Garden Railway Forum

Peter Butler wrote: Fri Jan 08, 2021 2:32 pm An absolute pleasure to watch Rik, a real treat for the eyes. Beautifully presented with perfect photography, and the loco sound is some of the best I have heard.
Thanks for that.

Thanks Peter
Must admit, I quite enjoyed filming it, even though I lost all sense of touch in my fingers.

Rik

Fantastic Rik,

Snow always gives things a a timeless feel in my opinion in 12" to the foot scale (to considerable benefit in many cases!). With garden railways I guess there are less out of scale features in view and the effect is equally pleasing. Your clip could easily be taken for the real thing. It's great to see a train slowly making it's way about it's business. Completely realistic operation - an absolute delight.

CFLR Andrew

A great video as usual Rik. Oh that poor driver with no cab to protect him

Soar Valley Light wrote: Fri Jan 08, 2021 7:21 pm Fantastic Rik,
Snow always gives things a a timeless feel in my opinion in 12" to the foot scale (to considerable benefit in many cases!). With garden railways I guess there are less out of scale features in view and the effect is equally pleasing. Your clip could easily be taken for the real thing. It's great to see a train slowly making it's way about it's business. Completely realistic operation - an absolute delight.
CFLR Andrew

Agree completely Andrew. Some snow here would cover my bits of dirt and weeds nicely. BUT, here in Sydney it is only 20C and I wish it would warm up a bit.

Superb video Rik, it reminded me of when I was about 11 or 12, travelling from Southport to Preston on the train on a winters day and the windows were steamed and frosted up. Just like your coaches in the video.

I could watch your videos all day and memories come back to my childhood...

Brrrrrr! Lovely stuff. Lots of nice shots. Jealous of the tractor too.

BertieB wrote: Sat Jan 09, 2021 11:10 pm Brrrrrr! Lovely stuff. Lots of nice shots. Jealous of the tractor too.

One of those soldered metal ornaments made in India or China. I bought it in the gift shop at the top of Honister Pass after doing the Via Ferrara there. I can recommend all four (for when life is back to normal): the Pass, the gift Shop, the Via Ferrara and the tractor ....

Rik

Another superb little clip of the life and times of ' The Peckforton'. It really is a fascinating little railway, the reporting is as good as any railway journal, the little people and their lives are believable, and the blog is packed with such interesting and invaluable information. I watched the latest clip numerous times, but the first time I found myself thinking how bad the snow was there, how much disruption was being caused to services, and then even wondering who the tractor was for!

I'm Pipp and I'm addicted to Peckforton.....
Fantastic!

I'm a Peckforton-oholic too, and thankfully there is no cure!

Peter Butler wrote: Sun Jan 10, 2021 4:49 pm I'm a Peckforton-oholic too, and thankfully there is no cure!

Careful, Rik's getting you hooked, next thing you'll be having to buy special edition DVDs with bonus footage and directors cuts!

Thanks folks. I certainly enjoy making them and also planning each one so it's really encouraging to hear you enjoy my little creations. Although it's tempting to monetise them, I've resisted it. I get quite irritated when adverts pop up on videos I watch so wouldn't want to inflict that on others.

Rik

BorisSpencer wrote: Mon Jan 11, 2021 12:24 am

Peter Butler wrote: Sun Jan 10, 2021 4:49 pm I'm a Peckforton-oholic too, and thankfully there is no cure!

Careful, Rik's getting you hooked, next thing you'll be having to buy special edition DVDs with bonus footage and directors cuts!

Rik has already been kind enough to use his skills with his camera to create a video of my railway.......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHGDJmKpnIQ

I can think of no better way of enjoying our joint efforts.

I have seen this video before and I love it. It shows how good a line can be with a little care and attention to detail. This has to be one of the best lines in the UK, for me anyway...


By the way have you seen how many like's the video has and how many dislikes....NO dislikes...and,

108 likes....

Thanks Rod
It amazes me how quickly people start watching my videos. With the latest one, I uploaded it and by the time I'd copied the URL to paste a link on the forum, it had already had three views and one like. I hadn't even had a chance to watch it online myself.

I do enjoy making the videos - and watching them myself as a record of how things have developed over the years. It's a bonus that others quite like watching them as well.....

Rik

Braved the conditions again today to shoot this little video



Hope you enjoy

Rik

Great views of 'just the right amount' of snow. It really enhances the train. I like the wagon steps picking up a bit of snow. The loco looks good. Did you manage to get any of the electronics into the side tanks?

Brilliant Rik, another superb video of your line. Love the engine sounds, it is very realistic.

Love the Dance Band music also. Thats what my Dad used to listen to all the time....

gregh wrote: Sun Jan 24, 2021 7:37 am Great views of 'just the right amount' of snow. It really enhances the train. I like the wagon steps picking up a bit of snow. The loco looks good. Did you manage to get any of the electronics into the side tanks?

Thanks Greg
I put everything into the cab. The tanks hold a couple of really chunky weights which I wanted to retain for adhesion.

Rik

FWLR wrote: Sun Jan 24, 2021 9:55 am Brilliant Rik, another superb video of your line. Love the engine sounds, it is very realistic.

Love the Dance Band music also. Thats what my Dad used to listen to all the time....

Thanks Rod
I borrowed the idea of the 1930s music from a marvellous video of the Melbourne cable trams which Greg sent me for my 70th birthday. By coincidence, I bought my mum a couple of Henry Hall CDs for Christmas. He was one of her favourites before the war. I'm hoping that as they were recorded in the 1930s the music will be out of copyright.

Rik

Very nice Rik!

There was snow here today, but it had really started melting by the time we'd been for a stroll in the park, so I didn't get to run a train in it this time. I must admit, I wasn't too disappointed, I'm obviously not as tough as you!

Lyn's very nice - will she be retaining her lined Southern livery or going into "Peckforton Green"? I'm always surprised by how at home Lyd looks on the Ffestiniog, despite having "Southern" in big letters along her tanks!

Andrew.

Andrew wrote: Sun Jan 24, 2021 4:03 pm Lyn's very nice - will she be retaining her lined Southern livery or going into "Peckforton Green"? I'm always surprised by how at home Lyd looks on the Ffestiniog, despite having "Southern" in big letters along her tanks!

I doubt I'll keep the loco as is. Lyn wasn't a 3' gauge loco and so they've taken quite a few liberties with the scale. According to a review I read in Railway Modeller it's built to a scale of 13.8mm to the foot which means the cab is too small. The most difficult aspect though is the amount of overhang each end which means there is a considerable outswing on my tight curves. I'm presently trying to see if there's a nice little Irish 4-4-0 with drivers the same size. Failing that I might look at the IoM locos.

Rik