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Spotted and copied from 'over there' and from here: http://www.rumneymodels.co.uk/ "Firstly Plate wagons chassis... There are three new kits; B.08 covering BR clasp brake new builds (diagram 1/434), B.09 covering BR clasp braked retrofits (ex unfitted diagrams 1/430 & 1/431) and B.27 covering...

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...

Refound this mostly built RJH kit in a shoe box recently, now to be County of Essex so have removed the boiler water tanks and done some remodelling at the ends and the roof, progress so far.

My interest in european railways has always been strong and I have always liked the more rural and less mainline types, some how I ended up being interested in German narrow gauge. I also have a very strong interest in industrial railways. So I am building a lot stock for a 7mm scale German...

As I have (just about) finished the tank wagon and 16 ton wagon I had a choice of starting an 08 shunter or the brake goods. Having decided on the 08 shunter I fell at the first hurdle. I folded up the inner frames and tried to solder laminate the strengthening pieces with the resistance...

Aquired from Nick R of this parish, a complete (except wheels etc) RJH Class 37/4 which will become 37403 in Green as Ben Cruachan. (NO, I will NOT be doing it in Blue as Isle of Mull before anyone asks!) Will complement 37025 (in LL Blue) that Simon V of this parish is building me, a nice...

As you might have seen at Telford, JLTRT are to produce a limited amount of wagons in RTR. The first being the Dog fish & Cat fish hopper wagons, they will be available in a variety of liveries and options. The first batch should be ready for the reading trade show. These will be followed...

As an aside to building stock for Millicent Street, I really enjoy figure painting and so when the selecting of figures for the layout started, I took on the task of providing them. We had decided that we didn't want a lot of figures as this is back street Hull, not Piccadilly Circus. After...

This could be interesting........ The reputation of Ace Kits is, to be altruistic, less than stellar. However, Ace Kits are amongst the least expensive of all kits (currently this is £149.99 including tender) so I'm expecting that there may be some problems and a need to replace some of the...

A nice and simple question. If you wanted to build a HST, with a preference for resin / plastic over brass for coach bodies, then what current coach kits might you consider as possible starting points for the passenger coaches of an HST set? Simples question, hope there is a simples answer...

Some time ago Tappa elluded to a new 7mm layout that we the East Riding Finescale Group were considering based (unusually for us) on our own area and which would feature workings by the last of the citys steam allocation and its diesel replacements. Plus the model will be our entry to some of...

The thread title will make sense when I explain this build is an Austerity 2-8-0, and the client's chosen loco ended its days at Aintree 27B. This commission build is of the JLTRT WD kit. It's a mixed media kit, with the usual mix of resin, etched and cast metal. Forgive me for not...

Heljan have confirmed they are to produce this iconic loco in all 3 liveries in 2016

Hope this is the right place for this posting. As threatened earlier today here's details about a 7mm Plasticard vehicle as sold by AnD Models, bought through MSC. I was amazed at the price and value - it was about £14. In fact, having built one I was sufficiently impressed to buy another...

As I will be building different era stock for our clubs layout 1948 - 70's and mainly freight/engineers stock. on top of my G6 & Siphon many different items of rolling stock will be built from kits or scratch built. First off is a Parkside pipe wagon, this is for the wagon challenge at the club...

Wth the glass truck notionally finished (painted and rolling!) I decided to turn my attention to one of my "shelf queens". A quick link for those unfamiliar with Western Thunder tradition of shelf queens. A Metalmodels etched brass kit for a Siphon F. It seemed like a good idea at the time...

I've always had a soft spot for the diminutive 2F 0-6-0T dock tank designed by Sir Henry Fowler (or more correctly, his head of the drawing office Tom Coleman). Looking like a slightly shrunken 3F tank, with incongruously large outside cylinders and complicated-looking Walschaerts valve gear...