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Blimey, mate! That there's a great beaut of a model, that!

At least you are doing very well. I hope you are okay.

Wow, nice! A very nice 80s style model! I must say you did very well with it! In fact, I'm doing a 1980s Hornby Railways-style model which is the LNER B17/5 4-6-0 using a Golden Arrow kit and giving it the 1980s Hornby treatment like with my 1990s Hornby Railways SECR O1 model also done with a Golden Arrow kit and real Hornby parts to compliment it! Check that out as well!

Well, it's been ages but I shall hope to get the track plan as well as rolling stock and buildings sorted out real soon. Watch this post for updates...

Howdy, y'all! Before I start with this update, I just wish to thank friscopete, Alex TM, bazzer42 and ManofKent for your helpful suggestions and reccomendations for what to add to the layout. Now for the progress: *The locomotive and tender have had some changes made such as the cylinders painted red; the tender has had some paint touch-ups. It no longer says 'T.R.R. 1865' on both sides as I am making it more generic and inspired by railroads of the Western United States. *The coaches have also been given a lick of grey primer - I brushed it on as it's more forgiving on some areas of detail than spray-painting but they will both become yellow soon; it would have all the hallmarks of Virginia & Truckee/Union Pacific vibe to it. *The layout will also be a portable one and an oval with tiny straights; according the the layout plans, it's gonna be divided into three sections - one side will have a town scene almost like out of Red Dead, one side will have a desert plains scene and one side will be an aera where the controls and wiring are gonna be hidden. The track and plans will soon be another matter (a financial one no doubt) so keep your eyes peeled for more as it develops.

As River Dyke seems to have stalled but will fully begin again, I am able to develop another potential micro layout set in the Wild West (as you guessed in the title), Coven Gulch (Twinned with Coventry). With a Hornby Toy Story 3 4-4-0 loco and a spare Triang Davy Crockett tender, I was able to make a 4-4-0 tender locomotive suitable for a micro layout such as this. I will provide a photograph of the locomotive soon enough. As for the rolling stock, I will be uisng TS3 rolling stock from said-train set I managed to pick up on E-Bay. I have done some modifcations to the locomotive as I felt it lacked a tender but I easily rectified it. I will be providing a picture of the locomotive, soon. And here is a picture of the layout plans I have: So, what do you guys think? Like with River Dyke, it will be portable and also built on the same lightweight base. Now, as for the buildings and such, I will be finding some card-built ones as well as Western figures. If anyone knows where I can get them, please let me know.

What an outstanding and fantastic model! Is its purpose mixed-traffic, express passenger or heavy freight?

More done on my LNWR Prince George model. I gotta tell you, getting the thing to run right as well as look right was a piggin' great nightmare, but hopefully, one that'll pay off once completed.

Thta's interesting! Worth a find, too! Say, would anyone be modelling the M&SWJR? I might.

Wow! How did you make that model? I could make the Midland Yankee Mogul 2511 Class using a GWR 43xx model and such. Would it be possible?

Well, it's been a while now, but I have been making progress on my LNWR Prince George model so far: As you can see, the parts have been grafted on and it's becoming more and more closer to the original class but true to how models were produced at the time. Already, I'm excited for how this model is gonna turn out (nicely, I hope)! As soon as I get ahold of Hornby's LNWR coaches, they'll go nicely together. More on this as it develops. And look how it's grown so far!

I see you're making a standard gauge version of a miniature locomotive - most creative!

Your most welcome. This model does look amazing and I'm most glad to help! I do have ideas for a futuristic steam locomotive if you're interested.

You are correct. As for the motor, I can't recall but it definitely is the later one. The model runs well in both directions and is meant to be taken as a vintage-style model from the 1990s. What do you think? I know the screws on the side-rods are modern but I went for something reliable.

My Prince George model is coming along nicely, now. I decided to bash my Hornby 2P with parts of the GEM kit together. At least the chassis runs well. The parts have not been stuck on, this is just a mock-up and the cab from the 2P will be removed and the one from the kit will be grafted on along with the other parts. At least I'm on the right track (so to speak).

Yes, indeed. This was the first retro-style model I created to celebrate Hornby's Centenary Year. This model is made in the style of Hornby Railways models from the early-to-mid 1990s. I was born in 1991 around the time of Hornby just when Bachmann began to Branchline out into the UK (if you pardon the pun) and this model was made with geniune Hornby parts for that authentic vintage feel. What do you think?

Nice model. You could always make it as the Ivatt C1 small boiler Atlantic No. 990 Henry Oakley as that is the only one of this class that was named and since preserved at the NRM.

Impressive A12, Linny! Have you thought about a 2-4-0 tender locomotive based on the LNWR Improved Precendent Class, the GER Class T26 and the Midland Railway 155 Class?

Early HST, anyone?

Can somebody please help me find a new running board for my LNWR George the Fifth 4-4-0 kit? Mine has broke unrepairable damage to it.

Excuse me please, Mr Wright, Sir. I have been working on an LNWR George the Fifth Class 4-4-0 using the old GEM kit. Unfortunately, it did not come with the original instructions as they were sadly missing and thus putting it together was a total nightmare, Even some pieces broke uncluding the running-board just now. Now I am sad because I can never get it to run smoothly and properly. I was told by some users on Discord that you can do repairs to kitbuilt locomotives and even build them. If I mailed the model to you, then maybe it would be finished and in good working order. Please can you try? I will gladly PM to you photographs of the model if it helps.

Yes, Virginia, I went for the SECR green one! No, Virginia, it's not the preserved example, it's the different one. Still, worth having in my collection all the same!

I already ordered mine and that would be the preserved example as built. Well, it's my love of old time stuff, of course.