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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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Copley Hill Works

Welcome to the New Copley Hill Works!

Welcome to the New Copley Hill Works!         I much enjoyed my time updating the old Copley Hill Works blog on the old RMweb (and for those interested, it can be found as a link in my signature for the time being), and in my time updating the blog, I had a stab at making quite a few locomotives. Some went well, some didn't quite make the grade, but nevertheless I thoroughly enjoyed working on my projects and was delighted to share them with so many knowledgeable people willing to help
S.A.C Martin

S.A.C Martin

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Claverton Engineering - 0-16.5 micro layout

Claverton Engineering - The Plan

Virtual concept model of the design, created in Sketchup   Claverton Engineering is my planned 0-16.5 narrow gauge micro layout. My slow progress to date has been covered in various parts of old RMweb, but I thought I'd do a recap at the beginning of this blog which will hopefully feature more rapid developments in the near future.   It will depict a small corner of a heavy mechanical engineering works, partly inspired by the Bruce Peebles & Co. Ltd. works in Edinburgh, which built the n
Burkitt

Burkitt

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Avonwick South Devon in 2mm (Kris' Blog)

Avonwick in 2mm

At some point in the future this will become the home of Avonwick. My entry into the 2mm associations Golden Jubilee layout competition. Progress on Avonwick is currently at a halt due to a lack of time as I am currently back at Uni doing a PGCE. I do hope to get a day or two at some point over Christmas to add to it though.
Kris

Kris

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Penrhos1920's Blog

Will I ever get a room for the layout?

2 sheds where delivered and erected in August and ever since then I've been trying to fill then with stuff from the garage so that the garage can become a layout room. On Wednesday the tool shed was almost finally filled with the garden tools. Today I've almost finished fitting 5 old kitchen cupboards and a worktop into the large shed, just 2 more shelves to go on the wall and them it will be ready to use. The only problem I can see it that it is a 1/4 of the size of the garage....
Penrhos1920

Penrhos1920

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Bodmin Central - Closed

Buildings for Bodmin

Having decided upon a track plan the next step is working out scale plans for the layouts buildings.   As previously mentioned there are 3 main structures which are being built accurately to the dimensions of the prototype, (the Station, Signal Box and Bridge). In order to make things a bit more interesting for me given that I particularly enjoy structural modelling, I have decided to add a few more buildings (working from other prototypes adapted to fit the location), but I will come back to
The Fatadder

The Fatadder

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4mm/00 Falcon Brass ROD 30xx GWR Top Feed Variant.

The first few items of progress before I go out for a beer.

I have soldered up the the chassis using the 00 spacers provided in the kit and have modified the cylinders slightly by turning the glands in the lathe and drilling them to accept the Markits machined crossheads . I decided to do this to reduce fettling time with the lost wax items provided. I'm just now setting up the alignment of the motion brackets and position of the cylinders before starting on the footplate, more to come tomorrow as I'm off to the pub now....   Darren.
5XP

5XP

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OK_WB - North British 225hp 0-4-0DH

Hornblock Factory

A short diversion from the kit to produce some Alan Gibson hornblocks (one of the packs shown on the previous page).   The pack (4M60) is supplied with parts to make up 6 hornblocks for 4mm loco/tender springing. The parts are small - very small - and you need to be aware that small parts - especially springs - have a habit of finding their way off the workbench and into the carpet or between the floor boards.   So start by emptying the contents of the pack into a suitable tray and sorting t
Kenton

Kenton

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Engine Wood

Callow Lane

Callow Lane is my new P4 layout, which has been under construction for far too long now...   It is set in North Bristol/South Gloucestershire, and represents a small suburban goods yard in the Westerleigh area. There used to be an old goods-only branch running north-westwards from the Midland Railway's Westerleigh Yard, to a location called New Engine Yard. From here, colliery spurs ran to the pits in the district, amongst them being Mayshill and Frog Lane collieries.   Callow Lane is actual
Captain Kernow

Captain Kernow

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The Farthing layouts

How to eat an elephant

Question: How do you eat an elephant? Answer: One bite at a time     "The Farthing layouts" are a series of OO micro-layouts that depict small sections of the same overall junction station. The period is Edwardian, although I occasionally have heretic out-of-period operating sessions. The layouts are operationally independent of each other, ie they are not connected or modular. In this way, I can explore my interest in larger stations in a very limited space. In other wo
Mikkel

Mikkel in Intro

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Dikitriki's 7mm Scale Workbench

7mm Scale Aspinall Saddle Tank

Hi   After a furious bout of layout building I have returned to my workbench for a rest.   I am assuming that my layout Heyside will be on the exhibition circuit next year, and I have identified 3 locomotives that I need to assist in setting the location - on the Oldham Loop just up the road from New Hey. They are an Aspinall 0-6-0 saddle tank, an Aspinall A class 0-6-0 tender loco and a 2-6-0 Horwich Crab. I'm starting with the easiest first, the saddle tank, which started out as a Chowbent
dikitriki

dikitriki

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Dublo 3 rail layout in Cork

Support for the eleven foot basseboard

I have a span of 11'2" unsupported in the middle and it is quite stable.     The secret was to make the whole board and its supports as stiff as possible so that there is very little tendency to sag in the middle.   My board is 3/4" ply supported on L girders fixed to the wall. These are made up of two lengths of 2"x1" softwood. This gives support to the rear and each of the two ends. To provide strong support along the length of the span away from the wall I installed two L Girders that
Colin_McLeod

