Hi guys ,
well i thought it was about time i started to plan and build my hopefully exhibition standard layout .
it has to be a small layout so as to fit in the back of a mini . so 4x1 is the plan , small i know but then its more for the small and detailed cameo type .
I've got the track...
Hello all ,
And wellcome to my attempt at bodging an Lner fleet for as little as possible but also whilst trying to detail as much as i can .
now i know i could buy all new A4s and teak stock and the older items are wrong etc but they are ok with some work i feel and are cheaper etc ,
plus i...
I have just started work on a Western using the Brassmasters detailing kit. I would be grateful to know where I can get replacement buffers, speedometer cables (and for that matter any other part I might need) to finish the model.
Thanks in advance.
You may have seen my Meldon Quarry that’s still WIP but the storage yard morphed into something scenic.
Storage was always planned under the narrow gauge rock face.
As you will no doubt be aware I dabble and am pretty slow at turning anything out!
Onwards.
focus on the middle left of the...
St Columb (or how to re-write history)
The ideas for St Columb, a station on the Newquay & Wadebridge Railway, were formed thirty to forty years ago though despite some quite detailed plans being drawn up, never actually materialised - until now! It has varied down the years between being an...
Morning all..
I thought I would, from time to time, post some images of weathering.
I generally use just Humbrol weathering powders, sealed with Humbrol acrylic powders when done. The only paint that is used is the Humbrol Dark Earth aerosol sprayed on the underframes of some of tge wagons...
Thought I’d better say Good day, been on RMweb for a while. Watching Pencarrow brings me here yet to poke around the topics and see what’s here.
Modelling 4mm 00.
Currently scratch building Wantage Tramway Jane No5, from reduced 7mm plans from MRJ 114 to 123 from 1999.
Have a rough test track...
For the 4mm Green and Blue fans some interesting news, Heljan are to produce class 25's in 4mm scale
Info sent to me by Heljan indicate ten versions have been selected, covering a broad cross-section of BR green, BR blue and special liveries and offering a choice of London Midland, Scottish...
Hello there, after designing and building many layout which have been subsequently dismantled, I thought I would give it another try and here I am with a fresh start. After returning to the hobby only about a month ago, I started drawing up plans on what would become a southern region terminus...
A possible competition entry ?
Starting with, how the layout came into being.
Hope you are sitting comfortably as i think this may turn into a long post.
Some years ago, i visited a local exhibition. After talking to one exhibitor, i was invited to come along to one of their club days. This was...