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Without wishing to be picky (especially since I may be wrong), but these are ballast ploughs, rather than snow ploughs aren't they?......

Agreed; they'd probably get away using the existing tool for the body and updating the chassis and bogies. Having said that, I have three, so I'm not entirely convinced I'd buy anymore. So that may affect Farish's thinking if that was the consensus? I believe we have gone rather of topic.

Yes stunning rake of Gresleys. The kadees in that serious of shots, almost gives the impression of vacuum hoses connected and hanging down between the carriages.

Anthony, The walling and roadway looks great, and will settle in nicely under the board. The only comment I might make is that the white line perhaps looks a bit thick (i.e. wide) to my eye?

Further, the stand at Model Rail Scotland was professional, easy to find , well laid out and populated with knowledgeable and engaging staff of both (all?) genders. I found myself wishing they would enter the British N Gauge properly.

Even without scenery, these shots are evocative. Great progress. I'm enjoying following this.

What implements) did you use for carving out the cobbles?

Have you, by chance, signed up for a CR 0-6-0 from Rails? Would look smashing on that bridge.....

Wow! This is lovely and very inspirational. Really looking forward to seeing the end result.

Indeed they are still out of stock, awaiting Bogies I believe. I picked one up on EBay a year or so ago. Just needs the roof and ends painted and then some weathering. It's a cracking kit, to be fair. Crisply manufactured.

Plus One for the 14 car set......

Is that the NGS BG?

Am I the only one who winced at the thought of soldering bear-chested??!!!.....

Sadly not. Life, illness, divorce, house move, more illness and lack of time and lack of space gets in the way, unfortunately. I do, however, have tentative plans to have a chat with the Aberdeen MRC, when I find the time, to see if their N-Gauge section would be interested in having a go at it if I were to join.

Anthony, when you post the overall track plan again, after so long having seen it, it just emphasises how astonishing the layout is going to be. I particularly like your comment ".....only have about 10 feet of dual track to go and the two 34 track storage/fiddle yards......" For certain, when you get trains running, it's going to be spectacular. Can we all descend on you for the opening ceremony?!

I have just read this thread from the start for the first time (please forgive my overlooking it previously). I love this, very evocative and convincing. I like the way that freight arrivals are so convoluted, must make operating much more interesting. Am I right in deducing that all the platforms can accommodate 6 coaches and a loco? Thank you for sharing and keep the photos coming. Very inspirational.

Well done, Anthony. Always satisfying to see something tangible after what looks like was no small amount of effort. Will you clad the walls, etc. with scenic niceties now, or wait until later?

I didn't realise Deltic prototype was released as a stand alone model as early as 2011, if at all, befor enow. I always thought it was as part of the train set? I appreciate I may be wrong. But if I'm right, could the Hattons price in 2011 have been so keen because it was split from a set?

Yes, with the extra photo I now agree.

The [something] of Executives to America? Possibly [1st choice] ?

I think we need to define what is a poor seller. Like njee says, I can only think of the Farish 350 and the Dapol 56 as what would appear extremely poor sellers; they seem to have been hanging around like bad smells for quite some time, the former especially. But other than that, what? If something sells out on pre-order or as soon as released, clearly that makes it a good seller; but having stock on the shelves, is a good thing for us, surely, and doesn't necessarily make it a "poor" seller. It means you don't have to rush out and buy a model as soon as it's released, lest it be gone, if not forever, then until the next time it's manufactured, often 4 or 5 years down the line. D8000 is a case in point, from a personal point of view. The N market, whilst perhaps not as buoyant as we'd perhaps like, I think looks reasonably healthy. By all accounts, outstanding (ultimately) demand for Revolution Class B tanker (a production run, by all accounts, that the "Big 2" would be happy with), their TEA, Cargowaggon, etc. . Farish Class 40 selling like hotcakes, public uproar at least partly responsible for Dapol taking a second look at their 50.... I'm sure there are others. I'm not sure things are as bad as they are maybe portrayed.

I sit corrected, Many thanks for that.