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Very nicely weathered loco Nick.

I built one of the SP models and it got some good comments on the layout but it was visibly overheight and the well was too deep which may have put prospective purchasers off. With an N and 2 x 00 models on the way we just need an O gauge one to complete the major scales, I would definitely buy a couple.

Looking good Al!

Hi Al, Jo @Steadfast did them as a custom job for me, I found a load of pictures which I used to provide the destination blinds etc and Jo sorted the rest for me, see pic below; The Leyland badges and National emblems etc are obviously generic so would suit whichever bus you are doing. I would be interested to see how you get on building your one, I think Steve has improved a few things on the model since I bought mine

Top notch Chris, it has turned out well.

I live near Corsham and there are lots of remnants of the old Bath Stone mines as well as a couple of active ones. There was a network of tramways to take the stone to Corsham Station for onward transport. The mines were used by the MOD during the war for arms storage etc. These rails still exist near the village of Gastard where one of the old mines is now used as a bonded Wine store. The rail system is still in use under ground! Rails embed in the path An Old mine entrance at the back of the compound, this is on private property so as close as I could get but there is another entrance beyond the trees which is used to feed wine from lorries into the mine

Great shot, very atmospheric.

Thanks Nick, Maybe next time I will go the other direction and build Temple Meads! Retirement project maybe...

I had to make a new leg for the outer end as this will be required whatever the setup. As the new board will need to connect to the fiddle yard as well I temporarily connected it to allow the boards to be aligned and bolt holes drilled. With that done, I got on with the backscene etc The board is identical to the main layout in approach with a fold down front cover. Stacked up ready to go away in the garage Next is some painting and then aligning to the existing layout so the track can be joined

Another milestone for Peasevern Yard today as work finally started on the extension board. An early trip to the local B&Q got me all the bits I needed for the board. I spent some time yesterday evening measuring up the layout and reminding myself what size wood I needed. The new board has to match exactly with the old one to ensure the track is at the same height etc. I realised early on that the piece of ply I had been using to doodle the plans on was too thin however I had some ply of the correct thickness in the garage The frame is a sandwich of 18mm x 32mm timber between 5mm ply, the outer sheet being the backscene/end panel. This makes the board very lightweight as effectively the layout is a monocoque. At one end I fitted some small castors to help move the layout on and out of the car and also for stacking on top of the main board I intend the extension to be operable with the fiddle yard on its own (giving me 3 different operational setups) so one end borrows a leg from the existing board. More to follow...

No worries Chris.

Another interesting Project Chris! I "un damaged" one of the James Bond "Spy who loved me" Sherpa's last year but it isn't perfect however that kit looks a good base?

Hi, link here probably answers most of your questions: http://www.samhallas.co.uk/railway/brt_locos.htm

Looking good Chris. Have you got the registration plates pack from Railtec for it? If not send me the PM and I can pop some spare ones from my set that are the right era in the post?

Yes, I am happy with how it is turning out, will look good when finished and they are few and far between on layouts. I do fancy doing a skip loader based on the Dodge chassis.

I feel like I am approaching the beginning of the end on this project with all the parts nearly painted and most of the assembly done. I added the tables and seats to the interior tonight, the tables being scratchbuilt from card and plastic strip. I am not sure of the exact layout as the only internal shots I have seen is those shared in Chris S' thread which is of a different body with the door at the front rather than the middle. A couple of my seats were misformed but luckily I had some spares from the SBT Leyland National I built last year. The seats are possibly a little close together but I needed to avoid the centre bar on the body. A couple of shots now the masking is off, I need to remove a couple of black smudges from the body which was an accident and I also need to add the centre black band round the Dodge cab. I have since painted the inside of the body and need to do the transfers before glazing.

Really sad news to hear of Peter's passing via the emgauge70s site, I met him a few times and never ceased to be amazed by Canada Road and Canada Street, a very sad loss to the modelling community.

Another vote for Schwalbe Marathons, I put then on as I do mostly road but also canal towpaths and some of the roads round here are a bit ropey. I run them at 70 psi and find they are a good compromise between comfort and speed (I managed to get my first Strava KOM on them earlier on a segment which is a mix of gravel and tarmac).

Another vote for Schwalbe Marathons, I put then on as I do mostly road but also canal towpaths and some of the roads round here are a bit ropey. I run them at 70 psi and find they are a good compromise between comfort and speed (I managed to get my first Strava KOM on them earlier on a segment which is a mix of gravel and tarmac).

Great progress Andy, this has to be one of my favourite threads on RMWEB at the minute. Look forward to seeing the layout at Larkrail.

Lovely weather in Wiltshire today so did some outside modelling this afternoon. The first job was to make some headlights; Steve includes some clear plastic domes but they don't really cut it for me so did the same trick as for my Leyland National and drilled a 3mm diameter hole in the headlight recesses. I then cut short length of 3mm rod which I sanded the front face to a rounded dome shape. I then got the silver paint out to paint the headlights and the banding at the bottom of the body Next focus will be to sort the tables for the interior and paint the last outstanding bits such as the steering wheel, wipers and mirrors.

Only just seen your last update Chris, looking really good!

Hi, No, not at all. I did flat it back but the yellow was quite thin as I had only applied 1 coat when I spotted the issue so rapidly got back to primer and resin. All sorted now!

It has been 2 steps forward and 1 backwards with the crew van... I sprayed the yellow but then noticed a few bits that needed some further tweaking on the cab. I resprayed the primer then re did the yellow (Railmatch aerosol) however was gutted the next day to find some crazing where the primer had overcoated the yellow. To add to the pain the sodding nozzle blocked on yet another can of yellow... I sanded down the crazed paint and have brush painted to touch up the sanded bit which has been fine so far, it needs another coat though. I had a look at the window frames that the kit comes with but they look a bit chunky to me and a couple were distorted. I studied some photos and decided that a better solution is to cut out the opening window sections and paint those silver, while the rest of the opening was painted black to represent the window rubbers. I will then cut out glazing sheets for the individual windows due to the thickness of the body.

If it isn't leaking then I wouldn't bother trying to re-inflate it so to speak or if it is a standard item from a vitesse 6 then replace like for like?