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This set of pages is intended for Society 'show-offs', which we all are at heart. The object is to display pictures of modelling in our chosen scale and to our finescale standards.
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John Anderson, 6048  NEW	John Darch, 3822	Mark Humphrys 4896	Paul Moore, 4817	Jim Smith-Wright, 4956	Fylde Area Group
David Barrett, 3838	Fraser Donachie, 5724	Steve Johnson	Doug Newton, 5639	Mark Stapleton, 5613	South London Area Group
Gareth Bayer, 5030	Richard Dunning, 3772	David Lane 3057	Andrew Nummelin, 1380	Ken Walker, 1465
John Brighton, 5654	Ian Everett, 4976	David Lane 4719	Simon Ramsdale, 5232	James Wells, 5971
Ian Carswell, 5164	Stephen Gifford, 5384	Chris Longley, 1480	David Smith, 3129	Jol Wilkinson, 3263
Adrian Colenutt, 2037	Morgan Gilbert, 5832	Barry Luck 2223		John H Wright, 4800
	Richard Harper, 5040	Tony McSean, 5827
	Dave Holt, 1123
Bramblewick SlideShow with commentary by Tom Harland ( pictures are 1024 pixels wide, best to set your browser to display this size)

Jim Smith-Wright, 4956
Work in progress on the Signal Box for New Street.  Originally I made a master for the distinctive walls and copied it in resin.  Having struggled with the corners I have, reluctantly, come to the conclusion that I need to scrap the resin and use L section styrene instead.  The old stuff is visible at the bottom of the picture.  The roof vent is from Unit models, the Air con units from S-Kits and the ladders from Colin Craig.  The rest is from me. More of New Street  at  www.p4newstreet.com.
Photo of the month, May 2007	Class 310 EMU number 310 091 threads it's way though the masts of OLE.  The model is built from a Southern Pride Kit which features a multitude of materials from Resin to Etched Nickel Silver, via etched brass, whitemetal, plastic and even paper! The model is powered by a Lo-rider power bogie. Personally I think Network Southeast a pretty awful livery.
Here is  evidence of a start on the OHLE for Jim's model of Birmingham New St.  Look forward to some pics of trains under the wires.
Photo of the month, February 2006	Since the introduction of the new breed of RTR diesel locomotives it has been increasingly necessary to update the mechanisms of older stock. In this case a new drive system was required just to ensure that the whole train would actually move.  The subject, A lima HST has had the chassis from a Bachmann class 25 "donated" to it. Wheels are Sharman 13mm type and the cosmetic chassis needs to go "into the shop" for a rebuild. While there its livery will be updated to a mode generic intercity style. This one being appropriate for the first example only.   As is usual the lights and exhaust are products of photoshop - including the coach inside the tunnel where my shunting plank actually ends.
Photo of the Month April 2005. The Bachmann 37/0 is a good model out of the box but still benefits from some cosmetic improvements.  On this example I cut the front section of the nose out and moved it all down by about a mil and a half.  The bufferbeams were cut off as I didn't want a skirted example anyway. The bogie sideframes have been repositioned closer together and  higher up and the usual bufferbeam detailing, speedo and hand brake chains have been added.
	Another PA-1 conversion this time to a Mainline class 56.  I also took the opportunity to rebuild the underframe in much the same method as I did my class 25's.  That being to cut up the original moulding, throw some away and rebuild it all with much more relief. Photo of the Month May 2004.
This started life as a Cambrian Kit, and indeed at ran as such for a good few years.  Then on the introduction of Bill Bedford's sprung W-irons it became a little test bed to see if they could be fitted to a wagon that has no floor.  By losing the middle part I found it to be a reasonably simple task of gluing the W-iron to the solebar and this will become the standard for all my dog and catfish models.  The handwheels are from Colin Craig and offer a huge visual improvement over those supplied in the kit. Photo of the Month March 2004.
To compare with the Dogfish above here is a Herring. My first ever genesis kit.  Some parts have been replaced, starting with the usual Bill Bedford sprung W irons and Colin Craig hand-wheels.  The checker-plate floor is from Intercity models and leaf springs MJT,  brake shoes from 51L. Plus, naturally, the usual bits and bobs, pieces of wire etc. that go into finishing a model off.  I didn't have high hopes when I ordered the kit to be honest but I have to say I am very  pleased with the result.  Photo of the month, July 2006.
	On the left, Hornby class 25 body on a rebuilt Bachmann 25 chassis.
And on the right, a Silver Fox version. The cosmetic sides of the chassis have been totally rebuilt to give more depth and holes where there should be holes!
	What we have here is a detailed lima body running on a stretched Athearn chassis with Dave Alexander sideframes. Note the lack of steps! The Athearn chassis while all axle pick up and drive is not quite up to the standard of Heljan's class 47 chassis but for only about £30 it is without doubt a conversion well worth doing. For anyone interested it was from a PA1 loco but if you can't find an Athearn one then Life Like do a model of the same (better engineered I am reliably told).  (Article on using the Athearn chassis, for a 37)
81014 started life as the old Triang AL1 loco.  I was able to pick up  2 bodies cheaply years ago.  The model is powered by 2 Hornby class 86  power bogies with modified sideframes.  The roof and underframe detail is scratchbuilt from plasticard and microstrip
	A model of a class 128 DPU built from Craftsman sides on a Lima base.  It is pictured waiting in the rain at Almwch station during the recent Wolverhampton show.  The rain, lights and exhaust smoke being added in photoshop.
More photoshop work on a picture of a 108 DMU.  I can claim no imput into the layout or the model - A DC kits body running on a shortened Lima underframe but powered by a lowrider power bogie. This Model is built by Simon Stevens. Photo of the Month December 2003

Mark Stapleton, 5613
On show at the Great British Train Show 2008 in Toronto.  #94 "Christopher" at Dave Knights light railway terminus "Nether Upton" with a short mixed train. The loco is an Iain Rice 'Buckjumper' with a Scannell inspired CSB chassis. Once I had sorted an out of square axle, it runs smooth and quiet.
	3F # 1958 was my first P4 model, consisting of a modified K's bodyline kit on a Perseverance chassis, with Gibson wheels, powered by a Portescap motor. 11217, is a repainted Dapol Pug with Ultrascale wheels.
SDJR 3F # 24 is a modified Hornby body, again on a Perseverance chassis with Gibson wheels but with a Sagami motor through a NWSL gearbox. It is painted with acrylic paints and needs some weathering to tone down the blue.
	SDJR # 61 is an old Airfix body modified to change the driving side, with a Perseverance chassis and Sharman wheels and Portescap stuffed in the firebox. The tender is (I think) also a Perseverance kit, and has the two front axles sprung. Photo of the Month January 2005.

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