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  1. Was good to catch up Pete, the layout looked looked great. Cheers Craig
  2. I assume you've seen this months Railway Modeller? Always nice to see comments like the above, its our club layout and a few of us have been working on it over the last few months to improve it even more for Model Rail, hopefully you'll enjoy it again.
  3. Have been busy over the last couple of months getting the content for the show guide ready, now it's off to the publisher I can breathe out for a wee while before a very early start on set up day to escort the HGV thats bringing our largest ever layout to the show into the hall, the whole 70'x40' that is Mick Worrall's O gauge model of Eastfield TMD. In addition to Eastfield we have still managed to get another 51 layouts along with our usual wide range of demonstrators, traders and society stands, we've also got the popular ice cream stand in the corner, which always does a roaring trade (yes, even though its still February in Scotland!). Having already seen Eastfield in the flesh and also supplying some stock which will be running on it at the weekend I can honestly say the thought of seeing it being exhibited is giving me goosebumps already! Eastfield as it was in the mid 1980’s was always a highlight of a trip to Glasgow on the train for the then 10/11year old train daft me, the excitement started to grow after leaving Lenzie where Cadder yard always had something interesting to see, however that was just for starters, the main event lay a couple of minutes after leaving Bishopbriggs and coming out of the cutting, a seat on the left hand side of the train had to be acquired as soon as we got on the train at Falkirk Grahamston as that was where you got the best passing view of the highlight of the journey! Here's my Easybuild 101 passing the depot on my recent visit, I can still go back to sitting behind the driver, (hopefully he's got the blind up) with my eyes wide open taking it all in! Hopefully we'll see you at the show. Craig
  4. Looking forward to it, will be there with my O gauge layout Glasshouse Loan on behalf of Bonnybridge MRC. Cheers Craig
  5. Lots of diesels aren't class anything though, plenty of industrial designs to pick from.
  6. Another Port Kembla update, Recent work has seen the basic sky backscenes fitted and the control panel built and wired with DCC Concepts switches and LED indications, next up will be fitting the cobalt point motors. I also scratchbuilt some of the overhead line structures so test fitted them tonight to check heights with the Tangara pantograph before I start to add the wire supports etc. I've also got a new Digitrax Evolution DCC system for the layout but it's a birthday present from my wife so has been hidden away for a couple of weeks!! Will hopefully get the trip shed painted over the next few weeks and get the lighting fitted to the rest of the buildings too. I've also accepted an invite to my local model railway exhibition here in Scotland for November 2024, more on that later! Some more pics below. cheers Craig
  7. A round up of work carried out over the last month or so. With the layout being built in our clubrooms I only really get the chance to work on it during club nights so progress can be pretty slow at times! Since the first post I've been working on the station platform, using the excellent Westhill Wagon Works/DCC Concepts platform kit, suitably bashed to fit, the fencing they produce is very similar to that found on the Sydney rail network stations so will also be adapted to suit. I've also got the alignment pins fitted for the fiddle yard and the track wiring completed to allow the layout to be run, I've recently started the base weathering of the track before I start the ballasting. The main shed has also had its roof trusses and lights fitted, I've also got Scale Model Scenery LED lights to fit to the exterior, the other sheds will also be lit both inside and out.
  8. Thanks, its run by Progress Rail now, they bought Downer EDI's Freight Rail rolling stock maintenance business in 2018.
  9. Another layout project on the go to add to my Canadian HO and Scottish O gauge layouts! I have family who live in Narellan New South Wales and have visited a few times over the years, the last time being Christmas/New Year 2018/19, each time I have picked up a few models to bring back to the UK. On my last two visits we spent some time in Wollongong as the kids loved the beach there, it also let me disappear for a few hours to explore the railways around the steelworks at Port Kembla! On visiting the station and depot there it planted the seed for an eventual layout idea which has developed with work starting on the layout a few months ago. The layout is a representation of the station and depot with some compromises due to the available width I have as the boards are only 600mm wide, the complete layout will be 5.4m long (4.2m scenic with a 1.2m off scene fiddle yard. The boards are laser cut from Grainge and Hodder and i'm using Peco code 75 track. My fleet at present consists of around 18 locos and 2 Tangara sets, I've also got a BL loco on the way too. The layout is currently being built in my model railway club's clubroom, it'll eventually be set up in my garage at home. I've added some pics of my progress so far, I'll add more as it progresses too.
  10. Did you get a pic of the TTA on Templegate at Glasgow last week? I should have came over and took one!
  11. Due to a late withdrawal of one of the booked layouts I'll now be exhibiting my O gauge layout Glasshouse Loan at the show on stand B32. Hopefully we'll see you there.
  12. Sorry Dave, had copied the list off the website as I was at work, have amended now and will let them know about the website too. Craig
  13. The above lists are of course subject to change, there are a few extra trade stands I'm waiting on confirmation/information on, once I have it I'll update the lists above. Craig
  14. Their products always go down well, even in Scotland at the end of February🤣
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