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A quickly thrown together photo shoot for a comparison. HO Unitrack (as new) : OO SMP track (painted and ballasted) : The Unitrack could be improved by painting the rail sides and toning down the ballast with a wash of dark paint.

No more progress on the station building, but I have managed to finish off the stone walling along the road. These flexible pieces of foam need to be held down with pins and weights while the glue sets. The view along the road from the crossing. An overview of the yard area, with the buildings plonked down for effect. Still lots to do here, but I want to sort the platform out next.

If the photos on their website (and advert in BRM) show test models from the tooling then 2022 makes more sense. edit - the date in the advert is 2022.

Using Dundas kits would be the sensible thing to do, which is probably why I didn't.

The brake may happen, if I can find the right model. As for sticking 3 together, apart from being a bit long that would also be an expensive coach.

I had another two of these coaches and decided to emulate what some railways did with their old 4 wheelers by gluing them together to make a bogie coach. One roof had to be trimmed where they join in the middle, they could then be glued together. I added a strip of metal to the underside to re-enforce the joint. This needed a notch to be cut in the middle wall for clearance. I carved off the original rain strips and made new ones from micro-rod. The underside had some re-enforcing trusses added (brass rod) plus brake detail from various bits. The bogies are from a Chivers Innisfail coach with 5.5mm wheels fitted, this gives a ride height that matches the other coaches. The footboards were glued to the underside after the brake parts were removed from them. The finished coach with matching brake van.

You want sensors , not censors.

I think the OP wants to know the typical fuel storage capacity at a TMD.

More four wheel coaches have been painted, and I've now added some HMRS transfers for some decoration. All the four wheelers (so far) together.

The one far left is. edit - the two far left are.

As Peco are about to produce metal tyred wheels for their N and 009 wagons, maybe they should look at doing the same for their OO range.

In related news the minimum order value to qualify for free delivery is now £250 (up from 175). Details here .

The ballast is Woodland Scenics fine buff. For glue I use a mixture of PVA (50%), IPA (25%) & water (25%). I don't 'pre-soak' it, I apply the glue mixture from a plastic bottle with a very fine nozzle (I think it's actually meant for applying flux), and I only apply small amounts at a time.

Yes.

A bit more done. I'm not going to bother detailing the interior as it won't be seen or accessible. This won't be easy to see either when it's finished. I've had to glue the roof on to give the structure strength and stability. I'm thinking of adding a canopy if I can find enough bits for the valance.

See here:

Indeed , someone has already done that to some extent.

You seem to have found yet another supplier of magnetic couplings, the second photo shows the name as Porter House MODELS. Competition and choice is a good thing, but it's worth pointing out that these different systems are not going to be compatible as they are all using different magnets and mounting them differently.

Here's what it looks like after painting and the addition of some scenary. I've painted it with enamel paint to seal it. A water based paint could have caused it to warp. I've started on the main station building, more Wills kit bodgery. This will be in two parts with an overall roof. The window on the right facing into the passageway between them is the ticket window.

See here . The Forney and Prarie never appeared. This is the page from catalogue you've seen.

The J50 has a totally different chassis than the standard Jinty type.

Not much recent activity, but here it is:

Backscene This layout needs a backscene to hide the fiddle yard and continuous run from view. Its current storage location limits the maximum height to 4 inches. Another factor is the need to see over it when operating from the rear, particularly with regard to shunting in the station area. For this reason I've made the smaller section on the left only 3 inches tall. The larger section starts 3 inches tall, and gradually increases to 4 inches near the right end. A filler piece will extend it to the bridge. The small piece has been glued in place, the larger one will be fixed later as it restricts access to the station area. To fill the area between the road and station I've taken the radical decision of using a Wills Iron Chapel as it's meant to be, rather than convert it to something else. Here it is in a boring green paint scheme, which seems typical.

A bit of searching found the numbers - ST-242 & 243. Some info in this topic: I think for the geometry you'd need to find a Peco catalogue from the 1980s or earlier, I haven't found anything online yet.

Measure its height. Code 100 = 0.1 inch , 2.54mm .