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Hi Everyone, Nottingham MRS is pleased to announce our Spring Show 2023 which will be held at St John's Church Hall in Hucknall. The updated details are at the end of this thread Poster 2023 Spring A5 Colour.pdf

I recall Chris Ellis writing in Scale Model Trains that most model makers enlarged their model Plymouths so they looked better with mainline engines. The Atlas/Roco 6 wheeler was built to the correct proportions, here's one at Rock of Ages quarry in Barre Vt, it's small compared the toast rack tourist car.

It is with great sadness that I have to announce that Neill Fisher (Great Central) passed away on Wednesday after a short illness. Neill’s passion for the former Great Central was rooted in the GC mainline that ran close to Neill’s childhood home in the Sherwood area of Nottingham and his trainspotting at Nottingham Victoria. This inspired his modelling and he built many fine models of locomotives that worked the GC in particular, from Colwick and Annesley sheds. His models were always weathered to depict the workaday engines familiar to him from his youth, but these were no shelf queens, Neill ensured his locos worked as well as they looked. Neill was member of the Nottingham Model Railway Society for some 40 years and when the OO group was looking for a new “modern Image” project, Neill’s formidable knowledge of the GC led to group to the Woodhead route, he was one of the prime movers behind the club’s seminal layout “Deepcar” which has enjoyed an exhibition career of over 30 years. Neill’s modelling evolved during this time to encompass the BR blue era and even a Regional Railways EM1. Neill was not just an accomplished modeller. He was good humoured and always the first to pitch in when help was needed with anything. He was also more than happy to join in with the sillier activities of the younger members including a spoof rock band and helping launch a rocket powered loco across the car park. At the 21st century dawned Neill became involved in the club’s new layout, “Trent Lane Junction” and he enthusiastically began fettling his steam collection to run on the new layout as well as beginning new projects. Relatively late in his working life, Neill joined the big railway to work initially for Central Trains and eventually East Midlands Railways. He found himself getting paid to work services over lines that he knew so well as an enthusiast. Neill served for many years on the NMRS committee in almost every role, he brought his wisdom and dry wit to proceedings, helping to guide the club through turbulent years. Neill will be greatly missed by his friends, fellow club members and the modelling community. He leaves his wife, Christine and son, Lucas.

Indeed it did ( photo credit Wesley Van Dongelen via Flickr)

I've fitted blocks of black foam bearing on the axles of the worst offenders. Would 36" Kadee wheels work to reduce the magnetic footprint, they'd be 10.5mm, the wheels on Roco are 10.4mm I think.

Theses are a couple of Roco wagons with the same coupler mount I've converted to Kadees. The top one uses a long underset shank coupler (#146 or 31). I filled the hole for the coupler with scrap plastic to give enough material to tap a thread into. I've done a couple of cement wagons with #146s where I glued the draft gear box on for ease. The tanker uses long centerset couplers, I cut away the bottom part of the Roco coupler mount and glued the draft gear box into the hole.

Hi Ray, 'Fraud it's a fixed mounting job for old Roco. I've done a few using long shank Kadees, I'll post some pics and coupler numbers when I get home.

A few shots from setting up this afternoon, the rest of our exhibitors are coming tomorrow. Doors open 10.00, see you there!

Just a reminder, it's next weekend- see you there

Don't forget the Reader RR which was the last steam only common carrier railroad in the US when it shut down in 1973 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reader_Railroad

Although I find that exhibiting "non mainstream" layouts prompts some very nice conversation. Like the time I was operating Wheelock Mill (80s Vermont) and a lady struck up a conversation about Dartmouth College, about 60 miles down the Connecticut River from Wheelock's imagined location.

It's by a Dutch guy called Steef and his wife, he had a previous Danish layout in CM and they're currently working on an SNCB project. His instagram handle is "stedahult.creations"

In rural New Hampshire my godparents had a cordwood stack in the 1990s

Could it be Stevensons of Uttoxeter, their busses were a variety on yellow and white paint schemes

Sure has - it’s this weekend 😀

Here are a few of mine from a German exchange visit in 1979 ( I think) The locations are; 1 Stuttgart Hbf 2&3 Bad Freidrichshall - Kochendorf 4-7 Neuenstadt (Kocher) on the WEG

It always does 😀 Fine modelling and nice to see an old model given a whole new life.

Hi All, Hayden Reed's O gauge New York Central layout, "Little Calumet" will be making its debut at the show, here are a few pictures to whet your appetite

The trucks used for local delivery are interesting too, the body has a scissor mechanism to raise it above front fences for delivery http://www.whippanyrailwaymuseum.net/exhibits/equipment/vintage-equipment/coal-delivery-truck

Looking good

There is a grain of truth in the DSB and SJ shunters as both railways bought EE shunters as a trial (DSB had 1, SJ 2)

Hi All, Further updates to the layouts Nick

The medium would have been different too, aerosol paint wouldn’t have been so widely available. I’ve seen a shot of a Canadian boxcar in the early 70s with Québécois separatist that appeared to have been fine with a can of white paint and a 2” brush.

I did meet a woman that was a wagon spotter professionally (for BR) however I think the job disappeared when TOPS was fully rolled out.

Enchanting modelling- thanks for sharing it with us