RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted October 24, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 24, 2018 There are a lot more model railway shops in Paris than in London (but then there are almost none in London!). Rue de Douai is probably the best place to go. I've not been for a few years but there was Les Cheminots as well as Transmondia/TransEurop. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Controller Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 There are a lot more model railway shops in Paris than in London (but then there are almost none in London!). Rue de Douai is probably the best place to go. I've not been for a few years but there was Les Cheminots as well as Transmondia/TransEurop. There used to be two model railway shops, and a die-cast specialist, within a few doors of one another. Le Pullman is pretty close as well. There was a very good shop, with an excellent second-section, near to the Bibliotheque Francois Mitterand (near Austerlitz ), but I heard it had shut. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bescotbeast Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Interesting project Nest, one to keep an eye on I feel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold nest Posted October 24, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 24, 2018 The person I'm travelling with will just have to put up with a day of model shops then! Thanks guys Nestor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted October 24, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 24, 2018 You are lucky starting modelling this era now. 20 years ago there was almost no suitable era stock available other than reliveried German types. In more recent years, quite a lot has been produced r-t-r. Not cheap, but very nice models. Just been looking at the REE online catalogue. Plenty of suitable wagons there. Truly amazing the range that they have produced. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold nest Posted October 24, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 24, 2018 I'll make sure to take a few extra euros with me then! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold nest Posted October 29, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 29, 2018 I'm currently using a bit of spare time to start properly visualising the layout. Having loose laid the track, I have drawn an outline of the overall plan onto the (currently unfinished) baseboards. The plan is simple leaving plenty of space for a bit of landscape modelling. Now to get on with finishing the boards... Nestor 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold nest Posted October 29, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 29, 2018 Much to my surprise the building kit arrived in the post today so that was my afternoon sorted! Still got a few bits to do (painting, additional roof details etc) but I'm quite pleased with how quick and easy it's been so far. Nestor 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold nest Posted December 6, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 6, 2018 Hello! Apologies for the lack of updates through November, I've had a heck of a lot on (including running the Brighton MRC show) so little time to focus on my own modelling. Again the next few weeks are looking very busy with work and Christmas so progress (if any) will be pretty slow moving forward. I do however plan to start track laying in the next week or so. On a recent trip to Paris I picked up a few wagons and have a Jouef 141 TA on its way. I foolishly didn't pick the French language book on the history of the Midi. Next time though! Ta ta for now! Nestor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted December 6, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 6, 2018 Nest, have you seen this topic? http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/132461-lheure-bleue-a-new-french-layout/page-1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold nest Posted December 6, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 6, 2018 Nest, have you seen this topic? http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/132461-lheure-bleue-a-new-french-layout/page-1 I have yes, and very good it is too! Very different to my plans. Nestor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northroader Posted December 6, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 6, 2018 Do you have the archive by “Le Train” I think the one on the Midi might still be around. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith George Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 O DEAR, O DEAR, I went into this topic thinking I would find Mademoiselle from Armentieres doing some glamour modelling, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northroader Posted December 6, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 6, 2018 Sorry about that: 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold nest Posted December 6, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 6, 2018 I think we may be a wee bit off topic there... On the subject of Le Train, I am aware of it but have not yet done a proper search. nestor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Andy Hayter Posted December 6, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 6, 2018 http://www.letrain.com/component/virtuemart/le-train/archives/les-archives-du-po/les-archives-du-po-tome-3-detail?Itemid=0 You will have postage on top. Alternatively with membership of the French Railway Society (formerly SNCF Soc.) they organise a bulk buy from Le Train at this time of year. This generally reduces the postage cost if you can collect yourself from the annual bash in Lenham Kent (Feb 2019) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold nest Posted March 4, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 4, 2019 BOO! I'm still here! With a promotion at work just around Christmas I've barely had time to think about the layout which led to a bit of a slump in the way of a modelling mojo. However, having found myself flicking through some old MRJs the mojo swiftly returned and some time was made today to crack on with the first stage of track laying. The first stage quickly moved into the second stage and now all that is left to lay is the goods siding. Pictures attached below, including a terrible pun based mug from my girlfriend who really ought to know better than encourage my terrible sense of humour! Ttfn Nestor 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold nest Posted March 4, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 4, 2019 Following on from the previous post, the goods siding is now also laid. Nestor 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT-Pete Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 1 hour ago, nest said: Following on from the previous post, the goods siding is now also laid. Nestor Hi Nestor, Welcome back, good to see progress! The station building looks particularly nice. My Christmas-present mug from the wife was a little more on topic... Cheers, Peter. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold nest Posted March 4, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 4, 2019 Also... Just thinking ahead, how have others gone about modelling the low level platforms common across France? I'm used to the higher British ones but have not tried a lower level one before. Any help greatly appreciated! Nestor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Andy Hayter Posted March 4, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 4, 2019 Balsa sheet can be used as the base for platforms. Lay strip styrene on the front face and on the top edge, getting a good seal between the two. Then add a fine scenic material on the rest of the top face to represent the crushed stone used at many station. The styrene strip can be scored once the solvent has dried to represent the blocks used at the front face of a platform. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold nest Posted March 15, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 15, 2019 Hi all off topic I know BUT I'll be at Ally Pally next weekend (23rd/24th March) demonstrating scenery techniques. Do come and say hello if you're there! I do this wearing my MRC hat rather than my Brighton MRC hat and it's always very enjoyable. Hopefully ly see some of you there Nestor 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold nest Posted March 25, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 25, 2019 Just a quick one... good weekend at Ally Pally has increased the total stock level for the layout by three wagons from Piko. Attached is a shot of the entire stock so far... Nestor 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold nest Posted April 1, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 1, 2019 Hello all! So I've, probably deliberately, been putting off wiring this thing up as that is my absolute least favourite and least confident aspect of layout building... Instead I've been planning in where the platform and goods platform will be. Hardly the correct use of my time but until I'm absolutely certain of what I'm going to be doing wiring wise (it'll be dead simple, that I do know!) it's all I'm prepared to do. I'll be heading to my nearest Hobbycraft (now that there is one in Brighton) to buy up some balsa wood and I'll also be making a small shop of rolling stock over the next month or so. That's all for now, below are some photos of the rough planning of the platforms, the cut in the track between the two boards and the Autorail positioned stylishly in the sun.... Nestor 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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