BlackRat

I’ve got a couple of these in boxes as ‘projects to do’… Probably been squirrelled away for years.

Given the cost of current rtr, v the cost of secondhand or ‘do-er-uppers’  and old never finished projects I think it’s about time we all got back to Railway MODELLING.

Well done Al….you may just have started something we are all going to finish.

That’s come along very nicely Al and certainly captures the spirit of the original layout, which was one of my favourites.

It seems to look better in N…not sure why. 
 

Next one in O or TT? 😜

The colour is bang on for that Valleys grass.

Hi Al, it’s all looking good!…..looking at the box, could you cut it and shut the pieces back to make a smaller box with just one double set of downstairs windows?

Nice to see the new version developing….Paynestown was one of my favourite layouts.

Very good modelling, stood the test of time very well! 

Runs very well indeed!

Great work! 

The paper looks excellent!

Certainly coming on now.

One of the things I liked about the OO layout is how the trackwork seemed to flow around the town, or was it the town flowing around the trackwork?

Great news Al, I loved seeing Paynestown, you really captured the atmosphere.

Lovely. 

Those Chivers wagons really are the biz.......... and a pleasure to build.

https://www.humbrol.com/uk-en/media/Humbrol_Conversion_Chart.pdf

Have a look at the Army Paints range, I got some spray cans in Antics, which are excellent and give a superb finish, one of the greens is very passable to Malashite.

Al, some time ago, Humbrol rationalised what was then a vast range of specialist colours.

They also produced an updated list of their colours, which included all the things that they matched.......

something like Green 101, SR Malachite etc ....ok that's a guess but it's worth having a Google and I'm sure you'll get the list of colours and what they match up to.

Looking good...... I use a drill bit in a pin chuck to drill out the axle boxes...., usually the biggest that will fit in!

Gives a little 'slop' so you can position it and tweak it round a bit so it looks, and sits right.

I got the pin chuck thingy from Squires.....they have 4 different sized chucks...... so I bought 4 to save time swapping bits round!

19 hours ago, Barry Ten said:

An extra board in the same format as the rest of the layout definitely wouldn't fit in the standard transit Dave's been hiring, alas, as it's already getting fairly tight by the time stock boxes and overnight bags are in. It might be possible to squeeze in a smaller one, though.

Roof rack and bungees?

For the passenger that is...... the extra board going on the front seat ......

I've used a black 'rip stop' type material cut into very thing strips bit like the warehouse door above......like a very floppy tooth comb.

The top strip is affixed above the yard entrance/ exit with double sided tape and the material adjusted so it's just BELOW rail height.

It works fine in 4mm so I can't see 7 being a problem.

Ive addd an extra layer now, and another under the overbridge.

I've no idea where I'll be able to get a copy......but get one I will.

You can sign it at the Cardiff show for me

Nice work Al!

Used to build those kits on a Saturday night whilst watching the Generation Game.

Can still smell the Uhu glue now!

Blast.....I missed the Warship!

Next time!

(A quote attributed to Admiral Doenitz!).

Reminds me of a Don Breckon painting, spot on!

Whaaattt! No bus on that over ridge yet?

Tops!

Nice one Al..... You don't notice really when they are not there......but you do notice when they are!

If,you know what I mean!