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Hi Claggy He has been busy, and where have you been hiding? hope you are well Gary

Hi You just missed one yesterday! Next shows Alsager 16-17/11/13 Southampton 25-26/01/14 Stourbridge 12-13/04/14 DEMU showcase 1/05/13-1/06/13 More to follow, I am now getting bookings for 2017 Not a lot to say about the layout really, other than the usual maintenance, I operated it yesterday, for 2and a half hours, with only one snag, a coupling not dropping, no sticking no derailments, its just become a pleasure to operate. The “operational, problems still exist, me talking to the public instead of concentrating on what’s going on, and one particular snag yesterday, trying to eat fish and chips with those seagulls attacking. Gary

and you've left the washing out!

looks like its all back together, in its new home, normal service has resumed, stunning!

Now that is nice, to good to hide at the back of the other buildings, me thinks Gary

Well thats turned out rather nice!, especially like the one of the 37 on the bridge.

This is the way I have done water, and most of my methods are from Troels Kirk, of the coast line fame. Start of with something that you would expect to find in the bottom, ie, sand or rocks. A thick layer of PVA on the top of that, now if you are modelling dirty water, a bit of muck colour in with it. Then use artist acrylic media, a sort of thick varnish that can be worked into textures and form peeks in waves etc. At this stage, start to colour this by mixing in coloured paint, but small amounts. After a few layers of the media, and you have got the colour and transparency right, a few good layers of artist acrylic gloss varnish over the top. Gary http://coastline.no13.se/#home

Yes it is a bit of a problem getting those colours right, the part of the world that you are interested in has an ever-changing atmosphere and no two days or hours are the same. It wasn’t a lobster I was about to demolish, it was actually (vegetarians turn away now) side of a pig, that had been smoked Texas style in a burning bale of hay on the back yard. The location is Elgol on Skye, a place that has become my second home. It is at the place where I first sketched out what became Glenuig, http://www.flickr.com/photos/9507661@N07/6800944167/in/photostream

Now there's a challenge, look at these two photos http://www.flickr.com/photos/9507661@N07/7658121292/in/photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/9507661@N07/8060184402/in/photostream

Hi Pete and Andy, if you have access to Facebook, there have been a couple of bostin photos posted http://www.facebook.com/groups/358267077565995/

is there a "Mac Bodgit" tartan?

Hi Andy The semaphores disappeared from the West Highland, in 1985, the exception been around the immediate Fort William area. Radio signalling became active on the Mallaig section in late 87,and the rest followed the year after, sorry! The Dapol LMS ones would be ok, but throw in a Reading western region tubular post, with UQ arm, most of Mallaig was signalled with these, so they were possibly the furthest west, western type signals in the UK!

like it, its already got the West highland look. Are you going to equip it with Stevens lattice post signals?

I only went to the pub, came back and it's nearly finished

This kid gets a move on! mind you, it will take a bit of cash to fill that fiddle yard!

So where did it all start, one Saturday night in January 1989, standing on the end of Glasgow queen street station, looking at 37408, that was not in the best of health at the time, having been thrashed to pieces on the West highland line. The following conversation with my mate, and several cans of beer, and the “moves book” became a layout design book. From the sketches Lochaline was produced, a West Highland terminus set in the late 1980’s. We did a few local shows, but the invites stopped, and the layout packed away. Years later, I was sat outside a cottage on Skye, it was a hot and clear day, and you could see over to the mainland, to an area known as Moidart, it was then I sketched out a plan that was to become Glenuig. The construction of the layout is documented on these pages, and it was this thread that led to an article in Model Rail, with photos by Chris Nevard, and following this article came my first exhibition invite, to my local show at Stoubridge. Again I thought I would attend one or two local shows so when I has an invite to Railex North East and Wigan, it came as a bit of a surprise. From then on the show invites flooded in and I had to start to limit the number I was signing up for and I had to turn a few down for the early part of this year. Just before Christmas last year, an RMweb member suggested I contacted the exhibition manager of Model Rail Scotland, I did, and within a few hours I received an invite to exhibit at Model Rail Scotland 2013. As I have said I was rather busy at this time, but how could I refuse to take Glenuig back to where it had all began. I booked a few days holiday and the other half decided she wanted to join in the fun, and come along too. We decided to spend another couple of days north of the boarder, how could I resist the opportunity. We set out for the show on the 300 mile journey north on the Thursday morning, and had a stop off at Martin Mere, Wild fowl and wetlands trust, for a spot of birding, before carrying on up the M6 and M74. The three days of the show did not go without problems, and Glenuig suffered from expansion problems, but we managed to cope, and even Jan’s operating improved throughout the three days. The layout was very well received, and I have ended up with invites into 2016. The best part of the event was meeting fellow Rmwebbers, who I have been having chats over the interweb for years. 17.00 on Sunday night came quickly and the layout packed up and our QES was deployed (quick escape system!) or a layout on wheels, meant that we left the site at 17.45. At 18.30, another first as Glenuig, now in the car, passed under the real West Highland for the first time, at Arracar, on the way to Inveraray. The next day, we woke up to a clear day and not to cold, so without any hesitation, we headed out to Glen Coe via Rannoch Moor, and during the tour Glenuig, still in the car, visited the real Bridge of Orchy. This was a bit poignant as bridge of Orchy is my new project. This next day it was back down to earth, with the what seemed to be the never-ending drive down the M74, and M6. Thanks go to all who have helped along the way, Stewart, Ian, and at some point I would love to do it all again!

Hi Andy B for me, then weather it Gary

Hi Andy good to see some progress. Have look at some photos of the ballast, it seams to fade back to a medium brown colour. Station buildings and box, want some drawings and photos? Gary

And another!

Hi Mark Great to see you last week, and the layout, here's a snap, Gary

Hi, the DG's are not that difficult of time consuming to make up, an i have now a few items fitted with these. I actually found them very easy to set up and they worked first time. Do you have to fit every item of stock with them, or could you get away with end of rakes ? Have a look at this, it may help http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/44897-2mm-couplings-options-choices-and-recommendations/ Gary