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Very nice layout Luca,it makes a change to see a layout that is not based on uk railways.

Hi Chops ,,,,what brand of backscenes are they ? I've recently bought gaugemaster photographic backscenes and have also bought a bottle of view glue ,,reccomomended ,specialy formulated for the backscenes ,I haven't used them yet soi can't comment on the glue ,to be honest I'm a bit scared I case th...

Hi Billydot,,,,I would say only the cab06 ,unless another powercab controler can be used ,there should be a picture on the back of the box sleeve showing how to upgrade ,,,mjb

Thanks Roger ,,,,mjb

Hi ,,,,could someone just confirm that if laying track in warm weather you should leave a small expansion gap ,,,,I can't remember if you do or don't ,,,thanks mjb

Dad1 ,,,that is the effect I'm after ,it looks great ,thankyou for showing me the photos of your layout ,,,and again thankyou all for your advice ,,,,mjb
I'll go with the H113 and the H33 ,,,,

Thankyou for your replies,,,,mjb

Hi,,,,I'm in the process of laying track and I want to give the rails a rusty appearance,what would be the best product and method to do it ,,,,I've never done it before but I know a lot of you guys have ,,look forward to hearing from you ,,thanks in advance ,,mjb

Mission Aborted folks ,,,,wife said the 100mm cellotex was too high and any embankment would look silly also I fear I would have problems keeping the track fixed down ,,,the new plan is to build the embankment with wood supports and mdf top and I might use the cellotex for the front of the embankmen...

Have had a bit of a set back ,the cellotex came unstuck,the b and q no more nails didn't hold it,I have reglued it with gripfill,I'm hoping that will be ok ,then I found that nothing would stick to the foil face of the cellotex so yesterday I had the tedious job of removing it,after a couple of hour...

Thanks Dublo,,,

Hi ,,,,after a couple of years of not really being 100% happy with my layout I decided to take it all up and try to recreate something more exciting :D :D ,,,I bought a couple of wardie master models girder bridges which are going to be incorporated in the upper level track,,which is twin tracks run...

Hi all ,,,,went to a dolls house miniture exhibition today with the wife ,funny enough there was a seller whose website is the title,he sells oo,n and o gauge fine scale brass kits ,the one that caught my eye was the signal box interior for £13 ,,,,oo gauge,I know some of you guys look like kit buil...

Hi Dublo and Mountain and thankyou for your replies,,,,I'm modelling early to mid sixties ,mainly steam and the layout is more rural than towny ,,I think I will go a Matt or semi sheen grey ,,,I wire brushed one of them down because it was painted gloss grey and quite heavy,underneath was a brown c...

Hi Dublo and Mountain and thankyou for your replies,,,,I'm modelling early to mid sixties ,mainly steam and the layout is more rural than towny ,,I think I will go a Matt or semi sheen grey ,,,I wire brushed one of them down because it was painted gloss grey and quite heavy,underneath was a brown co...