29th August 2013
Some new things to look at.
As well as the class 25 picture above there are new images in the class 37, class 122 and HST galleries. On the coaching stock front there are new images in Mk1, Mk3 and None passenger galleries too.
I have also added a page for my small fleet of tank wagons, there will be more to be added to this page in due course.
Finally we are only a few weeks away from Expo EM north where Calcutta Sidings 2 and the Universal Fiddle Yard will be making their public debut. For more details click here and if you get along to the show be sure to stop by for a chat.
Hornby OAA – done!
With a spot of weathering the Hornby OAA is done. I have made a start on the wagons section of the site too with a couple of small galleries to be getting on with. Click here to go to them.
Improving the Hornby OAA
A little project that has been in the back of my mind for a while is a couple of OAA’s. I picked up a cheap pair from Ebay (strangely lettered as OBA’s) and set to work.
The body is OK but the chassis is horrible plus it rides way too high (Hornby repositioned the buffers to compensate). The chassis went in the bin and new solebars added (spares from the Cambrian SPA kit), The wagon uses Bill Bedford sprung W irons and the linkages and handbrake levers are from Colin Craig.
