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What a nice looking layout. I saw this linked from a thread I was reading on truck net - http://railwayeye.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/britains-best-bridge-bashes-new-feature.html. Look at the third picture, I wonder when the driver realised that he wasn't going to make it under without losing his head?

Great looking layout Jo. I've looked through the thread and may have overlooked the post but how has the foam core baseboard held up and how do you attach/align the scenic section to the fiddle yard?

I really like this, the first picture looks great and I especially like that bland white familiar sky.

I think I may have seen all the photographs currently online, I suppose I was hoping someone might have an odd photo amongst their collection that showed these stations in the background that they didn't think was worth publishing online.

I don't suppose anyone has (or has seen) photographs of Shield Row (West Stanley) or Beamish stations amongst their unpublished collections? Pictures of the station goods yard areas and buildings seem thin on the ground.

Lots of interesting pictures on your site, I can't get enough of them so thanks for sharing. I live near Stanley and vividly remember my mam and dad taking my sister and I for walks to the park at Harperley and walking along the freshly stripped track bed with lumps of iron ore in abundance amongst the ballast. Porcy, do you have your pictures online? I for one would love to see them.

You've made a cracking job of that Tom, it's probably one of the best track weathering jobs I've seen in any scale never mind 2mm.

I was just reading your blog the other day and thought this topic may have been an update, the work so far looks great. I have a bit of an interest in this line myself, the J27 I'm building is meant for a layout based on the line when/if I ever get around to it. Looking forward to seeing this layout as it progresses.

The cardan shaft is a real bodge job, I haven't perfected the technique for making them so as soon as I made one roughly the right length I popped it in so I could play! The wire is from a guitar string (top E) I've had it years, bought on a recommendation from Andy Calvert to use as handrails on N gauge locos.

Unfortunately it was the only coin I had, have you ever tried stacking £50 notes on a 2mm chassis?

I have been very impressed with the capabilities of the Mashima 9/16 motor especially once the magnets have been chopped down to size as required for some of the Fence Houses kits. Here's a short video of a J27 chassis I'm working on, it hasn't run in 4+ months, hasn't been oiled, is only picking up from the tender and I didn't clean the tender wheels prior to recording the video. At one point I turned the controller down a little too much and you can see the motor briefly stall. There's still work to be done as there's a couple of tight spots but I'm very happy with how things are going.

Thanks for the response Rabs, I own a Taig (Peatol) lathe and this seems like a similar and popular modification for it too. I'll get around to it one day!

In post number 134 I'm curious about the top picture, is that some sort of milling attachment mounted on the cross slide? I tried clicking "reply quoting this post" but your post never appeared in the reply.

Quite, which was exactly why I posted it.

A couple of auctions that finished recently. Keep in mind that these are simply scans that could easily be duplicated as and when the seller wishes, he's onto a winner! http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RailPic-Cl-37-D6790-at-Consett-MPD-/370775775868?pt=UK_Collectables_Railwayana_RL&hash=item5653f55a7c&nma=true&si=lc1BdOmw2RAkwvjjrfrswYJHFvs%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RailPic-BR-Cl-24-diesels-D5105-06-at-Consett-/370775777897?pt=UK_Collectables_Railwayana_RL&hash=item5653f56269&nma=true&si=lc1BdOmw2RAkwvjjrfrswYJHFvs%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

I use https://www.vidahost.com/, I simply added my own site to the likes of google and posting a link on a popular message board seems to get search engines to pick it up, not that I'm too bothered about that, it's mainly a place for me to host pictures.

I made a D bit reamer (as explained in the Build an 0-6-0 2mm booklet) from a length of axle steel to tackle this job. All this involves is taking a piece of axle steel, file a flat at one end approximately 1/2" long so it resembles a D when looked at from the end and then file a slight bevel on the end. Then you have to temper the steel by heating it until it's red hot then plunge it into cold water. You can then use an oil stone on the flat to make the cutting edges nice and sharp. That's how I do it anyway and it works quite well.

You've made a lovely job of the trackwork.

I'm interested in how you went about fitting thrust bearings, do you have any photographs of how you set them up please?