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It's going to be a while before I actually cut the first etch on this model, but I wanted to just leave this here as food for thought. I collected a box from Mr Carr today. It's an MMP Mk1 RMB (miniature buffet) kit, with the interior detail kit. :thumbs: I've procured a suitable ring binder...

I'll come up with a better thread title at some point. After the tale of three Colletts, I have a pair of LNWR third class coaches on my bench. They have an interesting life story. Chowbent Castings produced the LNWR M57 motor driving trailer in both 4mm and 7mm scales (I have the 4mm one...

A week off of work, but the rest of the household are still hard at it, so I'm able to spend the next few days "playing trains" with no distractions. The question is: what to do? Well, it's always got to be the last thing that I purchased, all the shelf queens can stay on the shelf! At the S7...

As seasoned "armchair" 2mm Finescale modeller, I'm quite surprised at the change of direction I've taken over the past couple of months. My ambitious dreams of Bristol Temple Meads East, Newton Abbot West or the Royal Albert Bridge weren't making any progress; partly because of the huge fleet of...

I'm Dave and I'm an industrial locomotive kit addict... :confused: I bought another one, another Peckett. I really shouldn't be building soft southern engines, being Leeds born Iought to be building Hudswells and Hunslets, but I couldn't help it. The kit is from Agenoria and builds Henry...

As a small break from the loco building I decided to switch to building a MMP Glass Truck. For the simple reason it was advertised as a ScaleSeven kit so I was curious to see what you got. Although that said I haven't got a finescale kit available so I wouldn't really know what the difference...

I picked up my IGA kits form John at Telford and here are a few pictures to show what you get and how I've been getting on. The wagon is an IGA Cargowaggon flat based on the second version built in 1986 by Wagon Union in Germany. The details are all crisply etched and only a minimal amount of...

Hi all, I would like to introduce my current long term plan to model Ranelagh Bridge in 7mm around 1960 give or take a few years. I havent made a start on Boards yet as Im still trying to find a suitable home for the layout. I do plan to build it so eventually it could be exhibited. The layout...

I suppose I ought to post something, instead of gawping at other people's stuff... I'm not going to do the whole "how I built it" thing but will just throw up some pictures and a short description of my layout. Bury, Thorn & Sons Ltd. is a fictional tar distillery and chemical works...

As requested, here is an inverted shot of the Fairburn. Below running plate level the kit is pretty dire. It was probably ok 20 years ago or so when it was introduced. So there are some massive changes to be performed. MOK Standard 4 Cylinders and motion bracket - all modified to suit a...

Hi Guys, Update - All my rolling stock is either S7 or in the progress of being modified. I got myself a GJH 7mm Polybulker kit at Telford last weekend. Have had a look and can't find anyone having already posted articles on building this kit so while I'm not any authority on building...

A new Scale7 layout being built by the SE Area group... I haven't seen it myself yet, but it's looking fantastic in the pictures..!!  :thumbs: http://www.flickr.com/photos/snaptophobic/ JB.

I'll get the caveat in before anyone delves too deeply into this thread - if you've come here for any nuggets of Scale7 modelling you may be disappointed. Yes I'll try to cover the modelling that I do but as per the title it's very sporadic. I thought I'd try a slightly different tac with this...

Given that I now have a few in the to do pile I thought I would start a thread of just for the building of plastic wagon kit's. Starting with a 14 ton cylindrical tank wagon that I received from my son at Christmas that has beckoned this last week when I haven't been able to do much due to...

I've built the odd set of valvegear in 7mm scale before and even two locos in 3.5mm that have it (don't ask... ::)).  But I'm aware it's a common aspiration for many modellers.  I'm in the process of brushing up my technique at the moment and am also looking at improvements to how I'm doing...

4th July 2010 Right then, who remembers this?.... I started this ages ago (in my pre-S7 days), but was having a few problems with the rather large amount of lead I'd put inside! When it was built in O/F with no suspension and clunky flanges, track holding probably wasn't an issue. With the...

Withyn Reach, in another thread I've posted, is considered a very small O scale layout at 6ft x 1ft scenic section plus 4ft fiddleyard, but I have even smaller O scale layouts.. Lyddlow Goods Lyddlow Goods is a whopping 5 feet long in total. It's called "Lyddlow" as it's a "Little O"...

As requested, here's some info about my small O scale layout "Withyn Reach". First written in February 2008:- Thinking ahead to next year, and due to the inconvienient fact that British O scale stock with buffers & 3-link couplings can't cope with 2foot radius curves (but small US locos &...