EnglishElectricFan

Well I finally finished the mk 2d. Doesn’t look too bad for it’s age as it’s an early Dapol one. Might do the FO next which currently is in intercity red stripe livery.

Hope everyone is keeping safe and enjoying this beautiful weather. I’ve been meaning to get into the garden to have a go at respraying an old Dapol MK2d coach. I wanted to change it from intercity livery to scotrail livery. Hoping to remove the branding a and numbers with rubbing them down with just the red stripe to repaint NO Lol. Rubbing down removed the inter city grey as well as these are very old models. So I had to respray all the light grey areas and change the red stripe to Scotrail blue. There was a bit of paint that came off after taking the 2nd lot of masking off to do the blue, and two small spots on the white line which I can paint back in no problem. The light grey will be blown in where it’s come off before varnishing. Feel free to comment.

These are the photos of 25023 from which the idea came about . First at Eastfield and the 2nd at Ayr.

Class 25/0 detailing done now just the weathering to do

The other Loco had some time spent on it is this class 20 which has been renumbered from 20174 to 20206

Lovely little layout, captures the theme just right

And with the ploughs fitted. They look too bulky but will do for now. I will paint the yellow bars behind the plough black to blend into the buffer beam.

Class 25/0 almost done. Just details to add and weather.

Just a few snaps today of the cold store, new loading platform and the new 24/1, which may be comverted to a 25/0 if I can get a spare inderfeame from Bachmann and take off the water tanks ! Hopefully this week will see the baseboards and canopies painted ready for building on the layout to commence once I have got the boards bolted together.

Hi Unfortunately due to personal circumstances the layout hasn't advanced at all, however I have been building up stock, track, buildings etc. I will also be making a start on the layout soon due to time in lockdown etc, so I may be posting more pics soon. The cold store is from a Dutch company called Artitec. Also type in Cold store on an internet search, which will bring up a gallery of searched items. There is another company that does a similar one in brick, but not as British looking in appearance

BR blue is the main era modelled. I was talking with a well known trader and they stated this era is now the most popular, (based on models sold, and that’s what it’s about for the manufacturers). Given that most people will not have space for block trains or lengthy passenger trains, I would think a good choice for small layout operators are the class 26/27 Scottish loco’s. Why not do a pack with a 26 or 27 and a MK1 BSK & or TSO/ SK. I find rtr rolling stock is an issue to put behind a blue diesel as they are very limited in what is produced. Yes kits are available but not everyone is comfortable having to build stock. These are just my personal Thoughts on what is a fabulous hobby.

Hello everyone. Just a few words and an update on Newton Harbour. I have been adding some items of rolling stock of late, these being 2 class 37s in large logo livery, 37114 and 37043. I will post some photos in due course.Also I have added a blue class 37 with sound, a class 47708 in Scotrail and a DBSO. I have just purchased an old Dapol Mk 2d in Inter City livery, this will be rebranded in Scotrail blue to run as an add on/ spare rake set for uses other than Glasgow/Edinburgh push pull traffic................I know Im stretching things here, but the DBSO is a wonderful model and needs must !!! I will post some photos soon, as this is a busy time for work leading up to Christmas etc, also I am in a new relationship, so trains are taking a back seat until I can get my other half to accept that she needs not to be too jealous over them !!! Regards Simon

Hi everyone. Well its been a while since I have posted anything, and to be honest, its been a while since I actually did any modelling. With going self employed, and work to do at home, modelling has taken a back seat over the summer (it was too hot to start crawling around under baseboards etc). So now the weather has cooled down, I think its time to tackle some more work on the baseboards. Where to start???? I have purchased all the new bullhead track and points, built the bullfrog hand pull point switches for installing (notice a lot of bull here !!!). I have got the cork underlay, so I think thats where I will start. I will need to add a couple of layers (6mm) to the harbour base so as to keep the harbour walling in line with the baseboard top (on 3mm base). This should give just a nice shoulder for the inset track area in front of the cold store and loading dock to fit flush against the harbour top. So I think that is where I will start, then onto the track laying, which wont be easy with the canopy top supports already in place as its the only way to built these boards (my only criticism). Oh and before all that begins, I need to dismantle my other layout Rockvilla and put into storage (or sell it!) enabling me to get things moving. I will post photos as and when I can, and feel free to comment Simon

Hi Peter Long time since I contacted you. Just spotted the class 27 on the workbench! What plans have you for this? Is this the start of the Scottish layout by chance? Regards Simon

Hi Adrian You can get the harbour walling and some boats etc from a site on ebay called waylander.2012...............they have lots of decent things for cameos etc, and are very reasonably priced. Thanks for the kind comments, the layout is a long process and I'm quite surprised by how many people have stuck with it to be honest, but glad of the comments and support they give. Feel free to message whenever you like, its nice to be able to bounce ideas around. I have decided to go for a small boat yard repair shop at the side of the green workshop, which may have a sand dune embankment with a dirt access road to the yard............and yes, the boats may come from the waylander stable ! (Im not on comission, I just think they are cheaply priced in this day of over priced models !) Anyway, thanks again for the comments Regards Simon

Had to take the day off so making use of the good weather by finishing the road bridge 'cladding' . Next is the sloping retaining wall in low relief. Just a few pics I took of a rail freight class 26 and large logo class 47 in keeping of the mid to late 80s era.

Hi Martyn I had thought of having the back and side of the green tin hut workshop as a small boat repair yard with the odd sailing boat and rowing boats awaiting repair renevation etc. Theres plenty of clutter in the odds and end box to place around the harbour. for the suggestions, keep them coming ! Simon

Thanks Martyn. Still a bit of work to do on it yet but I'm happy how it's turned out. I may add the sloping retaining wall at the back in low relief, but don't want to cramp the visual appearance of 'too much' going on in a small space. Next on the list is the backscene. Then hopefully I can start on the track laying. Still undecided what to do with the area to the left of the green workshop. I was thinking of a short siding for that dumped mineral wagon scene or a brake van. This area may be the only part I can actually have some greenery ! Cheers Simon

MOD train mock up with 47120

Lovely low level shot of the station throat Martyn.

This how how the bridge looked previously from a box standard metcalfe kit. With a bit of work and patience a much more realistic bridge with depth ( embossed card overlaid on the flat cardboard of metcalfes pieces) now looking like real stone.

Road bridge built. It has taken longer as I have had to rebuild some of the bridge piers. I will have a go at using some plastruct pieces under the road bed , but this can't really be seen. Just a bit of weathering needed underneath with some damp streaking etc.