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Sheffield Exchange, Toy trains, music and fun!
Clive Mortimore replied to Clive Mortimore's topic in Layout topics
Some Russian heavy metal bagpipes. -
Hi Mark I don't think any other manufacturer can beat Bachmann's first generation DMUs. I have been running a DMU heavy session on Sheffield Exchange and watching a six coach train made up of a Bachmann Cravens, Derby and Met Cam 2 car units. Not only looking the part but just gliding along.
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Graeme, I am a bit concerned about the photo of the loaded car. Where is the operator's armchair as seen in the first photo of the erected layout?
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While agreeing with you on Darius's build, yes Brilliant !!! As for your comment about a spraycan, not only are the dogs very worried but so are Mrs M's horses. I did earlier on today run the unfinished Hornby 110/Lima conversion 114.
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Sheffield Exchange, Toy trains, music and fun!
Clive Mortimore replied to Clive Mortimore's topic in Layout topics
More lovely girls -
Sheffield Exchange, Toy trains, music and fun!
Clive Mortimore replied to Clive Mortimore's topic in Layout topics
Lovely little girl. -
Have you had time to sleep, eat, go to the bog etc?
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Hi Darius I have one, and I am sure by the end of this week it won't be any different to how it is now. Here it is coupled with my "I started so I might finish" conversion from a Hornby 110. I also have a Craftsman etched overlay somewhere. Living in Lincolnshire you can't have too many Derby Long Underframe units. I look forward to seeing your model progress.
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I am sure it must be my eyesight but the new bogie designs appear to suffer the same as the old ones. Have a butchers at the brake and wheel interface.
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Sheffield Exchange, Toy trains, music and fun!
Clive Mortimore replied to Clive Mortimore's topic in Layout topics
Then the news that Fred , our model railway club chair was found dead by his son. He was mainly N gauge modeller but dabbled in other scales. Ex RAF armourer who had so many tales from his service in Northern Ireland, Aden, Hong Kong and the Falklands he could hold court all night. RIP Fred. -
Sheffield Exchange, Toy trains, music and fun!
Clive Mortimore replied to Clive Mortimore's topic in Layout topics
What a great day today started out to be new songs from Los Bitchos and The Warning -
Sheffield Exchange, Toy trains, music and fun!
Clive Mortimore replied to Clive Mortimore's topic in Layout topics
Now stop it, you are making me consider what I have done. -
MTK BR Ultrasonic Test DMU
Clive Mortimore replied to Darius43's topic in Kitbuilding & Scratchbuilding
Darius, please slow down, I am getting puffed out just keeping up with what you are modelling, let along doing any modelling myself. -
Sheffield Exchange, Toy trains, music and fun!
Clive Mortimore replied to Clive Mortimore's topic in Layout topics
That was an early consideration but having a few push along tender powered engines that idea couldn't be fully applied. There is always the best idea, just like no crews in the diesels ................................ignore? -
Sheffield Exchange, Toy trains, music and fun!
Clive Mortimore replied to Clive Mortimore's topic in Layout topics
This morning I was cutting up a LNER 4,200 gallon tender to make a 3,500 gallon one and I had a thought. At a model terminus station the arriving loco will have at least a part empty tender or bunker if not a nearly empty one. Once the train it has pulled in disappears and it is free to go to the loco shed. After the raking out the ash it is refilled with water and coal. So a loco departing with a train should have a full tender or bunker. On a model railway the tender is either full or half full all the time. So a loco arriving without burning any coal looks daft. Equally a loco departing with an express with a half empty tender ain't that realistic. Just something to ponder. At least with DMUs you can't see if they have been refueled but the tail lamps either end and a driver in every cab do look a tad silly. Why didn't I model a through station? -
I have cured the problem of people leaning on my layouts. Table top height, just right for kids to view without them trying to pull themselves up to see and too low for those who are older to lean on. Plus I get to sit down to operate not stand all day. Sadly at the last show I took a layout to I still had to say "Excuse me" no reaction, "Excuse me" no reaction, "Excuse me" no reaction, "EXCUSE ME" wow he looked my direction..."I have enough problems with children picking things up". With that he put the bus back on the bridge (where all busses should be) but no apology. And that was with this as my side kick to scare bad people. Dagworth considering a new home, a LNER concrete fogman's hut on the site of Five Mile House station. http://disused-stations.org.uk/f/five_mile_house/index.shtml
