saxokid Posted February 5 Author Share Posted February 5 Night running video with DRS class 57309 running passed freight yard during night session.. let me no guys what you think.. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Keith Addenbrooke Posted February 5 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 5 (edited) 5 hours ago, saxokid said: Night running video with DRS class 57309 running passed freight yard during night session.. let me no guys what you think.. Hi there, you invite our thoughts, so I hope it’s OK to share a question I was asked too: It’s only as life has begun to settle down that I’ve become more active as a modeller, even though I’ve been in and around the hobby almost all my life. When it came to practical skills and experience, I therefore classed myself as a newbie / beginner, but was soon being asked when I would graduate from this ‘level’ and just be a ‘modeller’? Looking at the standard on this layout, in terms of scenery and detailing, upgrading the ballasting and track work (including the layout design), and the enthusiasm with which it is all being tackled, makes we wonder here too? While it’s still a first layout project, the team are clearly learning fast and producing modelling up to exhibition standard. The only ‘clue’ this is a first project would appear to be the use of Setrack - but as that was inherited I’d say it was more about giving the team a head start. In my case, I set myself some clear objectives - things I wanted to try (and some I wasn’t so interest in). Once they were done, I ‘graduated’. I still have a lot to learn, but we always will. Just wondered? Hope that’s OK, Keith. Edited February 5 by Keith Addenbrooke (Missing sentence) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted February 5 Author Share Posted February 5 2 hours ago, Keith Addenbrooke said: Hi there, you invite our thoughts, so I hope it’s OK to share a question I was asked too: It’s only as life has begun to settle down that I’ve become more active as a modeller, even though I’ve been in and around the hobby almost all my life. When it came to practical skills and experience, I therefore classed myself as a newbie / beginner, but was soon being asked when I would graduate from this ‘level’ and just be a ‘modeller’? Looking at the standard on this layout, in terms of scenery and detailing, upgrading the ballasting and track work (including the layout design), and the enthusiasm with which it is all being tackled, makes we wonder here too? While it’s still a first layout project, the team are clearly learning fast and producing modelling up to exhibition standard. The only ‘clue’ this is a first project would appear to be the use of Setrack - but as that was inherited I’d say it was more about giving the team a head start. In my case, I set myself some clear objectives - things I wanted to try (and some I wasn’t so interest in). Once they were done, I ‘graduated’. I still have a lot to learn, but we always will. Just wondered? Hope that’s OK, Keith. All the new guys in this layout group have come into hobby,with no back ground from model railways from there youth. so every corner is something new to them keith. also with alot of them stil working or semi retired and paying club fees they all wanted to pay little amount into track and points. so group went with set trackpoints and flexi. In past ive built my own track and points from scratch but this is to advance for new fellows,most have never used soldering iron or have any basic tool skills which you no can make layout building hard.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted February 5 Author Share Posted February 5 Chaps in group been trying out tracking weathering use dry brush way.. using mixs of mig and valleo acrylics paints.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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saxokid Posted February 5 Author Share Posted February 5 Guys in group want more yard lighting towers for loco stabling point and sidings nexts ti main station,so these basic towers have been scratch built.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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saxokid Posted February 6 Author Share Posted February 6 Few more locos running through scenics… 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted February 8 Author Share Posted February 8 Few class 47s arrive onto freight yard .. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted February 8 Author Share Posted February 8 These are just some of colours i tend to use on everything from weathering locos & stock. track ballast and trackbeds too.. had alot pm”s on here asking about what colours i use,so here you go fellow modellers👍 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 Alot guys at club rooms have been asking about what type speakers to install on there dcc locos!! so we had evening talking and fitting sound decoders and speakers into locos like here with this Hornby class 60… 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 Little test run from class 60029 with new sound speaker from accurascale.. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 Few more pockets of scenery now added here n there from new guys helping to build this layout at Merseyside Model Railway Society .. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 Few class 37s waiting for freight traffic collections.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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saxokid Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 Trusty yellow br crane in yard next to drivers mess room.. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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saxokid Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 Cheeky night shift on yard.. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted February 15 Author Share Posted February 15 One of our new younger members getting stuck in on some new scenery builds.. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted February 15 Author Share Posted February 15 Few more scratch build towers now all wired into loom and switch pannel.. station carpark flood lighting tower..👍 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted February 15 Author Share Posted February 15 Our new member settling right in with some modelling here,hes only 12 years old but model railway mad.. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 (edited) Few more scratch build yard towers now carefuly wired into layout control pannel..👌🔧👍 Edited February 16 by saxokid 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted February 21 Author Share Posted February 21 Been back in with more soldering of brass wire to make these pylons🔧🔧 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted February 22 Author Share Posted February 22 Few more pictures from tuesday evening running session.. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted February 25 Author Share Posted February 25 Few of very new guys to hobby are having ago at building road bridge. there stil planning and trying things at this stage.. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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