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Spectacular work as always @MikeOxon! Is this going to be printed too?

I'm planning out a garden railway in G1 and part of me is wondering if a little Gauge 3 track masquerading as Broad Gauge might be a useful addition somewhere :)

I am so happy whenever I see a notification to this blog. You really should consider publishing this all - I would definitely buy one in a bound up copy! I continue to be amazed at what you've produced.

Regarding your sketch of the boiler plate and yoke - are you able to expand a little on how you sort the alignment out in the axis that's not visible in the sketch? i.e. you are sketching a front profile and this is likely to end up at the very front or rear of your engine, based on where the model origin is. Do you do an offset extrusion? an 'Align' ? Do you create an offset plane?

As usual, Mike this is fantastic stuff! You have directly inspired me to investigate 3-D, modelling and printing for railways, and I’m part of my way through the journey of modelling the LBSCR terminus building at Brighton circa 1841, from the RIBA archive of plans.

I wish I had the e stick to run a Mike Sharman style early era layout, but not yet!

Spectacular as always! Would you consider uploading your models for use by others? Either paid or via Creative Commons of some form?

Do we need to say any more?

That looks absolutely lovely - thank you so much for the article.
 

I think I’ve come to realise, partly thanks to your efforts, that upgrading and resurrecting all the models and putting your own spin on them is so much more fun than buying the latest and greatest.

I did this with a Lima class 33 a while back and more recently with some triang carriage conversions

Do you have a link to aforementioned video?

Seeing your stock lined up is very impressive indeed. As for the layout idea, I'm not sure I would model both sides of that canal basin - I would be inclined to curve the mainline around the back or side of the scene, with the dock wall (and maybe a bit of water/mud) as the front edge. You can still have your wagon turntables, the crossing and tipping point, etc. but just have them all on the same side. 

Engagement is very low indeed normally, between 2-5% feedback should be expected - and I think you are well above that in likes and comments in proportion to reads and views.

I vehemently disagree with the idea that you are diverging too far from railway modelling. If I have to suffer through another 'how to weather a BR Black locomotive' article/blog/forum post I think I'll go mad - whereas literally every blog entry you have created is interesting, enjoyable, readable to the highest degree, etc. - please don't stop. 

I'm very much interested in early railways and I would also be interested in the crossover period from broad to narrow gauge too - and not just locomotives: signals, permanent way, wagons, etc. are all fascinating and given your treatment of the subject so far I have no doubts you have many more rich furrows to plough.

Fantastic and fascinating as always

As always, fantastic modelling and very informative.

Good to hear - I would be most interested to see a like-for-like macro shot of the prints?

Thank you for taking us on this journey, the new chassis does look a good deal better. How do you feel you would change your approach if you decided to motorise your engines?

I've had to resort to 3D printing on commision some roofs - I appreciate the complexities of the process a little better, but you can't argue the results aren't satisfying. I know you've said you have a fairly entry level printer before, do you have any more details?

As usual, very interesting. A full history of a locomotive from works drawing, Lane drawing, early photographs, later drawings, etc. would be an interesting lineage to see.

As an addendum, may I suggest a dirty wash over the kegs in your final photo? They seem a little bright! I'm sure a little dot of Harveys blue on them to represent the labels would go down a treat :) 

Of course you have, silly me! :) I was bewitched by the tank version of Vulcan above :) 

Very enjoyable indeed. I would be interested to see a BG tank locomotive, they have a heft which is more marine or civil than mechanical!

The GWR broad-gauge era has a special place in my heart when reading Red for Danger!

There's a 7mm model of a dual gauge goods shed in the GWR and the 'otherness' of that time period is just wonderful. 

Yes, I think it was trying to be too many things at once, really - the 1980's theme works, the Minories plan works, the use of speedlink-era freight works, passenger ops all work - but not like that. Note that the crossovers are in the wrong position, so the 'yard' couldn't be accessed by down trains, etc.

Lovely stuff. Will you be able to retrofit the running gear to Eagle? I agree it looks a little sparse!

It certainly seems atmospheric to me. Maybe some cracks in the tarmac and weeds pushing through? Lifted trackbed, boarded up buildings, etc.? 

Ah yes, of course - I look forward, as always, to the next installment.

Excellent work as always. How do you align the components together after you've moved them off the canvas?