Got my eye on a couple of footbridges as well. I like these because they’re made of metal. Ones a hornby ones a crescent. Under a tenner. 

I've used the Dapol Wagon chassis and unpainted bodies in the past to make cheaper rakes of wagons.

Dapol Wagons OO Gauge – Tagged "Chassis"– The Loco Shop

Dapol Unpainted Wagons / Bodies – Rails of Sheffield




 

Thanks Ed. I’ve got a newer hornby chassis I’ll see if a triang body fits on. 

Got some second hand hornby wagons on eBay £16 for the three, all buffers and couplings intact and weathered. Rebranded them to fit my theme with Royal Mail signs. 

And two new stobart wagons £13.50 each eBay. 

Those 3 Hornby wagons were a gift Graham.

Ed - you mentioned using Dapol chassis - are they any good ?  I'm thinking of changing the chassis on a couple of my kit built wagons.  They were apparently built without brass bearings and the axles have eaten into the plastic housings …………..

Thanks peter the wagons are just the job. I’ve ditched the triang. 
Just tackling this at the moment, nightmare. 

On a lighter note, this turns up today. £2.50 eBay, the postage was more. 
It’s all metal and hornby. 

5 hours later, I’ll weather it tomorrow. 

Petermac said

Ed - you mentioned using Dapol chassis - are they any good ?  I'm thinking of changing the chassis on a couple of my kit built wagons.  They were apparently built without brass bearings and the axles have eaten into the plastic housings …………..

From “Post #292,074”, 19th April 2025, 2:22 pm

It was ages ago Peter, but if I remember rightly they were OK but came with spoked wheels so I had to buy some disc ones.


Ed

Gray said

5 hours later, I’ll weather it tomorrow. 

From “Post #292,085”, 19th April 2025, 9:13 pm

Like that, looks really good 



 

2 hours of weathering courtesy of max factor,I’m sure it doesn’t take my wife that long do her make up. 

Then this turns up, £25 from eBay. The weathered version, looks really good and negotiates the points. 

That’s about it for now until I get my new shed. Got everything I needed now, baseboard complete and bought a background from iD Backscenes Scenic Backgrounds - Distribution Depot (210)

Pipe work. 3D printed elbows and valves, pipes made from heat shrink cable. 

Backscene looks good 

Ed said

Backscene looks good 

From “Post #292,107”, 26th April 2025, 5:48 am

I got the n gauge back scene, it’s 9 inch tall. The OO were 15 inches. Too tall for what I need. It sort of starts off with a yard at the front and buildings in the distance and sky. I haven’t stuck it on yet, but it’s the premium one and it’s self adhesive and made from polypropylene. 

Gray said

Pipe work. 3D printed elbows and valves, pipes made from heat shrink cable. 

From “Post #292,105”, 25th April 2025, 8:31 pm

I was going to just have the two industries on the layout (Royal Mail and Eddie Stobart) but I’ve ended up with a fuel depot as well. 
Just waiting for these tankers now to top it off. 

Not long now - nearly next week !!!