7mm Distractions

[ullypug]

Hmm
What have I started…

 

[AJC]

Sales on eBay?

Adam

 

[Jordan]

With the Thread title, you've clearly started something quite different to your usual areas of interest & modelling.

If it's a new scale as well, just don't say "All I need is a few wagons & 1 loco."
Yeah, yeah, we've all fallen for that one....

 

[Alan]

Looks a bit like 0 gauge???

 

[LarryG]

I like the 'solidity' of 7mm scale wagons. Always worthwhile building 'em.

 

[John_B]

Looks dangerous. I was intending to model a Colonel Stephens line in EM, but then Dapol announced their O gauge Terrier in Kent & East Sussex Railway livery, and I had to buy two of them, as the K&ESR had two! This led to buying a number of cheap wagons on eBay, just to help me get started in a new scale, which inevitably resulted in a collection of wagons that would rarely, if ever, have been seen on the K&ESR. Then I bought a new Dapol wagon that was much reduced, just to see what O gauge RTR wagons are like. I've since bought a few more RTR PO wagons, that wouldn't have run in Kent, and are far later than the 1905ish period planned for the K&ESR layout I haven't started yet, many years later. But there is also the Ixion Hudswell Clarke I bought while waiting for the Terriers to be released, which is as built in the 1920s, so too modern for the K&ESR layout, so I now need to build a more modern industrial layout for all this to run on. Meanwhile, the first suitable piece of rolling stock for the K&ESR is just a part done 3D CAD drawing!

Be very careful!!!

 

[ullypug]

They were just resting in my modelling cupboard…

With the limited space I have available at the moment during house moves, I’m kind of restricted to wagon kits and I bought these 7mm ones a long time ago, along with a MR 3 plank drop side and a tar wagon.
Any rumours that 3 Powsides Slaters wagons have been ordered are just conjecture.

so why the collection? Well they would all have been seen on the WC&PR at some point as a I’ve got a very long term plan to build Worle as it had a loop, coal yard and siding to a small gas works, later a rubber factory. Details on the WC&PR website here
Worle Town

I’ve also a small stash of rtr Antics limited edition wagons pertaining to the WC&PR, along with 2 Terriers, a Manning Wardle and a Drewry Railcar kit. Oh and 3 ex Metropolitan 4 wheel coach kits too.

 

[John_B]

so why the collection? Well they would all have been seen on the WC&PR at some point as a I’ve got a very long term plan to build Worle

This isn't a distraction, it's sensible long term planning. Distraction is when you deviate from your goal! I'm an expert at being distracted, and even have a bit of paper from someone suitably qualified to confirm it .

 

[Allen M]

Hi Andrew
While on the WC&PR how about a model of Broadstone. Most people would not beleave it until you produced the photo.

Regards
Allen

 

[Jordan]

With the limited space I have available at the moment during house moves, I’m kind of restricted to wagon kits...

With the greatest of respect, Sir - Piffle & codswallop.
A very pleasing Light Railway layout can be built in minimal space in O Scale....

Just the ticket for shuffling a few wagons about to relax at the end of the day.

 

[Matt.S.]

You really aren't helping Andrew - my terrier still sleeps soundly!

 

[LarryG]

My 7mm 14xx is only here because the bottom fell out of the price.

 

[paulc]

Gentleman, the 7mm bug is patient but will eventually bite you in the a##e so hang on to your 14xx Larry .
It looks like Andrew has succumbed.