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    Sandy Hill layout in Cornwall. BR blue 00 gauge

    in Layout topics

    Posted

    Thanks Craig,

     

    I had a look on their site, couldn't find it for a price. The only thing I have seen close to it (as I want this kind of bridge) is an old Lima design made of plastic which would probaly be better as I need it for a curved section. Again I've been looking for one or two of these for around a year now. Last seen in 1997 catolouge I have. I guess I'll just need to keep looking.

     

    Regards,

     

    Mark

    EBay madness

    in Ebay Topics

    Posted

    I think it was last week or the week before a Bachmann intermodel ASDA pack went for £47.53+postage. I put my pre order into Rails for £24.50.:D

     

    Mark

    EBay madness

    in Ebay Topics

    Posted

    Did anyone notice the flangeway snow ploughs (£25) sell for £36+£4 postage tonight. Last night a Bachmann Royal Mail TPO (£30) sold for £55+£5 postage. Does no one actually look at retailers anymore? Best of it was there was a weathered TPO selling for £27 buy now.

     

    Absolutely Nuts!

     

     

    Mark

    updating hornbys class 37

    in Kitbuilding & Scratchbuilding

    Posted

    Great progress, I'm following with great interest and looking forward to painting the loco. I've held onto a Hornby RF split head and have been thinking what I can do with it. Sold all other DC locos ages ago and forgot about this one when we changed over to DCC, might give it a bash when I decide what livery I want. Great insperation.

     

    Regards,

     

    Mark

    Rannoch Moor

    in Layout topics

    Posted

    Hi Mark,

     

    Looking fantastic. Would love to see it in the flesh (one day may be). The trees do look good. I'm nursing seamoss just now. Got about 30 of them growing just now, just babies though. I could do with some of that sunshine your on about. lol

     

    Best regards,

     

    Mark

    Rannoch Moor

    in Layout topics

    Posted

    I really like the bridge Mark. I have spent the last week searching the web for a bridge I would like to add to my layout. I have noticed a large amount of bridges built to the same design as yours, but on my search I came across these images collapsed bridge . Some will have undoubtedly seen it before, but it was new to me and maybe others.

     

    Best regards,

     

    Mark

    DCC Sound Videos

    in DCC Sound

    Posted

    Well here is my humble controbution to this thread. We only have three at the moment. I apologise for the fuctions not being in the correct order. This driving experience is all new to me.

     

    A class 47 Zimo DCC sound (Bachy Windsor Castle Ltd Edition) only ever run for this video. Fans removed and with a bass enhanced speaker.

     

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5Mn646fhG0

     

    A class 37 SWD sound (now sporting 37401 Mary Queen of Scots large logo body). The first half is with standard speaker, the second half of the video has standard speaker and a bass reflex mounted in the tanks.

     

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF2LW3lFOQE

     

    A class 57 SWD DCC sound (Virgin livery). This has also had the fans removed with just the standard LokSound speaker mounted in a blue tack sound chamber.

     

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESPqjGMQD50

     

    All the best for now,

     

    Mark

    Waverley West, Princes St Gardens and Haymarket MPD

    in Layout topics

    Posted

    Dave's photographic time machine strikes again!

     

    Nice phots.

     

    They are fantastic photos, but there is something wrong in the photo. I've been in Edinburgh many times and I've never seen a fence that is that good, most are spread with car jacks, even if the have thirty foot drops at the other side. Now that I don't understand.:wacko: :lol: :lol:

     

    Mark

    Waverley West, Princes St Gardens and Haymarket MPD

    in Layout topics

    Posted

    Hi Mark,

     

    £75 if I remember rightly, which didn't seem too bad for a limited edition I've only seen once or twice before. If it had been the blue/grey version, I'd have bought it but I managed to resist the InterCity version, just. It was on the Moray's Models stand I think.

     

    Cheers,

    Dave

     

    Dave,

     

    Thanks for that. I've only seen them on that well known auction site going for around £65 although one 2nd hand was selling for £95 but it no. Fare play if they were £40-£50 if you want to take the chance, but you have no come back if anything is wrong.

     

    Mark

    Waverley West, Princes St Gardens and Haymarket MPD

    in Layout topics

    Posted

    Hi all,

     

    I found this thread as the name (Waverley West) was dropped in another thread. Thank goodness I took the time to find it. Absolutely fantastic! So much in such a relatively small space (considering what’s been fitted in).

