Will J

I have signed up to show intent with the usual disclaimer of 'something something something to do with money....'. I hope I can eventually order one.

If you could do an unpainted one that I can spray in Renault Brooklands Green with GWR logos I'd have one like a shot.. ..seriously, a very interesting proposition. The ultimate 'Rule 1 Toy'.. no further justification needed. I'm becoming a serious admirer of the whole RevolutioN concept, before too long I hope to add to my 1x order for a tank wagon!

Love this one.. I'm thinking about doing a similarly proportioned thing with a laptop screen background.. not for any particular purpose! Looking forward to seeing more!

Erm..... 'wot they all said' sums it up nicely. Just needs some humans and a bit of clutter! I can't help but notice perches for those 3D printed pigeons!

Cheers Ben.. it might add a few extra sales to SVR fanatics! Though I have no problem with sticking with 'Plan A' if that is what seems best to everyone. Personally I'd be very happy with the 345 number, but with the general colour scheme and details matched to an in-service photo. Echoing everyone else's excited anticipation about the wagon.

Hi Ben, Mike, any idea if the '345' number is possible on the single REGENT tanker? (To match the SVR example in Gareth's pictures). Absolutely no bother if it is not an option... one of those moments when it is always worth asking just in case! Hopefully my order has got though OK. I notice that the real thing has vanished from the siding at Arley.. I wonder if it is getting a repaint like its 'siding mate' the Hawksworth sleeper which is now looking superb.

If there was any way that the single 'REGENT' tank could be numbered '345' as per Gareth's excellent photos it would be much appreciated. ...though if I need to renumber my tanker, I can easily cut '3-4-5' from a transfer sheet!! Really looking forward to this, there is a space waiting in my N gauge Arley station siding.

Looking forward to seeing more of this! I can't think of 'approaching Birmingham' without imagining a karting track, but that is from the wrong direction, but the kind of thing that makes sense on the site where some gasometers or whatever used to sit. I have always pondered something like a drive-thru fast food establishment, with moving cars, as a nice little N gauge urban feature.

Fascinated to see progress here. I love 16mm stuff but I tend to be less keen on things rushing around circles of track (though my N gauge roundy roundy-s suggest otherwise!). Looks fascinating.

It'll be fun to watch. I enjoyed Scrapheap Challenge without ever rummaging through a car reclamation yard trying to find the necessary parts for a racing car / speedboat /trebuchet. (Though I was once attacked by what looked like rabid dogs trying to locate the starter motor for an obscure jet engine in a long defunct scrapheap in Essex) Maybe I need to adjust my set?

While the photos don't contain any big manufacturing revelations... the sight of a complex livery 'half way there' is oddly compelling. Thanks for the insight Ben.

I shouldn't worry... you see track as smooth, shiny and daringly sleeperless beneath 'yer actual full size trains. Anyway, the forum can sit back, relax and play a game of spot the RMWebber...

Mmmmmmm. Varnished teak effect goodness on the carriage pictured. Looks good to me!

Beautiful, love the '84, how was it made?

Watching the Stanier Mogul with interest... I'd got as far as getting a spare Crab body and tender with similar thoughts in mind. (Yet to do anything about it though!)

Love the lighting, very welcoming! PS we visited the Helston railway last summer and were very impressed.. not the biggest railway out there, but you make such a good job of what you have.

I discovered half by accident that Renault Brooklands Green from Halfords is a nice approximation to the new gWr green on HSTs etc..

Subtle, beautiful!! I keep meaning to pick up one to represent a preserved loco, which would need weathering 'the other way' to increase the shine... a sort of weathering I suppose..

You are going to wear out the rubber bands powering that thing.... get some modelling done! PS. Nice shots, very steady....

Look up 'Kato D51'.... that would get you 99% of the way there in N... (as you can tell I have been asked the same question)

Just catching up with this thread, incredible work on the Dogfish interior surfaces.... I'm not sure I could emulate it so I have filled mine with ballast! (but the close up images are giving me further inspiration). PS.. my similarly aged son is keen to see your Sodor fleet develop! Those engines have plenty of troublesome trucks to trouble them.

It is much easier with a stripy livery, blue and grey, something and cream etc.. as you can get away with just suggesting the vertical elements of the frame, and leave it to the viewer to imagine the horizontal bits which tend to be bordered by the livery edges anyway. Interestingly, on the SVR you see Crimson and Cream carriages with different 'depths' of cream stripe depending on whether the frames are there or not. Anyhow, getting a bit off piste Ropley wise...! I reckon that, though it is a more involved process with the plain green, it might yet be worth a go?

Here is one to ponder Tom, some Mark I carriages seem to have a raised frame around the edge of the windows, some, perhaps the majority, do not. Somebody out there might be able to explain why this is. Is this noticeable in MHR rakes? It can be simulated with a bit of masking and dry brushing darker tones around the window perimeter.

Hi Kevin, do you know if the same researchers (Rebecca & Holly?) are still involved with making contact with us? Cheers, Will

You have obviously never heard him sing... PS. Tom, I'm keen to have a go at de-ribbing my rooftops, any useful hints?