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The above comments were discussed at our club on Tue. night and we are sorry if during the times you were viewing the layout the operations were not up to the standard that we like to portray. These are not excuses, but may go some way to explain what might have contributed. First thing after the show opened on Saturday we experienced a faulty point leading into the fiddle yard that halted operations and involved two of the operating team to resolve. The large number of operators behind the layout could have been during the change over of shifts with up to 8 people behind the layout, 4 going off duty and 4 coming on. Also during shift changes a lot of updating (nattering) of where we are in the timetable takes place. The operating team of Wimborne welcome both positive and negative comments on the layout, it helps in improving the operation. If anyone has any further comments on the above or ways in improving Wimborne’s operation in general, they are always welcomed, please PM me to discuss further. Ian Matterface Wimborne Team

Looking forward to next weekend in helping to exhibit the Wimborne Station layout. Check it out here to see this amazing layout Or if you have more time and want to know more try Details of layouts attending Benbridge (N) Bremen Tramways (HO) Burnham on Sea (2mmFS) Erleigh Quay (00) Fleet Lane (00) Los Tanimals (N) Lower Trumping (00) Marshwood Road (N) Newport Street (00) Nosach Green (O) Shottesford Mill (O) Shunting (00) Wedmore (O) Wimborne Station (00) Yards End (7mm Narrow Gauge

Did you use the 4" or 6" gutters and how did you get on with them. I've just purchased some 4"and until I saw your picture here was just about to give up. Any tips on how you went about matching the parts up and gluing them together. ? You've made me want to persevere.

One of our club members saw this intriguing model and had to purchase it. Its tender driven via a drive shaft to the engine. Motor is not conventional by any means. There is no makers name on it anywhere, just "Made in England" . Has anyone seen one like this before and if so what is the Makers story. ?

Could we be seeing a Adams B4 in some form. Screen shots taken from Hornby Model World 2023 trailer.

From these one second apart shots I’m sure this is a B4. Detail of body doesn’t match that of chassis though. Jury is out on whether OO Railroad on near scale TT.

This taken from the trailer for the New Hornby Model World TV show. Could we be looking at TT:120 Adams B4

Pine Road all set up and ready to go. https://youtu.be/CvRobiva7Ss

Funny you should say that Paul, I came to the same conclusion. Here is my attempt with the existing Keeper plate. And here is one of the replacement keeper plates once I have managed to remove the brake rods to transfer over.

Thanks Rob, they do look substantially stronger than the originals, very helpful. Following Fireline's post looks like no point at the moment searching out these new pickups. Suppose we might have to wait until Hornby update their service sheet HSS 445B to get the new part number.

Have checked again and the rods on mine are definitely glued on, will be getting another soon so will be interesting to compare. Three X7425 sets purchased last week from Lendons, good service, but look no different, how can one tell apart. ?

Finally decided to do something about the light tension on the pick ups on my Terrier and remove the keeper plate for better access. Hornby why do you glue the brake rods to the rear operating arm which is attached to the chassis making removal of the keeper plate so awkward. Luckily the rods are not plastic so a little Glue Buster does the trick and then the plate can be removed. I've tried increasing the tension by stroking the wipers rather than bending them, something you can't do without removing the keeper plate. Time will tell if I've been successful

Lovely modelling Colin as usual and a great idea about celebrating the 100 years, may be it could be put to the powers that be that something like this should be done on the real thing. Do you think the second year apprentices could have a crack at the “Eastleigh” D6508 Class 33, how about it Colin.

Delay due to the pandemic has led to Bachmann recently announcing their “Retailer of the Year” award for 2019, which has gone to Model Railway Solutions of Poole. A well-deserved achievement for the team pictured l to r, Nick, Steve, Martin and Jamie, who have worked hard (as have many other retailers) to serve their customers in very difficult trading conditions. I am sure the recently re-vamped website https://www.modelrailwaysolutions.co.uk/ and enlarged s/h department will only reinforce MRS as one of the major retailers in the south of England. Congratulations to all concerned.

Thanks Mark for the compliment, but it’s nothing compared with your tenement building. The scale is OO and is my first scratch built building, following the guidance from fellow club members. The main structure is 3 mm ply, with balsa added as necessary to create the profile of the building, wish I had known about foamex before. The upper stone work is Slaters 0420 7mm Stone Courses, lower stone work 0424 4mm Dressed Stone, wood planking Slaters 0434 4mm planking. Corners Stones Wills Quions , Door shutters Plastruct 91510 N scale corrugated siding and roof tiles York Modelmaking self adhesive tiles range. The windows were 3D printed by a club member. Down Pipes were from the ModelU Architectural Gutting, Pipes and Fittings Range. The clubs proposed Harbour layout includes an upper level with a small terminus station. I tried my hardest to convince them to base it on Leith Citadel, but they just kept saying the platforms are too short l to be prototypical. Ian