Petite Properties 1/76th Low Relief Terraced Houses.

I have two of these which have been butted together to form a six house terrace.

These will form part of the housing on the Tram layout.

This terrace have been faced with original Builder Plus 00 gauge brick paper. This product is excellent but now getting hard to find as production ended over thirty years ago.

The lower stonework is Metcalf  'N' gauge random stone card which makes a bit of a contrast.
The windows and doors have been opened up and wrapped into the aperture before being glued in place.once I havemade all the entrance porches then it will be time to paint all relevant parts and secure in place before the backs and roofs are fitted.

00 Gauge Heljan 1366 0-6-0 Pannier Tank.

 It seemed churlish to ignore Rails offer of the Heljan 1366 Pannier Tank.

What a lovely model for the price. It will be a companion to the DJ- Kernow 1361 Saddle tank on the new 00 gauge layout.

So far 1366 has had early BR insignia applied and the numbers erased from the buffer beam- I have ordered smokebox plates from Narrow Planet including shed code. Also crew members have been added to the cab.

There is a difference in running between the two, the Heljan offering being smoother and quieter than the DJ model. I do wish that the lamps supplied with the DJ saddle tank were available to fit to other western engines.

009 Coupling hooks.

Recently received from woodworm2014 on e-bay are these plastic hook couplings.

I have found that spare metal loops fit perfectly.

Recommended!

Tram Progress.

Recently I was given a pack of foam board which is being used as the base for the tram layout.

The track will rest between the foamboard and a card topping to represent the pavement.

Separately some new Petite properties buildings have been started. These are all low relief and will form the backdrop for what is a very small layout.

Really must choose a name for the layout soon!

Atlas Motrice Tram Ho scale.

The tram has now been reduced to component parts and the wheel sets discarded.

Although this tram was standard gauge, it will run on a 9mm gauge power bogie.

I haven't yet decided whether to use a 4 wheel or bogie KATO unit.

The KATO 11-109, the 103 replacement is on order so that when it arrives I may take the opportunity to test it in this tram.

0 Gauge Slater's Palvan kit.

Latest 0 Gauge kit on the bench is this Slater's Palvan.

Comes complete with wheels so just needs MEK, paint , transfers and couplings to complete.

Below is how far I have progressed.

The brake gear is a brass etch so much fun as the Southern PMV was to put together.

Will post more as I find time.

Atlas Editions Ho Motrice Tram.

 After looking at several sites with various trams on offer I decided that only short wheelbase vehicles will be suitable for the space available for the embrionic Tram layout.

This one has just arrived and will receive its motor bogie shortly.

To update the tram layout, I have been given some foam board which will be perfect for surrounding the track.

However, I still haven't decided on a name yet- two now to name!