woodenhead

They seem to change that all the time, you'd think there would be a solution that would last longer.

Mind, it's quite interesting watching the trains bounce over the crossings.

The BNSF orange SD40 is in play too

And both together:

Rather surprisingly the new Farish castle will negotiate even the inner circle on the setrack curved point flat out without any worries. I would trade this for the ability to pull eight coaches up a 1 in 50.

 

And are you saying this king won't be as fast as the Dapol 45xx?

Shame.

That's the lowest speed setting isn't it, fraction of a turn on a Gaugemaster.

The only issue I had with those was the tendency to not like 2nd radius set track curves that I intentionally laid to give a good even bend on my layout when the rest was Code 55, mind you my b/g Mk1 sleepers were similarly problematic on 2nd radius curves.

Seems it is

I did wonder if there was expansion in mind and when the new boards were shown I did look at the far end for signs of a joint, assume you're going to put banks to the river in the gap?

Is the Lima 33 under scale?

Is this the shunter switcher for the day?  A little beauty.

Some of the track is still showing on Google maps around Duke Street and the docks, much of it under foliage, the Whitbread pub above the 40 in DAS000634 has been demolished leaving the building it was attached to.

New day dawning

Ahem.......

Is it really a MK2 or a MK2a disguised?

FK on the non corridor side.

It would be nice to think they were doing a different Mk2 but how long have we been waiting for the air cons - I doubt people would be pleased to hear, instead we've snuck out some Mk2c

It used to be you got you locos and stock for Christmas, but the way things sell these days everyday can be Christmas day - then on actual Christmas day I have a lie in.

Yet another site to add to the "you wouldn't believe there was ever a railway here" file.

 

Mike.

It's becoming common but if all our towns and cities were full of derelict railway lines it wouldn't say much for progress.

It surprises me that the route from Ardwick to Victoria still survives, that part of Manchester must still be waiting for it's building revolution.

The Trafford centre has a lovely exhibition centre, lots of parking, plenty of buses and soon trams.

But it's Peel Holdings and they will see themselves like The NEC, therein lies an issue, good transport connections means popular means expensive.

It's still there just slumbering like Woodhead haha

£1.29 at Asda by the Trafford Centre, I wouldn't be paying Partington prices

So determined are the folk of Partington to escape that the good people of Irlam had to put containers across the old Partington line over the Ship Canal to keep the tide of Partington refugees out.

Cheaper even than MERG by the looks.

There is a little voice inside of me wanting to try this and scratchbuilding, but it's only a whisper.

How are the society membership numbers holding up compared to Slaithwaite days - age profile and numbers will have an impact on awareness and ability to travel to the show.

The exhibits tended to show relatively fit and healthy people who could travel to alternative places but is that the tip of an iceberg and there is a large majority of people who don't/won't/can't travel to the show.

It's not your typical show and without the barriers you don't want too many people and whilst it is nice having locals visit the lack of barriers has made me gasp in past years at some antics of people who may not appreciate the fragility of the models.

The other challenge of course, finding somewhere comparable in price to Partington, a train station nearby with regular weekend trains and buses, parking, near to A roads/Motorways without a football ground in the vicinity and a decent shaped hall big enough and bright enough for the exhibits.  Seeing the Manchester show back in central Manchester is sort of nice, but last year it had grown a bit, exhibits were all over the place in obscure rooms with steps everywhere - not ideal whereas at the sports hall it was contained in a single ground floor unit with ladies hockey as a happy bi-product.  No train line (Fallowfield shut to passengers in 1954, thanks BR) but plenty of parking and plenty of buses - but not as popular.

The complete polar opposite of course is Warley - right next to a mainline station, more parking than you can ever want, massive sports hall and footfall higher than I can count on my hands and feet but a very high cost.  Are people beginning to expect this kind of location now for exhibitions as they cost a fortune?

I think PMP's suggestion of combining with other finescale groups might have some mileage - one exhibit is always from a different scale so why not some more - it was the first model I saw on Saturday and I didn't notice the scale just the quality.  At the end of the day a lot of the tools required to model in any scale are similar or the same from a trade perspective plus other specialist traders for the models as well, you can attract more modellers and create an even more high quality show than it already is.

Any exhibition will be in the wrong location for some, but if someone can make it from Somerset it can't be that 'out there'

Of course I am biased living 10 minutes down the road near George H Carnall

????? Sorry lost me mate.

DERBY

DEY, are you missing RB?

That will be a challenge in TOPS

Had a very enjoyable day yesterday. Drove up from Somerset on a whim, ended up helping on members sales for most of the day! Great selection of layouts and nice to have a catch up with people.

Always a very good show.

There is a dedicated EM modeller, that's a long drive, the only way I'll do the reverse journey is by train and I am glad there is still a direct service between Manchester and WSM.

Maybe once Dave has done the King and 92 it will be time to come back to this.

I think the HUO now looks less likely as RevolutioN will no doubt partner again with Accurscale after the Cemflo.

Maybe the APT in N will get a kick from the Dapol HST prototype as a half set plus a class 43 is prototypical isn't it?

Mojo is back and I am also thinking issues through, had two dead sections and couldn't fathom out why till I realised I had swapped polarity after doing the wiring so all I needed to do was reverse two wires.

Don't know why I also didn't think about this sooner, I've created a paper template which I can cut plasticard from. Coal merchants is moving, I wanted it in the longer siding but I realised it will mean no buildings for goods around the yard so I am gong to put it nearer the points on the opposite side of the track.

Was that it? Surely not...

 

Kevin

collectors stand

There was an EP in the display cabinet I think