South-East Rail

This is great news, finally an RTR wagon to carry my Revell Warriors! Interesting that Hatton's is being so secretive about the manufacturer (unless I'm being blind!). On another note, does anyone have drawings/photographs of the cradles used to carry Warriors on these wagons? Ed

Really enjoying the development of this layout. Here is a video (apologies for the poor quality) taken at Santa Apolonia the other day that might be of interest: CP 1427 Santa Apolónia by Ed, on Flickr

Slightly concerning that the 'nameplate' moulding still appears to be present (unless this is the EP that we've seen before). Ed

It can't possibly be a model, that chap in the cab would be facing the wrong way most of the time! Ed

More pictures from Flickr: DRS 88001 at Dresden HBF by Late Red, on Flickr EuroDual 88001 (for DRS in the UK) at Dresden Hbf by Late Red, on Flickr Ed

A couple of 37884 passing Minster with the class 375 Ramsgate-Derby move this afternoon:

Is it a contingency in case the tail lamps fail? Or perhaps someone forgot to take it off! Ed

Great work as usual! I'd love to know the origins of the '50' livery. Ed

I'd be perfectly happy without sprung buffers (particularly if they would add nearly £10 to the price). Ed

It's a track measurement and mapping system called 'RILA': http://www.raildata.nl/english/rila.asp Ed

Hi all, I realise it's been a very long time since my last update, so sorry about that! The layout has been progressing slowly in terms of scenery (even though it's over two years old now), so there isn't much to show on that front. However, I've been building up my rolling stock collection, including renumbering a bargain EWS Class 67 from 67001 to 67008 (I'm afraid I don't have any pictures of this or other new stock). The big news, though, is that I have recently built new baseboards opposite the original ones, meaning that soon the layout will become a proper 'tail-chaser' replacing my old and rather tiresome system of cassettes at one end and a return loop at the other. This is what the baseboards look like now: The new section is at the top of the image. From left to right, it starts as an 8 ft x 2 1/2 ft board, followed by a section which narrows to 1ft and then a slightly wider piece to allow the track to curve in before crossing to the other side of the room. The 4 ft x 6 ft board on the left hand side was the base for my original tail-chaser! Below is the proposed track plan for the new side: And here is the new bit in detail: Unlike the original layout, this isn't based on a real location. I intend to make the bottom section a small loco servicing facility, linked to the 'main line' by a non-electrified branch. I'd appreciate any advice on this plan. Ideally, I'd have space to store longer trains but I don't want it looking too cluttered. Here are a few shots to show the new section as it stands at the moment, including a Hornby Class 395 and Class 60 to give a sense of scale: The above photo shows the 'link' section - it's as narrow as possible to provide easy access through the trapdoor! That's all for now. There won't be any layout updates for a couple of months I'm afraid but that gives me time to work out properly what I'll end up doing. Ed

Cracking work - looks spot on. I'd love to see a line-up of this with James's FCC and Southern 377s! Ed

Didn't realise DRS, ScotRail or Chiltern had any 73s! Ed

This layout just gets better and better! Ed

Great work! Ed

Nice work! Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the second vehicle 977087 rather than 975087? Ed

Looks like Beethoven to me. Ed

I've just read this topic from start to finish and I'm very impressed with the 2mm model. Looking forward to the 4mm version now - I've just made my expression of interest. Ed

Just been looking at the beginning of this topic and saw this post. Certainly made me chuckle! Judging by the samples, it looks like it's been worth the (three-and-a-half-year) wait! Ed

73141 Dollands Moor by Ed, on Flickr 73141, Dollands Moor - 10th July 2015

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Great work.

That looks fantastic. Ed

It's official: http://Dapol.co.uk/index.php?route=information/news&news_id=121#.VXbyRs9Viko Ed

See here: http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/87746-3d-printed-oo-modern-image-lineside-details/?p=1729117 Ed