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Mark I like the idea, narrowing down to one track. Probably one of the reasons I stalled on building on Bloxwich was having a 3rd fiddle yard to cover the siding to the smelters yard. That a long with fitting it in the space I have always played on my mind, so I do like the compromise you've come up with. regards

How have you set the gauge across the middle of the turnout without the switch and crossing rails? or are you just going with the template and then tweaking afterwards? A lot of respect though to you for handbuilding N/2mm I find 4mm small.

Hi here is one link for the Hornby ringfield. http://web.onetel.net.uk/~johndent/ringfield.html Read here to http://www.newrailwaymodellers.co.uk/Forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=42689&p=522934#p522934

They're basically just cd/dvd drive spindle motors. There is a few online tutorials about using them to remotor Hornby/lima bogies.

Thanks Peter, I must have another go at trying this. Regards

One question I couldnt see from the photos, how do you lay on the DAS in the first place? Do you roll it out and lay on then trim, or do you add it in lumps and spread around? Hopefully thats not a silly question? Regards

Congrats, incidently i've just bought the Model railway constructor annual for 1985, some really good articles other than what I wanted it for, (Bartlett HEA drawings). Here's to the next fifty.....

South east Haston?

Lee I've seen about 5-6 DC kits 89s but your version is head and shoulders above any I've seen before. Good job!

Yeah I came across the slow drying process of oils on a little wooden structure. I painted it in the March it barely dried before tvnam.

Those hoppers are looking really good. Great weathering job. Might get to pop down to Redditch.

Pop the long pieces under a steel rule and clamp both ends to edge of a workbench and use a second rule or similar item long enough to bend in one go.

Good to still see sporadic traffic still makes it to Frampton Rich!

Don't forget sites such as flickr and pbase. Flickr has some good groups, Such as my favourite short line Central Illinois http://www.flickr.com/groups/ciryrailway/pool And my favorite class 1s NS & CSX http://www.pbase.com/richard_downer/train_photos Much much more if you have a look around. Good thing with these is there is plenty of model photos too especially phase. Regards Dave.

Cav Why don't you just set up a shapeways shop, then people can order as many as they like of whatever version they like saves you having to stock pile them and sort p+p etc?

Depends how much material is used. If you need a surface thickness below 1mm then it'll got a little more. But it shouldn't cost that much. Probably comparable if take into costs such as metal, solder, flux, time. It wont take long to design in 3D its not large or particularly detailed. If you design one you can upload to shape ways and their system will give you a range of materials and tell you how much it'll cost and you don't need to buy any!

I know in the US the two holer were often used in snowy areas, but in this country its just showing off. Ive seen discussions of more than 2 holer 's in the US too. Good luck with the O/14 layout. NB: if the need for these stirrers sees you in said coffee House far too often for comfort a bag of 500 or 1000 can be had on 'the bay' for around about a fiver. Dave

Thanks Mikkel, roofing has been completed and awaiting a good paint/stain/weathering and its first occupant!

Ha, close up shots always spot something dont they, they'll be suitably fettled before first use! Thanks.

Thanks, I was waiting for that. There's a handy hole in the base that I can get a drill through, but I'm waiting on a sitting figure to see if I need to add a hole or not. As this is due to be an occupied room.

Well thanks to our favourite tax paying coffee (and Tea) outlet I managed to acquire enough wood, I mean coffee stirrers to create the local 'Reading room' for the guys down at Longs logging line and the sawmill. Watch out though, that catch on the inside isn't terribly reliable! Suitable dimensions were discovered online, where there are strangely many photos of outhouses! The web is a wonderful place if a little strange at times. Plenty of cutting and chopping has brought this little 'reading room', 'dunny', 'thrown room' to life. The woodwork has been completed, just waiting on the door hinges to be added and a occupant will be suitably painted, along with a little weathering in part 2. But for now a couple of images to show where were at - Thanks for reading Dave.

Hello and Welcome. Introduction - What is On30? Simply put its O scale narrow gauge that runs on ho/oo 16.5mm track. Not to be confused with British O, On30 is 1/4" or 1:48 and not 7mm. Its long been known as a scratch builders gauge, however thanks to Bachmann its found an ever growing popularity! The relatively low prices for the rolling stock and engines in a large scale make it a great gauge to get that fun factor back in to my modelling. New layout - Longs Logging Line Over the coming months I'll be posting updates and projects. You'll see scratchbuilding, 3D design work and a fair amount of bodging. So here goes.... Regards Dave

That might be an old site try here http://www.applegreenengines.co.uk

You've made a good model there Shane. Once I've got a lot of other projects out the way I might try one out. Regards

Andy, always good to see your ACs. I'd not heard of Apple green before, having looked at their site are they as good as they look? Regards