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Has anyone worked out a satisfactory arrangement for the electrical pickups on a Slaters “Lyn”? The spidery bar frames and cross-members mean that the usual pcb busbar between the wheels isn’t suitable, but space for anything else is very limited. I’ve managed to fit a rough-and-ready setup on the original David Nicholson kit, but I’m hoping someone has devised a more elegant solution!

In light of the recent discussion of flexi track for O14 with an element of derision for 3D printed bases and the usual belief that someone should do something about it (who is this someone, its never the proposer) I thought I would ask someone I know who has just done just that. Kieren Haskell is a friend and a model manufacturer based in Taiwan. As well as producing models in his own name, the Puffing Billy Na 2-6-2’s in 0n30 for example, he does a lot of work for other manufacturers that sell products under their own name. One of those is Wuiske in Australia who produce HO models of Queensland running on 12mm gauge track. They did sell Peco HOm track for this but there were supply issues to Australia, so they contracted Haskell Co to make their own track. This happened relatively recently so these prices are a valid indicator. Costs Rail Extrusion Tool- ?1600 Rail Material - ?41 per Kg with minimum order constraints but bigger order discounts its only ?36/Kilo if you order 500Kg Injection Moulding Tool - ?7500 That gets you into production to which you will have to add: Machine to cut the rail Machine to thread the rail Packaging Printing Shipping Import Duty VAT Profit So, it’s doable and I know a man who can do it and would do it for us. That just leaves two things outstanding: - someone to front up ?10k or so to get it going and, Decide what exactly you want I suspect that last item will be the insurmountable one Paul Martin EDM Models

Prompted by the discussion on Lionheart engines, this has arrived today. I will not be starting it for a couple of weeks snd will outline the build over on NGRM. Then a full write up in The Review. Initial inspection looks promising. Some very fine resin castings and clean whitemetal and brass. The etched bar frames will be fun. I’ve gone with the Slaters SG4 and Faulhaber motor Paul

At the L&B Gala this weekend, Lionheart Trains announced a range of 6 M-W Locos and 10 Carriages for O-16.5. Two prototype bodies were on display. By the simple procedure of trimming the axles, these are all designed for conversion to O-14. Expected release is about 12 months. Something that may be of interest to members of this group? Regards, Martyn

When I say ‘last big layout’ it doesn’t mean it will be the last one that I build. I just have a hankering after a continuous run like I had with Dyffryn but with a bit more operational potential. I have a scheme in mind based on a GVT plan drawn by Roy Link for the Railway Modeller and reproduced in one of the Reviews. Whilst based very much on the GVT it would be like Dyffryn in as much as it would give me somewhere to run and showcase stock from between 2’3” to 2’6”. I would try to keep each train to its prototypical formation, e.g. TR trains, CR trains, GVT trains, W&L trains and SDR trains. Whilst I have quite a collection of FR and other 2’ gauge kits to build, I would prefer to build those to 14mm gauge. Hence my dilemma of which one do I build? Of course I could just build all the stock and then impose myself on others to run it on their layouts! I also recognise that I have quite a ‘sable’ collection (stash acquired beyond life expectancy) too, some of which has already been sold on. RtR in either 016.5 or 014 is to be welcomed if it means I don’t have to build some of the stuff I have accumulated over the years. Well done to Lionheart for being the catalyst of the most activity I can remember on this Group for quite a while. Long may it continue. Cheers, Robin

Perhaps others knew about this already but this is a new website to me. The search works with town names and "Lynton" turned up this interesting image of Lynton in 1920: https://britainfromabove.org.uk/en/image/EPW000975 I hadn't realised how far away from the town the station was. It looks like they could easily have got it nearer. John