Garden Railway Forum

Love the ground frame. Also interesting to see the hedge 'naked' as it were, makes it so much easier to see what the route of the railway beyond this point is going to be, compared to when it is fully foliaged... Of course once the line is cut and then the leaves return in spring it will become a us...

This is really starting to evoke the sense of atmosphere you get from the old pictures of the original Tan-y-Grisiau. Interesting that the back isn't parallel with the front. Is that based on the real cottages? It's the station building that is that interesting wedge shape - it really was like that....

Very neat Trevor! Have I understood the orientation right - that the gas valve will be accessed from the cab opening (port side) and the gas filler vale will be accessed through the water filler chute to starboard?

Absolutely agree the weather is brilliant. Stunning job.

Lovely pics! The passengers are lucky the season extended long enough to enjoy this. even my wife commented on that yesterday, although she did resist my suggestion that we probably ought to buy another one... "Ought to" :lol: Well quite, it goes without saying. The logic is inescapable.

The penny finally dropped, 1:16 scale on 45mm track works out near enough to the weird 2' 8 1/2" gauge used by the VER that commercial wheels and track can be used for the models......... We measured the gauge on the models (they are not motorised and there is no track). The gauge of the wheel...

Well, this is bad timing. Last Saturday I was at the Brighton Model Railway Club exhibition (helping out - I'm still a member - I was born and brought up in Brighton). VERA was there. As was the model of the Daddy long-legs. And these incredible models. I got chatting to Ian Gledhill and asked what ...

I’ve ordered a Whale 2. As far as I can see 50 micron resolution is more than adequate for my needs, and the saving over the Photon M3 Plus will pay for a wash and cure station which I am sure will make a difference to my real life use! Many thanks Steve for putting me onto this deal. (I also redisc...

That is an incredible price for a printer of that size. I am now comparing it to the Anycubic Photon M3 Plus which is a comparable size, but more expensive. However there’s possibly one other advantage besides my preference for the make as mentioned above, and that is it has a higher resolution (6K ...

I have heard very good things about the Elegoo Mars 2 Pro. Very useful to know you’d have gone bigger. Another point in favour of going as big as my budget will stretch to.

Thanks. Yes, I plan to start printing with a tried and tested resin to get the hang of things, before using - or at least trying - the free stuff. Trevor has given me a recommendation for a tough resin that has worked well in his printer. I just didn’t want to let this excuse to buy a printer go to ...

Thanks Philip, that’s answered a lot of my questions in regards to speed, waste and efficiency. I’m still inclined towards the biggest I can afford then…

I've found the posts in this thread very useful in understanding the business of running a resin printer... and I've been keen for a while to get into this, so the time has come to bow to the inevitable. Current situation: I have a filament printer (Flashforge Adventurer 3) and I've been tinkering a...

I haven't used mine yet. There's just one other thing I need to buy first... A resin printer. Must get on with that!

Good grief, that is incredible. Absolutely stunning and highly realistic.

I was going to ask about the rusting technique but scrolling down I've seen it's been asked, and answered. Definitely going to give your whole approach a try!

Fabulous!

"Due to short platforms at xxx please travel in the front 4 coaches."

I can't help with the servos, so I will watch and learn.

But I can at least help with µ which is ⌥M

Brilliant!

This is a bargain price. Although in my case, if I buy the resin I will need to buy a printer to print it with. Which may add a bit to the total cost...!

(This will not necessarily stop me )