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Hi there, Any chance of a picture of your 37? Sounds like a interesting little (if that word can be used for a 37 of any gauge) engine. Nice S15 in your video as well Where was it taken? Jon

Well, this is a really out of date thread. A lot has changed over the last few months with one project being cancelled, another started and a major project starting. Firstly, a few stock additions: Peppercorn A1 Tornado DCC Fitted BR Class 25 DCC Fitted LSWR T9 DCC Fitted GWR Hawksworth 94XX GWR 8750 DCC Fitted – Brought and run in at the Bluebell Railway’s 50th Gala explaining the Standard tank in the background. BR Diesel 04 Shunter Southern Railway Bullied West Country Modelzone TPO Limited Edition Maunsell full set of coaches, Mk2 BCK and limited edition Gaugemaster Truck Two BR Mk2s (TSO and BSO) Layout wise, my little 009 layout has been dismantled due to lack of space and a general lack of time to complete it. However, it has been replaced by something a bit bigger after its use for a school project was finished...... Namely a shelf Layout set on the..................Great Western Railway ! The layout itself Stock Likewise, for Christmas, I received a Bachmann EZ Command Train Set which has been intergrated into my main OO gauge layout. Here’s a picture of it before I added the controller into the layout permanently. Also, I’ve started work on a OO gauge working diorama which is based on the other end of the line to my main OO gauge layout. Its main purpose would be to run in new stock and to be a sort of test layout for newly repaired rolling stock to be tested on. Unlike my main OO layout, its been designed to have curves with a radius of less than radius 2 to allow a greater range of stock to be run on it compared to my main layout. Anyway, on with the pictures. As you can see, I’ve been a busy chappie since my last update. Until next time, Jon

Evening everyone, Its been finished Here's the shots: Jon

Well, after a couple of evenings work: here's Doveston at present. Just the main power feeds to the Track then we're ready to go again Now its looking like a proper Model Railway and is now perfect for filming use on Bullied Country. Well, once the Buildings are back on. For once, its a railway I can be proud of. Jon

Evening, As I'm having to wait for some parts to arrive before I can continue work on the Layout itself . I have done some detailing work on the engines, namely adding headcodes to the front and rear of the engines I use the most . The Fronts: The Rears: Jon

That looks very very good You've done a fantastic job with that V. Jon

This weekend, I've started a major scenic overhaul (aka Phrase 3 of the revamp) based on the current (and Final) track plan. This also includes the final stages of Phrase 2 to speed things up. This includes: Ballast, Grass, Point Motors on ALL points (2/6 done), full colour light signalling (completed) and a Scene Break. Also, there is to be DCC complatibily built into the set which will ease any transfer to DCC (this has yet to be designed). Anyway, here's where I'm at at the moment. Comments and Advice always and more than welcome Jon

Hi, Sorry, I have done stuff but I've posted it over on 'The Permanent Way' Forums. Plans include DCC , grass, ballast, scene-breaks and maybe a youtube series based on it..................... Well, here's some recent shots of it: Jon

Evening guys, Just wondering if anyone was going to the FREE gaugemaster open weekend either tomorrow or the day after? I'm going on the saturday personally. Jon

Evening gents, A small update on this, no pictures I'm afraid but I'll have some on sunday. After being persuded to buy more of the Gaugemaster Signals and a pair of point motors by a 'friend' and after finding out that peco sell what I would need for a double track curved level crossing I've started a phrase 2 of the revamp of me OO. The first part has been done (no photos due to how the board's currently) which involved installing all power lines for the new point motors and colour light signals allong with adding a socket on the board and a adaptor to the controller allowing it to be removed easiler for storage while giving me more room for my switches Pics will follow later Jon

The one which came in Airfix's Falklands Collection of aircraft. I managed to get down the Argentinian Aircraft (including the Skyhawk that needs decals) and here's a shot of them. Jon

Evening Gents, As some of you may know (or have guessed from my sig), I'm building a collection of Falklands War Aircraft mainly from the RAF and FAA with a few Argentinian Aircraft as well. Even though a large percentage of them have either been started or finished, I've decided to do a general build thread for the rest. I'll be covering in this thread: FAA/RAF/RN My Sea Harrier FRS1s (Painting+decaling) My Harrier GR3s (Painting+decaling) My HP Victor K2 My Nimrod MR2 My Chinook HC1 'BN' My Vulcan B2 (looks finished but got a certain Pod to add to it) And about 4 assorted Falklands era Warships (HMS Devonshire, HMS Amazon, HMS Leander and HMS Fearless (Painting+decaling)) Argentinian My Mirage III (Painting+decaling) My Pucara My second Skyhawk which needs decals (Painting+decaling) And two shots of it so far: The built Aircraft To be built Aircraft/Ships and HMS Fearless Plus a unphotographable Mirage III, Skyhawk and Super Etendard due to the fact they're on the ceiling and hard to get too By the way, does anyone have a spare set of Argentine Skyhawk decals? I'm after a set for the second Skyhawk. Jon Note to Admin: Feel free to move this If its in the wrong place which I think I might be

