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Nice. I like the variety. richard

People will be replacing their baywatch posters on their bedroom walls with this. Such is celebrity status. richard

Track cleaned. All tracks tested. It turns out all tracks have power somewhere, but not for all their length. Now the fun really begins. Let us hope I do not do a solder joint to the wrong place. If only I understood electrics. in other news. The carriage is up to testing phase. So that is club tomorrow. A piece fell off as I worked on it today. I can not find the piece nor see where it came off. how long before I notice? shame to cover the brass in a strange way. richard

Electrics rigged and tested. well the GC was built with an idea to join to the continent by Watkin. the loco is one of my Dad’s which I played with as a kid. Very useful as it has cab lights which flicker long before the wheels think of turning so a great indicator of whether the is an electrical life at all. turns out 4 years in store and bumping up and down on the Atlantic has taken its toll. Some points are reluctant to move/ throw completely over and some sections of track show no signs of life. Electrics is my Achilles heel so this should be interesting, no, very challenging. Wish me luck. richard

I assume they will eventually end up on the site you are part of the development of? A 4mm modeler asking. richard

The GC wagons look great. richard

I suppose I should check if anyone has advice on the steps needed to resurrect a railway stored for 4 years. I have hoovered it and will work through the damage. what of the track though. Needs a decent clean? What is recommended? Turpentine on a cloth, just a track rubber, pencil lead? any and all advice welcome. thanks Richard

The uk side. the silence has been due to work and house build taking up almost all my time, plus not having space to model as most of the downstairs were stored in the one room we had to live out of. richard

After 3 1/2 years the layout which this thread takes its name from is back up. Thank you Andy for the help. Damage report from a crossing of the Atlantic and movement and storage in 2 garages in the uk is: one tree knocked out. (lying on the track) Several others have lost their foliage. One bike, A car, a wagon, a milk cart have fallen off and need some repair. I will tackle repairs and then need to plan the board construction to complete the layout as intended in the round. Big decision has been made that if it ever leaves home it will only be in its current format. Therefore for home it will be turned around and have the curves so that the Scenic side faces inwards. This means the control panel needs to be rigged on the front rather than rear of the main boards. let’s see if we can make this all work. richard

To deflect from these Christmas debates, can I advise people to buckle up. We are about to enter the three worst days of television for TW so he will be avoiding it by producing several locos at a speed the rest of us can not comprehend. Sit back and let the step by step build photos entertain you. I for one will find it more interesting than the TV options. merry Christmas to all. richard

Is there a 4mm version available? richard

To be fair the job is the thing which gets in the way rather than the home jobs, as shown by the fact I have not built the shelving and shoe rack my wife wants. I am one of those lazy teachers who only work 9-3 and only for 2/3 of the year as many tell me when the summer hols come round. not seeking pity, just a fact of life with the profession at the moment. it means I really enjoy Monday evenings. richard

Try warm water and then books to unwarp them. Not too hot or they will just melt the plastic. Worth a try the worst that happens is they still have to be discarded. richard

Do you not sleep? how do you find the time with everything else which impinges on modeling time? I manage one evening a week. I count myself lucky if I can get a second, even when on holiday. The management has lists which have to be ticked off of jobs that need doing around the house and garden. richard

I'm told that some folk buy extremely rare wines, yet never drink them............... or are waiting for enough people to come around to drink it as once opened they need to be drunk quickly. richard

That is the site for the upper crust of society.

It looks great. I will have to find an excuse to make it to your side of the country. richard

Perhaps cut a slot in the floor for the coupling to go through when you lift the body off. If you do a sub floor you can measure and build off the model but it also gives a little wriggle room to move it to get the compartments to line up in the right place. just ideas richard

Have the carriage separate at the solebars rather than the roof and fit the interior to the floor. Easier to hide that join as well. richard

About as far as Gresley’s 2-8-2 tank got. though many have got further in model form. There is definitely an appetite for them. I wonder whether there is enough for it to be commercially viable. Perhaps for some of the more famous ones eg the standard 2-8-2. thanks for showing he picture richard

I was watching some video of Herculaneum dock. Was I right in thinking the loco I saw coming off the loco depot was a model of the Fowler proposed pacific? It seemed painted in a fictitious br black livery. I might have got this horribly wrong. The price of watching on a small screen. richard

I spy fury and a Jersey Lilly. You have my attention. I know it is em but could look to convert To a less accurate gauge as a challenge. he looks to have made some great models. Interestingly seems to have picked wartime black for some of the Pacifics, unless I have missed the post war lining. I did for a moment think I saw a model of the Fowler proposed pacific. richard

A good generic gcr clearstory. Looking forward to its completion. richard

There is also a photo of a set in Nottingham Victoria in lner days, as we are mid house build I can not access my books to find out which. I assume it came up the gn and then across as the gn had a Nottingham connection. richard

Easter provides the fronts of Easter egg boxes. Better than the chocolate within. As it provides my annual supply of glazing. richard