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46 minutes ago, Revolution Ben said:

 

HI there,

 

I noticed the other day that stock levels of the NGS kits were low, so it seemed reasonable to give the shopkeeper a heads up so he could make an informed choice when it came to restocking.

 

cheers

 

Ben A.

Hi Ben, I'm sure the shop keeper appreciated the heads up and hopefully the society will make an informed decision to restock the BoRail kit for the benefit of its members.  Much like the very nice Salmon kit and Osprey conversion, it makes into a nice wagon.  It would be a crying shame if the NGS BoRail were to go the same way as  the Cartic4.  

Cheers, Andy.

3 hours ago, Revolution Ben said:

 

Hi there,

 

It's a good point, but I guess that the reality is that going forward, especially as we are increasingly offering both 00 and N in any given prototype, there is going to be some crossover.  FWIW I did as a courtesy let the NGS shopkeeper know about this offering before we made it public.

 

And, as you rightly say, the Super Tench is not easily produced from the NGS kit.

 

cheers

 

Ben A. (now Revolution Ben!!)

 

 

 

Hi Ben, I'm just wondering what the reason was for letting the NGS shopkeeper know about this release?  Cheers, Andy.

That's some lovely modelling, Paul, It's just a shame that your clock doesn't match the time on the Jubilee Sidings.  Shame, and all that work, too.

Well Paul, that certainly beats my control panel.  Looking forward operating that one! 

PS - why have you never shown me that?!?!? 

Some top workmanship there mate, cracking job! Time for some track.......

Cheers Andy.

What Cobbler said.......

Nice one Mr. F.

Cheers,

Andy.

I can't really un-invite someone, Dave, especially Mr. Wade!  I'd never get to take my layouts to DEMU then, would I?

Invite de/un-revoked?  Oh great one, please forgive me. 

Cheers, Andy. x

After reading the nasty, insulting, vindictive comments written about me in the latest Tonbridge West Yard News, Mr. Wide's Redhill Up Yard has had it's invite to the Mountsorrel show revoked and he is now only welcome at the event to bring his mate's layout, "Stratton". 

Cheers,

Andy

I'm hoping that this layout from the esteemed and universally accredited modeller, Mr. Wide, will draw many, many 10s of people, as it makes it's debut in a completed (It bl**dy better be!) form at the 1st Ivanhoe MRS Exhibition at Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, on the 13th and 14th of April 2019. 

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/calendar/event/2041-mountsorrail-2019/

Buildings are looking great, Paul - Here's to 30 years of Redhill Up Yard!

Apologise for hijacking thread, blatant plug for exhibition, etc, etc...... 

Cheers, Andy.

Carl,

Have you thought how you will run trains? I am not sure the few loops at the Redhill end will form a big enough fiddle. You have a bigger fiddle at the Ashford end but  the less at the other end will mean trains will have to return quickly after arriving. In the prototype more trains go to and from Redhill than from the Ashford end. Balancing the fiddles in a "U" shape could improve operation. You might have space to continue the mainline up to the headshunts if you reshaped the fiddle too.

Just my thoughts.

Cheers.

We could have done with this advice when we were discussing your plans a couple of weeks back, Carl, although I'm not quite sure who this "Lyddrail" bloke is, nor his authority on matters regarding TWY.  Your plan looks sound - It must be, it's had the Farmer Seal of Approval! (Still think you should lay the junction for Sevenoaks though - "Track can be scenery too!"

Cheers, Andy.

Signals  controlled  from  the  ground  frame  can  serve  a  useful  purpose.

They  can  be  interlocked  with  the  pointwork  or  use  detection.

Pointwork  not  set  correctly,  they  cant  be  pulled.  A  hand  signal  can  be  given  any  time  and  mistakes  do  happen.

 

Pete

Melton Junction Ground frame which gives access from the Up Peterborough to the Up and Down Asfordby, leading to the Old Dalby Test Track, has a ground signal (#4) which is cleared for this very purpose.  The move it signals is from the Up Main (Down direction) to the branch but is cleared to confirm that the point and its associated trap is set for the reverse move, too.  I'll snap a couple of shots on Wednesday if anyone is interested.#

Cheers, Andy.

Well done, Clive!

Just make sure you stick to the competition's rules! 

Good luck!

Cheers, Andy.

Hello Paul.

I have picked up one model bus, but I can't remember what it is.  The layout (http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/122093-sheppey-steel-p4-isle-of-sheppey-steel-works-circa-1990/) is currently in storage along with its associated stock whilst I help my dad to finish off his layout.

Route-wise, I was looking for whichever numbers might have passed through Queenborough, specifically using Ramsgate Road (if any did).  Its just something else to locate the layout really so is not vital, but it would be nice.

Many thanks for taking the time to reply with the info on the society, I'll give it a try.

Cheers, Andy.

I suppose I could come and help/sit on my backside talking crap and eating cake all weekend.  Yeah, why not?  I might even bring some wagons.

Also in the micro layout section, Dave T's Friday Bridge! How could you forget?

Should be a cracking weekend with three nice layouts to play with and a good group of chaps to take the p*** out of.

Looking forward to it.

Cheers, Andy.

Beautiful layout, Steve.

I cant wait to see it again.  Where are you next?

Cheers, Andy.

As a regular visitor, I think this years' TINGS didn't quite live up to my expectations from previous shows, although, I must say that I still rate it as an excellent event, where I always thoroughly enjoy myself. 

