The GnATTERbox

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Well I'm honoured that you have named your station after me.

Yeah, but its good enough to feature it again.
Not everyone will have seen the 2009 posting.
And even if you did, it was so good you will probably want to view it again

Great work Chris.
I do like that driver. The flying goggles really look the part!
Did you make him?

Hi Stefan,

I'm not sure how this thread slipped through without me noticing it.
Your railcars are stunning.
You have got an exceptional level of detail - and its all cardboard!

I do like the shape of that new one. especially the way the body curves in at the bottom.
Great work!

Thanks for the photos Peter.
Some great layouts there.

Sorry for not making my comment clear. I was only referring to the layouts that have been voted the most popular over the 26+ years that the show in Christchurch has been running. I certainly did not mean compared to other layouts in this forum or any other show in the UK or the world. I sure some p...

Thanks Gerry. 5 people even voted it the best layout in the show (and I didn't even pay them! :lol: :lol: ). The public favourite was the Stamping Ground, which has now won 4 times in a row and will probably take a rest next year. Its now the most popular layout in the history of the Christchurch sh...

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb41/Gn15Glen/WheelBarrow/barrow4_zpsa7386b71.jpg http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb41/Gn15Glen/WheelBarrow/barrow5_zpsd9210bee.jpg The windmill sails turned, and the musical ladybugs inside it went around too. http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb41/Gn15Glen/W...

Nice one Glen How far do you have to push it from home to the show?! :D Ha ha :lol: :lol: . Thanks Rogner. It went down on the trailer in pieces, with my two other layouts. Got built outside the show in a few minutes, then wheeled in the door. Will get 'unmade' after the show tomorrow (the potting ...

Here is my 'instant' layout built in 15 minutes yesterday: http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb41/Gn15Glen/WheelBarrow/barrow1_zpsf2013d8e.jpg http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb41/Gn15Glen/WheelBarrow/barrow2_zps9d361453.jpg http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb41/Gn15Glen/WheelBarrow/barrow3_zp...

Outsourcing is alive and well at the North Pole. Faced with boiler repairs, Santa decided to outsource the running of the railway to the chief Elf, who set up his own company and built this new speeder to carry the parcels: http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb41/Gn15Glen/ElfCouriers1_zps121aa351.jp...

Its coming along well.
You are building up a good fleet of wagons.

I've got a G9 layout in the planning for the next train show (mid October). But first I'm going to need some G9 stock. So here is my first (and somewhat lazy) attempt at a G9 build. First a Kato chassis. This is about the same length as the 4 wheel chassis, except I got it because I thought it would...

Looks Ok to me Bill. Its easy to over-scrutinise an item when you view it in isolation and it doesn't look quite how you had imagined. But once it goes on the layout and there are other things around it, it becomes just one small part of a much bigger scene and any imperfections don't get noticed. G...

Wow, a serious amount of detail work in those buildings. The do look great!
I like the way you can just pin them together to see how they are going to look.

Hi John, For NZ only: the best publication to reach the widest railfan readership is "NZ Railfan". published 4 times a year, 80 A4 pages on high quality heavy paper. They don't have website (but you can buy it on other websites) The email contact is: Mc0@xtra.co.nz who will be able to give...

Is the factory supposed to be 1930's "art deco"?
Some of those curves and speed lines are the same as art deco shapes.
And I'm sure you have a plan for that balcony at the right hand side .

Hi Bill,

Great to see your photos (and some or your layout on Mick's website).
What are you using for the loads in your wagons that get tipped out?

Thanks,
Glen.

Thanks for the photos Mick!

Note to self:... Keep an eye on Mick's website over the next few weeks. There are bound to be some more cracker photos on their way sometime soon.

Here's a couple of shots taken at show plus Video showing fellow Club Member scoring - first take. :D I was surprised at the speed of the video. Was it one of those time elapsed videos that has been sped up? The post at the top of the page mentioned it took 3 minutes for the balloon to make its tri...

layout looks great.
Well done!

Nn3 - N scale on Z gauge track (6.5mm). And you could go one better by putting N scale on T gauge track (3mm). But from what I've seen of anything smaller than N gauge = Big $$$. :shock: And since your signature says you are only 13 and don't have much money, you don't want to don't want to pay big ...

Looks great Bill
When I first looked at them, I did think there was liquid in them!