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- Fri May 24, 2024 7:07 pm
- Forum: General Garden Railways
- Topic: Imagine finding this in your back garden
- Replies: 17
- Views: 447
Re: Imagine finding this in your back garden
Guilty as charged your honour; I bought my place because it had 2 huge sheds and a big yard for the railway. SWMBO wanted a swimming pool so when we found this place with a pool in the front yard all boxes were ticked. SWMBO went to visit a friend the other day at an "over 50's lifestyle villag...
- Wed May 22, 2024 10:30 pm
- Forum: Videos
- Topic: Peckforton Light Railway - Video Library
- Replies: 498
- Views: 187722
Re: Peckforton Light Railway - Video Library
Enjoyable with the morning cuppa well done keep them coming.
- Sat May 18, 2024 10:19 pm
- Forum: General Garden Railways
- Topic: Imagine finding this in your back garden
- Replies: 17
- Views: 447
Re: Imagine finding this in your back garden
What a find.
Glad that she is going to restore it and not just rip it up and throw it away.
Glad that she is going to restore it and not just rip it up and throw it away.
- Fri May 10, 2024 10:20 pm
- Forum: Videos
- Topic: Peckforton Light Railway - Video Library
- Replies: 498
- Views: 187722
Re: Peckforton Light Railway - Video Library
Is that a wasp hitching a ride @11:34?
Additionally I think the boot @9:13 may need a bit of a clean as its looking a bit grotty.
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 12:38 am
- Forum: For Sale
- Topic: Sold - MDC G2110 Big Hustler G scale loco kit - pics added
- Replies: 9
- Views: 839
Re: MDC G2110 Big Hustler G scale loco kit - pics added
Thanks for the pictures. That looks like a really well detailed kit with a beefy motor block. Can I justify having such a loco on the PLR??? Rik Of course you can Rik I have one and it is a great little loco although getting R/C and batteries is a real challenge, I solved it by making a "match...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 12:23 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: The First Great Project...
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1181
Re: The First Great Project...
G'day all. Following on from various preliminary posts, I felt it's time to get a move on with a few things. I'm not new to modelling but I am new to garden railways, hence the thread title. I've signed up to the 16mm association and done a lot of reading but think it's high time to get my hands di...
- Thu Apr 11, 2024 10:57 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Electric
- Topic: Simplex Yard Shunter
- Replies: 28
- Views: 6048
Re: Simplex Yard Shunter
11/04/24 Cheers gents, glad you like it. I really do. :) Those of you keen to see weathering will either be intrigued, or disappointed - maybe both. I've decided for this one, to try something new. Something a little different from my growing little fleet. I want this one to look like a recent repa...
- Mon Apr 01, 2024 10:28 pm
- Forum: 3D Printing
- Topic: Wibbly wobbly roof
- Replies: 8
- Views: 635
Re: Wibbly wobbly roof
I have now made three models of an early version of the Southwold Railway Cleminson coaches. The first one is now a couple of years old. Its roof was made from five 3D printed sections glued together. After fixing the passengers inside, I decided to glue down the roof using prototypical arched batt...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:50 pm
- Forum: General Garden Railways
- Topic: Baseboard Construction
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1096
Re: Baseboard Construction
I use fibre cement sheeting, I have found that I have to use the external type as the type for use under eaves does not really stand up that well to being wet. Its OK while in place but handling it wet takes a lot of care. I overcame that by painting it with a cheap exterior weatherproof paint. I fi...
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 9:30 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Baffling instructions
- Replies: 5
- Views: 763
Re: Baffling instructions
Looks like a generic safety warning to satisfy regulations. A bit of proof reading would not go astray, Maybe I look at the world differently but all that made sense to me. :shock: :shock: Could be the years evaluating technical manuals that did it. But I do agree with keeping away from children. :D...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 7:21 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Big Maple & Little Oak RR
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2421
Re: Big Maple & Little Oak RR
How long does it take for the snow to melt and where does all the water go? Does it just soak into the ground? Looking forward to seeing the progress you are making. I'm not having much luck with making progress with my re alignment. https://ringbalin-light-railway.blogspot.com/2024/03/3-stage-6-02-...
- Sat Mar 02, 2024 6:08 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Ringbalin Light Railway
- Replies: 129
- Views: 88229
Re: Ringbalin Light Railway
Latest post to the blog showing a minor setback which resulted in a change to my well laid plans.
https://ringbalin-light-railway.blogspo ... tling.html
https://ringbalin-light-railway.blogspo ... tling.html
- Tue Feb 20, 2024 8:21 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: How's this for a near miss
- Replies: 10
- Views: 977
Re: How's this for a near miss
I can't imagine the trauma the train drivers go through every time this happens too. :dontknow: The consequences for the driver's of trains that strike vehicles/people can be life changing, even if the driver survives without injury. And clearing up the remains is very traumatic. I have a friend wh...
- Tue Feb 20, 2024 7:49 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: How's this for a near miss
- Replies: 10
- Views: 977
- Sat Feb 17, 2024 8:31 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Electric
- Topic: Building an 0-4-0 outside frame tank loco
- Replies: 35
- Views: 4480
- Sat Feb 17, 2024 6:50 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Electric
- Topic: Building an 0-4-0 outside frame tank loco
- Replies: 35
- Views: 4480
Re: Building an 0-4-0 outside frame tank loco
Coming along fine there Greg should look right at home on the Pottsville Claymine branch
- Sat Feb 17, 2024 6:45 am
- Forum: Rolling Stock
- Topic: Trucks
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2855
Re: Trucks
Can confirm that printed ones with metal wheels give enough weight down low, eliminated a derail problem I had. Yeah I really liked the heavy trucks, sounds like the printed units with metal wheels sets will work just fine, thanks for the heads up. I also glued steel washers to the back of plastic ...
- Thu Feb 15, 2024 8:20 pm
- Forum: Rolling Stock
- Topic: Trucks
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2855
Re: Trucks
Thanks for all the comments and help, much appreciated. As far as printing them to make a mold, I was thinking for a low temp metal cast, I like the weight of the ones I used to get from NENG. BUT I'll try them first with metal wheel sets, might be perfect and less work. Again, thanks everyone I'll...
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 10:22 am
- Forum: Rolling Stock
- Topic: Trucks
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2855
Re: Trucks
I 3D printed a heaps these and they look good under my 1:20.3 wagons. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1799120 Picture down bottom of the page. https://ringbalin-light-railway.blogspot.com/p/1203-rolling-stock-scratchbuilt.html The one in the picture was a first run (printed in white, the ones fitt...
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 10:12 am
- Forum: Quarterly Garden Railway Gallery
- Topic: March 2024 Gallery CLOSING DATE 1st MARCH
- Replies: 36
- Views: 9328
Re: March 2024 Gallery Entries HERE please.
Couple of noisy neighbours there Greg