Jesse Sim

Woolmer Green is starting to the look the part. The last few weeks I’ve been working on getting the landscape how I like it. Few compromises here and there but still very much prototypical. I’m using a mix of foam and filler for embankments and hill. Because it’s a layout that won’t see any exhibitions I don’t have to worry about weight, that’s why the truck loads of filler won’t be an issue and my baseboards have been built to ensure a hurricane can’t tear them up. Plus I’m lazy. Looking North towards the A1 Bridge. Now looking south towards the viaduct. Now from the opposite end. Still plenty to do but I’m very happy with the outcome, it’s definitely coming along. Also a big shout out to my lovely girlfriend for helping me out the other day.

That’s why I snagged my girlfriend up whilst I had the chance. Her fathers a model railway enthusiast as well, although he models Australian stuff, can’t help that, perhaps I can try and convert him, help him see the light. Shall I bring my boots for any gardening work in March? Work for my supper!

But did Mo get her gardening done?

This is where we need an angry button 🤣

Oi

Also the year you met me, so it’s been basically down hill from then 🤣

There’s just something about them

I started building a DS GN twin last year, I finally finished it last week so the job this week has been painting. It’s not finished yet but couldn’t help take this beautiful shot of some GN goodness!!

The help you’ve given me still exceeds the three wagons I’ve built you Tony, it was my pleasure. Im glad I chose to model the LNER, those BR small letters were almost the death of me, so apologies if they look a bit uneven. It’s a Connoisseur kit, I got it with a couple of others, it was outside my time frame of 1935-40 and I know you needed some more wagons. Many thanks for the kind words, wouldn’t be where I am without you and many others! Can’t wait to be able to bring a much wider range of stuff I’ve built for show and tell in March- flights are being booked this week! EDIT: I just noticed it looks like the paint has peeled on closest brake wire thingy (can build stuff to a high standard but doesn’t know names of things)

Hold up, you’ve been using a what!?!?!?!?! Someone take me to the hospital think I might be having a heart attack due to the shock!

Of the two locos you’ve built me, both have yelled “ehh f**king DCC” as I’ve put them on my track. Or is it just an echo from the box that was trapped when you sealed it up for postage?

That’s exactly how I built Brighton Junction and now Woolmer Green. DCC for the locos and DC for the points and (eventually) signals. I like the idea of moving between the three control panels to run a train. Then with regular running sessions it allows for more operators. Woolmer Green can be operated by one person, or five. Two drivers (up and down), a north end fiddleyard operator and south end operator (controlling both entry and exit trains) and another person operating the scene points and signals.

Thanks Richard. Jonathan Wealleans ended up seeing the post and sent them to me via Facebook. It’s half built, just some of the stuff not glued/soldered in place so I’m hoping to finish it. The match truck I knocked up years ago so at least that will work well with it.

Howdy all, does anybody have instructions for Danny’s Cowans Sheldon Crane? I’ve had one land in my lap that’s 80% complete.

The tender step took a knock, but I’ll bend it back and re-solder it. The cab might be able to be repaired, otherwise I have another here I could replace it with.

Excellent day running Woolmer Green with the BRMA, the layout ran beautifully. Not one hick up, the only c**k ups were from me, not switching the correct points or not switching points entirely. Really enjoyed the day and very happy with the outcome and praises of the layout and stock!

Speaking of C2’s, I recently added tender pick ups to the one you made me Tony, it runs much betterer now. It struggled over some insul frog points in the back section of my fiddlyard. I should have spent the money and changed them to electro frogs but I tried to re-use as much as I could. I’ll have to do the same to the D2. I’ve never seen bogie pick ups, could I trouble you for an underneath shot?

Nah nah I don’t need it automatically, I always just switch them on and off when need be. I just made a boo boo today.

Way ahead of you, I just forgot to turn them “on” 🤣

Why is it stuff always goes wrong before you have people over? I’ve had derailments on a section of track that has never happened before, a point that’s always worked is now dead on one side, a short circuit at 7pm last night that I finally fixed at 9pm!! Oh and an O2 just decided to commit suicide by running off the lift off section and dropping 4ft to the floor cause some idiot left the power on after cleaning wheels (might have been my fault). Model Railways are fun, model railways are fun….

Many thanks, they’re wonderful shots.

I can agree with that

Ahh yes, the old no look drill, am I lucky or stupid? Both?

He was okay until @jwealleans mentioned it again.