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http://www.ebay.co.u...=item3a6b33dfe9 Anyone for some lovely 'finescale' track!

Not surprising really, it's that Mr Micmcn of the Cartmel Toy Shop again. Similar to Mr Gostude previously discussed. People must pay this sort of money for so-called 'sought after' stuff. Perhaps I ought to try some 'code 3' weathering on some of my old rubbish then!

Agreed Darren. Not much of a weathering job IMHO. A quick blow-over is about it! For the extra £91 I'd expect a little more hand applied limescale and much better oily weathering of the wheels and motion.

Oh dear, when is Ebay going to do something about the 'new and unopened' description when we have an assembled and painted kit? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/kitbuilt-4mm-Scale-GWR-Dunster-Signal-Box-/270834831572?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item3f0f0390d4 Silly me...never of course, because they don't ever seem to be interested in the slightest. I've e-mailed them about it in the past..they never bothered with a reply apart from an automated acknowlegement.

Now that will be interesting to see what the final figure will be. I've no idea what a true value of such a masterpiece would be, I'd almost be tempted to bid.....!

These rack points have two motors one to move the rails and one to move the rack..or do they? In the switching movement which normally moves first, the switch blades or the rack? Is the route change movement at the switch end all done in one go with the rack? One of the things that puzzle me is how are the movable rack sections supported when they move across the running rails during a route change.

There must be plenty of 'collectors' out there to keep him in business judging by his feedback totals and items sold numbers. I've got one of those, perhaps I ought to try my luck!

I wonder why he never auctions his 'collectables'? Could it be that he wouldn't get anything like his 'buy it now' prices?

Looks pretty awful but at that price it must be a 'collectable'. With that number of bidders it must be recognized by a few!

Some lovely timelapse images our home taken from a satellite. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/time-lapse-video-shows-around-the-world-in-62-seconds.html

I suspect that it's something to do with a EU directive on the dreaded health & safety so that when the hoist is at the bottom any poor unfortunate worker can't plunge to his death. I believe that there must be some sort of automatic locking system before the platform descends!

Another rogue trader has been caught, this time by the Swiss bank UBS. Well fancy that, who'd have thought that it would ever happen again! It would seem that all the new 'rules & regulations' in investment banking haven't worked. Traders make huge profits from tiny margins when they do a trade, or a gamble as we would know it. It would appear that investment banks are riddled with such people who just haven't got caught yet. Now UBS bank may be 'downrated' by one of the credit rating agencies upon who's opinion seems to be important to the whole system. The very credit agencies that who said in 2008 that there was no problem with 'trading' sub-prime mortgage debts in the States. Economics of the madhouse/casino?....Then there's the European Central Bank Euro crisis...........! What's the alternative, bearing in mind that communism failed?

Thanks Rich. Yes AFAIAC this is now the only way to go for scenics and also polyfoam baseboards (where appropriate!)

There has been yet another large cable theft http://www.google.co...315811049A00004 When is the Goverment actually going do something about this instead of more talk and 'looking into'? If there is a will, things can be changed very quickly by an emergency Act of Parliament. The most sensible seems to be changes to the way scrap dealers operate in a 'cash' climate.

I'm with you there! (from a fellow Celt) We (Wales) was robbed yesterday! James Hook's penalty was clearly inside the sticks. The ref should have 'gone upstairs' for a decision. All very poor. (sour grapes of course!). IMHO a good show from Wales. For what it's worth, I think ITV's presentation is rubbish. I miss Jerry Guscott, Jonathan Davis, Keith Wood et al as the pundits and Brian Moore on commentary. ITV's lot are all so wooden. It's yet another failing by the Beeb's highly paid sports director Barbara Slater who famously said that the 'new deal' for F1 was "a good thing for viewers". She and her predecessor Roger Mosey have lost so much sport coverage to the commercial channels...cricket, half of F1...(how long will it be before that goes completely)....what next?... golf, RL 'Challenge Cup', yet more football being frittered away?.....

