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Hi Paul Please take care with ur chopper ! Cheers John

Hi Paul Not a very pretty sight at the mo, hope you didn't do the work in the dining room Looking forwards to seeing it after a bit of Fettling has taken place and to hear if it will be staying or if it has to go. I must add however that I think it looks the part so we might be OK. Cheers John

Hi Paul Yeah , I'll go along with that, it's quite a good write up actually. Just one question, What are U going to use as a table when U start work on the scenics ? :-) Cheers John

Ref #86 pic No 1, Many more comments like that might find you carrying you own tackle in and out of the hall at the next exhibition Mr Stivesnick :-) and in any case this bidirectional working can get very confusing as the man with a cup of coffee in the hand will testify. Cheers The Operators

Cheers Ben, very nice pics, very nice layout and a very nice day out. Considering it was the first time out the minor electrical fault (bad contact through a couple of points on the factory branch) was not really worth a mention. Cheers John

Hi Nick Looks like you are cracking on now and the model is beginning to look more like a railway. With the nights drawing in and with Autumn approaching you should make the debut exhibition next spring with no trouble. Don't forget to tell your followers that we will be at Newark on the weekend of 21/22nd Sept with Horseley Fields and invite them to come and have a word. Cheers John

Hi Nick ............I would put it all down to bad planning,....we could do one of two things, one lower the road...,two lower the bank then the boards might fit as intended..... I think the Carpenter said he was going on a long holiday in the not too distant future so I am not sure if you will catch him before he sets off........ Looks like we will have to buy still more plywood ! Cheers John

Hi Nick ........Thanks for the update,looks like you are making good progress. Due to its comparatively large size I think that the warehouse will look quite impressive when the smaller details are added......Yeah! I like it a lot...Keep up the good work. Cheers John

....Anyone looking for help on the following box conversions please go to link. GF container flat Dapol Collett coach GF Class 66 GF 100T Bogey Tank Wagons NGS Kit 009a Polybulk bogey wagon Union Mills Tender drive GF/Bachmann VGA GF Mk 3 bogie coach GF Bachmann Class 50 Modifying stock to take Dapol Easy Shunt magnetic couplings - Modifying & Detailing RTR stock - RMweb Cheers John

Hi Ian.... Thanks for posting the above pics,I do not have any VGA's in need of conversion at the moment but I am sure that those that do will find the pics most helpful. As the members in the south west would say " it Looks like a proper job" and I like the strengthening loop that you have added and the side pieces you have left from the original moulding will also help to hold the coupling in place, I don't think that one will move far. I look forward to seeing a pic of your bogie conversion, I have not done one yet but I think there could be a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth before all bogie conversions are complete, so I think any advice would be much appreciated all round. Any members looking to uncouple similar trains in a hidden siding etc and in the same place every time mind find the tips given on our HF thread useful, See...link.......Horseley Fields - N Gauge layout (was Dibben Junction) - Layout topics - RMweb - Page 8......#103----#106..... We have been using the decouplers very successfully for about a year now albeit with the factory fittet NEM sockets. Cheers John

Hi Ian,... If your observation is correct then a good way to search for lost springs would be to use a large magnet.......Tip !... try not to loose them in the first place by working in a shoe box or large plastic bag......Tip.2...This might not appeal to everyone but I have cut several of the magnets in half and so get two for one.The main advantage being that one does not need to remove so many sleepers but the disadvantage is that shunting to align the couplers over the magnet must be very precise and there needs to be marker of some sort on or near the track to achieve this. Another tip for newcomers to this latest uncoupling craze is to remember that space must be left at the rear of the train so that it can be pushed backwards off the magnet or the wagons will not recouple...Like some other members I have given up with the delayed action but otherwise find that they do work very well. Cheers John

Hi Nick From what I can see of it I think you building looks very suitable as a track-side building and the Dries have been modeled very well indeed. It is no doubt a trick of the light but it looks like there is a light on a pole shining to the right above the roof of the Dries. . I like car to the right of the chimney parked on the grass and the sheep, will you be keeping them ?... and that chimney, Wow !. . It's a bit late now but there was a modeling challenge on the RM web, you could have entered loads of models. Thanks for the update and we look forward to seeing the bridge over the river......,. the river........has it actually got a name ? Cheers John

Hi Jo Thanks for the update Considering the size of your model I think you have done a marvelous job on the crane and pallet grab and the whole really looks the part.If I was to be really critical,I would say the lorry body is a tad short.ie not enough overhang behind the rear wheels but at this late stage in the build it is not going to be worth the effort to alter it. As you say with a coat of paint and the right transfers it should turn out to be a really nice model.Keep up the good work! Cheers John