Tim-Hale

Hi, Sorry but there will be no further updates, I need to take a break from modelling whilst I undergo treatment. Tim

Hi, Sorry but there will be no further updates, I need to take a break from modelling whilst I undergo treatment. Tim

Hi, Sorry but there will be no further updates, I need to take a break from modelling whilst I undergo treatment. Tim

Dave, Many thanks, as I said, I simply could not find it. Tim

Elsewhere there is a thread describing the why and wherefore of building a small shunting plank (albeit 4,8m long) of an Ep3 DB BLT called Pottendorf however it has a split personality. When the mood occurs, all the decadent western items are removed and are replaced by glorious examples of east Germany. This is Grafenwalde, Thur, only 80kms from Pottendorf, across the border, both share the same topography, both respresent stations closed in the late '60s. Other shared attributes are similar types of stock, all small, all careworn as are the small station buildings. Grafenwalde's station is similar to Herges-Vogtei that was the terminus of the Trusetal Bahn in Thuringia, another DDR structure is the bus shelter (Suhl) otherwise the non-railway buildings are shared. Other slight differences is the emphasis on traffic from forestry and porcelain/glass, the latter is a local speciality and traffic is by vans with raw material from Bohemia. Postings will be a tad sparse at the moment, very busy elsewhere. Tim

Apologies for my ignorance but try as I may, I cannot find out how to create a signature link that will load with each of my posts. Please, some guidance, it would be very much appreciated. Thank you Tim

It needs Kadees and some Liquid Lead, otherwise it is ready for service on Pottendorf Thank you for your patience Tim

Here it is, It is not an ‘easy’ kit but it is impressive and unobtainable as RTR, it will just look pretty parked on Pottendorf. Tim

Thanks to everyone. The Clarks box looks very impressive. Tim

Hi, I doubt if I am the only modeller who has bought a loco, only to discover that the original box was not supplied, my best guess is that the loco was part of a set. However, a good quality box is needed just for this rather old, obsolete loco. Trawling ebay isn't particularly helpful unless seeking a container for jewellery as none mention internal dimensions ( LWD 7"x2"x2") Any suggestions, gratefully received. Thank you Tim

The model of the garage at West Wellow on the A36 Salisbury-Soton road is Hatches Garage (Jim Hatch), due to deteriorating health, it sadly needs a new home. The garage is featured in Wikipedia and several Petrol Head sites. Just to recap, it was scratch built garage built by the late Bill Jones, it is almost complete except for the distinctive signage that is unique to the garage. It has a fully detailed interior and more appropriate petrol pumps. There is little possibility of another 1:76 layout and it needs someone who will appreciate Bill’s work. No idea of value, please make a reasonable offer. It will be sent in a rigid box for its protection or you can collect from West Dorset. Please send a message either PM or hale-tim@sky.com Hopefully, this unique model will find a home.

Thanks Paul, unfortunately it is normally almost white and just a bit too dusty. It is odd that I have been using the same colour and make of ballast for the past 30 years until today, I ordered something different, WS Fine buff and some grey. Why? Because I looked at images of the prototype, the photos were captured just 20kms from the supposed location of P’dorf in Oberfranken. The prototype is always right. Tim

The track on the layout has reached the stage of needing to be ballasted. In the past WS Fine Grey was the go-to but I also want to add the fine aggregate that is the cess. My queries are simple, I need to find a source of material for the cess AND has ‘ballast’ moved on from Woodland Scenics, is there a source of better ballast? Until recently I was able to import ASOA but that is no longer possible. Thank you Tim

Another piece of the puzzle, this time the coaches used on Bavarian branchlines were a varied bunch of oddities. Just uploaded some pictures of the few that managed to stay the course until the '60s Lokalbahn coaches Tim

Just updated the blog, nothing too pretentious with a limited number of subjects:- research (bibliography) locosheds stations steam locos other branchline vehicles backstory (history and basic standard trackplans) Simple catch-all headings for Bavarian branchlines, though the lists of passenger and goods stock are not finished. Any suggestions, please let me know Tim