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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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ste234's Bedroom layout

Station re-work

Hi everyone, Got more track and points today, so i have ajusted the station to how i want it to be, its not finished yet by any means, the shop was short of the point i need Apologies for one or two blurry pics:       Class 156 works its way over the new points:   And a bit of a scenic shot which i think looks quite good :   Im hoping to make a small terminus somewhere on the station, possibly coming off the outside line. Hopefully will get some more done tomorow Ch
ste234

ste234

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Ullypug's tales from the tinking table

Expo EM South

Back home after a cracking day at Portsmouth playing with Weston. Everything behaved itself and the layout performed well (in my opinion). Managed to acquire Christmas presents from Kevin Robertson as always, the rather splendid Lightmoor Press book on the Cheddar Valley and East Somerset railways. I've always thought there are some potential layouts in there, Congresbury with the junction for the Wrington Vale Light Railway, Sandford with its quarry connection and Cheddar with its overall roof.
ullypug

ullypug

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Claverton Engineering - 0-16.5 micro layout

2010 Challenge

I have now entered Claverton Engineering in the 2010 layout challenge, so progress will be covered in its thread there - http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php/topic/3355-claverton-engineering/ . I will keep this blog going, but probably as more of an archive for future reference than for frequent updates.   Paul
Burkitt

Burkitt

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RJRs Branch Lines

Some colour to get rid of the primer look !

Tonight I had some time and have added colour to the main factory building, it still needs its orange growers signage ! I may be wrong but loosing the monotone grey primer look has brought it more to life.               Im getting a bit more confident that it will be ready for the January show now !   Comments welcome
johnteal

johnteal

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buffalo's workbench

Some progress with the U28

2009-11-28: Brief update added at end of this entry.   Since the last entry I've made some progress on the IKB U28 kit. The body is now complete and internal partitions have been added using 10 thou brass. I mentioned that I'd just started this kit, but I also have a separate chassis like the one in this kit that I built about a year ago. It has been languishing at the back of the bench since then because I was never happy with the suspension system. It has sprung internal hornblocks which I c
buffalo

buffalo

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Will J's Random Adventures in N Gauge

Minitrix / Dapol hybrid, creating a better Ivatt

Progress on my 40cm long, N gauge Victoria Bridge is going well. I hope to finish off tracing the basic shapes in Corel Draw tomorrow, and then to have a cardboard prototype (maybe cardboard will do for the final finished item?)taking shape before the week is out.   In the meantime, I have been looking at populating this single line layout with suitable N gauge stock to represent the SVR in recent years.   I bought a Dapol Ivatt tank engine to provide the chassis, pony trucks removed, for a
Will J

Will J

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shanks522's Blog

A little progress at last.

The last few days have been very fruitful indeed, birthday yesterday and some great gifts arrived, my lovely girlfriend got me a schenker 66 and a JGA, brother some more JGA's and my parents a 67 and a lot of track. This now means i can get on with the upper level, just finished building the right hand side incline and laying the track, also picked up some plasticard and paint to make a start on the Mail terminal. Still a little undecided about this section, I'm toying with running the overhead
shanks522

shanks522

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Vale of Belvior Railway Pt 2

More track

Ok, myself and swifty - was on old firum not sure if on here - have been laying some track, first of all, a cork base layer was taped to the boards and then the track taped on top...the track no longer moves and the tape isnt that thick!   well here is a pic of todays progress..
millsie

millsie

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The Fatadder's Modern Workbench

A first attempt with weathering powders...

Today's modelling has been focused on painting and weathering. I started off trying to get my A3's new wheelsets painted (with the intention of getting that re-wheeled once the Merchant Navy is finished). After painting the first coat of green, I realised that the wheels are missing the ballance weights, so are going to have to be painted again once I manage to find some. Must say I'm a little dissapointed that the wheels didnt come with any, wouldnt exactly have cost much more to put a small
The Fatadder

The Fatadder

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Calshot 4mm - SRS's Blog

Ex-communications building

Well after a good pub lunch, it was back to work on Calshot. Today saw the initial construction of the brick ex-communications building now being used as stores for the boat department. Made out of the Wills brick sheets (as with the engine shed) and a roof which is yet to be built out of corrugated iron from the same manufacturer. A drill was used to cut out holes for the windows and a Stanley knife to make it more square. It will need to have its mortar picked out using the same method as the
SouthernRegionSteam

SouthernRegionSteam

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Stubby47's Micro Layouts

Buildings - Harbour Office - Stage 5

It's starting to come together now.   These shots were taken with out the extension fastened to the main building, hence the slightly wobbly look and the columns not looking exactly correct.   The main view from a similar perspective to the original prototype A seagull's eye view A close up of the office
Stubby47

Stubby47

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Liphook & District MRC Blog

Yamanouchi Oshika

Well, another night at the club (and a new potential member) and we have got lots done on the Japanese front. Ben has kindly cut a piece of MDF to provide a suitable base for the tramway. We also had a play with positioning the buidlings.   Enjoy   You're only supposed to blow the B lo ood y doors off!             Tonight further consideration was given to the proposal for a tram line on Yamanouchi Oshika.   Initially this was just on the new scenic board, although based
Claude_Dreyfus

