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  1. Just 2 days to the show. Layout descriptions have been posted on our website. The society's new O gauge layout Eyemouth will be making its debut at the show. If you're feeling a bit less serious, how about the whimsical Emett inspired layout by Ray Clasper? Not forgetting North Landing, a depiction of the never built Flamborough Head Tramway by our President John Farline.
  2. There's a topic under Club & Society info but it might be easier to find here. Less than 2 weeks to the 60th Wakefield show, featuring 18 layouts and 13 traders. There are 100 free parking spaces on site and refreshments will be available to purchase. Full details at https://www.wakefieldrms.org/exhibition/
  3. That's definitely an MP15AC with side intakes for the radiator. MP15DCs have the classic EMD switcher front radiator.
  4. Nice car and good spot about the number. I'd say both colours are appropriate for WC. The MTH car is good for new paint but WC maroon faded to orange, particularly on earlier cars like your Atlas one. http://rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=3057361 It does look like the reflective strips are on top of the graffiti - and faded paint.
  5. So, did you win it? Was it the one I think it was? And no, I didn't bid on it.
  6. It's gone for good apparently. Replaced by "The unofficial Wisconsin Central modeler group" on Facebook. If you message Bob Menzies via the group, he should be able to link you up with the WC2Scale photo archives. Martin.
  7. Come and see its debut at Wakefield show on 8th and 9th October. https://www.wakefieldrms.org/exhibition/
  8. 308 was an RS-20 rebuilt from an RS-3 in 1974 by the Green Bay & Western with a 2000hp 251 and a chopped nose. It was sold to the KBS in 1995 along with RS-11 309. It's now at the Monticello Railway Museum and, hopefully, will be repainted into GBW livery one day.
  9. Thanks Mike. That's very interesting. We opened the Wakefield clubrooms last month. Given the restrictions of our premises, we've chosen to limit attendance to 6 members in the building. The society has always had a strong social side with many members just wanting to chat. In the current circumstances, this isn't easy so many have chosen not to attend so far, leaving just a few to restart work on the layouts in the clubrooms. We're looking forward to being able to meet more normally and catch up with friends we haven't seen since March last year.
  10. I'm honoured that you've named your layout after me but a bit worried about the falling part. Do I need to start drinking?
  11. In the same way that your hand laid O scale track looks much better than Peco O gauge track. The short answer is code 70/83 looks much better than 75/100. The question is can you live with the appearance of 75/100.
  12. If you can find code 83, it looks a lot more like US track than code 75/100. The smaller, closer spaced ties and moulded spikes look much better than the chaired flat bottom Frankenstein that is code 75/100. My experience is that it runs better than code 75/100 too. The raised flangeways in the frog area prevent wheel drop.
  13. Agreed. My 2005 and 2010 editions of the Locomotive Rosters both show CSX 4420 as an ex-Conrail GP40-2. The loco in the video looks more like a GP40 than a GP35 - 3 full size fans.
  14. The school are not currently accepting external bookings or allowing anybody but staff and pupils on site so we were unable to start preparations for the new venue. Given this and the uncertainties about how the coronavirus pandemic will progress, we felt it was unrealistic to commit to an exhibition and took the difficult decision to cancel.
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