RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted December 5, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 5, 2022 5 minutes ago, spenc said: A bit like when you bring your colleagues down to Westbay but there's a wall 🤣. Knowing him probably ‘Walls’ ice cream / sausages depending on the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull1845 Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 30 minutes ago, spenc said: A bit like when you bring your colleagues down to Westbay but there's a wall 🤣. some spaces lend themselves to it, I could name a few cafes and garden centres where that's the only way 😉 You wait, next time they'll be reversing in and you can watch the circus! 😂 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmthtrains - David Posted December 5, 2022 Author Share Posted December 5, 2022 All the people using the car park have learned to disregard any rules that conflict with the intentions of The Big Hand in the Sky. I mean, wouldn’t you if giant fingers kept turning your cars around? David 9 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Simon Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Hi David, This whole layout is a stunning piece of modelling, it is hard to believe it is N Gauge! Thank you for sharing your skill! Simon 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmthtrains - David Posted December 7, 2022 Author Share Posted December 7, 2022 Thanks Simon, your book helped along the way, so the joy of RMWeb is that everyone’s skills get put to use! David 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmthtrains - David Posted December 16, 2022 Author Share Posted December 16, 2022 The next project to be worked on over the Christmas break is the Royal Mail building. I’ve primed the laser cut pieces and the metal etches ready for painting. It’s quite a simple pair of buildings but there are over 50 separate parts. David 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmthtrains - David Posted December 16, 2022 Author Share Posted December 16, 2022 Here’s how they will start to come together. David 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridgiesimon Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Dont forget to include lots of cages full of undelivered mail and a set of posties on the gate hehe!! Looking good though Merry Christmas Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmthtrains - David Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 Construction commences! David 15 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bmthtrains - David Posted December 20, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 20, 2022 The buildings are now finished and have been added to the layout. The fit in places isn’t 100% but as these are at the rear of the scene it shouldn’t notice. Getting the etched window frames in place without leaving glue marks everywhere was a challenge but I’m pleased how these have come out. The help give a real sense of place to the right hand end of the layout. Next job is making the final 3 OHLE portals up and adding the signal gantry and then it’s on to the front buildings. David 28 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melangoose Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Your layout is really coming together now, wow. New Post Office building is stunning. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackB95 Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Chorrr that's just fantastic! Really sits in the scene well. Can only echo what's been said already - your layout becomes more beautiful each day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull1845 Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 The Mail centre blends in well to its surroundings... Nice.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ste234 Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 That looks fantastic. Wish something like that was more mass produced for us numpties 🤣 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmthtrains - David Posted December 23, 2022 Author Share Posted December 23, 2022 Thanks everyone! A bit of a break from modelling now, but next week the February issue of BRM arrives with an article from me on how to model realistic trackside details in N. I go into more detail than I have on here so hopefully it will prove useful or inspirational to some readers. David 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold AndrueC Posted December 23, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 23, 2022 Oh I'm going to look forward to that @bmthtrains - David. I've just started adding some ground detail to one of my curves so am looking for inspiration. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmthtrains - David Posted January 2, 2023 Author Share Posted January 2, 2023 (edited) The next project is now underway - the twin industrial units that will sit at the front of the layout. The basic parts have been primed ready for painting, but I need to wait for a second copy of my etch sheet to arrive - when I drew it up I had only planned on having a single building and didn’t include enough spares to make two. It means I’ll have plenty of spare window parts and OHLE details for any future projects at least. David Edited January 2, 2023 by bmthtrains - David 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmthtrains - David Posted January 21, 2023 Author Share Posted January 21, 2023 A little bit of delicate glueing today has meant the ROC and the signal gantry are both now permanently in place. If I have time over the next week or so I’m hoping to build and add the three OHLE portals for this board and then the background and track areas are complete. Lots to do in the foreground after that! David 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold AndrueC Posted January 21, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 21, 2023 (edited) Looking fantastic as ever. Really good job. Edited January 21, 2023 by AndrueC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmthtrains - David Posted January 21, 2023 Author Share Posted January 21, 2023 A couple of running videos: 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmthtrains - David Posted January 22, 2023 Author Share Posted January 22, 2023 I’ve decided to bid for the national lottery licence when it next comes up. The new game will be everyone in the country, all 70 million people, will be given a rake of Dapol wagons and anyone who can run it around a layout twice without it either derailing, uncoupling in random places, spontaneously bursting into flames or otherwise, will win the jackpot. The odds of winning will be lower than the current game of course. Potentially the last photo of my Dapol stock before I hurl it out of the window below: David 2 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmthtrains - David Posted January 22, 2023 Author Share Posted January 22, 2023 Slightly terrifying first experience of standing the boards up on end (it’s how the live when not in use) after the ROC has been stuck down. It’s quite heavy but thankfully the liberal amount of superglue under it seems to be holding. David 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonas Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 4 hours ago, bmthtrains - David said: I’ve decided to bid for the national lottery licence when it next comes up. The new game will be everyone in the country, all 70 million people, will be given a rake of Dapol wagons and anyone who can run it around a layout twice without it either derailing, uncoupling in random places, spontaneously bursting into flames or otherwise, will win the jackpot. The odds of winning will be lower than the current game of course... Have you tried magnetic hunt couplings between the wagons at least? That’s the best option for the JNAs I found. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold AndrueC Posted January 22, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22, 2023 3 hours ago, bmthtrains - David said: I’ve decided to bid for the national lottery licence when it next comes up. The new game will be everyone in the country, all 70 million people, will be given a rake of Dapol wagons and anyone who can run it around a layout twice without it either derailing, uncoupling in random places, spontaneously bursting into flames or otherwise, will win the jackpot. The odds of winning will be lower than the current game of course. I'd take up that challenge. I had problems with some JNA wagons (wouldn't run on my previous layout at all) and some green twin bogey box pairs which kept uncoupling. But I currently have two coach sets (four coaches + diesel), a five car HST, a coal train with 14 21T wagons, a silver bullet train with six tankers and two Cargowagon sets with five wagons in each. All will run without uncoupling although the HST does require one of the coaches to be in a particular place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmthtrains - David Posted January 22, 2023 Author Share Posted January 22, 2023 I’ve found the Hunt couplings have made things slightly less horrific overall but still there seems to be only 1 specific combination of wagons in a particular order, facing a particular direction, on a particular track that allows them to run more than 1m without dramatically leaping off the rails… David 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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