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Stephen

Hornby seems to be very good at underperforming in terms of delivery dates, so I won’t get excited.

Stephen

Looking absolutely stunning - keep up the good work.

Stephen

Once again the topic of 00/EM/P4 comes to the surface. As one who sits on the sidelines, I say ‘each to his own’ but, viewed as a complete package, the likes of Little Bytham and Grantham will always come to the top because they are just that, complete model railways. All you have to do is sit and watch trains go by.

Stephen

They began life as GNR(I) cement vans in the 1950’s but in later life were used by CIE as general box vans. Keep up the good work.

Stephen

1 hour ago, Tony Wright said:

How's this for something different.............?

 

 

 

This afternoon, Howard Smith brought over Hornby's latest APT full set (at over £1,300 it's rather an investment!). If one buys the lot, one gets 14 cars plus the test car.

 

We gave it a thorough testing (flat out at times!), and we've made a video which will appear on here and on BRM's WOR. 

 

I think it's an incredible model, though who'll have contemporary WCML layouts big enough to really show it off? As you can see, it takes up a lot of space on Little Bytham, and it required a lens with a huge depth of field to get it all in! 

 

 

Have you ever had HST’s running through Little Bytham?

Stephen

Nice to see some more from this delightful representation of BR’s blue period.

Stephen

Absolutely brilliant news. Nimbyism has been defeated.

Stephen

It’s nice to hear about the good side of Royal Mail.

Stephen

On 06/02/2023 at 23:02, terry.ecmr said:

Looking forward to attending with 'TELLINDALLOCH in Autumn' (pictured above).

Very different from my previous/current urban layouts.

Indeed it is but very enjoyable nonetheless.

Stephen

Glad to know that you have resolved your production problems. Hope to be ordering soon.

Stephen

Look forward to seeing the finished product, one of the two most modern locos that the SLNCR had.

Stephen

Let’s hope MRJ have signed up Steve to tell us more about Brush Junction. It really does show how good 00 can be. 
 

Stephen

I liked the photo of Brush Junction. It brought back memories of the prototype, Broom Junction. Can we have more photos, please?

Stephen

Very enjoyable.

I never met Iain but I feel that I know him from his many writings over the years. A brilliant modeller has left us. RIP sir.

 Stephen

Whenever I search for 3dprinting3dcork, nothing comes up. Can you help, please?

Stephen

I’ve always liked the idea of the SER reaching Oxford at the same time as the Met. Bearing in mind the latters dealings with LNER, you have the possibility of all four of the Big Four together at one location.

Stephen

2700 pages, wow.
 

Stephen

A quality bit of modelling.

Stephen

I believe it’s an Irish Freight Models brake. The only drawback is the wagon underframe complete with brake lever. JM Design sell their wagon underframes separately, so that could be the way forward.

Stephen

I’m surprised that no-one has suggested a version in CSE (Irish Sugar Company) livery,

Stephen

Yes, they took a long time to be delivered in the UK compared to the rest of the world but they are so worth the wait.

Stephen

The strike is scheduled for 21/23/25 June. Does the map apply for 22/24 June?

Stephen

2 hours ago, Tony Wright said:

Good morning Stephen,

 

I never photographed it, so have no images to post on here. My only 'links' with Moreton in Marsh were that I used to go over to Michael's house and assist him with making sure everything worked properly, and I also built him a South Eastern Finecast 61XX (which featured in Right Tracks 1 & 2 DVDs by Activity Media). Any locos and stock from the layout have (presumably) been retained by the family. 

 

The layout did feature as a 'Layout of a Lifetime' supplement in BRM - in the earlier years of the century, obviously before Michael died. Paul Bason took the pictures for that. He also built much of Shipston on Stour (on the opposite side of the railway room). He's buying most of the buildings off that (since he made them), though anything left I'll put on here. 

 

Having now assisted in the 'breaking up' of at least four model railways in the last few years (Covid-allowing), all because the builder/owner died, it really engenders a sense of great sadness. Yesterday, I lifted yards and yards of track, Paul Bason lifted the buildings and Ian Wilson removed all the control equipment (both Paul and Ian helped lift trackwork after they'd completed their tasks). When I thought of how long it must have taken to site everything, lay the track and install the controls (which weren't completed), seeing it all 'razed to the ground' in five hours made me ponder the future of my trainset. The main difference is that LB is made in sections. Yes, some track and wires will have to be cut to separate boards, but those boards are bolted together and will easily come apart (and be saved?). In all the other cases, the layouts were literally 'built into their environments' - in one case, actually holding up the shed in which it was built! Thus, the only way of dismantling them (after lifting off what could be saved), was to effectively wreck what's left - just putting saws through them! In Moreton's baseboards' case, by builders with massive, powered saws; this week! 

 

What's left are yards and yards of re-usable Peco Code 75 track and pointwork (it was only pinned down, though the Marcway scenic-side trackwork, in the main, was too-securely fixed to be saved), plus some perfect Gaugemaster controllers, and the already-mentioned buildings.

 

Please, watch this space if interested.

 

Regards,

 

Tony. 

It must have been a sad time effectively ripping someone’s handiwork to bits.

Stephen