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!

Thursday 11 June 2015

Sounding it out.

I managed to get hold of one of the railroad TTS class 47s today. Firstly ok it is the same Lima class 47 bodyshell (which with a little work isnt too bad) but it has a completely new motor and chassis arrangement. Gone is the pancake and in its place is a newer motor with a dcc plug. The best is yet to come however as that is for £80 you get it sound fitted. Im aware they did the 37 a few months back but having heard the 47 i though it would be rude not to get one. The sound is pretty good although i do think doing something with the speaker for better sound would be an improvement but it does sound very good for the money. To be honest i will probably use the chip in something else as ive seen the locos being sold without their sound chips for around £30 so its a case of decoders for £50 which i have to say when on a budget is a very useful way of sound chipping a fleet. Hopefully many more will be released.....
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