Chris Gilbert

I've noticed

, it's more than welcome at North Haston Current fleet for North Haston stands as follows 2 x high hood Guilford GP40's 1 x Guilford SD35 1 x Guilford GP40-2W 1 x Guilford U23B 1 x Guilford U25B 2 x Pan Am Low nose GP's 1 x Pan Am GP40-2W ( on order) 2 x Pan Am F units ( commissioned) 2 x Connecticut Southern B39-8's 1 x Connecticut Southern SD40-2 ex UP 1 x Connecticut Southern SD40-2 ex Conrail 1 x NECR high hood GP38 4 x NECR low hood GP38's and 1 F Unit A+B Norfolk Southern That should be enough to ring the changes at a three day show But I think a engine depot like Jez's should be the next project

Now that's just being nasty

I love this

I see what you meanI've just checked my SD35 and GP40 and the both have the same gap May be it stands out more because the short hood is white

I find most times if you ask nicely they will ship to the UK but sometimes there is the odd one who has no time for us Brits...

A long search on EBay.com The seller would not ship to the UK, so I a friend in the States bid on it and he then forwarded it on to me

Just for you Ray The latest arrival at North Haston Its yet to visit the weatherman

Guys Just a heads up North Haston will be heading north next Feburary I have just revived an invite to take it the Modelrail Scotland Must get the Conneticut Southern amd Pan Am stock stored for the three day show I'm thinking Conneticut Southern on the Friday Guilford on the Saturday and Pan Am on the Sunday. Might even had the Pam Am F-Units ready by then.

Andrew I will be starting another project shortly which will have a number of trees on it I'll do a photo shot as I progress if that's Okay Here's a photo of the latest arrival A U25B

It only takes a loco

Damin Here you go. It's feed by a three track traverser

It looks best when there is little or very few items of stock on it.

Jordan You and Steve will be looking after North Haston tomorrow while I head to the pub with Roger Nicholls, I'm sure you'll find the Steve isn't that subtle at all

Phil It's polyfilla roughly spread around and left to set hard, then a big dollop of PVA glue is spread over it .Ash from a log burner was sprinkled over it and then tamped down with a 2" paint brush and left to dry.

Thanks Dave I like this one myself...

Ok here are a few photos of the layout taken today

Some photos of the wiring First I marked the end of the points were so I could drill holes for the feeds I also drilled out the holes for the point motors Then tinned the bottom of the fish plates Then tinned the feed itself Once soldered the fish plates were fitted to the point and the wires fed down the holes I also cut out the holes for the under track magnets

Just for you Phil

Pete I looked at two F-Types on Thursday but there is just no way I could get a layout to fit. I'll just have to make do with the XF

The planets were alined

After a number of false starts, layout building mode kicked in good and proper on Friday. A quick trip to B&Q on Friday lunch time to pick up a sheet of 6mm MDF then with cutting list I headed over to the saw After a couple of hours at home I ended up with this but more importantly it fits in the car.

okay, thats sorted I should be able to post some photos now..

We're getting there this is with the buttons on the bottom