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If it's a water crane you may wish to consider the one here ? http://www.duncanmodels.co.uk/price_list_water_cranes_and_columns.htm Skytrex sell a "standard" flat top water tower in 7mm similar to that at Hemyock. My good friend Chris Lamacraft produced a model of Hemyock in EM gauge which he researched and features in MRJ Nos. 230 & 239 if it helps ? G

Can you fax it to me with a slight name change please, it'll come in handy when mine runs out ! Go dig it out mate and enjoy the experience. G

That'll be 7mm for you then. As for that piece of paper, I was lead to understand it was your pass for the day before the gates closed ! G

Not unlike many idylls that were once "local".

Not certain about exciting but thank you. The Drop Stops will be subjected to weathering with my airbrush once the track is completed and then ballasted. Proper my 'ansome ! The "H" frames guide the chain once fitted, which included in the kit is a little short in length for me and will be replaced so as to anchor it on the base when built.

I understand your change of mind regarding the original shed, whilst it looks the part and is nicely modelled I think by replacing it with an open fronted building it will give you what you need ( hopefully ) as well as still having a presence on the layout. Look forward to your progress. G

You Spin Me Right Round ........ Like A Yard Crane Baby Right Round With apologies to the original song but seemed to fit my thought process ( barmy ! ) Anyway, having looked through my "stash" of things to build I came across the Skytrex kit for a 5 Ton Yard Crane which I decided to build last night. It will be used on the Drewe Tor Sidings build to add a bit of interest but still keeping the scene as uncluttered as I can, I think it will fit in with a decent base upon which to place it once complete. Track almost laid and wiring too, 4 no. servos installed and a Megapoint servo control unit set up for each one. I need to build a small control box for the switches with a simple track diagram, more of which I will post when it is done. Thank you for looking in and your continued interest. G

These photographs are all very well Rob but if it carries on you'll blow the turbines ! Yours Concerned of Devon

Wheal Meetagain ? Yours Vera Offtotheleft

To be honest I'm not surprised you won "ANOTHER" cup Dave, very well deserved ! Hope your elbows hold up polishing all the ( well deserved ) silverware mate. G

Hi James, It may not answer your question directly, I too bought a Class 25 recently and having sorted out the "spaghetti" wiring to fit a sound decoder I noticed that one motor would start and stop before and after the other thereby dragging / pushing itself along. Having never taken one apart I bit the bullet and examined the gears ( fairly easy in the end ). Nothing showed itself to be wrong, no split gears etc so I decided once it was reassembled to run it on just one motor. All is well and for a very small diorama I'm currently making I find there will be no need to use both motors. OK, maybe not the way I would like it to be but it works and no dragging etc now. I do like the weathered look that Jinty has produced for you, very subtle. G

Be patient dear boy, good things come to those who wait. and it'll give you more time to change your ideas !

Lock up ya daughters and stay away from the pub* * Personally I'd be going to the Peyton Arms, Stoke Lyne ... proper local !

Nah ! That's Ambrosia !

Lovely work once again. I am enjoying both this and an olive ciabatta with spanish ham each very tasty in its own right !

Nicely done Richard and good to see you back. G

Hi Neil, I dont know if this would be of any help to you ? http://www.worsleyworks.co.uk/4mm/4mm_GWR.htm Full BrakeK22 57' £14 00 G

George, I also wish you well and hope that you find a suitable property. If you do find a suitable home here the South West and get settled in you would be more than welcome to contact me (presumably through this site) as there are a great bunch of modellers here willing to help / meet each other, plus there's the Annual meeting at Taunton ( when we are allowed to get back to normal ) . I am certain that you will gather more inspiration by being in such a delightful part of the country. All the very best, G

Oh ! A Gronk with a Conk ! Never seen the like

I can confirm that too. Several years ago I built a Prussian based layout using loco's made by the likes of Fleishmann etc, very well made they were too, but most had traction tyres which seems to be the way with foreign made loco's. Whilst they were extremely well built and would pull a house down once the traction tyres wore out you would be left with either dis-assembling the chassis to replace them or trying Frog-Snot* in the grooves. * Not the best solution I found and would never use it again. I did manage to get "normal" drivers to replace a few and discarded the grooved ones. The other problem was the crud that the tyre left on the track work over time, not great really. G

I meant to add, here is one of my first attempts with hand building pointwork + Templot and it gives the ability to both look and run better. I would always use it now with the exception being Drewe Tor Sidings which is using up otherwise redundant items / materials. The timbers were cut from Obeche strip ( L/H point ) and stained ( R/H point ) G

That'll be rectified soon-is ! Thank you very much appreciated. As for accumulating well, I think we can all be guilty of that at some point, wanting that mainline layout with as many full trains running to a timetable. There are some who are in a lucky (?) position to enable it to happen. Me, I sold most of my 4mm stock a few years ago and with 7mm it has focused me more hence this random thread. Again thank you and also all the other folk who have given me Likes / Comments etc to date it is appreciated.

Got it !

YourTube ?

Much like the Marmite syndrome, personally I like both and use the Juicer on every layout.