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Very neat work, especially the bridge.

Cheers! Hopefully I'll be able to get a bit more done over the bank holiday weekend.

Hi Pete,

Really clever idea that with the balls! Will you buy the trees or make them from scratch?

Best regards,

Jeremy

Hi Tom,

You've nailed it! Track work looks great! Really wished I had been brave enough to build my layout based on Par using the finescale track work, it makes such a difference.

Best regards,

Jeremy

Looking good.I'm glad I'm not the only one to have problems with tranfer carried film. You might be able to get away with just overcoating them with Klear.Transfers sit best on a gloss finish - the carrier film shows up less. If you've got spares, I'd be tempted to remove the new numbers. Apply some Klear to the area and leave to dry. Reapply the numbers and leave to dry (over night). You can then coat over with matt/satin varnish to seal them before weathering.Where did you get the buffers from? I'm converting the coal sector class 37 to Petroleum sector 37 273 which had oval buffers rather than the round ones the model has.Happy modelling.Steven B.

Hi Steven,

I've just over coated the transfers with some Klear and I think i've got away with it!! The carrier film is much less visible now.

In terms of the brass buffers, I got them from N-Brass. They do make a difference to the appearance of the buffer beam area. Looking forward to seeing your petroleum sector 37!

Best regards,

Jeremy

Looking good Jeremy.Did you lower it or raise the bogies? I can't recall...In terms of the decals, I had that problem last year. I removed them and redid them with some Klear and they seem to sit a lot happier now.Give it a try...and then get weathering!

Hi Pete,

I raised the bogies on this one. Did you apply the Klear on first on your 37's and then put the decal on whilst the Klear was still wet?

Best regards,

Jeremy

Hi Pete,

This is coming along nicely. The great thing with this board is that you can run stock from all eras as I presume none of the buildings have changed much in the last few decades.

Looking forward to seeing those low level shots through the trees!!

Best regards,

Jeremy

Hi Tom,

I've been watching your layout progress and this is really starting to look amazing. I think the attention to detail is so important, especially in this scale.

Fantastic!

Best regards,

Jeremy

Hi Ian,

The card template did work well. It took several attempts though to get the arch looking right, which i drew out on paper first then transferred to card to install on the layout. Once I was happy with the look and, most importantly, the clearance for the locos and rolling stock to run underneath, I transferred this onto ply wood.

Best regards,

Jeremy

Hi Pete,

Thank you for your kind comments. Glad you like the bridge, I feel it's an important part to get right as its quite a prominent piece of architecture.

I'm thinking of using the stone foam sheets supplied by faller to cover it, which once painted should look the part.

I'll check out MSE's website. Thanks for the tip!

Best regards,

Jeremy

Hi Pete,

The 24 and 26 look fantastic! The weathering looks great! A real inspiration. Must have a bash myself with those MIG powders!

Best regards,

Jeremy

Hi Pete,

The black and white photos are very atmospheric, and that 24 is coming along nicely!

Best regards,

Jeremy

Looking good JeremyCertainly sits a lot better now lowered and the ploughs look good too.One thing you may have to watch is the clash between the raised bogies / snowplough and the pipe. I have this problem and am thinking of replacing the pipe with some soft wire as the Farish/Dapol one is a tad chunky too.You'll have more class 37's than me soon...

Hi Pete,

Thank you for your comments. I'll need to give this one a run around the layout to check the clearances with the snowploughs and buffer beam pipes. Thank you for pointing this out as i hadn't thought about this. Hopefully all will be ok!!!??!!!

My next 37 will be 37181 however I am tempted with 37196 "Tre Pol and Pen" in railfreight grey livery.

Best regards,

Jeremy

Nicely made adjustments Jeremy! Even the wonky dots and white rim on the headcode box!Certainly a candidate to have bash at weathering, 206 was always filthy, especially compared to 207.Kindest Regards,Jack

Hi Jack,

Thank you for your comments. Unfortunately i can't take credit for the wonky dots as this loco came like this.

I'll certainly be giving this one a good weathering though!

Best regards,

Jeremy

Hi David,

Before I cut the side frames off, I unclipped the bogie frame from the wheel set. The frame was then reclipped on and the side frames were then re positioned higher to close the gap between the body and the top of the bogies. I used plasticard as additional strengtheners and Faller Expert glue. I find this glue gives a good join but I left it to dry for an hour in between re-fitting each side frame.

Hope this helps.

Best regards,

Jeremy

What's the raising the bogies technique - sounds interesting?

I've cut away the bogie side frames and raised them on the bogies themselves. It gives a more prototypical look.

Best regards,

Jeremy

Hi Jack,

Looking good. I really want one those Tiger wagons!!!!!!

Best regards,

Jeremy

Brilliant Jack, when's the happy hour for a lovely pint of cornish ale!!??!!

Best regards,

Jeremy

Hi Pete,

This looks great and it's all come together very nicely. You have inspired me to build my buildings in card on my layout of Par. I also must say, your class 37 looks fantastic! How did you fix on the snowploughs?

Best regards,

Jeremy

We could start a thread dedicated to William Cookworthy class 37's!!!??!!!

Hi Pete,

The back scene looks great! It really captures the Scottish Highlands well. I have been following your blogs on the station building and it really is coming along nicely!

Best regards,

Jeremy

Thanks Pete. I'll check out TPM's website.

Hi Pete,

Many thanks for your comments on 37207. I was inspired to model this loco by your blog on lowering the Farish 37 bodies to get a more prototypical look. I think you posted this in your Coombe Junction blog.

I bought the transfers from precision decals and the nameplates from Shawplan. All the front detail pipes were from the detail pack and borrowed from the detail pack included in the Dapol silver bullets.

I'll post some extra pictures later on tonight. I still have to add the numbers and spray the Matt varnish to seal in the transfers.

Best regards,

Jeremy

Hi Nick,

The HST power car does look higher. It may be because I didn't firm the body shell down onto the chassis after plugging the DCC chip in. I'll check later.

Best regards,

Jeremy

Hi,

Nice trees! Are you making many of these?

Best regards,

Jeremy

Hi Pete,

Many thanks for your comments. To answer your questions, the Newquay branch crosses the mainline in the main storage roads and heads off into it's own storage siding, which i have yet to build but it will be about two roads. It was tricky to deal with as i would have liked it to connect to the main storage lines but the curve would have been too sharp.

You are right about the HST, the power car does look bigger than the MK lll's. Very odd as the whole train is Dapol! Still no news about their buffet car, is it still going to be released?

Best regards,

Jeremy