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16th May 2012

Hi everyone.  Updated a couple of galleries (class 45, 50 and 150) with new images plus added a special little project to the other stock section.


5th May 2012

Hi Everyone.  Appologies for the extraordinarily long wait for an update but as you can see there have been big changes and I hope its been worth it!  Welcome to a completely revised site with better navigation, more slickness and most importantly bigger pictures.  Theres loads of changes and plenty of new stuff to look at so why not get a coffee and a bicky and have a look round?


20th October 2011

The end of September saw the station section return to Scaleforum as an ongoing demo.  Thanks to Tim Horn, Simon Stevens and Phil Eames for their help over the weekend.

Click here for a gallery of images taken by David Brandreth at the show.


21st July 2011

I have always liked the MJT torsion bogie and (given that I need so many) decided to etch my own, incorporating a few changes to make building them quicker.  In the end the center wire was replaced with 2 pins and these merely hold it all together and dont use any form or torsion control at all.  The control now comes from the cross wires between the brake shoes.

These bogies are now available from Brassmasters,click here for more information.


30th May 2011

This weekend we had the first test session with Tim’s Storage Yard and Phil Eames’s 4mm P4 Calcutta Sidings 2. This is the actual fiddle yard that New Street will use (although it will be extended) Calcutta Sidings 2 measures in at 52′ by 17′. Set up in North Elmham Primary school.

Video ©Tim Horn


22nd March 2011

This update sees additions to the HST gallery (click the picture), class 58 and 86 locomotives as well as class 101, 108, 128 and 310. Go to stock in the header menu to see the pictures.


11th March 2011

A few things this time starting with a new section for odd-ball vehicles like the Reliance Mercury tug shown above.

Stock wise I have new pictures for class 31, 47, 50, 56 and 86 along with classes 120 and 310. Follow the stock link at the top of the page.


9th December 2010

Been working on the walls on board 2 as well as finishing off all of the platform tops. Theres more in the scenary section.

Also been working on the little bit of wasteland near the dock at the Wolverhampton end of the station. Some more experimentation with photography in very low light can be found in the class 50 and class 310 pages in the stock section.

Finally, may I take the opportunity to wish all visitors to my little corner of the internet a Happy Christmas and best wishes for 2011!


6th October 2010

The above picture was taken by Darren Rees at the Kernow/YMR show where the layout appeared as a work in progress demo. You can see more of Darren’s pictures on the shows page.

Other updates this time include new pictures in the class 31 and class 50 galleries while I have made a start on a page devoted to my class 47 models. Click on the stock link to have a look. On the scenery front I have been building a bus stop and billboard! If you fancy having a go at a bus stop yourself my drawing can be downloaded from the drawings page.


30th July 2010

I have been busy working on buses again. I have now split the road vehicles section into 2 parts, 1 for commercial vehicles and 1 for buses. Plenty added to both sections.

A few updates to the stock section too, the main one being a new section for the class 155 DMU. Click on ‘stock’ in the main menus to have a look around.

Work has progressed well on the London end of the station and finally I have uploaded a gallery of pictures taken by visitors to the DEMU showcase in June to the shows page.


14th April 2010

Several updates this time, starting with my work on producing parts to help people model Scale OLE. Go to the layout section to see  more.

Updated a few of the stock galleries too with classes 08, 25, 50 and 87 all having new pictures. There is a new gallery for class 86 too.

There is a new area in the scenic section for things that don’t really fit in the other sections or warrant a section of their own. Its in the scenic section under miscellaneous.


11th March 2010

I have started up a few more galleries, this time dedicated to classes 20, 31 and 120. They are all to be found in the stock section.

Also for this update I have a new section on how I am modelling my platforms in the layout section


8th February 2010

Just a quick update this time. I have added a few more vehicles to the vehicles page.


21st December 2009

The end of the year sees the end of another long ongoing project. That being the model of Birmingham New Street Signalling complex. For more pictures of this model please go to the layout section.


21st October 2009

Time for another update. There are a few new sections to the website as well as a conclusion to an ongoing project!

First up I have had a track building urge again and good progress has been made on the London/Derby end station thoat. To see more go to the track page.

A new section on how I am building my roads can be found in the scenary section.

If you have roads you need vehicles to go on them! See more in the Vehicles section.

Finally my staff building is finished!


21st July 2009

I have made good progress over the last few months and took a section of the layout to the RMweb Members day at Chasewater. Nothing like a show to focus your attention even if it is only a demo and it doesn’t have to be finished.

James Hilton, Paul Burkitt-Gray and Tim Maddocks took images of the layouts outing and a big thanks to them for letting me reproduce them on my site. More pictures are on the shows page.

Above image © Paul Burkitt-Gray

Progress continues on my staff building, if you want to see more then please go to the layout section.


17th March 2009

Been busy working on the ex LNWR building that can be found at the Wolverhampton end of platform 1, Proving that not all things on a big layout have to be huge I had a spot of fun making a 4mm scale padlock for the shed that is hidden under the Hill Street Bridge. The penny is for scale!

With the help of WFRM I have produced etches to represent the c1/8 Concrete signalling troughing found lineside. More info and prices are on the goodies page.


4th December 2008

Work progresses on the retaining walls and they are not far from finished now. Just the laborious task of picking out different bricks in various different shades. Go to the scenary section for more pictures of progress so far.


24th October 2008

Time for another update. The main layout made its Public debut at Scaleforum 2008. I would like to thank all those who helped out or stopped by for a chat, an excellent weekend was had! The below picture is © Tim Horn and a few more pictures can be seen on the shows page.


3rd September 2008

Been busy over the summer, Along with Phil, Simon and Tim (thanks chaps!) building 3 more boards for the layout. This means that all the boards for the Station are now complete. This area totals 22 feet in length and will most likely end up being around a third of the total scenic section of the layout


12th May 2008

Been busy with more trackwork. I have also loaded a more up to date (and clearer to see) track plan for the station area to the layout section.


17th April 2008

class 27, GSYE

I have added a new page dedicated to visiting stock and my own stock that either I haven’t detailed pharmacy-no-rx.net myself (chequebook modelling!) or are not part of the plan for New Street.

Its under stock and then other.


12th April 2008

I have been busy building the smaller building that forms part of New Street’s Signalling complex. The picture below shows the 2 building roughly positioned for the first time to get a sense of scale. More pictures of the new building are in the scenary section (in layout)


2nd April 2008

Today a little milestone was passed by the 20.000th visit to the site. Just a little thanks to all that have taken the time to stop by and I hope you gained a little something from your visit.