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Greetings Mark! I see I've missed my notification of your reply. My appologies for that. Real life has a tendency to catch up with one. Glad to hear I could point you in their direction! Soldering I've done a bit of since starting with DCC convertion of locos, but never soldiered a kit before. With a 4-4-0 I hope the coupling rods will be ok to make. I'm sure I'll be having a lot of questions when I get started. Hi Jack! Thanks for the pointer on drive. Going to be interesting getting the last pieces to the puzzle. Thomas,

Good work there! Any photos of the prototype? Am looking forward to trying kits myself.

Great - been so long since I pre ordered I'd forgotten which had lighter blue

Looks awesome! Is that the "as built" or preserved?

Hi all So - in addition to my layout building I've been so curious to try kitbuilding a loco that I ordered a D40 from PDK models. Status right now: Have ordered the D40 kit from PDK Wheels from Markits Models are on order And I've been looking on gears and motors from High Level So, before I get all the parts - anyone got newbie tips (mainly don'ts) for someone who hasn't done more than plastic kit buildings and wagons before?

Just found you layout here and I am really impressed by what you've made it into. Great seeing a combination of branch and mainline like this!

Did you use Hornby or Peco points back in the (30+) time?

Looks great Richard! Just ordered my first brass kit myself - a D40 steam engine. Got any tips for a probie?

Ah, thanks

Hi all Sorry if this has been answered, but I don't know anything about LMS style. Scenecraft 44-048 looks like a GWR style Coaling plant, is that right? Screenshot from a buy and sell Facebook group

Check your inbox mate

Any toads left? And are any of the engines in GWR green?

My apologies, didn't see that

Hey, need help. I started a trial period to get RM gold too, but haven't been upgraded in here and is still bombarded by ads on both web and phone. Help?

Greetings - so a few days overdue due to an immense workload and overload But here signals v.1.1. Either I've managed the system fairly well, or I have gone completely crazy Single semaphore used where needed, double also indicates junction signals and the small lights are to indicate ground signals (which I may have gone crazy with on the branch at least)

Will do tomorrow

Great, thanks! So would you place ground discs at all points?

Hi Stationmaster! I'm so gratefull you could share your expertise with me. To answer your questions in order: *The layout is meant to be double line through the tunnel and to the stations, where you have the down on each going to the Harbour (bottom siding) and the branch (top station) *I made the stations with the intent that one could run around trains and make for some interesting shunting opportunities. *The thought was also that a train from the harbour could easely cross over to the mainline up at the bottom station, and when comming to the top station could continue to the branch terminus with a goods for instance. I have a slight problem understanding what you mean with facing and trailing - could you give me a reference point? *The yard at the top was designed so that it could be used in both directions, and for maximum stock storage capacity (fictive design) Do you have a suggestion for how to create traps? Got any recommendations for improving the layout trackplan? The initial plan I made with signals was based on only using full semaphore signals, but I did try to use home and starter signals and divide to blocks where appropriate. After getting through a bit on your impressive lection in "GWR signals and where they go" I see that a setup with stop signals, fixed distants, ground discs and maybe a couple shunt ahead signals are appropriate? I've decided to use Dapol motorized for stop signals in general. I have been considering doing a full double line circle, but I sort of want the single as a scenic part of the design - after seeing a lot of good examples on other (including Stoke Cortenay and Yorkshire Dales) The layout itself is about 1,5 meters by 3,5 meters

Hi all So I updated the current trackplan. Any comments, please feel free to come with them. Signalling is also something I'd like feedback on

This weekend has been full of night shifts, which has been so calm that I ended up thinking about locomotives and stock. After way too many hours of looking over "Mouldy Raspberry's Yorkshire Dales Model Railway" on YouTube, 've realised that I absolutely want something else than standard tension locks on my layout. With this in mind, last night ended up going through various sites looking for a good coupler. Reading and looking at various solutions for Kadees I've really grown facinated by its many configurations and the opportunities it gives. Thinking Kadees as a primary, then maybe hunts or shapeways threelink for stock not changing. https://www.shapeways.com/product/8X963ZBED/nem-oo-3-link-couplings-sample-set?optionId=63280468&li=marketplace Any thoughts?

Thanks a lot John!

Hi John! Good to see there are more of us slaving through the night (well here in Norway it is at least) Would you then recommend Kadees on locomotives and both end of trains (if not separating them) those wagons? Thomas,

Hey all I'm wondering about changing my couplings aswell from standard tension lock to Kadees or something else. These Hunts, what are the advantage over Kadees?

Hey Robin, thanks for getting back to me here with good comments and questions I'd heard that too straight lines weren't really realistic, so I've used more flexible track than I normally would. Have had some issues with getting curves good enough for larger locos and stock, but as I've now finally found myself a viaduct, that part of the mainline will need redesigning, which might make getting another entrance to the MPD area. Thanks for the tip The branch is designed for tank locos, so intentionally. Had to do with the board size I started with, and the branch terminus is designed so it can be moved and brought to exhibitions (if I ever get to one). As for the yard, I was thinking it might be sensible to make it possible to use in both directions. Rakes on my layout will be short so I was figuring it would make it possible to store and use 4 rakes at least. I won't have any fiddle yard out of sight, so would need to lift stock off the rails of not enough sidings are available. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated here