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In 7mm I made windows by cutting thin strips of white labels and sticking them onto transparent sheet. start with the horizontal glazing add the vertical the add the strips for the sides and tops over the glazing bars worked quite well from normal distance maybe not up to todays close ups. Labels were cheap and with a sharp blade ai would cut a number of strips and use the best ones the idea came from Graham Overton. I wonder if your scoring method would work with using a lining pen to add the white in the grooves. and gently scrape away any blobs that have strayed over the edges. Don

When I was editor of the Gauge 0 Gazette I remember a comment for CJF about looking at articles/layouts from the builders point of view. I also tried to keep my preferences out of it. It seemed to work I got praises for an issues from people with opposing views. The had been something in the issue to please both just not the same stuff. Don

Good work Mikkel. The only way to get really accurate brickwork is by scribing but on a building that size 'Life's too short' comes into it. Plastic sheet gives you issues with things like Queen Closers (( a brick halved lengthways to get the bonding right on header courses) Don

Conversation with my father some years ago Dad " Have you had a survey on this cottage you are buying" "No Dad a waste of money" "You should the roof might be falling in" "It is Dad" Don

That scheme does make sense of why the trains to Aching run from CA Don

I think what you are trying to say is that having spent a long time thinking about the WNR the full size WNR has become real in Edwardians mind ( not that he thinks it is real but can image how it would be real) so he is trying to model a full size railway based on something in his imagination. I suppose some of it exists in my mind too hence the comments. So I am commenting on how Edwardian should model something that exists in his imagination. Quite weird. PS I find it interesting how many different solutions you can find for your plans Don

I have been a bit vocal about this it is partly visual but also backed for me by the traffic flows. The section from CA the Aching junction will have trains from CA to BM and CA to A over single track. THe section from Aching JCN to AC Junction will have the service from CA to BM only over double track . The section from AC JCN will have the AC to BM and CA to BM trains. However against this it is only a junction and not a major point of focus. Provided it looks right most people would not be thinking about what is actually represents focus will be on the three stations. As for a visual section break a free trees arranged either side of the line between the two junction is all you need. From CA and BM you would be looking at different sides of the trees. All layouts require compromises and you have to choose where to make them based on your own desires. Don

It is your choice James but to me the visual closeness of those two junctions looks wrong. According to the map there is some distance between them. Don

Are you talking about old berkshire strong ale xxxxx that used to be my grandfathers choice sold in what were called Nips. They also sold Archangel Stout xxxxxxx I presume that was what was sold as Russian Stout in Courage days same Brewery. Again sold in Nips as was their Barley Wine. I had plenty of Brains SA while on training courses at Coryton known to us as Skull Attack. Don

The female sparrowhawk is brown compared to the smaller male's gey. The Kestrels and Buzzards were clear enough but I thought we also had a Merlin reglarly and one I couldn't recognise but my Bird ringing neighbour identified as a Hobby this in Someset. Don

Russian Stout and Cider anyone? Don

You may be thinking of the Nidd Creek and Platelyville which Ken Sheale put in for the yorkshire crummies in the first small layouts. Which also mentioned mike Vincent's Black Canyon. There was another US 0 gauge layout in the second but annoyingly I forget the details. Annoyingly because I put an article on it in the Gazette. My memory is not what it used to be. Don

As I suggested pages ago the two junctions are miles apart so going to single track with something of a scenic break helps. Don

I dont remember any free trials or work experience in my day. you finished school and started work. As an apprentice I was expected by the workers to do a share. By the time I went on an induction course I was doing a fair bit of real work. I doubt work experience is really that observing work being done is different from getting your hands dirty and being expected to get something done right. My best wishes to Miss RRH my advice is to accept your share of the rough but expect a share of the smooth too and use your initiative when you can. Don

We have a feeder for the red squirrels they lift a lid and take a peanut. One of the Rooks has discovered he can lift the lid with his/her head. Don

There results tally with my comments on 6mm copper tape

The MERG booster I have simply puts out the voltage applied less a bit for one diode. So a 15v DC supply gives over 14v , put in 18v and its over 17v on the track. Don

