200 years of railways 1825-2025 27 Sept '25- 18 Jan '26

[PeterB]

1 hour ago, Enzo the Magnificent said:

 

Once completed, it could be displayed in the Inspiration Gallery.

Thanks Enzo but I am not sure where I put it. However, as it won't be expected to run on a layout I should now be able to find some suitable wheels as they won't need to be metal to pick up the current. If I had not already made a start on the Kirk coaches I probably would sell them - one site is currently asking for £25 for the early ones and £40 for the later ones with metal wheels and buffers which several of mine are. I doubt I paid much over £5 for them back in the day.

 

Pete

Edited July 4, 2024 by PeterB

[Enzo the Magnificent]

37 minutes ago, PeterB said:

one site is currently asking for £25 for the early ones and £40 for the later ones with metal wheels and buffers which several of mine are. I doubt I paid much over £5 for them back in the day.

 

I have three DJH kits.  Now that DJH have stopped production, these kits are going for silly money.  Literally three times what I paid for them...

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

I found some possible’s I could possibly do, all pending the hosts ok. 
 

https://www.asisbiz.com/il2/Bf-109E/JG53-III/pages/Messerschmitt-Bf-109E1-7.JG53-White-15-at-Verdon-train-station-France-1940-ebay-01.html

 

 

https://www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery/germany/aircrafts-2/messerschmitt-bf-109/messerschmitt-bf109-wiener-neustadter-flugzeugwerke-107/

 

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/WWIIplanes/comments/1bf9v7b/luftwaffe_messerschmitt_bf109_fighters_kept_under/?rdt=42076

 

[Mjwomack]

6 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said:

I found some possible’s I could possibly do, all pending the hosts ok. 
 

https://www.asisbiz.com/il2/Bf-109E/JG53-III/pages/Messerschmitt-Bf-109E1-7.JG53-White-15-at-Verdon-train-station-France-1940-ebay-01.html

 

 

https://www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery/germany/aircrafts-2/messerschmitt-bf-109/messerschmitt-bf109-wiener-neustadter-flugzeugwerke-107/

 

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/WWIIplanes/comments/1bf9v7b/luftwaffe_messerschmitt_bf109_fighters_kept_under/?rdt=42076

 

guys really? I'm not a professional Meg Ryan impersonator you know,

 

yes, yeeessss, YES!

 

I draw the line at banging the table.

 

Now I know you're enough of an old hand at GBs to know what the 'model' answer is! But if that's not an option I especially like number 2. For all of them , I can see a problem with railway and aircraft scales, or a bit of a bodge.

1/32- Gauge 1 in railway so plenty available but my it would be big.

I've a feeling American O gauge is 1/50 which isn't far off 1/48

HO at 1/87 seems a stretch to 1/72 (not that it ever worried Airfix)

I think American N is 1/150 which isn't so far off 1/144 as a ratio and easier to fudge at the size. Plus the most viable given how big photo 1 would come out at.

 

If you were going for more purist, it would be scratchbuiid, or downloaded prints and resize them on the printer.

 

Oh go on,

All of 'em

And make @Enzo the Magnificent happy!

 

[PeterB]

14 hours ago, Enzo the Magnificent said:

 

I have three DJH kits.  Now that DJH have stopped production, these kits are going for silly money.  Literally three times what I paid for them...

 

Hi Enzo,

 

I still have one of their catalogues, and having built both Keyser (K kits) and the odd Wills I rather fancied doing one of theirs - may be wrong but I seem to remember they did a Claughton and a Garratt (maybe the sole LNER one) and possibly a "Big Bertha", though I may be getting confused with another company who did loco kits but can't remember the name - I have one of their catalogues somewhere too. The ones I made were all mainly white metal which I could glue together, but making one that was mainly brass put me off in the end as I am no good at soldering, unlike Heather!

 

Pete

[Enzo the Magnificent]

6 hours ago, PeterB said:

may be wrong but I seem to remember they did a Claughton and a Garratt (maybe the sole LNER one) and possibly a "Big Bertha"

 

 

You are not wrong.  DJH did all of those.  The Claughton was available in both original and large boiler condition.  I have both, as well as a small boiler S&DJR 2-8-0.

 

 

[PeterB]

12 minutes ago, Enzo the Magnificent said:

 

 

You are not wrong.  DJH did all of those.  The Claughton was available in both original and large boiler condition.  I have both, as well as a small boiler S&DJR 2-8-0.

 

 

Built or unbuilt? If the latter, well you know what you would say!😆

 

Pete

[Mjwomack]

big addition to the research library yesterday..

