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The goings on in the rolling stock department of the Penborne and Monsal Vean preservation society

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Hornby 14xx detailing part two.

No photos this time I'm afraid, they'll follow tomorrow.   I spent more time on the wheels today making sure they were right, which they aren't. I was aware that my bodge job on the axles may not work and it seems it didn't, at least not as well as I had hoped, I'm not 100% sure the wheels are exactly parallel and there is a tight spot somewhere when they are rolling but I think that's more to do with my quartering. More work to follow.   On the other hand, more detail went on today. The
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Hornby 14xx detailing.

I'm normally useless at actually recording any modelling I do. I do a fair bit very little is recorded on here. As I'm now facing a two week modelling ban (imposed by my mother) due to mock exams I thought I would finally start a small project, try and finish it before the end of the holidays and record it all here. I'm going to add detail to my 14xx. The final model will actually be composed of 3 14xx(s), a mainly trains detail kit and Alan Gibson wheels. The first 14xx I had was a poor r
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Matchbox to 009 Part-1

Anyone who read the topic I started a few days ago will know what this is all about but for those of you who don't, I intend to turn this selection of rolling stock and more (which will follow in later posts into 009 rolling stock and maybe even build a layout around that, this is not for the purists because very little of this will represent actual locomotives or wagons until I add to it with kits in the future. This for fun. some of the matchbox rolling stock to be converted. Rhys
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