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Excellent stuff. Just how big is this layout likely to be when it gets built?

Well Grahame Hedges has come up trumps with the etched doors, excellent stuff. If you haven’t come across his model buildings do have a look, building London Bridge makes Olympia look like child’s play. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/115057-scratch-built-card-and-styrene-structures-based-on-real-buildings/ I’ve made a start on the Metrobus, not very pretty at the moment as it has bits of plasticard resizing windows and filler on all the edges to make it look squarer. Pictures to follow.

I’m after the single leaf doors from this n gauge conversion kit to make a Metrobus from a BT models Atlantean. This will be for my Kensington Olympia layout. TIA I have now been offered a set, thank you. Andy

The TPM models DMS conversion set has two sets of folding doors in it, a two part and a single leaf set. I used my two part ones on the DMS conversion and appear to have binned the single leaf set...fool. I wonder if anyone has a spare set of single leaf doors?

A quick pic of the dismantled bus....I have a couple of options. If I reuse the 'flush' glazing it means I cant do much about the window sizes. If I re-glaze it either internally of cut windows to fit, I will be able to alter some of the windows to be nearer the size and shape they should be. The distinctive front screen is getting done come what may..... thoughts anyone?

Thats good to know.

I thought brake fluid would attack the plastic?

I’ve managed to acquire a BT models dual door Leyland Atlantean. This is going to be used as a basis for a conversion into a MCW Metrobus. This was a right b*gg*r to dismantle due to the tight fit of the parts not helped by the glue. It’s currently in a jar of Super Strip. It won’t be an exact model but will have the overall look of a LT M bus.

Summer weight 4.5 tog quilt all the year round here in tropical Haxby!

I assume we just wait to be billed for the balance due on these? I have the UM ones on order.

Didn’t know Tunnocks did sausages. Wonder why they’ve gone down the painted road, rather than leave them undecorated. £2 extra for a squirt of paint and decal I guess.

Another of my articles on Olympia in the next issue of Traction Magazine http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/134552-traction-issue-246/?p=3181182

Now for the road vehicles.... Both are ODC 8 wheel chassis, one has had the front axle cut off. Cabs are Leyland ERGO cast pewter from PG models. Homemade decals. The Octopus has a Farish resin sheeted load added. The six wheeler a tipper body added.......might add some sand to that. The RT bus has just had L plates fitted...the destination blinds are a work in progress. This is a Parker Models Mk1 Transit......homemade decals for Rediffusion. Roof and bonnet need painting yellow.

This is the first of the 4TC coaches.....window filled in!.......I've found someone who has etched window frames intended for a refurbished 4CEP for sale, not sure if the raised window frames will make much of a difference and I'll need to cut the window bar out where the hopper window fits. The glazing from the filled in was reused as the toilet window as these don’t have the usual Mk1 vent in them.....strangely I had to file the window to fit....so much for standard sized panels on a Mk1.

No modelling today just a nice circular walk from Grassington to Burnsall via Hebden and Linton....just under 7 miles, many alongside the River Wharfe. Beautiful day. Managed to print some suitable decals yesterday for the part finished lorries. The Harrods ones were a failure as the gold didn’t show up very well on the dark green lorry. Plan B has been to reprint them in yellow and then mount the gold ones over the top to increase the colour density. Yesterday I started to dismantle the coaches for the 4TC. First up was the BSK which becomes a TBSK. Battery boxes, Dynamo, vacuum brake cylinders and buffers all removed. A start has been made on filling in the one window that doesn’t exist on the TBSK. Next up will be the FK. Pictures of progress to follow.

Mine arrived today while we were out in the Dales.

They are on my layout thread.......I think it starts here http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/75679-kensington-olympia-in-n-scale/page-20&do=findComment&comment=3124325

How much!

It pays to check drawings against pictures....... after printing off the outline drawings for the 4TC I found some big errors on the TBS vehicle. It’s basically a Mk1 BSK but the SR panelled in one of the large brakevan windows....the drawings show three panelled windows. Oooops! Photographic evidence shows only the one window panelled over. Tomorrow will see me dismantling the two TSOs, BSK and FK....yes I’m having to use one of my Motorail fleet. Today I dug out some road vehicles that had been partly completed. I should have some photos later in the week. But it will see the Harrods van finished as well as the Hall and Co Leyland Ergo 6 Wheel tipper and the Leyland Ergo Octopus flatbed.

A couple of pictures of the completed LS Leyland Nationals, one with open doors and sans LT roundals........and also the reassembled DMS bus, now with a paint job to match the rest of the fleet. A missed opportunity by Cars Workshop not to do UK versions of this bus, they would have cleaned up.

Today I are mostly been putting buses back together........ The second Leyland National is now finished apart from any black bits as I forgot to take the fine Sharpie with me....so grills and blinds to be done. The DMS has been reassembled after its repaint.......again black bits need doing. I’ve also made a start on marking out the sides for two SNCF Ferry vans to diagram E304 http://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/frenchferryvan

Another NGS meeting tomorrow. I’ll be taking the Leyland National to finish off and the DMS to reassemble. I’m waving between taking the Mk1 vehicles for the 4TC conversion or starting another ferry van. I’ve printed off plans for an SNCF one and a JZ one.

The doors for the second LS have been made and fitted. I now have one with closed doors and one open. Both are the Farish model. I’ll need to order some more LT roundals from Mabex as I’m out of stock after one set disintegrated when trying to move it off the backing paper. From the slight yellowing to the decal I’m guessing they are probably old stock. Another of the difficult to find Oxford Diecast Routemasters with LT Roundal has joined the fleet, £1.20 from eBay...there’s still the odd bargain out there....even including the postage it was under a fiver.

The Interfrigo ferry wagon is now completed bar a light weathering. Thanks once again to LongRail for the decals. I’ve just noticed there is a buffer missing, no idea where or when that happened as I haven’t dropped it. Will have to look in my bits box for a replacement.

The wagon has Piccolo 8335 marked on the chassis....it was a wagon like this. https://www.ebay.de/itm/Fleischmann-Spur-N-8335-Schiebewandwagen-der-DR-in-OVP-LZ9815-/362114983989 This was cut in two and stretched to size with a new plasticard section in the middle.