New? Well, more of a Returnee.

[N7jazzman]

Hello everyone. Sold all my HO French and German stuff years ago when starting a family. As time went on I saw, and couldn't resist, the wonderful r-t-r 00 locos and stock now being produced. So back to British modelling for me and now I need something to run the exquisite collection I seem to be amassing. I have just joined my local Club which has an extensive 00 layout where I can see my mainline stuff in action and meet fellow modellers. And I am about to embark on building an 11ft long fiddle yard to terminus so I can play around at home too.
I intend to make two baseboards from 9mm ply, braced with the same, and have experimented already with building track sections on a double layer of foam board with chamfered sides where a layer of PVA secures track and ballast, before securing it to it's final place on the (to be constructed) baseboard.
Currently I am weathering some locos and stock with brush and cotton buds applying enamels, affixing lamps, crews and decent coal. I find it curious that manufacturers go to such lengths to get the locos so authentic, yet the representation of coal is so cheapskate!
My interests are the Southern Region of the 50's and the Eastern Region of that era, strange partners but both were familiar to me in my childhood. I look forward to hearing about the projects others on this site are constructing.

[Ex-Pat]

Welcome N7jazzman - no doubt this will be on your shopping list?

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[Mountain]

Hi. This is a lovely forum filled with lovely people who like trains! Welcome.

[glencairn]

Hi N7jazzman. Welcome on board.

Glencairn

[Dublo]

Welcome N7jazzman
I hope you enjoy yourself. There are some great people here and some fantastic modellers.

[Phat Controller]

welcome N7jazzman from the southern hemisphere

I'm sure you'll glean lots of interesting stuff from this forum we are happy to share!

[Bigmet]

...I find it curious that manufacturers go to such lengths to get the locos so authentic, yet the representation of coal is so cheapskate!...

It is all part of the curiously inconsistent approach of most RTR manufacturers. Increasingly good appearance, finish, mechanisms of the models, but only now a very belated move toward much better OO track by Peco, and everyone else locked into dreadful 1950s design origin set track.

The coal high point was the 2006 release of Hornby's retooled Britannia. This was before the fad for sound took hold, so a full bunker interior was provided, and a packet of coal. Don't know whether Hornby persisted with this for this model...

[Chops]

Sounds delightful. Hope to see your accomplishments soon.

[End2end]

Hi N7jazzman and welcome to the forum.
Thanks
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