You could estimate the crossectional area say 6mm wide by 5 thou (0.125mm if my maths is right) so 0.75mm2 that should be good for up to 3A provided it is not too long a run. To test get a suitable car bulb the old filament type which are getting rarer. 35w would be about right for 3A so attach the bulb at one end of a couple of strips and apply a car battery at the other and see if the copper starts heating up and also check the voltage drop . Voltage drop may be a bigger concern hence my comment about not being too long a run. Don

I wish that Cambrian wagon was in 7mm One thing you have to remember is to a lot of people we are sad gits playing with toy trains so if it is noisy when it runs and will not run smoothly at low speed that may not be considered unfit for purpose. Now if the manufacturer promises smooth quite running at low speeds that would be different. We dont have to put up with it we can return models for a refund or just stop buying them but if you want a particular model that doesn't help. Servos and tortoise point motors can be sunk into a baseboard. Cut a suitable hole fix aa couple of brass strips to the front of the servo to stop it falling though. Fit a wire rod from the servo arm to the tie bar this can go through a plastic tube to protect it if needed ( i.e servo has to be some distance away because of under tracks the tubes can run between sleepers under intermediate tracks) less bulk sticking up easier to cover. Don

I agree Tim the problem is us we know there is texture there so we expect to see it. One of the things that I find odd is the mortar course in buildings at the sort of distance you look at a model it would hardly show. 0.5mm is 3inch and a brick would only be 0.7mm deep in our scale. Even using a bucket handle to point up half an inch would be excessive so less than 0.1mm and most pointing is nearly flush. Another cracking job Jerry. Someone on another thread was being dismissive of split axles I suggested a look at the 2mm threads. I think looking at this build should set them right. Don

I missed this topic or any references to the book but sat in the motorhome for some weeks waiting for a house move to go through discovered it as an ebook. I had been enchanted with this layout from its first appearance in MRJ. It is the true successor to the Madder Valley and speaks to the artist in me. There is a conflict between the engineer with concerns about scale and the correct gauge and the artist who wants to convey an emotional response. It throws light on the three major conflicts I have in modelling I like the impression of weight that you see in 7mm models that I do not see in smaller scales. I really enjoy operation of the sort at Buckingham I really enjoy the creation of the scenic side and to capture the feel of a place If I had stayed with EM I might have achieved something with 2 & 3 but missed out on 1 2mm gives the room to allow a lot of scenic but the details are very small those wonderful road vehicles by Mr Harvey would be hard to see let alone build The MRJ article on modelling water by Mr Harvey is most enlightening. It shows how real observance of the real thing shows up modelling conventions that do not stand up to scrutiny. Don

I think you should look at the 2mm section. In 2mm split axles are widely used with excellent results. Many builders now use what are known as Simpson Springs a phospher bronze wire is lightly sprund against the axle . This doesn't need lubrication, friction is low as the surface speed of the axle is less than on a wheel tread so elecrtical pickup is immproved. As regards strength there are lots of 0 gauge locos using split axles where strength hass not been an issue. Besides plastic spokes or other insulation in the wheels will also be weaker. The issue for building split axles in 4mm and 7mm is the commonly available wheels usually have plastic spokes or other insulation and there to use with split axles you also need to override that insulation. In 2mm the wheels etc. supplied by the association are designed for split axles. Don

I think your place in the list is well deserved Rob. However I find it awkward to choose there are other names in there which have also been inspiring. Personally I think all on the list deserve an accolade. Don

We bought an old cottage in the70s roof falling in no drainage. When we got round to clearing the garden at the bottom, under the brambles and weed was a car roof with the rest of the car underneath it. someone must of dug a big hole and driven it in. nice work on the wrecks. Don

No actually The one I had in mind was on Smithfield Road it is now Wenlock Upholstery. The site next door I dont recognise it seems to have been redeveloped. Further down was the old goods yard from Google the Goods shed appears to have been converted to a dwelling. Don