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    British Rail Southern region in the 50s, and late GWR mostly in Devon and Cornwall

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  1. Exploring the world of 15mm wargammig

    1. Boris

      Boris

      Bolt Action plays really well in 15mm and has a superb activation mechanic.

  2. Thinking of building my first exhibition layout.

  3. There are several photos in books by Derek Phillips showing O2 non push pull fitted variety operating in line which are connected to the main line to Exeter. They would would of operated on services such as the line to Sidmouth, Budleigh Salterton and Seaton on rare occasions. As for operating on the main line I believe you wil struggle to find an evidence of this as the local services were either pulled by an S15 or a Bulleid Pacific too. The only occasion I can think of an O2 operating on the main line to Exeter is a the Yeovil service which did once a week run all the way to Milborne Port but I've been told no photos exist of this service but it is documented in Main line to the West Part 2.
  4. Well I did post earlier on this thread that 30182 was in fact a Yeovil town engine for a few years and posted several photos operating on the Yeovil town to Yeovil Junction push pull duty. Prior to it being allocated Yeovil 30182 was an Eastleigh engine and posted a photo of it at Yeovil town shed still with it's Eastleigh shed code attached. The popular photos of this locomotive carrying out the RTCS special at Plymouth with the gate stock push pull set shows clearly it still has a Yeovil Town shed code fitted. So these locomotives did operate east of Exmouth and there are several photos of these locomotives in operation . I also contacted Derek Phillips who was a driver at Yeovil Town shed during the 1950s and confirmed that 30182 was shedded there but was not the preferred choice on the shuttle service as the crews would prefer to use the 2 M7s instead so 30182 was reallocated in the mid 1950s to Plymouth as it was a redundant engine at Yeovil Town.
  5. Well the issue of derailing seems to be isolated locomotives, even with Quality Assurance inspections there will always be a few locomotives which will have problems. But do not let this distract anyone from a locomotive which has been wanted by Southern Region modellers for a while. Besides there have been worse models out there which could not deal with any curves, I own a Graham Farish BR std Mogul which if you run it backwards round any curve the valve gear locks up. It might be a quick fix to resolve the de rail issue but not any issue to boycott a model or snub it out of hand. I am not a rivet counter or anything but the photo references used for 30182 have shown if modellers want to recreate the RCTS special to Plymstock then should note the shed code is incorrect on the locomotive. It should be 72C , a good photo is shown in Southern Branchlines by C.J Gammell page 183 and 184.
  6. This photo hopefully shows the line nicely on 30182. It is allocated at Yeovil Town in this photo. But I do have another photo showing the line just after she arrived at Yeovil Town still with her original shed code on.
  7. Decisions the model railway show at Taunton or the model show at Yeovilton? All I need is to pick up modelling supplies such as paints

  8. First beer in a while and I end up ordering a dj models O2. Not feeling guilty as a present for losing a lot of weight.

  9. Nice relaxed Sunday morning thinking of tackling a cooper's craft wagon kit

  10. Just found out that my brother has been asked to be a consultant for Airfix on a model.

    1. MartinWales

      MartinWales

      Top man! Well done sir!

    2. WindyHale76

      WindyHale76

      yes he has shown the project he is working on and it will be stunner.

       

    3. Londontram

      Londontram

      So when can we expect to see a model of your brother

  11. After a nice trip to Buffers, I sit down to do some modelling and discover I bought the wrong sided catch point.

    1. muddys-blues

      muddys-blues

      Doh doh doh !!!

    2. WindyHale76

      WindyHale76

      I know I think I will drive back there on Tuesday and swap it and probably spend some more money there

  12. Finished a 6 month Deployment and now to do some modelling

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    2. simon47603

      simon47603

      Welcome Home and Thankyou.

    3. GWR88

      GWR88

      Welcome back home!

    4. WindyHale76

      WindyHale76

      Thanks for the comments, not much chance of modelling in the Caribbean on the back end of a ship. But now can get round to finishing a few models and finishing the workshop

  13. Currently waiting for a train to Washington DC

    1. Crisis Rail

      Crisis Rail

      From Paddington?

    2. 3 link

      3 link

      I would rather be going to Washington State...

    3. WindyHale76
  14. Less than 24 hours till I leave these shores for a deployment and still undecided whether to take some modelling gear with me.

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    2. Satan's Goldfish

      Satan's Goldfish

      Depends which deployment and duration. South Atlantic, yes. Anywhere else check 'work' load first I'd say.

    3. WindyHale76

      WindyHale76

      Mostly toward South America for this trip. Besides need something to do whilst duty.

    4. Satan's Goldfish

      Satan's Goldfish

      Do it then. Quiet deployments and courses away from home are prime modelling time.

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