Smoking gun

Very nice vegitation, looks overgrown and neglected.

Martin

Yes, the model has to fit in a box measuring 8 x 8 x 6 inches.

Regards,

Martin

Hello,

Nice photo, I do like a pannier tank.

Martin

Hello,

For the tank ends have you thought about using the concave end of a soft drink or beer can?

It's not something I've done myself but I have seen it on the 'net somewhere.

Martin

Hi,

Have you seen these metal cows and other animals:

http://www.minibits.net/animals/20mm-animals/

Regards,

Martin

Hi Luke,

One way of dealing with the magnet between the rails as you have positioned them is to take a photo of a short length of ballasted track, print it out full size on a piece of good quality paper or thin card, cut out a length of the ballasted sleepers from your printed photo and then stick it down on top of the magnet. It won't look quite as good as fully ballasted track but it will look better than just the magnet.

I hope that helps,

Martin

So, I have a solution, it's slightly drastic but after testing it, it works perfectly so here it it. I will use the kadee uncoupling magnets I bought but put them between the rails by removing a narrow strip of sleepers and gravel. Asethetically they won't look so good but from an operatinal view they will be fantastic. I will only glue them down with a tiny dot of glue so they'll be easily removable. Here's a picture of it on my test piece of track.IMG_20181127_180822333.jpg At least with this method I won't derail my wagons!

Hi Luke, you've made good progress with this layout and I'm looking forward to seeing the buildings finished and the final detailing when your studies allow.

Martin

A lovely little layout, my wife likes it and she has very good taste.

Hello,

I agree with all Marc has said above, and I too look forward to seeing this develop.

Martin

Hi Luke,

Looks very nice and the lighting rig seems to give just enough light.

Martin

Hi Stu,

Very atmospheric scene.

Martin

Hi Steve,

Good to see all four boxfiles together. I hope you enjoyed the show and you had lots of interest.

Martin

Hi Jerry,

The ballasting and greenery are really pulling this little scene together. The trees look fine to me too.

Martin

Hello.

I really like the track, ballasting and other groundwork. The buildings and lorry are very good too.

Martin

Hi Thomas,

Very nice modelling. A very nice small layout.

Martin

Very nice Steve.

Martin

Thank you for making the effort to replace the photos in this thread. It's an inspirational layout.

Martin

I had a similar problem with sawing 12 mm gauge track, an alternative method I have used is to file through the the track using a triangular needle file. You could also mark the length required, remove from the sleeper base and then saw to length.

The easiest method is to use a cutting disc in a mini drill.

Martin

For the name "Sweeney Todd Sidings" or "Pudding Lane".

Martin

Hello Milano,

A Google image search found these two entries with the photo intact:

http://philsworkbench.blogspot.co.uk/2011/07/have-workbench-will-travel.html

http://philsworkbench.blogspot.co.uk/2011/06/plan-for-panel.html

If you click on the label "layout in a box" at the foot of the second link it will show more posts with some details.

Regards,

Martin 

Looking good, Steve.

Very inspirational set of modules.

Martin

Hi Steve,

Good modelling there. Even the grottiest building has potential, you just have to see it.

Martin

Hi Stu,

You don't need a complete drum just an arc from the rim, as to closing the door I have seen sliding heavy fire doors which use a weight on a piece of rope to pull the door shut, the channel the door moved along had a slight slope towards the "closed" end. I hope this makes sense.

Martin

Now solved, BRM responded to my "unsubscibe" email.

I too am fed up of the emails from BRM I have tried sending a reply to them with unsubscribe in the subject but it hasn't worked. I have checked the box in my account on this forum.

When I view the whole email there is an unsubscribe link in brackets, (https://outandaboutlive.us8.list-manage.c=

om/unsubscribe?u=3Dc4535fd8aad1d462557790604&id=3Dc23b5295b1&e=3De9f017202c&=
c=3D8ca671ea4c)

When I paste this address in my browser it doesn't go to the correct webpage.

Please help.

Thank you Martin

Looking very nice, has the atmosphere of a chemical plant. The weathering of the building and environs is very good.

Looking forward to seeing the track finished.

Martin