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Sorry to hear your Ill if it's not bad enough with the grotty weather your having to go to A&E must make you feel awful Hope you recover soon.

Marcway models sell sm32 size copper strip on f/glass background 9mm by 1.6mm thick then Evo stick on to wood sleepers to make up to peco size. Don't treet the wood till you have made your points or glue may not stick. Phone them or e.mail for up to date price as web site out of date.       http://w...

Hi Rchard, I think it was his plan I used, on my printer settings I use 100% this was ok with the points I made but I started the d/slip before I noticed the plan was a fraction under size, the rail gap is near as dam it 32m.m. but the center part is a bit tight to run over. I don't think it will be...

Thanks for the tip Richard I needed that to finish my double slip, It's not come out to bad but the plan I used was a fraction under size making it a bit tight to run over but I think I can ease it a bit with the old Dremel. I see from reading item's on the forum that I'm not the only one that's und...

The roller gauges come from Marcway models phone 01142449170 . I phoned them mid day earlier this week with order for 2 more gauges,sm32 peco type rail and copper sleeper strips arrived 10.30 next day http://www.marcway.co.uk/trackm.htm  gauges are at the bottom of list. 1st. time I have put links t...

Here are some pic's of my first attempt at points lade out on the dinning room table and the early stages of the double slip, as for the garden their is not much to see yet just a trench down the side of the garden waiting for sun and blocks to be installed I intend to use the blocks on edge in a do...

Slow start to my new track owing to poor weather I have dug a trench the length of the garden waiting for the blocks to be laid just not keen to start until I get a few days of good weather. I hope this wont be to much longer I don't mind the cold but rain every couple of days is a pain in the butt....

Hi I am waiting for the crap weather to improve a bit so I can start  laying some track, in the mean time I have been having a go at making points and a double slip is half done. What I would like to know is do I use electric point motors, air pumps or manual levers or do you only power the hard to...

Hi I am waiting for the crap weather to improve a bit so I can start  laying some track, in the mean time I have been having a go at making points and a double slip is half done. What I would like to know is do I use electric point motors, air pumps or manual levers or do you only power the hard to ...