Re: Martinhoe Cross needs a new home
Tony - I fully agree with your comment. ?I do not wish to add another project to those working hard to deliver the restoration of the L&B. ?I am offering this layout to some one (or some group) who really wants it and can use it as intended.
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On 12 Feb 2023, at 16:59, Tony S <tony.spencer@...> wrote:
? I do not think that this would find the best home with the L&B Trust which already has at least one layout Barnstaple Town in 4mm which is stored in someone’s house for eventual display as it is a scale model of a station that will never be reopened. ?If accepted, this layout would similarly remain in store for a considerable time and deserves a better outcome. ? I am making enquiries in my own club but do not hold out much hope as space again is at a premium. ? Tony S. ? Tony Spencer Club Archivist and 7mm Section rep. Ilford & West Essex MRC 07730 420283
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Re: Martinhoe Cross needs a new home
? I do not think that this would find the best home with the L&B Trust which already has at least one layout Barnstaple Town in 4mm which is stored in someone’s house for eventual display as it is a scale model of a station that will never be reopened. ?If accepted, this layout would similarly remain in store for a considerable time and deserves a better outcome. ? I am making enquiries in my own club but do not hold out much hope as space again is at a premium. ? Tony S. ? Tony Spencer Club Archivist and 7mm Section rep. Ilford & West Essex MRC 07730 420283 ?? ?
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Re: Martinhoe Cross needs a new home
Cliff, have you thought of offering it to the L&B? They have the carriage building section in Colchester.
Best regards
Tony Harris
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Re: Martinhoe Cross needs a new home
Thanks very much Cliff.? I actually dug out the article and it was as good as I remembered.? I am very grateful that you clarified
the gauge as I don’t think it is very clear from the text and it would have been ‘bugging’ me!
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It’s a shame I haven’t got the space otherwise I would be very tempted.
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I hope it goes to a good home.
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Cheers, Robin
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On Behalf Of Cliff Stone via groups.io
Sent: 11 February 2023 17:48
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Hi Robin, yes it is hand built 14mm gauge track with Peco components to a vary good quality.
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Re: Martinhoe Cross needs a new home
Hi Robin, yes it is hand built 14mm gauge track with Peco components to a vary good quality.
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Good luck Cliff, I’m not interested but I am curious about the gauge.? I recall thinking when I read the Narrow Lines article that
the gauge wasn’t very clear.? I think Nick started off with grand plans for 14mm gauge but then opted for something simpler to fit the available space by using Peco track.? However it wasn’t clear if he meant 016.5 track or used Peco track components to build
his own 014 track.
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I remember being impressed with the pictures and article. It will make a fine layout for anyone with the space.
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Robin
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Back in 2017 I acquired from Nick Brown his 14mm gauge 7mm scale model called Martinhoe Cross representing an impression of the L&B railway.??I had plans to incorporate it
into my model of Lynton but those plans have had to change.??It has been in safe and secure dry storage and I now need to free up that space.
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I am looking for a new home for the layout and it will be free to anyone who is able to collect it – a large transit will be required.??The model can be seen in edition 168
of the 7mm Narrow Gauge Association magazine.??It is a looped circuit and fits into a space of 7 feet x 6 feet.??It comes on a number of baseboards (but not supports) and all the track, scenery, buildings, bridges and wiring are in place.??There are no as
these were retained by Nick when I took possession.
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Please, only serious interest, it needs to go to a good home for someone, or a club, who will use it as intended or develop it further.??Message me and I can supply details
and answer any questions.
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Thanks, Cliff
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Re: Martinhoe Cross needs a new home
Good luck Cliff, I’m not interested but I am curious about the gauge.? I recall thinking when I read the Narrow Lines article that
the gauge wasn’t very clear.? I think Nick started off with grand plans for 14mm gauge but then opted for something simpler to fit the available space by using Peco track.? However it wasn’t clear if he meant 016.5 track or used Peco track components to build
his own 014 track.
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I remember being impressed with the pictures and article. It will make a fine layout for anyone with the space.
