What did you receive today?

[david_watts1]

2 private owner wagons and track pack 1 (with extra pieces).

[Rallymatt]

A couple of BR Vent vans and a Class 50 sound profile via Bluetooth 😁 awesome!

[rman]

I bought track extension packs 2 &3, a left point and a power track.

[Too Tall]

A couple of days ago I received some monastery ruins I planned to use as a scenic item, It was wargaming scale and so wasn't sure how it would work scale wise, but it wasn't expensive, so I took the risk.

As it turns out, its was a little on the small side, around continental N scale (1:160).

I dropped the seller a line about the next wargaming scale up and he asked me what I wanted it for. When I told him, he said that would be to big and it was also exponentially more expensive due to material and print time. He kindly offered to do me a 1:120 version and worked out a price that I was happy with, so should be on its way soon sunglasses

[Rallymatt]

You silver tongued devil! Looking forward to seeing Dracula’s lair in place soon 😁

[Chris98]

I finally got my baseboards. I have temporarily set up a layout and had everything running. The pic posted is less than half the length the boards are so plenty of room.

So far so good 😉

[South Coast Flyer]

Replacement coupling pockets from Fischer-model.de

Pictures and item code in the other coupling thread to keep all info in one place

[RDS]

@Chris98 that looks like it has plenty of potential. Look forward to seeing your layout progress.

[TTiimm]

5 vent wagons. I've already changed the livery on one to early CIE. The railtec transfers arrived the day before.

[Too Tall]

You silver tongued devil! Looking forward to seeing Dracula’s lair in place soon 😁

 

 

It will be a while yet before I get to that area, it will be toned down to be more suggestive of regular monastery ruins destroyed in King Henry VIII's dissolution.

But, of course, Whitby and its Abbey played a key part in inspiration for Bram Stokers Dracula.

[Too Tall]

A set of WWS weathering powders, and a large bag of Javis ballast, because the Woodland scenics I have are too light or too dark for my tastes once glue is on.

As always, a gamble as I ordered online, currently a sample piece is drying off, but hopefully it will be what I want colour wise kissing_smiling_eyes

[Dennis-353613]

received my goods wagons, just now need era 3/4 loco to pull them !

[Captain Stravaigin]

Ha!

[Too Tall]

Some resin printed trucks, all 1:100 scale but bought to see how they look.

Comparison next to the Oxford 1:120 vehicles.

A bit large but may get away with the smaller trucks and car for now. Not the Matador though !

[Dave the Busker]

This morning I've taken delivery of some beer kegs, rusted oil drums and wooden pallets from Bunters Yard. I'll add some photos to the Hollybush Railway thread.

[Too Tall]

Some nice detail items at Bunters Yard, Thanks for the heads up Dave thumbsup

As an addition to my earlier post |(awaiting picture approval), I have been in touch with the seller and he will be adding prices for 1:120 listings at a later date, in the meantime he is going to print me some 1:120 from a new order.

Very nice guy to deal with and fantastically detailed resin prints, look for the seller : battlefield3d on ebay blush (no connection, I am just a happy customer).

[John-353782]

The Flying Scotsman bundle arrived. First mishap is that a coupling has come out of 2 of the pullman coaches. I can see what I need to do but achieving it is proving difficult. Any suggestions on how to get the coupling back in the socket?

[Rallymatt]

If you look up the couplers thread you should find a Tillig instruction sheet on fitting the coupling parts together and into the socket, they are essentially the same so instructions match. It is a bit fiddly but the sheet shows how the metal hook installs to the plastic shank and then how to get it into the socket.

I found the sheet so it should appear here when mods have chance to approve the pic

[Rallymatt]

[david_watts1]

I don't think the Matador will be too out of place, they were a huge truck. The timber yard my Dad worked for had 2 for pulling trees out of the wood after been cut down. One was actually sign written and they used to show it at Cromford Steam Rally.

[Too Tall]

Yes, the fact the Austin 10 fits in the bed entirely shows how large a beast they were !

It is actually as long as the old Tri-ang 1:100 brake vans I have for clearance setting purposes. As mentioned, the seller is doing some more for me in proper 1:120 scale, and will add them to his listing eventually. They are produced to order so take around 3 weeks, but the detail is fantastic, even the chassis is detailed !

I look forward to receiving those and re-commissioning the ex-Army vehicles for civilian business use transporting goods to and from Millwood goods yard and factory. sunglasses

[Rallymatt]

TT, I have looked at these since you mentioned them and using them in exactly the same way, Army surplus in private use. It the seller going to list 120 scale items or do you have to contact him and order?

[Too Tall]

He said he will add 1:120 prices to them eventually, but it may be some time.

In the meantime, if you contact him first and ask if he can do you some he will tell you what to do slightly_smiling_face

[Rallymatt]

A nice Laser Arch 3D printed mobile crane from Osborne Models. Still needs some detail painting

[South Coast Flyer]

A load of Metcalf retaining wall and viaduct kits (n gauge), two HM7000 decoders, power pack, and 5 MK1 coaches

Busy weekend aheadsunglasses