Marly51

Great suggestions Stubby and Jerry! I’ll look at a couple of options. Rolling stock is quite limited in this range, but will see what is possible. I like a challenge!
 

Marlyn

I haven’t given up on the possibility of producing a small layout based on one of the old  Edinburgh stations from the 1950s/1960s. Although I have already located most of the reference photographs available, last weekend I found a second hand copy of ‘Edinburgh’s Last Days of Steam’ in Caledonia Books, Kelvin Bridge, Glasgow!

Carrbridge Station was a favourite starting point for some of my cycling forays in younger fitter days! I like the architecture, but it may be a challenge to reproduce in such a small scale. Scalescenes have produced a simple paper download kit of terraced houses, which I will try out. Then I might try to create my own printable kit of the station building. A good excuse for a day trip to Carrbridge for some reference photos! I may use some artistic licence and introduce a ‘closer’ Cairngorm backdrop, behind the characteristic silver birch woodland.
 

Photo courtesy geograph.co.uk project.

So far, on my very brief internet search, I have not found any photographs of a BR Class 67 EWS, taken on the stretch of line between Perth and Inverness. Found this BBC piece about EWS 66043 derailed at Carrbridge in January 2010.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/8446583.stm

Thank you for sharing more photographs, Paul! I am an advocate of using recycled materials, whenever possible, and enjoyed reading the article in Model Rail - it is a very clever design. Hope you receive some good offers?

Marlyn

Well I deliberately went to Model Rail Scotland without a shopping list, because I have everything I need to finish my current main layout and two smaller projects. But I could not resist this little T Gauge BR Class 67 EWS Starter Train Set. I have included a photo of the display model from T Gauge stand. Ideally I would like to create a Highland themed micro with one of the stations between Perth and Inverness. Not planning to buy any extra track so it will be a case of creating some interesting scenery. 
 

NB This is the TGauge.com display model at their Model Rail Scotland 2020 stand.
Check www.tgauge.com for their full T Gauge range.

The Bridge at Ramagen - Al Turner

Sauchenford - 2mm Finescale Association - Forth & Clyde Area Group

North of England Line 2 - Scarlington - Scarborough and District Railway Modellers

Hornsey Broadway - Kier Hardy

Castlebridge - Cumbernauld MRC

23 minutes ago, Scottish Modeller said:

Hi Marly,

 

Uhm - That's not Rannoch from Mark of Scottish Modellers!

 

Phil H

Sorry, Phil and Mark! I didn’t manage to note this layout when I took the photo and tried to identify it from the exhibition catalogue! Thanks for letting me know. I believe it is Cragganmore - will edit the post accordingly! It was a great exhibition this year!
 

Marlyn

Oops! My post was created twice?

And some more shots...

Irrgarten - Clydeside MRC

Cragganmore - Elgin MRC

Kettlewell - John Stocks & The West Scotland 4mm Group

Scenic corner of Whithorn - Alisdair M.Macdonald 

Muckstan Hollow

Some more shots from Model Rail Scotland 2020:

Talybont and Llanbrneglwys Railway - Edinburgh & Lothians Miniature Railway Club
 

Ochiltildhu - Fraser Neilson 

Micro models created with Scale Model Scenery base board kits.

On 22/02/2020 at 21:48, rhydddu said:

Did anyone take any photos of the narrow gauge Ffestiniog loco on the Peco stand? 

Great  to catch up with old friend, Alistair, from the 2mm Association, Forth & Clyde Group! 

Thoroughly enjoyed our mother/daughter trip today. It’s been the wettest Glasgow we have ever experienced. Thank you to the organisers and all the exhibitors!

Trams of Yesteryear - Glasgow South Model Tram & Rail Group

Jackson’s Yard - Chris Stafford, South Tyneside O Gauge Group

Bankfield Road - John & Jackie Kneeshaw

Garty Bridge - Helensburgh & District MRC

2 hours ago, paulbb said:

Marlyn

you could be right,  but the 3 jinties and 3 standards and a crab suggest somewhere else; the shed in the background looks big for Barry tho

Paul

I did wonder, Paul? It came up with a Barry search - will see if I can find it again and post the link! 
 