Colin_McLeod

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Beardybloke's 009 Bodging Bench

A rolling chassis for Blanche

Original entry: 09 October 2009   The two cylinders are both soldered up along with their cosmetic covers - photos will follow as soon as it's light! Managed to splash some solder on my face too whilst removing some of the excess that I'd managed to build up through trying to correct errors with an iron that I'm starting to suspect needs a new tip...     The gearbox is also about 1/3 complete, having been folded and soldered, and had the motor mounting bracket expanded to allow the motor to
Beardybloke

Beardybloke

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4mm/00 Studio Scale Models Irish J15.

Studio Scale Models Irish J15

I have been on with this kit over the past few months and it is now nearing completion but I have to get on with the ROD now so it will have to wait till after the Hull Show.   Its an Irish J15 marketed by Studio Scale Models in Ireland, It has TMD Models on the etch with the year 1985 on it but I cant seem to find any other information it. The kit is designed primarily for EM or 21mm gauge but I have built it as requested to 00 gauge which has thrown up no end of obstacles....:icon_mutter:
5XP

5XP

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Ullypug's tales from the tinking table

Pre-exhibition flight check

2 weeks to go to Cheltenham (24/25 Oct)and it's time to start the preparations for Weston WCPR. I shall be putting the layout up this weekend, dusting, cleaning & generally tidying things up a bit....oh and yes removing any more spider poo that looks like woodworm (details and therapy on the old RMWEB). Then it's just the matter of cleaning stock, checking back to backs and cleaning wheels, adjusting AJ's.   It's at this point I usually do something stupid like deciding to build something
ullypug

ullypug

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4mm/00 Falcon Brass ROD 30xx GWR Top Feed Variant.

4mm/00 Falcon Brass ROD 30xx GWR Top Feed Variant

This is my first ever attempt at blogging so it is a little bewildering to say the least.   I thought I would start a fresh with something new on my bench as well as later transferring over my other lingering projects from the old forum.   The Falcon Brass kits seem to have a bit of a bad reputation so I'm keen to get on and build it to see why. I'm hoping to complete it in time for a close friends layout which will make its d?©but at Hull next month so its going to be hit and miss as to wh
5XP

5XP

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Bw Leipzig Hbf West

On this rainy October morning...

...I am still waiting for my package from the ?–BB Advertising Centre with the limited series class 1116 engine in the "Fire Brigades" special livery in it. But of course I cannot know how exactly they handle their shipments. Will keep you updated as to when it arrives!   As an aside, my next purchase has been set in stone as well, but I won't reveal what it will be just yet .   Other than that, nothing special to report as of yet. But some Earl Grey tea does help getting started!   On t
NGT6 1315

NGT6 1315

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Dublo 3 rail layout in Cork

Hornby Dublo 3-rail in Cork.

This is my first attempt at blogging and I'm going to use it to share with you my Hornby Dublo 3-rail layout.   This is a shelf layout built above my more conventional layout (which will be the subject of another blog). I completed the baseboards in the summer of 2008 but then work stopped while I concentrated on restoring some railway relics that you can see in the background of some of the photographs.   Work recommenced around February this year and I have now finished the basics. The fo
Colin_McLeod

Colin_McLeod

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OK_WB - North British 225hp 0-4-0DH

The Postman sometimes knocks twice

Excellent service from Alan Gibson. I ordered the wheels, buffers and bits for this kit by telephone on Tuesday. Colin answered the phone on the first ring and took my order signing off with "it will be in the post tonight". It was, and was delivered this morning (first class) despite the current postal industrial action.   Here are the bits:     So now I have everything to start this kit. The gearbox can wait as it is not required until a long way into the build and should give me time
Kenton

Kenton

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artizen's Blog

My Subterranean Railway Room

Good news. Today was a deliberately slow day at work (I work from home) because I had my boy home due to a lack of cars to get him to school. Did he want to help me build my new railway empire under the house? No, of course not, he just did the Top Gear marathon and ate the kitchen clean. So, I have now built the support structure for the platform that will support the layout when it is stored under the house. Tomorrow I will clear the existing storage out of the space so I can get the platfor
artizen

artizen

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28ten's workbench

MOK 14xx

I have been working on a 14xx chassis which can be seen in the chassispro2 jig, which incidentally makes construction very straightforward the more interesting point is the hornblocks which I am working on hopefully you can see the ballraces, these really do make a difference and I will try and standardise on them in future. A side benefit is that they almost eliminate sideplay, which is something you don't really want with S7 clearences The ballraces also showing some smaller 2mmi/d
28ten

28ten

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Slattocks Junction - MMRS P4 Layout

Track by the metre..

Just to put up a more recent post than the archive stuff i've been importing here is a sample of the plain lengths of track i've been working on for the re-laying:   There consist of 4 60ft panels each of 24 sleepers and are built from Exactoscale components. I only lay the one rail at home and the other will be laid at the club once its been curved to match the template and any gauge widening has been added in.   I'd previously done a length of 26ft panels that will go on the gauge widene
craigwelsh

craigwelsh

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