My N Gauge Layout

[ChrisWV10]

Hi Ste I just used ordinary matt emulsion from wilkinsons 'Forest Walk'. Got a tester pot for about £1.25 / £1.50 ? It wasn't expensive.

[ste234]

aahh, thts not a bad price, trust good old Wilko's eh
i mite get some next time im in
cheers
Ste.

[beerandpies]

I always think the staff in the local DIY store must wonder what colour scheme I'm going for in the lounge when I buy 6 tester pots... Cocoa brown, sea green and Military Grey

[ste234]

I always think the staff in the local DIY store must wonder what colour scheme I'm going for in the lounge when I buy 6 tester pots... Cocoa brown, sea green and Military Grey

To be honest i think they would be rather repulsed
Cheers,
Ste.

[ste234]

Hi everyone,
today i bit the bullet and got out my steam loco's. now the board has locos everywhere
I have a little 0-6-0, a flying scotsman and another called prince of paletine. they dont run great (the scotsman realy does fly on the corners off the edge of the board at full speed ! )
I will post some pics later on.
Cheers
Ste.

[ChrisWV10]

I always think the staff in the local DIY store must wonder what colour scheme I'm going for in the lounge when I buy 6 tester pots... Cocoa brown, sea green and Military Grey

[ste234]

Hi, a little tiny update, no significance reely, but...
I was giving my track a clean today with my track rubber, and i was rubbing in one place constantly, and now it looks like i have laid a bit of ballast
ahhh well, i might have to get the proper stuff
Cheers
Ste.

[ste234]

At last, the photos i promised, they arent great quality but still, better than nothing

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LNER 0-6-0, the first loco i bought.

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"Prince Paletine" with 3 coaches behind it.

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Flying Scotsman.

And now the bit of look-a-like ballast, which is just track rubberwhen rubbed too hard

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Cheers,
Ste.

[phibs14]

Nice but I'm getting a sore neck from looking at the pictures for too long!! keep up the good work!

[ste234]

Thanks Phibs14.
i do aggree that the pics are hard to look at on an angle, but i cant fit as much in if u do it in portrait
i will change the orientation in future
Thanks,
Ste.

[trains!]

Hi ste. The ballast looks great . Where did you get your first loco? I cant recognise it .

[ste234]

Thanks Trains!. that little green loco, i think i got it at a doncaster exhibition wen i was like 6 years old, it was second hand then! it was made by graham farish. it still runs like a beast at full speed but its dreadful at slow speed, ive even oiled it
Thanks,
Ste.

[phibs14]

is that an a4 prince palatine?! nice model! what lenght of train do you run it with

[ste234]

Hi phibs, yes it is the a4 prince palatine, and i ony run about 3 coaches at the moment. i have some light brown coloured coaches, but there isnt enough room to store them on the layout at the moment, i have about 6 of them. so its either 3 br coaches or 6 Lner ones
Thanks,
Ste.

[ste234]

Whilstin Newcastle for the day on saturday i nipped in modelzone. its pretty much useless for n gauge items apart from hornby lydle end. so i bought some
i got a: Lock with top and bottom adapters, a litle church gate and some walls for a house. lastly, a concrete hopper, which is too short to stand over the tracks and let a train pass under it
Thanks,
Ste.

P.S. the canal stuff isnt for this layout its for the layout im planning