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    21” diameter Micro 00

    in Boxfiles, Micro layouts & Dioramas

    Posted

    I hadn't looked at this thread until just this morning - and I'm so glad I did.
    The layout is looking great. You've got such a lot going on, in a small area, and your use of buildings, blended with backscene and other details really sets the layout off nicely. Looking better all the time :) 

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    Workshop shadowbox diorama

    in Boxfiles, Micro layouts & Dioramas

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    What an amazing project! How on earth have I missed this? Superb work sir. Really like the whole concept of this.
    BTW I am known (by some) for using mirrors on small layouts, and I think in this instance, perhaps it did look a bit "contrived" - however, it is possible to use them in a more subtle way too.... which could work on a micro / diorama like this.

    Anyhow, I'm looking forward to seeing this one progress.

    Mr Rhodri Barry's Light Industrial Premises

    in Boxfiles, Micro layouts & Dioramas

    Posted · Edited by marc smith

    On 08/02/2024 at 16:43, JimRead said:

    Hello JCM and Hello Marc,

     

    You've both given me and idea, Barry's LIP Yard. Light Industrial Premises. A euphemism for a tatty rundown sort of a place. And thanks to  33C for ....

    .... Mr & Mrs Smallgains, Creosote (bring a jug) Emporium, using the MSW dilapidated tank wagon.

    I do like making cattle wagons .... perhaps bones, hides, etc?

     

    Cheers and thanks ever such a lot - Jim

     

     

    Hi again @JimRead,

    "Barry's Light Industrial Premises Yard" - that's the name definitely sorted! 
    I'd really like to see a model of that shunter, built out of card Jim... I'm sure if anyone can do it, you can sir :) 

    As ever, your work is inspirational, especially in the world of micro and small layouts. Really hope to see this layout in the flesh some day.

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    Blackford Bridge - O gauge

    in Layout topics

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    Hi @SteveyDee68

    Firstly, sorry to hear about your Dad. Dimentia can be an awful condition for the family of the sufferer. 
    Secondly though, I think an O Gauge layout, built to use some of your Dad's buildings, and to make use of some of his stock is an excellent project.
    He would have bought and built them to make use of them one day, and I'm sure he would have been pleased to know you are doing just that.

    I was a 4mm modeller, and once I'd built an O gauge wagon kit - I was bitten by the bug. It was many years before I'd actually built a layout though, and that's another story, of more than one part.....

    I'd bought myself an Ixion 0-6-0, even thought I was modelling BR blue diesel era - because it's a cracking model. Moreoever, it's ideal for a small shunting layout, and it's lovely to watch, just shuffling a few wagons about.

    We all seem to buy models from eras we don't "usually" model - but so what? If it brings you a little bit of pleasure, or makes you change approach a little... then why not? Best of luck with this. Just go for it and make use of some of your Dad's models.

    Happy new year BTW :) 

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    Lydbrook Dean

    in Layout topics

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    I haven't checked in to Lydbrook Dean for a while.... and I'm so glad I did today.
    This layout just keeps getting better and better. You really have captured a sense of the place. Looking fab :) 

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    Sand Pit Layout

    in Boxfiles, Micro layouts & Dioramas

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    I hadn't come across your blog either Ian - so I'm glad you shared this video here.
    Excellent modelling, and a lovely little layout, with such a nice minimalist atmosphere. I really like the old, rusty wagon parked at the end of the siding, and the upturned old wagon on the low level of the scene. That landrover and mud just look spot on.

    Lovely subject, and great to see the loading working well.

    But I do really need to know..... what's under that tarpaulin? lol

    The Osney Story: 0 Gauge Cameos and Dioramas

    in Layout topics

    Posted

    12 hours ago, mudmagnet said:

    S&W couplings do work really well, just need setting up to the correct height. Also need to ensure that ends of wagons are protected when packed to prevent being bent. Just need a wire loop on the loco buffer beams. There are probably some videos on YouTube showing these in operation.

     

     

    Indeed @mudmagnet - I meant to add to my last post, that best practice would be to make up a jig - so that you get consistency between couplings. The simplest of jigs would be a block, which sits on the rails, to give you the correct height for that loop. Making something for the coupling "bars" is a tad more tricky, but that height is the most crucial factor - especially as buffers can be different heights on different wagons.

    Of course, it's always best to look at all other options / coupling systems too. We all have our favourites, and for different reasons.
    Cheers again Rob, 
    Best

    Marc

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    The Osney Story: 0 Gauge Cameos and Dioramas

    in Layout topics

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    Hi Rob.
    With S&W couplings, the delay action means that you actually uncouple over a magnet, back the loco off a little, and then propel the wagon. The delay feature is achieved because of a small raised "bar" which prevents the wagon from recoupling while being propelled. The loco then stops, leaving the wagon wherever you want - so you can pick it up again later. The only place S&W's won't allow you to immediately pick up a wagon, is when the coupling is directly over a magnet - here, you simply need to push the wagon beyond the magnet, back off a few mm, then you can re-couple.

    With S&W's, especially in 7mm - even my ageing eyes can see what's going on, because if you're looking for it - you can see the chain drop.
    Hope my explanation helps... if not, someone far more coherent will be along any minute now ;) 

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