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Heath Town and other signalling diversions
Clive Mortimore replied to 5BarVT's topic in Layout topics
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DEMU Showcase Sutton Coldfield June 15/16 2024
Clive Mortimore replied to newbryford's topic in Exhibitions
DEMU Showcase 2024 will be at Sutton Coldfield Town Hall on June 15/16th. Layouts Alderford......................................WCML 1985-1990, 00 Gauge Blueball Summit.........................1970s West Country, N Gauge Deadmans Lane..........................Derby RTC, 00 Gauge Farbine Road W.R.D.....................Wagon Repair Depot West Midlands, 00 Gauge Fenwick TMD...............................TMD and Engineers Yard, 00 Gauge Gordon's Lane...............................Southern Region Main Line, 00 Gauge Knype Bridge................................Parcels depot. 70's early 80's, 0 Gauge Oldshaw..........................................WR Branch,EM Gauge Ravenscroft....................................1988 Steel Distribution Terminal, P4 Gauge Templegate Wagon Works..........Wagon Works, 0 Gauge Trodinnick Dries.............................China Clay Dries. 1960-1970, 00 Gauge Waddon Marsh...........................South London Branch, 00 Gauge Wormhill.....................................Peak Forest 1997, N Gauge Confirmed trade stands Accurascale Bachmann B&H Enterprises Booklaw/Santona Publishing Cambrian Cavalex Coastal DCC. C Rail DC Kits Kernow Model Rail Centre Rainbow Railways RCTS Realtrack Models Replica Railways Revolution Trains Road Transport Images S Kits Shawplan / Extreme Etchings Squires Tools TTC Diecast West Hill Wagon Works Opening Times Saturday 15th June 2024 10.00 - 17.00 Sunday 16th June 2024 10.00 - 16.00 Sutton Coldfield Town Hall, Upper Clifton Rd, Sutton Coldfield, B73 6DA Tickets Adults £12 DEMU members / children (U16) £8 Families (2 adults and unlimited children) £28 Transport The town hall is less than 5 minute walk from Sutton Coldfield Railway Station. Nearest car park is opposite in Anchorage Road. There are others around the station only a few minutes walk.- 16 replies
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Sounds good but when I have used a dice system the public at shows can't see what is happening. Unless the dice falls on the floor. With my card system I simply put the card in a box where the public can see what I am doing. Or they can see the card on the floor. When I miss the box. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4EL_MRnT8o&t=40s For a quick video on how I operate Pig Lane. I suppose with a computer generated random system it could be linked in with the controller so when it chooses a loco, the said loco goes through its start up procedure automatically and is ready to roll when the operator wants to move it.
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As Andi suggest a pack of cards. My old large depot Hanging Hill had the following, at a normal show there would be around 40 odd locos, An Ace, any colour, was for a fuel train, swapping the empties with new full tank wagons. A black card turned over meant a loco coming on shed and was refueled, and A or B examination. If it was a picture card the loco that had been on the fuel point the longest was moved off into the shed building for a repair or C, D or E exam. Some black cards had a meaning, 6 was a double headed pair, and 8 was coupled to a brake tender. A red card turned over was a loco off the depot from the loco sidings. A red picture card released a loco form the shed building, repair/exam done so to the loco sidings, with a different loco going off to perform it's next duty. Again 6 was a double headed pair and an 8 the loco had to find a brake tender before leaving. A joker was the stores train, swapping the various stores vans and wagons. For my small stabling point Pig Lane where I only have 12 locos, An ace is the fuel train and a joker the stores train. Each loco has a card number or picture irrespective of suit. If the loco is on shed it trundles away to its next duty. If on the stock table it is placed on the track and makes its way to the fuel point.
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Sheffield Exchange, Toy trains, music and fun!
Clive Mortimore replied to Clive Mortimore's topic in Layout topics
Got a theme tune -
Look at the surprise on Hugo's boat race.
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Gilbert you wouldn't have these problems if you were to use good old fashioned Luddite DC. You would catch me operating a layout with the extra "C"
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Mid-Cornwall Lines - 1950s Western Region in 00
Clive Mortimore replied to St Enodoc's topic in Layout topics