Claude_Dreyfus

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The Fatadder's Modern Workbench

Yet another 47 - Continued

A little more looking at Class 47s today,   One of the plans I have been considering recently is to rebuild the majority of my Heljan class 47 fleet with Vi Trains bodies, while this does involve a lot of work, it does appear to be the most cost effective method given the very low value the Heljan locos currently have (both due to the release of better models, the fact all couplings have been removed, P4 Chassis and finally in some cases a lack of hand rails...   Now I havent yet been able
The Fatadder

The Fatadder

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Brackhampton Snow Hill

further diversions - a brake centenary

Having got a tad bored of drilling little holes in my 70 ft stock in order to attach grab handles I've put them to one side - I'm very easily distracted as well which doesn't help. I've done a bit more work on the BSL Centenary all third, it's has door hinges, handles and door handles fitted and the roof has been cut to size and the requisite vents added. Now needs masking for the blood to be added. The photo shows it next to an airfix composite to give an idea of the actual differences in the c
rovex

rovex

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NickL2008's Blog

More 47768 progress and a new project

Some progress on 47768 today finally! The painted ends do make a difference, although I think theyll need redoing, how cruel close up photography is! The Heljan tanks to make a difference to this model after giving into temptation of using them, the next thing on my to do list is the lights and sorting out the frayed marker lights. New project in the form of 73118 in EPS livery which was a nice cheap bargin off Ebay! The current plan with the 73 is to model the Scharfenburg couplings, rewor
NickL2008

NickL2008

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Manchester Victoria at 2mm:1ft

Wrexham & Shropshire Blue/Grey Mk3s

In the first of many you'll-never-see-it-at-Manchester-Victoria-let-alone-at-Manchester-Victoria-in-the-eighties posts, here are some Dapol Inter-City mk3s with added "Wrexham & Shropshire" branding. The decals are from Precision Labels and come in a pack with eight logos, which is ideal for a prototypical rake of three coaches. I've only applied the decals to one side of the coaches, so I can still run them in a chronologically correct livery for the layout.   The coaches themselves are
Carl

Carl

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Neb from downunder N gauge Blog

N gauge downunder Neb - Sturminster Newton

Well, I??™m about to take-off down to the beach for a week, a sort of pre-leave leave. Or as my wife puts it, time for us to spend time alone prior to our new arrival in the new year. Anyway, I thought I??™d better update on the little progress made on Sturminster in the past month. Time has had to be juggled between work, fire brigade training (yet another bad fire season is expected down under), anti-natal classes and keeping my 35 week pregnant wife happy (any tips most welcome).   I got
nebnoswal

nebnoswal

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Grahame's dining room table

Southwark Towers

I've been researching the Southwark Tower building that stood over London Bridge Station and have decided that I will include it as a very iconic structure of the area. As it was completed in 1976 and demolished mid 2009 it will rather define the era for the layout - but I'm more than happy with that period.   The triple winged towers were 320ft high which scales out as a little over 2 feet tall in N gauge 1:148 scale. Along with the other high rise building at the front of the station that I
grahame

grahame

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Stubby47's Micro Layouts

Buildings - Harbour Office - Stage 4

Following my help request thread for 'what items would go in a harbour office', I've added a roll top desk, some filing cabinets, a book shelf, a desk around the windows at one end and some desk items, being a book and some ashtrays so far.   The extension now has a roof and the start of the panelling and other dressing around the outside.     Other items to add are : Inside : Telephone, kettle, mugs, coat rack & coat, maps/charts, vhf radio & radar, people!, chairs and ligh
Stubby47

Stubby47

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Somewhere in Germany

Signs and portents... or even posters

Today I wanted to play with backscene ideas. My first thought was that I'd make a loose draft on some lining paper, but it turned out we haven't got any. Then I decided to make a collage of trees and building images, but the printer was out of ink. Oh, excuses, excuses, but I still felt the urge to do something so noodled around with some of the Kibri fittings.     It's not bad, if a little plasticky looking. I'm reasonably satisfied with it as a small part of the larger whole. I'm still on
Taigatrommel

Taigatrommel

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LNERJP's Blog

D&S Dia 86 General Van

Done some painting, the two shades of brown are not noticable to the eye but show up pretty bad on the picture, will have to check in daylight tomorrow and add further weathering.   J.P.    
LNERJP

LNERJP

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Manchester Victoria at 2mm:1ft

The Track Plan (WIP!)

Missy has asked if I had a track plan for what I'd be building.   Well, sorta!     The background is a combination of a scan from "Manchester Victoria Station" by Tom Wray and screen shots of Google Maps. The scan represents Manchester Victoria in the 1930's, and Google Maps show the area post-Arena.   The yellow lines are track I've worked out from photos etc were around in the 1980's, the light blue line I'm not 100% sure about.   The green area is the approximate non-scenic area o
Carl

Carl

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