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As modellers run out of excuses to put off getting some modelling done with more time at home than we were anticipating it would be great to see what modellers are achieving. We'd like to select some of the best content to include in our weekly newsletters, BRM magazine and our World of Railways website. Projects on your workbench, scenes from your layouts or some light-hearted activities would be great to see within this topic.

 

* SI = Self-Isolation

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Getting a garden railway up and running using recycled decking and other items in my garage (plus 50 yards of Peco track delivered by John Dutfields in Chelsmford during lockdown). It won't win any modelling or carpentry awards but still got all my fingers so far....

 

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11309616/dont-do-gardening-diy-jobs-during-coronavirus-lockdown/

 

Avoiding the more dangerous power tools as I don't want to go to A&E if I don't have too!

 

Started a thread. The key goal is to build something using what is too hand as shopping is not possible and save money. I want to be able to run full length OO gauge trains, which I can't do on my current layout. Day 2 of the build, treating the decking with fence treatment having built the loop for the far end.

 

 

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SI, I assume could also stand for swearing induction. I have certainly been induced to swear over the past few days with my modelling activities. Having exceeded the potential of Tinkercad (I had a sense of humour failure after adding in over 3000 rivets to a model only to find it would not export). Since then I have been trying to learn Fusion 360, sweary moments have abounded. I'm slowly getting there, very slowly.

 

Edit - We're getting somewhere.

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My layout and all modelling equipment is at our own home but before lock-down in the clergy house I got out a number of goods wagon "that I would get round to repairing one day," part and unbuilt kits, a fist full of tools and paints put into the car and brought to the work home.

 

First up a MR 8T high-side wagon to D299. It's a Slaters' kit repackaged by Cooper Craft (remember them?)

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On 30/03/2020 at 09:22, AY Mod said:

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As modellers run out of excuses to put off getting some modelling done with more time at home than we were anticipating it would be great to see what modellers are achieving.

 

Not a lot; the sons working from home and is using the Railway Room as his Office!

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16 minutes ago, PaulCheffus said:

Hi

 

Just finished this scratchbuilt 1/148 Belgian Ferry Van this week.

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along with an Osprey from the NGS kit

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Cheers

 

Paul

 

 

 

That ferry van is seriously good, Paul. Ferry vehicles are the great neglected area of wagon modelling. The general lack of readily available information may have something to do with it. 

 

David

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32 minutes ago, DavidLong said:

 

That ferry van is seriously good, Paul. Ferry vehicles are the great neglected area of wagon modelling. The general lack of readily available information may have something to do with it. 

 

David

Hi 

 

Thanks. I’ve built quite a few Ferry vehicles over the last few years and have plans for a few more.

 

I use the BR diagram books from the Barrowmore website along with as many photos as I can find in order to build them.

 

Cheers

 

Paul

 

 

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1 hour ago, DavidLong said:

 

That ferry van is seriously good, Paul. Ferry vehicles are the great neglected area of wagon modelling. The general lack of readily available information may have something to do with it. 

 

David

Very much agree David

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27 minutes ago, Dagworth said:

I started this a couple of days before the lockdown started. Class 310 scratch built from plasticard.DAF57FEC-FFE5-4871-89E8-7D24F86205B7.jpeg.1488639ec69c5092babea4171aaf9971.jpeg826BC299-13E3-42D3-9F97-1928738D9D6D.jpeg.8fdf99de88bf2d4dee7ab248cba4964f.jpeg2056B116-E438-4231-AE08-EFE26F8EDB52.jpeg.7c6f98ed6d847f724057e3b3bc751546.jpegE619E54C-91F7-4734-9A28-B81EF188CCA8.jpeg.75a24badf6f26723945fe33e874b350d.jpegDE6E96A0-1F5B-4B71-8395-FCCA7032948E.jpeg.a00928055700be1addc8ea93f1645bb8.jpegA137509C-79B4-4C72-AFD9-BC0514615C00.jpeg.cd05b84f131d9b5b7cd1f4e7656406fd.jpeg58A86548-BB51-450D-AFCD-5E7884B71FD3.jpeg.f9a10c5f4ac905103af4eb5e3df348f9.jpeg
Even the power bogie is hand built using gears from a surplus Vi-Trains 37 bogie.

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310 alongside my 304 that is also under construction. 
 

Andi

Yo Andi

 

Its gotta be in plain blue with small yella and stainless steel arrows. April 1966 coming home from North Wales the penultimate train was a brand new AM10, I still recall the newness smell of the unit. The ride was good, it felt the new railway age was with us. Then reality kicked in, the last train was a shake rattle and roll Cravens between Bletchley and Bedford.

 

Steam, diesel and electrics at Crewe on the way home, I didn't start trainspotting until August that year.

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15 hours ago, Pannier Tank said:

 

Not a lot...

 

I've found the same for different reasons - since SWMBO is recovering from asthma related breathing difficulties, I've stopped using any solvents (and stopped sticking models together with them too) until she's properly better. 

 

In the mean time I'm drawing up plans for some card modelling (not something I've worked in much since I was in my teens!) - strictly speaking it's not Willington, my main project, but still of local interest. Fortunately I had the foresight to buy card from my local art shop before the lock-down.

 

http://bedsarchives.bedford.gov.uk/CommunityArchives/Chalton(Mogerhanger)/SouthMills.aspx

 

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14 hours ago, RedgateModels said:

finally got my new DCC servo driver/pushbutton combo MERG mashup PCB up and working - and got two turnouts working on RFPG

 

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CANMIO SVOs for me...........

 

This is my third one, connected up, found by the pc, so firmware on the PIC updated, now ready for setting the solenoids up........

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27 minutes ago, 96701 said:

 

CANMIO SVOs for me...........

 

This is my third one, connected up, found by the pc, so firmware on the PIC updated, now ready for setting the solenoids up........

 

 

I recently built 3 of CAMIO SVOs but I did the mod of replacing the 16 MHz Resonator with a 16 MHz Crystal and 2 Caps. The mod kit is available from http://rmeuk.com/buycbuspcbs.html at bottom of page.

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