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Chronicaling my first project

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Part 2 - the trackplan

After some deliberation I've finally settled on what I think is a suitable trackplan to capture what I am looking for.   The layout is nominally based "early 80's", somewhere in SW England. It draws a lot of inspiration from Chard Junction, although very little of the actual prototype location can be seen!   The scenic area is 12ft long x 2ft 6 wide, accommodated on three 4ft x 2ft 6" boards made using standard construction methods that I won't bother to detail.   It is essentially a term

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Part 1 - something to run - the shunter

Following on from my points in my first post about why O gauge was a good idea for me to try something new, I'm also wanting to try a number of new techniques that I haven't done before.   My first part - albeit bizarrely - is to attempt a brass kit, something I've never done before.   Having grown up near Chard Junction, and having fond memories of the Ruston 165 shunter pottering around the yard moving milk tanks around, it seemed a good place to start. I contacted Mike Edge, and after a

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How it all began

I've been modelling for about 30 years. Started in OO gauge with a surprise layout straight out the Cyril Freezer trackplan book for Christmas 1976 - being an hour from the Peco factory I guess it wasn't too surprising.     Over the years the layout grew, taking over a spare room, until the usual teenage years when other, less wholesome interests take over your life. All packed up, put in a box in the back of a cupboard, and forgotten about for about 10 years.   One day, having a clearo

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