Whilst I am mainly involved with Signals and Track for Standard gauge Model Railways, I can also offer a track/point building service in narrow gauges.
I can also offer servo operation of points, either for the modeller to install himself or included in the build. If you visit my website, you will see a Youtube [...]
Nigel Lawton has released his 7mm scale kit of the 20hp bow-framed Simplex. The loco can be built to 14mm or 16.5mm gauge, and as well as the drive motor includes a second micro-motor to power the distinctive radiator fan. There should also be room to fit a DCC chip, if required. The complete kit [...]
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At the recent ExpoNG show, the French modelling group Escadrille St Michel presented their latest O14 layout – Dargil et Laitard. Their specialism is compact, industrial scenes, and this one is a very attractive small brickworks with an attractive combination of fairly modern machinery and rural surroundings.
The KBscale Deutz locos were running very nicely [...]
RJ Models Chopper couplers look great but are fiddly to use. Here is a simple modification to make them more useful.
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Prototype shot after rebuild
Protype shot after rebuild
Little Wonder at Dinas
Powered smokebox and motor/fan unit
Reed switches to drive powered smokebox
Updated photo of the newer – correct (I Hope) firebox
new firebox detail
Please find [...]
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Want to try hand-laying O14 track? Newly introduced Track Sample Kits from KBscale offer a low cost introduction to pleasure of laying your own track. The basic kit has all the parts needed to lay two scale 18ft lengths of portable-type track and includes rail, sleepers, spikes and cosmetic fishplates. Other kits also include a O14 [...]
Here is a sneak preview of the new L&B clips from KBscale. Rail is Karlgarin 82/7 on a coffee stirrer sleeper.
Work is progressing with the Kerr Stuart Wren -
Some sample parts will be produced to prove some of the technical aspects before the design and details are finalised.
Here is a photo of a small section of O14 track I made from the new Karlgarin code 82 rail. Further details can be found in David’s post here.
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I was recently shown a magazine article from Model Railway Constructor Vol. 20 of 1953 by D. Clayton about his Arden Light Railway which was a small oval layout with a station, run round loop and sidings. Superb modelling and of course all hand built. As Roy has pointed out this has already been referred [...]
