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  1. My last 2 pairs of dioramas have been pretty much completed.

    The town / street scene is permanently fixed and just requires a few more people and a couple of road vehicles. Like a previous module where a friends Land Rover Discovery featured, on this one, a Bedford "Bambi" camper van appears - in the colours that were carried by my late Fathers one. (The fire engine is temporary - I cant help but think the scene needs a bus!)

    The desert scene is crying out for a Wylie Coyote and Road Runner cameo, but I am really struggling to find some small enough to work.

    Ive spoken with a couple of 3d print guys, but none have been able to help and Ive scoured the internet for jewellery charms, but to no avail, so far! These 2 modules can be used together (they look best as pictured) or separately.

    Ive now got enough to make an interesting circuit, so will be available for exhibiting, if anyone is interested or anyone else wants to join up at a show.

     

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  2. Just before Christmas, my Wife and I travelled on a charter that WCRC supplied a mixed bag of mark 1 and mark 2 stock for. Both times we tried to exit the train, the supposedly steward operated manual door locks would not budge and getting off the train became a real concern. In fact, my Wife, who has ptsd, started to suffer a panic attack, being trapped within the train. The railtour operator barely supplied 1 steward for 2 coaches by the end of the day, so actually avoiding being overcarried became a bit of an issue.

    What would happen in the event of an emergency? This cavalier attitude towards passengers needs to stop - once and for all. If WCRC and others cannot fall into line, who cares if they carry on trading or are closed down?

     

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  3. Before Christmas I became aware of the Kato N gauge Mini diorama kits that were being distributed by Gaugemaster, Osborns and TrainTrax and thought they looked a lot of fun. I'm supposed to be building a new OO9 layout, but these have taken over a bit. Anyway, they are giving me some scenic modelling refreshers, before I crack on, with what I hope, might even be an exhibition layout (small as it will be).

    Ive always been interested in the modular layout idea, but never been confident enough in my skills to build any - I have always thought that I would never be able to line up my track centres properly. These tiny kits get over that! I have about 15 kits currently started, but these are the 5 i have finished.

    As others have done, some are being built as individual modules and others are being made & used as pairs. I have a couple more ideas for pairs that i am working on and a couple more single ones. Beyond that, I dont know where I am going, but having a couple of Sisters are into crafting, I am thinking of giving them a couple of kits to go free range with.

    Here are the ones i've done - apologies for the poor photos - and yes, I think Ineed to attend to the drunk tree in the first one!

     

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    This was the first time I have ever modeled a Winter snow scene and am happy with end result achieved using various snow and ice products. 

     

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    A work colleague and his Land Rover "Disco Doris" feature in the second pair (look up Kitty LandRover online)

     

    The last picture features my nod to the 1973 film classic "Digby - the biggest dog in the World"

     

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    The modules have all had their dimensions enlarged slightly, but without comprising their connecting faces / points to other modules.

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  4. 9 minutes ago, Coldgunner said:

    Not long got home, a bit underwhelmed if I'm honest. Generally the layouts were good, but I started feeling frustration for a number of reasons:

     

    - Doddery sods stopping to have a chat in the aisles. People need to start being a bit more considerate of others around them.

    - People constantly pushing in front of me at layouts and traders stands when I've been patiently waiting. Had to walk away sometimes as my internal voice was shouting "**** OFF!". Not only do they push in front, but then proceed to stare into the distance.

     

    The layouts were great and many of the traders had some nice stuff, but I wasn't getting the same bargains I did at previous shows. Its a long way for me to travel to a show and I'm re-thinking whether I should go next year. Starting to see the same stuff, the same layouts, the same traders each year and its starting to lose its appeal.

     

    Another minor greivance which I don't think is shared by most people here is layouts not doing anything. I get that you may be running to a timetable or sequence, but layouts with nothing going on for extended periods of time are incredibly dull to me, even when the quality of the layout is superb. I know I'll get some stick for this, but it is my personal opinion and no personal offense is intended.

     

     

     

    Despite having never been to Warley and probably never will, I fully agree with your sentiments, highlighted above.

    I really get hacked off with groups of people standing in front of a layout or a trader just having a bloody chinwag! There are other places around venues to do that - go do it there!

