The GnATTERbox

Many thanks for that Colin. If you happen to have the time and inclination to add photos back to any other threads of yours decimated by P Bucket... Cheers, That is unlikely unless I come across another cache of my low res images, which I suspect that I won't as they appear to have been missed from...

@PeterH gave me a nudge the other day and asked if I could perhaps find the original photos from this thread after Photobucket's attempts at ransom. To explain, I opted to remove all my material from that platform completely rather than live in hope that it would all go back to normal at some point,...

So sorry to hear this news

Colin

Looking good Dave, let's hope the mojo continues!

Colin

Uncle Tel wrote:I saw and had a brief chat with Steve Bennett at Shepton Mallet yesterday.

Steve hoped after have a really bad time last year that the tide had turned and things would get more to normal.

That is good to hear Terry, I look forward to caching up with Steve at some point this year

Colin

Good luck with the new ideas Simon!

A shelf micro sounds like a good plan...

Colin

I wasn't sure that the wagons would look okay so they are separate pieces on card held in place by magnets. This also means that I can have one, two or none as the mood takes me. Cheers So in theory you could have more wagon prints and "shunt" them about as the mood takes you :idea: :D Co...

Very clever use of a photo backscene there to represent the standard gauge!

Colin

They look fantastic - well worth the effort and patience you have out in!

Colin

I do love that coach! Ingenious use of the Wills sheets there, especially the board and batten roofing, certainly one to remember.

Colin

Just catching up on posts and I find this sad news. My condolences to Gerry's family and I hope you find some comfort in his suffering being over.

Colin

Really sorry to hear your news Gerry, I have faith that you have the strength to keep going against the odds You have held the Gnatterbox together through some interesting times, I am sure the community here will repay that kindness.

Colin

Wow, that looks very impressive Bill, are you sure that is a Hornby chassis under there?!

I look forward to seeing the rest of the detailing.

Colin

I have had a feeling for a while that we may have reached saturation point with exhibitions. Locally late Feb/March is a very busy time. Lincoln's expanded show was last weekend, this weekend there is (less locally) NG North, but also a local show in Mansfield, then Nottingham the following weekend,...

Looks great in the sunshine, I suspect the shape of it rewards viewing from different angles.

Colin

Steve, that looks absolutely fantastic! It is always good to see well observed models of real locos in this scale, they add an interesting contrast to the freelance ones. Both schools of thought are equally are valid

Colin

Looking very effective Bill, a cut above the standard Smokey Joe chassis and I think that once completed, the lack of outside frames won't bee too much of an issue.

Colin

Sheffield Model Railway Society present their annual Model Railway Exhibition on Saturday 10th October. My own 'Shifting Sands', a seaside miniature railway modelled in O9 (7mm scale/9mm gauge) is scheduled to appear. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hc-osEVnJ98/Vggn46vmerI/AAAAAAAAAFc/Dm3UduQ6nIg/s1600/Mo...

I've used the white version of Wilko wood filler to embed track before (simply as it was to hand) and suffered no problems. It seems to be a different formula to the ready-mixed interior filler, I'm not sure it is plaster. Used some today for it's intended purpose in a decorating project! BTW, Wilki...

As an added incentive to visit in 2015, Perrygrove have purchased a second Exmoor locomotive, namely the 0-6-2T 'John Hayton' from Longleat.

Colin

Saw some of these sets in a local toy shop recently and was very impressed with them...

Colin

Hi James,

Details on the Model Shop Directory are up-to-date:

http://www.ukmodelshops.co.uk/suppliers ... LineModels

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ian holmes wrote:

stoke_ferry wrote:Good to see Steve at Shepton Mallet today.

Excellent news indeed!

Seconded!

Colin

That does look rather good Ian, certainly distinctive and not the Gn15 'norm'. What do you intend to use as axle boxes?

Colin

Welcome back Martin, the persuasion finally worked

I hadn't realised just how much Gn15 stuff you had built! All the more reason to build something to run them on....

Colin