cornish trains jez

Thanks Pete! Yes, that is 50030 Repulse awaiting its next turn of duty. I must admit, there has been a bit more modelling taking place since I got married! Best regards, Jeremy

Just need that buffet car now.I think Dapol are releasing it in the next month or so. Hopefully the TGS will follow soon! Best regards, Jeremy P.S The mesh is working out really well so thanks again for this. Just need to fix the cut pieces into position now! Very fiddly!

Stunning work Tom! Looking forward to seeing it in place on the layout. I may have missed this earlier on in the thread, but will the signal be operated electrically? Best regards, Jeremy

Good evening all, My second entry this week! I must admit, I have been fairly busy modelling over the past few days and the layout is starting to show some progress now. I have decided to get the platforms down on board two. The edging is Peco and as you will see from the photos, I have used card to strengthen the centre and also used as the platform top as I feel it provides a good texture to paint onto. I still have to scribe the paving onto the island platform which I will do later on in the week. Space has also been allocated for the island signal box. (I'm looking forward to building this - in plasticard this time). I'll also build and fix in the end ramps. Still lots to do!! Below are some more progress shots. Does it look like Par yet!!??!!??? I have posed my 6 car Dapol HST for good measure which really shows how long these platforms are. Come on Dapol, need that buffet car to complete the set!! As always, all comments welcome. Edging fixed into position using super glue to form a strong bond. Centre strengtheners glued into position using PVA. Platform tops cut to shape and placed into position. Best regards, Jeremy

Great! I'll pop along to the exhibition. Best regards, Jeremy

Thanks Pete! I've enjoyed working with the powders and will definitely use them again hopefully improving my skills as I go. Best regards, Jeremy

Nice one! Thanks for the advice! I spent a bit of time today blending the smoke stains into the roof a bit more. It's starting to look a little more realistic now. Best regards, Jeremy

Thanks for the tip. Do you paint this on or just put drops on the area of pigment?

Good evening all, I have decided to spend a bit of time weathering my Farish class 37 number 37206 and having bought some MIG powders about 6 months ago, it has taken me this long to pluck up the courage to have a bash at using them. I have already weathered this loco but I was just missing the smoke streaks on the roof. I have used the "Black Smoke" pigment to create some smoke stains on the roof using some photos from Flickr as reference. On the box it recommends using a drop of turpentine to fix the pigment. Are there any other methods of doing this? Maybe a drop of Klear? Any recommendations would be great! Here are the results. All comments and tips welcome. Best regards, Jeremy

Looking good Pete! Those etches make a massive improvement to the wagons compared to the originals. Looking forward to seeing them running through Paddock Wood. Which exhibition will it be at? Best regards, Jeremy

Top stuff Stuart! That looks really good! Best regards, Jeremy

That crane looks fantastic! Very neat work! Best regards, Jeremy

Thanks Pete! I have already ballasted one board out of the three for Par. Think I'll keep that as my final N gauge project and use easitrac for all future projects....... maybe St Blazey depot.....!!!! Best regards, Jeremy

Thanks Mark. I have thought about changing the track on Par to Easitrac, and whilst it does look so much better, I'm not sure if I have the heart to rip up the old track. My wife had just cleaned the floor so I jumped on the opportunity to get the layout out! Jack (the cat) likes to keep an eye on the layout progress! Best regards, Jeremy

Hi Pete, Some lovely signals there mate. Looking forward to seeing the pictures of them working. Best regards, Jeremy

Good evening all, Having received a parcel on Friday from the 2mmFS association packed full of easitrac, I decided to spend this afternoon threading the rails onto the sleepers. It has taken me approximately 45 minutes to an hour to thread both rails onto the sleepers/chairs to build a 550mm section. Thankfully the layout is small and it's not for my Par layout! I'd be here for days threading away!! However, the resulting trackwork quality and appearance is well worth the effort and patience. Having threaded 4 sections, It came to light that, unlike N gauge, there are no track joiners. Several minutes later I realised that the sections are joined together using a set of sleepers!! Well, here are a few progress shots. I have placed the four sections of track on the layout plan just to gain an idea of how it will look once it is fixed down. Also included is the latest addition piece of rolling stock. Kato/Hobbytrains lovely Re 6/6 locomotive number 11688 "Linthal" in swiss railways green livery, a typical loco on this scenic route. Behind it are 2 minitrix autotransporter wagons. (they will need their wheel sets changed or flanges trimmed down as they seem to roll along the tops of the sleepers) As always, all comments are welcome. Cat decides to come and sign off the work carried out so far! Double track mainline starting to take shape. Overall view of track built so far. Best regards, Jeremy

Just discovered this thread and your layout and buildings are absoluetly amazing mate!! Also love the video and the period music to go with really sets the scene and takes you back in time! Fabulous!! A real inspiration! Best regards, Jeremy

Thanks Pete! It's going to be a challenge. Ordered up my track yesterday so hopefully it will arrive next week and I can start threading the rails onto the sleepers and getting it into position on the board ready for fixing. Best regards, Jeremy

Hi Andy, Umm...yes, building in the kitchen isn't the best idea. I was asked "shouldn't you finish your other layout first?" !!! I think I will have a bash at the modules idea for the fiddle yards with the plug-in arrangement for the connector wires. I intend to use DCC so hopefully will provide smooth running. For the catenary, I will be using the excellent Somerfeld swiss outline masts. I used these on my previous swiss layout and they look superb once they are up, albeit really fiddly to install! Best regards, Jeremy

Hi Nick, I will be modelling to 1:160 scale but to N scale clearances for the turnouts (when I eventually attempt these)as TomE has used on his superb "Ropley" layout. I'll check out the fs160 website. Thanks for the link! Best regards, Jeremy

Good afternoon all, First of all, a happy new year to you all. I made my annual visit to the Warley exhibition in Birmingham last November and decided to join the 2mmFS association having been inspired by the 2mmFS layouts and boxfile 2mmFS layouts on this website. My thoughts were to attempt a small project involving the easitrac system. Having previously built a swiss layout in N scale, I decided to model a swiss themed 2mmFS layout as the sleeper spacings seem fairly similar (please correct me if I'm wrong), and there are no swiss 2FS layouts out there (that I know of) so thought I would have a bash at being the first! Before starting the layout, I decided to make a list of criteria to be considered: - The layout must be small enough so my wife doesn't realise that I am filling the house with railways! - A small project would mean that it wouldn't intrude too much on the progression of my longterm N scale layout based on Par station in Cornwall. - Use the easitrac system with only straight sections to build initially so that I can get used to building and laying the track before moving onto turnout construction. - A layout that can be added to in the future if I wish to do so. - Double track mainline - I will not be able to model scale length trains on this project however. - A swiss themed "moving picture" layout sweeping through the swiss alps - plenty of scope to model some great landscape! The track layout was drawn out in full size across 4 sheets of A4 paper using the track dimensions in the associations handbook ( I am still wrestling with Templot!!) I have designed and built 2 baseboards measuring 60cm x 22cm each giving me a scale length of 0.1 miles of track. The trackbed has been raised on the boards using 9mm ply wood so that I can create the effect of a double track mainline running round the side of the mountains. Next, I need to order up the track for construction and consider how and which system I am going to use for the fiddle yards at each end of the layout. Any suggestions most welcome on this. Below are some photos of progression to date. As always, all comments are welcome. Side and middle struts all cut up ready for assembly. Base frames assembled and trackbed placed, prior to gluing, giving an idea of the overall size of the layout. A few items of stock have also been purchased. Here is BLS loco Re465001 with an EWiv coach and driving trailer in the swiss green/grey colour scheme. Best regards, Jeremy