The GnATTERbox

Sorry, I haven't kept up to date recently.

Stefan, The windscreen wiper was from a kit of 1:24 truck or pick-up parts that I was given a couple of years ago. I don't know what make it was.

Graham

A month, a whole month it’s taken me (in spare time) to build a taxi with flanged wheels! (a quite enjoyable exercise though.) http://gn15.info/photo/images/2018/05/23/IMG_1578.jpg http://gn15.info/photo/images/2018/05/23/IMG_1582.jpg This is No.7 "Bay" on a test run. "Bay" means...

Thanks Bill. I was secretly hoping you might turn-up at the Beds & Bucks day, but never mind, I'll bump into you one day again I hope. http://gn15.info/photo/images/2018/05/17/NGEFlyer93527.md.jpg For anyone else too, we are exhibiting at Narrow Gauge East on Saturday June 2nd, at Bressingham St...

It was very good to meet you too Andi. The layout all worked quite well apart from one or two tiny niggles and the odd brain malfunction. One of the locos, the Hunslet - Triton, needed some more weight, which I have already addressed. This is the state of the railbus at the moment: http://gn15.info/...

Another white ghost has appeared at Longstone. This time, a sort of rail car thingy. I wanted to see if I could scratch build such a machine onto a second hand Hornby 06 chassis that I had. I decided to re-wheel it, and now it runs very well. A dummy footplate/frame was glued on to the chassis to te...

I can't imagine just yet how this is all going to look, but knowing your ideas and skills, it should look great!

I have been tinkering with a chassis and frame for a small rail car, - all very tentative at the moment.

Graham

Congratulations on two more lovely-looking "Katie's", and figures.
Graham

How did it go at Eastleigh Bill? Yes, we get a lot of rain up on these 'ere hills, it's all lush and green at the moment. (But mainly caused by my new camera, - I can't get used to it yet. The reds were coming out weak and pink so I boosted the colour settings.) "Bucolic", I thought it was...

Feeling a bit battered and bruised at the moment after a little op. hey-ho, I've just realised this is my 100th post and just about 2 years since I joined the GnATTERbox. So, to celebrate, I am posting a few pictures of the Fox Gill area of the layout. So, round the board we go:- http://gn15.info/ph...

Good idea Mick, I'll see what I can find.

Graham

The new vehicle is just about complete at last. http://gn15.info/photo/images/2018/04/03/IMG_1265-001.jpg It only seats four people, or six elves, but is a useful dual-purpose bogie vehicle with a guards/small parcels compartment. It's quite "boxy", but perhaps my skills will improve later...

No, Bill no Endoscopy this time, I have to have a bit of surgery. I have had an endoscopy though, and THREE colonoscopy's in the last two years, no sedation's, no problems. I prefer a few uncomfortable minutes to all the recovery time and coming-round properly. I can drive home that way (the wife ca...

So annoyed I can't come this year.

I am having a nasty procedure at the hospital (on a damn Saturday of all things!)

Hope all goes well,
Graham

Thank you Jon.

I presume they are no longer in business?

Graham

Thanks chaps. Due to a wrist injury, coach building has been suspended for a while, only "light duties" for now ... boo! But, I have a question for anyone that can help (and I'm sure someone can) Can you tell me what make or manufacturer are these two wagons? http://gn15.info/photo/images/...

I have made progress on the new coach (No.11). Most of the body is completed and the interior is painted. http://gn15.info/photo/images/2018/03/10/IMG_0542-001.jpg Meanwhile, another coach has grown! Just as I reduced the size of my very first coach when I started modelling in Gn15, I have increased...

Disappointment, as our second show with Longstone at BECCLES tomorrow March 3rd HAS BEEN POSTPONED due to the severe weather. Three or four exhibits and two stalls have pulled out, some coming from the South coast. Can't blame them, we've had 7 inches of snow earlier in the week, then strong Siberia...

It's good to hear from you again Jon.

10 years exhibiting now! It's a shame I didn't pay more attention to Gn15 a few years ago then, I could have learned a lot more!

I am always pleased to meet up with Barry, and hope to see you both at a show soon.

Graham

Thanks to all. Yes we are rather "out on a limb" here in the flat lands of Norfolk, but maybe the layout will get out and about before too long. We have already had several invites from Saturday's show around East Anglia for 2019, and have more dates now for 2018. Two immediate benefits fr...

First exhibition with Longstone We did our first exhibition with the layout yesterday at Dereham, in the Memorial Hall, it was very busy (as it always is there). I managed to get a couple of photos in the afternoon when things went quiet: http://gn15.info/photo/images/2018/02/25/IMG_0445.jpg The Mil...

Thanks Chris (and Peter) I hope to be able to post photos from our first exhibitions in a few weeks time, I will include the full layout from both sides. I'm not sure about lighting at the moment, and just want to concentrate on what I've got so far, as it's bigger than anything else I've have done ...

Last Saturday we (the Norfolk & Suffolk Narrow Gauge Modellers) held a "modelling day" for our monthly meeting. As I have our first exhibitions with "Longstone" in just over a month, I, along with my wife, took the whole layout along for a practice run, and to fix some figure...

Over the last few weeks I have been making odd details for the layout, painting figures, making wagon loads, boxes, sacks, etc. Nothing too extraordinary. Many of the figures - mainly the cheaper seated Chinese ones - have now been added to some passenger coaches. And, as an excuse to try out a new ...

Still busy modelling on "Longstone".
Making wagon loads, and sourcing, adapting and painting figures at the moment.

Graham

Oops! Yes, I should have seen the dates.
Thanks for the info anyway.

Graham