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    Metcalfe castle kit.

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    Just finished building the 'Castle Hall' kit from this series, really nice kit, great depth and detail, especially in the windows and doors. Metcalfe stuff is usually decent anyways and very sturdy.

    I wonder is there anyway I could convince them to do Father Ted's House or Fawlty Towers in kit form.

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    A new layout begins

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    Cheers Jason, one line wired up, 3 to go. You'd be surprised how quick it is when you are using sectional track only, no cutting and not that much measuring, once you get the inside line down where you want it it just flows.

    A new layout begins

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    1 hour ago, Noel said:

    I know what you mean, me too, I have an affinity since childhood with the old peco backscenes, they just scream model trains at large in ones own imaginary world. Over the years I got a number of PMs suggesting I change my Peco Backscenes. Just trying one small section with photo realistic ones. An iPad just doesn't concur up the same excitement as the old Victor comic.

    Love that Airfix dock crane kit. I remember saving up to buy one from W J Owens in Bray late 1960s. Think Dapol may own the tooling now.

    Yip, there's something about the peco ones that does it for me! I suppose it's all fuelled by nostalgia. I'm the kind of weirdo who buys old lima and hornby catalogues and flicks through them pretending I'm 10 years old again. That's a dapol crane alright, the tooling like you said is very old, but they still look good for the money.

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    19 minutes ago, Midland Man said:

    Looks great. Jut one small thing i never like and that is the Hornby  signal box. I know this is not my layout but i do find they don t look as realistic. Best advice i can give you on improving them. Build your own using the building measurement. You will enjoy building as you learn new techniques and you make great model.

    Hope i do not seem rude and hope this can help in any way.

    MM  

    Not at all, I tend the use whatever I have, I grew up lusting after lima and hornby stuff in model shops so it's left a sort of misplaced loyalty, no doubt other manufacturers make better stuff.

    The metcalfe signal box is quite nice.

    My layout is basically a really big train set with a very 80's approach, which is a reflection on when I was growing up. The little signal box I've has since I was a nipper so it's always been on a layout in some way. 

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    A new layout begins

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    Track down - 4 lines down with 5 very long siding, some of which are between the third and fourth radius as I brought line out wider to create that space. 

    Layout can have 9 full length trains now. Still room for more sidings and the possibility of a fifth line.  Anyone offended by sectional track should look away now!

     

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    A new layout begins

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    21 hours ago, burnthebox said:

    Hi Roxy & many thanks just wondering on a board 1ft 3ins inches wide what do you think of the possibility of having a turntable located on it. which is 16ft X 8ft & a couple of straights passing by...! Do you think that’s possible,, TIA

    BTB

    I'm not an expert by any means but once the turntable wasn't any wider than 1ft you be able to use the nearest exits above an below the 180 degree position which might give you 4 exits on either side depending on the turntable. The hornby turntable wouldn't be great, it's very noisy and clunky. 

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