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Thankyou Bufferstop,,,

Hi,,,the chips used in them will without doubt be hornby and I would say the r8249..

Hi,,,,I been putting hedgerows on the layout useing woodland scenics clump foilage,I am very pleased with the way it looks but have a little bit of a problem,,,when you pick off a reasonable size clump and glue it to you baseboard let's say,you are only glueing the bottom of the clump therefore beca...

Hi,,,you could use the same construction because when it is all fixed together it will become strong and sturdy
PS ,,,one little thing to mention,,you will need to put something up at the Windows because of the sun ,it will cause all sorts of problems.

Hi,,regarding the totem,,you can have the layout name or your name "Buelligans Shed "

Great looking shed !

Quite surprised there is no mention of the class 66 hornby are naming after the gent on this forum ,surely someone on here has pre ordered one ...mjb

Hi Tom@Crewe,,,if I were you I would forget tape and pin it down and then ballast ,the conventional way ,also it has been discussed plenty on the forums about points being flat ,unless you have your own method I would suggest drilling a small hole in the Center of the points and pinning it down flat...

Hi Just joined today! Bored with lockdown so have spent last few weeks getting my 1970s loco's etc. down from the loft and doing some refurbishment/repair? Is it just me, or are some parts really hard to come by? :?: Hi ,,,welcome to the forum ,I would say peters spares and eBay are your best bet ,.

Where their are straight duplications if the model is going to be handled a lot (fiddle yard, used on an exhibition layout etc) Bachmann models IME are less likely to get damaged or loose parts - too many Hornby models use a very brittle plastic and have far too many small details in plastic when o...

Bufferstop wrote:The lot I bought two or three years ago said on the web site that it was 99.9%. I paid a similar price. Check the availability, there will be all sorts of people trying to buy ATM.

Cheers Bufferstop,,

Never used this before,always used meths and I'm running out ,can't go to the shop and buy it so I was looking on eBay ,what I normally pay @ £1.29 for they are asking 4 or 5 times that but isopropyl is cheaper ,I can get a 5 litre for under £10 delivered .,the question is ,is all isopropyl the same...

Alright guys I know I should know better than to have brought the subject up but it wasn't the general noise that the trains make after ballasting,I was more concerned about the sound of ballast chippings being crunched by the train ,anyway today I thoroughly cleaned the inside area of the track rem...

:quote="Bufferstop"]Perhaps we should post a warning about ballasting. Done right the sleepers become solidly attached to the base, whether it's wood or cork, to the extent that there's very little sound deadening.[/quote]

Hi ,,,I finally got round to running a couple of trains yesterday and it sounded like when the trains are running the wheels are in contact with ballast chippings, I've had a good look and it doesn't look like there is any chippings that should be in contact ,nothing is higher than the chairs,my wif...