Forum: Railway Modelling
13th April 2011, 00:15
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Hi,
The floor cloth wagon is based on a...
Hi,
The floor cloth wagon is based on a photo I saw in a book on the LNER Wagons, Vol 3 by Peter Tatlow.
It gives some overall dimensions such as length and width but not height. By using one...
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Forum: Railway Modelling
12th April 2011, 20:33
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Hi farren,
My mum still calls it watch...
Hi farren,
My mum still calls it watch cloth.
You should have a go and build one in OO. Do the bodywork first, that way if it doesn't work out you haven't wasted a couple of chassis.
I'm...
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Forum: Railway Modelling
11th April 2011, 19:36
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Hi,
Thanks for your comments.
Another...
Hi,
Thanks for your comments.
Another piece of rolling stock is almost finished. This is a NBR Floor Cloth Wagon. Nairns of Kirkcaldy used a number of these wagons to transport their floor...
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Forum: Railway Modelling
21st March 2011, 18:04
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Some more wagons and stuff
Hi,
Finally finished my Wemyss Private Railway brake van after finding some suitable decals. The photo shows it at the end of a rake of Wemyss coal trucks. Now all I have to do is finish my WPR...
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Forum: Railway Modelling
9th March 2011, 20:49
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Hi,
I've started the framework for my upper...
Hi,
I've started the framework for my upper level US railroad. I'll try and get some more done this weekend.
In the meantime I've been making some equipment for my garage. Attached are some...
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Forum: Railway Modelling
5th March 2011, 17:30
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Down on the farm
Hi,
Just finished my latest model. It's based on the Fordson Doe dual tractor. A number of these were built and it gave the farmer double the horsepaower and four wheel drive.
The models are a...
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Forum: Railway Modelling
25th February 2011, 20:42
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Hi Hornby,
The bus depot is from the Hornby...
Hi Hornby,
The bus depot is from the Hornby Lyddle End range, I think. The rest are from Kestrel Designs.
The only scratchbuilt buidling I have done was a bus depot for my first layout, which I...
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Forum: Railway Modelling
20th February 2011, 21:43
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Replies: 71
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Hi,
I still model when I can, but sometimes...
Hi,
I still model when I can, but sometimes I buy pre built stuff just because it's less hassle to make it.
Attached is a piccie of my bus depot. The building is a bought item. The security...
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Forum: Railway Modelling
7th February 2011, 22:43
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Forum: Railway Modelling
8th September 2010, 22:47
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Hi,
Thanks for your comments. The coal...
Hi,
Thanks for your comments. The coal truck is now on the road and earning its keep.
I have another three bedfords on the go, two flat beds and a drop side, along with a 6 wheel ERF tanker...
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Forum: Railway Modelling
17th July 2010, 20:56
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Hi,
Thanks for your kind comments.
...
Hi,
Thanks for your kind comments.
John H-T,
The cattle dock was one of my first scratchbuilds. It's made from balsa wood.
My coal truck has come out of the paint shop, although I still...
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Forum: Railway Modelling
14th July 2010, 20:06
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Replies: 71
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Hi,
As promised some more piccies of my...
Hi,
As promised some more piccies of my layout. The right hand side, as you look through the door, is almost done. Still a number of finishing touches to do but the basics are all done. Still...
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Forum: Railway Modelling
13th July 2010, 22:53
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Forum: Railway Modelling
11th July 2010, 18:29
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Hi,
A couple of conversions I'm working on....
Hi,
A couple of conversions I'm working on. One is an Oxford Anglia with the bonnet open and a scratchbuilt engine bay. The other is a coal truck with a hopper body. They were quite common during...
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Forum: Railway Modelling
10th May 2010, 21:58
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Hi,
Sorry, it won't be at any exhibitions....
Hi,
Sorry, it won't be at any exhibitions. It's a permament fixture in an 8x6 shed. There are some photos of the layout in my gallery.
My next plan, for next year, is to fit another narrow...
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Forum: Railway Modelling
10th May 2010, 18:06
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Hi Blmont,
Thanks for the kind words.
...
Hi Blmont,
Thanks for the kind words.
The engines are both from Grafar. The green one is a 0-6-0 general purpose tank and the brown one is a J94 Austerity. Both were bought from E-bay. The J94...
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Forum: Railway Modelling
9th May 2010, 15:20
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Hi,
Although it's been a while since my last...
Hi,
Although it's been a while since my last post progress continues on the layout.
Some piccies below.
The lower level is being detailed and my country siding is almost complete. It has a...
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Forum: Railway Modelling
3rd April 2010, 21:06
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Replies: 71
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Hi Belmont,
Although I work long hours I try...
Hi Belmont,
Although I work long hours I try to do some modelling most nights. Even if its only 30 mins or adding a coat or two of paint. It all adds up. Most of my conversions are relativley...
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Forum: Railway Modelling
3rd April 2010, 13:34
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Hi,
My Iron Cattle Van is now complete,...
Hi,
My Iron Cattle Van is now complete, although I still need to make some decals for it. So far its not been a great success.
Only one of these wagons was built for GWR and it survived into...
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Forum: Railway Modelling
27th March 2010, 20:00
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Hi,
It's been a quiet month on the layout...
Hi,
It's been a quiet month on the layout front. I picked up a number of N Gauge Society kits at the Model Rail show in Glasgow. All are GWR wagons. Four are finished, see below. A Mogo, ply side,...
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Forum: Railway Modelling
21st February 2010, 22:27
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Hi guys,
Not much has happened since my last...
Hi guys,
Not much has happened since my last installment. My engineering works is almost complete. I have added the rest of the railings. I've also added three fibre optic spotlights. The LED that...
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Forum: Railway Modelling
2nd February 2010, 17:38
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Hi guys,
Finally did some more work on the...
Hi guys,
Finally did some more work on the layout during the weekend. The rocky cutting is now finished and look not too bad. A couple of photos show the pasenger train overtaking the slow goods...
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Forum: Railway Modelling
16th January 2010, 19:02
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Hi guys,
As promised a progress report.
...
Hi guys,
As promised a progress report.
My carriages are now finished. First pic shows the luggage van, then the whole train being hauled by my Prairie tank just as it has crossed the bridge....
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Forum: Railway Modelling
11th January 2010, 19:19
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Hi Ted,
Basically I had too much free time...
Hi Ted,
Basically I had too much free time over the Xmas holidays. It was too cold to work in the shed and the paint and glue was taking days to dry.
I haven't even thought about doing stuff...
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Forum: Railway Modelling
5th January 2010, 21:51
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Replies: 71
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Hi,
Well I got the drill out and opened up...
Hi,
Well I got the drill out and opened up one of my busses. It now has several passengers. I've also added a occupants to a number of my Oxford cars as well.
I also opened up the rear doors on...
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