FH47331
Member
Hi all,
Well a friend of mine who looks on here, but not sure he's a member suggested it was a good place to join when I promptly announced I was going to look at S Scale modelling with a twist!
I enjoy many of the scales from 2mm up to 7mm (and would look at 16mm live steam if I had the money!) but while 4mm is good, 7mm is just a bit too big for me. I love the presence of the models, but decent train lengths need a barn! So I am going to look at S Scale. I have never scratch built before, but the past couple of years I have been hankering more and more to have a go.
Most S Scale layouts I have seen or read about have been steam era, but I am going to go against that vein and look at modern image - well 1987-1993'ish period anyway, eventually with a layout based around a steelworks and exchange sidings is the medium term thought. First task tho is to build a BDA steel wagon from scratch and see how I get on. Hopefully, it may interest a few people - and I would welcome thoughts, comments and suggestions. Not sure if I should post what I am doing in the workbench area (as it probably will be just workbench related for 8-12 months) or in the S Scale forum, but that seems more for layouts?
Anyway, having grown up in Lincolnshire, no doubt the steelworks at Scunthorpe have played a big role, so we will see what happens.
Richie
Well a friend of mine who looks on here, but not sure he's a member suggested it was a good place to join when I promptly announced I was going to look at S Scale modelling with a twist!
I enjoy many of the scales from 2mm up to 7mm (and would look at 16mm live steam if I had the money!) but while 4mm is good, 7mm is just a bit too big for me. I love the presence of the models, but decent train lengths need a barn! So I am going to look at S Scale. I have never scratch built before, but the past couple of years I have been hankering more and more to have a go.
Most S Scale layouts I have seen or read about have been steam era, but I am going to go against that vein and look at modern image - well 1987-1993'ish period anyway, eventually with a layout based around a steelworks and exchange sidings is the medium term thought. First task tho is to build a BDA steel wagon from scratch and see how I get on. Hopefully, it may interest a few people - and I would welcome thoughts, comments and suggestions. Not sure if I should post what I am doing in the workbench area (as it probably will be just workbench related for 8-12 months) or in the S Scale forum, but that seems more for layouts?
Anyway, having grown up in Lincolnshire, no doubt the steelworks at Scunthorpe have played a big role, so we will see what happens.
Richie