving a 6inch curb) this had curb stones carved into the edge before gluing into place. Once that was dry the next step
The Fatadder

The Fatadder

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St. Simon's Workbench

St. Simon's Workbench - Horse Box Painted

Hi Guys,   I've finally got round to painting the Horse box in the past couple of days, just got to paint the underframe and put some transfers on!     I'll see if I can get some Transfers at Ally Pally tomorrow.   On the Shingle Train front, two of the wagons need transfers (as you can see in the first photo, top left), so they'll hopefully be brought tomorrow as well. I'll be making the 'Sealed Door' Transfers myself, unless I do find someone that makes them! I'll be getting the res
St. Simon

St. Simon

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Etched Pixels Workbench

1020x Progress

Having finally got a bit of modelling time I've also started putting the cab roof profile onto 10201 and 10203. Trying Daz clay this time to see if I can get a better finish than will milliput.     So far the finish seems nicer but its a right pain to get Daz to stay stuck to anything while being shaped, that or there is a trick I don't know !
Etched Pixels

Etched Pixels

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The Saltney Railway

Saltney. Upper and lower Mill (possibly)

As suggested, a new little station has appeared by the loco shed along with a signal that has mysteriously sprung up . Must be the time of year. . As Steve has named the GW high level station Upper Mill, me and Kenny reckon the new station is called Lower Mill. I think Steve will get back to me on that one...     A nice Marcway curved point has also appeared near the junction. I think it was one of those "I've got one of these going spare/free if you can make any use of it Steve" things.
Jon Fitness

Jon Fitness

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Ouse Viaduct/Balcombe/Lewes project

The real Ouse Viaduct - what we're building in 4mm

No compromise, no shortcuts - this is what we're building in 4mm. The real thing is over 440m long and up to 30m high, so the model will be about 20ft long.   Here are some of my own photos from our initial field trip last November, but if you Google images under Ouse Viaduct, Ouse Valley Viaduct, or Balcombe Viaduct there are loads more, some of them showing the whole thing in one go.          
10800

10800

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Etched Pixels Workbench

Coach Underframe

Bit more time working on the Thompson over lunch. Botched up the underframe out of some Ultima bits, a proper version of this is going to need some tweaking but most of it works out as is.     Now what colour should the interior be ?     I've also finally resolved the problem of the 57 with split gears. After various circles with parts and service suppliers who said they couldn't get the bits for it and that they were not available, plus no email response from Bachmann I eventually phone
Etched Pixels

Etched Pixels

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leopard1299's Blog

Z cars! well Z class steam loco`s! cheers chris!

Well Just got to say thanks again to chris at golden arrow! yet again he`s worked his dark art of resin casting and mr postie came this morning (thursday) although im writting this in the wee hours of friday morning oh the joys of the internet and very little sleep! with a package and guess what it had a z class in!! yay and thats what ive been doing most of the day and this evening! took a quick pic earlier but done a load more since then but im still not to happy with how its sitting but will
leopard1299

leopard1299

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Etched Pixels Workbench

Vinyl cutting coach sides

I've been playing with the vinyl cutter and Thompson stock. As the Thompson stock is very similar in ends and profile to the Mark 1 it seemed a perfect thing to use the clear plastic shell from the Farish Mark 1 coaches for. Especially with new better Mark 1 coaches on the way.   The coaches were drawn with the gimp and then pasted together using a small program which assembles them and generates three images, one is a colour printed sheet which is like the coach sides it reads but with areas
Etched Pixels

Etched Pixels

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The Fatadder's Modern Workbench

33116

I mentioned last week the intention to start building up a small 1998 Class 33 fleet for the new layout (along with the rationalisation of my existing post 2000 33 fleet.)   The first of the new locos is 33116Hertfordshire Rail Tours in BR Blue   The planned work: - Correcting livery errors - Painting unpainted parts - New fuel tanks - Bogie spring modifications - P4 & DCC   The livery errors are concentrated on one side, (with the bodyside grill on the left hand side.) Heljan ha
The Fatadder

The Fatadder

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Ouse Viaduct/Balcombe/Lewes project

Further planning progress

John has been busy stitching together a 10th scale 'moquette' of the whole ensemble so that we can get a better overall picture in 3D and experiment with different configurations. Usually you would do this at quarter scale but the house isn't big enough   Meanwhile we've also decided to go straight for the full scale version of the Ouse Viaduct rather than spend time on an interim version, so I've been deriving dimensions from photographs to go with our measurements of the bases of the pie
10800

10800

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A long time coming

Let's get started

After a long time out I have eventually got the space and some time to build my layout. My study will become home to a Cornish China clay branch. Whereas I have always intended to model the late 80's to early 1990's recent announcements and new models have made me rethink slightly. Kernow's Well Tank and Dapols 63xx means the sixties have come into the picture. I will now intend to make the layout more ambiguous time wise in order to switch around the era being displayed. Out go plans for a drye
gatesy

gatesy

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