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Hello there, Worst case scenario, a Triang/Hornby "Nellie" from the 1970's complete with clanking XO3/4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJOXNQWUxoc maybe it'll embed, you just never know https://youtu.be/MJOXNQWUxoc And a very very simple homemade controller. If you'd like to know more ......

Hello Kevin, Fair play to you for starting a micro project, I know that the editor of the Micro Model Railway Dispatch e-Mag Ian Holmes is looking for micro layouts under construction for publication. Here is the link to the downloads https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ophuj2uvq82uj3y/AAAxyOu9VECNQk71Ll3j2z...

Hello all, A couple of recent single line layouts; O gauge :- Bude Quay : https://www.google.com/search?q=bude+quay+model+railway&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBGB927GB927&ei=Xj87YZWwM5Go8gKWwqWQAw&oq=Bude+Quay+model&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAEYADIFCCEQoAE6BwgAEEcQsAM6BggAEBYQHjoICAAQFhAKEB5KBAhBGABQqm...

Hello MG,

I don't recall a mention of the word Mini in relation to model railways
Carl Arendt did say that anything over 4 sq ft was a Small layout up to 4ft x 6ft
See: https://www.carendt.com/

Cheers - Jim

Hello all, A new e-magazine for anyone interested in Micro layouts https://i.postimg.cc/7L6c8YvX/MMRD.jpg Issues; zero (preview) and number one https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ophuj2uvq82uj3y/AAAxyOu9VECNQk71Ll3j2zGka?dl=0 The editor Ian Holmes would be delighted to hear from anyone who has made or anyon...

Thanks for allowing the listing

Hello Ian,

Thanks for the reply interesting stuff. I thought it was from Australia in the sort of G'day mode.

Cheers - Jim

[edit] It is an interesting place!: https://www.flickr.com/search/?text=gydnia

Hello Ian,

Looking through Flickr I cam across this from Radek Mielcz;


Gdynia Dąbrowa forest

Cheers - J

Hello all, Some progress on the baseboard, https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50679772936_4c8ec986f9_c.jpg I've made it 3" longer and altered the traverser angle from 10 degrees to 5 degrees. 1/. Cut out for the traverser 2/. These pencil lines are taken from a rail rather than the centre line...

Hello TWD, If you do want to use a spray then "Media Range UV protection spray" will do the job. I print my buildings onto paper and use the spray I tried all sorts of things to stop the water from the glue when I put that ground cover stuff capillaring up the paper. This was the only one ...