what are people doing on their layout right now

[Kris]

This afternoon I have been constructing a grounded van body from the leftovers of at least 3 different kits. Sides from one kit, ends from a Mogo kit. Floor from something else and roof from possibly the same as the sides.





I have also been looking at some old D and M coaches considering the best way of restoring the bodies. The chassis are rubbish, I wonder if anyone ever got these to run? I have a stock of Stove R chassis for this purpose. These will need shortening and modifying to make them work on these coaches. The weights will certainly not be needed as the coach bodies are white metal and accordingly very very heavy. Not sure what loco will be able to haul them.











As can be seen these are rather crude models that do not match any known prototype but they have a certain charm. I do have a couple more boxed examples waiting as well. 

[joe cassidy]

A Union Mills loco is your best bet for maximum haulage capacity

[Maurice]

https://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/gallery/135/8695-310823210754.jpeg

Working on motive power. I have moved my workbench to the dining room table. I really need to get organized. On the newspaper/ painting area is a 4-wheel center cab diesel getting it's ends painted yellow. On the cutting mat is a two truck Bo-Bo diesel. Both are 3D printed bodies on Kato chassis. Both bodies were spray painted in my spray booth, but I am adding yellow by hand. The bodies came from Budget Model Railways. The center cab uses the chassis that Kato used on their original Pocket Line Center Cab Electric switcher (with catenary). They recently updated the chassis and this body will not fit on the new one. Fortunately, I was able to find an old one. The Bo-Bo is giving me problems. The buffers for the ends are supposed to attach to the chassis but that doesn't leave enough room for the body. I found that the chassis needs some extra weight. I added 1 ounce of lead weights and it runs great now. Oh, and the plastic card on the cutting mat is for a station platform I am scratch-building. Cheers. Maurice

[Trainfish]

Building a bridge



















Should be finished by Christmas

[Newportnobby]

Should be finished by Christmas

So you say, but which Christmas?
At my age, such things are important

[Trainfish]

So you say, but which Christmas?
At my age, such things are important

I'm not saying but please try to be around will you?

[Kris]

More progress has been made on the 6 wheeled coaches.

[keithboddey]

Laying 4 tracks, I am modelling modern day Newport to Cardiff

[Newportnobby]

Laying 4 tracks, I am modelling modern day Newport to Cardiff

Good grief!   Just how much space will that take?

[crewearpley40]

Laying 4 tracks, I am modelling modern day Newport to Cardiff

Good grief!   Just how much space will that take?

does that include the bridge over the Usk? At Newport plus the Shrewsbury lunes and various branches in ams around cardiff?

[Trainfish]

Laying 4 tracks, I am modelling modern day Newport to Cardiff

Good grief!   Just how much space will that take?

Well it's only 13 miles as the crow flies so roughly 141.3612837837838 metres in 1:148 by my calculations.

[Foxhound]

Laying 4 tracks, I am modelling modern day Newport to Cardiff

Good grief!   Just how much space will that take?

Well it's only 13 miles as the crow flies so roughly 141.3612837837838 metres in 1:148 by my calculations.

11.75 miles by rail, as many a basher's move book will attest from the early-mid 80s.  

[Foxhound]

Kitbashed two Faller bridges over the weekend, to create one masterpiece. My good lady did the painting....

[crewearpley40]

Laying 4 tracks, I am modelling modern day Newport to Cardiff

Good grief!   Just how much space will that take?

Well it's only 13 miles as the crow flies so roughly 141.3612837837838 metres in 1:148 by my calculations.

11.75 miles by rail, as many a basher's move book will attest from the early-mid 80s.  

which period Keith?

Plenty of steel , coal, iron ore , oil freight , HSTs, relief passenger and local dmu services

[Timbo66]

Finished ballasting. Now for the joys of putting the scatter down, a part I really enjoy.