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Hmmm....... Interesting thought. and I have plently of the red from the doors left over so may try that and see how it looks. My original idea was to have them as they would of been in service and very heavily weathered. Gary

Many thanks Eric. I have a replica of the Red Special so hopefully I can match the colour. Gary

Yeah I know Bexhill West was SECR. I have "An Historical Survey of Southern Sheds" by Chris Hawkins and George Reeve. The closest LBSCR shed I could see in it was St Leonards West which has a slightly different style of roof but seeing as Bexhill West was almost identical I decided it was close enough since the SECR use the line as well, and if anyone asks I can always say the line was but by a small company and later brought by the LBSCR. Gary

Well after spendng a while researching I decided the engine shed was fine looking alot like Bexhill West Shed which can be seen on the disused stations site here I also decided on colours for paining it which I have based on Sheffield Park Station as there does not seem to be a consensus on what colour LBSCR loco sheds were at this time. I even started work on the new water tower which is based on drawings I have of the tower from Heathfield. So take a look at the image below and let me know what you think. As a reminder that this line has 2 companies I even managed to dig out my c class for some images An overall view before I started on the water tower: In image taken from the same place but with the framework for the water tower now in place: And a closer image giving a nice view of the locos on shed: Thanks for looking, Gary

Hi Edwardian, I have some drawings of platform mounted Saxby & Farmer type signal boxes from the 1880's that I can PM you if you are interested. Gary

Well with cutting down the end board which is having the loco yard on I couldn't resist having a play with some of the buildings I have lying around and my 3 Terriers, pics below, feedback would be much appreciated. First an overall view of the area: And another: A nice shot from the line side (My favourite of the images): And another top down view: The grounded coach bodies will be staying however will need paining so that I can pretend they are Craven coaches. The only thing I am unsure of with these is what colour they would of been as it has been suggested to me they could be either brown or grey, any ideas? I also quite like the engine shed building that I have used does it look Brighton enough? and what colour would the doors have been? The water tower and coaling stage on the other hand will not be used on the layout and are just there to show roughly where the final ones will be. Thanks for looking, Gary

I do like the look of the crown. However I was thinking of something simpler and changing the roof and porches to look something like the style of the aptly names Old Oak in Arlington which used to be my regular when I had an office near there. Also work has commenced on cutting the boards down to fit in their new home. A trip to Wickes on Tuesday will get me the wood for the new legs then we are set to get the electrics done and have some trains run! Gary Edit: and yes the pub will definitely serve Harvey's

Thanks Kevin, I do follow "Umber is the new Black" and anything else LBSCR for that matter. I think the only building that will be staying is the white cottages at the front, although they are going to become a pub "The Old Oak". Gives me an excuse to run brewery wagons to the goods yard and I have a few of those. I also need to find a relatively easy way to make oak trees so I can put one on the top of the hill Gary

Some pictures of the layout as it is: Gary

Hi Michael, forgot to say. it is 00 gauge and is having a total of 6" removed from the end making it fit into the 138" long alcove in my living room Gary

Hi All, EDIT: NEW LAYOUT BUILD STARTS HERE: My pre-grouping layout finally begins! Oak Hill is a fictional layout set on the eastern border of LBSCR territory with the SECR having running rights over the line. It is set in the earliest years of the 20th cenuary. The reason for this date period is that I have a few locos already in Improved Engine Green and this is my favortie brighton livery I am also quite fond of SECR Wainwright livery. The layout itself has / will have a small terminus station, a dairy loading area in a siding, a coal merchant, goods shed and a small loco yard. The reason i say the layout has these features is I have been given a former exhibition layout which is forming the basis of thie project. The layout is "Bedruthan Steps" made by the Falmouth MRC in the 90's as a GWR branch line terminus. It has a few badges on from exhibitions it attended. When it was retired by Falmouth it was brought by a member and since then it has spent 12 years in storage in a garage. It was recently passed on the the previous owners son who when he realised it was beyond his expertise to repair he decided to get rid of it which is how it came to be in my ownership. The layout is slightly to big for where it will be living so needs to be reduced slightly and will need "Brigtonising" as it looks a bit to "cornwall" at present. The plans of what I hope to do are below: At present the layout is 12ft by 2ft and is analogue, although the electrics are in rather a bad way so i doubt much works. The first job is to cut the layout to size and make new legs for it. Once this is done the electrics need stripping and replacing as it will be DCC. Once this is done I will start looking at what needs repairing and replacing scenically. I hope to get the layout cut to size and legs built over the next week. and to begin on my pre-grouping adventue. Thanks for looking, Gary

I have the chippy at my model club building the boards, hes really good but i told him to take his time as the knee has slowed my modelling this year however its all better now and i can get on again! I can see a Fiesta being a problem, even my Focus was pushing it a bit. I have a Skoda Estate now. I will look forward to seeing the sound fitted Thumper. I tried to get the misses to buy me one but she was having none of it. What version did you get?

Any of those dates would be fine for me. Hailsham will attend next year. Boards are being picked up soon and track will be laid the same week. Look out for updates on the thread Gary

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Hi Pete, Good to see you and the layout at Uckfield today Gary

I agree with what cypherman says. Just a way of keeping the thread alive, and after all no 80150 on my desktop may well be made from a converted GBL model and posted here at some point in the future. Gary

A reminder of what I'm trying to model at Hailsham Station Gary

I got the chassis from my local model shop for a fiver. I had looked at getting him one from ebay but when I saw the chassis for that price I couldn't say no

Thanks for the replies. I will probably get the chimney from Alan Gibson. I have to motorise it as my son loves the B12 as one is a main character in a YouTube series he likes.

Just looked at the B12 as a possible candidate for motorising and found the chimney has gone walkabouts. Does anyone know where I could get a replacement? Ta,

Ok you've got me there lol

Funny you should mention the Rowah & Kelton Fell I have a model of the R&KF Neilson 0-4-0ST thats in the SRPS museum http://www.srpsmuseum.org.uk/10001.htm seen here with a truck converted to a tender, unpainted and waiting for its handrails and other details to be added