Garden Railway Forum

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...

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...

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...

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...

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?

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 ...

Who in here didn't buy their house because they could get a railway in it.. Well, I must hold my hand up and say "I didn't". :lol: In 1997 when I bought this place, I was still firmly modelling in P4 ( 4mm finescale) with a 23ft x 23ft exhibition layout which had been under construction s...

Some of you may remember that back last summer, Mr I.N. Spectre's assistant, a French gent by the name of M.DePuty paid a quick visit to Peter B's line and did a report for us. Since his boss is MIA, last week we promoted M. DePuty to being Temporary Acting Big Cheese Inspector of Garden Railways. A...

THat is a lovely railway and the running is superb.

Rampant campanula was my problem this year. Rampant moss is mine... I'm thinking of starting an export business - using rail transport of course, if I can clear enough of it to allow the trains to run! Oooh, I'm imagining something like the Irish peat lines, maybe with those rustic looking wooden c...

That is beautiful work Andrew. You should be very proud of it.

ge_rik wrote: ↑Tue May 21, 2024 6:24 am Rampant campanula was my problem this year.

Rampant moss is mine... I'm thinking of starting an export business - using rail transport of course, if I can clear enough of it to allow the trains to run!

Just a reminder to enter, for those who haven't already.

I've just realised that I didn't put a closing date for entries at the beginning of the thread.
My apologies for that, but the closing date for entries will be 13th June.

Grant, yep, that what it says. He was 90 and his wife had predeceased him. He was on his own and he hadn't kept on top of things. Sad really, but likely to come to many of us one day.

Mine looks a bit like that at the mo anyway!

Thts a nice bucolic scene.

Wow! Thats all I can say really, Wow!

Sorry Guys. The Inspectors previous host seems to have gone off the radar. Back in Feb he promised to post the Inspector on "in the next couple of weeks" and he hasn't been seen on here since then. I know he has personal problems but if he doesn't respond there isn't much I can do, unfortu...

I'm no expert but it looks rather like a Kerr Stuart Wren class? Is there still one at Statfold?

There's a really cool trick where you "snap" a guide line onto your surface, which involves covering string in chalk, holding it really taut just above where you need it, then kind of pinging it against it to leave a line - I've not tried it, but apparently there's quite a knack to it... ...