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What, ANOTHER layout? Well yes, but this time a small S7 layout, if it is possible that is within one 5ft x 2ft board, excluding fiddle yard (which I plan to be a small turntable). The basic 'plan' is something like this ... The fiddle yard/turntable will be to the left and I am thinking...

Fret 6 arrives in the Post Over the past umpteen years I've been developing wagon suspension units for (mostly) North Eastern wagons. This started as part of the development of kits for Diagram P4 hopper wagons but has acquired a life of its own - development of the P4 kits is still ongoing but...

Here is the latest effort, the paintwork needs a touch up and some weather, but best done when on the layout. The signal arms are Mark Tatlow's Highland Rly, the rest is brass bar and strip etc.

Well, prevarication over - wood has been cut and the first track is laid and wired up on the first 2 of 4 boards. The 'layout' is a shed scene in the late 50s/early 60s and is basically somewhere to get all my locos out. If anyone is looking for 54E let me tell you now you will not find it on...

Two bracket signals I have recently constructed for a Pre War model of Middleton in Teesdale. The arms are from Mark Tatlow and actualy intended for the Highland Rly, but they are a very good near match. Apart from the ladders which are a modified etch, and the wire cranks every thing else is...

I have a Slaters 20T hopper wagon which I intend to convert to S7 (when I get the cast off my right hand in a few weeks) ans was wondering if anyone had done such a convert? Swapping over the wheels is straight forward but do I need compensation/springing? Remembering that the kit has a hopper...