birdseyecircus

I think end to end rather than a circuit is best suited to your space.

Info here re the autocoach radius:

Pail

Hull Paragon Station. 16th May 1985.

Paul

Ixo produce a number of 1/43 buses mostly European but there is a Bedford OB, AEC regal & AEC Regent. I think Hattons listed the the Regent.

Prices on Ebay are around £35ish Mark.

There are also a number of familiar trucks produced by IXO 

Paul

Julian, you may find this thread interesting 

Paul

Regarding Forklifts. On the left is the Dinky Coventry climax which I think is meant to be 1/43. On the right is a corgi Alis Chalmers which i guess is 1/50th. 

Also present Dapol 08 and van, 1/43 Oxford Bedford van and Hardys hobbies 1/43 figure.

Paul

Words fail me.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-54612122

Paul 

I have a Prairie that runs well forward but in reverse there is a noticeable lack of smoothness. It is fitted with a lokpilot decoder- no sound.

I have an end to end layout approx 20ft and have run it backwards and forwards at different speeds but the reverse direction does not improve.

Paul

The Dapol interview on the Hornby mag web site said they were in production.

Paul

Rails of Sheffield have o gauge Dapol 08 shunter from £179.00

https://railsofsheffield.com/search?Personalise=false&searchTerm=class+08&Manufacturer=Dapol&Category=Class+08&Gauge=O+Gauge&SortMethod=Relevance&PageSize=24

Paul

37402 & 37423 Stand at Bridlington on Fri 2 October 2020.

Paul 

There is also a path from Hull docks to East Midlands gateway on real-time trains.

Route learning took place earlier in the year but the service has yet to run.

Paul 

I have 3 class 08 shunters. No issues and run great on an end to end layout.

Paul

08248 at Hull Botanic Gardens in Feb 85.

Paul

Thanks Paul. Reordered.

Regards Paul 

Bit more clearing up on this one!

https://globalnews.ca/video/7334594/drone-video-of-huge-train-derailment-near-hope-b-c

Paul

Is it me or did the Author forget which edition he was writing for?

The intro consists of several pages of text relating to the steam era and early BR diesels. Bizzare.

Paul

I have done a little more by painting and weathering the rear wall. Using Halfords red primer,  thinned down matt black and a dusting of weathering powders. Quite pleased how its turned out.

The smaller front wall had just been painted. 

I need to sort out a pipe bridge to hide the entry/exit. All in good time.

Paul

A quick video

Working silly shifts at work has slowed progress but over the last 10 days I managed to construct a retaing wall out of card, foam board and plasticard.

Paul

Some additions and its starting to take shape..

Underneath..

Paul

measuring 45 inches to the end of the traverser x 16 we ended up with this:

So following on from my Stoneferry engineering micro in the 7mm section I have had another bash at something else.

Some scrap wood has been staring at me for ages so along with some spare peco track and a re-found draw runner I set to work to see what would fit.

Paul

The layout didn't go any further and was eventually broken up.

Stoneferry engineering (see below) was the next project.

I also have u shaped loft layout that gets attention now and again.

It all keeps me out of trouble!

regards Paul 

Great model but I must say they are rather oddly packed in the box, you are looking into the body of the wagon so you cannot see the model!

Paul