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Cheers,
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Robin
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of Cliff Stone via groups.io
Sent: 11 February 2023 14:35
To: [email protected]
Subject: [o14] Martinhoe Cross needs a new home
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Back in 2017 I acquired from Nick Brown his 14mm gauge 7mm scale model called Martinhoe Cross representing an impression of the L&B railway.??I had plans to incorporate it
into my model of Lynton but those plans have had to change.??It has been in safe and secure dry storage and I now need to free up that space.
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I am looking for a new home for the layout and it will be free to anyone who is able to collect it – a large transit will be required.??The model can be seen in edition 168
of the 7mm Narrow Gauge Association magazine.??It is a looped circuit and fits into a space of 7 feet x 6 feet.??It comes on a number of baseboards (but not supports) and all the track, scenery, buildings, bridges and wiring are in place.??There are no as
these were retained by Nick when I took possession.
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Please, only serious interest, it needs to go to a good home for someone, or a club, who will use it as intended or develop it further.??Message me and I can supply details
and answer any questions.
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Thanks, Cliff
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Re: Martinhoe Cross needs a new home
Hi Andy
I am based near Dartford, just off the M25
Regards
Cliff
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On 11 Feb 2023, at 14:37, andy binns <binns.andy@...> wrote:
Cliff Geographically roughly where are you located? Andy Back in 2017 I acquired from Nick Brown his 14mm gauge 7mm scale model called Martinhoe Cross representing an impression of the L&B railway.??I had plans to incorporate it into my model of Lynton but those plans have had to change.??It has been in safe and secure dry storage and I now need to free up that space. ? I am looking for a new home for the layout and it will be free to anyone who is able to collect it – a large transit will be required.??The model can be seen in edition 168 of the 7mm Narrow Gauge Association magazine.??It is a looped circuit and fits into a space of 7 feet x 6 feet.??It comes on a number of baseboards (but not supports) and all the track, scenery, buildings, bridges and wiring are in place.??There are no as these were retained by Nick when I took possession. ? Please, only serious interest, it needs to go to a good home for someone, or a club, who will use it as intended or develop it further.??Message me and I can supply details and answer any questions. ? Thanks, Cliff
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Re: Martinhoe Cross needs a new home
Cliff Geographically roughly where are you located? Andy
Back in 2017 I acquired from Nick Brown his 14mm gauge 7mm scale model called Martinhoe Cross representing an impression of the L&B railway.??I had plans to incorporate it into my model of Lynton but those plans have had to change.??It has been in safe and secure dry storage and I now need to free up that space. ? I am looking for a new home for the layout and it will be free to anyone who is able to collect it – a large transit will be required.??The model can be seen in edition 168 of the 7mm Narrow Gauge Association magazine.??It is a looped circuit and fits into a space of 7 feet x 6 feet.??It comes on a number of baseboards (but not supports) and all the track, scenery, buildings, bridges and wiring are in place.??There are no as these were retained by Nick when I took possession. ? Please, only serious interest, it needs to go to a good home for someone, or a club, who will use it as intended or develop it further.??Message me and I can supply details and answer any questions. ? Thanks, Cliff
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Martinhoe Cross needs a new home
Back in 2017 I acquired from Nick Brown his 14mm gauge 7mm scale model called Martinhoe Cross representing an impression of the L&B railway.??I had plans to incorporate it into my model of Lynton but those plans have had to change.??It has been in safe and secure dry storage and I now need to free up that space. ? I am looking for a new home for the layout and it will be free to anyone who is able to collect it – a large transit will be required.??The model can be seen in edition 168 of the 7mm Narrow Gauge Association magazine.??It is a looped circuit and fits into a space of 7 feet x 6 feet.??It comes on a number of baseboards (but not supports) and all the track, scenery, buildings, bridges and wiring are in place.??There are no as these were retained by Nick when I took possession. ? Please, only serious interest, it needs to go to a good home for someone, or a club, who will use it as intended or develop it further.??Message me and I can supply details and answer any questions. ? Thanks, Cliff
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Hi Bill. It's basically been in store for nearly 3 years with no progress at all hence the lack of progress reports.