Hi Rich, yes, special pigment is available. I'd never thought about it until I was told of it by a modeller on another forum who has sucessfully used it. I shall probably be ordering some shortly to use on future areas. After a night curing I'm very pleased indeed with the end result. It will now withstand knocks and bangs without chipping or breaking. After further advice I'll probably bond a layer of fibreglass tissue in the areas where earth will be visible to mask the strands in the matting. As for what has been done so far it won't be a problem as it will be heavily overgrown with greenery. Hi Will, No problem with the underside as the chicken wire has very effectively supported the matting and the bonding resin has done its job. Regarding ingredients the chemicals are pretty foul but I hope that they won't become unstable! Genearally speaking AFAIC this and polyfoam for general baseboarding is the only way to go in the future. However careful we were with Matford, which used the old plaster method, lumps kept coming apart!

The Genesis Effect (Trekkies on here will know!) Let the terra-forming begin or fun with nasty chemicals! 05 September 2011 Posted by Re6/6 The first area to be 'terra-formed' has now been done. Two of the main reasons for doing it this way is for lightness and durability. Using traditional plaster bandages, they're too easily damaged as I found out on Matford. The whole area is only supported along the edges with the chicken wire doing all work keeping all in place. It may need an second coating with resin as I've missed a few bits here and there. I'll see when it's all cured nice and hard, and of course it adds virtually no extra weight. The materials that I've employed are used in the marine repair business and are freely available from any good chandlery. The chopped strand fibreglass matting is impregnated with polymer resin & catalyst and forms a very hard and durable surface. The job ideally should be done in the open air as the smell is very persistent. At the moment the section is in the garage while it cures but with all the doors shut I can still smell it! Hopefully by tomorrow that should've disappeared. Next to come will be brown earth paint prior to gluing down hanging basket line similar to the old hairy carpet underlay. Then it will be selectively pulled off and treated with various scenic methods. I intend to experiment with the 'Grasmaster' used on top of the pulled off liner. There still a lot more to do with the main structure before any scenics are done.

The first area to be 'terra-formed' has now been done. Two of the main reasons for doing it this way is for lightness and durability. Using traditional plaster bandages, they're too easily damaged as I found out on Matford. The whole area is only supported along the edges with the chicken wire doing all work keeping all in place. It may need an second coating with resin as I've missed a few bits here and there. I'll see when it's all cured nice and hard, and of course it adds virtually no extra weight. The materials that I've employed are used in the marine repair business and are freely available from any good chandlery. The chopped strand fibreglass matting is impregnated with polymer resin & catalyst and forms a very hard and durable surface. The job ideally should be done in the open air as the smell is very persistent. At the moment the section is in the garage while it cures but with all the doors shut I can still smell it! Hopefully by tomorrow that should've disappeared. Next to come will be brown earth paint prior to gluing down hanging basket line similar to the old hairy carpet underlay. Then it will be selectively pulled off and treated with various scenic methods. I intend to experiment with the 'Grasmaster' used on top of the pulled off liner. There still a lot more to do with the main structure before any scenics are done.

Some more progress. Much experimenting on the mortar course 'grouting' was done under the guidance of Tim Maddocks. Several paint combinations/types and finally Games Workshop 'Citadel' acrylics came out as the most user friendly and best for speed of application/process, considering the amount that has to be done! The resin cast corbels are only temporarily attached and are to be replaced with ones from Shapeways 3D printed ones in due course. The top structures in grey primer prior to being finished with a beige colour to represent the Caen stone.

Haven't looked at it for ages. It's like seeing an old friend! As a reminder Olten SBB has a good one. http://pittsburgh.et...nnwaldCamJ.html (Doesn't work on IE for some reason. OK on firefox)

The daftness and stupidity of some is breathtaking! http://uk.cars.yahoo...ort-fridge.html Thankfully he was reported to the police!