The S&DRT show at Edington in early January went very well with the layout and stock behaving itself. Phil came and helped and we had a good time at the show. I’d already made the decision to commence the rebuild of the boards to improve the running across the board joints and rectify the smallContinue reading “Busier than expected”
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Ready for Wincanton Show 11-12 Nov
Getting Sturminster ready for the show at Wincanton next weekend, managed to get the Collett running, not sure what I did but runs around the layout and Poole Sidings now with no problems. All the points have been checked on the layout along with the routes and Signals and most of the engines have beenContinue reading “Ready for Wincanton Show 11-12 Nov”
Shillingstone Green and Ballasted
Progress on the boards has moved on a couple of stages, The bridge frameworks are now all in place, for the first outing I will use Scalescenes brickpapers for the bridges and abutments and potentially later on replace with Plasticard if I don’t like the look. The track has been ballasted with Gaugemaster brown ballastContinue reading “Shillingstone Green and Ballasted”
Shillingstone -Embankments and Bridges
With the weather being a tad warmer in early may before the hot spell I’ve been able to make some progress on the layout. On the scenic boards the embankments are in, the first layers of paper mache for the land base are on and both Raglans drove and Haywards Lane. The bridges and piersContinue reading “Shillingstone -Embankments and Bridges”
Shillingstone Update
After a slow start I have managed to get some work on the layout underway. I’ve converted the pile of wood in the garage into 4 basebaords, 2 long ones for the fiddle yard and 2 open frame shorter ones for the scenic sections. The next step is to paint these before fixing the baseboardsContinue reading “Shillingstone Update”
Change of Plans- Shillingstone gets priority
I have agreed to extend the Shillingstone layout and take it to Shillingstone for the August Bank Holiday, Dorset Central Railway/S&DR 160 anniversary event. August 1863 is when the line opened between Blandford St Mary and Templecombe and the NDR are planning a celebration event of which the model will be a part. There willContinue reading “Change of Plans- Shillingstone gets priority”
Frome Show 7-8th January
After a couple of years of hibernation Sturminster will be on display at the Frome show on the 7-8th November. Phil has kindly agreed to come and help me run it again so looking forward to a catch up and a weekend running trains. I’ve been working at getting my early period stock together 1920-1940Continue reading “Frome Show 7-8th January”
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