My four-step project this month is a simple wishing well kit.
And, because if you give me something nice, I will ruin it, I modify some highly collectable new Hornby buildings.
Talking of Hornby buildings, they have released a set for Dunster station, so I've taken a look at the prototype, and consider some modelling options.
My camera has been out, this time for Withins, a 7mm narrow guage construction line.
Finally, it's back to the NG7, which I use for a basic ballasting tutorial on BRMTV.
British Railway Modelling magazine is available from all good newsagents, or our online store.
4 comments:
All good stuff, and coincidentally I'm typing this with my copy in front of me.
I've never yet built any of the Peco coach kits...though I have a chassis to go underneath a kitbash from the closed bit of a Testors San Francisco cable car.
The finished articles certainly look good, and remind me of some vehicles on the Bredgar and Wormshill Light Railway in Kent...which I guess is the sort of vibe you're aiming for with the layout.
The Peco plastic wagon kits are worth a look too, very much of the same design, with a lot of helpful features to make them easier to build.
There's quite a range of coach kits out there, though a lot of them are resin.
I have some wagon kits from 422 Modelmaking which are very nice, not tried any of his coaches yet...
https://www.422modelmaking.co.uk/shop?Category=%25E2%2580%25A2%2520O-16.5%2520Narrow%2520Gauge%2520Coaches
All the best,
Simon.
Simon - Those look nice, and would fit the people I write for. However, Peco are making some nice looking open laser-cut kits, which should be available in January which also look good. It's nice to have options!
Absolutely...I guess the new Peco kits are very much a result of the Bachmann NG7 range appearing. It's really good to see some larger scale, more "visible" interest in 0-16.5/NG7, it seemed to have faded from view somewhat in the wake of all the 0n30 stuff some years ago, with some product ranges becoming hard to find or completely unavailable...
422 Modelmaking will soon be expanding their range as Andrew has now taken over the Port Wynnstay business from Phil Traxson - that includes many Festiniog prototypes including their longer coaches as well as some freelance stock. Of course if you have a layout big enough, there are ready to run L&B coaches from Lionheart and the same coaches in kit form from Slaters.
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