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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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The West Midland Lines

Support Your Local Model Shop !?**!

If you are upset by ranting, look away now!   I have made a decision. In future, unless I happen to be going past the door of a suitable retailer or attending an exhibition, I shall obtain my modelling supplies by post.   Let me explain.   This weekend's project was to complete the wiring of the point motors on Hatton so that it would be possible to operate it from the control panel, rather than moving from end to end to switch points.   Working on the centre board which has two crossove
ian

ian

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General workbench stuff

More on signals and some holiday wagon bodies

O10800WB - a little holiday modelling   by 10800   original page on Old RMweb     Go to comments     __________________________________________   ??? posted on Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:08 pm   Blimey, is it so long ago I last looked at these?   Yesterday I decided to try out the operating system concept described earlier in this thread on the nearly-finished Eridge up starters. Remember that the idea is to have the signals unpluggable, so no connections or hook ups with gubbins und
10800

10800

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General workbench stuff

Eridge buildings, Heljan wheel conversion and signals

O10800WB - a little holiday modelling   by 10800   original page on Old RMweb Go to comments   __________________________________________   ??? posted on Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:13 am   While I have them with me for safekeeping during Eridge's rebuild, I thought I'd put up some pics of the Eridge goods shed, built a few years ago (it's the one on my avatar) showing some more details of its construction.   The model was based on photographs and a drawing of a very similar shed (but bric
10800

10800

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An N-Gauge shelf...

A raison-d'etre

Have been thinking about the scenic potential, and the background to the layout - and wonder how this would look:   A once large and grand urban terminus station, that used to receive everything from top-link expresses to the humblest branch-line stopping train. The station served both as a terminus for main line trains, and for an urban branch line that served surburban commuter stations as well as a number of sidings for various industries. With no other connections to the network, all fre
MichaelW

MichaelW

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My inept fumblings in N gauge and other associated stories

How the heck do i blog?

So what's the difference between the old way I posted information and updates compared to this brave new world of bloggery, apart from this is the first time I have ever written a blog, and more to the point what do I want to share, and get out of it in return.   At the moment I guess my biggest challenges/questions in no particular order are   1. What do i want to do next with the layout? 2. How do i avoid ripping it up to start building the next of many plans I have and becoming a serial
pirouets

pirouets

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New Hey

Onwards and Upwards

A very successful weekend for the layout, the operators were buzzing and knocking trains from out the back and onto the boards like it had gone out of fashion. Some excellent running and the trains really look the part now, particularly the Brit on the Wakes ECS train to Oldham mind you I did like the Super D trundling around on the Royton Jct freight as well.   Andy Ys pics in the gallery have caught a lot of the character of the layout and are some of the best ive seen so far - can you come
Andy C

Andy C

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Newby End

Signals

Hopefully my signals will arrive today and will be wired in asap but i have to go to my granddads funeral on thursday so things are a bit jumbled up at this end
60maniac

60maniac

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Newby End

Newby End

In the morning passenger services commence to EDJ Freight service begin later in the week if thats ok ?
60maniac

60maniac

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ste234's Bedroom layout

Bit of an intro

Hi all, Thought i would share a few pictures of my layout. Its N gauge, on a 6x3 board, a modern era layout but il run anything i feel like. It wont ever be up to the standards of other layouts on this forum, but it suits me             Fiddleyard:<BR> Im currently re-working the fiddleyard, im making it bigger, was far to small for what i wanted Cheers, Ste.
ste234

ste234

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When a Thousand Flowers Bloomed

North British D6123 Paint

I am very glad I took the time to make more changes.   The body is in the home stretch now, detailing has begun again, a touch-up will be needed, but she's getting close to right... B)   The nose end door is a scribed outline with a centre scribed divider. Four hinges are really the only prominent feature of the door, bits of plasticard have been glued in place to represent the hinges. The door etch that had been previously applied looked nice, but it did not resemble the prototype doors...
Pete Piszczek

Pete Piszczek

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bmthtrains' N gauge projects

The Illogic of Wiring...

Ring Road went up today so I can run in some of my new stock, and inexplicably, the wiring has 'swapped' again. Now this does seem completely impossible, but the only thing I can think of is that somewhere in the terminal block there is a short, which was fooling me into swapping the wires over, and now the short has been resolved, the wires are now in need of swapping back!   A short history:   4 power feeds from the 4 track controller head into a terminal block on board one. From this term
bmthtrains - David

bmthtrains - David

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When a Thousand Flowers Bloomed

North British D6123 Figur'n out what's wrong with da Nose

I suppose I'm not very good at compromises.   The nose needed more work, obviously.   40 thou plasticard squares were added to the buffer faces to bring them closer to the front end face. Now the rounded lower corners of the face look right in regard to the two buffer beam faces. The hook and other gubbins in the middle recess will need to be brought forward, but that's a minor detail.   The buffers were actually spaced about 1.5mm too far apart, first time around. On the prototype the b
Pete Piszczek

