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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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New Hey

Is a LWB transit really big enough?

This afternnon oi mainly been packing stuff ready to go to the Manchester show. Its caused me to reflect just how much gear I actually take with me to shows!   OK the bottle of Bowmore in the infamous "red box" is a little OTT perhaps but the rest of that box is full of sparesm drapes, wiring big tools, clamps. This of course doesnt include the nromal modelling toolbox. And the stock boxes. Put that with the baseboards, legs. lighting units and the support gallows and its a hell of a lot of st
Andy C

Andy C

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General - Muz's modelling mastications

last night's MRS

Had a good evening at the model railway society last night, for those don't know (although it is still true for those who already know) I am the chairman of the High Wycombe and District MRS (you can also see my blog on behalf of the MRS layouts Hinton Parva here ) the club is going from strength to strength at the moment and are just putting the finishing touches to the doubling of our clubroom to 4500sq ft which has required quite a lot of refurbishment. The new wiring in the new room went l
Graham_Muz

Graham_Muz

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The West Midland Lines

The Beal Thing

Whilst I am putting in yet more wires on Hatton Parkway to get all the point motors working I thought that I'd take time out to do some musing (they can't touch you for it, you know).   Back in the days of yore there were model railways that put the emphasis on the railways rather than the model. This is something that is still big in the US - models of large sections of railway systems rather than a single station, or part of one. Currently the UK hobby seems to be concentrated on producing r
ian

ian

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Layout - Hinton Parva - HW&DMRS

Upcoming exploits

Well the last practice run was held this evening before the layout gets dismantled next week in readiness for its appearance at the Fareham MRS exhibition in Aldershot on the 10/11th October. It then has to be re-erected at our clubroom for the High Wycombe and District MRS open day on the 24th October before being dismantled again so it can appear at the clubs Wycrail exhibition on Saturday 7th November.   At Wycrail Hinton Parva will have a special mystery guest operator.....more on that l
Graham_Muz

Graham_Muz

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Layout - Hinton Parva - HW&DMRS

A brief introduction

Hinton Parva is the High Wycombe and District Model Railway Society's British 00 gauge layout.   The layout is large ??“ 32ft x 12ft, and maximum use is made of this size to provide a running spectacle for the viewers. The complete sequence takes some 50 minutes and involves about 90 mainline movements ??“ trains in, trains running through, trains starting or loco movements. This intensity and variety ensures no dull moments for the viewers (or the operators !!). However - please note that t
Graham_Muz

Graham_Muz

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DRAG TT2 progress

DRAG TT2 - in the beginning ...

This blog covers the doings in the Devon Riviera Group of the Scalefour Society, aka 'DRAG'. Not to be confused with 'SWAG', mind, which is the South West Area Group of RMWeb...   There are several members of RMWeb in DRAG, including Re6/6, 10800, Metropolitan, FatAdder and Brinkly. We meet twice a month in the Teignmouth area.   Although we are an official AG of the S4 society, most of us have various amounts of OO and R-T-R stuff squirrelled away.   Our current project is 'TT2' (Test Tra
10800

10800

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On the Intercity Workbench

7mm Barclay Class 06 - The original post from RMweb3

On the Intercity Workbench: 7mm Barclay Class 06   by IC126   original page on Old RMweb __________________________________________   ??? posted on Tue Sep 29, 2009 10:24 pm   I have finally got round to transferring the original posts about my current project - a Right Price Railway Company kit of an Andrew Barclay Class 06.   The main carcass is etched in quite thick nickel silver with some nice lost wax castings. It's quite a basic kit (in my limited experience - this is my second
IC126

IC126

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The West Midland Lines

Playing Trains

After a long pause I have been able to resume work on Hatton Parkway and have got the last of the power wires connected up - so it's time to play trains!   This Farish XC Voyager is a replacement for a Dapol Virgin one. The Farish uses the same type of coupling as the Bachmann OO one - nowhere near as easy to use as Dapol's magnetic version.   A Chiltern Railways unit from Marylebone on its way to Birmingham.   I'm not sure what the Arriva unit is doing - deputising for a London Midl
ian

ian

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Mark's Blog

Exhibitions & extensions

On the whole the layout's first public outing was a great success, although there were a few snags to deal with. * The combination of restricted access and three link couplings meant changing stock in the fiddle yard was awkward * There was no real purpose for the two sidings at the front of the layout * Operating the layout from the front (as I do at home) was ok, but due to my choice of couplings and the position of the point switches I spent a lot of time standing in front of folks who w
Mark Forrest

Mark Forrest

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Mark's Blog

Scenic developments

The main scenic feature of the layout is the retaining wall which runs almost the entire length of the layout and hides the entrance to the fiddle yard and the slide switches which operate the points. At the left hand end of the layout this is made up of Wills retaining wall sections. In the middle is a road bridge carrying Foundry Lane over the railway; originally this was a girder bridge made from Wills Vari-girder but this has since been replaced with a brick built bridge. To the right of
Mark Forrest

Mark Forrest

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bmthtrains' N gauge projects

Grand Central HST in N

After a quick bit of livery experimentation this morning, a couple of hours of work this afternoon has resulted in this - a GC HST rake!   The HSTs were old Farish Virgin ones (they were never getting run as the prototype is obsolete), and the donor coaches are from my stalled 442 Wessex project. I decided to do a 4 coach train as my 'full length' expresses are 6 coaches (plus loco and DVT), and to get the GC rake feeling correctly 'short', 4 seemed a good length.   The HST locos had their u
bmthtrains - David

bmthtrains - David

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Mark's Blog

Introduction & construction

Back in 1997, after a few years away from model railways, I joined the EM Gauge Society with the intention of building myself a small layout. Having previously modelled in 00 gauge, EM seemed like a logical progression as I wanted the closer to scale track and it would allow me to retain some of my 00 gauge stock (once this had been suitably modified). A few years of armchair modelling followed and it wasn't until 2004 that I found myself with the time and space to make a start on a layout.  
Mark Forrest