    Through advancing years and lessening medical fitness, large shows can be become a bit of a marathon for some of us and inconsiderate souls obscuring what we've come to see, eats up precious energy.

    I know people have paid to go in, just like I will have, but please be a little more considerate.

    Layouts where nothing is happening, is often linked, I tend to find, with operators and viewers having completely inappropriate or nonsense conversations - why? 

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  5. OMG! Summer Hampton is running! Some new items of rolling stock are given a test run on my O gauge garden railway - and I'm happy with the results. But why are O gauge 3 link couplings so bloody fragile? I just have to look at them and they disintegrate. The Minerva Trains Siphon has already lost the complete fitting off one end. Its even worse for those of us who dont have indoor areas and have to get stock out for each running session - the coupling up is a nightmare.

     

     

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  6. I was at ScaleLink yesterday and about to buy a BCK when I noticed that none of the coaches had the yellow first class stripe or door number 1 applied. They didnt seem to be available on the labeling sheet supplied either (which actually seemed to contain a lot of transfers which were completely irrelevant) - was that the norm for these models?

  7. On 25/06/2023 at 12:08, Temeraire said:


    That’s the BBQ over and cleaned up for another year! I hope you all enjoyed yourself and the catering was up to scratch. Thanks to Paul, Mike, Chris, Scott, Iain, Rhys & Andy for their company.

    Thank you again for your hospitality. A pleasant few hours with some good company and Mike. lol

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  8. 10 hours ago, pwr said:

     

     

     

    Compared to the proposed price for the Southern CCT it looks cheap. Dapol's recent announcement of the bogie HIA at at £70 I think it was seems very cheap compared to the CCT. The problem is all the time we continue to pay Heljan's prices they will continue to make the stuff. Dapol don't produce stuff for the love of things so something is not right. Perhaps Heljan need to look t their cost base but its not just them. Just look at Hornby in OO.

     

    Best policy is to wait until the box shifters start heavily discounting stuff they can't shift. Risky I know if the model proves popular. I recently  picked up a 56 in one of the sales for £450 rather than the nearly £600 advertised when released. 

     

    I have taken the plunge and bought two CCT's but I think the price should;uld be nearer £100 to be realistic. Then I might buy another.

     

     

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    When first announced, Hattons were taking pre-orders showing a price of around £70. This went up 3 times between announcement and about 2 months before delivery. I got so fed up with this, I cancelled my pre-orders and bought mine elsewhere. When I moaned about this on Fb, the Heljan rep. blamed Hattons, saying the rrp was always £169.95! I still think they were a touch pricey, but they are very good - im just so glad i didnt buy a weathered one - they look awful!

    I would like one of the Southern CCT's, but will wait until i can get one at bargain price - certainly not going to pay over £200. Hopefully, Dapol or Minerva might do the Southern bogie van - that would be higher up my shopping list.

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  9. 8 hours ago, 37114 said:

    I saw the large scale cab and my heart fluttered at the thought of Accurascale going into 7mm with a class 50 as well... Alas no.. I wish the Accurascale team well with this one and hope one day us 7mm modellers will be rewarded with a 7mm version of the 4mm range.

    Yes please - an unrefurbished version is definitely required!

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  10. OO and OO9 gauge model railway layout


    For Sale is a OO and OO9 gauge model railway layout based on a small transhipment shed on a military railway system

    The layout measures 1200 mm x 960 mm

    The layout is based on mdf, mounted on a lightweight wood frame - the layout was wall / furniture supported so has no legs of its own

    The OO9 track circuit has its own Bachmann controller for analogue / dc operation

    The OO gauge tracks are all live (I used dcc control) - you will need to supply your own controller for this.

    The OO gauge points are fitted with Peco point motors but only 1 or 2 of these now work.

    The layout is fitted with yard, buffer stop and building lights, which have their own power supply and dimmer switch.

    Loss of storage & finance required to buy Accurascale 50's! forces sale.

    Search Baker Wood Bunker on YouTube for videos of the layouts construction and in use

    I will accept payment by cash on collection - buyer must collect (by prior arrangement) and the layout is currently in store in Shepton Mallet (Somerset).


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      22/11/22
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