I have been working with a small team to organise an O Gauge Exhibition at the MSLR (Middy) on 9th June 2024. We have Ten plus layouts, five Demos, five Displays, two Societies and five various Traders. Steam hauled trains running and the Mendlesham Airfield Museum will also be operating. Also on site are the Middy Shop, Real Ale Bar and hot and cold refreshments. there is ample free parking and disabled parking. We are part of a group promoting all forms and derivatives of O Gauge modelling – we welcome all questions about the gauge and can give advice – we want to help ..read more

I had a meeting with Graham, the owner/maker of this project today. He has asked me to do the hard standing on the layout based on a concrete loading/unloading area. As usual in O Gauge I am doing this 3mm Cork – after an overall application I add strips to simulate the blocks as laid by the reinforcing method. The gaps give you a chance to add a few weeds etc. later. Next step is to lay cork between the tracks and fill as necessary. After completing the above it will be coated with Railmatch concrete paint and then weathered and detailed. It will then be handed back to Graham for completion b ..read more

Another recent purchase of one of my priority Locos that I wanted to obtain. This is another Loco at the right price – but in need of some restoration. Thanks to the Post Office there are now a few more repairs needed, in spite of a very well packaged item from the seller. Thankfully it is a great runner still, with a multi stage gearbox and a very good motor, even the paintwork is reasonably good, although the weathering is not of a great standard. This Loco will be a medium term project along with the recently purchased V3 ..read more

Here are a couple of OO Brake Vans that I have just weathered for my friend Ian, the SR one has been modified by Ian before weathering ..read more

These O Gauge hoppers are Accurascale HUO 24.5T variety. My friend Peter purchased six of these wagon for an existing Club Layout. I never seem to have enough wagons when I do weathering Demos and Peter usually gives me a few wagons to help me out – I did two at the Dereham Exhibition earlier in the year and did another two yesterday at another Demo. Just two more to go ..read more

Phew! that’s the last loco of my recent O Gauge weathering Session. This is completely out of the Box as it came already numbered – all my usual methods used – my next job will be helping someone with their layout – will give updates as it happens ..read more

This is a straight from the box plus numbering job – this is a medium weathering after a wash and wipe, air brushing and dry brushing ..read more

Although I have said that I weathered this Loco, it was in fact a lot more than that. When I received this loco it was in a bit of a state! It was a very poor repaint, with ‘orange peel’ finish and poorly applied weathering powders. I do not think the shade of BR blue is quite right and looks to have been some sort of ‘faded blue’. The original colour was R/F Grey and some of this was still showing through! It was also numbered into the centre head code batch of Locos although it was a disc variety! There was a half hearted attempt to put on a orange cantrail stripe and some parts of the origi ..read more

Here we have a Dapol Pannier Tank and a Dapol Push Pull Coach – the weathering is mainly a dusting on the Loco and slightly heavier on the Coach ..read more

The third and final Wagon in my weathering session was a Dapol BR Brake Van. These are some of the hardest wagons to weather – especially the getting the shading between the planks in the veranda ends. These are the definitely a labour of love to complete ..read more