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Thanks for your replies been very busy with the house and garden, so not had a holiday for 16 years, so next year we are going on a long drive, so will start the baseboard on our return, yes have built a few layouts in the past, TT /N /OO need UK rolling stock, have looked at Hattons and Rails, will...

You have been busy. I've seen vids of those helix kits, reminds me of my Meccano days lol. I have a chop saw I use for wood, never occurred to me to fit a metal blade doh! Be very careful fitting metal cutting disk's to wood chop saws they are not as highly rated for the Max RPM as wood saw blades,...

yelrow wrote: ↑Tue Mar 09, 2021 2:00 pm If you decide to build in O gauge, the two shops i mentionned, have O gauge peco flexi track. You will find even greater problems trying to get that posted from uk. Its a size thing.

Thanks yelrow, ok for track but not much else. Ff

I https://i.postimg.cc/tnzWdL5P/0-Gauge-March-2.png Opinions please on this plan, its 7.4mt X 4.59mt. I know I have said I will build in "00" but I couldn't design a "0" layout that I liked, but I like this, all comments good and bad welcome, sorry if in wrong place Brian. Thanky...

Thanks yelrow, will give them a try, can wait a bit, baseboard first, hopefully start this month. Ff

Thanks all yes well aware of the extra costs involved, but French tax is the same as UK so I dont pay VAT but I pay TTC in France, and yes again there is now import duty to pay but its not too much. Will take our advice under consideration, very quick replies, I thought you all would have had your h...

Iam about to start building this year, have decided to stick with 00, I need all new so a lot of money, track alone is about £1400, so where should I start making enquires? Will need it to be exported to France, or may be able to buy "Peco" out here but it will be more expensive. Can I exp...

Thanks as you know Iam now an Alien European and we are getting lots of extra charges on things we get from Blighty, but the link to Hobby Craft comes up with a French site 1.49€ per roll, thankyou.Ff

Apart from walking into the local A&E and saying that you have broken your leg and will fix it yourself where can you buy plaster bandage, this method of newspaper and strip card and bandage is what my dad used in the early sixties but yes I remember the mess. Ff

Just an update, we have now moved in. its been a long hard wait :( have decided to go with OO gauge and have longer runs and more "going on" so too speak. Need to get the workshop set up over summer and then start the baseboard autumn/ winter, have finalised a plan but unable to post as it...