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Both as somewhere to photograph rolling stock and as a quick/cheap way of learning how to use static grass, I've had a go at making a small photo plank. Quite a bit still to do but it is getting there... http://southpelawjunction.co.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_1695.jpeg http://southpelawjun...

Accurscale have announced they are going to produce a Class 37/6 and 37/0 (the first five anyway) and the good news for the likes of me is that they are making drop in P4 (and EM for that matter) wheels available and they are also making provision for the brake blocks to be easily moved to line up w...

Trackwork is progressing:





John

Thanks all.

John

Having only ever built turnouts from kits before, I'm embarking on making my own using ply sleepers and functional chairs. I appreciate that this is a basic question but can someone please confirm that ordering the following Exactoscale sets will give me enough chairs to build a single turnout: 4CH ...

So, over the last couple of days, for various reasons I've made the decision to scrap the existing track (it will eventually find a use in the fiddle yard so it won't be completely wasted) but I figured before I do that, I'd better have a go at building some turnouts and the single slip. I've built ...

Allan Goodwillie wrote:While still on Newcastle Tim

This first layout was called Corrieshalloch

I have to say, I thought it was the star of the show, it looked stunning. I stayed in a cottage at the end of the gorge the layout depicts last year.

Not that it helps but B&Q used to sell extruded polystyrene from Knauff (I used it as the baseboard for my last layout) but it seems to have disappeared from the shelves, at least here in the North East. Having just insulated the living room floor with Celotex, I can confirm that, if cut, it is ...

Progress, the down Consett is now completely laid and wired.

pete55 wrote:Seriously, try a re wheeled Bachmann.....you might be surprised!

Well, I've already got the wheels so no harm in trying I guess...

pete55 wrote:You'll soon be needing a 9F...…

Cheers Pete, you fancy building a Bradwell chassis for me

First lot of track and droppers have been fitted on boards 1 & 2 so I can now run a train over 12 foot of track making it 3 times longer than any other track work I've ever had. Turnout is wired but the operating mechanism is not fitted yet. With a bit of luck, I'll be able to run a train over t...

Five turnouts, a diamond and a single slip, enough to get the up and down Consett main lines laid. My thanks to Stephen Freeman of Borg Rail for these.

Cheers Pete, I'm hoping to have the up and down Consett lines all laid and running in the next month or so...

John

Been working on the raised track bed that allows me to have the three levels going under the bridge. The bridge will sit about 6mm higher once everything is in place.

Le Corbusier wrote:Squeeze a cafe in some where ... with scones and tea ... and when complete you could charge entry on the door

There's probably room although all the others in the group are O gauge modellers so the space is rapidly filling up...

Le Corbusier wrote:I am in awe of your railway room

We are very fortunate to have it.

It's beginning to look a bit like a railway. 50cm (they'll be cut down to 48cm each to mimic two 60') panels made up and loosely placed for now. http://southpelawjunction.co.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_1619.jpeg http://southpelawjunction.co.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_1618.jpeg htt...

After not even visiting the layout for 4 months, I've ordered enough components to complete phase 1 of the track work which will be the main Consett Up and Down lines as per the Templot screenshot below. This consists of five turnouts, a diamond and a single slip. The plan is to get this trackwork a...

Thanks again Allan, I'll likely see you at Newcastle.

John

Thanks Allan.

The bogies are good and square and are sprung to the body so there is every chance your solution will work.

John

Thanks Bob, certainly worth a try.

John

Going back to the iron ore wagons tonight and the change of wheels for the bogies which look like this: http://southpelawjunction.co.uk/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_1604.jpeg Problem I have is that there is no give all in the bogie sides (not a big surprise to be fair) so it is not going to be ...

Noel wrote:In Windows 10/Edge, Martin's were inverted, Alan's are correct...

Same here in Safari on a MacBook.

A look in to the, hopefully, not too distant future for the layout...



John