Quote from: Newportnobby on February 23, 2026, 04:27:48 PM

Quote from: Suffolk Rob on February 23, 2026, 04:04:24 PMCoach: At the time I would have said a non-corridor coach that would pass muster for a representation of the Killin Branch train.

@Suffolk Rob
Is that the same Killin where I stayed at The Falls of Dochart Inn last year?

Yes it would be. Used to be a short branch off the Calandar and Oban line. Not the most interesting line but typically a 1 coach train with a 4mt tank in it's final years. Buildings available from Pop up designs and always thought it would make a decent micro layout

Quote from: Newportnobby on February 23, 2026, 04:27:48 PM

Quote from: Suffolk Rob on February 23, 2026, 04:04:24 PMCoach: At the time I would have said a non-corridor coach that would pass muster for a representation of the Killin Branch train.

@Suffolk Rob
Is that the same Killin where I stayed at The Falls of Dochart Inn last year?

Yes!

A one carriage train shuttled from Killin Junction on the C&O (Callendar & Oban, not Chesapeake & Ohio!) to Killin. The line continued to the closed station at Loch Tay where the locomotive shed was located at the end of the line. Worked by ex Caledonian Railway 0-4-4T locomotives for years and, latterly, by superpower in the form of BR '4MT' 2-6-4Ts.

The engine had to run round its train at Killin station, which didn't have a loop. The solution would have made Grantham's most famous resident* proud.

There's lots 'N' lots of photographs of the line in its final years and it has featured in the model railway magazines.

* No, not Lady Thatcher - the other one.

All the very best.

John

Unrebuilt Patriot

Class 153 active travel.


Chris

Quote from: Suffolk Rob on February 23, 2026, 04:04:24 PMCoach: At the time I would have said a non-corridor coach that would pass muster for a representation of the Killin Branch train.

@Suffolk Rob
Is that the same Killin where I stayed at The Falls of Dochart Inn last year?

Had thought I'd given my 3 some time back but apparantly not. What I would have said if I had is.

Loco: 21/29

Coach: At the time I would have said a non-corridor coach that would pass muster for a representation of the Killin Branch train. Dapol LMS suburban will do the job (assuming they find the last 10% of interest) even if not the exact type used

Wagon: OTA

Great to see some more metal!

Whilst building benchwork.

Phew.... I go out for the morning and end up with lots of music to listen to.

In the end it was an easy selection for me.

Kraftwerk - I've never been a fan.

Section 25 - interesting and listenable.

Claire Hamill - as with much of her stuff I'm still on the fence.

Metal Heart - Just a no.

Nightwish -  A racket 

Oh dear - not much there for me today.

Quote from: EtchedPixels on February 23, 2026, 12:56:36 PMAn AM10 would be nice (as someone who grew up near Birmingham) but the EMU world seems to be surprisingly badly covered in RTR until you get to modern image where we've got a huge selection (but still need a FLIRT)

Always up for a flirt.
When someone discovers how to do curved windscreens I reckon we'll get an AM10 and maybe a Trans Pennine class 124 but, by then, I'll probably be dust in the wind

Quote from: Dancess on February 22, 2026, 10:19:54 PMPorthole coaches as they were my favourite.

With my former Ultima hat on - that puts you (at least from kit sales) deep in the minority.

Alan

Quote from: Newportnobby on February 22, 2026, 12:12:53 PMElectric
Class 74
EM1/2*
AM10 EMU*

Diesel
Any of DP2/Lion/Falcon/Kestrel (horribly niche, I know)
Class 15

*Would involve new layouts I'd also never finish

Seem to have all of these from kits except the AM10

A proper 15 would be nice as the Parkwood one while trivial to build (clean, paint, and insert buffers) is stretched a bit for the old Farish 20 chassis.

There are good chassis matches for the other one off locos so whilst the Britannia Pacific ones seem to have vanished alas it's certainly a good candidate for 3D printing and probably less so for mass produced plastic.

An AM10 would be nice (as someone who grew up near Birmingham) but the EMU world seems to be surprisingly badly covered in RTR until you get to modern image where we've got a huge selection (but still need a FLIRT)