Garden Railway Forum

For some time I have admired the hopper wagon from Swift Sixteen and the scratch-built ones which Rik has made. Recently I was reminded by an image of one and decided to make my own rather than pay the £50.00 asking price. So I found some white-metal side frames from my collection and made a chassis...

Just amazing Greg, I have seen views of your line but not fully understood the size, complexity and amount of structures etc. which all combine so well into the landscape. It must have felt like building the pyramids! I can appreciate how much effort is must have been just to keep on top of maintena...

Are you suggesting that Peter Butler is a maker of saggy roofs? How rude!🤣 The best one I know! I don't feel insulted in the least about being recognised as maker of the saggy roof! In fact Simon's photograph shows it off better than I have ever thought of it myself, so thank you Simon. What accola...

When I first got involved with a narrow gauge modelling group, my friends introduced me to wonderful new experiences and locations I had never heard of before. One of these was the Cadeby Light Railway, Leicestershire, UK. This was a private collection of traction engines, steam rollers, steam and d...

For me it was the visitor information panel which confirmed my choice. I thought it unlikely such an item would appear on a period model.

That does look good Andrew, well done on a cracking job there.

A wonderful occasion in scorching hot weather.... I recall taking my chocolate bar home to 'drink' later!

I'm glad you found that useful Philip, I found it so easy to use and thought others might benefit from the idea too. It might be possible to have individual units, thereby removing the need for accurate distance spacing, as long as they are set on flat surfaces and at perfect right angles. Please re...

Beautiful work Grant, a work of art!

gilfachphil wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2024 9:29 pm Yr Hen Felin shunting puzzle will be at the West Wales Railway Modellers show next Saturday, June 1st from 10 am. It is in Bronwydd Arms Village Hall. Come and say hello if you are in the area,

Phil

I'll be exhibiting there too, along with other West Wales Modellers from our own group.

Many thanks to you Trevor and Dinah for hosting such a large gathering and allowing an opportunity to share your garden and railway. A slightly delayed beginning to our round of meetings due to the Welsh weather, but the blue skies in your pictures show how kind it was to us on the day. Some new mem...

Me neither. Despite having 16mm stock from portable layout exhibition use it never occured to me to build a garden railway until after the house renovation was complete. That was about 9 years later.

Hello Pharsical Phil, and thanks for your comment. You must be having sleepless nights if you are ploughing through my posts from so long ago, but I am grateful for your persistence. The crack (in waterproof tile cement powder with neat SBR mix) appeared in part of a building which was at the rear o...

Well done Andrew, you're way ahead of me. I'm still searching for my track underneath blanket coverage of Buttercups.... nasty things!

No personal experience of Plateways kits, but 16 Mills kits are always a treat to build.

philipy wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2024 7:13 pm Mine looks a bit like that at the mo anyway!

Not just me then?

I don't do live steam and have no idea how it works, but I love to see the wonderful work of Grant so will be watching with interest.
Just to join in with the guessing game, I see a flexible connection between two articulated units... e.g. loco and tender?

ge_rik wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2024 1:39 pm Name today's loco

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Rik

'Mallard' ? ..... This is fun!

Excellent video again Rik, you make it all look so easy, although we know there is much preparation and planning beforehand. Well worth the effort, so thank you for sharing your railway with us.

The surface finish on those parts is just incredible, I can't see any sign of fault or imperfection.