Garden Railway Forum

For those of you who want a laugh the story of me and the baby is on Thursday morning BBC1...no doubt it will be a car crash and my contribution will be cut to me sounding like a dork and looking like an idiot in the re enactment...they  wanted me to run, I said we walk to incidents...the compromise...

As passed to me on AWNUTS...the dream house

http://www.uniqueestateforsale.com/feature.html

Crackingjob

I have seen this and others that Peter has built...superb..just superb

Anyone else out there with an exploding van...lets see you efforts

I think the Yanks had a problem, but Halfords paints especially the bumper paint sticks to anything...I think its just preparation... as they say Poor Preparation appertains to Poor Performance ( that's the polite version!)

Halfords bumper paint gives a matt... matt .... colour

For the kids we made these...Persil box, wood, fence clip, bamboo place mat and Binnie wheels.....well I didn't know how to make those!

Hi, these are cheap wagons...thanks for the reminder as I have several at home to do...must empty the screws out of them. Just for you RylstonLight here is the link to 7-8ths.info page where John Foley has done something similar...as it would seem others have.....who needs the major suppliers...just...

Someone made some and displayed on the 7-8ths.info site sometime ago. They used the clips that hold the tops on as bogies

Your effort is superb...it looks the real thing...i must have a go

Photos are fine after a few pints...leave them as they are.....hic!

Great building

Graham Stowell often used them for the basis of unusual locos.

Got to Anys garden railway page (as per link below) and scroll down and you will see some of Mr Stowells creations.. this may help

http://www.wis.co.uk/andy/16mm/unusual_locos.html

Try bamboo place mats that look like planks of wood and smooth down to take any ridges off and ...hey presto...planked roofs

Heywood???? more Emett or Barnfield....very good

Now all you have to do is build a small track for son Thomas, and the sun patio for Lisa and your sorted!!!!!!!!

Excellent kits, look like they go together very well

Crackingjob

I too have recently bought a Pixie (not the one on ebay and at a lot less...a lot less), and they had a poor reputation due to poorly aligned holes for the cylinders and that the cylinders were a copy of the Roundhouse ones resulting in a court case(the repair kit parts apparently fit!), and many lo...

Not much being built so I thought I would nudge you all. From the top left hand corner of Wales to a tatty railway in Cornwall comes Ivor the Engine, clockwork edition. A chance find whilst searching for to buy one of Roys card kits http://www.rail-roadmodels.co.uk/#!ivor-the-engine/c18f4 (very very...

I have just bought a tin can with the view of cutting to fit over my Regner Max, as a Java tram...its an idea

I saw a clockwork loco and could not resist tackling it...yet again not finishing other projects off...I MUST DO BETTER However this one is nearly done and nearly..ish captures the feel of the real thing...see at 6 minutes slipping on ropey track http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDRb4r83TFI Pictures o...

To go with the above pictures, I have now tracked down this You Tube video... at about 1:45 you get to see the inners of the drive...makes it clear to me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqUSdYGXPIg&hd=1

Crackingjob

ps he has posted other clockwork etc videos in the garden etc...very good

Those unlucky to know me via email...don't open any links as my email account has been compromised

Crackingjob

Originally users fitted gramophone governors and others used governors from old dial phones. I have just obtained a gramophone governor to have a go and obtained some photos...but its one that will have to wait...But yes I'd be interested in a motor or two ./myff/1569952/SpringdriveWithRegulator1.jp...