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Bought this my first meths fired loco today Its a kitten class loco called tibby A Mike Chaney creation phil

Leigh bridge We had a good time at the show Enjoyed ourselves Baiting Ian operating Ross creek {and im still going to tell your dad everything} Phil and Craig

We are setting up at LEIGH SHOW tonight So a couple of stock pics as a taster if you are going so hopefully see you there phil

Test went well she ran great but the water pump isn't working properly .So another strip down .The todo list is getting longer and longer , my roundtoit is exhausted . Agree about the weather ,does make a change that there is no rain phil

Do you leave the local coal lorry outside Bob or do you pull certain things in to protect from the weather? And hopefully see you at weekend Leigh show? phil

Had a test run on Monday of the coal fired edrigg [Need to name this loco ] + roundhouse DM6 Never seem to get a plume of smoke on a pic The fastening of the load works well on the curves phil

Seen the video footage on u tube of the meet , I Hope to be able to go next time he has an open day Phil

If you are a 16mm member you can get on the Merseyside e mail list which rob runs and every meet is e mailed to all . I do have his e mail address, ID pm you this .you could always ask him to put you on it phil

Great to see you have joined in bob. Hopefully might see you on the circuit too sometime Couldn't go to this meet as I was at another one phil

Hi bob its a generic stick on back scene with the sky cut off . Craig weathers locos for all gauges, Introduce yourself at Leigh and you can discus it with him . Phil

Just a few pics .We will be getting the layout ready for Leigh show 2nd 3rd of Sept. Phil

Just a few more pics The layout was built by Craig and ably assisted by Tim and myself . Craig does all the weathering and detailing of stock. Phil

Hi Mathew are they plastic gears ? on the baguley Never seen the drive mech of these. Remember watching a lot of these shunters being constructed ,the doors of the assembly line were always open in the summer .phil

Just a few more pics phil

Yep Bob and Warrington Will you be coming to Leigh show ? If so introduce yourself Phil

Hi bob http://www.brianjonesmodels.co.uk/ He did a battery conversion of the gauge 1 class 66 with sound and on board battery pack .If you had a chat with him he could probably supply you with the whole lot batt pack speed control receiver etc. I always fit his mac 5 to any battery driven locos I've built or own phil

The layout consists of 3 boards 2x scenic and 1 traverser 12 feet in total . Wired for DCC , but all points are manually operated by push rods from front or back of the layout The various Buildings are Bachmann scene craft .Some cut down to fit the location .We only use the lighting on the layout when operating and don't enhance it with spots. The layout can be used as a fuelling point and traverser at 7 feet or its total length of 12 feet . It has been to Leigh show in its 7ft guise ,and Southport show early this year when it was voted best in show by the public. Its due to appear at stoke this week end . phil

Live steam is often more powerful than electric pick up .The locos tend to be heavier . But your track cleaning will increase because live steam leaves oily deposits on the track when running. I tend to build my garden railways flat and pile wagons on to get my steam engines to perform .Any locos that are electric pick up are converted to battery ,and fitted with radio control .That saves cleaning the track . I started out in g scale but tired of track cleaning etc and went for 16mm live steam but using g scale 45mm track . Phil

great pics there Mathew The last time I went there the steam crane was in a lot of rusting bits awaiting refurbishment and rebuilding . Been meaning to go back but never found the time. I used to live in Burton so it was a 20 min. drive . phil

HI Tony the horwich jerk used to run from Bolton to the horwich loco works (which had its own station] bringing in the workers on a daily basis. The standard gauge Horwich crab was made there for years phil http://www.madeinpreston.co.uk/Rail/crab.html

Hi there Bob . next door neighbour had a heart attack while driving a lorry on the M6 he's had a stent 5 weeks ago . He's doing a lot better now. Just take it steady . Phil IMG_0653b by phil, on Flickr talyllin grass cutter IMG_0716 by IMG_0693 by phil, on Flickr Bala lake railway. just a couple of pics you missed while in hosp.

http://www.blackrod.railpic.net/displayimage.php?album=7&pid=70#top_display_media Although not narrow gauge this used to run around here before my time phil

Hi Mathew you could always sheet the 4 plank , or small crates and drums or even sacks for something different . great work by the way phil

Hi ya bob GET WELL SOON , speedy recovery , great pics by the way phil.

Hi Mathew great pics there . Never been on the Sittingbourne ,but it looks a bit dilapidated .I think it nearly went bust a few years ago ?. Sad that it is in the state its in . phil