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ba14eagle

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  1. Looks fantastic - especially the flowing stream
  2. Oh yes. Ive loads of OO and am still buying odd wagons here and there. One of the problems i do have, is that im running out of storage space for all of it
  3. As i'm slowly losing some of my enthusiasm for OO, I have put the coaches and loco up for sale on marketplace - although so far, i've only been contacted by the usual time wasters.
  4. St Vincent has moved on and is being enjoyed by a new owner.
  5. Another loco that has been moved on - ive got an O gauge version, so that makes up for it 🙂
  6. With plenty of warmth in the April sun, I ventured outside again to run some new stock (I didnt post the last running session as it only last about 20 minutes before the heavens opened.) Today it was the turn of the Accurascale TPE Nova 3 set and Dapol 68. I'd waited nearly 4 years for these coaches to arrive and I was blown away by them when they did. Ive fitted a dcc chip so as to control the head and taillights - how I set that up, i really dont know! Anyway, I have obviously forgotten the address of this chip because I couldnt make the lights work - the coach lights worked though! When it came to running, what a disappointment 😒 One bogie just wouldnt go a lap without derailing. I gave the wheels a thorough checkover but couldnt see any reason for the problem, although i did notice that there were some marks on the chassis floor, which had obviously been caused by the flanges of the wheels. The wheels all moved freely and were good to gauge, so what was the problem? I changed the couplings - it didnt help. Nothing helped. It was definitely one of the bogies - take the coach out of the set and the train ran perfectly. I moved the bogie to another coach in the train and it still derailed and others joined it in sympathy! That was it - 2 hours plus of frustration. I know my trackbed and trackwork isnt great, but most stuff runs on it. Are these coaches just too perfect and fine? Maybe. So, with heavy heart, Ive decided to call it a day with these. I just dont think they can cope with my reverse cants and dips and rises. Anyone interested in buying them? pm me if you are 😐
  7. Its been a while, so thought i'd just post a little update on whats going on at Summer Hampton - well not a lot outside, as its peeing down and the garden is in a bit of a mess. Ive a fair bit of gardening to do before much train running will take place this year and I suspect that some of the unbonded O gauge track joints will probably need doing. There are a few new O gauge items to see service - a Heljan class 26 and a class 33 (not on my shopping list but a bargain that couldnt be refused), a pair of Heljan CCT vans and a couple more Dogfish, to bolster the ballast train set. A couple of pre-grouping goods wagons have also arrived to work with my S&D Jinty. As far as OO is concerned, there have been more departures than arrivals, mainly due to the disposal of Baker Wood Bunker. Virtually all of the locos and rolling stock have departed, joined by a few of the main diesel fleet - these have mainly departed to provide funds for O gauge items or because they will be replaced by newer models, in the case of the class 50's. Hopefully the weather will soon dry up a bit and I will get the motivation to get outside and tidy up, but until then, take care everyone and catch up soon.
  8. 37427 has moved onto pastures new.
  9. Sir Edward is another 50 which has moved onto pastures new.
  10. With the announcement of new class 50's from Accurascale, the cull has started on my Hornby locos. Exeter has now departed to a new railway.
  11. And another! Running shunters and small tank engines around the garden just didnt seem right, so these locos were the beginning of a bit of a clearout of OO stock.
  12. Another loco which has been moved on.
  13. This loco has now moved onto pastures new, with the disposal of BWB.
  14. If you are using it the way up its photographed, wont the sides hide the lower part of your rolling stock - from my experience, children like to see the wheels & mechanics of a steam loco moving. You still mention using wood - if you read through any other thread that talks about trackbases, you will see I don't like the use of wood whatsoever 😄 Have you though about recycled plastics? Either in the form of solid posts or sheet material? I will reiterate an offer I made previously - Ive still got a load of bits of recycled plastic sheet in my garage if anyone wants to come and get it - and its free!
  15. Despite it taking 5 hours each way by train, Mrs H and I had a great day out to Chester yesterday, to see Pete Waterman's latest Making Tracks layout. The layout is on show until 3rd September 2022 and is well worth the visit. Chester cathedral is also well worth a good look around, with some beautiful architecture and stained glass. The entrance fee is unbelievably low and we can thoroughly recommend the cafe / refectory. Chester is, obviously, a beautiful City and there is also the added attraction of Chester Model Centre to visit.
  16. Congratulations and keep your eye on George - my Wife loves him 🙂
  17. Can you believe it? Its the 20th July and ive only just had my first session in the garden. Ive taken an age to get some of this rolling stock ready to parade but here it is. Im really pleased with all the weathering. https://youtu.be/iKF5JjL3l3c
  18. Powerbase works outside. The parts are coated so wont rust.
  19. When the Mk1 CK's were being withdrawn, they were generally replaced with a MK2 BFK or, very occasionally, a MK1 BCK.
  20. Use acrylic paints and its easily removed if you don't like what you've done.
  21. Keep it simple, but give yourself enough infrastructure to satisfy your own needs from running the railway! Summer Hampton version 1 had 4 running lines (with a couple of fancy add-ons that I rarely used - that's the question answered!). 4 trains running at once, could sometimes prove to be too much, eyes being needed everywhere. But I did love just watching them run round and round and round. Now SH v2 is multi scale / gauge, I have had to be happy with only a single line in each - and to be perfectly honest, I'm not as happy. Ok, I can run both scales at the same time, but something just isn't the same. I will stop there - I'm already contemplating having a cull of OO stock to focus on O gauge 😮 - and yes, i've already worked out I could probably just squeeze in a double track O gauge circuit in, if I remove the OO 😆
  22. From the album: Summer Hampton Railway locomotives

    Hornby 2-8-0 tank - dcc fitted
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    Summer Hampton Railway locomotives

    Locomotives from the home fleet of the Summer Hampton Railway
  24. From the album: Summer Hampton Railway locomotives

    Hornby West Country - dcc fitted
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