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- Sun Jan 06, 2019 9:45 pm
- Forum: Personal Layouts - Planning
- Topic: 00 Gauge - Hartlepool
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1461
Re: 00 Gauge - Hartlepool
All I can suggest is keep checking Ebay, Hattons, and other second-hand sellers every so often, be patient, and eventually one will show up at a semi-reasonable price. Until then, just work on building the layout. There's no point holding off building a layout just for the sake of one train.
- Wed Jan 02, 2019 9:25 pm
- Forum: Exhibitions and Events
- Topic: Stafford Railway Circle Exhibition 2019 - Feb 2 & 3
- Replies: 2
- Views: 821
Stafford Railway Circle Exhibition 2019 - Feb 2 & 3
Well it's that time of year again! Comes around so fast, and now that New Year is out of the way, we of Stafford are gathering together to prepare for the busiest weekend of our year. As ever, there's a huge list of layouts and traders, including two "feature" sections, this year's feature...
- Tue Jan 01, 2019 10:36 pm
- Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
- Topic: How Did You Start In Model Railways.
- Replies: 32
- Views: 2929
Re: How Did You Start In Model Railways.
For me it was through my dad. I come from a bit of a railway family on both sides (dad did his apprenticeship at Derby works, and a lot of mum's family worked at Trent station), so have been brought up with trips to railway events and railway-themed holidays abroad all my life. My dad is heavily int...
- Thu Dec 27, 2018 11:05 pm
- Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
- Topic: Decision time - the sale of the century
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1124
Re: Decision time - the sale of the century
Agree with all of that. A couple of things tempted me, including the D16 you mentioned (but, like yourself, I decided I didn't really need it). The only thing that actually got purchased was the Golden Valley Janus in BP livery, a good half the original price. I'd hazard a guess that this livery has...
- Thu Dec 27, 2018 8:45 pm
- Forum: Track/Layout Design
- Topic: Need help with a plan-OO gauge
- Replies: 39
- Views: 4241
Re: Need help with a plan-OO gauge
The main issue with the sidings is quite a common mistake, really. What you've got is a bunch of s-bends to get to each siding, which may look good to watch, but has two main problems: 1) Stock is more likely to derail or uncouple (or NOT uncouple when you're trying to) 2) Shorter sidings. If you lo...
- Sun Nov 11, 2018 9:10 pm
- Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
- Topic: USA stock - best places to get it
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1733
Re: USA stock - best places to get it
It occasionally comes up at shows, a trader at Alsager model railway show today had a huge box full of box vans! That's Topp Trains :lol: Also, Osborne's Models ( link ) appear to have a section of it. EDIT: And Rails of Sheffield ( link ) have some new boxcars in at £15, and generally have a few A...
- Sun Nov 11, 2018 8:35 pm
- Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
- Topic: USA stock - best places to get it
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1733
Re: USA stock - best places to get it
Give Topp Trains of Stafford ( link - phone number's on there) a call. They've had a lot of HO American stock in for years. Frizinghall Models near Bradford ( link ) always used to have a good selection in, and at very good prices too. I am, however, going back about five years though, and having a ...
- Thu Nov 01, 2018 10:11 am
- Forum: Real World Railways
- Topic: Just in Case you Thought that Tail Chasers are Unprototypical.....
- Replies: 9
- Views: 876
Re: Just in Case you Thought that Tail Chasers are Unprototypical.....
:lol: Somewhere in the USA they have a preserved railway operating with an oval of track. It makes sense if you think of it. They sure do; I've been. Pine Creek Railroad, Allaire NJ. Went there a couple of times in the 1990s. Caboose rides behind a little diesel switcher (they even fired up their s...
- Wed Oct 31, 2018 8:02 pm
- Forum: Real World Railways
- Topic: Just in Case you Thought that Tail Chasers are Unprototypical.....
- Replies: 9
- Views: 876
Re: Just in Case you Thought that Tail Chasers are Unprototypical.....
Mountain wrote:It's a loading loop.
Only until it's full. Then it's a looping load.
- Tue Aug 28, 2018 9:54 am
- Forum: Personal Layouts - Under Construction
- Topic: Kidneston
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2548
Re: Kidneston
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- Mon Aug 27, 2018 7:28 pm
- Forum: Personal Layouts - Under Construction
- Topic: Kidneston
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2548
Re: Kidneston
Ah yes, I've had a good read of the presentation. I went to a MERG "open day" beginners course last month with a couple of members so went through a big chunk of it then. Today's job was putting together a USB interface module: IMG_20180827_155058a.jpg All painless, it doesn't catch on fir...
- Mon Aug 27, 2018 10:10 am
- Forum: Personal Layouts - Under Construction
- Topic: Kidneston
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2548
Re: Kidneston
Morning all, Not a lot to report over the past few weeks, haven't had much time to get into the garage. A few changes are being made, though: 1) A couple of additions to the track plan, namely another siding in the front yard, and the addition of a crossover to allow the first siding to operate as a...
- Sat Aug 18, 2018 12:02 pm
- Forum: Personal Layouts - Under Construction
- Topic: The Radius Island Railway
- Replies: 57
- Views: 5556
Re: Another Roundy Round Layout
What's the best color for a very simple baseboard: green, grey, Brown or another color ? Thanks. Simplest: Green. One smallish tin should do it. Slightly less simple but still simple: Grey for a 5cm strip underneath where the track will go. Brown for a 1-2cm strip on either side of that. Green ever...
- Fri Jul 20, 2018 12:34 pm
- Forum: General Model Railway Discussion / News
- Topic: Shrewsbury Model Railway Show
- Replies: 1
- Views: 313
Re: Shrewsbury Model Railway Show
Sounds good, thanks for the heads up. It's in my diary now!
- Fri Jul 13, 2018 11:48 am
- Forum: Personal Layouts - Under Construction
- Topic: Kidneston
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2548
Re: Kidneston
Thanks very much! I'd done a couple of attempts at layouts before, which I have learned a lot from, but I've incorporated a lot of new ideas (for me) into this one, including the electrofrog points, a proper control and mimic panel, better board alignment, etc, so yes, it's still quite a learning cu...