mike knowles

100% O gauge. 100% modern image. It doesn't get any better than that!

Look forward to meeting you. Please ask as many questions as you like. You may even get the odd sensible answer!

Also please note that as far as I am aware none of the layouts at the show will feature erupting volcanos, landslides or dinosaurs etc!

In preparation for the exhibition we hired one of the large rooms at the town hall last Sunday so we could fully set up all three of the club layouts and give them a good test. To hopefully whet your appetities further here are some photos. Firstly Invermire Cayton Bay Cottingham Note all the layouts are still, works in progress

No worries, just thought you may have saved me a job! Nice to see they will be included with the wagon though.

Ha, beaten me to it! I was just about to show details of the conversion I've done. Having tried fitting the P4 wheelsets initially I was unsure whether they were binding on the backs of the W irons or on the brake gear. So after removing the wheels again I gently prised off the brake gear with a scalpel blade. Although glued in place, with a gentle bit of leverage it was possible to break the bond and remove the brakes without damage. Reinserting the wheels showed they now turned freely so no work was needed on the W irons. I reckoned the tops of the wheel treads were fouling on the bit of plastic sprue which joined the pair of brake shoes together so I just removed this and reattached each brake shoe individually, securing them with a touch of cyano glue and repositioning them to suit the wider gauge. The brake cross shafts were then replaced using slightly longer lengths of 0.31mm wire, sprung into place and secured with more cyano. I've just today received delivery of some Accurascale PCA cement wagons and whilst not wanting to get drawn into the debate over which is the better model it does look like a similar amount of work will be required to convert them to P4.

Will the wagons be supplied with the screw couplings ready fitted?

In addition to the three previously mentioned Hessle MRG layouts we are now pleased to confirm the following additional seven visiting ones. Filey, Bridlington Model Railway Society. OO gauge portrayal of the station between Bridlington & Scarborough in the 1950s/60s. Betton Street, Richard Hayden. OO gauge. Based on the loco servicing and Network Rail maintenance depot at Shrewsbury in 2000-2010. Fox Valley Railway, Jason Johnson. N gauge western region terminus station set in 1960s/70s. Hollym Gate, Brian Sunman. OO gauge based on the station on the former Hull to Withernsea line in the period 1950/60. Chester Road, Bob Denton. OO gauge North Eastern/ Midland region servicing and fuelling depot in the mid 1960s. Dolwyn, Dave Holmes. 009 gauge. Based on part of the Glyn Valley Railway in North Wales in 1930. Box File Layout, Steve Grantham. OO gauge. Somewhere in England in the 1990s showing what can be achieved with a few box files and a lot of imagination! In addition we can also confirm the following trade support. Caistor Loco, general supplies of locos, rolling stock, scenic items etc. Custom Layout Signs. Laser cut layout nameboards and replicas of loco headboards etc. 4 2 2 Modelmaking. Resin cast building and coach kits. Spotters Collectables. Railway books and memorabilia. Also there will be some second hand items on sale. Finally don't forget there are light refreshments available for sale with plenty of home made cakes and pastries. All this for just £2.00 admission (accompanied children free). It's got to beat even Aldi for value for money! Hope to see you there.

The chassis on the PGA wagons was also metal.

I notice Kernow's website is now saying delivery expected 3rd quarter of 2019. So looks like Andy Y's initial post saying delivery expected by end of the year was correct, apart from the year that is!

Not a thing. I would have appreciated Kernow keeping those of us who had pre-ordered wagons a bit better informed of progress

At the risk of upsetting the Anti-Puffer brigade on here (!) here's a photo of a model a friend has just completed. It's to be used on our club's O Gauge layout Invermire which is based somewhere in the north of Scotland in the 1970s/80s so hopefully we're not pushing the boat out too far!

Hope he's not coming on his bike then!

Yes you really should!!!

Hessle Model Railway Group are pleased to announce details of their forthcoming exhibition. Venue is Hessle Town Hall, South Lane, Hessle, East Yorkshire, HU13 0RR. Sunday 6th October. 10.00 to 16.00. Our club's 3 layouts will be on display, viz; Invermire, O Gauge 1970/80 Scottish diesels. Cayton Bay, OO gauge 1950/60 era (based on Bridlington). Cottingham, N Gauge 1950/60 era. In addition there will be a number of visiting layouts in a range of scales and eras plus trade support. I'll update details of these as and when we get things confirmed. Light refreshments will be available.

Yeah. The gentle sound of the coach passing by. The bird going in and out of the bird box on the end of cabin. The signaller swearing about having to go up and those steps again with the token!!

I know I haven't put anything on here for some time but work on the scenic detailing of the layout is progressing steadily. Last night Shaun took this photograph which I thought was rather good so I've included it here by way of an update. If you want to see the layout in the flesh it will be appearing at our club's exhibition on Sunday 6th October from 10.00 to 16.00, venue is Hessle Town Hall, South Lane, Hessle, East Yorkshire. I'll start a separate thread in the exhibition section in due course detailing all the layouts etc which will be there.

Boston Frodsham all set up and ready to go.

Seems they can't get enough of this exhibition lark as they've been out again this weekend at the Carlton Model Railway Society's Show at Howden! Sadly one of them suffered some damage losing the handrail around one of the end walkways but nothing that can't be sorted.

Well look on the bright side, that starts in 2 weeks time!

Four of my PGA wagons made their exhibition debut today at the Yorkshire Wolds Railway model railway show!

We now have a full list of layouts attending the show; West Street Station - Shaun Taylor Skipworth - Ken Nelson Steelworks - Jordon Thompson Chester Road - Robert Denton Dolwyn - Dave Holmes Barum West Jct - Ken Gibbons Private Warehouse - George White Peacehaven Promenade - Mike Hudson Z Gauge - Trevor Fowler Plus as previously mentioned my layout Boston Frodsham, a couple of photos attached below. In addition there will be trade stands from; Yorkshire Wolds Railway North Yorkshire Moors Railway LNER Conservation Association Derwent Valley Light Railway.

For those of you who are not familiar with the Yorkshire Wolds Railway it was set up just over ten years ago with the aim of re-opening part of the former Malton & Driffield Junction Railway. The group has its base at Fimber (across the road from the old station) and initially it is working to restore the line as far as Wetwang. A short section of line is currently working at the Fimber site but the next twelve months should see significant progress in advancing towards Wetwang. As part of the fundraising scheme the Railway is hosting its second model railway exhibition at Wetwang Village Hall on Saturday 16th March from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. There will be ten layouts on display including my P4 layout Boston Frodsham plus various other exhibitors. Admission is just £2.00 for adults and £1.00 for children with all proceeds to the railway. So I hope you'll be able to come along, if you do please say hello. Below is attached a poster for the show, if you can please feel free to download and display it to help publicise the event. 2019MRS.pdf

Problem solved! When looking at it previously I must have accidentally pressed the "ignore this topic" button. Just clicked on "stop ignoring this topic" and it's come back!

Cheers. But given the last post on it was on 16th February ( by Simon Bendall) why isn't the thread a couple of spaces after this one given that they are supposed to be listed in order of latest post first?