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If you have a smartphone or tablet there is a free app called Hobby Color Converter that show equivalents for a wide variety of plastic modelling paint ranges inc Vallejo and Lifecolor

Thanks. Going for the 3 platform faces as per the original plan Dan

Rather than get involved Christmas decoration installation today I took the chance to do a little 'real life' track planning. Rather than using commercial laser-cut baseboards that I'd used on my Swiss HOm 'Santa Maria' and HO Freemo modules I decided to revert back to good ol' 2x1 softwood with ply decks. 2 900mm x 450mm basic boards and a sector plate While I'd worked things through on AnyRail actually laying track out showed that the geometry on the PECO Bullhead Code 75 points in the software was a little out meaning thay the entry / exit road wasnt quite a so much of an angle.

“It’s a grey autumnal day. Probably not rain but grey and overcast none the less. The cold breeze whistles around the missing panels in the station canopy roof which adds to an air of neglect from the peeling paint and dirty windows of the station building. The headlines of the morning papers on the station newsagent stand talk of more industrial action. In the platform a work-weary DMU burbles and rattles in the platform waiting to depart while a Class 25 slowly pulls up to the pair of parcels vans loaded with orders despatched from the nearby Smallwoods mail order catalogue. ” Rhodes Square is a small urban terminus in the NW of England set across the end of the 70’s into the first couple of the years of the 80’s. Passenger services handled by 1st Generation DMUs are the main traffic of various types but the nearby mail order warehouse provides parcels traffic powered by Class 25s or 40s. There are also a few sidings remaining to handle air-braked vans serving the local Metal Box factory and the occasional short engineers’ train. The track plan draws very heavily from Ian Futers’ ‘Victoria Park’ track plan for the station section. Track to be used is Peco Code 75 Bullhead with the 3 long radius points powered Czech made MTB point motors. Overall size is 2700mm x 450mm

Seaboard Southern Railroad Show, Saturday Sept 16th 2023 The Seaboard Southern NMRA group are pleased to announce the return of their annual exhibition showcasing model railways from the Americas. Once again we will be hosted by our regular venue of The Charis Centre, Crawley, West Sussex. Times: 10:00 – 16:00 Admission: £7 Adults, £6 NMRA members*, Accompanied U16s Free Venue: The Charis Centre, West Green Drive, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 7EL For those on foot / public transport the main entrance is West Green Drive, Crawley, West Sussex RH11 7EL. It is walkable from Crawley Station or via Metrobus (http://www.metrobus.co.uk/) Route 1 or 2 (Crawley Hospital stop) from Crawley Bus Station, opp. Southern Trains station. For those driving the car park is accessed via Town Barn Road (opp No. 38), Crawley, RH11 7ED Hot food, snack and drinks will be available on site Confirmed Layouts Stevens Point Servicing Point - (Chris Prior) – HO Wisconsin Central loco servicing point in minimal space Santa Barbara (Ian Lampkin) – An excellect representation of the Californa Coast Line in N scale with a choice of either modern Union Pacific or pre merger Southern Pacific. Oak Creek Brewery - (Jean-Luc Pineau) - This On30 layout represents a small brewery, located somewhere in the north eastern part of the United States. Possibly the State of Maine. Kitwood Junction (Simon Cox) – Kitwood Junction is a freelance O scale dual gauge layout set loosely in the Caribbean during the late forties. It is an interchange where standard and 2ft 6" narrow gauge (On30) meet, sharing the same freight facilities along with the occational passenger train. Lynneton Yard (Mike Hughes) - HO shunting puzzle Minocqua Falls (Bevis King) - Large O scale layout depicting an ex CNW branch in Wisconsin now under Soo ownership + Amtrak Confirmed Traders Kent Garden Railways – new and second-hand rolling stock and accessories Anoraks Anonymous – Pre-loved railway equipment Sunningwell Command Control – All your DCC needs Plus Daughters – N scale specialist JB Modelworld - stockboxes and modelling tools Barry Clements (Baztrains) - 3D printed details & scenic accessories Seaboard Southern Club Sales Stand Contact: secretary@seaboard-southern.org.uk Hope to see you there!!

Good to see them getting used rather than gathering dust 🙂

Hey, we run a couple pf my HO ones on Dobris wben I'm free. There are a bit basic so would be interesting to compare

For anyone whose interest has been piqued by Paul's pics Freemo South 2024 is booked for the weekend of March 9th and 10th 2024 (subject to confirmation from the venue) Dan

A bit of HO you say. Ah go on, go on, go on, go on.......... 😁

Hi Rob I've added the photos I can find of the 810 project onto my Flikr account so they will be available to seen there. https://www.flickr.com/photos/13460546@N02/albums/72157676737572463 Hope this helps and hopefully see you at Thornberry show Dan

Sat 16th September 2023. Venue will once again be The Charis Centre, Crawley. Currently getting the layouts and traders together so will be posting details in the next month or so Cheers Dan Spalding Exhibition Manager

Not posted for a while as layout has been in storage with no shows on the horizon. However with Santa Maria heading to the Erith MRS show at Longfield Academy, Longfield, Kent the last week has seen a bout of activity. First is the addition of 2 more sidings in the fiddle meaning most stock can stay on the rails. A defective point on scenic side had to be replaced after diagnostics failed to find a lack of current in one direction in the frog. A couple of extra bits of stock were commisioned inc RhB 222 to head the heritage 4 wheelers. Finally a few more trees were added

Santa Maria (RhB) loaded up to travel early tomorrow AM. Looking forward to a great show

Update 16/09/22: After consideration we will be continuing to hold our exhibition this coming Saturday 17th Sept. Also we regret to confirm that Plus Daughters will not now be able to attend due to illness. Looking forward to having our show again after our enforced break!