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Re my post 797, I have posted a sort of picture show of how I upgraded my split chassis V2 Cartazzi axle box on a new post "V2 Cartazzi Up-grade" (Didn't feel it was appropriate to put here). Along with close coupling the tender and a couple of other mods it doesn't look to bad

Depending on the track radius you are using it is very easy to make a "fixed" Cartazi truck using plasticard and glue on axles boxes attached to springs. All you do is carve away pretty well all the side metal on the floating as supplied truck and hide it behind a dummy set of side walls, axle box and springs. I am pretty certain it has been covered on this forum but I think i have some pictures somewhere that I can post of there is any interest. Lierally about a 2 hour job and it makes a heck of a difference.

For the lomac wheels I just went to my NA supplier and after measuring a couple of sets to get the correct diameter I bought a pack of 8 or 10. For additional weight i made a thin sheet from Pb and glued it to the bottom of the lomac. From most angles it is not visible. Re chains, I came across a picture where all that they appeared to have used were wedge blocks for a tractor.

Academic which year to us in far flung lands who buy via the internet!

I get my long cleaning buds from the local electronic store (in Ottawa Canada). They have them in two formats a) the traditional bud and b) a pointy bud.

Bit off topic (in fact a lot of topic), but I see that your knock of the woods (immingham) has a flood warning. Trust you are high and dry Allan and all you others out there in Waterworld.

Well I wasn't going to get a Bachmann J11 but having seen Tony's pictures I can see a 3rd coming along to go with my two Little Engines kits. I suspect I have cabbed more J11s although B1s would be close behind, then any other loco since they were the most common loco on the Grimsby Louth daily pick-up

Lovely set of photographs and a fantastic layout

For the most part I consider the advent of the wide range and quality of RTR locos (and rolling stock) an excellent development for the hobby in that it allows a large number of individuals to more or less accuratly model their memories (or whatever it is they opt to model). Further, I would suggest that the much of the sameness discussed in the thread is only really relative to layouts that are seen in the various media threads and even then only if one is focussing on the locomotives. For the individual modelling his or her bit of Lincolnshire, or Sussex or whatever, their layout is, to them a singularly individual layout. However, I would suggest though their is a real risk of losing an entire skill set from our hobby. Specifically, rolling stock construction. Years ago I built, from rather basic kits Kits, numerous locos that I wanted on my layout because I had cabbed them as a kid and if I wanted one on my layout that was the only way I was going to get one. Of the locos I built, all but one are now available as RTR models, so the skill set I was sort of forced to develop would probably not be there today.

Jason, If you send me your mailing address i will send you some top hat pin point bearing cups. If I get them off tomorrow you should have them just after Christmas Jim

I just love those DJH motor and gearbox combinations. I don't know what it is they do but I have now replaced 4 of my older motors (2 anchorage and two porters caps) that howled, whined, were jerky and did other non desirable things with 50:1 DJH motors and they are so smooth running in BOTH directions. My 2nd Little engines J11 is now of track awaiting its DJH replacement motor

For those who may not have seen some of Allan's buildings on the layout at Mablethorpe, i was able to visit it when I was over this spring and I can confirm that they look as good or better than the pictures.

A while back I asked this thread about how they would portray the "dirty" whitewashed interior of a station shed. I have now done most of New Waltham Platform 1 (a.k.a Grimsby) and thought I would try to post pictures of how the project has turned out. Also shown for comparison is Platform 3 which is an exterior wall and was not whitewashed

Congratulations on 200 pages. A very significant achievement.

Excellent layout. would love to see it in person.

The bridge and the building deserve more than a like button. They are excellent, especially the bridge. It's like i am looking at a memory.

The Coquihalla Highway is fairly spectacular in its own right although having also seen the program you refer to I suspect it has the potential to be "interesting" at this time of the year, not to mention the roads to it from Fernie. Highway 3 is fantastic, but slow. Also suspect you could get some weather on it and I suspect it is not as well maintained as the Coquihalla

A C12, a set of the Gresley articulated coaches - suburban or mainline (preference) in BR teak (weathered?) and PROPER scale 00 (16>5mm) track

Think I prefer without sky. As for a logical reason, I really cannot give one. Therefore it has to be emotive. I know there are many studies which show how the brain sort of fills in "voids" without actually filling them in. Sort of like filling in the glass and covering on a train shed roof when all you can actually see are the roof trusses. Really liked the shot the schoolboys on the platform.

Hi Colin, just tried Pre-owned and only got one item.

Now how did you find your way to this. I have gone back to the main web page and cannot see a link. I sure hope one doesn't have to go through the list of "bargains" every time!

Re fruit vans, I know that strawberries (especially), raspberries and apples were shipped from the east lincs flatlands (Tetney and on to the east of Louth) and other areas down to London on the Grimsby Boston line. I dont know if they went through Peterborough though.

I got the address from a Model Rail Magazine ad

Is it just me but i have tried to go to the Hattons pre-owned web page? I have tried several times and always get re-directed to their main page where I cannot find a reference to preowned. Also, when I sent an e-mail to the address given in Model Rail it bounced saying that the address does not exist.

Awesome pictures. Thanks