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Following on from the last update I thought i'd share a quite post showing how we've been dealing with board joints using copper sleepers and brass chairs.The sleepers aren't cut yet as I need to get it all gauged properly beforehand to cut exactly on the correct diagonal. The rail is precut as that ....
For those of you who have seen the MRJ 200 thread you will see it contains an article about my layout. It was originally intended to include a second article on the laser cut/etched buildings but this has been held over to a forthcoming addition - hopefully MRJ 201. If this is the case it will fit i ....
The sidings wall of the workshop is the last piece of the workshop & roundhouse to be assembled and coloured so I thought I would show a series of photos to show the sequence I use for colouring. As mentioned in an earlier blog I use Faber Castell Polychromos crayons. The following sequence uses Pom ....
The slip which allows access into our goods yard was laid tonight and apart from the double junction is the biggest section of pointwork needed to be laid on the scenic section of pointwork to be laid on the new look layout. dick_prepping_slip_lay.jpg dick_laying_slip.jpg... ....
Some more drawings to hand for the proposed casting - detail added since Alex's first draft, with space now for a large Mashima extending into the boiler. This should be able to accomodate a 1628 and Highlevel HiFlier 40:1 gearbox with space for a decoder as well. David M ....
Having completed the front elevation I had a short break before starting the wall adjacent to the sidings by assembling the end wall. With only one window this proved to be an easy task until I realised I had forgotten to chamfer the upper layer of bricks. A few passes with a craft knife later and t ....
We headed for Goathland today with my mum and dad partly to see the Whitby & District Model Railway Club's exhibition at Goathland village hall. It's a rather nice little show with a lovely laid back atmosphere!The first layout which caught our eye was Greyscroft Mine a rather nice EM guage layout b ....
A little bit of progress on a key element of a future project.Now with pick ups fitted and new coupling rods from Brassmasters, though I'm really regretting the normal rather 'fine' coupling rods. They look a little chunky in photos but OK in reality but still something to think about.A few things s ....
This is a bit of a late posting of an event that happened recently.Last Saturday a group of us spent a most enjoyable day at a devout Great Central Railway modeller's house in Oughtibridge. After seeing Bridgehouses at Wakefield North show this year I was intrigued to go along and see his model of B ....
For some time now, Craig and I have been thinking about the best way to build an accurate model of a GWR Saint - the possibility of a hybrid using etches from available Martin Finney kits being probably the best (though expensive and wasteful) way. A while ago I obtained the Proscale kit to see what ....
I was hoping to get a good few hours of modelling in today...Anne is away racing sidecars in South Wales, and apart from a couple of hours over lunch to visit some bee-keeping friends, I was expecting a day of peace and quiet to finally knock a couple of things off. However I didn't anticipate ....
On Saturday we at Hull MRS held an open day at our clubrooms. Any layout within the club seemed to be on display! Botanic Gardens was there of course and we moved downstairs in order to put it all up! This meant we could give some of the stock a run too!One item which really seemed to love its chanc ....
At this week's Scalefour Area Group meeting there was a little banter that I've not entered any postings since 16th June. Hmmmm.......well here come the excuses..........not much has happened on the layout as a major Garden Project has been given priority by the "power that needs to be obeyed". Got ....
Over the weekend we visited Snape Maltings, in search of antiques shops. Whilst driving around the area, and seeing the maltings itself, it reminded me so much of Iain Rice's East Suffolk Light Railway.Many people talk about the influence of Pendon or Heckmondwike on their modelling, but for m ....
The front elevation is now complete, painted and features two sets of doors which can be opened.Bays 2 & 4 were the only ones used during the 1950/60s so I decided to carry out some modification to the Rowmark and glazing in order to make these two operational. You will see from the attached photos ....
I have spent some time researching the wording for STOP sign that is at the entrance to the roundhouse at Barrow Road.This appears to be a standard sign at most Midland Roundhouses but obtaining a clear photograph has proved a challenge. Last night I found a good colour photo of such a sign at the e ....
On Saturday we at Hull MRS held an open day at our clubrooms. Any layout within the club seemed to be on display! Botanic Gardens was there of course and we moved downstairs in order to put it all up! This meant we could give some of the stock a run too!One item which really seemed to love its chanc ....
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