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Bit of a blow for me too, just when I was getting to know how to use DraftSight. DaveC

Looking very nice - then I do like black locos of NE origin. DaveC

So am I, it would be nice to have a good ready to run Austerity tank

Bob the Builder and Ray the painter have been working on a goods shed for Sheffield 0 Gauge Group's layout Abbeydale Junction. The building isn't yet finished, it is in need of a roof. While it is off the attention to detail can be seen. Hope people appreciate the work that has gone into the making of the goods shed. DaveC (ex Chairman Soggies)

Me too!

Guild summer exhibition. First Saturday in June (2nd) at Doncaster dome. It is on the guild website. There will be layouts and many traders. DaveC

No Progress on the 7mm locos for a long time Pity, I am looking forward to the Austerity tank. DaveC

These look really nice. Any chance of these in 0 gauge? DaveC

Best of luck from me too DaveC

Any chance of a 7mm Austerity in the near future? DaveC

Nick Dunhill had a thread on building a Terbomotive on here in the 7mm section and on his facebook pages. It may have pictures of the completed painted loco. Hope that helps. I may be able to get a photo from the owner - a fellow Soggies member. DaveC

Not at the moment. We are having a big push to rewire. The fiddle yard points was operated using rotary wafer switches. These also switched the current and some have burned out due to the high current demands of some members locos - we blame double heading with Helgan Diesels. The wiring is also having to be upgraded to cope with the current demand particularly when switched to DCC. You might have noticed that the back scene is on the out side of the layout, that would need to come off for exhibition. We are looking at another 2 years to complete the layout. If you were to be in the Sheffield area and wanted to see the layout, we meet Friday evenings and have a working session on a Wednesday afternoon. DaveC

Being wired for both. The club has a mixture of DC and DCC locos. Each of the circuits will be switchable. Currently we have access to one borrowed DCC controller. We will be building MERG DCC controllers. DaveC

I gather that it is not available without the DCC chip, but will run DCC or DC. The main advantage being the stay alive capacitors which will help it over point work without stalling. I've ordered a DCC sound fitted one even though at the moment I run DC. DaveC

Sorry they are the correct way up in my photo viewer on the computer but not in GIMP so I now know why and have edited them. DaveC