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Fascinating stuff.
I need a period in a dark room

Impressive and inspiring.
To think that you have built this post gremlins and misfortune with Mk1.
A very nice beastie gentleman.

Very nice!
That looks a lovely bolthole to play trains in.
I enjoyed the presentation, great stuff.

Stunningly conceived layout.
I greatly enjoyed your contribution to todays bytes; sorry bash...

It is a nice wee beastie Mike.

It appears that the range of plastic kits Roger Chivers used to produce are in the process of being put back into production... One of his sons is putting them together at the moment and it's worth watching http://www.five79.co.uk/ MDV's are definitely on the acquisition list. My current build needs...

Roger Chivers produced a gaggle of ballast/engineering wagons in his much missed plastic range. This thread sees a Lamprey on the workdesk.







This beastie should be finished soon.

The Roger Chivers range of plastic kits is much missed by many and with good reason. They were pretty accurate and easy to build. They also were very upgradeable - the 21t vacuum fitted minerals being a case in point. The kit is buildable as either of the the two Diagrams - Dia1/119 or Dia1/120. 202...

Geoff Kent, in "The 4mm Wagon" Vol 2, reprofiles the kit ends and sides, and uses the kit roof, flattened slightly; however, if you have a spare Ratio roof it produces a better result, I feel. You've stolen my thunder here Noel as that is exactly the path I am following. Mind, that is the...

An auld project that has been reactivated. The early Fruit Vans built by British Rail were based on an auld LMS Van design; Parkside have produced the kit for these beasties. The build is of three vans, including one oddball... 2020-05-19-11-24-31.jpg 2020-05-19-11-26-55.jpg 2020-05-28-17-52-08.jpg ...

I have been anonymous here abouts for some reason but I have not been too lazy. I am attaching some images here of the fitted Grampi project as it was before the lockdown. Having left them at the clubroom, I shall attack them with renewed vigour - door banger frenzy, etc... 2019-09-26-17-53-19.jpg 2...

Gorgeous beasties Ralph

Very nice Guy.
Is this going to appear in your shop?

The AK range has its uses, used it myself for some years.
The AMMO by Mig range is probably the most versatile.
Subtlety is the game in weathering as we know and these products allow that, with practice and care.
Have to say that the MR wagons look pretty decent thus far

Take it easy David, just keep the medicinal beverages handy...

Now then, rather splendid looking Ralph.
Wakefield beckons.....

Le Corbusier wrote:

iak wrote: is rigid downstairs.

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Easy now...

The vast majority of the stock I've built over the years, including for Mostyn, is rigid downstairs. Yes, I have started using sprung chassis and sprung w-irons but that is on longer than 10 ft wheelbase or because of aesthetic reasons (hallo Justin...) Sticking to the principles of everything being...

Magnificent to see this all coming together...

I just apply a bit of persistence, patience and reasoning. Should an item misbehave, why? Work the issues and make changes. Be prepared to pay for wheels, proper ones. Test run extensively; the most recent items spent 2 hours running around Mostyn. Now nothing misbehaved but if anything had, it woul...

....why, oh why, do the links fall out of the hook- nearly every time - I put them away and then take them back out, half a dozen will have parted company with each other. ... I used to close up the gap with a pair of pliers after inserting the top link. No falling out after that. I agree with our ...

Caley overload! No complaints here
All these advances are changing our hobby so quickly, it's quite bewildering.
Now if someone would delve into the world of the CLC...

Yet more decrepit, filthy items finished. Used ballast heading for the tip...

Another finished item, delayed by further health travails. Frustration abated finally...

It's finished finally!