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Jeremy, as Chris said this picture shows a 'van 3rd' in somewhat of an altered condition attached to a B-Set rounding the curve running into Bodmin Road.

Also some Hawksworths on a special.

It finished in the late '80s IIRC with the demise of 'Red Star' and passenger unaccompanied animals facility.

I like RMweb and post on it all the time, but some people on there are always ready to write the obituary from finescale modelling. Attendence at S4um being down by one person compared to last year is always a sign of our impending demise. There's always a few who regularly trot out the same old no...

Doug, We have used them for our large Balcombe layout to very good effect as far as we're concerned. We lay the baseboards on 25mm² mild steel tubing which rest on the tops of the trestles both drilled for M6 C/S bolts which are merely dropped in place. This gives a quickly assembled and robust 'und...

Hi Colin.

Freely available: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=delux ... 40&bih=770

Here's another ...Kings X Goods: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_6ZOIe_nX0&t=289s 4.30 mins in. As you say Andrew, the job was always done as quickly as possible! Back in the 60s each morning whilst waiting for the train to school the Q1 on the pick up goods would crash about with the coal mer...

duncan hutson wrote:

jim s-w wrote:Great stuff

Is this your layout Duncan? Might you start a thread on it if we ask nicely?

Jim

Hi Jim, yes it is my layout but it is EM not P4! :

As far as l'm concerned pictures of lovely work like yours Duncan is good to see here.

You won't be disappointed Paul!

The 'mass adjournment' afterwards to The Larkhall Inn next door is always most convivial. It's a bit 'spit and sawdust' but it does have a big beer garden.

As John said, it was most enjoyable. Always of note was the excellent catering as always, with full Sunday roasts available. A few phone snaps of 'New Mere'. 039.jpg 040.jpg 041.jpg Also of note was the scenically and operationally superb 'Hurstmonceux' in finescale '00'. A 'nearly was' which was to...

adrianmc wrote:Believe the event is planned to be biennial - so no issues for next year but 2019?

Correct.

A superb and very enjoyable affair with high quality exhibits on show. It had a very friendly feel to it, à la 'Larkrail' with some authors, whose books we all have on our shelves, were there to chat to. A few phone snaps. 'Horselunges' with its exceptional architectural modelling. 049.jpg 040.jpg 0...

What it revealed was really good news for P4 conversion with the well thought out space between the insides of the frames, thus saving the usual filing away of said inside faces which often can be problematical. Bit confused by this comment. I don't think I've ever had to file down the insides of t...

When we (DRAG) inherited Mike Casey's 'Bodmin' for restoration, many of the K&L chairs had become brittle and broken allowing loosening of the rail in places.

Also the old steel rail has become severely corroded in many places so much so that the all trackwork now will have to be replaced.

Mine arrived last week from Kernow Models and it is a beauty. Well worth the wait. 004.jpg 003.jpg 006.jpg There are two bags of 'bits' including buffer beam blanking plates. conductor shoes etc and also an assortment of-slot in route codes. It runs superbly from 'slug mode' to normal. IHMO it just ...

Coopercraft do the body etches. Last time that l saw Paul Dunn at a show the former 'Blacksmith/Mallard(?)' etches were on sale. It would appear that the etched side of the business is still functioning. If one can't get to a show, unfortunately contacting via e-mail or ordering from the website can...

Dunno how I ever get anything to run. B Those of us who have seen you, and your splendid layouts, in action would suggest it is an arcane combination of mystical incantations, sacrificed goats and a gurt big file... Cheers Flymo Wait until you see the new one Paul. I've been privileged to have had ...

Lovely stuff Steve!

That's excellent news Ian.

Just what I've been waiting for to cure that wretched 'rock'!

I did annotate the post New Peco code 75 fishplates. It seemed to me to continue the discussion on this thread on bullhead fishplates was probably the best place to post particularly as the DCC ones were not to everyone's taste.

Indeed Keith. Peco SL-114. Cost is £5.50 for a pack of 24. P&P £0.99 (charged for two packets) from Jacksons Models Cumbria Tel 01697 342557.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/352024891088? ... EBIDX%3AIT

New Peco code 75 fishplates.

Just arrived.
A nice sliding fit on C & L code 75

Here are a couple for you John taken on DRAG's test track (which will be coming to S4um this year). They're a mixture of 64 rigid, compensated and sprung wagons with (IIRC) AJs and three links. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0-crSKMijM All three links on this one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4...

Lifted from Tony Wright's thread on RMweb. By a German photographer taken in the 60s. Enjoy!

http://www.bundesbahnzeit.de/page.php?i ... land#Teil1

Paul, A suggestion......this stuff is of good quality which we'll be using for roll-up backscene materiel on Balcombe....... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Thermal-BLACKOUT-ROLLER-BLIND-FABRIC-3-PASS-IVORY-MATERIAL-SOLD-PER-METRE-/170885677587?hash=item27c9948213 .....and will be using flexible magnetic ...

We too have successfully converted 2-BILs and 2-HALs with Branchlines 'Black Beetle ' 14mm wheels. They are now made in stainless steel. Also from Charlie Petty at DC Kits. http://www.dckits-devideos.co.uk/shop/blk_beetle_motors_wheels/new_nickle_silver_high_quality_wheels_sets_on_hardened_non_magne...