Pete Piszczek

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When a Thousand Flowers Bloomed

North British D6123 Detailing and a dash of primer

I have a confession to make. This project probably would not have been started, knowing what I know now. A pair of Hornby Class 29s and all the detail parts were purchased months before Falcon was announced. I simply did not realize how much work would be required to correct Hornby's Class 29 either.   Then there were the announcements for the prototype DELTIC, Classes 14, 15, 17, 22, 41, and Kestrel. There is even a Baldwin Centipede coming in a few months! In SEABOARD! CRIKES!   So why I
Pete Piszczek

Pete Piszczek

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Newby End

Hello

Wow well done Andy and his team for making this so great,Newby Ends control panle now has switches and I am awaiting delivery of my signals so i can install them shall get some piccs today =)
60maniac

60maniac

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Edinburgh Junction's Blog

Edinburgh Junction... Colas 47 and loads more!

Hiya guys!   Time for my new blog... and I better had explain the layout over here! Right, here goes.......... Edinburgh Junction, is a 00 gauge model railway based near Edinburgh (hence the name). It currently runs on 2 baseboards, making up a 1800x2400mm baseboard. The layout runs on normal Hornby track, with Gaugemaster underlay for better running. The layout has a station, with 5 platforms, a siding/engine shed, and a mainline. The platforms are made from Metcalfe kits, which are really e
Edinburgh Junction

Edinburgh Junction

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An N-Gauge shelf...

Too many DMUs, not enough layout...

Damn these N-Gauge manufacturers! I start getting interested in running long trains and a mainline layout, and suddenly the shops are filled with the best looking set of modern image DMUs I've ever seen! Unfortunately I'm weak-willed when it comes to good looking, Yorkshire area suitable, releases. So I now have a number of these lovely DMUs, and will have a few more when Dapol gets round to releasing their latest set of liveries, and I've not got a layout to run them on (well, not without th
MichaelW

MichaelW

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Forks Trestle On30

Forks Trestle 0n30

As part of the CRM 0n30 Modular Layout i am building a valley Modular which will have a wooden trestle bridge going across it The standard for the modules is to have the track at four inches above table level, Forks Trestle will hang between two tables though and the rest of the modules will then be placed either side of it. This arrangement works OK, we have a single OO scale module which drops below table level too, but it is strictly one drop down section per assembly because varying table
mozzer models

mozzer models

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mozzers 4mm workbench

Comet slip coach

here are links to my 4mm work bench on the old Rmweb 4mm work bench 1 http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=60&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&hilit=gnr 4mm work bench 2 http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=89&t=19448 as i build kits i will post updates on the work At the moment i have a Comet W46 GWR collett Double ended composite slip coach which is in the midle of been painted the next job on this coach is painting of the brown
mozzer models

mozzer models

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NECROPOLIS layout

NECROPOLIS

here is the link to this topic on the old rmweb http://www.rmweb.co....php?f=9&t=16883 As i have now sold newmarsh good i can now get Necropolis set up so all been well i can get some more work do to the layout
mozzer models

mozzer models

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When a Thousand Flowers Bloomed

North British D6123 Profiling the body...

Body Profiling - You should be careful comparing your models to prototype photos. In some cases that could drive you a bit insane, 'cause there's a lot to correct. You may even have to correct things you've already corrected! There's a serious roof error in this shot, the extra filler hatch has been installed in the wrong place, it should be about 10 mils down the roof toward the photographer...       The windows have been opened outward to match the etch. This is a huge improvement. The u
Pete Piszczek

Pete Piszczek

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When a Thousand Flowers Bloomed

North British D6123 Chassis

Frame Modifications - This is one way to do it if you use the Bachmann Class 24 frame to get it to fit into the Hornby Class 29 body. The frame is a heavy alloy casting which isn't too hard to cut and grind. Just don't get those metal shavings in the gears...   There are two thicker areas towards the center on either side of the motor- these need to be ground down flush with the side towards the top. It doesn't hurt to take the lip off the whole upper edge either. This also insures that the H
Pete Piszczek

Pete Piszczek

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Paxton Road's workbench

PNA production line...

I've had two of the Bachmann PNA wagons (a 5 and a 7 rib) for nearly 18 months and they've never before appeared on my workbench!   These are good quality, value for money models of a nice mundane prototype. Perfect for Paxton Road - which is endeavouring to permeate averageness and mundane in it's environs, scenery and rolling stock (if not in quality of finish and modelling!). The Bachmann model uses their TTA underframe, as did a batch of the prototype wagons. Unfortunately it does not accu
James Hilton

James Hilton

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