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Midland Railway Company
phil_sutters replied to technohand's topic in Pre-Grouping - Modelling & Prototype
Two good-looking locos. I wish my spring cleaning turned up such goodies. -
Altering low relief buildings
phil_sutters replied to Halton Boy's topic in Modelling Questions, Help and Tips
Don't forget that Fair Price kits are plain board - you will need to paint it if the plain surface is what you want. If not, you will need to apply a suitable layer of moulded plastic, embossed card or brick paper. -
Altering low relief buildings
phil_sutters replied to Halton Boy's topic in Modelling Questions, Help and Tips
If you are going to chop panels about, why not start from scratch using plastic brick, stone, tile or slate sheets by the likes of Slaters or South East Finecast. There will be a host of detail accessories you can add - doors, roller shutters, vents, air-con units, drain pipes etc. The 3D printing market is bringing out new stuff daily. I don't know about 7mm scale, but in 4mm there are several laser cut kit manufacturers of low relief modern warehouses. Their kits tend to have the main wall as a flat panel, so you can decide on the depth and build out just as much as you need. -
OO Gauge Ultra Modern Warehouses
phil_sutters replied to Ravel's topic in Modelling Questions, Help and Tips
A couple of examples - they do others https://www.scalemodelscenery.co.uk/kx007-oo-low-relief-industrial-unit-side-wall-1-oo--4mm--176-8176-p.asp https://www.scalemodelscenery.co.uk/kx060-oo-low-relief-modern-industrial-unit---oo--4mm--176-9997-p.asp Later ---- They actually have a page with all their modern industrial buildings on it. https://www.scalemodelscenery.co.uk/oo-gauge-industrial-buildings-51-w.asp/#modern All the stuff I have had from SMS has been well designed and good value. Another series of laser cut buildings I have heard good reports of, although I haven't bought from them is Fair Price.Their kits are, as their name suggests, very competitively priced. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124512591490?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20201210111451%26meid%3D212881df80be40238b9c6d3a4f56ecbe%26pid%3D101196%26rk%3D11%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D166712023610%26itm%3D124512591490%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D4429486%26algv%3DSimplAMLv5PairwiseWebWithBBEV2bAndUBSourceDemotionWithUltimatelyBoughtOfCoviewV1&_trksid=p4429486.c101196.m2219&itmprp=cksum%3A124512591490212881df80be40238b9c6d3a4f56ecbe|enc%3AAQAJAAABMKAGZatwWrSFioKhyF05YYps7xtgOI2Vu0BqB4BERv%2FNTfrUNkP50TZAJfREiGj7R%2BA2x2E5zTqSs43jfR6uCcmt8%2B%2BTUdobg9SfOq%2BIqjUBndYE9Gnl7KlKOMVjnkjucnYwAQgZYa%2BnGHgWAbxmImZKdOyDbzurSz2zlNxJaueVkXKYNq8P3hIirTYxHJ%2BmbRZM7MUjTyDWaHqaH8X%2B6Q0nbwt8fawanaYW3G1rrVNOuZDC8R7ctAOThMBLjn5phM0OW3Qzj3uZmB7Typh58%2BPgBw9tfwUgVHIgjHsZ5L7D80lWJQB1hBa3VOgs1xwDlMWjDoDk7LqwzkwwjBCoMxXLAgtqlZAI7PUFkQO87XxQjkZ4MKJYZYo25DtkE2P1sS8HmNHvUSy0wPEGPJ7jXs4%3D|ampid%3APL_CLK|clp%3A4429486&itmmeta=01HVYYRAH5KQW09ZPZZVVRQGM2 -
The Forest of Dean is good for you!
phil_sutters replied to Oldddudders's topic in Modelling real locations
Here's a prescription to lift your spirits - from my family archive - The Ivins figure in my family tree three and four generations back. 1886 in English Bicknor in The Forest. -
A useful P.D.F. file library thread.
phil_sutters replied to C126's topic in UK Prototype Discussions (not questions!)
'pictures on Flikr' or Flickr even! -
Regional Railways DMU workings & formations
phil_sutters replied to BrakeCoach's topic in UK Prototype Questions
This looks like two 155s coupled together on a Hereford to Oxford service in 1991 and another pair on a Cardiff to Penzance service in 1988. -
Our local bus companies have tracker apps which allow you to check whether a bus is coming and to track their progress on the map. Handy, especially for those stops which don't have a display on the bus stop.
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Will a whacked out sign do instead? Something about the speed limit on the Sussex Ouse, just north of Newhaven.
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Didn't the Romans prefer to go straight, across the terrain rather than curve around the hills - so not 'flatnav'.
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They must be some of the layout bases with the hills and valleys already moulded on. Tricky to get Set Track to suit the curves. Better use flexible.
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Bunds perform a useful function, although they may not normally get their feet wet. We have recently had them installed on the flood plain around the Ouse estuary in Newhaven and upstream. In town they are concrete walls. Up stream they are earth ridges running on either side of the river, set back from the river itself, so that they can allow a degree of flooding without putting houses and too much farm land at risk. The river banks were already built up with earthworks on each bank, sometimes as much as 2 metres above the surrounding fields.
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Mind you their neighbours next door have even less to hide their blushes. In fact they look absolutely frozen. At least they are a bit more modest and less full-frontal!
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Which message is more eye-catching? Probably meant to complement each other. Let's hope they all get something warm soon. Does Victoria know the company you are keeping David? David Mitchell on the cover of his book 'Back story' looks suitably embarrassed.
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Are you dreaming of a clean window - pre-Raphaelite style? http://www.ipernity.com/doc/philsutters/48513594/in/album/1230146
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At about 525 feet above sea level - hardly the depths of Somerset! Good looking models though. Former resident of Coleford - probably at about 480 ft .
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You could find some here, although their main ranges seem to favour larger commercials - https://www.roadtransportimages.com/shop/category/transfers
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Single line working through platforms
phil_sutters replied to PortLineParker's topic in UK Prototype Questions
My recollection is that Henstridge did not have a loop, although Stalbridge did. I suspect that in reality the entrance and exit of the loop were on a far more gradual curve than your sketch shows and many not have presented such a need for slowing, but I am sure there will be someone, probably from the signalling fraternity, who can give a more helpful answer. -
Guide to railway pubs and breweries
phil_sutters replied to Liam's topic in Modelling musings & miscellany
South East - Lancing - The Railway Uckfield - The Station Oh I do like the oh so appropriate locos shown on the signs. By the way BBC South East news, reporting on yesterday's rail strike, used a head on view of a London Overground train to illustrate its news item! Has Sadiq's plan to take over all commuter services in the south east come to pass already? -
Guide to railway pubs and breweries
phil_sutters replied to Liam's topic in Modelling musings & miscellany
Which ever way you leave London Road Station, Brighton, you will come across a pub - from the south side there is the Signalman and on the north side there is the Open House - nice art work, but the architecture is largely hidden by shrubbery. -
DUNGENESS SHINGLE BALLAST, how to model?
phil_sutters replied to fulton's topic in Modelling Questions, Help and Tips
A couple of illustrations of the Sussex sand and shingle - one a very distant view, another a very close-up. The bucket load a couple of posts up looks a good match. One problem I guess is that sand can change colour when wetted. If that is then made permanent with PVA or similar, you may get left with a darker or redder shade than you intended. The 'esplanade' sand was blown across the road and settled against a wall on the other side. Taking sand & shingle from the beach itself is only permitted with a licence - I think. -
Wasn't Min a character referred to in the Goons? Or was that person female? Does that matter these days?