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An arty farty shot of 37012 passing over the weighbridge. This was before the scenics went down obviously Cheers Anthony

Hi Jo Many thanks for your kind words. That's my favourite part, adding those small details. Really does bring a layout to life. An idea I have had (which I will put into practice soon) is to list all the detail parts and where they were sourced from. For example oil drums and pallets are 3D printed from Peedie Models, grit bins from Scale Model Scenery etc etc. Cheers Anthony P.S. Ainsley's first exhibition is Saturday 4th April at the N Gauge SouthEast show. I'd best get a move on - No pressure now!

Moving onto the scenic side of things now. Rail sides painted rust colour, Woodlands scenics fine dark brown ballast added and in the process of being weathered with Humbrol dark earth weathering powder. 2 lengths of Finetrax code 40 rail installed to act as the gantry crane guide rail. Just in case if you are wondering what those orange things are? They are 3D printed catch pit drain pipes. Weighbridge being installed. Cropped lengths of code 40 flat bottom rail stacked and ready for painting. Will need a lot more of this plus bullhead rail too. Piles of scrap concrete sleepers and a couple of catch pits. Defiantly need more sleepers!! Gantry crane now nicely weathered. Spot the grounded VBA van! Inspiration for this came from the one that is at Northampton Castle yard. Lots of dirt and grime subtlety added plus lots of lovely static grass. Typical run down BR yard... Cheers Anthony

Hi all This is my current WIP exhibition layout - Ainsley CMD. Ainsley CMD depicts a small central materials depot somewhere in the midlands. The CMD sends out large amounts of scrap materials by rail to private scrap merchants. Incoming materials included track panels, worksite materials and general lineside scrap. The track panels were broken down and the materials graded for re-use or disposal. Scrap concrete sleepers were sold off privately to local farmers and construction firms for use as roadways. Wooden sleepers were sold to dealers and farmers for re-use. Rail and fixings were graded for re-use on the network or disposed of for scrap. The scrap materials are loaded / unloaded using either large gantry crane which spans 2 tracks or the small 7 ton Coles mobile yard crane. The CMD also operates a 100 ton weighbridge. Wagons are trip worked into the yard from the nearby reception sidings after midweek or weekend engineering possessions with either the resident class 08 shunter or what ever loco is available at the time. This normally being a class 31 or 37 from the DCE pool. Scrap materials included; Rail off-cuts (from inches to several feet) Flat bottom rail Bullhead Rail Conductor Rail Cropped CWR Switch Blades Magnesium Crossings Bolts Fishplates Base Plates Chairs Pandrol Clips Blocks Open wagons used are ZDA Squid (ex OAA), ZDA Bass (ex OBA), OCA, and ZAA Pike (ex SPA). Bogie bolsters used were YAA Brill (ex BDA) and YLA Mullet (ex BRA). All transferred to the Engineers Department. Various runner wagons were used for the overhanging rail loads. Layout details; 2mm N Gauge micro layout Currently WIP, but will be exhibited Layout size: 6' x 8" (4' scenic) Control: DCC Track: Code 55 Point motors: Servo operated Era: Mid 90s Here are a few photos of where I am currently with the build. I started this last August and have been doing bits here and there since then. I shall upload more photos from the early stages soon. May I just thank Richard Coleman for his help whilst planning and modelling Ainsley CMD. His photos and words of advice have been invaluable. So we start with the track plan. Scratch built gas bottle compound. PD Marsh 7 ton Coles crane built, painted and weathered. All set up in the loft. Ready for scenics now after playing, sorry testing! Overhead gantry crane. This is a Vollmer kit, which has been built and modified. The original width of the crane beam was 180mm wide, but I have cut this down to 120mm to span 2 tracks. This has been been heavily weathered. Knightwing Portakbin / Site office built and painted, Note the venetian blinds... Weighbridge office / Shunters mess. Scratch built using 2mm card, brick paper from Scalescenes and etched window frames. Jumping in with scenics now and LED lighting rig complete. So that's given you a little insight into the build of Ainsley CMD. Will get a few more close up photos a little later on. Cheers Anthony

