[Jinty Jottings]

Hi @2mm Andy

 

Did you get any further with the jinty? I’m just starting mine and was looking for pictures of the completed chassis (something to aim at, etc.!)

How much did you take off the splashes?

 

Many thanks

Simon

[Ropley - Contain yourself!]

Can't wait to see the layout at Coventry - I'm operating my dad's layout so will definitely nip over! The containers look really good

Cheers

Simon

[What lies beneath: taking the brakes off the Farish BYA]

Mine are definitely going under the knife now!

[Fun with Faller..........]

I didn't realise the batteries were so big!  Do they last long?  Do they do smaller ones?  Or square ones?  Looking good though!

[Straight Outta Newton Heath: Northern Rail DMUs in 2006]

Hi Jim,

 

I'll be adding the white logos eventually - I've got a few units to 'Northernise' so might see whats available (or get some made) I agree with you on the airbrushing thing, after rubbing down the old livery and priming it (and then rubbing down the primer) I hand painted it with thinned down phoenix provincial dark blue P154 and a size 3 windsor and newton watercolour brush from the art shop.

 

Hope this helps!

 

Simon

[Straight Outta Newton Heath: Northern Rail DMUs in 2006]

HI Jim, it'd be a shame for Dapol not to do the FNW gold star livery - 33 units painted that colour and no model - but a model of the Tyne & Wear livery... I'm sure Dapol know what they're doing though!

 

The plain Blue is quite easy to repaint - I've got a 156 just waiting for me to finish it off on the desk:

 

 

On the class 153 they called FNW blue "northern transpennine" so it might yet be in the first batch of 142s!

 

Cheers

 

Simon

[More busses]

Hi Graham,

 

What did you use for the window strips?  It looks excellent!

 

Cheers

 

Simon

[Pyewipe Car Shed?]

hi, have you taken any pictures of the 7mm you could post? The Grimsby cars look very good

Simon

[More CAD............]

Looks good Mr! Always my favourite single decker

 

Simon

[Leeds 600, detail pics at Tramway Museum Society's Clay Cross store.]

I've always wanted to see whats in the store - is the streamlined kilmarnock bogie still there?

[Shapeways Middleton Bogie arrives.....................]

Wow looks amazing - Which other trams have you got in mind?

 

Simon

[And So It Starts]

Found it! Looks like your going to have an amazing layout there Chinahand

 

Simon

[Not 2HAPpy.. or a mystery in 2mm scale]

what about a 2EBP as used on Tyneside?