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Thanks for that link. I have noted down the template sizes for shipping containers and I'll work it out from there. It's funny, but I used to do something similar with a paint program on my Commodore Amiga 500 many moons ago. It's also funny that I might have to measure my models in order to...

Hmm, I've been thinking about this for some time. I couldn't see any for British outline trains in the link. Is there a "scale" that these GIFs are done to? I was thinking that I could produce my own on Photoshop.

Meanwhile in Oxfordshire, England, I have seen a recruitment advertisement in a local paper for railhead operatives as Direct Rail Services (DRS) are starting a new contract at the Army Logistics centre at Bicester (What was the largest military transport installation in western Europe)!

Oh, right. I thought as much anyway, seeing as there was mention in our society journal of a Hogwarts express set released by Bachmann in the US to HO scale which turned out to be OO instead. I suppose the scale would be a lot less noticeable next to the US loading gauge in HO.

Southern RR, that "flying scot" that you have interests me: Is it actually HO scale?

At the moment I'm working on modifying some old Lima tank wagons for British outline, so I would say my knife, ruler, razor saw, needle files, emery boards, and some plastic-weld for putting all the parts back together!

I suppose that if you want to use more space, you could try building a layout in HO with HOe (N gauge) track!

I'll just have to re-iterate what I said on that thread: I like to model more than just the trains and tracks, so I find that in that respect HO is much better catered for.

I try to stay modern, but my home layout has been done in dribs and drabs ever since the early 1990's. I guess I could keep it at that period if ever I get it finished!

Er, no. Vans. The NSVA was originally started in the US in the early 1970's. perhaps you could try looking at www.vannin.com to get a better idea.

As well as a keen modeller, I'm also a Vanner. I have been a member of the National Street Van Association in the UK for the past five-and-a-bit years. I have been looking into doing some HO scale models of the vans I see on the show circuit, so it would be a good culmination of my two favourite...

Happy 2007 to you all. I paced myself seeing in the new year as I wanted to visit a local swapmeet that is held on most public holidays of the year. All this and a local exhibition at the weekend. Start as you mean to go on, I say!!!

I just use strips of double-sided carpet tape. When I have ballasted the track, it holds pretty well.

A lot of my society colleagues would recommend using Roco-line. I'm not too sure about adding ballast to it, but I have looked at what can be done by the way of airbrushing in their catalogue and the end result does look good. Personally, I would stick to using Peco track as it's a lot less...

I did wonder if your work was part of a running layout, or just a setting to take photo's of your rolling stock. I'm nowhere near completing my home layout - although it's been years in the making - so I have just detailed a couple of areas of it for the same purpose. Just for the time being, mind!

The other day I was looking for websites that had information on disused railways, as I was getting interested in the subject after driving under two disused rail bridge spans on the way to my temporary job (It seemed strange that the spans were still there even though the line was closed...

Diesel: It's the only form of traction I can relate to both historically and geographically!

Wow, that is impressive! What are the ties made from? As for your diagram, I would say that there are Peco points that can make that trackwork. I'm not quite sure about the crossover, though.

Yep, HO and OO have exactly the same track gauge. A lot of people over here in Blighty will have you believe that HO and OO are one and the same, but it's only when it comes to the tracks. Everything else is different! I'm not too sure about SL100X either. I'll have to go away and look for my...

I used to work for a cable manufacturing company who have their UK headquarters in my home town. Although we didn't have anything moved by train, we used to build traction cable harnesses for passenger trains. The one job that sticks in my mind was building jumper cable assemblies for the ICE 3...