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The rake is growing... I ordered a two compartment luggage coach from ip engineering to compliment the rake. https://i.imgur.com/gRDe09A.jpg Here it is going together. Sadly it is a MDF version, but it gives me an idea for changing the colour scheme as the MDF will never have a wood grain effect. ht...

Putting ponies, wives and money to one side...... Does anyone who owns one have any video of the rail-buses running? I'd like to know also what sort of gradients they can manage. Being single axle drive I would have thought that slipping would be inevitable, but that said there is a fair amount of w...

Definitely the way to go. With some careful assembly you can build quite a powerful little loco. Here is a video of my 'Dream Steam Works' loco I call 'Titan'. It doesn't have a chuff pipe - it just sounds like that. <object width="420" height="315"><param name="movie" ...

That is great that commissions are still being taken. I'd really like one of their locos, does anyone have an email address for them?

Like how you've done the lighting ace, I might have to copy you! Thanks William, you carry on. I doubt I am the first and certainly not the last. :) Thanks for the size and building infor Laalratty & Keith. I am pretty sold on the new Brandbright coach idea now. :) Right then, here is the video...

The IP coaches are easier to build. The Brandbright ones nowadays are built up from several layers and have detailed interiors that add a lot of steps to the building process, because there dis some painting to do before you assemble the whole thing. One nice thing about them though is that the who...

I had a little accident the other day whilst bringing back the train for a pass, whilst making the film for the lighting. I guess these things happen!






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Are these brand bright coaches easyish to build? The brandbright coaches are the last two on the 'before' picture. They are slightly lighter in colour than the newer IP Engineering ones. In terms of what is easiest to build, I cannot say. My brandbright coaches are of 1995 vintage. The overlays are...

The next simple thing that I did to the rake of four was to change the roof colours. Black was ok, but I think cream suits them better. Before, https://i.imgur.com/S6Ys675.jpg https://i.imgur.com/XJwRMFR.jpg After, https://i.imgur.com/UNZUtTg.jpg https://i.imgur.com/MBzzMwj.jpg Then I saw about inst...

Hi folks, Following the introduction of my freelance rake, some work has been done on and off for a little while. Initially I wanted things to run smoothly, so the short, open sided, ip engineering coach required some work. I bought some ip engineering steel wheel sets for fitment and decided to fix...

Thanks William, I may just do that. They are growing on me to be fair.

Sam the boiler bands are on the price list, search for 'EBB' etched boiler bands. £2.10 each. The width is about 4mm.

http://www.roundhouse-eng.com/pdf/prices.pdf

It is so great to hear of older vintage locos that are still going strong (despite the maintenance plan, or lack there of :) ). I do feel that the Lady Anne is a very well balanced machine and would be perfect for any beginner. I have been up to a few changes already to start to eliminate the plain ...

Hi Folks, The significance of this rake is quite important. Its origins go back to 1995 when I had a brand new RH Billy and needed something to pull. The first coach was bought and built by myself as a 13 year old boy, the coach in question? A Brandbright PS16 panelled freelance luggage brake coach....

vjoneslong5040:97301 wrote:Well now I have seen everything. A non working, Roundhouse Pooter, for £1,470. How much for a working one then?

Tell me about it, my jaw dropped when it went over £1k!

Hi folks, It has been a while since I have really sat down and focussed on the forums. For those of you who subscribe to my youtube channel or follow the Garden Railway Club, this will not be new news. http://i986.photobucket.com/albums/ae350/pingu_turbo/Live%20Steam/Roundhouse%20Lady%20Anne/Capture...

Consider me a lurker Keith, watching with interest. Any chance of a picture or two?

Interesting................... I never had that problem with mine but your regulator body looks to be longer than mine - I wonder if somebody's changed it? The red fibre washers look new................ I would suggest you are right Brian. The regulator is an R/C one and looks a lot newer than the ...

So works have began on the Millie to bring a couple of things up to speed. Not that there was anything massively wrong with the loco at all. The first thing was to cut off the excess length on the regulator so that the gas nozzle could easily access the top of the tank. Here is the problem,the gas f...

Can I suggest you read this guide to the Sale of Goods Act LINK - that might make things clearer in your mind and understand the actions. Thanks for the link, but I think you have rather missed my point. I have read through my previous post that details the emails exchanged and I have added in two ...

Wish me luck ;) Forgive me for speaking rather bluntly, but unless I've completely misunderstood how you've presented the information 'Dream Steam' have done all the right things. Now under the 'Sale of Goods Act' the legally defined term is 'a reasonable time' for returns - custom and practice wit...