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- Wed Sep 07, 2011 10:26 am
- Forum: General Garden Railways
- Topic: After some track??
- Replies: 16
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After some track??
I am looking to get some track for my increasing loco and stock but only have a handful of track at the moment. I currently have Piko 45mm brass track and like this very much. i am having major problems getting hold of any, have they stopped making it or something? he I started looking round and tho...
- Fri Aug 19, 2011 1:33 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Electric
- Topic: Accucraft W&L Countess/Earl Conversion to Battery Power
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6504
Ah ha, now that makes much more sense to me, thank you for the explanationSir haydn:57823 wrote:this is Accucrafts Electric Countess. The only conversion is from track power to on board battery.
Earlier this year Accucraft released the electric version.
Great conversion BTW looking good.
Cracking cab still
- Fri Aug 19, 2011 12:10 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Electric
- Topic: Accucraft W&L Countess/Earl Conversion to Battery Power
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6504
- Tue Aug 16, 2011 1:29 pm
- Forum: Mamods & MSS
- Topic: MSS / Mamod RC
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2949
MSS / Mamod RC
Although I have managed to find a couple of pictures where people have RC'ed their MSS / Mamod loco, the bes tI can seem to find only shows the front end change, some of which were very net, and of course, some of which, wern't , lol I am after fitting a seperate in cab regulator, making that RC and...
- Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:44 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Cheapest Rail Tickets in Britain
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1734
Re: Cheapest Rail Tickets in Britain
And I always thought London prices were higher, neat pleaceCrackingjob:57656 wrote:Cheapest Rail Tickets in Britain...and a nice little railway
£2.50 return!
http://www.ruisliplidorailway.org/
They have a nice gallery of the locos and stock
also news item.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14532001
Crackingjob
- Fri Aug 12, 2011 1:55 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Name plates, reliable source?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6655
- Fri Aug 12, 2011 1:05 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Name plates, reliable source?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6655
ok, this is one of the links I was using, i didn't put it there, its not my fault, honest gov
http://www.grsuk.com/index.asp?docs/103.asp
http://www.grsuk.com/index.asp?docs/103.asp
- Fri Aug 12, 2011 1:02 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Name plates, reliable source?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6655
That was indeed one of the companies I was looking at but has differing prices... Can I ask, where were you getting the prices from? And were they higher or lower? The MDC page on my web site is their ONLY official web presence, and those are the current prices. Oh dear, i am in trouble now arn't i...
- Fri Aug 12, 2011 12:26 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Name plates, reliable source?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6655
That was indeed one of the companies I was looking at but has differing prices...TonyW:57496 wrote:MDC: http://www.rhoshelyg.me.uk/7.html
Any other suggestions anyone?
- Fri Aug 12, 2011 11:49 am
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Name plates, reliable source?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6655
Name plates, reliable source?
After having read around the forum about custom name plates, i have seen that some of the better ones are either very slow or never turn up. I have also found a couple of outlets dealing with another company and at prices that differ considerably for the same item. Can anyone recommend a decent qual...
- Thu Aug 11, 2011 3:36 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Mamod is it still for sale?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3241
Mamod is it still for sale?
Are mamods still for sale in their seemingly new improved form? like this one? http://www.mamod.co.uk/product_view_details.asp?pids=83&pr=1351B%20Brunel%20Vertical%20Boiler%20Engine or this one http://www.mamod.co.uk/product_view_details.asp?pids=65&pr=1351%20Mamod%20O%20gauge%20Locomotive%2...
- Thu Aug 11, 2011 2:52 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: 16mm De Winton?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2727
You could build your own......... It's quite possibly the easiest type of loco to build and Allen Morgan described a coal fired one a year or two ago, if you REALLY wnat a challenge! I personally have extremly little in the way of engineering skills. more of a wood, glue and screw driver kinda pers...
- Thu Aug 11, 2011 2:43 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: 16mm De Winton?
- Replies: 3
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- Thu Aug 11, 2011 2:38 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: 16mm De Winton?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2727
16mm De Winton?
i have this urge to treat myself to a De Winton type engine at some point soon. These things have always had a strange appeal to me but I have never been lucky enough to own anything like it. I have been looking at the Regner range, particuarly the Chaloner, but of course notice there are other comp...
- Thu Aug 11, 2011 2:26 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Trip to the island
- Replies: 7
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- Thu Aug 11, 2011 8:56 am
- Forum: General Garden Railways
- Topic: IP Engineering
- Replies: 14
- Views: 9876
- Sat Aug 06, 2011 8:06 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Model shops??
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1737
Model shops??
We are off away for a few days as from early tomorrow morning and wondered if anyone knew of any model shops for 16mm / live steam along the way, I say on the way, but mean in the area really :) We are going to Snowden on Sunday, Festiniog railway on Monday, Caernarfon on Tuesday for the Welsh Railw...
- Thu Aug 04, 2011 1:30 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Brass Knurled Knob * Where can I get One ?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6554
- Wed Aug 03, 2011 10:13 pm
- Forum: General Garden Railways
- Topic: IP Engineering
- Replies: 14
- Views: 9876
- Wed Aug 03, 2011 10:08 pm
- Forum: General Garden Railways
- Topic: IP Engineering
- Replies: 14
- Views: 9876