My Settle & Carlisle style viaduct - OO Gauge Layout

[reddragon]

Now those look very nice. Although I'm not sure blood and custard would be a popular choice from the menu in the buffet...

-Peter

It was a great dessert! Red strawberry / cherry sauce dribbled on the custard over a sponge of some sort, very popular in the 70s

 

[Peter C]

It was a great dessert! Red strawberry / cherry sauce dribbled on the custard over a sponge of some sort, very popular in the 70s

Now that sounds more appetising than my original idea.

-Peter

 

[reddragon]

Day 10 - my shunter before & after

 

[Cowley]

That’s a very nice Gronk.

 

[reddragon]

Day 11 - the real one at Reading and my renumbered model

 

[Cowley]

Day 11 - the real one at Reading and my renumbered model

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Now you’re talking!

 

[reddragon]

Day 12 - 33111 the push pull loco. A most versatile loco




Can work in multiple with any SR EMU in push - pull. and the 73 etc

 

[Peter C]

Day 11 - the real one at Reading and my renumbered model

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That does look very nice indeed. Just spent some time looking around online for one and it's definitely going on the wishlist!

Day 12 - 33111 the push pull loco. A most versatile loco

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Can work in multiple with any SR EMU in push - pull. and the 73 etc

This is giving me ideas for how to paint up that Lima 33 you gave me; things like the axlebox covers and pipes at each end would be really nice to include.

-Peter

 

[Cowley]

Very nice. I used to have a Heljan 33/2 and it was a great model.

 

[reddragon]

Day 13 is 70006 on a freightliner service

 

[Cowley]

Day 13 is 70006 on a freightliner service

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I know they’re ugly but I actually like them…

 

[reddragon]

I know they’re ugly but I actually like them…

Good model but no idea how to programme it to run slowly, it does 0-30mph in an instance!

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Day 14 - Lima Class 52 - got this DCC fitted for not much more than the cost of a DCC chip. Runs well but has the split pick up gapping issue and fails to stop when told! Might go back on eBay?



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Day 15 - 73118. A lima loco with a printer motor replacement - really good loco, better than a Hornby, its just the old couplings that let it down.

 

[Cowley]

I like that 73. Happy Christmas.

 

[Peter C]

Day 14 - Lima Class 52 - got this DCC fitted for not much more than the cost of a DCC chip. Runs well but has the split pick up gapping issue and fails to stop when told! Might go back on eBay?

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Day 15 - 73118. A lima loco with a printer motor replacement - really good loco, better than a Hornby, its just the old couplings that let it down.

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Both of those look very nice. The detailing on both is decent given their age.
If you ever put the 'Western' on eBay, let us know

-Peter

 

[reddragon]

Both of those look very nice. The detailing on both is decent given their age.
If you ever put the 'Western' on eBay, let us know

-Peter

Cost me £36 if you are interested, has a Lais Dcc-Z2 chip. Runs very well but sometimes refuses to respond & stop, maybe a dirty contact somewhere.

 

[Peter C]

Cost me £36 if you are interested, has a Lais Dcc-Z2 chip. Runs very well but sometimes refuses to respond & stop, maybe a dirty contact somewhere.

You got quite the bargain there then! Almost a steal at that price.
I expect there are more technically-minded people on here than me who'd know how to solve that but I've not a clue

-Peter

 

[reddragon]

I have 2 new items for 23/24th

 

[Cowley]

I have 2 new items for 23/24th

About time too!

 

[reddragon]

Day 16 is 'Great Western' - a really good loco from Hornby

 

[Cowley]

Day 16 is 'Great Western' - a really good loco from Hornby

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There’s some lovely detail on that.

 

[reddragon]

day 17 - my DJH class 71 - A really good loco, better than the Hornby as you can actually fit a DCC chip into it without surgery!

 

[Iskra]

day 17 - my DJH class 71 - A really good loco, better than the Hornby as you can actually fit a DCC chip into it without surgery!

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That's an interesting loco, what services do you use it for?

 

[reddragon]

That's an interesting loco, what services do you use it for?

A mixture of 4TC, Mk2 stock and freight. It was air braked / ETH loco

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Day 18 - a Lima 60. These actually have double pick ups on the trailer bogie! The only loco I ended up keeping from a job lot.

 

[Cowley]

That 60 is still a good looking model.

 

[reddragon]

Day 19 - the day of the Falcon! One of my favourites!

 

[Cowley]

Day 19 - the day of the Falcon! One of my favourites!

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Ah what a machine. I’d have loved to have seen it in service.

 

[Peter C]

Sorry I've not been responding @reddragon but just had a look at the ones I've missed and they are some lovely models. Particularly liking the 'Castle' but I fear I may be biased in that...

-Peter

 

[Cowley]

Sorry I've not been responding @reddragon but just had a look at the ones I've missed and they are some lovely models. Particularly liking the 'Castle' but I fear I may be biased in that...

-Peter

You’re so Great Western that I reckon you walk around with a copper cap on your head.

 

[Peter C]

You’re so Great Western that I reckon you walk around with a copper cap on your head.

It works better than a tinfoil hat at keeping those conspiracy theories out...

-Peter

(for "conspiracy theories", read "anti-Swindon ideas")

 

[reddragon]

Day 20 - NR Wagons. I have 4 of each of these with some EWS wagons on my track works rake