Mark Forrest

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eldavo's workbench Blog

Going to the dogs

Had a bit of a change in focus for the last week or so and been tinkering with a building. Actually it's just another excuse for not getting on and sorting out the traverser on Cramdin really! This is a building for the Winchester club OO layout to fill in a rather large gap along the rear of the baseboard. It's on a slightly larger scale than the buildings I've created for Cramdin being about 3 feet long.   The thing is a pretty crude construction of bits of MDF and card with the roof clad in
eldavo

eldavo

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Workbench - Graham_Muz

Bulleid butchery

My previous workbench on the 'old' RMweb can be found here.   Hornby have yet to do a Bulleid Light Pacific body variation to suit the original style cab. When first introduced 21C101 to 21C163 had the original Bulleid style cab with narrow front lookout and two large side windows, the rear one of which slid forwards behind the front. Starting in July 1947 the cabs were modified, with a wedge shaped front (sometimes referred to a 'V' shaped) giving a larger front window area, it took until D
Graham_Muz

Graham_Muz

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General - Muz's modelling mastications

Back from Scaleforum

Have spent a very good and present few hours at Scaleforum today meeting many friends including many from the HW&DMRS and also RMweb including of course the raiding party from the South West (minus Metro due to train breakdown issues and I think I left before he finally got there)   The venue, being kind is in a transition stage, due to considerable rebuilding works taking place. I am glad I was able to park in the rear car park rather than under go the hike to get from the front overflow
Graham_Muz

Graham_Muz

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Ullypug's tales from the tinking table

better than cutting the grass

lovely day for photographing models today, no direct sun but bright. Put Wheal Elizabeth up in the garden and spent a happy hour snapping away. It's amazing what the public doesn't normally see from the front. I now have a list of things to attend to before the next show, which isn't until January.   Looking forward to going to Scaleforum tomorrow. Hope to see a few of you there.   Cheers
ullypug

ullypug

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Keyhaven

Inset trackwork on Keyhaven

I'm frequently asked about how the concrete effect was achieved on keyhaven and also crops up periodically in reference to "How do I do inlaid track work?" questions.   The inset track on Keyhaven Quay was achieved by use of cork floor tiles abutted to the side of the sleepers, these basic floor tiles, obtained from a DIY chain, near enough match the rail height of Peco Code 75 track. The inset section between the rails uses Fabfoam obtained from a craft shop chain and cut into 14mm wide strip
Andy Y

Andy Y

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Bisley Junction

Setting the scene

The next project, now with Chittle well and truly out of the way, is an incursion into Southern Region territory, with a might-have-been line between Bagshot and Woking.   The story goes something like this: The line was built in the early 1920s as an alternative to the light railway proposed between Sunningdale and Woking, via Chobham, which was never built. The line provided a direct connection from Ascot and Bracknell to Woking by branching off at Bagshot, and running through Lightwater,
Pugsley

Pugsley

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Bisley Junction

The Past

I guess it seems strange starting a blog about a layout with a post about an entirely different layout, but it highlights some of the thinking behind the new layout, and I feel it sometimes helps to have a little of the past to understand the present and the future. The old thread containing more info about the construction of the layout can be found here: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=76&t=608     Chittle was my entry in the 2007 layout challenge, which was for layouts w
Pugsley

Pugsley

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General - Muz's modelling mastications

It's Scaleforum day

About to head of to deepest darkest Surrey to try and sneak into Scaleforum without them realising that my track gauge is too narrow! I am looking forward to meeting up with a number of RMweb members that I know are going, including the raiding party from the South West that will be dropping anchor today. One question tho is do I dare play the game of counting the steam locos with outside valve gear gear?   Seriously though good modelling is good modelling what ever the scale or gauge a
Graham_Muz

Graham_Muz

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New Hey

a project for manchester

Now the control problems seem to have been resolved by that most simple of expedients, i wanted to do a few of the jobs to get progress back on track to where we should be. One of these is the engineers train - this appears early in the sequence, parks up in east siding (infront of the signal box) and stays there till late in the sequence - in the meantime the engine has detached gone back to the fiddle and appears as an engine and brake van move every so often.   Ive been busy in my hotel roo
Andy C

Andy C

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2ManySpams' Blog

Photos added to the gallery

Starting to really like the new forum, especially now I'm remembering where i left stuff!   Anyway, i've taken full advantage of the new gallery feature and have added some photos back from 2003 when we built the first 4 boards of Treneglos in a year. Some good photos of the boards as they arrived from Damian. Some more of the initial rough scenery in glorious technicolour match pots! A few of the cutting extension and the making of the rock face. I know i have more so I'll keep adding them as
2ManySpams

2ManySpams

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bmthtrains' N gauge projects

New RMweb, new layout!

Still more details to add to Ring Road, but given its already had more exhibition invites than it would probably stand up to, I'm in the very early planning stages of a dedicated exhibition layout. Don't get too excited at this point, this is a long way off fruition (2011 I am aiming for), but here's a sneak peek of what will eventually become the 'public companion' to Ring Road (which will do 3 or 4 shows at the most then remain my 'home' layout only)...  
bmthtrains - David

bmthtrains - David

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