Model Railways

[rogerzilla]

Pendon is nuts...some of the cottages took literally years to make and the thatch is individually-placed human hairs! There are a couple of buildings from Wanborough, where I lived for 12 years.

 

[classic33]

A few from the local show last September

 

[Oxford Dave]

Pendon is nuts...some of the cottages took literally years to make and the thatch is individually-placed human hairs! There are a couple of buildings from Wanborough, where I lived for 12 years.

A friend of mine's mother made quite a few buildings for Pendon, I only found out by chance when I commented on a rather fine model cottage they had sitting under the TV. She's well into her 80s now, and a few years ago my friend, his brother and I took her there to have another look around the Vale scene. She was given the ViP treatment when they realised who she was!

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

Apologies if this has been posted before, but I've only just found this thread and don't have the time just yet to read through all the posts.

Underground diorama being built:

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

View: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-london-51932009/the-steampunk-model-railway-enthusiast-having-designs-used-by-hornby

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

View: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-london-51932009/the-steampunk-model-railway-enthusiast-having-designs-used-by-hornby

Oooh, I like those especially the Saturn Moon base.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Hornby are producing part of the range, according to a couple of the magazines

 

[Andy in Germany]

View: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-london-51932009/the-steampunk-model-railway-enthusiast-having-designs-used-by-hornby

When that came up the text at the bottom was saying "Michael Barnier confirms he has Covid-19".

Immediate thought: "Crikey, he really dresses casual on his day off..."

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Latest edition of the N Gauge Society magazine

Falkirk Wheel
Motorised too!!!

Apparantly, someone on the design team, gave the modeller access to the architects plans, & he transposed them to scale!!

 

[EltonFrog]

Latest edition of the N Gauge Society magazine

Falkirk Wheel
Motorised too!!!

Apparantly, someone on the design team, gave the modeller access to the architects plans, & he transposed them to scale!!

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I’ve never heard of the Falkirk Wheel, I have just googled it, what an extraordinary construction.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I’ve never heard of the Falkirk Wheel, I have just googled it, what an extraordinary construction.

It is indeed!!
Particularly its energy efficiency, when in use!!
Sadly I've never seen it, but have been up & down on its 'grandad' (Anderton Boat Lift)
May 2009, according to 'tag'/file information

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I actually meant to put this psoting in this thread, not the ('prototype') Railways thread
But it's so good, I don't mind using it twice


If anyone else has this years Hornby calendar (from the eponymous magazine)
This amazing layout is the June layout

120 foot of 'O gauge' East Coast Main Line


View: https://www.facebook.com/glorioussteam/videos/211015150192916/UzpfSTE2MDE1MDg0MzY6MTAyMjAzMTkzMzU0MDU3OTU/



This is particularly good for the A4, & 'Deltics' (even a double-header!!)

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3whm85yLS_M


https://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk...-model-railway-owned-by-over-peover-resident/

https://www.gnbooks.co.uk/product/johnryansexpress/

 

[rogerzilla]

That's very good. The Class 37's smoke is more realistic than the A4's! Shame the Deltics don't have smoke as they could often give a steam engine a run for its money in the smog stakes.

Now, what sort of train needs 6,600hp up front?

 

[Deleted member 26715]

I’ve never heard of the Falkirk Wheel, I have just googled it, what an extraordinary construction.

Sadly I've never seen it, but have been up & down on its 'grandad' (Anderton Boat Lift)

Seen both but been on neither, it's quite strange according to my wife how no matter where we go on holiday there always seems to be a piece of canal architecture to see quite near, I don't know what she means

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Seen both but been on neither, it's quite strange according to my wife how no matter where we go on holiday there always seems to be a piece of canal architecture to see quite near, I don't know what she means

I know what you mean
My wife dreads me spotting a milestone, or boundary stone

And as for last October, when we went up to Northumberland for a week, & one of my interests being the Great North Road
Well, pre-bypass' - when it went through all the towns & villages
Once we gort north of the A59, I was warned........
Although we did compromise, & I was allowed to go through Leeming Bar, Durham, Newcastle. Morpeth. Alnwick, etc.....

And, of course, where we stayed was just off the 'GNR' (on the coast, halfway between Lindisfarne & Bamburgh)

https://www.facebook.com/richard.a.thackeray/media_set?set=a.10213582673593460&type=3