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Hi A slightly different view - who is this layout designed to please (rhetorical question). If you are designing this for purely public show, then what cannot be seen does not need to be there. I know of O gauge locos without brake gear that no one noticed were missing, one sided finishes on buildings and even stock for layouts where the view is from one side only. If you are designing for home only view and you like making things (as you obviously do) then put the detail in if it pleases you. There are plenty of modellers that add detail that no one will ever see, but add it anyway because they know it is there. In the end the choice is yours - not really helping I know - but then we cannot and should not tell you what to do. Rule 1 applies. Happy deliberating 😇 Andy

Hi Steve and the team Whilst we are disappointed that many of us will no be able to see they layout in the flesh at exhibitions, we have to understand, accept and respect the logic behind this decision. At least we can see the new developments on RMWeb and look forward to seeing and hearing the movement in videos. Looking foward to your posts 😁 Andy

Hi Rob If you are looking to add a photo or painted backscene, could you create a card backscene at described earlier and then add a separate photo backscene or painted scene on paper - fixing the paper to the backscene using Photomount or similar. This should eliminate the wetting of the pva and causing the glued bonds to unstick. I have no experinece of the above but others might have. Andy

Hi you could try Geoff's excellent wordpress site - https://luggvalleyrailway.wordpress.com/ Andy

Less arty more Bradford Barton - which is not a bad thing at all. Keep up the good work and thank you for sharing. Happy New Year to all Andy

A former work colleague owned and lived on the boat shown in the 3rd picture. He parked his car in the car park next to the old warehouse. If the water levels rose above around 11'6, as they often did, he had to move the car up the hill. It gave a good excuse to not be at work. Which YMRS layout was the earlier warehouse built for Neil? Andy (former YMRS member).......

The first one of course has the title of Minster rather than Catherdral. Sorry to be a pedant Andy from York

Hello all For 3-link couplings, I have changed the bottom link with a home made soft iron wire link. I then used a magnetised pole (in reality a scribe with a neo magnet attached to the "non-pointy" end. The magnet need to be stong enough to lift the link, but not strong enough to lift the wagon. I used the scribe as it was to hand and wanted to see if I could couple without a hook. The technique is to lowere the pole, engage and lift the link and "stroke" it over the hook so that the link is released from the magnetised pole and falls into place on the hook. Uncoupling is a doddle as the pole lifts the link and the pole is removed. It works well in both 4mm and 7mm. So far I have not tried screw couplings, due to the tight radius in the bottom link. Carriages, especially with corridor connections will always be a problem - Kadees seem to be the simplest solution, especially in fixed rakes. Have fun Andy

Hi Adrian I have not built this wagon, however I do know that Rumney Models do a conversion etch - http://website.rumneymodels.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/B.92__OB.92_Open_Wagon_Tarpaulin_Bar_Detailing.pdf That may help (usual disclaimers apply) Andy

Hi Justin Obviously family and health comes first, not just physical but well being too. We look forward to you reopening when it is right for you, Stay safe Andy

Just to prove that you are human. It always amazes me what a coat of primer can reveal. Thoroughly enjoying your builds - please keep up the good work. ATB Andy

Been there, done that. It can be very effective though - you either have to clamp the apron tightly so you cannot get away, or loosely so that the clamp releases and does not bring the workbench or contents with it. Andy

If you are getting the references, then you are showing your age........oops Andy

Hi Sir Douglas and Mark. The NER used gates/fences as moveable cattle or sheep pens, and those in the photo look as if they are being stored awaiting use. Could it be that the NBR use a similar method - hopefully someone with better NBR knowledge will know. Andy

MRJ34 - the first MRJ I ever bought - 1989, what along time ago. Andy

As a former member of YMRS, you should know Neil that a Yorkshireman is like a Scotsman but with deeper pockets.

Hi Shez & Sir Douglas Great to see Eyemouth in the flesh at Wakefield and have a chat. Looking forward to reagular updates and to see the finished article next year. All the best Andy

What gave it away? Only the clarity of the photograph gave it away for me. Andy

Oooh something to look forward to.... Andy

Wow Giles - simply wow Would something as simple as black insulation tape help with the "tyres" ?? Andy

Every day's a school day !

And much appreciated by us all.....

Hello Chaz Take some time in picking your colour for your baseboard frontage, matt black is not always the best colour. It marks too easily, and IMHO can dominate and not become virtually invisible (which is what we want). I have used gloss grey on a diorama type layout, but as your FVR is in a woodland setting maybe a green will work well. Keep up the good work Andy

Hi Chaz Talk about a prototype for everything, this is exactly what we did last year in the garden. We moved a weeping cherry tree to a better location, the tree then weeped forward. Behind the cherry was a post and trellis. So length of string was used to loosely tie the main stem of the cherry to the post to stop it weeping too far forward. Keep up the good work Andy

Hello Giles The cobbles look superb, they look as if they have just been rained on. Is that the look you are trying to create? Andy