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Just checked what my YouTube subscriptions had posted and Roads and Rails have put up Richard’s latest video. Mallaig’s very own 37051 has not featured on the layout yet because I hadn’t fitted a decoder. But Richard has! And I think she sounds just perfect. I’m a excitable just hearing it but on reading Richard’s words in the description I’m positively hyped haha. I was ridiculously impressed with the speaker in the 20 but I think this may have gone one better. Can’t wait to welcome her home and the Fort William thrash merchants are excited too.

Both had been running fine. The first one failed after a few weeks and the second one has failed just now after months of perfect running. So I guess they could go at anytime.

I have a similar problem but mine does actually move albeit very slowly but the sound revs as if it’s running faster. This is the second one that I’ve had this happen to. They asked for the first to be sent back. I will contact support.

One of my pair was playing up this morning and it seems to be a motor issue so I will be getting in touch with support too. My other one had to go back last year. I found them very easy to deal with.

I must admit I am envious of those of you enjoying your Cavalex 56s. I would love one myself but can’t justify it. I’d love a Accurascale or Bachmann 31 and an Accurascale 50 too lol. Funds don’t permit purchasing locos that I don’t need for Mallaig at the moment even to run when no one is looking. Enjoy and feel free to share that joy on your YouTube channel when you get the time.

I acquired a blue with centre head code body about ten days ago as the base for converting into 108 but I held off the butchery as the next day Accurascale announced they were taking the real 108 to Model World Live and I suspended an announcement which would have been typical. No announcement so I shall progress. Great minds and all that. Good Luck with yours.

I really wanted a resin pour but there was no way I could contain it across that large open baseboard and two boards join that wasn’t exactly millimetre perfect. Toilet roll and pva was the route I chose, and layering with gloss varnish takes days but what is the rush? The main point is getting the colour right and this did take a few stabs. It’s been very rewarding so far and there is still much to do. Thanks for interacting, life alone in the attic can get lonely at timed so feedback and comments are welcomed and very much appreciated. Just have a go at various techniques. I have a few experimental boards here. My build is painfully slow but it’s because I’m learning, experimenting and flying solo but everything I share is the result of learning. Don’t settle for your first attempt if you’re not happy. Just keep bashing away. Good luck with your build but just be patient and keep trying until you are happy.

20048 was at Fort William for a period in the summer of 1984 and did do a passenger tern to Mallaig. I like this loco. To be honest Alain I watched it on your video and thought it sounded good already 👍

After a few attempts I finally got a shade of sea that I was happy with. I have been adding gloss varnish twice a day since Sunday evening and will continue to do so until my tin is empty so a few more days yet. This is how it’s looking so far. I continue to operate most trains with 20148 as I am still over the moon with its new voice. The quality is at least equal to my Accurascale 37s possibly just squeezing ahead even.

I’m waiting until Monday before I crack on with 37108. Having to divert to other projects this weekend just in case.

Those TTAs look great 👍 Ill send mine over 😀 45s were a loco I took for granted at the time. Growing up near Market Harborough on the Midland mainline it was “oh another one” then in 83 as a regular traveler/FCFW kinda 13 year old on the coast they were ousting the 40s on the transpenine’s. Coastwise I’m absolutely sure I miss them more than I ever will the 175s. They were full to me back then but oh how I wish I could go back. Love them now. It’s a lovely example you have there.

Great pics but I’m absolutely baffled by the last one. Late April Fool?

Lovely video Neal. Nice to have some camera panning of the layout which looks fantastic. There is a noticeable difference in the volume and it sounds great. I do absolutely love a Manor 😀

Christ, how big will the box be?? 😱 Accurascale, if this is a hint of a new release then I think I’ll wait until next weekend before starting my new project. Literally about to start my own 108 tomorrow 😬

As a resident of said location I would be interested in following your thread if you have one?

To be honest the video doesn’t do justice to the sound. Even after a minute or so running I said to myself “that’s insane “. It really is something very special and leaps and bounds above the original factory set up from 15+ years ago. I need to turn the sound down though! I double headed it with an Accurascale 37 and it drowned the 37 out. On the basis of one running session I would highly recommend the tablet speaker. I will give an update after a few more sessions. Major grin factor.

20148 arrived home this morning and is seen ex works at Mallaig this afternoon.

I’m guessing the Octel workings were tripped from Llandudno Jc to Amlwch rather than being it’s own service? Industry at Mostyn or Deeside could be considered. I doubt airbus at Broughton has ever had anything delivered/shipped out by rail but if it did it would have been in vans.

My 20148 has had a little holiday in Leeds. Sounds much better for it. Really excited for her return and lots of running on Mallaig. I think Fort William are going to have a class 37 shortage for a few weeks. Thanks to Richard at Roads and Rails.

yes absolutely and it’s very clear but I really needed to tone mine down as it doesn’t look like that every day. Lovely photo, Morar?

My West Highland layout had one of those Hornby 25s (renumbered as 228) and a Lima class 20,

Gosh, 3 months since my last update! Not a great deal to report on layout progress but I did decide it was about time that the tide came in. I had always planned to use resin to make the sea but I was not confident that I could dam it properly and prevent it leaking out at the edge of the board so I thought I would trial the toilet paper method. I went about 5 layers thick with it and once I had worked and manipulated it I was fairly happy with it on a test piece so I went ahead with it on the layout. Again I was happy. Yesterday I bought some cheap acrylic paints I’m the local B&M and attempted to get a colour match comparing it with a photo of the exact same area. I was happy with all the change in shades achieved but the end result was way to tropical. So I have since painted over it with a base coat of a much paler blue. It was a fun experiment but hopefully the next version will be more realistic. The toilet paper glued and sculpted to shape. The first version And how it looks now after a base layer of sky blue. I need to get some green and grey involved but first I need to pay a visit to The Range I’m Bangor and get a tube of light blue as I’m now out.

Wonderful photos of the emerging preservation scene at Loughborough. I was a visitor at the time and as a young boy I thought it was amazing. I remember the double track with only one line in use before the second was taken up. I would have only been 5 or 6 at the time. Thank you for jogging those memories.

I always thought that the Millwall fans ventured onto the western in the hope of some nice comforting Duff haulage. 🤔 Mugs 🤣

Milwall fans? 🤣🤣 pussycats OUFC always 😀