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Announcement
The British Model Railway Club of Montréal (BMRCM) is actively seeking new members to join us in our clubhouse venture. We have just moved into our new facility, which is located in Montréal West...
 
Web site (PLUG)
Web site of the UK 'four-foot' images viewed through modellers eyes:::-- a message if you have any particular requirements....40,000+ images available up to 4000pix wide if it helps.........
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Where and when - No 5
For me a most evocative shot of the transitional steam to diesel era. One the last classes of steam locos to remain in traffic were the Stanier 8Fs, introduced in 1935 and which remained in traffic...
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Re: Triang Brush diesel - need advice
"Rob" wrote Is it one of the early versions with deep wheel flanges? If so the flanges are maybe catching on the rail chairs on modern track, causing the wheels to momentarily lift from the rail thus...
 
Japan Weekend at NRM, York, 26-27 July
If anyone is in the York area over the weekend, there will be four Japanese outline N gauge layouts on display at the NRM on 26-27 July as part of their Japan Week event. The layouts scheduled to...
 
Realistically modelling ballast
I wonder if anybody has gone that extra little bit for authenticity by modelling track/ballast as portrayed in this news article :-) Toilet waste 'hampers rail repairs' of Waldovia
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MREMAG
Anyone know what has happened to Pat Hammonds Model Railway Express Mag on the internet? seems to have been stuck on July 14th.... Hope all is OK http://www.mremag.demon.co.uk/hpsite/index.htmIt
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Where and when - No 4
No 4 in this series is a shed scene and features another Stanier 2-cylinder 2-6-4T in the company of a Jinty 0-6-0T, and is that an Eastern Region Pacific tender visible between to the right of the...
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Where and when - No 3
The original scan from which this image has been created suggests that the Jubilee 4-6-0 illustrated is 45697 *Achilles*. fact that it is in virtually ex-works condition, but still carrying the early...
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Re: Return of Lima ideas
Hmmm. Dapol? Or Replica? Hey, I might yet get my pile of GUV underframe trusses! Cheers, Francis K.
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Re: Where and when - No 2
"John Turner" wrote The locos (42654) was allocated to Bolton throughout the period from 1957 to 1964 and was no longer in BR stock by 1965. John.
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Re: Hornby Class 50, has anyone got pictures ?
Have you pointed this discrepancy out to Hornby. They rely on this sort of comment to get things right.
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Re: lima spares
You could try M B Models 32 Conery Gardens, Whatton, Notts., NG13 9FD. Tel: 01949-850063 as they usually have a fairly extensive range of Lima (and Bachman) spares, at least that's what their entry in...
 
Lima popular
I have read the various threads about lima, which brings me onto the popularity of Lima, I was wondering if anyone knows which Lima model (class of loco) sold the best ? Emma
 
Peco HOm track for TT use
Does anybody have any experience of using Peco H0m track for TT use? How badly spaced are the sleepers for TT, and are there likely to be any problems with e.g. Triang wheels? Alternatively, has...