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Just watched the video, thanks Andy that was a wonderful view of your layout.

Been doing some work on the layout today, I did wonder whether to start a layout thread or blog, but for now I'll just post some pictures here. I have been wiring in the lights: -

Alex Found this interesting video on YouTube comparing Lord Nelson with King Edward II. The King makes much more noise as each exhaust beat is two cylinders rather than the one for the Nelson.

Well there's a thing, not noticed that, but I have to admit that I have never studied the Nelson's closely. I am interested in getting some drawings (or visit Ropley) to find how the loco goes together. Looking at photos on Google the Schools seems to have the steam pipe in around the same relation to the cylinders; more investigation required. As far as number of cylinders, this would be dependant on what the traffic requirement was, the Nelson's (as far as Russelll is concerned) were built to haul the heavy boat trains, the imagined 4-8-0 could be for similar traffic or maybe express freight, therefore possibly requiring a 4 cylinder design. An interesting aside is that the Nelson's had the cranks set at 135 degrees, thus meaning the locomotive has 8 beats at the chimney per wheel revolution (rather than the 4 of locos like the GWR Stars/Castles/Kings or Stanier's pacifics where the cranks are at 90 degrees), this was done to reduce the hammer blow on the track. Keep up the good work.

Looking excellent Alex, only comment I might make is that the steam pipes (between the smokebox and footplating) might be a bit further forwards (unless there is some further work to do) as they would generally enter the valve steam chest in the middle of the valve. Do you think this would be 4 cylinder (as the Nelson is) or two cylinder?

Lovely Andy, she doesn't look like that at the moment; she has been green for a number of years carrying D6515. The amusing thing is that everybody at Swanage still refers to her as '12'. She is at Eastleigh works at the moment for a repaint.

Hi Jack I did follow Dave's build recently and have been chatting to him about it, but it may well be sometime before I get around to starting, I've only finished one etched kit (a Mallard Models GWR 517 class) around 40 years ago now so this will be relearning how it all works.

Ok, still not done much model railway work yet, but at least I have been in the workshop and tidied up a bit and stowed away the cache of Christmas presents: - The DMR kit is a SR Z class, Oxford Dicast Land Rover, an ultrasonic cleaning tank and some hand tools. I also had a look at my BR apprenticeship test pieces to make sure metal rot wasn't too far advanced: - All for now, onward and upward.

Looking good Alex.

To get a line parallel to the edge of your frames you can use odd legged callipers: - A Poppy's Wood Tech Loco Builder's box can help with erecting the frames once cut out. Hope that is helpful.

Wow, that is wonderful; well done John/Steve really looks the part.

Hi Jack Love the Hartland Point project, great idea to reproduce something that is part of Southern folklore; good luck with that. Sympathise with the "loss of mojo", I've been stalled for some months now, hope you sort it out soon.

Steve I think your work is exemplary, the thought which has gone into the design is magic. I always thoroughly enjoy reading your posts. Keep up the excellent work.

Lovely work Dave. I'm guessing they are the steam feeds to the injectors, as you say it looks like they will probably pass through the tanks in a tube that runs from top to bottom (GWR Prairies have a similar arrangement for the delivery pipes to the top feed). A photo looking down from above would be useful.

Brilliant work Dave. Stunning.

Hi Tim, sorry to hear that you will have to dismantle the layout, good luck with new one. I recently dismantled my sons layout (lost interest as he got older) & I can sympathise with the emotions you will go through.

Not done much in the workshop recently, sort of lost a bit of enthusiasm when I worked out the L class needs some surgery to put the wheels in the right place. I think I have now decided that I am going to have to "bite the bullet" and put it right. On a lighter note, a bit of "retail therapy" has cheered me up, I found this on Flee-bay for a reasonable price (i.e. cheap); it was being sold by "TheDannyPenguin" who seems to be invoved with Derails. Anyway, very pleased with my purchase. : - So I have run it in on the rolling road using DC power, now I have fitted a DCC chip and thought I would have a go at a bit of video filming: -

Tony, I feel your pain, I have a similar spare part waiting for one of my Schools, for the life of me I cannot remember which one. It is not as bad as yours so it is still operating, but I have the spare and will need to pull the loco apart one day to fit it. As soon as I work out which one it is!!

Hi Dave, love the bits all laid out. The front end is really looking good.

Hi Kevin Sorry to correct the photograph, but I don't believe this is 7802, Manors were fitted with a screw reverser, I suspect this could be 2807 as it appears to be a Churchward cab (no side windows). The only caveat I would say about the cab interior colours is that the backhead plating may be black, along with the footplate metalwork.

Thanks Brian, they are ideal, a couple of them showed exactly what I need. You also had a shot of the cab with the drivers control for the reverser, this has explained how it works.

Dave, I have now measured the wheel spacing and position, you are correct. The chassis spacing is exactly 40mm (10ft) but the chassis is 2mm (6in) too far forward on the superstructure, the centre of the rear driver should be 16mm (4ft) from the loco buffer plank & it is 18mm. Sadly I am going to have to live with it as there is too much to undo to get it to the right place, but I did buy two of these DJH kits so the second one will be modified to correct the error.

I'll have a measure and see, when I looked at it the other day I thought the back driver was in the right place, but I didn't measure anything. I may still live with it depending on the amount of work required to get it moved.

Thanks Dave, that is very kind of you to say. I have done some more work since that update, I noticed that the front buffers are around 2mm high (although the back is about right) so I have shaved some metal off the front mounting of the chassis; this meant that the front driving wheels made contact with the inside of the splashers which have also been modified. I thus noticed that the axle spacing on the chassis is too long, the front wheels do not line up with the centre line of the splasher. Sadly this will have to stay as it is, to compromise and move the chassis back would require undoing too much work. I have fitted the clacks and water feed pipes and lamp brackets. I will take some more pictures and do a proper update later. When I can get to the bottom of how the steam reverser controls and steam feed is arranged I will do some work on that. Thanks for the likes etc.

Hi everybody I have been looking through everything I have (and the internet) to see the details of how the controls from the cab connect to the steam reverser on the right hand side of the locomotive and am wondering if anybody has photos of the C class or 01 class at the Bluebell Railway or the D class at the NRM showing that side. I have found some on the internet, but not at the right angle, it really needs to be side on close-up. Thanks in anticipation.