long island jack

back to blue 375 Kensington O 288 Swindon 412 Newcastle 427 Edinburgh Ray

Some one off liveries 501-502 Workington 197 Oxenhope 027 Eastfield 116 at some open day which i can't recall,need help!! Ray

how about a bit of super power for the selafield acid tanks!!!! 33030-025,37218,20305-901 at Workington Ray

a few sector ones 147 Newport 156 Crewe 186 Stafford 207 Doncaster 316 Camerton 354 Warrington B Q Ray

How about some of Buxtons best 677 Carlisle 678-688 Tinsley 678 Carlisle 679-682 Doncaster 680 Buxton 682-680 peak forrest 685 Warrington B Q Ray

use the 36B type wire gives plenty of support!!!!!!!!!! Ray

Honest Jordon, i only bought one!! and for the price you would have thought Trix would have got all the details right!!!,I'm laid up at the moment so i have a bit of time to do the caboose,but not much else!!! Here she is in her first revenue earning service,doesn't she look bootifull!!! Ray

boiler running dry on 015!!! Ray

What a difference a day makes, 24 little hou............. Done most of the other modifications,(weights,grab irons) except couplers and roof walk,reading up on NYC 19000 caboose i found that there roof walks where only 4 boards wide and no gaps in between un-like the Trix one which has gaps and is 5 boards wide,i'm going to live with that till i have a chance to build a new one,it may cause a talking point at a exhibition,but to be honest don't think many people will notice (but i'm sure there will be one),she's all weathered and ready for the next time the layouts out at a exhibition, which is St Albans in January. May see you there. Ray

Yepeeeeee! i done it, finally got myself a NYC caboose, only took me 2 years to find,but i would have missed it if it wasn't for Doctor Quinns vigilance,thanks Nick i owe you one. The original owner has started some of the modifications,shortened the stack,moved the grabs irons nearer the body and added Titchy trains bettendorf trucks,which look ok,(they,ll do for now) but i think the Kadee 581 T section bettendorf is the one i need?. Had it a part (like a kid with a new toy) fully detail inside, which you can't see from the outside!!,needs couplers changed,(to do away with Trix swing coupler thingy) then brakes added on the 2 inside axles,last of all a load of weight, about 2.5 oz,then she just needs weathering and she ready for the road. To say i'm happy is a understatement (little things amuse,little minds) don't you just love it when things like this happen ,i do,well i think this deserves a drink to celebrate. Ray

A bit more blue 281 Warrington B Q 295 York 297 Man Vic 356 Crewe Ray

I'm in the bike spoke camp as Jack(KISS),found it 100% reliable (only operator error lets it down) The spdt on-on switch is there to lock the point in place,this was added after a failed attempt with servos(had to take springs out of the points) which were not reliable enough for me(thats another story),you could fix wires to the switch for frog power,i've been using this system for years,nothing new,but i'm still getting people asking how my points work and showing them under the layout!! Ray

north of the border 460 Haymarket 546 Aberdean 636 Carstairs 630 Waverley Ray

for a change Dutch in Scotland!! all at Dingwall 156-070 inverness 175 eastfield Ray

Tractors on shed 112 haymarket 114 inverness 310 motherwell 402 fort bill Ray

A bit more BR blue 034 Bristol tm 051 Bristol tm 114,238,368,123,288 stratford 116 dover 163 liv st 231 preston Ray

a few more 002 newport 017 woking 037 kings x 044 bristol t m Ray

A couple more 001 plymouth 001 totnes 014 Newton Abbot 034 teignmouth Ray

Of the two NSE liveries i'm in the toothpaste camp! 019 Waterloo 032 Exeter ST David 034 Reading 044 Doncaster works Ray

Andrew Only started drinking bengali tiger because of the poor choice in my local spoons (10 pumps,3 abbots,1 ruddles,1cider and 3 available soons),don't know if we''ll get them on draft in our neck of the woods!(we've only just got water!!) On the modeling side done very little,(weathered 2 s1's,here's some photo's of the pair on the local) just can't seem to get going. 415-420 arriving with the morning local due to the length of the train some cars were left the other side of Rust st Backing the 2 loaded hoppers past ICU Mirrors (dog still barking at that mirror) up the spur to Central Hospital (they still have a coal fired boiler) next job, picking up loaded gon from team track and placing it in train droping a box car at Tino Tools Now over to switch 3 Crowns spotting a 40' (were ever i moved that bloke was always in the picture) Last job picking a box car from Goldberger doll (bit quite today,but wait till it's Christmas) Train made up,brake test done,time for a cupper before they set off Heading back across Rust st,nearly done for the day,just a Reefer to pick up on the way back. I'm out at Shipley on the 20/21 November,if any ones in the area come and say hello. Ray

Well Ian,where do i start,all i can say is my present tipple is Bengal tiger (just got back from a pleasent afternoon drinking it ,hic),but what i can say , their is NO bad beer, just some are better than others,that is my opinion,i not forcing anyone to try it or saying this is the right way or wrong, i'm sure you would agree, Ian.(twisting his arm) Again it's all down to ones personal taste,some like lager,some like wine,thats their choice. We all need educating along the way,but if someone likes lager/wine/tea(or code 100 track) who are we to say thats wrong,why not let them enjoy what they enjoy,life really is to short. Don't get me started on relig..............................,not interested!!!!!!!!!! Ray

I enjoy building layouts,also enjoy doing exhibition,especially the social side and meeting up with friends,i also love beer!!! As to would i do anything different building a permanent layout,no,i'm quiet happy with what i do and how i do it,sure things could be done better, like track,detailing stock etc,put these things aren't at the top of my list,some people say that track is everything and must be so so,thats there choice and i'm not the one to knock them, i'm happy with code 100/83. Detailing stock just means more to break of,i've lost count how many grab irons i've had to glue back on. It's all down to ones personal tastes and abilities,most of the above only show up when you start taking photos and at the end of the day it's a hobby,not a profession for me,i'm not saying what i do is right,but i'm also not saying this is the way to go either,if we did everything by the book, how long would it take to build that layout,part of the fun is building it,but also part is operating it,taking a few short cuts on the way(ready to run track/stock) helps us(me) to get to our goal. Now where do i start on beer..................! Ray

Neville Glad you like my epic and you got some good ideas,we can all learn from each other,here's a couple more photo's for your folder. On a bit of a downer with modeling at the present,done now't for months,(even tried the planning on the beer mat routine while in the pub,to no avail,but won't let it beat me,i'll keep trying at the pub!!!) hopefully when the layouts at Shipley in September it may give me my mojo back. Ray

Got a couple of new locos at Tvnam finally got time to try them out on the layout,they just need sound decoders(more burbling Alcos for Jorden!!) and a bit of weathering NYC RS1 PC RS11 Ray

With all the protests done and dusted and with a resounding win for the public at large and one in the eye for the accountants,normal service has resumed. It's time to start putting things away in there boxes and start my check list to make sure i don't forget something,this will be the first of many and i still manage to forget things!!!!! See you all on Saturday,lets hope it's a good one and there's loads of heads through the doors! Ray p.s only 4 days to go!!!!!!!!