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  1. Just stumbled across this thread and the Oakington & Cottenham Light Railway, a rather intriguing proposal for a light railway. Does anybody know if any drawings or plans exist for the proposed track formation for the light railway? William
  2. How exactly is each board connected together, both physically and the wiring?
  3. I believe both are on display at Bressingham Steam and Gardens near diss in Norfolk. They have a few National Collection locos on display there alongside their standard gauge, 2ft and 15in railways. Will
  4. Ummmm...... help? I've had a toad E for while but have recently been thinking about taking it apart. I've undone the screws and see the the sides sporades, but I don't want to damage it in any way. What's the best approach to disassembly then? Will
  5. Interested in getting some crew for my locos but have absolutely no clue what to pick from the selection. What would everyone suggest getting for someone new to 3d printed figures.
  6. Great layout, wonderful details on the station and the canopy really adds to it. Out of interest what was used to make the canopy? Will
  7. Looking good! What paints do you use Neil, as I love the look of the models? Cant wait to see the finished product
  8. living up north in Whangarei, trying to do some modelling, depends on time.
  9. Not much else has happened, except a tidy up!! (Duh, duh, duuhhh) A long time coming, this involved moving everything around and throwing stuff out, just rubbish at the moment. Now track can be laid out to play with!!
  10. Not sure if this has been mentioned yet, but a long time ago George Dent bashed about a Bachmann Junior not-Thomas 0-4-0T. It was to his usual standard of modeling and looked great. You can find out more on his blog http://georgedentmodelmaker.blogspot.com/2010/08/bess-is-in-demand.html Before After Fell like I should say something about copyright and all. I dont own these photos should suffice.
  11. With level 2 restrictions returning to NZ, my planned weekend at my local heritage railway ended before it started. Instead, I retreated to the garage in the face of worsening weather. Photo Plank The first thing I did was carry on building my small photo plank, called The Paint Shop. So far the track has been painted and blasted. I continued working on the concrete pad, painting the plasticard deck tan and building it up around the track. One the land was build up I proceeded to place down some finer ballast, intended to be dirt and grave disappearing into the grass. Bricks and Mortar Also, I managed to test out a new method of painting brick, as shown used by @Mike in his micros. Rather than adding the mortar last, it is painted first and the Humbrol 70 is dry brushed on. It was first practised on the peco yard crane base and looked amazing! Not yet content I began to repaint a Hornby water tower I had a duplicate if. It now looks far better than before with more muted colours. The plan is to finish the repaint soon And as ever added to the ever-expanding mess. Thanks for reading. William
  12. Thanks for the ideas and help, but having hit a wall (metaphorically) this probably the end of this ideas as a layout. I've decided to concentrate on expanding my skills by making dioramas instead. This layout idea might reappear as a diorama in the future. This my new thread and most of my future modelling will appear their instead of here. again thanks for all of the help/ william
  13. Now changing gadget here are a few pictures of the Paintshop and my first attempt of ballasting and painting track.
  14. Just realized spelling mistake in title, how can I change it? Sorted it
  15. Apologies for the long title, but it explains the whole thread. Having tried to make my first proper layout, and hit a wall multiple times, I've decide to concentrate on smaller project for a while. Most likely being kits and small dioramas. I'm part way through making a small photo plank diorama, about 1 Hornby double length track piece long, called the paint shop. Just finished ballasting it and hop to move on the ground work. also planning to rebuild my peco china clay wagon. As these are my first foray int proper modelling help would bee appreciated. William
  16. Thanks for the idea,has got me think and going back to inspirations (real and miniature). Really like the idea of the Brill Tramway platform and might include it. Have a few plans being thought out in the background and school holidays in NZ should help things get going.
  17. Considering @Corbs knows what it is and the earlier reference it it being Avonside it is obviously Portbury. The Avonside 0-6-0ST locomotive based at the Bristol Harbour Railway.
  18. In the last month, not much has changed on the micro (name?) Completion of the paper mache on one side. Meanwhile, the workbench has been very busy, completion of a gnat and a Mark IV tank. Also, this past week has the finishing of my first scratch build wagon, a bolster using part of Hornby railroad crane for the chassis. I'm very pleased how it turned out, will be a great addition to my fleet. I plan to build a second one alongside an unfinished parkside box can kit. Hope to do some more work on the layout (name ideas?) With the arrival of scenic greenery.
  19. So... A few changes. The layout will now have a small part of a canal as well as a larger scenic space.
  20. Thanks for the ideas and support, just to confirm this a through country station, not a terminus and plan to possibly use cassettes at both ends. @MAP66 your idea was very good and has inspired some changes to the plan. thinking about small goods shed for the siding sitting abreast the track, similar to @Mikkel's biscuit shed. Still unsure for location, any ideas?
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