Longhaireddavid

Sorry. I will use that in future,

Coming home from the Long Milford model railway show, I saw a bunch of locos that I don't recognise. I have been modelling US outline for nerarly all my life and have only recently moved to BR so I am a bit ignorant. These are all painted up in the Wyoming and Gennessee colours.

Coming back from the Long Milford Model Railway Show, I saw this parked nicely outside the sheds.

With severe arthritis I need a lightweight model railway so that I can easily turn it over to work on the electrics. I have been using foamcore for this for the last 10 years and have had no trouble so long as it is framed adequately. I laminate three layers for the side rails and the cross members - which I pit at 12" gaps. My current 8' x 2' layout can be picked up with one hand and doesn't flex at all. I prefer black foamcore (from Amazon in packs of 4 A1 sheets) for my baseboard. Here is a shot of the current layout plus one from underneath showing the three layers..

I was quite excited when they announced TT:120. I was close to dropping out of US outline but I don't want a railway that can only run fancy express trains and shunt goods wagons. I went to OO and GWR and mostly Bachmann locos and wagons.

I go to Amazon £9.99 for a litre of MEK or a litre of 99.98% IPA. My go to wood glue is Titebond which, in spite of being yellow, sticks canopies fine and dries clear. Just used it for ballasting as well.

I was driving along Ranalegh Road Ipswich the other day past the Freightliner depot. Sitting there was a lovely little 08 in their heritage colours - those of their US owner , the Genessee and Wyoming. I am building a 1950s GWR layout but I was sorely tempted to buy one of these.

There is a new entry to my Gentle Model Railways blog talking about my ballasting and setting up a backscene to my little GWR branch line station. Check out Gentle Model Railways

Funny. However, Postal order poundage is now. See attached screen grab from Post Office web site

I don't know the current levels but Post Office "Poundage" on postal orders made them an expensive way to purchase anything.

Both Chelmsford and Ipswich have a Mildmay Road and I have never known how to pronounce them.

I sold all my US Outline HO and N plus the legacy of my Marklin days all to Rails of Sheffield. Not priced like eBay but very easy to do. They are nice people and efficient. You can, at least, ask them for a price and then decide. Beats selling everything one item at a time. BTW, I am not associated ed with them in any way only a happy customer.

OK so that's two of them sorted. Where does the last one go?

I had a look around and concluded that it was red if we are talking about the C plate. Where does it go? I think that it goes below the number on the cab side.

and the shed plate is the 83D one?

That's a function of the close up. At normal distances they look fine!

Hi everyone. I wanted a Dean Goods on my little ex-GWR BR shunting layout but the only one I could get was a WD version. I found Railtec could do the transfers/decals (as you wish) for me but, now they are here, I need a little help. They asked some questions: - Which running number you would like; - Whether the 3d cabside plates have a black or red background; - Whether the running number should be lined or unlined; - Which shed code; *** - What power classification and on what colour background (if any) *** - What size crest (small is approx 3mm high, medium 5mm high, large 9mm high) - Whether the crests should both be left-facing as standard? The questions with *** are the problems. Now I have the transfers I don't know where these go on the model. Here is a photo of the sheet. Obviously, I know where the BR logo goes (this is actually a spare that they provide. The three may not be quite the correct for this loco but I had to guess a bit when ordering but - hey ho - never mind - I know little about the GWR/BR so I am happy just to have something. Can I just add that the 3D decal of the number on the cab side was brilliant. They print these up especially for you so the service is wonderful. There are three, actually that I can't place. Can anyone tell me where they go?

This is what Accurascale provided in their GWR Manor BR Crew. I presume that the fireman is looking out whist the driver has his hand of a lever. Is this right?

Hi everyone. I have now moved from US outline to GWR. I have four locos - 2 x pannier, 1 x 23XX and 1 Manor. I want to put drivers into each but not sure which side they sit. I have a feeling that GWR was left hand drive. Is this correct?

Not sure where my other posts have gone but there are 6 posts to my blog since the one shown above. I have moved along with a better track plan. One of the more "interesting" posts is one where I am installing DCC Concepts point levers to change the points.. The current update, which is what this post is about - is a description of my loco choices and events. Not good if you are a fan of the new entry manufacturers. Anyway, check out the updates to my model railway - Pennvale is the new name - at Gentle Model Railways

In fact I found this and have ordered a set. Trouble is I have no idea how to answer most f the questions - Which running number you would like; 23XX - suggestions? - Whether the 3d cabside plates have a black or red background; black I think - Whether the running number should be lined or unlined; unlined - Which shed code; No Idea. My railway ^s based in Devon - What power classification and on what colour background (if any) No idea - What size crest (small is approx 3mm high, medium 5mm high, large 9mm high) 5mm I think - Whether the crests should both be left-facing as standard? Yes, I think So how did I do? Once this is sorted I can answer their questions correctly. I was brought up in a SR electric environment and my first train set was a TR hang Transcontinental so I have always built US outline so I am very much in the dark when such detailed equations come up.

Hi everyone I was given a nice gift voucher for Amazon for Xmas. I wanted to buy an Oxford Rail Dean Goods in early BR but they only had one in WD markings. I bought it and I can respray the body and tender black but where do I go to get a number and BR early tender decals?

Yes, it covered both Hatton's and Warley. Its conclusions were as you say. I am 78 and often feel young in the local MRS given the clientele in there.

When I owned a scale plastic model shop here in Ipswich, I had a mail order customer pop in to see us one day. He was 82 and had 4,000 kits in his loft. I asked if he expected to live until 525 or maybe 550? Your stash should always be inside your life expectancy!