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  1. debating whether join 2mm and have a go at building points for the new layout

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    2. Armchair Modeller

      Armchair Modeller

      You will only find out by trying. If you can afford the subscription it is worth joining to get access to the bits and the help and advice you can get.

    3. -missy-

      -missy-

      wot the ovvers sed...

    4. nick_bastable

      nick_bastable

      come on in the waters lovely

  2. As an n gauge modeller I have recently brought royal 47, a 2251 and a sound chip for a 4575. Shame they are all 00. What's going on here?

    1. Horsetan

      Horsetan

      The answer is simple: it means your eyesight's going. ;-)

    2. 46444

      46444

      Or there's a GWR layout on the cards! Next stop a 57xx :D

    3. alibuchan

      alibuchan

      The eyesight can't be going I'm only 27! Balance has been restored my network rail 122 and class 70 are coming soon :D

  3. How is it possible to cut a 23 x 8x 2 mm out of a model and it still be the same weight as an unmodified one?

    1. Trebor

      Trebor

      you have faulty scales !

    2. Metr0Land

      Metr0Land

      Higgs-Boson may hold the answer

    3. New Haven Neil

      New Haven Neil

      It was unobtanium?

  4. has just stripped down 2 farish 47 and has got a bowl full of bits that was not needed.including motors and 4 bogies worth of gears

    1. ozzyo

      ozzyo

      Do they still run????

    2. Jim49

      Jim49

      Only if you push them, by the sound of it.

    3. alibuchan

      alibuchan

      they did but not well at all 1 of the bogies was completely knackered. they have been converted to dummies as they will affect breakers in the fiddle yard if they are runners

  5. has finally got an interview. WooHoo

    1. Mikkel

      Mikkel

      Congratulations, not easy these days. Good luck.

    2. alibuchan

      alibuchan

      cheers. Don't I know it 2nd one in 6 months.

  6. Flying through the Chiltern platforms with 67013 giving me a shove. Give me a mark 3 coach than a unit anyday

    1. big jim

      big jim

      good lad, had you travelled yesterday it would have been me driving!

    2. alibuchan

      alibuchan

      I was down there for an interview with Chiltern. Hoping it went well

  7. keeps looking at 1:144 plane kits thinking that it a couple of tornado's would tie in nicely for a small layout. I have got to stop thinking like this!

    1. Jon020

      Jon020

      GR1, GR4, F2, F3 or 60163?

    2. alibuchan

      alibuchan

      looking at a pair of GR4's. 60163 has already taken my money.

  8. managed to weather my 3 Dapol and 2 farish steel wagons and 1 cargowagon. only got 5 wagons and 30 locos to do for friday afternoon to go to blackburn

    1. Kris

      Kris

      Someones going to be busy then

  9. Interview on Thursday nice trip down to London and a ride home on the 67 set

    1. Will J

      Will J

      Excellent, good luck (and you will like the Mark IIIs!)

  10. is wondering what happened to the 2011 challenge announcement? itching to get started on something this year.

    1. Andy Y

      Andy Y

      Good point, will come back to you!

  11. has IMO successfully repainted a Farish 37 into DRS livery. the 47 isn't as good but it will be!! just need to pick up the transfers from the post office on Monday

  12. Just sneezed DRS blue maybe i should listen to advice and buy some of those face masks for when im spraying

  13. has done something very stupid!! this I why I need to get rid of my cards.

  14. is getting him self in trouble!!

  15. cant smell! who gets a cold in summer?!!!

  16. has got half of the base board built cant believe how small 5 inches is

  17. just got really confused as a Christmas advert came on tv then realised that I am watching a recording from before

  18. just spoken to chiltern i didn't get the job.

  19. has taken the couplings off a peco brake van to try and fit some sprat and winkle couplings. Now, where did I put those instructions

  20. 1 and a half NMT Coaches all etched up. its easier than I thought it would be. Thank you for the etch's Pete

  21. More paint on my hands than on the 86 and 47 I just painted.

  22. How is it possible to cut a 23 x 8x 2 mm out of a model and it still be the same weight as an unmodified one?

  23. As an n gauge modeller I have recently brought royal 47, a 2251 and a sound chip for a 4575. Shame they are all 00. What's going on here?

  24. has just done the right thing, but didn't do the wrong thing first! Damn!

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