WOW, certainly a blast from the past! Welcome back David. Looking forward to this one... Cheers Anthony

I tell you what, I have been following this for a while now (this is my first time posting) So very impressive and it just goes to show that even in this day and age of finely detailed models, with all bells and whistles, those Lima models still stand the test of time and are still extremely pleasing on the eye. Awesome scenics and a lovely setting. It's a huge thumbs up from me! Cheers Anthony

Looking grand Nick Cheers Anthony

Follow you on Instagram (West Coast Resprays) Absolutely outstanding layout and stock. Looking forward to seeing more on here. Keep up the great work. Cheers Anthony

All looks fantastic mate. I particularly like the IZA's. I have a fair few to weather myself! Cheers Anthony

I have a 007 and sadly I think they're all grey. Nothing a quick mask and a spray of satin black wont sort out... Cheers Anthony

See you in the morning mate. SSA is packed and ready to go. Cheers Anthony

So that reply from myself was for nothing - That's 5 minutes of my life I will never get back Cheers Anthony

See you there boss I wonder if it will be as warm as last year? I'll pack my short just in case! Cheers Anthony

Nobby, If your referring to the village in Lincolnshire, then I've only just realised myself that there is a said village A lot of people at exhibitions ask why Sutton St. Annes. Well the answer is simple. Take my last name, chuck in St. Annes at the end (where the layout is loosely based - Lytham St. Annes) and hey presto... Well, I thought it worked anyway P.S. The missing T from Sutton has now been corrected. Cheers Anthony

Cheers Dave, Really looking forward to this after attending as a punter last year. Here's a wee run down of Sutton St. Annes and a couple of snap shots... Sutton St. Annes is a small coastal town located somewhere alongside the Fylde coast, between the towns of Blackpool and Lytham in North-West Lancashire. The line to Sutton St. Annes diverges at Kirkham & Wesham on the Preston to Blackpool mainline. Although Sutton St. Annes is a fictional location, most of the trains that you will see running are based on actual services that would have been seen operating in the area between 1990 and 1995. IMG_20190413_094743 by Anthony Sutton, on Flickr 31413 arriving by Anthony Sutton, on Flickr GMPTE 150138 by Anthony Sutton, on Flickr Sutton St Annes by Anthony Sutton, on Flickr 142051 by Anthony Sutton, on Flickr Do you like first & second gen DMU's? How about a class 31 or 37 on 'Club Train' duties? Let Sutton St. Annes take you back to the day's when real trains still operated in the north west. Cheers Anthony

Awesome work Jon. Really enjoying following your thread. Keep up the wonderful modelling. Cheers Anthony

Real shame about Footplate and Weslo Steel, but great news that you have managed to get Kevin and another layout from the Alsager club to attend at such short notice. Well done Andy. See you all in the morning. Cheers Anthony

Fantastic work Carl and looking to seeing Hither Green in the flesh at Mountsorrel. I have 20 of the to get built, but I can't see them being completed for a while yet! See you soon. Cheers Anthony

Really enjoyed viewing Wormhill on Saturday at Stafford. Cracking layout. Looking forward to seeing it again, in April. As long as I can get away from SSA ! Catch you soon boss. Cheers Anthony

Awesome work Duncan. I must really crack on with my fleet! Cheers Anthony

Fantastic work Duncan. I have also started to retro fit my own fleet of 56's. I really need to order some more!! Really does make a huge difference. Cheers Anthony

Fantastic work on the gantry Simon. I think from the photo it looks spot on in Halfords grey. I would advise against rail grey, I feel this would make it to light. However, with a little weathering, the Halfords grey will be spot on. Just my thoughts on this. I have built up a few N Brass portals in the past, and always used Halfords grey and weathered lightly. Cheers Anthony

Coming along wonderful Carl. Enjoying following your progress. Cheers Anthony

Blimey! My dads going to be a busy bee, casting from now until late May 2019! I'd best warn him Cheers Anthony

Andy, I See Lydd-On-Sea is in attendance! Does this mean George is coming out of the woodwork Cheers Anthony