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agreed

CDGFife wrote:They may all involve anoraks?

There's actually a Marillion album called Anorak-no-phobia.

CDG

One might say that's just .....'Clutching at Straws'

But what would Fish say? Cycling, Prog Rock and Railways ..... interesting mix - that makes some ven diagram

Dave, Have you tried any sound deadening beneath the baseboard? I did a rough experiment using the equivalent of car sound deadening stuck to the underside and it appeared to have a marked effect. It seemed to stop the underside of the baseboard acting as a sounding box and thus amplifying the track...

another image of end loading for what it may be worth ....

Probably not helpful or relevant ... but as I had it ....

Impressed !

The one advantage of an etch marker pen is that it will readily blacken solder and is a precise way of blackening. The downside is the cost, around the £30 mark or even more, depending upon where you buy it (I use eBay and usually buy in threes or fours as I get through about two or more a year). S...

gloves. The really safe option is a permanent marker pen. Philip Thanks for the advice Philip I tried the permanent marker first but I have found it is rubbing off revealing the silver beneath. I thought blackening might be more robust. The cotton bud sounds like a workable option though. :thumb

I have not used blackening fluid on metals before. I understand that typically you would apply the fluid to the metal and then when satisfied neutralise the action by rinsing in water? Is it possible to use the fluid insitu on the layout ... without needing to rinse? I would like to try blackening m...

To the naked eye, the new lighting looks brighter but the same colour (warm white). It was only when these new photos were on the screen that a slightly yellower cast seemed to me possibly to be present. Any comments? Martin, Are the images in general more yellow than to the naked eye .... or do yo...

probably a naive question ... but aren't there any facsimiles of the original shop drawings available?

Any time you want to tell more about Delph the layout I for one would be all ears and eyes. Very best wishes for a most speedy recovery but in the meantime your posts have brought, along with Mike's NE locos thread, a great deal of new inspiration. :thumb :thumb :thumb :thumb :thumb :thumb :thumb

Again ... lovely work Dave

Can I as what the suspension arrangement is on the bogie? I can see that the unit itself is compensated along with the leading driver ... but what is the arrangement for the individual axles/wheels?

Wow .... just Wow.

I think that's wonderful modelling. Can't comment on any of the specifics .... but I think it looks marvellous.

Any chance of a video of it running?

Can I ask what the road bed is? .... you say cork but it looks to have some sort of additive - or perhaps the type is unfamiliar? It has a lot of black in it similar to a cork/rubber combo gaskets I sometimes get for my 70s VW Camper rocker heads. Have you used 'no more nails' for the foam as well? ...

hughesp87 wrote:Ref D504/110/4/2. Plan depicting the area of the Putty Hill Mine, situated next to Monsaĺ Dale railway station.

Geraint,

It is most definitely of interest and no I wasn't aware of its existence.

Much appreciate the steer.

Thanks

Tim

I have had this response from Glynn Waite at the Rowsley Association concerning local ballast trains with particular reference to the Bakewell station photo .... However, the wagon next to the loco with its doors down is intriguing. It could well have conveyed ballast for the men on the track in the...

really enjoying this Jeremy .... and learning loads. Thanks

Flymo748 wrote:I think that you should be very pleased with that indeed!

A lovely level of detailing, and some nice craftsmanship. I particularly like the tapering of the wooden end stanchions.

More of the same please!
Cheers
Flymo

Thanks Paul ....Glad you like it. I think I'm slowly getting there.

Crepello wrote:Wonder how a Class 700 (or its contents) would cope!

I have been persevering with some wagon scratch building. My next effort is a 3 plank wagon to diagram 305. 3 plank wagon - 5.jpg I think the result is an improvement on my earlier D299 effort. The planking now all runs parallel, though I think a little more practice with the skrawker is still neede...

D8986805-35B7-4258-A2AA-63B1934FDF66.jpg Am just loving watching this grow like magic. Fascinated to see what you do with the foam next ;) Interested that you chose to form the road bridge directly from the foam rather than build off seen and drop in - or perhaps it will be removed for detailing? I...

Regarding sleeper-built stops, by coincidence I was exposed to a drawing of one earlier today, which can be found here . I had previously thought the version offered by PECO (which I confess I've used from time to time on 'hidden' sidings) was a work of pure fiction, but perhaps not ... I like the ...

Hello Tim, Just throwing my opinion in - for what it is worth re, the bufferstop conundrum. In the series of photographs a rail-built buffer stop is consistently evident up until the 1960s' view, where the running board has been changed and moved further back from the main line. It does look like a...