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  1. This weekend we’re at the first of our March shows this being Preston. Details of the show are in its own thread in exhibitions section on here. Hopefully see some of you there. Steve.
  2. The layout is set up being looked over and a bit of scenic repair work being carried out. It’s going to be a busy March for the layout. First weekend it’s at the Preston show followed by Mountsorrel in Leicestershire the week after. A weeks break then the MIGO show at Crewe and with Easter the week after we’re at York with the layout. Looking forward to all the above shows and hope to meet some of you perhaps at one of them. Thanks Steve.
  3. Hello Mark The stone footbridge was painted using enamel paints with the colour hues of light brown picking out individual stones in the 3 or 4 light Browns I had. Weathering wise a rail match weathered black was was washed on and then Phoenix weathered wood if I remember correctly was dabbed on here and there using a bit of sponge so it stayed only on the raised surfaces. Have a practice on a scrap peice of stone plasticard to get the technique of dabbing as you don’t need to press on to hard. I sealed it all with railmatch Matt varnish after. Hope this helps. Steve.
  4. First show of 2024 and Lymebrook Yard will be off up the M6 to Kendal in a fortnights time. I’ve been giving it a clean and have removed the scenery as it unbolts. The pics show the hidden parts and the train storage which is under the blocks of flats for those familiar with the layout.
  5. Just to say a big big thank you to the organizers and volunteers who made the show possible over the years at the NEC I was at the first one there as a visitor and thought I’d love to exhibit here one day. I did in 1998 and have done so on a few other occasions. Even winning a trophy for best N gauge layout one year. So glad to to exhibit at the show last November. Again well done and thank you all for the time and effort you all put in to bring us a show each year. A friend of mine used to say going to the Warley show was like stepping into the Railway Modeller magazine. It was all there in front of you. Steve.
  6. New fiddle yard boards done bar sanding and painting. The board nearest the camera is detachable for transportation purposes. It has dowels fitted for alignment.
  7. With the inclement weather outside here yesterday it gave me chance to put the hole through from the shopping centre end of the layout. The pic shows the view from the hole up the layout. A trip to get some wood is next on the agenda.
  8. Conversion into a roundy roundy layout has started. The track off the fiddle yard was removed along with the points and point motors for reuse. I had to move the CDU and some connections. Then it was basically saw the end of the fiddle yard off. Theres no going back now. Next job is to open up the other end of the layout using my trusty multi tool. I spent some time Friday planning on what I intend to do. Its looking like I’ll get a few extra trains and the overall size of the layout should be about 6x2 feet. Ive plans for the board for the curve on the shopping centre end to be detachable for transporting purposes. Thanks Steve.
  9. Farmers Drove is featured in the latest issue of Modelrail. The article and having the photographs taken were one of the last things I did before it got sold on. I know Neal has bookings for the layout. Thanks Steve.
  10. Warley done and a great weekends shunting was had. Thanks to the other guys who gave up there weekend to help me over the weekend much appreciated. Looking forward now to March and the next shows for the layout. Thanks as well to the public who passed on kind remarks about the layout. Thanks Steve.
  11. This weekend sees the layout at the NEC Warley show. I always enjoy the show as a visitor and even more as an exhibitor. Ive exhibited there about 10 times with mainly N gauge layouts so this will be the first time with an O gauge layout. Theres a few new items of rolling stock for use on the layout over the weekend and hopefully it’ll all work for us. Hope to see some of you and enjoy the show if your going. Thanks Steve
  12. I have plans to make Ryecroft Arena into a roundy roundy layout. The actual layouts scenic section won’t be touched but the two platforms at the front are going to be made into through roads. With the other platform at the back remaining as a bay. My idea is to fasten the fiddle Yard to the layout and have a fiddle Yard similar to my Lymebrook Yard fiddle yard which are sidings off a loop and trains reverse in and out. It should also allow more trains to run and one or two maybe loco hauled. I definitely want to run the voyager as well. Thinking overall length shouldn’t be much more than what it is now. Obviously the width will increase but when I’ve exhibited it it has been on a 2ft wide table anyway. The current layout is 10 inches wide. Looking forward to getting started on the modification as I now think it’ll make the layout a lot better.
  13. As Warley approaches I’ve sorted out and packed the rolling stock ready and started on wheel cleaning and checking the locos over. The 47 was done tonight. Looking forward to the show as it’s the layouts last show for the year with some shows already lined up for next year. Roll on Warley.
  14. I not posted any rolling stock pics for a bit but just about finished two of these a muck spreader on a lowfit. Being delivered to the agricultural dealership. The spreader is a 3D print. The lowfit is a Slater’s kit. These will be on the layout at the NEC next month we’re stand C41. Thanks Steve.
  15. This weekend Ryecroft Arena will be at the Warrington show details in the exhibition thread of venue and times. The layout will be running in Manchester guise with units in liveries of the area around the turn of the century. Hope to see some of you. Thanks Steve.
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