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- Fri May 31, 2024 8:24 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Time to build a railway...but where?
- Replies: 3404
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Re: Time to build a railway...but where?
I keep looking at it... I can't believe it's not wood!
- Fri May 31, 2024 2:42 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Here's the land for the future railroad
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1361
Re: Here's the land for the future railroad
Ours was a '79 with the 390. I miss working on it and driving it, but I can't say I miss buying gas for it, trying to park it, or wondering if it'll get me where I was trying to go. It suffered from a persistent fuel issue that I could probably figure out now, but at the time I was clueless about ca...
- Thu May 30, 2024 10:36 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Here's the land for the future railroad
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1361
Re: Here's the land for the future railroad
You certainly do get the more interesting bugs and plants! That's not a small truck either. Beautiful dentside Bronco, really makes me miss our old F250 plow truck (kind of).
- Thu May 30, 2024 1:57 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Quarry Hunslet
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1386
Re: Quarry Hunslet
If I had to hazard a guess I'd say those are probably the jugs they would use to refill the smaller cans in front, but an engine that is regularly steamed up in a shed might just store the extra supply in the shed.
- Thu May 30, 2024 8:30 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Quarry Hunslet
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1386
Re: Quarry Hunslet
Oil cans, one for steam oil and the other for bearing oil? I can mostly only find stock images of this type of can so I'm uncertain of my sources.
- Wed May 29, 2024 3:52 pm
- Forum: Photographs
- Topic: Diorama or Real Life
- Replies: 11
- Views: 284
Re: Diorama or Real Life
What accolades could be awarded to other Forum members, I wonder? I'd nominate Rik for backstory and/or documentation. Half of the time when I'm searching for a way to do something on my railway the answer turns up on the Peckforton blog. I'd also like to nominate Gregh for compression ratio. How h...
- Wed May 29, 2024 2:28 pm
- Forum: Photographs
- Topic: Diorama or Real Life
- Replies: 11
- Views: 284
Re: Diorama or Real Life
Having stared at this exact diorama many times, I was too busy trying to confirm It was 1:1 recognise where it was! (The taller building has a slight sag in the roof, but that proves nothing - it could have been modelled by Peter Butler :lol: ) Are you suggesting that Peter Butler is a maker of sag...
- Wed May 29, 2024 4:24 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Quarry Hunslet
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1386
Re: Quarry Hunslet
By a stroke of coincidence I happen to be working on a six-coupled loco at the moment, and will soon be ready to mount the axles and cranks... Perfect timing! I might have to give this method a try.
- Wed May 29, 2024 2:59 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: We need more like this...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 54
Re: We need more like this...
If anybody else is a fan of the Railway Series and/or Thomas the Tank Engine, Rev. Teddy Boston may be familiar as the "fat clergyman" who discovered a long-lost engine by falling through the roof of a buried shed! Screenshot_20240528-204105.jpg My grandparents had a friend who was a railr...
- Wed May 29, 2024 1:53 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Sheehaun Light Railway
- Replies: 3
- Views: 150
Re: Sheehaun Light Railway
Welcome to the forum! It's interesting to hear about an Irish prototype; they've turned up on here occasionally but not very often. I think I found the backstory thread: https://irishrailwaymodeller.com/topic/15232-sheehaun-light-railway/ We tend not to bicker over scale and gauge, and as one of our...
- Tue May 28, 2024 8:47 pm
- Forum: Scenery
- Topic: A Quiet Sunday
- Replies: 292
- Views: 133945
Re: A Quiet Sunday
I think Cranefly is the proper name for our 'daddy longlegs'. Apologies if you knew that already. I had suspected, but had to look it up to be sure. Some people here also call it that, but we also have two very different spiders that go by that nickname-- the harvestman, and the cellar spider. :scr...
- Tue May 28, 2024 5:24 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: The Preseli Mountain Railway.
- Replies: 26
- Views: 580
Re: The Preseli Mountain Railway.
It looks like it was a fine day, both in the weather and the visitors! I am told there's no better way to find out exactly where your railway could improve, than to have others run on it.
- Mon May 27, 2024 10:03 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Nolwyn Valley Tramway
- Replies: 157
- Views: 36235
Re: Nolwyn Valley Tramway
I've got the front mostly filled in, just need a bit more dirt and some leveling and it'll be ready for track and plants! Screenshot_20240527-154454.jpg We're supposed to have storms again this evening into tomorrow. Hopefully that'll help the dirt and fill settle in and give a good base for levelin...
- Mon May 27, 2024 9:35 pm
- Forum: Scenery
- Topic: A Quiet Sunday
- Replies: 292
- Views: 133945
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 9:26 pm
- Forum: Photographs
- Topic: Diorama or Real Life
- Replies: 11
- Views: 284
Re: Diorama or Real Life
The scale of the weeds and the fine wrinkles on the tarp are all that gave it away as 1:1 scale. What an inspiring scene!
- Mon May 27, 2024 9:45 am
- Forum: Videos
- Topic: A garden railway in Norway
- Replies: 3
- Views: 125
Re: A garden railway in Norway
I love the whimsical inhabitants and that green NDM6 at 15:25. Earlier in the video the climbing loop was reminding me of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, so I'm sure it fits in well there.
- Mon May 27, 2024 7:35 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: The Preseli Mountain Railway.
- Replies: 26
- Views: 580
Re: The Preseli Mountain Railway.
Looks like some lovely level trackwork, I bet that makes for smooth running! Do you have plans for the middle or will it all be gravel?
- Mon May 27, 2024 6:06 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Nolwyn Valley Tramway
- Replies: 157
- Views: 36235
Re: Nolwyn Valley Tramway
Saturday it dried out enough between storms that I was able to get the wall to a state I might call finished, and could start adding fill behind it... Screenshot_20240526-223944.jpg Today it stormed on and off and there was no hope of leveling the trackbed or completing the fill. I think we're suppo...
- Fri May 24, 2024 7:37 pm
- Forum: General Garden Railways
- Topic: Imagine finding this in your back garden
- Replies: 17
- Views: 816
Re: Imagine finding this in your back garden
One of the concessions I made for this house was that I knew there was no way I'd be able to fit my childhood 4x8 HO layout in the basement. Who knows, if I could've made it fit, I might never have ventured into the garden!
- Fri May 24, 2024 2:39 pm
- Forum: General Garden Railways
- Topic: Imagine finding this in your back garden
- Replies: 17
- Views: 816