From the vantage point of the mezzanine restaurant, stuffing my face with an obligatory Full English, the hall appeared very sparsely populated in terms of trade stands and layouts, with the aisles being fewer and very wide, however, later on, this did have the advantage of making navigation of the show very easy, and I didn't get "Rucksacked" once!  Apart from the previously mentioned tool and book stands, I can't put my finger on anything that was particularly lacking.  Maybe traders are having smaller stands, or are layouts getting smaller? (I think the layout count was still up there compared to previous shows)

It must be very difficult to keep an event of this size full of new layouts, especially when it is focused on a smaller section of the hobby as a whole, so I think the small number of layouts which were repeat visitors was forgivable - Us N-Gaugers need to pull our fingers out and build some more layouts! (Just so you know I'm not being hypercritical , The Ivanhoe MRS will hopefully be attending from next year, as we have a number of N Gauge layouts which have yet to visit TINGS!)

All in all, apart from once again missing out on an NGS KSA (I'm not bitter in the slightest), I will still recommend the show and look forward to supporting the TINGS Team next year (hopefully as an exhibitor).

Thanks to the organising team and the exhibitors/traders for yet another enjoyable day out.

Cheers, Andy.

Good morning Robert,

I, along with four others from the Ivanhoe MRS, will be attending TINGS on the Sunday.  I have purchased advanced tickets to ease entry and have read that you must print them out.  Last year, I just showed the PDF on my phone to the person on the door and there was no problem.  Will this still be the case this year?  I don't want to have to pay for all five people again because I've made a mistake - Got trains to buy you see!

Relating to an afore mentioned post, we've got an O Gauge modeller tagging along with us this year - Maybe another convert?

Looking forward to the show.

Cheers, Andy.

Paul and the rest of the Midland RailEx organising team,

Thanks for another brilliant weekend!  My oppo and I had a thoroughly enjoyably time between operating New Dalby and demoing wagon kit-building, talking with many visitors and also giving/taking much stick from the Oulton TMD lads.  Another well balanced show with quality layouts and a wide choice of trade mixed with the big stuff! - Already looking forward to taking Loch Tat (By Adrian Lambourne) next year for a weekend in the tin tabernacle - We had better be on our best behaviour!

Great show, great bunch of folks!

Cheers, Andy.

Morning Ernie.

The 3H wagon has come on a treat.  The detachable/adjustable solebar is a good idea and I might give it a go.  I've got a Slaters 7plank wagon kit that is half built (It was given to me by one of our old club members when I was about 13, the idea being to get me into 7mm modelling!) and currently resembles how your 3H kit was before you started the rebuild - I'm a bit better at building kits now, but not by much.  I dug the kit out on Friday after reading this thread, so yeah, cheers for that!  I've just got to buy a pair of axles and some buffers and then decide on which couplings to fit.  I think it will be destined for use as an internal user wagon as I believe the new joint layout project at the Ivanhoe may be a wagon works of sorts so a decision will have to be made on couplings, most likely Dinghams. - We shall see.

How is the layout coming on now?

Cheers, Andy.

I know it's N Gauge S**t, but you could at least get the name of the 1st place layout right, Paul!

Cheers Andy.

Yet another cracking show put on By John Cox and crew - You do a great job!

A good balance of quality layouts and trade with plenty of bargains to be had.  Bacon butties, cakes and tea were plentiful and excellent as usual.

It's a show not to be missed - See you all next year!

Cheers, Andy.

Hi Paul

 

Before Andy leaves on Sunday, someone better check he hasn't got a couple of illegals hidden inside his control panel.

 B*****S!

Andy,

Is it a trick of the eye or is your control panel as big as your layout?!!

Glad it is working ok, Dave's won't be!!

I put Redhill in its place ready for the off today.

See you soon.

 I'LL POKE YOU IN THE BL**DY EYE!

Shame you won't be able to make it, Clive, but I suppose "needs must". 

Regarding the layout though, "it" is actually four different layouts which happen to be connected to each other.  All of this time you lot haven't even finished one layout and you've got the cheek to criticise me when I've attempted to make four!    That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

DoMH - All three of my layouts that have been to LR were not finished (and still aren't).  Why should this one be any different?  Everything I do only ever gets half done!  If it wasn't big, I'd have done something daft, like hand built track for instance....

(The P' T'ing continues..................)

Cheers, Andy.

With only two days remaining until setting off on my journey to the edge of the world (Romney Marsh), unfortunately, but not in the least bit unsurprisingly, the layout is not finished...... *SHOCK*!

Although incomplete, Staythorpe DOES work, so at least we will be able to play trains next weekend.  I've spent the last three days testing and tweeking the layout, ensuring it runs as I intended.  Apart from finding out that wiring plans are an essential part of layout construction (I didn't bother this time around and it really has been a pain) and that Peco CDUs aren't designed to fire two point motors, all appears to have gone well.  There were a few wiring errors on my part because I hadn't bothered to make plans, but with the help of (once again) Mr.Arty, these were rectified pretty quickly.  YOU ARE A STAR and will be getting something brought back for you (some gravel from the marsh maybe?).

Panel and Board under testing - Club room is a dump again now and is completely my fault.

Tonight, I've readied the stock for the layout.  Although 95% of it is straight out of the box and some locos have the same number, being N Gauge S***e, no one will notice/care.  More importantly, I've got my 'private' beverages ready too!  I will share for a price.....

Well, this will probably be the last main post that I make now until after LR.  I'm really looking forward to seeing the other entries - This Standard Gauge Challenge lark really seems to have been a success with around 12 layouts owing their existence to this layout-building competition.

Thanks for reading everybody, and to all the people heading for the cliff-edge just south of Ashford late (or sooner) this week, have a safe journey.

Cheers All,

Andy.

NB: Staythorpe also a little party piece which will remain a surprise to be beheld only by the Lydd Rail attendees - I bet you can't wait, eh? Ta ta!