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Wagon Miscellany. GWR ballast wagons x 3 and a Ratio Huntsman Ales kit.
bcnPete commented on 46444's blog entry in 46444's Blog
Nice work Mark! Are these for a new layout specifically or can be used as a set for various layouts? -
SOUTHAMPTON MODEL RAILWAY SOCIETY 2024 EXHIBITION
bcnPete replied to MARKF1985's topic in Exhibitions
I did...and he ran off 😜 Thanks for posting the pictures as I could not make it this year...👍🏼 -
Nice work on the 25 Chris! Been after a 25/3 myself - think this is about the only one left in the UK if you fancy a respray to blue! https://oliviastrains.com/product-category/Heljan-main/Heljan-o-gauge/Heljan-o-diesel/Heljan-class-25-o-gauge/
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Nice project to keep you busy during the house mods! Is the opening to allow you to attach a Fiddle stick so it can be a stand alone project once complete?
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SOUTHAMPTON MODEL RAILWAY SOCIETY 2024 EXHIBITION
bcnPete replied to MARKF1985's topic in Exhibitions
Is it possible to get a bit more info on the layouts above (Scale era etc.) as having been checking your Wordpress website and it says more detail to follow... No worries if not, as I will just google them and look what that offers up! Was a good show last year 👌 Thank you in advance Pete -
Fab line up - always a great show...
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Many thanks indeed Mike for your kind words. Yes I was pleased how the mirror worked out - otherwise I would have curved the back scene slightly. As an update, I seemed to have cracked the 3 link couplings. Have replaced the end links with some steel links and made a brass rod with a miniture 1x2mm magnet in one end - coupling and uncoupling now a lot smoother...and quicker 😅
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Great to find this layout via a tip off! Good to see you have moved to 7mm Kevin - this layout is shaping up nicely. Watching with interest...👍🏼
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Happy Christmas Mike - good to see you posting again! That tree stand just lacks some railway shaped presents sat beneath it now…
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Fabulous work 🙌
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I echo Mikkel's post - what a great find buried in the blogs Mike! Hope you are well? This looks a fabulous project and very keen to hear more...especially how you did the water. The main photo you posted is breathtaking - so good as always your photography and lighting are spot on. Liking the cladding too. I stop at Warrington Bank Quay on my way to visit one of my sites and often think it would make a great back scene on a model - cladding looks to be the same colour too! Look forward to hear more...
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I think when we aren’t feeling 100% it’s normal to have a dip in mojo - Hope you feel better soon Rob with those health issues. Maybe visit a show as a punter as a good show can help restore it.
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Really sad to hear this - so many inspirational layouts over the years and was lucky enough to meet him and chat with him at the Stafford show 2019, where we were both exhibiting. My condolences to Ken’s family. RIP Ken.
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Many thanks LBRJ. Yes there are some interesting parts to the scene which I hope to try and capture. As always, if when finished someone can stand and recognise the model then for me that’s a great compliment. This picture shows the sort of atmosphere am trying to create…albeit there is a few structures since gone that I hope to include… Link to Flickr pic (Mods: I pasted the link but if this is a copyright problem am happy not to embed it)
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Evening all, 4 years on from my first post on this, the project got delayed due to various family issues however having got Wenford Dries to where I wanted it to be (bar tweaking and some minor additions) it was time to resurrect this project. After all, we all need a new project now those Winter nights are coming to us. The mock up model from the first post had since been binned and the 2mmFS 60th show been and gone however I always liked this project and had even made the first turnout for it some time ago. Rather than two clip on Fiddleyards I decided it should fit on my preferred IKEA Lack shelves namely the 1100mm x 260mm ones. Trains can be relatively short however due to limited storage I made the decision to use some Fiddle stick type cassettes which can protrude from the baseboards when the layout is in use. The relative drawing was made in CAD and the 3mm ply carcass was laser cut at the studio incorporating two slots at each end as long as my now usual viewing slot to the Fiddleyards which prove to be popular at shows. Also, space has been allocated for an iPad to show prototypical photos as this was also well received at the Uckfield show last weekend. Important when you are trying to capture an extract of something as my usual layout approach is. This weekend saw a big push on the track work. Most of it will be inset in a concrete apron so this has been made in copper sleepers and rail from the Association with the front track in Easitrac. To build the track I printed out a crude Google Earth type image onto which I scaled to fit the scenic section and my baseboard (driven by the size set out by the Association for the challenge layouts) This print out was attached to a sheet of 3mm ply and then a sheet of Perspex from the model shop overlaid so I could follow the track plan. Sleepers were glued in place with Pritt stick and the track laid using the gauges. Have never made a curved turnout or a ‘Y’ turnout before so new challenges! At close of play today, a wagon runs through ok in all directions but no doubt there will be some tweaks which is one of the nice things use copper sleepers and an iron. The 3mm fascia’s were assembled in the evenings last week and I left a 5mm slot at the back so I could slide the track base in and out until am happy with it. I may even spray and ballast it before final positioning of it. Need to think about droppers and sparks before I do that…plenty to ponder and sketch on my way to work. Lighting will be in the concealed fascia and all being well the layout can fit on the same sub base and trestles as Kyle…meaning it should fit in my car. Here’s a few progress pics and I dropped on a 37 and a few CDA’s to help give it some scale. Starting with the original card mock up to test the idea…have narrowed the proscenium arch since. From 2mmFS to 7mm to 2mmFS - certainly testing my eyesight and patience again 🙃 As always, comments welcome, Pete
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Keeping 26043 alive.....No1 end.....you get the picture
bcnPete commented on pheaton's blog entry in pheaton's Blog
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Many thanks Mark. Was one of the most asked questions at the weekend - “where’s the driver in the 08!” I did experiment having a figure clinging to the front steps of the 08 too…then found it wouldn’t pass through the apertures to the Fiddleyard 🙄 Thanks again for providing the shunter crew - it’s good prep for your venture 😉 Many thanks also Marc - Of course all credit should go to yourself for starting me on 7mm with your excellent micro layouts - does that me I can invoice you for all the purchases since? 😂 Many thanks too LBRJ. The moss and the white to the dries were virtually the last two things I did as I had been mulling it over for a long time how to try and capture the look without over cooking things. I think the 08 could also have a few subtle white stains added as well as some more work done on the China clay hoodies…
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1/8th Scale model of the revised layout
bcnPete commented on Yan's blog entry in Rospeath Lane - BR(WR) Engine Shed
Nice work! Big fan of mock ups myself prior to starting as it helps flush out any problems which are cheaper to correct in card than timber! Would be inclined to agree that proportion wise you could increase the proscenium arch a little 👍🏼 -
Very sorry to hear this - remember Ray always being helpful and friendly at shows. My condolences to the family.
