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Just thought I'd post a pic of the yard crane I built from a Mikes Model kit I'd had for some years and thought it was time I actually built it.

I've modelled it in a semi-derelict state.

I followed this stunning layout on the old RM web. I'm so pleased to see it here.

This is looking extremely interesting. I noticed in your first post you said you were going to build it in HO, is that still the case or is it now OO.

Thought I'd add this one.

And now weathered

Just a couple of pix of the new ballast wagons, painted and Transfered (Cambridge Custom Transfers) but as yet unweathered.

Looks like the WR have borrowed a couple of SR ballast wagons.

And another pic

After being sidetracked by a succesion of Chivers Kits and very good they are I got back to doing my Class120 DMU.

Progress so far.

At the moment I am building a DCkits class120 DMU

The centre buffet car has been put together

As well as the bogies

I've also built an exSR Tunny (Chivers kit) and a Fruit D (Parkside kit)

Hopefully get the new Chivers ex GWR Tunny on Sunday at the Spalding show.

Rob the destination board on the DMU was done by myself using Coral Draw which enables you to "draw" in the actual size you want whether it be 7mm or 7metres and will print out at the size you "drew" the sign, therefore no difficulty in trying various sizes when printing. I also used it for the station running in boards. and enables one to print white letters on black.

Claggy: As to the timetable it's not fully worked as yet although I do have Operation Torbay and Operation Cornwall by Xpress publishing.

Thanks for that David

Rich, the answer to that is I don't know. I've assumed that since in my version of history Dartmouth and therefore the Naval College has a direct connection to the railway there would have been no need to build to Kingswear. It also enables me as it were to run the a version of the Kingswear timetable with thew torbay express becoming the South Devon Express. I supose I could envisage Kingswear (in my version of history) being rail connected with Kingswear being just a short minor branch.