SteadyRed
Western Thunderer
Finally placed a order for a couple of items from David at MMP. Class 08 and a couple of mineral wagons, I hope to get along to Shepshed at the weekend to get a Connoisseur brake van, maybe a rivet punch from Metalsmith & some wheels from Slaters. I also need tools from Squires.
I have been thinking long and hard about how & why I want to get back into model railways, and the answer is to remember those locomotives which I had haulage behind in the 1970s & was too young to travel behind in the 1960s. So 7mm or bigger was the only way to go, I do want an accurate representation of the railway I remember, smaller than 7mm isnt going to give me the detail.
I don't really have space at home for a permanent layout so it is likely to be stock in display cases, or maybe a diorama of a loco stabling point.
Why starting with MMP, well everyone has to start somewhere, my initial though was go for a DJH Class 03, but kits are on back order. Then I thought MOK being local to me and also having an excellent reputation, but the locos I want from MOK are not for beginners, the likes of the Ivatt, standard 4 tank & 8f. I did think of a JLTRT Derby Sulzer but I want to enjoy the build over a period of time.
The inspiration for the 08 came from page 78 of The Bradford Barton, "Branch Lines Round Britain in the Diesel Era".
My wife will no doubt regret telling me to get another hobby so I am not sat a the computer every evening.
Dave
I have been thinking long and hard about how & why I want to get back into model railways, and the answer is to remember those locomotives which I had haulage behind in the 1970s & was too young to travel behind in the 1960s. So 7mm or bigger was the only way to go, I do want an accurate representation of the railway I remember, smaller than 7mm isnt going to give me the detail.
I don't really have space at home for a permanent layout so it is likely to be stock in display cases, or maybe a diorama of a loco stabling point.
Why starting with MMP, well everyone has to start somewhere, my initial though was go for a DJH Class 03, but kits are on back order. Then I thought MOK being local to me and also having an excellent reputation, but the locos I want from MOK are not for beginners, the likes of the Ivatt, standard 4 tank & 8f. I did think of a JLTRT Derby Sulzer but I want to enjoy the build over a period of time.
The inspiration for the 08 came from page 78 of The Bradford Barton, "Branch Lines Round Britain in the Diesel Era".
My wife will no doubt regret telling me to get another hobby so I am not sat a the computer every evening.
Dave
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....But the Hymek does it for me on the front cover too! 