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Many thanks Andrew…I agree (am back on a 2FS one now 😉)
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Yes this is still a problem in the senior scale! But moreso when you are standing at the Fiddle yard end looking back. I decided that this was a small compromise to make though and some people at the show didn’t notice it was a mirror until it was pointed out!
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Many thanks for your kind comments Mikkel. As I was explaining to visitors at the weekend, the mirror was introduced to give a hint at the length of the building as they are so long I could probably have modelled another board of it however I didn’t think that would particularly add anything to the layout…hence the mirror gag! I did want to capture a slice of the different treatments to the openings along it’s length as I thought that would provide some visual interest. Many thanks also Hal Nail - I think I have that photo too showing the BV special! The layout started as a 7mm toe dip using one loco…I now have accumulated about 9 so I best hold off on the 03! Many thanks also Halvarras - TBH I was quite enjoying just running the layout with the 08. The sound gives a micro layout a little something else and I was only too happy to get the 37 out of the box! Would love to bing it to Camborne so I could actually visit the branch myself although I think the van hire is the sticking point. Many thanks Rab - Indeed, Rule 1 was administered at the weekend! Many thanks also Rob, Being an Architect, the Less is More approach is something I subscribe too in my day job! Very kind of you to say so and I appreciated being located alongside yourself exhibiting the fabulous Ewe layout which is very inspirational.
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38th Uckfield Model Railway Exhibition - 21st/22nd October 2023
bcnPete replied to adrianmc's topic in Exhibitions
I would just like to echo my thanks to Adrian and the whole UMRC team for hosting a fabulous exhibition and looking after us so well. So nice to have help both unloading and loading the van and checking in on us for drinks throughout the day including any cover required. A great Saturday night social too including my first attendance at the famous pub quiz prepped by Adrian. Food was great all weekend although now it’s back on soup and salad to offset the puds from the indulgence over the 2 days. It was my show debut for Wenford Dries and overall I was pleased how it ran and I received some very nice comments both days. I have updated my RMWeb blog if of interest rather than take up too much real estate on this thread. Thank you to all that helped out and to my neighbour Rob (with the fabulous Ewe layout) for our chats and banter throughout the duration. Finally, great to see friends and make new ones at the show. Thank you, Pete -
Afternoon all, Been quiet here of late as I tried to get Wenford Dries ready for it’s debut at the (always) excellent Uckfield MRC 2 day show. Detail had been added including handrails to some of the bays (yep they were pretty twisted bits of metal sagging in places) signage to the doors (not a typo, that is what the sign said for Lorries 🙄) moss to roofs, some shunters ( huge thanks to Mark B 46444) for painting these Modelu figures, the additional shed lean to and finally some white to the buildings and track areas. Also, presentation included a ply track plan showing area modelled, iPad installation showing prototype photos of area modelled and fire retardant black drapes to the front…although they are not as opaque as I would have liked, looking like something from an Ann Summers catalogue 😳 Trust me when I say I had not applied any white to the model until about 3pm, two hours prior to leaving to set up Friday evening 🫣 I had been putting it off and finally tried Talc (didn’t take to card/plastic) White weathering powder (again didn’t adhere) so resorted to good old fashioned dry brushing with white acrylic paint. Was hoping to not overcook it and just give the flavour. Set up the layout Friday night and did a quick test run. Next morning all was ready for the 10am kick off. My thanks to Andy Stroud (Oldshaw, Blueball Summit) for making the trip to help out and give some lunch cover. Likewise to the UMRC member who also did so on Sunday (sorry, we never swapped names!) The layout ran smoothly and I have to say the only real problems encountered we’re getting used to 3 link couplings. Some work first time, some take twenty attempts! I received some very nice comments all weekend and hopefully it demonstrated that a small but interesting 7mm micro can be undertaken. The 08 did most of the weekend as per the prototype however the 37 did stretch it’s legs a few times and pulled over a few extra people who heard the unmistakable sound of a tractor! A very enjoyable weekend and thanks to Adrian and his team who looked after us so well. A few pics of the layout… There was talk of a possible show invite to Camborne although I understand train’s don’t stop there 😅 A very enjoyable weekend and I do like the big stuff! As always, comments welcome… Pete
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Many thanks for your kind comments Jackie. Glad you had a good turnout - it seemed busy throughout the whole day. Hopefully some new recruits to the hobby! Will report back on the 7mm…