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I walked past those cottages on a visit to York last month and remembered I'd seen them on RMWeb! Great modelling

I was sent a link to the below for anyone interested. Festival of Archaeology 2022: A Journey Down The Old Ilfracombe Railway As part of the Festival of Archaeology 2022, join Historic England's Historic Environment Advice Assistant apprentices, and local experts from Combe Rail for a guided walking tour of the former Ilfracombe railway. Learn about the history and archaeology of the line and how it has evolved through time, visiting the old station and ending at the local museum. Our tour will follow this path, led by local experts Glyn Pollington and John Burch.

Great work!

That's great, thanks Rodney. I can line up the window bars with the lines from the boarding.

Yes I could knock something up from what I've seen but it's the perfectionist sitting on my shoulder that is asking the question 🤪

It was the width and height between the glazing bars I was after

Shame. I wondered if any of the German of Kato had rights.

I was wondering if anyone knows the dimensions of the windows in the Signal Box. I've found an old kit but with the window glazing sheet missing.

Has no one ever made the Thomas series in HO or was it all HO/OO? Likewise for Hogwarts Express. I understand not for everyone's taste but their chassis would be workable.

Brush Type 2/Class 31 diesel locomotive to be followed by Hunslet ‘Austerity’ 0-6-0ST and Class 08 0-6-0DE shunter as possible future projects in TT https://www.Heljan.co.uk/post/no-compromises-british-outline-1-120-tt-is-here?utm_campaign=375f7404-427a-4f10-820c-427a38f0fbfe&utm_source=so&utm_medium=lp

I wondered when Hornby took over the Lima, Jouef, Arnold etc whether they would try British models in HO or TT -120 so perhaps you're right and the GWR models indicate where they are going. I'd be more tempted by the modern era though.

Yes it is Romania, near to Transylvania for the railway. Romania was used for location of London, Paris and New York. South Africa was the other film location.

Military Railway Engineering – the role of 507 Specialist Team Royal Engineers, online talk by Institute of Civil Engineers; if of interest to anyone. https://www.ice.org.uk/events/military-railway-engineering-royal-engineer-online

It seems Tesco are using rail; "Supermarket aims to deliver 90,000 40ft containers of goods a year to its warehouses via trains by end of 2021" https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/oct/06/tesco-profits-double-as-shelves-stay-stocked-despite-supply-chain-problems

I've read it and found it interesting.

I feel your frustration. While we are not in the same boat, as I have only just started out, I was just looking at the website of a well-know kit supplier before reading your post and thinking "but it doesn't tell me anything!". I also received a model wagon kit from elsewhere and the instructions, to my eye were - "Put it together and then these are the choices of how to decorate". Regarding S Scale is there nothing suitable to help online in the US that may help? As an addition I've really liked @JimRead micro layouts where his locos are made from cardboard. Is this something that can be readily scaled down?

Not sure if this is best place to raise. A job lot on ebay at £70 collection only in Southampton. A couple of 125's, a DMU, Class 25, Class 37 and wagons and carriages. One day to go. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/164966029574 To note: this is something I saw and no idea who the seller is and just raising in case interest to anyone.

Sidmouth and Budleigh Branch line

I agree with the above that magazines seem to be formulaic in relation to scales and gauges. It is only from RMWeb and elsewhere on the internet that I have learnt about 3mm, European TT, S scale and British HO. I appreciate that magazines need to make money and the layouts shown are chosen to impress. Agree also that I prefer looking at the old adverts.

I use Libby on my laptop. It also has three of this year's BRM plus American and Australian Model Railway magazines.

ITV article https://www.itv.com/news/2021-06-19/dartmoor-railway-line-set-to-reopen-after-almost-50-years

That's very much my future plan; Creating dioramas which can join together.

And now Hornby seem to have done the same thing again with the 'Brickpunk'. Good idea but poor execution. Can they really expect to compete with Lego with something so basic? Both @Corbs and @TangoOscarMike , among others, have managed to produce more inspired Steampunk locos; why is it so difficult for a large company to not keep relying on their four wheel carriages and Smokey Joe engine rather than producing something imaginative? Coming back to the hobby years later to find the same models being touted that I had when I was a child was a real surprise, and yet for a much larger price. I'm trying to get my child, who only really knows Italian railways, interested in model railways but there is such a dearth of exciting models.

As you put in your title British N gauge is 1:148 but 2mm to 1 foot is actually scaled at 1∶152. So it depends if you want to follow fine scale or not. There is also N scale rest of world to 1:160! All depends on what you are modelling. Probably best look at the N gauge society and the 2mm scale association web pages for help.

Bring out a loco, let's say a Hall class steam engine painted crimson, along with a couple of coaches and I think they'd be onto something!