Brian D

You have to feel for The Rams having read this morning's papers. So, another London side in the PL next season to replace Fulham. That makes 6 London sides again, nearly a third of the league. You have to admire the "travelling support" of teams like mine. Could be worse I suppose with more south coast or "extreme" west country sides in the PL. Mind you - I can't see Exeter City, Plymouth or Torquay making the PL any time soon - apologies to anyone supporting any of these teams. I am always amazed by the number of Sunderland fans making the Southampton trip on a Monday (Sky TV) night, probably not getting home until the next morning. Although I was at Wembley living the dream for the first 56 minutes against Man City, the Southampton away Monday night gig is not for me.

Dear Frank, Thanks for your help in downloading this kit. It looks impressive and the kit construction notes and the general guidance notes are very comprehensive. I wish you well in your new enterprise. Regards,

My antivirus software did not like this download - it warned me about potential spyware content - so I obviously did not complete the download.

A fantastic experience for me at Wembley today, despite the fact that The Lads lost. When my son and I emerged from Wembley Park station we were both blown away by the sight of the sea of red and white travelling support - quite an emotional experience which continued down Wembley Way. It was a shame about the result but me and number one son dreamt the dream for 55 minutes before a truly world class strike got the Mancs level and downhill from there for SAFC. We are still in the FA cup so, who knows, we could end up in another Wembley game or two soon - only the mighty Tigers to get past. But also there is the relegation fight to contend with. The PL results went our way today so we are still in with a shout I hope.

I too am not a 2mm person but this indeed looks good - shame about those horrendous auto couplings though.

No, we are too good for that - we have a halfway decent manager now (he said, fingers crossed...well, everything crossed basically!).

Haway the Lads. Two cup finals would be nice

I've spent a good hour or so catching up on this thread, A great nostalgia trip. I remember visiting the York Way shop just once I think in the 60s sometime in my school days with a friend when we used to whizz round the London Termini, at least those still exhibiting steam locos. I also remember Allen Brett Cannon at London Bridge - happy days, now so long ago. Central and even Greater London is now, by comparison, a model shop waste land!

Great stuff, Les. N gauge is not normally "up my street" but with my North East connections and knowing the area I really like this layout (love the White Steps which I remember as a lad). You must have good eye-sight though to plant 2mm scale leeks :-) Regards,

What can I say but "Like" to the power of 10 or even more. However (Oh no! Not the dreaded "however"), I don't think that the head on view of southbound departures headed by A3s and A4s are flattered by the (altogether forgivable) over scale tight curvature of tracks heading round to the fiddle yard. The front bogie wheels are just too far to the right of centre in my opinion to be "up there" with the standard of realistic photos posted on this magnificent thread to date. Just a very minor criticism on my part on what has been an incredible journey back in time for me, and I assume, countless other RMWebbers. Regards,

The Ashdon and Midport mk6 in the August 1986 Railway Modeller (and some of its circular predecessors) always appealed to me. Perhaps others on here might remember it. Regards,

Dear Jukebox, I have only today caught up with your news and you therefore have my best wishes for a speedy resolution of both your personal and resulting modelling issues. Things can only get better mate - onwards and upwards! All the best for the festive season and I trust 2014 will treat you much better. Regards,

Hi bigwordsmith, I have only now just caught up with this thread. What a great layout and an impressive collection of locos! Keep up the good work and those posts coming. Regards,

Get them on Ebay fast - you'll make a mint.

Sorry if my following remarks drag this off topic somewhat or have been adequately addressed elsewhere on RMWeb but to my relatively untrained (sorry for the pun - couldn't resist) eye, all of these A4s look superb, only spoiled in my eyes by the disproportionate size and whiteness of the headlamps which I also find glaringly obvious in all model railway magazine photos etc. where headlamps are fitted. Whilst it is imperative I think we would all agree to add correct head lamp codes to your layout trains, the size and whiteness is not realistic IMHO. There is surely a market for scale size lamps, admittedly the lamp handles themselves may be difficult to replicate to scale (is it this that makes them look disproportionately huge?). If you look at 1950s/1960s photos, even in colour, the headlamps are as not glaringly obvious as modelled currently. Just a thought. Regards, (edited to sound less like a rant)

I am not sure about the source of the attached "Dimensions Sheet" which cover all scales including O gauge. I think it was a freebie down load so hopefully copyright is not an issue and you might find it useful. Regards, dimension_sheet.pdf

Hi Coronach, Great layout, you should be pleased with your efforts. I especially love the "story" in your post 103 above which sounds eminently plausible and operationally correct. Keep up the good work and I look forward to seeing the layout evolve. Regards,

Yesss! Haway the Lads. Off the bottom. Onwards and upwards! Sorry, I'll shut up now - not had much to cheer about lately.

Dear "Dibber25", You mentioned a few "Greats" in one of your posts above. I think you can safely include yourself into this catergory. Well done and keep going. Regards,

It makes you wonder about the sanity of the people who appointed him in the first place.

Can't wait to see this layout in the flesh. Right up my street!!

Great work. Can't wait to see the overbridge completed.

Looks great, Matt. I particularly like the clouds on your back scene. How did you achieve this effect? Regards,

Gordon, Great news - Eastwood Town takes a huge step nearer completion. Looking forward to seeing the revised plan. Regards, Brian.