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Hi Rob Hope you enjoyed your holiday. I would be delighted to see you, but the next month or more are very congested already. Maybe think about it again in late August or early September? I promise not to finish everything before then. Your artistic advice etc. may well come in valuable :thumb Look...

Hi Richard. As I have been away north of the border, as far as John 'O Groats for the last 3 weeks or so, I have just caught up with this topic. Good to see you are back in circulation and am following with interest. Would like to see what you are doing in the flesh.
Rob

I love the subtlety of your weathering Rob ... good stuff :thumb Thanks Tim Sorry to tell you this, Rob, but, while the MCO looks fine, the other two 16T both have problems. All non-fitted BR wagons in the pale grey, with negligible exceptions, had all the lettering and numbering [also the bottom d...

Hi Rob, just seen your post. To be honest I'm not a lover of acrylic paints. I think I still model in the 1980's. LOL. I have very little experience of them but have watched many You Tube videos of others using them. Other friends who do Military modelling swear by them. I think I'll start by paint...

Just added 3 of my 6 16 tonners on my workshop thread... https://www.scalefour.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=131&t=5586&start=125 ...an alternative to weathering powders using acrylic paint.
Rob

Looking good Alan........ Thought I'd post 3 of the 6 16 ton mineral wagons.......... 16-tonners.jpg Parkside bodies, Bill Bedford under frames. Sprayed grey with Halfords grey primer and weathered with Burnt Umber and Burnt Sienna artist acrylics using combination of dry brush and wet in wet techni...

.....and very nice they look, I like the more subtle weathering.....
I've recently completed my 6th, Parkside bodies and Bill Bedford under frames. Would liked to have used Justin's frames but cataracts have for the time being put them on hold. Can just about manage the BB frames.
Rob

Hear, hear Steve......

I think that as I approach 70 along with some other eminent members of this forum, 1948 was an excellent vintage, that I can be considered as grown up.... A little less storage but we'll sort it.........
Rob

Tim, started having probs with the turbo on the '04 Autosleeper which has 90,000 on the clock and really wanted something with a bit less mileage and a bit more modern. Just loved the Autosleeper range but nothing in our price range in the used market, so gone for a 2011 Elddis Autoquest with just 1...

I've been quiet for a while but things are moving on. I've decided to retire Manston Brewery and 'nicked' the locos. Well one was previously nicked and appears on Mount Woodville with a re-spray, likewise with the colliery project. I have 99% completed a High Level Hawthorne Leslie 0-6-0ST, the scen...

Excellent Tim.......
Rob

Thanks Rob ... in the absence of exactoscale it sounds like the root to take. Still not saved up for a lathe yet so the drill tip is helpful. Don't forget the RSU in your savings.... ;)......perhaps slightly more important than a lathe...... Would the brass tube suit? Tim Yup, 2mm OS diameter and 1...

9 members attended this meeting. David was drilling out the crankpin holes on the wheels for his LNWR Webb Coal Tank; John was building a society lever frame; Peter was building a Southern Guards Van; Bevis asked for help with Templot and Howard and Tony W were helping him; Martin was building a Hig...

Tim, for the scratch built wagons on Mount Woodville I used 1mm silver steel in tubes and available from Eileen's. Cut to length, if no lathe then mount in a drill and file the pin points.
Rob

Nine members present at the meeting. Members were working on their own projects as follows:  David Clark was building a Lanarkshire Models etched LMS tender chassis.  Howard Bolton was sizing up an etched brass GWR broad gauge 4-2-2 ‘Rover’ kit in 7mm scale! This certainly won’t run on our test tr...

Eight members present at the meeting. Test track evening with Paul Morris and Richard Marshall were running in their new 00 Hattons’ Barclay 0-4-0STs. Sprung chassis from High Level eagerly awaited. Other members were working on their own projects as follows:  Peter Mcfarlane was still singeing his...

I'll echo Paul's comments. Sometimes this hobby is very frustrating......today I was fitting a continuous hand rail on a RHS 0-6-0 and without thinking soldered on the front hand rail knob before bending up the wire..... :shock: Ended up trying to unsolder the thing only to break it......so had to d...

Steve, excellent modelling.....as always....
Rob

7 members attended. Numbers are lower than usual due to holidays and illness, but we contrived to look busy for our visitor The group was honoured by the presence of Chris Mitton, Society Treasurer, who came on a social visit. He has wanted to visit for some time as, in his words, we get things done...

Seven members attended the above meeting.
We watched a very good DVD on making buildings from Plasticard.

A reminder that the test track will be up next meeting.
Also we will be manning the Society stand at the Derby show 12/13 May.
http://www.mmrg.org.uk/exhibitions/
Ken Kirk
Coordinator NAG

Some very interesting buildings to be modelled.....look forward to their progress......
Rob

Wow Tim...some serious experimentation going on there and hope all works out well........enjoying this thread.......
Rob

Just goes to show that you cannot have to many track gauges.......
Rob

Hi Rob, :) I have always included lighting in my buildings Rob and it is a real pleasure operating Dubbieside at night using the layout lights only. I did an article in MRJ a number of years ago on this . The railway at night was so atmospheric. The new layout is similar and will also have a simila...