7mm Newhurst in O Gauge

[MarkR]

Hi Cliff

Are the Accruascale hopper in the shops now our have you use pre-production
items?

Thank you

Regards
Mark

 

[Cliff Williams]

Hi Mark
You can order them now, they are ready for delivery.
Cracking wagons, I have no association with them other than a happy customer.
The link is here, there is a multi buy discount if you want a few. They are only available directly from Accurascale I believe.
24.5t HOP24/HUO Coal Hopper - O Gauge

Rgds
Cliff

 

[MarkR]

Thanks Cliff

Regards
Mark

 

[Cliff Williams]

Arley is slowly getting "restored" to its former self.
Larry has inspired me back into action on the GWR/preservation layout.

 

[Scale7JB]

That's marvellous.

JB.

 

[richard carr]

Cliff

That's lovely, who's going to paint it ?

Richard

 

[Cliff Williams]

Richard I plan to paint it myself with a few techniques planned to punch out the detail.

I could have had working sash windows last night.
The goal:


The laser cut window as supplied:


The modified window

 

[richard carr]

Thats a great starting point Cliff, I'm sure it will keep you busy for hours.

Richard

 

[Cliff Williams]

A recent Railtour headed through Newhurst with two Type 2s in charge. Probably an SRPS Railtour

 

[Al Tait]

That building is fantastic. Is it a kit?

 

[BrushType4]

That building is fantastic. Is it a kit?

Timber Tracks but I think its no longer available.

 

[LarryG]

Cliff, I see you have a track around the back of the platform at Newhurst, something I never achieved at Corwen Road through lack of space. It would have made working the goods yard more interesting.

The laser cur building kits are a real boon to modelling and your Arley looks great. I haven't yet decided what to do about 4mm scale Ruabon station buildings.

 

[Cliff Williams]

A lot of work went into Arley, a project I had been thinking of doing for over 25years. I would do it a little differently if I were to start again, but I am well on now when I get a chance that is!

I admire your speed Larry knocking things out, some of your weathered wagons might look good on the Newhurst branch.

 

[Cliff Williams]

Testing another Golden Age Models loco with enhancements.

 

[LarryG]

Great, it captures that boxxy exhaust sound that I remember from filming these locos leaving Llandudno Junction in 1990.

 

[Phil Harding]

Cliff, did you install Zimo or ECU decoders into the MN? And is it one of these who manufactured the smoke unit please?
Great work.
Phil.

 

[Cliff Williams]

It is an ESu chip and ESU smoke unit.

 

[Kev T]

Phil
unless things have changed in the latest version of decoder, synchronising the sound to the smoke chuff is not at all straight forward. Mike failed and sent his Princess to Cliff to set it up.
The Zimo is far easier to set up but there isn't a smoke unit specifically for the Zimo that will easily fit 0 gauge locos.
Kev

 

[Phil Harding]

Phil
unless things have changed in the latest version of decoder, synchronising the sound to the smoke chuff is not at all straight forward. Mike failed and sent his Princess to Cliff to set it up.
The Zimo is far easier to set up but there isn't a smoke unit specifically for the Zimo that will easily fit 0 gauge locos.
Kev

Kevin, thanks, hope you are well. I suspected that. My Bulleid sound decoder of choice, I have a few as there are never enough BLPs on the layout, is by Paul Chetter in a Zimo, and have searched for the Zimo smoke unit without success. I have a friend here who had scratch built his own chuff and puff unit, which fits into a small tank loco. The Smoke and fan are driven by a Zimo 645R and after sitting with him playing with CVs, got it working very effectively. Not sure I want smoke badly enough to do that for one of my locos but what Cliff does is very inspirational.
Phil.