I'm making some progress on getting the PLR boards installed in my loft. Details here: https://pentewan.blogspot.com/2023/02/progress-at-last-in-new-home.html John

Friends, There is no 'good news' surrounding the death of Bob Barlow. However, new posting on the Greystar web site Redirect http://www.greystarpublications.com Redirect http://www.greystarpublication

Thinking about 7mm scale track components for a 3ft narrow gauge project and after a wee look through the www I had a ding moment, S Scale standard gauge track components which I was happy to see woul

Hi Folks Does anyone have any spare castings for kbscale lister brake shoes ? After some years of service one of mine became detached and is believed to be ssomewhere in the green carpet of my shed. S

O14 group birthday - started 28th November 2004 When: Monday, November 28, 2022 View Event Description: The O14 group was started by Mark back in 2004. It was originally a yahoo group but all the mess

The Scale7Group’s National Show, at Mark Village Hall, Mark, Somerset, TA9 4NY, is to be held on the 8th October 2022 from 10.00 to 16.00. Although a Scale7Group meet, it is open to all and this year

Hey Guy Found a old Mashima 12x20 motor in the drawer and wondered if anyone had any experience building the Sayer Baldwin 50 hp kit in O14 (before I buy the kit look for any info you folks may have T

Hi All I am very pleased to say that I have finally updated the Rhyd website after all the hiatus of a house move, Covid and rebuilding the railway. The site has new sections, many new pages, gallerie

Hello again I find myself stymied once again on my Simplex build hopefully someone can help me I don’t understand how the seat back is folded and being a very thin part I don’t want to do the wrong th

Hey guys In the process of building my Nigel Lawton Simplex (O14) and have a question The body side frames extend past the buffer and look like they should be removed but the instructions seem unclear

It is possible I'm only a week or two before I can get my PLR boards up in my loft. I have been exploring options which range from close to the original configuration or potentially splitting the big

Hi all. It’s a long time since I fitted a magnet cam, usually relying in the virtual cam function. I now have a new MS450 decoder and the instructions seem to contradict. The wiring diagram states top

Michael has added some useful points templates to our wiki: https://groups.io/g/o14/wiki/29963 John

Going through the shelves - I found this kit by The Model Company. I was intending it for O14 and it has axles for both 16.5 and 14mm. 200GBP plus postage at cost. Complete kit, scruffy box. CP

Less than 2 weeks to go and there is now a downloadable pdf show guide: https://s3.amazonaws.com/onecom.web.filestore/Downloads/NGS_2022.pdf Some great layouts including Twa Dale Estates and my own To

Hi all A bit late in the day, but with all the uncertainties in the world right now, I haven’t asked before. Not actually 014, as it’s 017.5, but built to the correct gauge for 2’6”, Hulme End is at N

Gentlemen, I have a friend that requires a dozen O14 wheel sets for some cerro cast RCL tipper frames. Much obliged if anyone has any quantity to spare. These are the 4 hole, 8.00 dia., 12.6 back to b

Are these guys still in production?

I have recently been in discussions to look at having some 3D printed wooden FR slate waggons made. I cannot do 3D drawing/printing, so am looking forward to this little project. It does throw up a pr

Has anyone worked out a satisfactory arrangement for the electrical pickups on a Slaters “Lyn”? The spidery bar frames and cross-members mean that the usual pcb busbar between the wheels isn’t suitabl