I worked out gradients today and realised it wasn't going to work., i.e. the NG would be too steep on the connecting board and I wouldn't be able to get the SG and NG to the same level at the fiddle yard with practical gradients. I worked out if the long incomplete section was 5cm lower it would work. So i took all the boards off yet again and cut 5cm off the bottom of the staging legs. Tomorrow I'll put them back up and hopefully they can stay there and I can start building the new board.?
John
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We need regular updates, please!
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16mm in the garden then? nice???
I've got a velux window which can let air in, but on days like we had last summer I'm going to be in the garden with a beer.
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I've got a velux window which can let air in, but on days like we had last summer I'm going to be in the garden with a beer.
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It's looking good John, just in case it gets hot again, have you made any provisions for aircon or something like that to get rid of any excess heat?
Colin?
looks very good John! Andy
I'm making some progress on getting the PLR boards installed in my loft. Details here:?
John
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I'm making some progress on getting the PLR boards installed in my loft. Details here:?
John
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Re: Narrow Gauge & Industrial Railway Modelling REVIEW
Sounds like a good mix to kick off the year, and more Purbeck images, looking forward to the magazine's arrival. Oh, of course more of DJ's line will be a great read. Many Thanks
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Looks to be another excellent issue.? It will be great to see the story of Dinas Manod.? I was privileged to see the initial model
and then the stripped down version but I know David has been adding a lot more to it.
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Well done John and the production team.
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Robin
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I have just sent Review issue 133 off to the printer for distribution later this month. We lead this issue with the first of a series on David John’s Dinas Manod -
the next station on his imagined extension to the Festiniog Railway. David’s layouts are very much part of an imagined world and, coupled with his use of topography (let’s face it not much of Wales is flat), imbues a real sense of life into his models.
We also include an article and scale drawing on the FR Brine Waggon by Stuart L Baker. Stuart's drawings of such vehicles are often used by the FR Heritage Group so
perhaps we may see a recreated waggon in due course.
Further articles include: historical photos of the Purbeck clay railways, a fine 009 model built from a 3D print, scale drawings on the Bagnall Pampero class, some
CAD modelling and 3D printing used to enhance an 009 kit locomotive, a fine 9mm scale model of a NZ Fairlie, a discussion about power pickups - a common source of problems with traditional two-rail powered locomotives, some archive NG material and a personal
reflection on the life of Iain Rice, plus the usual jottings, product and book reviews and readers' letters.
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Re: Narrow Gauge & Industrial Railway Modelling REVIEW
I have just sent Review issue 133 off to the printer for distribution later this month. We lead this issue with the first of a series on David John’s O14 Dinas Manod - the next station on his imagined extension to the Festiniog Railway. David’s layouts are very much part of an imagined world and, coupled with his use of topography (let’s face it not much of Wales is flat), imbues a real sense of life into his models.
We also include an article and scale drawing on the FR Brine Waggon by Stuart L Baker. Stuart's drawings of such vehicles are often used by the FR Heritage Group so perhaps we may see a recreated waggon in due course.
Further articles include: historical photos of the Purbeck clay railways, a fine 009 model built from a 3D print, scale drawings on the Bagnall Pampero class, some CAD modelling and 3D printing used to enhance an 009 kit locomotive, a fine 9mm scale model of a NZ Fairlie, a discussion about power pickups - a common source of problems with traditional two-rail powered locomotives, some archive NG material and a personal reflection on the life of Iain Rice, plus the usual jottings, product and book reviews and readers' letters. 
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Re: 7mm Scale Track Components
Thanks, I’ve found it and asked to join.
John
Search O 21mm gauge Railway Models
It’s a small group, Toby Jones work is stunning, and should be in the review.
best regards Stay safe Stay sane
Kelvin
?Hi Kelvin,
As you probably know I'm died-in-the-wool O14 but I'm always interested in other gauges and North Devon clay (and professionally so with the Review). However, I couldn't find the group - probably me being useless with FB.? Can you post a link?
John
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Tony Harris
Robin Edwards