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- Mon Feb 16, 2015 12:24 am
- Forum: Personal Layouts - Under Construction
- Topic: Ballast Quay - a run down London dock railway
- Replies: 19
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Re: Ballast Quay - a run down London dock railway
Fantastic work on the abandoned line , what did you use for the vegetation ??? 

- Sat Feb 14, 2015 8:37 pm
- Forum: Personal Layouts - Under Construction
- Topic: My next project , micro shed diorama.
- Replies: 61
- Views: 11545
Re: My next project , micro shed diorama.
Well today was Exhibition day , pleased to report it was a success ; as you can see I had it set up for operation by visitors. As you might imagine it was a hit with the children ( who were all very well behaved and were surprisingly attentive and careful while operating ) I also received a lot of t...
- Sat Feb 14, 2015 8:00 pm
- Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
- Topic: Model Railway show in the Derby Area
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1275
Re: Model Railway show in the Derby Area
Cheers mate for a great day out , fantastic show all round and was great to see it so busy .
Will have to start building a new layout for next year now though !
Anyway thanks again for the opportunity to exhibit , really enjoyed it .
Will have to start building a new layout for next year now though !

Anyway thanks again for the opportunity to exhibit , really enjoyed it .
- Fri Feb 06, 2015 8:32 am
- Forum: The Workbench
- Topic: Col_Kilgore's Famous Trains workbench
- Replies: 16
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Re: Col_Kilgore's Famous Trains workbench
skyblue wrote:The bridge looks brilliant now that it's in position. What's the next project?
Whatever my Boss tells me !!!

Not really ! Loads of general scenic work to do , painting of rockfaces , that sort of thing . I'm sure I will be kept busy.
- Thu Feb 05, 2015 9:49 pm
- Forum: The Workbench
- Topic: Col_Kilgore's Famous Trains workbench
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2998
Re: Col_Kilgore's Famous Trains workbench
Well , either by luck or design it actually fits the gap :o ; DSC_0261.jpg DSC_0264.jpg Pretty pleased with how it turned out ; DSC_0262.jpg DSC_0267.jpg Only thing I'm not happy about is the foliage I put down to hide the gaps around the fixing points , hopefully will be able to do something a litt...
- Wed Feb 04, 2015 10:48 pm
- Forum: The Workbench
- Topic: Col_Kilgore's Famous Trains workbench
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2998
Re: Col_Kilgore's Famous Trains workbench
By the way here's the recipe if anybody fancies making something similar ; For the base section , those plastic T section strips from Hornby elevated track railing sections Panels were foam board Top trim is just thin plasticard The upright trims for the panels are crossbeams from Peco flexible fenc...
- Wed Feb 04, 2015 10:40 pm
- Forum: The Workbench
- Topic: Col_Kilgore's Famous Trains workbench
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2998
Re: Col_Kilgore's Famous Trains workbench
Looks really good, as skyblue said, the curves at the end work very seamlessly. I know you said you didn't fancy doing rivets, but you can get them in long strips - like transfers AIUI, so you put a whole line of them on at once, might be more manageable. the presence of rivets really does lift wha...
- Wed Feb 04, 2015 9:58 pm
- Forum: The Workbench
- Topic: Col_Kilgore's Famous Trains workbench
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2998
Re: Col_Kilgore's Famous Trains workbench
The girders look great. I think the curved ends are particularly well done. Cheers mate , More progress has been made , made the other panel section to match ; DSC_0264.jpg DSC_0266.jpg And here they are painted up and a quick mockup of their effect ; DSC_0273.jpg DSC_0274.jpg Will be taking them t...
- Tue Feb 03, 2015 11:18 pm
- Forum: The Workbench
- Topic: Col_Kilgore's Famous Trains workbench
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2998
Re: Col_Kilgore's Famous Trains workbench
The lad's a scenic genius, I wouldn't be surprised if part of the baby buggy made it into the bridge ! You weren't tasked, you volunteered (under pressure). Well , high praise indeed , although I wouldn't go that far :oops: Anyway some more progress on the bridge ; DSC_0259.jpg DSC_0262.jpg DSC_026...
- Tue Feb 03, 2015 4:32 pm
- Forum: The Workbench
- Topic: Col_Kilgore's Famous Trains workbench
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2998
Col_Kilgore's Famous Trains workbench
I have recently had the good fortune to be invited to contribute to one of the layouts run by Famous Trains in Markeaton Park , Derby , so I thought I would start a thread on any projects I get to work on. Firstly I would recommend anybody with an interest in Model Railways within the East Midlands ...
- Sat Jan 31, 2015 2:38 pm
- Forum: Personal Layouts - Under Construction
- Topic: My next project , micro shed diorama.
- Replies: 61
- Views: 11545
Re: My next project , micro shed diorama.
Yes the backscene was painted by me , as I stated previously in the thread I think I was a bit lucky in the way it came out . 

- Sat Jan 31, 2015 2:07 pm
- Forum: Personal Layouts - Under Construction
- Topic: My next project , micro shed diorama.
- Replies: 61
- Views: 11545
Re: My next project , micro shed diorama.
Been a while since I last posted so ....... Not much happening really , was going to make some chemical tanks from some old contact lens solution bottles but .... no matter how much I tried they still looked like contact lens bottles. What I needed was something tank like , of course use a tank ! .O...
- Wed Jan 07, 2015 4:11 pm
- Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
- Topic: Craftsman models
- Replies: 3
- Views: 765
Re: Craftsman models
What a joke , just found their new number ,which is not shown on the actual main page and got "the number you have dialled has not been recognised " 

- Wed Jan 07, 2015 3:48 pm
- Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
- Topic: Craftsman models
- Replies: 3
- Views: 765
Craftsman models
Hi everyone , Does anybody know if this business is still open , I have placed an order through their website which is still operating , still waiting for it , after ringing and leaving phone messages no reply and I have just read on ukmodelshops that the business is for sale as the owners are retir...
- Sun Dec 21, 2014 3:46 pm
- Forum: Personal Layouts - Under Construction
- Topic: My next project , micro shed diorama.
- Replies: 61
- Views: 11545
Re: My next project , micro shed diorama.
The Goblin from one of my other layout threads has had a makeover ; Hornby 06 bodyshell with scratchbuilt chassis , cabsteps etc over Bachmann 04 running gear. Untitled-1.jpg The building on the loading bay has had a replacement roof fitted and been bedded into the structure ; DSCF0003.JPG DSCF0004....