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Looking for some advice if possible on the below Just been cutting some holes in the "eastern" fiddle yard section to lay track through and have the current conundrum. Do I make a fancy traverser point or just put a curve in the track and run them parallel with very tight clearances? Operationally locos would come off shed (straight track) over a point (where the tracks cross) and then run back onto the coaling road (curved track). Also an ash train would be a regular movement on the coal road and the odd tool van on the shed road. Are small traversers friendly to short trains or derailment central? The proper way feels like doing a traverser but the easy way is just lay track 🤔

Show me you have been modelling without showing the model

If we do get an announcement at Ally Pally I wouldn't be surprised if it was some LT livered Panniers

My BR liveried examples arrived today 😄 As always very impressed with Rapido's wagons after buying the gunpowder and LMS opens. Only tiny weeny gripe is having to carve up the packaging I'd you want to fit the hybar

Mine haven't arrived yet (Plus I don't have a full layout) Will happily share photos though as they will be the BR versions including Breakdown Red version

Not sure this has been asked yet here. Would these wagons have easily made it onto other railway networks? Thinking through workings onto the Highland Railway (for the Jones Goods to haul) as an example?

One would hope there is a Caly tank on the horizon

Back again with a random post! Just found this photo of Aberystwyth shed taken from a different angle. Looks as though the photographer was on a train arriving/departing Aber. Hopefully I can recreate the view one day, but a nice variety of wagons for a start!

This is the colour version of the photo which the tram from Dapol stated on here they were basing the model on. Appears to be no lining on the tender from what I can see (though they may be using a different photo for reference now)

Anyone with £4000 to spare??? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/334547629962?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=LJMOQvC5Siq&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=f0ANt07iS3K&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Is it cheeky to ask if/when we can expect a batch 2 of Manors. Still over the moon with my 3 after 6 months and would happily add a couple more to the collection if the right models were announced!

Does Manors run 2 count? Only other locos I'm interested in are: GWR 2251 retool LMS Stainer 3MT 2-6-2 Modelling the Cambrian network means I am pretty much covered with RTR locos. Rolling stock however, where to begin.....

Surgery time! I've removed all the chunky lamp irons from the loco body and cut the plastic ones away from the tender and replaced these with the Silver Tay Models equivalent along with the smokebox dart The other thing has been to remove the moulded coal and add a real load. The original plan was to add a prototypical coal space but looking at reference photos all the stored 2251s have full tenders so I will initially fill the space with Liquid Gravity and then top it up with coal. No point going to a lot of effort just for it not to be visible at all!

My first victim is the Bachmann GWR 2251. These models are now about 25 years old so are showing their age a little now with moulded and chunky detail that doesn't look very good next to today's models. Admittedly I'm patiently waiting for a manufacturer to retool these models but I have been casually looking for something suitable that could be made to look like a stored locomotive that can be shunted around the shed to represent a loco being put into/take out of storage. In Hattons Black Friday sale there was a BR Black example from the most recent release (2016) listed as a non-runner for only £30 so snapped it up as running examples are fetching upto £90 (how?) The plan for this one now is: -replace moulded smokebox dart with brass -replace chunky front end lamp irons -replace moulded tender lamp irons and grab rails -remove moulded coal load -add extra cab details???????? -renumber to appropriate Cambrian loco -weather and add a sack to the chimney Think that's it 🤔 if anyone has any other suggestions for improvements or experience with a similar project I'd be happy for the help 😁

Hello all Just a heads up I have started a thread in the Modifying RTR section if anyone is interested in work on stock as I thought I would keep it separate from the main build, but I will post finished products here too 👇👇 Link to stock thread 👇👇 Cambrian Shed Rolling Stock Builds