It might be November, but our four-weekly publication schedule sees BRM reach 2023. The nights are dark, and so I'm putting some lights into 4mm scale road vehicles.
The main project involves a Bedford OB bus - an idea that wasn't mine, and initially, I didn't belive it would be possible, but with a bit of fiddling, those light pods either side of the radiator can be illuminated.
Out with the camera this month, I've bagged two layouts.
Hayling Island, built by Richard Barton in O gauge is a delight. Firmly nailed to the wall in his garage, the line runs in a U-shape around the walls. Digital subscribers can enjoy a little tour of the line on video too.
The star is the beautiful pre-grouping rolling stock, and the wooden viaduct on one side. There's plenty of boat action, and I made sure I included some of this within the pictures!
The 009 Cransley Estate Raiwlay follows on from last months' East Derbyshire Minteral Railway, and was the layout I'd origionally looked to go and shoot - the wonderful EM gauge standard line was just a happy find.
We could hav combined both into a single article, but that would have been a waste. Better to let the narrow gauge have the space. After all, the photos came out so well on both, we want to bring them all to the reader.
Finally, I've been to see the Hornby Railway Collectors Association, and interviewed their president. If you fancy getting into model railways on a very tight budget, then this is a world worth exploring. If you prefer your stock without lots of details to knock off, don't need sound and would like to carry out your own servicing, take the price of a reasonable OO loco to one of their events (join to get the details and magazine), and you'll return with enough to build a layout. And an exciting one too.
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