     

     

     

    Now if you could get you to design me a layout in a third of that space………:D :D :lol: ………only kidding I have a track plan for my we square of railway heaven. Although it's always subject to change, at least until saw meets wood.;)

     

     

     

    Any way other than congratulating a spectacular layout,:good_mini: I wanted to ask, Can be so bold (being a new member on the forum). Would some one please forward a copy of the article to me? :blush_mini::blush: :blush: I’ve not yet tracked a copy on line yet. Just call me impatient to see it.:scratch_one-s_head_mini:

     

     

     

    If you PM me, I’ll bounce my email address back to you.

     

     

     

    I am more than happy to pay for a copy once found, I’ll even buy some ones copy (not that you would part with it, I wouldn’t)!

     

     

     

    Anyway,

     

     

     

    Many thanks if you can help.

     

     

     

    Best regards,

     

     

     

    Mark

     

     

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    Cliches on layouts

    in Modelling musings & miscellany

    Posted

    Am I the only one who thinks that actually it is all about the purpose of your layout? If you build the layout to please yourself, and few others ever see it, then presumably you may stuff it with cliches to the gunwales, or rigorously avoid them. If your aim is to build a layout to win prizes at notable exhibitions, maybe a more tempered approach is right? Really? What does an exhibition organiser want? He wants layouts that everyone appreciates - that's you and me (who think we know a thing or two), the dads and lads who always visit but don't really model to any extent, and the patient mums and other family members dragged along, who actually help underwrite our passion. Now they adore these cliches! Standing by a layout spotting all the clever things you thoughtfully included makes your layout their favourite.

     

    Only you know why you're modelling. Like so much in our hobby - your layout, your choices.

     

     

    I have read as far as this post and I think this about sums it up for me.

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    Rannoch Moor

    in Layout topics

    Posted

    (Phew.....:blink: :blink: :blink: ). Well it took all night with interuptions from the wife and the 4 year old, but I'm finally caught up with a great thread.

     

    I hope to be at MRS at the end of the month and look forward to putting a face to a name.

     

    All the best,

     

    Mark

    Bury, Thorn & Sons

    in UK Standard Gauge Industrial Modelling

    Posted

    Can I suggest a method for slate?

     

     

    If you cut strips of plasticard the depth of the slate, then cut ¾ across the strip to make the individual slate shingles. Glue to the roof from the bottom up (sounds obvious), do the same with the next strip and so on.

     

     

    When you place the next strip above and find that you may have two slates that line up and are not staggered, move your strip along effectively missing one slate out to continue the staggered look. Then when the roof is complete cut an individual slate and glue it below the missing space. It gives a very realistic rustic look and I think it will compliment your layout.

     

     

    Just an idea (if you get what I mean).

     

     

    Layout looks great!

     

     

    Best regards,

     

     

    Mark

     

     

     

    Just finished reading the thread (maybe I should have done that before posting), but I did not see the roof mentioned in any of the photos. If it is complete then the above idea could be one for the future.;)

     

    Regards,

     

    Mark

    Bury, Thorn & Sons

    in UK Standard Gauge Industrial Modelling

    Posted

    I've made a small office/toilet block building for the corner. It still needs guttering and an external pipe. Everything's scratch built, even the window frames and the slates are all individual, cut from plasticard. I've no idea what to use for the gutter though...

    I did get rather bored whilst fitting the slates on the office roof so I'm not looking forward to the roof of the loading bay... :blink:

     

    Can I suggest a method for slate?

     

     

    If you cut strips of plasticard the depth of the slate, then cut ¾ across the strip to make the individual slate shingles. Glue to the roof from the bottom up (sounds obvious), do the same with the next strip and so on.

     

     

    When you place the next strip above and find that you may have two slates that line up and are not staggered, move your strip along effectively missing one slate out to continue the staggered look. Then when the roof is complete cut an individual slate and glue it below the missing space. It gives a very realistic rustic look and I think it will compliment your layout.

     

     

    Just an idea (if you get what I mean).

     

     

    Layout looks great!

     

     

    Best regards,

     

     

    Mark

     

     

    Aberdeen Kirkhill T&RSD

    in Layout topics

    Posted

    Many thanks for the compliment Mark.

     

    If you're anywhere near the East Midlands (or even if you're not) please come and say hello at Nottingham Exhibition on 19th/20th March this year.

     

     

    Thanks for the invite I would love too see it in the flesh, but I'm at the south end of Loch Lomond. The only show I will be at this year is Model Rail Scotland.

     

    Best regards,

     

    Mark

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