Calne, 11/12 April 2026. www.calnemrs.org.uk

Shown here with a #Hornby MK3 TGS to illustrate what I've designed it to match.

I've only seen a few examples of flexible connections, mostly on US HO stock where the design of the connection itself allows miniaturisation of the springing mechanism. The tradition in the UK is to make a concertina from folded card.

It's not really necessary when the mk3s have close coupling mechanisms.

Yes, Grainge & Hodder. I'm actually planning to ditch it in favour of a conventional fan of turnouts for hands off running.

Yeah, this month has seen me place orders which will double my UK TT traction fleet! There's now enough momentum for me to sell my British N.

What scale are those? Of course, I'm hoping you say #tt120

80% of the time actively working... I think 80% of my overall modelling time is waiting for things to dry or cure!

I find it has a better hold on decoders than Next18, and I like the ability to sub in a smaller decoder if all the function pins aren't used by the loco.