Latest shot after painting. Both need touching up along with inside the intakes but overall, they've come out better than the last one so far(right shade of grey for a start). Jon

Thanks for the offers guys but I've looked at them this morning and only one is even remotely presentable (after a couple of quick mods) Those outriggers are what's caused it mainly. A couple of shots below (taken before any repair attempts took place). I'm therefore not to sure weather to even send that one as It would just look awful compared to the rest of the builds Your call weather you want them or not but I'm thinking maybe not...........This Time One will carry x2 Underwing Tanks and x2 Sidewinders while the other will have x2 Underwing Tanks and x3 1000IBs Bombs Jon

Evening Gents By pure chance, I started my two Sea Harrier FRS1s today. Both of which I said I'd do for this if I had the time.............. Both will be in 800NAS markings during the Falklands War. Hope they're still allowed to be entered even though I can't get to telford Pics Soon (most likely tomorrow). Jon

its something I've been thinking about or a level crossing (I think Peco make second radius curved extensions.............) Jon

Thanks Specially designed in Hornby Virtual Railway 2 (best purchase I ever made ) to make use of the available space so I can run all my stock and so that I have lots of operating potenial so I don't get bored while making sure it didn't get too crowded. Belief it or not, I can still fit more onto it if I tried but not even I need that many sidings. I didn't need to buy much for this as I had all the track parts already except the two colour light signals therefore making it very very cheap. To completely relay it though with brand new hornby track is about £120+ which I just couldn't afford so I just reused what I could from my old layout and bits from my spare track box. I've still got to blow loads of cash on more signals (about 5 @ £8.99 each) and a load on scatter, fencing etc to complete the green areas. The costs really do start adding up if you intend to get something even slightly complicated Ah well, tis good fun and lets me be creative enough if its costs a fortune Jon

After 3 days works, the work is done I even had enough money to invest in two of the cheap Gaugemaster Hornby Style Colour light Signals which I'm going to trail out before buying more So here it is: Comments please There's about another 5 colour light signals to be installed as and when funds allow. Its a southern region preservation line (therefore loads of southern stuff with anything else I feel like ) Jon

You've lit the blue touch paper alright! However, I can't comment cause I own a Duchess (Duchess of Sunderland) and a Princess Royal (Princess Elizabeth) ..............Plus I have a Air Smoothed cased Bullied Pacific (Blackmoor Vale), an LNER A3 (Scotsman) and a GWR Castle (came with the Harry Potter 1 train set) so I've got the best of all four of the Big Four. And I've just ordered a LNER/BR Peppercorn A1 Pacific (Only cause its called Tornado ) .................. All for my OO Speaking of my OO, I'm having to redesign my layout to include a lot of 2nd radius curves so I can run my Bigger engines. The final design's below and yes it looks crowded but its a 3ft by 4ft board! And no, Its not DCC. I can only afford one expensive addition each year and this year its Tornado (£130 RRP! ). Thats for next year or christmas along with Colour Light Signalling . Jon

In answer to that V, It is what you describe only that I've used (I think) So way ahead of you there. I doubt my N will get any bigger otherwise I argee re the DCC! SIR! I am very aware of 8Fs, Jubilies, Duchesses etc however only two LMS designs appeared on the southern and only one was the best and Sorry, Bulliuids were the best machines ever built, all they needed was prefecting. And Leader is a bit like Duke of Gloucester, they both never allowed to be prefected in BR days. ALSO, if the Duchesses were so good, why were they unstreamlined............ I rest MY point Jon

I've got 3 in 00 including Bodiam The N gauge one is stronger, MUCH stronger than it looks (not that I've tried it with all 4 of my coaches on that layout). Good luck with your own Project I do have that book ironcially and a couple of others by Cyril Freezer. DCC is something that I looked into before I started but ruled it out due to costs (higher for N gauge than for 00 ). The ONLY good engine the LMS produced are the Ivatt Class 2 2-6-2Ts. That's it!!!!!!!!! And I only say that cause loads of them may have appeared on the southern region............... Jon

It wasn't aimed at you personally. Its just I sensed that some of the comments weren't quite right but it appears I got that wrong Jon

I'll most likely make one of the following for this. If I get round to it 1:48 Airfix Sea Harrier FA2 1:48 Airfix Seafire L.IIc 1:72 Airfix Fairey Fulmar 1:72 Revell Gannet AS1 1:72 Italeri Merlin HMA1 1:72 Airfix Sea Harrier FRS1 - Under Construction 1:72 Italeri Sea Harrier FRS1 - Under Construction Jon

Thanks for that advice. I'm not going to even try with my N gauge stock but my 00 is another matter! I'll remember that the next time I give it a go. Jon

Ironically, I'm having that dilema as well. As I'm finally going to add scenery to my 00. Is there any other kind I do plan to add passengers when I have the time and I can work out how to get the roofs off without writing off a £20 coach Will be hard to edit with pastils, its scatter but its worth a try. That's good to know. You may be very handy then for when I get round to planning where to put point motors, colour light signals and the like. Jon