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Keith Addenbrooke

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    Continental and American Standard and Narrow Gauge Railways and Model Railways, Layout Design, GW Branch Lines; BRM Subscriber and 009 Society Member

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  1. What a beautiful runner - the way the loco glided on after uncoupling had me give a quiet “Wow!” when watching the video (esp. having noted the model is likely half a century old already). An excellent interlude in my day. Thank you, Keith.
  2. Congratulations to @Tony Wright and all those who made the shortlist for RMweb Modeller of the Year. I find it’s not just the quality of the modelling (which is inspirational across the board), but often the standard of the communication too that encourages me to raise my game when it comes to Modeller of the Year. “Thank you!” to all. I know Modeller of the Year is the category I spend longest thinking about when it comes to voting (and, like @PaulRhB and others have already noted, I also only vote where I feel I can make an informed choice). Thanks also to @AY Mod for organising the poll - always interesting to see the results, Keith.
  3. Am following with interest - commuter lines are quite possibly the most travelled and least modelled sections of railroad, so it’ll be interesting to see how this develops. As others have commented, the concept across two levels is really good. Just for information / reference, I understand the original definition of a micro-layout has an area that is usually 4 sq. ft or less (in any shape and irrespective of scale, but with the question of non-scenic staging not specified), but this is a hobby so outside of specified competition builds Rule 1 applies anyway. It’s certainly a compact shelf layout. Have fun, Keith.
  4. I believe the simple answer is a comparison of run rates - which must favour the team who batted first, hence the term “batting out for a losing draw” (as preferable to falling short in an impossible run chase and losing in the process). As always, happy to be corrected by those who know more - whether it’s railways or anything else, Keith.
  5. Excellent book - as much for the initial chapters on concepts as for the actual plans, which are well written up too, Keith.
  6. I was really taken by Zeedijk when I saw it at the Macclesfield Show in 2022 (might have been its first outing?). Although a very simple ‘parade track’ layout, there was quite a variety of trains running and it was one of those layouts that just ‘worked’ for me. Not a great photo, but I tried to get one of this distinctive Dutch Railcar (an NS Mat ‘64 Plan V 2-car unit), Keith:
  7. “D’oh!” Got it - sorry, it’s just how the yellow wire is lying in the first photo. If I only had a brain… Keith.
  8. Hi Keith @melmerby, there’s something I’m not understanding here, sorry. To me, it looks like both the exit rails from the frog (marked A in my copy of your photo) are bonded together by the yellow wire and the black wire to the upper running rail (B): In my mind then, when the turnout is set straight, both running rails exiting to the right have the same polarity? What am I missing? Sorry, electrics / electronics are not my thing, but I’m trying to learn, Keith.
  9. Very nice (I think it’s called “shed envy” 😀). Could make for a very nice micro. Just a couple thoughts if I may: Will there be an ‘end-on’ view when it’s done (or is the roof removable?)? If not just a bit concerned there’s very little open track for you to actually see your trains running in and out? Clearance looks tight at the corner of the shed for the stabling track so I hope it will take your longest vehicles OK (Health and Safety would no doubt want some very clear warning signs at the corner so employees don’t get caught out by trains coming tight around the corner). Hope that’s OK, Keith.
  10. To my mind the removals lorry looks better with the paint stripped off than it did before - neat job of cleaning it off, Keith.
  11. Further delays - I’m also trying to clear a small backlog of part-finished kits before we move house, so I don’t have to shift largely empty boxes. I say small, this particular one isn’t, standing over a foot tall (and long): The Wathers HO Grain Elevator - very much a not-narrow Gauge model, but one I’ve been wanting to tackle for some years. The start of this build appeared in an American HO modelling thread that has now ended. I built it largely per the instructions, just adding some extra styrene reinforcing pieces in the elevator head building (including one to cover the gap where the cylindrical silos meant there was no floor at all): A prototype would almost certainly be more heavily weathered than mine, even allowing for the low sun today making it harder to take photos. This shot shows a bit more - it was easier to weather the head house and unloading sheds before assembly: It was actually the thought of carrying structures like this up and down our steep attic stairs when I’d need to move my modelling stuff out of the attic room for guests that persuaded me to switch to narrow gauge modelling in the first place, so I suppose (in a roundabout way) it has a place in this thread too. Have a good week, Keith.
  12. Hi @melmerby, I agree with the others who’ve already responded - £30 for a quiet running loco in almost new condition seems reasonable to me in today’s market. Bachmann Plus aren’t super-detailed models (compared to some other US brands), as you acknowledge in the opening post, but this should give many hours of enjoyment. In other words: good value. The key thing I always look at are the couplers - as long as a loco doesn’t have the old horn hook couplers fitted, I’ll take a closer look, Keith.
  13. The ‘low relief train’ is something I’d never have thought of - it’s only the end on cruel close-up (2nd photo) that gives it away. A brilliant innovation for micro-layout / diorama modelling. Very impressed, Keith.
  14. Water Gauge MkII is very impressive. Another well done @MAP66, Keith.
  15. Does the team have adding some platform shelters (waiting rooms and / or awnings) on their list? Just a thought as they work their way round the layout upgrading it. The passengers might welcome some cover at some point (especially seeing the weather here today!). Have fun this evening at the club, progress looks great, Keith.
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