Gilbert

24s work quite well...

I'n not unhappy with the body. The chassis however is playing up a bit....I may actually have to buy a decent one... As for D6700....you are a very bad person....

Would Sir like details?

Can't see the attraction myself......

For most of us modelling is what we do in our spare time. If there's a better use of the time - which may indeed just be to do "nothing" so be it....

Halfords at its best......

Don't worry Rob - there's still time to really screw it up....

We have progress......everything loosely connected for testing. Testing completed the Kaplon tape and Blutak were deployed... Then some black PVC tape and an armless driver It fits...and despite the kinky coupling rod works rather well.

All coming together very nicely Rob. The colours and tones look good. Chris

Not as much as I am

Which has now arrived courtesy of Digitrains. We are back on track....

That's better..and equally spectacular

That is excellent! But noting the bike are we off topic here just saying....?

The hound insisted we go trainspotting again today. She'd obviously been looking at Real Time Trains...

Sadly when they are within 10m for 2 days it gets a bit wearing...

and various operators and helpers engaged in being really busy...

and a bit more from 2018

Wargaming ( I know) at Stow 2018..

and here's a picture of Cheltenham stalwart Mike Walker at Stow.....with a friend...

Gare de Brindille at the European Model Railway exhibition in late 2019.

Its an age thing....

I don't know if this is the right forum for this but as its a general suggestion or tip I'll put it here...apologies to Andy if it needs to go somewhere else. There has been some discussion about the pleasure to be derived from "getting round to it" in another topic. This prompted me to dig out this Bachmann BDA (which has been waiting about 18 months) and finish off the light weathering and add a load. Much satisfaction achieved. Dig out those unfinished projects... Chris

There's something very therapeutic about repairing stuff or finishing stuff you've sidelined rather than starting new projects.....nice work. Chris

There a number of other threads about KDs on 00 stock but here are a few random thoughts I recently wrote down for a friend: I use a combination of NEM (#17-20) in pockets. Face of coupler neeeds to be level with buffer face. But where possible I install boxes for more reliable operation - necessary on a show shunting layout! As most operation on my BR layouts is one-ended I often use a brake van with a boxed KD as the coupler I shunt with rather than a NEM Kadee on a loco. To be fair you can get away with the NEMs most of the time. Get a KD height gauge - the latest plastic version has two ends one for the coupler and one for the height of the platform - and is insulated - www.modelrailwaysdirect.co.uk/spares/kadee-kde206-kadee-206-ho-scale-insulated-coupler-height-gauge/ Its worth getting a between-track magnet to play with - Code 100 is same as HO and for C75 I use a C83. Don't try an undertrack magnet unless you are going to make it fold down - too powerful for UK steel axles - US HO stock is mainly non-magnetic Dapol have very floppy NEMs that's their main problem. Bachmann are some times out as well - they use a stepped horn hook on some stock. I've had to replace a few of those. Older stuff with screw on tension hooks will probably need some surgery. Bachmann sometimes have screw-on NEM holders which can be removed and probably replaced if you ever re-cycle the stock for sale etc. I'd also experiment with NEM KDs before you go mad with a knife and file - they sometimes work well. I think the placing and height of magnets is key to the success of NEM KDs. I do get some wins...but my layouts are very tight... Do lots of testing! Some fots: https://www.flickr.com/photos/103471893@N02/albums/72157715034012277 Chris