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Whilst not exactly a secret, it's not I suspect widely public what was coming after the W1. The final documentation required came through over the weekend and progress could begin in earnest on the next project; the W1 ticks along in the background with castings and instructions but the hunger...

My scattergun approach to my workbench means that, while I intend to pick commissions up on a "first come, first served" basis, sometimes I will pick up a box reasoning it might prove a relatively quick build and help the cash flow a little. This is why I tend to find several part-built...

Hi guys Just joined and thought I'd say hello and bit about me My names Brian ,I'm a south Yorkshire lad from Barnsley and into the old railways around here especially the GC and LNER I've just started planning my layout of a lifetime which will fit in my 22foot by 10foot loft My new...

Hello all, Whilst browsing the scottish volume of Tatlow's LNER Wagons I came across this strange NE liveried load on the back of a GNSR 8 ton drop side wagon and wondered what it was with a view to perhaps having a go at making something similar as a wagon load myself. Thanks in advince...

Hello, Finally got round to making a start on this a while ago and on some photos of Gresley coaches there is a horizontal pipe that runs along the solebar. Would that apply to this coach running in the BR period up to withdrawal? Alan

My next 7mm build will be the Gladiator Scottish Director. I have just started by cutting out the cab glazing - much easier to do when the etches are still on the fret, but a job I usually forget to do - and have fitted crankpins and blackened the wheels. No pictures of these, but in true Blue...

Hi, This is something of a placeholder. Nick, Mickoo and I are all building W1s. We all want slightly different things out of the project; Nick and I are starting with the DJH limited edition kit, Mick is adapting a Hachette A4 body. The project is that Mickoo is going to design some etches...

I am painting my N7 as Stratford engine 69712, I want to highlight the smokebox ring, I believe they were not painted but the ge boys burnished them. so at present the loco is sprayed black. I am wondering should I paint the ring or use a scapel to scrape off the paint back to whitemetal...

Something a little different on the workbench for me at the moment a Gladiator G5 which is to be finished in BR livery as one of the last G5's to be shedded in Leeds. I am building this for a friend who is too busy with other things to build it himself. The kit originates with George Norton and...

Well in 2007 I boughr a meteor models Thompson L1, I finally finished it last week. I painted it gloss black lined it with HMRS transfers as 57721, a GE Stratford engine. I then sealed the transfers with satin varnish. over the weekend I installed a TCS KA12 decoder, it runs so smooth . The...

My latest effort a ex LNER style of "Tall Signal", this one is 32ft 6ins, it appears the tallest tube used by the LNER was 30ft. The "Plate and Angle" base differs from the the more usual bracket signals. Etched arm and fittings etc, post fabricated from angle and strip.

Moving on from introducing myself on the new members page, I have come to Area 51 to start things off. Should I ever be asked to go Great Western again, then I'll take the trouble to post there. The first item here is 4mm scale and an ex-LNER B2. I'll record progress as I go and post it here...

This is an unplanned model. Well, it has been on the 'want to build' list for some time but when I got home on Friday evening I had no intention of starting it now. But while looking for another photo amongst my motley collection I came across the photo below. The note on the back says "AE...