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- Mon Jun 03, 2024 6:52 am
- Forum: Quarterly Garden Railway Gallery
- Topic: June 2024 Gallery - ONLY 10 days left -ENTER HERE
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3534
Re: June 2024 Gallery - ONLY 10 days left -ENTER HERE
Bump post, enter NOW!
- Sun Jun 02, 2024 1:44 pm
- Forum: Quarterly Garden Railway Gallery
- Topic: June 2024 Gallery - ONLY 10 days left -ENTER HERE
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3534
Re: June 2024 Garden Railway Gallery - ENTER HERE
OK, my entry is nothing new really:
Luna about to top up from the Water Tower at Lower Bench station.
Luna about to top up from the Water Tower at Lower Bench station.
- Sun Jun 02, 2024 12:34 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Nolwyn Valley Tramway
- Replies: 166
- Views: 36429
Re: Nolwyn Valley Tramway
At our previous house I had a garden pond with goldfish and carp but the water had to be constantly circulated through a filter box and UV filter, both of which required a mains electricity supply. Same here, although the UV filter hasn't worked for a couple of years and doesn't seem to make any di...
- Sun Jun 02, 2024 6:48 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: The Preseli Mountain Railway.
- Replies: 34
- Views: 755
Re: The Preseli Mountain Railway.
Thats a very nice, quirky vehicle Chris. Thanks for the explanation.
- Fri May 31, 2024 11:03 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: The Cockatoo Creek Tramway
- Replies: 266
- Views: 134359
Re: The Cockatoo Creek Tramway
Good to see you again Mitch, wondered what had happened to you. Glad things are working out well, on all fronts. Be good to see the Shay when you ready.
- Thu May 30, 2024 6:21 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Time to build a railway...but where?
- Replies: 3407
- Views: 1119570
Re: Time to build a railway...but where?
Up to your usual exemplary standard Peter.
- Thu May 30, 2024 8:43 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Quarry Hunslet
- Replies: 35
- Views: 1499
Re: Quarry Hunslet
I've been looking round further, and I think they must definitely be oil cans. I have found a couple of pictures with unpainted cans in the same location and looking at similar shots of other locos, some have oil cans there and some don't, but none seem to be painted in livery. Net result...? I'm go...
- Thu May 30, 2024 8:33 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Quarry Hunslet
- Replies: 35
- Views: 1499
Re: Quarry Hunslet
Thanks Drew. Oil cans were my best guess too, but the fact that on this (preserved) loco they were painted to match it, had me wondering, plus that there are smaller definite oil cans sitting in front of them. The spouts ( if thats what they are) seem to be at funny angle too.
- Thu May 30, 2024 7:14 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Quarry Hunslet
- Replies: 35
- Views: 1499
Re: Quarry Hunslet
A query, folks. Can anyone tell me what these two blue circular objects are on the footplate just in front of the cab? Painted blue they presumably are part of the loco itself?
- Wed May 29, 2024 8:32 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Quarry Hunslet
- Replies: 35
- Views: 1499
Re: Quarry Hunslet
Have done Rod. Please note though that it probably only fits this one variety of motor/gearbox.
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006734665217.html spm=a2g0o.order_detail.order_detail_item.3.2c23f19cXMuIuf
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006734665217.html spm=a2g0o.order_detail.order_detail_item.3.2c23f19cXMuIuf
- Wed May 29, 2024 6:51 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: We need more like this...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 63
Re: We need more like this...
In similar vein, I did once meet Rev. Wilbur Awdrey ( Thomas the Tank Engine author). He was showing his Thomas layout at an exhibition that we were also showing at. Nothing remarkable about it, but it continues the Teddy Boston theme. :) Wilbur, of course, was in his own books as "The Thin Cle...
- Tue May 28, 2024 3:16 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Electric
- Topic: Another Faller Railbus
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1261
Re: Another Faller Railbus
Looks very tasty, Sir!
Thanks for the stations explantion, I was thinking that Safron Walden to Devils Bridge is a bit of a shlep!
Thanks for the stations explantion, I was thinking that Safron Walden to Devils Bridge is a bit of a shlep!
- Tue May 28, 2024 1:39 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Quarry Hunslet
- Replies: 35
- Views: 1499
Re: Quarry Hunslet
A couple of weeks ago, Peter Butler posted a writeup of a kit he was building where the manufacturers had provided two plastic jigs to simplify quartering. That gave me an idea :idea: First I used my Sketchup drawing of the loco sideframes and copied the axle holes as a "group" and placed ...
- Tue May 28, 2024 10:15 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Quarry Hunslet
- Replies: 35
- Views: 1499
Re: Quarry Hunslet
Thats really neat Philip. Have you made the housing box yourself. It great for protecting the gears from all the rubbish that gets picked up when running the locos. :thumbright: Thanks Rod. Yes, the gearmotor housing is custom drawn & printed. In three parts, the body in two halves glued togeth...
- Tue May 28, 2024 10:06 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Quarry Hunslet
- Replies: 35
- Views: 1499
Re: Quarry Hunslet
Thanks Trevor. What resin are you using? That's a can of worms! I started by using up the Sunlu "WaterWashable ABS Like" that I had left from the Watertower that absorbed moisture, if you remember. Working on the basis that the loco would be stored indoors and not run in the rain! That ran...
- Mon May 27, 2024 8:54 pm
- Forum: Scenery
- Topic: A Quiet Sunday
- Replies: 292
- Views: 134040
Re: A Quiet Sunday
I know it's harmless, but Ugh I think the worst insect we have to suffer in the UK (apart from Midges) are Cockchafers (aka May Bug or Doodlebug). Some years ago we had some guests from Mexico staying with us one September.They were terrified when they saw some DaddyLonglegs...thought they were gia...
- Mon May 27, 2024 2:44 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Quarry Hunslet
- Replies: 35
- Views: 1499
Re: Quarry Hunslet
Well, as you may have noticed, I've been a bit quiet on this thread for the last couple of weeks. Unfortunately with the weather having improved very slightly I had to do things around the garden, and then whilst walking the dog I managed to slip down an embankment and wrench my right wrist backward...
- Sun May 26, 2024 6:52 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Yr Hen Felin & Yr Orsaf Newydd
- Replies: 335
- Views: 60423
Re: Yr Hen Felin & Yr Orsaf Newydd
if you look closely at the photo you can make out where I have filled holes, level with half way up the hand rails I have fitted, on the four vertical frame members, Yes, I can see now, sorry. However sometimes there are horizontal handrails at about that position, although normally with full lengt...
- Sun May 26, 2024 4:44 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Yr Hen Felin & Yr Orsaf Newydd
- Replies: 335
- Views: 60423
Re: Yr Hen Felin & Yr Orsaf Newydd
Thats looking really good, Phil.
Re your earlier comment about 4 handrails, it was pretty normal for there to be vertical handrails both sides of the guards entrance to the veranda. Is that what you were referring to?
Re your earlier comment about 4 handrails, it was pretty normal for there to be vertical handrails both sides of the guards entrance to the veranda. Is that what you were referring to?
- Sun May 26, 2024 11:11 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: The Railway in the Valley of the Mill
- Replies: 366
- Views: 79768
Re: The Railway in the Valley of the Mill
When I started to try to draw this out, reality soon set in - there just isn't enough space. Yes, there is, you just have to dig out more of the hillside and build a bigger retaining wall! :lol: :lol: :lol: Sorry, couldn't resist! :oops: Seriously, it looks to be coming on well and yesterday seems ...