Ray Von

Hi all, just wanted to recommend this attraction that I visited on Wednesday. Really interesting if you're ever in the East Kent area. There's a nice little OO diorama in the foyer area as well! "Ramsgate Tunnels" http://www.ramsgatetunnels.org Tempted to model a "what if" now....

I use a pepper grinder, available at Poundland - produces nice variety of sizes and is a neat way of storing it - you have to break the coal up into chunks that will fit in the grinder obviously...

I use this, I can't remember how much it cost or where I got it...

It's a Crescent. You win the star prize, there is a pint "in the wood" waiting for Nearholmer at The Mariners Ramsgate....

If you've got a chisel and a good diversion then there's a prize....

Just a bit of fun. In The Mariners Arms, Ramsgate (A nautically themed pub) the tables have various bits of bric a brac, presumably found by a detectorist, embedded in resin in the table tops. Does anyone recognise this particular article?!?

Ps, I'm NOT Banksy.

Hi all, I'm embarking on a project outside of railway modelling but I knew this was the place to go for advice. I'm after a good quality range of acrylic spray paints, something with a nice range of colours. I know these things aren't cheap, but I'm sure there's some "less expensive than b and q" brands out there. Many thanks for pointers.

The body shells you have might be worth keeping should you (or someone you know) decide to create a loco scrap yard? You can disguise the lack of running gear by placing them in a row behind a more complete model, or strategic placement of "weeds" / other scrap about the lower portion...?

In the Summertime - Mungo Jerry (Seems appropriate today, at least here in Kent....)

I agree with Phil, maybe just give them a once over with an aerosol primer and proceed from there. A few years ago I came across a lot of my old (British made) Hornby figures and detailing parts from my first "train set" (benches, luggage wagon, incline signs etc, pre 1980) - my childhood efforts at painting and gluing were a bit Pollock-y, so I chucked the whole unfortunate bunch into a bowl of white spirit and went out. On checking the bowl the next day, I found that the plastic had swollen up, softened into a spongy rubber and gone sticky - to add insult to injury, the paint and glue hadn't shifted!

I omitted to notice, I would say either way the price is ok - I might pop in later and get more info. I think I was so abashed by the display on the adjacent shelf that I hastened to a less "liberal" shop! :

Anybody else got a "Non Slip Stone Co." paving slab near them? I've never seen another one...

Ok, so they might not win any awards for super-realism - but I spotted these and thought they might do as background fillers?

Cheers everyone! Here's a rather rough "trial run" : This proves the theory is sound, not sure if I fully understand it though(!)

Omitted to say that I'm working in millimetres, but I think that I can convert easily! Thank you.

For reasons best known to my self, I wish to convert an ordinary plastic shot glass into something resembling a wooden bucket, IE: made from several sections of timber. I will be using ordinary thin card (teabag box / cereal packet thickness.) My plan falls down at this early stage, I need to identify some means of cutting the card into strips that match the shape of the bucket precisely (just cutting strips with parallel sides would produce slats that cross over and not marry up neatly.) I'm sure there must be some kind of mathematical formula out there that will solve this little problem, probably involving pi squared? Here is a pic of the subject, plus some rudimentary dimensions / concept sketch of finished piece: Many thanks in advance!

Disused Quarry, Drone Shot: Or not....

Big in Japan - Alphaville

For anyone modelling small bridges, here are some detail images: Opposite side: And just in case anyone doubts your attention to detail, the underside aspect:

It certainly is! Old school, but I think it's the bee's knees...

I've recently switched from Gaugemaster to a (second hand) Fleischman (I'm using N Gauge.) I can't recall the model number and I'm not at home at the moment, it's probably on another post of mine. At any rate, my main reason for converting was nostalgia for the "centre stop dial control" feature, as opposed to Gaugemaster's "flick the switch every time you change direction!"

Argh. Disappointed, would've loved to see the Hornby kit modified!