Adrian Stevenson

I picked up a 64xx too yesterday from Rails.

Will you be at Bristol O Gauge show next week?

The review in this month's Railway Modeller does not mention the pick up arrangement. Hopefully there will be some at the Bristol O Gauge show next weekend to examine in person.

Cheers, Ade.

Well my attempts at a bit of track laying have got interrupted by a 12 inch to 1 foot scale cat....

He always has to get in on the act.    His name is Patch and he only has one eye. He is real character as you might guess!

Cheers, Ade. 

Been a few weeks since I made an update as we spent two weeks in Egypt over Christmas and New Year.

Here is my handy work on the baseboards. My wife did not know I could do carpentry, but now the cat is out of the bag! Need to sort out some joiners next and then the track laying can commence.

I have also joined Gresley and Wychnor Model Railway Group this week.

Cheers, Ade.

Just picked up my copy of Hornby magazine from Sainsbury's and read the review. They like it. But I was a bit disappointed to read it has electrical pick up from the tender only. One would have thought it would have been all round.

Cheers, Ade.

Reviewed here and in Hornby magazine this month:

Opps!

http://www.bogg7mmexhibition.com/268486974

I am certainly going to this one.

Cheers, Ade.

Just adjusted the length of the head shunt on my proposed new layout to take one of these....

Cheers, Ade.  

Framework for baseboard No1 is now completed. Basically it is braced down the middle and then across forming eight boxes on the underside of the board, so it should be nice and strong.

Picked up a Skytrex GWR tin hut as this is suitable for use at the end of the station platform. This is an "old school" resin and white metal kit which required a lot of filing to get it to go together correctly.

Hopefully I should get the framework for baseboards 2 & 3 put together tomorrow.

Cheers, Ade.

Hi Henry, that would be great. Thanks.

Hi All, the rest of my track was delivered today care of Hattons. Got this laid out on the living floor while my wife is at work. The track plan, naturally with some compression, will fit onto three six foot x three foot boards.

Awaiting a call now from the local timber merchants as I ordered all the timber yesterday. Gone for 9mm Birch ply with 4" x 1" softwood bracing. Hopefully this should come tomorrow all cut to size. Hoping to get this built up before Xmas. Track laying and wiring will be started in the New Year as we are going away for Xmas & the New Year.

Cheers, Ade.

Hi Henry, I would love to see it.

Cheers, Ade.

Here is a pic of the improved coal load.

Just ordered the rest of the track I need, plus a GWR pattern platform corrugated tin hut. This will be the only building I can buy off the shelf. The rest will be scratch built. Luckily the book has the plans of the station, engine shed and goods shed.

Cheers, Ade.

Thanks very much.

I am doing a 30'/40's era layout but given that Heljan are soon to be doing a version of the Diesel shunter with the funnel, I might be tempted to push the time frame forwards a bit!

Cheers, Ade.

Just got rid of that horrid plastic coal load on mine today. Some care is needed to get this out.

I still have an open coal fire at home, so I have an endless supply of real coal. 

I will be fitting a sound chip to mine in the New Year.

Cheers, Ade.

The Malmesbury Branch book arrived today. It is fantastic. It has all the details I will need to build the model.

Cheers, Ade.

Hi Mike, you got me!

Yes, I work at Hansons. Been there 4 years now. 

We do get a fair amount of model railway items in and all seems to fetch decent prices at auction. I actually sold all my OO gauge stuff at work last year.

I am very pleased the the Iron Minks and GPV's. They arrived on Saturday. I can highly recommend them.

Cheers, Ade.

Thanks Andy, here are a few more.

Thanks Al. But I don't think I will have the room. 

I had a very enjoyable day yesterday at Gresley show and meeting up with several forum members. I have added some pics in Andy's thread. When I got home I found a parcel of Minerva Mink's and Gunpowder vans waiting for me. 

Off to the DIY store later to see about some plywood for the baseboard.

Cheers, Ade.

A few more views of the 7mm locos.

And now some 7mm stuff.

OO Gauge layout from the show.

Hi George, no worries, great to meet up with you and have a chat. Been looking at your previous layouts and builds. Very impressed with 229 Squadron.

Cheers, Ade.