Marlyn

Hi

On 16/02/2020 at 12:14, paulbb said:

Love the card mock ups.. where is this place?

Hi Paul - I thought this photo had an embedded link. I am pretty sure it is a photo of Woodham Brothers Scrapyard in Barry.

Marlyn
 

On 11/02/2020 at 18:25, Kevin Johnson said:

Hi Marlyn is there any progress on your industrial cakebox.

Hi Kevin,

Sadly no progress since the New Year, but I hope to get back into the model shortly. I haven’t been on the Forum for a while, so have to catch up with what everyone is up to.  Hope your models are coming along?
 

Marlyn

On 03/01/2020 at 13:31, Ian Major said:

Thanks Robert.

 

My grandson is 7 years old so I think the extra couple of years makes a difference. He has been interested in my 0 gauge stuff for a few years and wants to get involved. The old Kitmaster/Airfix kits, now Dapol are great for children his age. If they don't come together well nothing much is lost. 

 

A lesson I learnt was not to get over enthusiastic. I found out the hard way that this had put off his father (my son) when he was young. We bought my grandson a Metcalfe loco shed kit which my son and grandson did together igniting and re-igniting interests. It was wonderful to see.

 

I teach my grandson (and granddaughter)  how to use with safety some of my tools in my workshop. We have two important workshop rules:

 

Rule 1:  No messing about.

Rule 2:  No-one is allowed to say "I can't do it".

 

Only time will tell what will come of it all. I suspect they may end up doing 3D computer modelling for which they are already showing an aptitude - and to think I was 15 before I laid hands on a typewriter keyboard let alone a computer!

 

Ian.

 

   

I agree with your approach totally, Ian. My dad showed my brother and I how to use tools safely from an early age and modelmaking has been one of my favourite activities since childhood. My own daughter also made models from an early age, progressing from basic cardboard box houses, for her collection of plastic animals, to detailed scale buildings when she was a teenager. Now she is happily working in the digital games industry as an illustrator and designer!
 

Marlyn

On 10/01/2020 at 18:26, Phil Parker said:

We're going to rest the competition for a few months and come back with something new. Don't think you have seen the back of Cake Boxes though!

I still have a couple of ideas and parts for some additional Cake Box projects, so will post progress in this section when I get round to them. It’s been good fun so far.

Marlyn

Wishing everyone in the  CakeBox Challenge and on the Forum all the best for 2020!

The reality for me is that Christmas and New Year is just too hectic to grab some quiet time for modelling! The workshop is not at its most inviting when you have to clear the snow and ice to get to the door, either! I shall carry on with my industrial CakeBox, so that I have the complete set of models from this last two years of Challenges! Definitely recommend trying out new techniques and scales as a small project like the CakeBox, micromodel, shelf, etc. Happy modelling, everyone!
 

Marlyn

You’ve captured all the ‘grunge’ of industry, Ben! Crammed so much into this tiny space!!

Wow! What a great project!! 

You would never know that this was a CakeBox, once upon a time!  Lovely modelling of the longer canal barge, as well! 

Love the seasonal touch!

Modelmaking has been on the back burner this month, with the main focus being on preparations for our family Christmas! I had already sprayed the base grey, with some bits of foam glued to battery box holder to rear of the model. Currently modelling engine parts from thin card and these will be glued to the pile along with various spoked wheels. My next job is soldering some wire to create a drain grating in the road gutter, framework for corrugated fence and yard gates. I’ve been collecting reference photos of corrugated metal fencing including these two from own collection. This is an old oil depot at Lairg Station. I also found a thin strip of rust peeling away from an old field gate hinge, and thought I could add flakes of this to the scrap pile, suitably sealed afterwards!