Hobbyist Chris47120
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A new addition to the loco fleet. A BR Class 14 diesel shunter. It’s a nice little loco that runs smoothly at low speeds, which is produced by Graham Farish. I am just slightly disappointed that it does not have directional lighting, which is a pity, because it comes pre-fitted with a speaker for sound. Personally, I would rather have the…
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When you go on holiday you can’t take your model railway with you. However, you can take some model kits to make up whilst you are away. I have a lot of Metcalfe card kits on my layout, and with a small expansion planned, it is time to start making some more in preparation. This is the PN153 Village School in N Scale. The walls around…
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A little update to my previous post on some scenic works. I have added scatter material to both of the two new terrain reliefs. The small one is the same colour all over but for the larger one I have used two different shades of green, and also added some brown scatter around the base of the trees. Whilst it is not the largest terrain feature…
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The British Rail Class 42 number D109 “Champion” departs Somewhere with the “up” express. The class 42 locos were introduced by the Western Region of British Rail, which opted for diesel hydraulic locomotives to replace steam locomotives. The Class 42’s were built under license, as a scaled down version of the German V200 locomotives. They…
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When I originally planned the current layout, I did it to make it as simple to build as possible, having previously had several false starts where I had mad the scenery too complex and therefore never got the layout finished before moving. This time I went for a mainly flat layout, so that track could be laid quickly, so that trains could be…
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