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You can get buffers from Lanarkshire Modelling Supplies. I think BP06 are the ones you need for LWB airbraked wagons like an OBA I gave up with the axles on Cambrian kits and have built quite a few with Bill Bedford Air Brake etched axleguards and S kits cosmetic castings and laterally the stenson ones Ian mentions. Cheers, Andy

Thanks David. Much appreciated

Hi David, are you able to say how you established the distance between the solebars for the replacement cross members allowing for the bearings and a 26.5mm axle I assume? sorry if that seems a basic question thanks Andy

Thanks Brian, mail sent

Does anyone happen to have: spare Cambrian SPA ends? spare Cambrian OBA ends? spare Bachmann VDA underframe or a broken SPA or OBA I can cannibalise? thanks Andy

Just to say the decals arrived today, very quick service and very nice! Need to crack on and finish one now.

Thanks Jon.

Nice work Jon, are the decals generally available. Precisions website seems to be down at the moment to allow me to check. thanks, Andy

Hi Arran, As a Dundonian, would you still have this photo? thanks, Andy

Hi, Nice models and great work! stenson models make the suspension castings too as a replacement for the Lima PCA but the stenson ones give sprung axles. I found that some of the shapeways prints can be distorted slightly and tend to replace the suspension with theirs. for finishing 3D prints I’ve used Mr Surfacer 500 to take away some of the graininess. looking forward to seeing the final result!

Many thanks Jon, great photos. I have some of the cast ends and the locker boxes but I don’t actually think they go together. I need to get cracking with those AME parts BR, Andy

Nice modelling of an unusual subject Jon. I'd be keen to see more of the CO2 tank lurking in the background if you would be so kind as to share details of how you have done that one? BR, Andy

Hi John, Great news, some of Nigel Burkin’s books e.g thoroughly modern models, have labelled parts pictures for some of the Appleby kits. The FPA, HAA, VEA FAT19 and China clay tank are some that are featured if I remember correctly to various degrees of detail which may also help in identifying parts. thanks, Andy

Hi Flood, great work on the containers, i haven’t tackled these yet but have the FPA running empty atm. For transfers the Appleby low sided air brake wagons (includes FPA) (4T36) and Russell Containers (4T15) are still available I ordered some a few weeks ago and arrived last week. cheers, Andy

Very inspirational stuff on the SMD polybulk Rick, great modelling! looking forward to seeing more of your work

Thanks for posting details of the PSAs Flood much appreciated! andy

Hello Flood, some very nice wagon modelling their especially the TDA an inspiration! Do you have any pics / details of your PSA Lime wagons and how you did these? thanks Andy

Just finishing a couple of Cambrian OTA-C wagons and am looking for a good match for the Thames Board Blue, any suggestions? I'm thinking ECC blue at the moment could be a good starting point. thanks Andy

Some more pictures...

Hello All, I thought it was time that I should share progress on my first layout in 20 years. The last layout I had was when I was 14 at my parents house but was never finished for various reasons. During the past 20 years to my modelling interests have come and gone and changed from aircraft to wagons to eventually settling on the later Speedlink 1985 to 1991 era. After grand plans of building roundy roundy Ardlui with helixes at each end, then a multi level Fort William before eventually settling on building a fictitious rural fife Railfreight terminal which could be completed in a reasonable about of time. I has taken me around 8 months to get to this point on and off and learning as I go. I've enjoyed it so far and am looking forward to completing the scenery adding lights etc. One thing that I did before I started was to rationalise and refine my collection as I had collected various items of rolling stock from various eras, by selling what I didn't need I could focus more or what I wanted the layout to be in addition to raising funds to complete the build. Background Shamelessly based on similar layouts such as Ringburn Yard, Springburn Yard and Deanside Transit, Falkland Yard is based near the village of Falkland in rural Fife. The yard handles transitional wagonload freight toward the end of railfreight speedlink between 1985 and 1991. The twice daily pick-up freight is the mainstay of operations which serves as a feeder to the Mossend / Millerhill to Immingham and Mossend / Millerhill to Aberdeen Speedlink services. A variety of goods are delivered in vans to the newly built intermodal facility. Motive power is typically provided from Eastfield, although visitors from Inverness and further afield are not uncommon. Due to the lack of a run around facility at Falkland Yard, the resident 08 shunted is kept busy shunting the arriving and departing wagons whilst the main line locomotives idle in the headshunt, or run around further down the line. Occasional engineering traffic is stabled in the yard also. Construction The baseboards are laser cut from Tim Horn and primed and painted satin black giving a scenic area of 6ft and a fiddle yard of 4ft. Control is provided via an NCE Power Cab with Cobalt IP DCC Point Motors. Track is Peco Code 75 with electrofrog points weathered with Halfords Camoflage Brown. The ongoing ballasting comprises is WWS fine gray. Buildings are limited to Walthers Buds trucking, Knightwing Portakabin and some other to be bought low relief buildings. The polystrene blocks represent the start of the scenery and the over bridge at the exit to the fiddleyard. Locos and Rolling Stock The fleet comprises mostly Bachmann locos with a few 37s a single 08 and a Heljan 26 and 27. I hope to weather and detail all the locos and stock in due course. The rolling stock is typical of speedlink services with a few visitors from other regions. I have numerous ongoing wagon projects Cambian kits, conversions etc. that I need to begin to finish but the priority is to get the layout into a reasonable state before continuing with these. If any one has any comments, or suggestions etc I would be grateful for feedback. Regarding the track plan if anyone knows where I should place ground signals I would appreciate the advice as I would like to get some DCC Concepts ones. Any ideas on suitable 1980s trucks which would have been seen in Fife would also be appreciated More updates as things progress.

Hello Flood, Can you share any more details on your Molasses tank? What did you use for the tank / ends? thanks, Andy

Does anyone have any spare Part 63 (the flat corrugated sides) for the Walthers Cornerstone Bud's Trucking Company Background Building? Looking to create a flat sided building without the loading doors. Please PM me if you have any. 09330000003192.pdf

Morning Gents, Thanks for all the replies, I will dig out the s kits catalogue an extract on here. Will ask Phil also, has a look on his website but couldn’t see them yet. Thanks for the photo also, useful!

Hello everyone, I’ve been upgrading the Hornby OAA Wagon and Cambrian OTA kits with LMS BP06 buffers and Bill Bedford W irons but I’m a little stuck with the replacement axleboxes and springs. I have the S kits catalogue but not sure which are the correct ones? Can anyone give me a hint which ones I need? Thanks! Andy

Hi, Does anyone have any spare Hornby Curtain Sided Van Bodies. I understand they were done as a spare part a few years ago??? Thanks, Andy Hi, Thanks for the replies. Resolved. Thanks.