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1 hour ago, Barnaby said:

Knock knock It's the postman.

Got my 10 off PVC foam sheets 3mm thick today, thanks for the insight George T it is a very stable product with a good feel to it.

I'll have a play about with making up a dcc controller shelf first. 

 

Regards

Great news Barnaby,  to join the pieces together l use 'Zap-A Gap' superglue it sticks very well, remove the protective coating and you will find a really nice surface underneath, they use the board for printing signs on...

5 hours ago, Andrew P said:

A gloriously sunny morning at Seven Mills, and looking over the Mills Lane Bridge I see that the 33046, Merlin is waiting for the new Shunter 08740 to move the Brake Van with Bill in it, and Ben is checking out the Turbots, 47199 is Stabled at the far end of the Yard.

Nice picture Buddy they go together well...

19 hours ago, Andrew P said:

Looks a nice kit George.

Hello Andy, Yes it was easy to build, plus l put on a few bits to make it stronger...

Putting together a nice laser cut foot bridge for my mate Mark (well he did fit the chip in the 33 for me) the kit was in bits and pieces and went together nicely from L-Cut...l added some O gauge rail underneath for extra support...

59 minutes ago, 47606odin said:

how I did mine

Just the finish l am looking for lan, thanks for sharing...

Part of on going tests to paint the laser cut brickwork, so first l have sprayed some red oxide on...

Hi Guys, l will have to have a long hard think on the painting of the arches, l like the idea of helfords grey primer spray ?

Just received some lovely laser cut arches from L-cut, and the mind is in overdrive thinking what to do next ?...

1 minute ago, Andrew P said:

Haha Cheers George, Jeff recons its Splodgit now with all the PVA I use. 

 

But YES, I can still BODGIT for England.

 

Chat tonight on Zoom.

BODGIT or SPLODGIT you have a great day, catch you later if you are still sober ???

'HAPPY BIRTHDAY' to my old mate 'BODGIT'  Hope you have a great day Andy...

11 hours ago, Barnaby said:

Thanks for that George I never knew that the "Dutch" referred to the colour scheme, every day is a learning opportunity.  

 

 

Best

Hi Barnaby, l have been railway modelling since l was ten years old, and l am 69 years old this year, and still learn something 'new' every day.... Hahahaha  Regards

3 hours ago, D6775 said:

 

The livery was nick named 'Dutch' due to its similarity to the Dutch railways livery, take a look at some pictures of the EM2's when they moved. 

 

Looking good George, look forward to seeing the Dutch type 3 appear!

Thanks Al, l seem to be going down the diesel route yet again ? having put my order in for 56, 66 & 73 when they come out, l think the sounds are so much more realistic...

Hi Barnaby, My layout 'Moss Lane' is covering the era's from mid 70s up to today, that means there are loads of liveries other than blue l can use, as in my spotting days at Eastleigh most of the ballast wagons were in the yellow and grey known as (dutch), the green livered 33 l had was a bit to far back in the 60s and didn't really fit in. l think the dutch livery came in about 1988 ? as you say rule one applies, any thing but green...

That NSE 33 looks much better now that you have toned it down...

9 hours ago, Andrew P said:

Any up dates from over the weekend George?

Hi Andy, Spent a few hours building some colour signals l bought a while back, also l have a dutch 33 on its way to ML, having ditched the BR Green one l had...

2 hours ago, gismorail said:

Layout is looking excellent George love the attention to detail really makes a massive difference ......will you be going down the grass route or keeping a clear head 

Hello Martin, Don't think l have ever had a clear head (Hahahaha), and  yes there will be a bit of grass etc etc (but not as much as Bodgit has done) as the layout based in south London, l want to make some sort of station building on top of the platforms with bus stops and taxi ranks, and plenty of people around, as l tried in 'Bishop Street' we'll see where we end up, take care and stay safe hopefully will meet up soon ? ...

46 minutes ago, Barnaby said:

Ah-ha! that explains why your cut edges are so crisp it's Foamex sheet and not Foam board.   Still has all the benefits of Foam board, lightweight, easy to use etc   but is just so much more hard wearing and should sustain the occasional knock because of its PVC surface.

 

Checking out local availability.

 

Best

 

 

 

 

Hi, Barnaby, lt all cuts very nicely with a sharp knife and glues very nice with superglue and makes nice buildings l love the 3mm personally and buy the stuff with 5 x A4 sheets in...

Hi Barnaby, The stuff they sell at 4 for £10 will be fine for the track bed / layout to lay on, and you can even wet it when you apply the ballast, but for building structures of any kind you need to buy FOAMEX it is very much like the light foam, but its made from PCV and is much stronger, you can buy A4 and bigger sheets of 3mm or 5mm and superglue will stick it fine, just type in foamex on e-bay, its not as cheap as the light foam but it is much better.

good luck buddy..

Finished the platforms off after taking the curve out of the spur...

Hello Andy, Thanks for the fencing it arrived this morning, have to find where it will go now...

Thanks for that Barnaby very kind, l am pleased the way ML is coming together at last, take care mate...

Hi Andy, Been busy on the platform tops at the moment getting the white line in place as well...all the trackwork has been finished and all the ballast has been stuck down, just needs a good clean...

37280 looks the part now buddy well done, enjoyed the last video mate, very informative...

Hi lan, Really nice work on the wagons buddy, very nice...

PS, we get together on Sundays at 1400hrs till 1700hrs at Marks in the garden, there is only the 4 of us, so why not bring the wagons along for a run ?...

11 minutes ago, Andrew P said:

At least HE knows what he's doing mate.

That's why l didn't ask you Hahahaha