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This is the place for all my modelling stuff. I have an On30 layout based somewhere in West Virginia. But I also do a bit of O 16.5 british stuff now and again.

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On30 Layout Update!

I have finally started work on transforming the large fiddle yard into a scenic part of the layout.   I spent some time Das'ing up the track in replacing the rest with Peco narrow gauge track. While doing this I insulated the sidings and added new wire feeds so they are now live all the time (to keep the DCC sound going).           A detail shot to show the two track types.     I pressed the Das into the track with my fingers and scraped of the excess from the sides of the r
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A new layout!

So I got round to building the new layout I mentioned in the last post.   Heres the track plan:     Heres the progress pictures:                         I also took some pictures of the layout with my brothers new camera. So I thought I would share them with you.                 Hope you like the look of my new layout.   Also feel free to check out my website at http://blueridgemountainrr.jimdo.com/ for more information and sign
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Updates and new layout plan.

After 6 months of putting it off, I have weathered my 2-6-6-2.     All my locos are weathered with a black acrylic wash with a hint of grey. Sorry for the lack of light in the picture. The best camera I have is on my phone!   To make one of my boxcars different from the rest I used some plasticard to make an outside framed door. Does anyone know of a prototype for this?     Also, 'Planning permission' has been granted for a major extention to the layout.   Here is the current track
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English narrow gauge engine fleet.

As I suggested, I have also been doing some work on my British locos. So first up is the Middlemill Railways engine fleet:         Injector piping and hand rails have since been added.     At the moment the smallbrook engines are sharing chassis, I am waiting to see if it will be possible to use the upcoming Bachmann Bill/Ben chassis as a replacement as they are bound to run better.   Another project that I have been working on for a long time is Prince from the Ffestiniog Rail
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Mega Update!

Right, I only just realized how much modelling I have been doing, and I have yet to post any of it. I better change that then...   First up is something from last year, a caboose where I off-set the position of the cupola from the center.         A before and after picture.   Shay No 1 now has a hand cut wood load. The loco has since been weathered.     Inspired by an article in the Narrow Gauge & Short Line Gazette, I decided to make a track cleaner for my layout; foll
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Two Shay! Part 2

My two shays are progressing well, so I thought I would show you what I have done.     I thought I would add railings to number 1s bunker, this involved cutting the flair (?) off.     Backwoods parts added to the bunker ready for the paint shop.     After a coat of black paint. I still need to add a wood load, but as I have never made one before, can anyone give me some tips on how to make a half decent one?     Number 3 is looking good. It now has a westinghouse pump and c
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Middlemill - Finished?

Some say that a layout is never finished. But Middlemill appears to be! I just cant think of anything more to add now. So I guess I should show some more pictures instead:                   I have also made a video of it in action:       Enjoy!    
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Two Shay! Part 1

As I mentioned earlier, most of my modelling is in On30. So here is one of my many pojects in that scale and gauge.   Two Shay! Part 1:   As my On30 layout is a logging layout, I naturally have a shay on my line, infact I have two (hence the title). One of these was a second hand model with DCC sound and the other is just DCC fitted.   One of my purchases from yesterdays visit to the Warley show was a Backwoods Miniatures dress up Kit for the Bachmann Shay. The plan is to share the parts b
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Middlemill - The Story So Far...

MIDDLEMILL A MICRO LAYOUT IN O 16.5     Middlemill is a small town on the Lancashire and Yorkshire border. It is situated on a river at the bottom of the valley.   In the late 1700's a canal was built through the village; as a result of this Middlemill grew into a town suppling the canal.   In 1862 a horse drawn tramway was built from Middlemill to the surrounding coal mines as it was seen as a more efficient way of transporting the goods than the local pathway.   In 1886
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In the words on the Chemical Brothers: Here we go!

Hey there! I thought I would make a start on my new RMweb blog with a little background about myself. I was on the last RMweb forum, but I didnt post much and never got round to making any thread about what I get up to modelling wise.   Im a bit of a narrow gauge nutter myself, pretty much all aspects of it interest me. From the old overgrown railways of like the Corris and Ffestiniog Railways, to the new and modern railways like the RhB in Switzerland. The reason for this is I grew up spendin
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