 

 

Shame I 'plan' to venture far from home for this GB, but happy to look things up for others.

[Mark Newton]

On 05/07/2024 at 17:55, Mjwomack said:

I've a feeling American O gauge is 1/50 which isn't far off 1/48…I think American N is 1/150

American O scale is 1/48, and American N scale is 1/160.

 

And I’ll definitely sign up for this GB - I can do kits or scratchbuilding.

 

Cheers,

 

Mark.

[Mark Newton]

On 18/04/2024 at 02:02, Mjwomack said:

Iceland would be a notable exception of not having a railway

But there was a railway in Iceland: 

 

https://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/trains/iceland01.htm#:~:text=The locos%2C "Pionér" and,with a new boiler then.

 

Cheers,

 

Mark.

[psdavidson]

11 minutes ago, Mark Newton said:

But there was a railway in Iceland

 Not in our local branch

They only had food

[Mjwomack]

23 minutes ago, Mark Newton said:

American O scale is 1/48, and American N scale is 1/160.

 

And I’ll definitely sign up for this GB - I can do kits or scratchbuilding.

Thanks and welcome aboard.

 

Kits or scratch build? How about one of each? I'm sure our esteemed leader will be along to encourage that line shortly

17 minutes ago, Mark Newton said:

But there was a railway in Iceland:

I've scared even myself with how excited I was by that link!

[Enzo the Magnificent]

3 hours ago, Mjwomack said:

Kits or scratch build? How about one of each? I'm sure our esteemed leader will be along to encourage that line shortly

 

 

You know you want to...   

 

 

[Mig Eater]

I'm not a train person but I've fancied making a Czech Tatra T18 armored draisine, its the cutest little war machine I've ever seen 😅

 

 

[Enzo the Magnificent]

16 minutes ago, Mig Eater said:

I'm not a train person but I've fancied making a Czech Tatra T18 armored draisine, its the cutest little war machine I've ever seen 😅

 

 

It looks like a fat Dalek! 

 

[Mjwomack]

7 minutes ago, Enzo the Magnificent said:

 

It looks like a fat Dalek! 

 

Say that to its face!

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

28 minutes ago, Mig Eater said:

I'm not a train person but I've fancied making a Czech Tatra T18 armored draisine, its the cutest little war machine I've ever seen 😅

 

 

 

11 minutes ago, Enzo the Magnificent said:

 

It looks like a fat Dalek! 

 

maybe Mig eater can paint it up like a Dalek ? 

[Enzo the Magnificent]

28 minutes ago, Mig Eater said:

Czech Tatra T18 armored draisine

 

Interesting Web page

 

http://derela.pl/tatra.htm

[Mark Newton]

19 hours ago, Enzo the Magnificent said:

You know you want to...   

 

Well, you talked me into it. 😉 There’s a number of things I need to build for my two cameo layout projects.

 

All the best,

 

Mark.

[Mjwomack]

22 hours ago, Mig Eater said:

I'm not a train person but I've fancied making a Czech Tatra T18 armored draisine, its the cutest little war machine I've ever seen 😅

 

 

This is exactly the GB for non-railway modellers to enjoy. And I think you'd enjoy this, from what I've seen of your other work. Combination of scratch build and 3d printing I'd venture, but what scale?

[Mjwomack]

5 hours ago, Mark Newton said:

Well, you talked me into it.

A willing volunteer is always better🤪. What scale?

[Mig Eater]

38 minutes ago, Mjwomack said:

This is exactly the GB for non-railway modellers to enjoy. And I think you'd enjoy this, from what I've seen of your other work. Combination of scratch build and 3d printing I'd venture, but what scale?

 

Yeah I'll probably design and 3D print the T18 in 1/35 scale, there is a resin kit available if I'm feeling lazy tho.

[Mark Newton]

14 hours ago, Mjwomack said:

A willing volunteer is always better🤪. What scale?

My Japanese cameo is 1/80th scale on 16.5mm gauge track - what’s known as #16 scale in Japan. The other cameo is inspired by the narrow gauge railways of the Belgian Congo, and is HOn30.

 

Cheers,

 

Mark.

[2996 Victor]

I thought I'd put up my hand for this GB but apparently not. Ergo, I would also like to participate

 

Cheers,

Mark

[Mjwomack]

13 hours ago, 2996 Victor said:

I thought I'd put up my hand for this GB but apparently not. Ergo, I would also like to participate

 

Cheers,

Mark

Sir, with that profile picture you were always going to participate! Welcome aboard,

TBH since his Emmenence the incredibly trim and agile controller gave us the green light, I've stopped updating the list. As we're fast line, non--stop through bunfight central