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Wing walls constructed, painted and weathered along with the tunnel portal. Wing walls attached. Cheers Darius

HO gauge tunnel portal modified to provide a bit more room at the base. Cheers Darius

At the far end of the shed the scenic levels cease to be scenic and pass behind a workdesk. The baseboards to the lower of the two scenic levels have now been constructed and track laid. The two photos above show the extent of what will be the scenic part of the layout with the tracks passing through a rocky cutting before entering a tunnel portal before the tracks curve round into the non-scenic part behind the desk. The white patches beneath the track in the above two photos are where it transitions from Code 75 Bullhead to Code 100. Because the code 100 sleepers are deeper, cardboard “ramps” have been installed beneath the code 75 track. The tracks currently terminate at the abutments for what will be lift-out double track “bridges” that span across the door opening to the shed. There will be two bridges: one for the lower double track; and one for the upper level double track, which is yet to be constructed. The Mk3 coaches and Railway Gun were used to ensure there are no clashes between stock and anything else when trains transit the curves. Cheers Darius

More terrace modelling. Cheers Darius

Terrace back yards populated. Cheers Darius

Happy Christmas everyone and best wishes for a fabulous new year. Cheers Darius

Wow - that brings back happy memories. Cheers Darius

Christmas 1972 my Dad bought a second-hand Marklin train set from a work colleague and it was set out on the dining table on Christmas morning. I can still see it now - my Grandad had built a tunnel for it (from scratch) and a station and signal box (using the Airfix kits). It was a roundy roundy with a passing loop but was absolutely fantastic. Two steam locos and some 4-wheel tinplate coaches. Happy days. Cheers Darius

Another MPD joins the fleet… Next on the bench will be No.64 in UTA Brunswick Green livery. Cheers Darius

MPD No.65 completed. Cheers Darius

Thanks Lambeg man. There’s also a colour photo of No.64 in this livery on page 47 of The Ulster Transport Authority in colour. Cheers Darius

Hi Robert, Also plan to install the interior seating, water tank filler pipes, headlamps, and buffer beam details (including those red box things with the plugs). Then complete the trio with No.64 in UTA Brunswick Green. Cheers Darius

Great book - the appended list of aircraft that he flew in his career (487) is amazing. He holds (posthumously) the record (2,407) for the most number of carrier landings for a pilot. The US tried to beat the record but their pilot had a nervous breakdown attempting it. Cheers Darius

More progress on MPD No.65 - chassis completed and glazing fitted. Cheers Darius

Very nice work. Always had a soft spot for the Fairey Gannet - so ugly it’s beautiful. Cheers Darius

My Ferts arrived today. Many thanks to all at IRM/IRM(UK)/Accurascale. Once we get the circuit completed in the shed I can get the 70 Class power car hauling a rake of Fertiliser wagons. Cheers Darius

RMWeb had to change server host due to poor performance and as a result of more of the same performance most of the photos/documents uploaded onto RMWeb before that time have been lost - decades worth!!! Darius

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I went for RMWeb Gold to support the site when it was first offered, which was before the big database issue earlier this year and the ever worsening advertising issues. As such I don’t get any ads apart from BRM related ones. Cheers Darius

Hey. I represent that post!!! Cheers Darius (FICE)

“Sputnik” gangway door scratch built using plasticard and The Worsley Works etched door frame. Cheers Darius

Dunpaintin… Cheers Darius

More information on Trix/Liliput here. Cheers Darius

Hi. The Trix UK models were in the main produced to a scale of 3.8mm to the foot, so they are sort of HO-ish compared to OO, but they were of good quality and fidelity compared to the Triang/Hornby/Dublo models of the time. The AL1/Class 81 model was an exception, being produced to 4mm to the foot scale. It also, in my view, looks more like an AL1 than the Triang-Hornby or Hornby-Dublo AL1s. Cheers Darius

Dunprimin… Cheers Darius