More 'Modeller's Guides'

[invercloy]

Hi all,

Thinking about future content for the 009 News, I've had some positive feedback on the Leek & Manfiold 'Modeller's Guide' we ran a few issues back where we had a potted history of the line, information on the kits avialable and a potential trackplan for a layout.

Are there any particular lines that people would like to see featured in this series of articles over the coming year?

Thoughts welcome.

[berryr99]

Tom,

What about the Pentewan Ng railway in Cornwall ?

Bob B

[invercloy]

Can certainly add it, but the only item of help to the modeller that I'm aware of is the Backwoods kit for 'Canopus' - happy to be corrected on that one. Will add the suggestion to the list, though.

[Darren Hedges]

With the popularity of the recent and forthcoming Peco products, why not do one on the Lynton and Barnstaple?

Regards,
Darren.

[rod335]

With the popularity of the present and forthcoming Peco products it probably won't be necessary!

Rod

[invercloy]

Darren, I'm waiting for Heljan before doing the L&B one, but it's definitely on the list.

[MickT]

One (or two) of the smaller tourist/preservation schemes.

Bredgar & Wormshill appears to be very popular amongst the southern narrow gaugers with a good variety of stock, whilst I believe the West Lancashire light railway is similarly popular in the north and also has a good range of stock - including some of the forthcoming Society RNAD vans! Both of these railways offer attractions to the modeller in terms of size and variety of stock.

I'm sure there are many other small lines offering similar modelling inspiration - Launceston for example to run some of the Brian Madge Hunslets on in pristine and post-industrial dereliction condition plus a couple of bashed tram bodies for coaches and there you are. Just a thought.

Mick

[invercloy]

Good idea, Mick, thanks.

[JulienW]

On similar lines (pun intended) to Mick's suggestion would be Statfold Barn.

Another thought would be the Snailbeach railway.  Pretty much all the locos (Bagnall "Dennis", Kerr Stuart Skylark, WD Baldwins and GVT loco) are available as white metal kits, and Dundas do the rolling stock.

Edit: There is also Ashover and Cambeltown & Macrihanish that are both well served by currently available kits.

[invercloy]

All good ideas, Julien. I've had another request for the Ashover too.

[MickT]

Phew, a layout based on Statfold Barn would be quite something! You'd need to empty all of Brian's sales trays into the big shed to get a flavour of the stock roster however!

Mick

[Hobby]

With the popularity of the present and forthcoming Peco products it probably won't be necessary!

Rod

Definitely necessary, Rod, then we will have a fighting chance of not having a load of rabbit warrens purporting to be the L&B...

Blair

[George Surridge]

Well, Southwold of course!
Regards
Geo

[invercloy]

We've had the 'Kessingland Link' article as a Southwold 'what if' recently, but I'd like to do a full guide at some point.

[Darren Hedges]

How about the Austrian Zillertalbahn?

I visited the line several times a few years ago and took a number of reference shots of various bits and pieces, if I can find them you are welcome to use them sometime.

Darren.