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I had some figures in stock from their Patreon scheme that were suitable. Yes they do a few bespoke crews, some even come precoloured (not painted) produced by a 3D process called sintering - it uses powder rather than resin.

I have just fitted a HM7000 sound decoder to an old re-built Merchant Navy Class, surprisingly it all went into the loco boiler, including the speaker. It sounds great.

IMG_1809 by Barry Clayton, on Flickr

Sweet !
I don't suppose you took pics of where and how in case someone fancies doing the same sometime ?
I must admit I usually prefer to see if I can find a tender fitting version of whatever loco I am trying to obtain to keep life easy !

Having had "Britannia haul us on our "posh day out" she certainly has the yellow axle boxes now:

https://i.imgur.com/pfoXRDx.jpg

I found this thread on a preservation forum with the first pic in black and white, with Britannia looking very new, and it look like maybe she has them, but subsequent ...

Hello all,

With overhead tracks what would the ground work consist of. I have been scouring model magazines for look but none actually show the ground work itself.

Dirk

I temporarily evicted the family of penguins that found the temperature in the shed to their liking to have a fiddle with a troublesome loco.
I bought a secondhand Royal Scot earlier in the year but last week it wouldn't run more than a couple of inches before the valvegear started binding. I found ...

As per usual, 'life in general' has got in the way of progress! However before we up the detailing am giving the trackwork a good workout. Have to say it runs very well. Gonna do a few hours of standard running, pointwork tests etc. Definitely feel I need to get the electrics and track right before ...

An unintended purchase (damn you Hornby with your special offers!😉)
Thompson L1 in BR black.
It's been sitting on the bench for a few days due to a rather nasty bout of flu which seems to have triggered more than the usual level of aches and pains.
I've always liked the big tank engines and this ...

The retaining walls are only Metcalfe card kits, to which, sometime ago, I added small LED lights into the top of each arch. It caused a few amusing comments at the time.

IMG_0823 by Barry Clayton, on Flickr

The retaining walls are only Metcalfe card kits, to which, sometime ago, I added small LED lights into the top of each arch. It caused a few amusing comments at the time.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50806662491_8329851e76_k.jpg IMG_0823 by Barry Clayton , on Flickr


A model railway ...