The Welcome Mat

Welcome to this Blog. Hopefully you may find it of use (i doubt it but it doesnt stop me hoping does it?). All my skills are normally self taught, and at the moment i'm a lone ranger when it comes to my layout with the occasional help from friends (normally it involves alot heckling).

I've never yet got a layout really past the electrics stage. I normally lose interest which is why i've decided to become involved in lots of things so i can vary my time between different things. All the work you see on Westleigh is my own work and all the photos you see on my fotopic sites are again my own work. I'm amazed i havent started to play with it, perhaps leaving the vast majoirty of the wiring to the end helps.

My main interest in railways is principally the early 90s. Even though i only just got into double figures in terms of age just as privitisation came in, i find it a very interesting period. My earliest memories were at Salisbury, Oxford and Bristol. So to counteract this aswell i tend to model the northwest scene during 1990 to 1994. However i also do the Wessex area during the same period and the scottish lowlands during 1988-1990.

I do have a little interest in the 1996-1998 privitisation period. I'm more aware of this period than the sectorisation period and again i wouldnt mind if it turned into this era.

I also am working on a project of Devizes station in 1963/64 just before alot of the line was rationalised and eventually closed. This however is a very very long term project and probably wont get anyway for many many years yet.

I do spend alot of time in the summer out an about doing photography particularly of civil jet aircraft. I'm certainly no David Bailey but i'm reasonably proud of most of the photos taken.

Anyway i suppose i really should get off the computer and get on with some modelling work, except work has a tendancy to get in the way!

Tuesday, 6 September 2011

Some duff modelling.

Spent this morning trying to re assemble a vi trains 47 that had been resprayed. It seems what you buy is a body and a chassis and a bag of bits some of which are so small even my eyesight cant cope. Saying that i've come across some kits that dont have this level of detail.

I've also spent this morning doing some work on my 142 pacer unit. One motor doesnt run too badly however i think to use both would simply cause fighting between the two motors. Therefore i picked up some mini connectors for use with RC modelling and plan to use those to increase the pick ups which feed each motor. If that doesnt work i shall remove the poorer motor as one motor can just about move the two cars. Either that or its investing in a branchlines remotoring kit.

My 155 also now has a detailed interior so you cant see through where you should have been able to. A few people to be added then this unit is ready for service.

All of the rolling stock i plan to use for the show is now finished but i still have some work to do on the locos and units, mainly trying to ensure they work well enough to show.

Anyway time to get back to the grind.
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