Garden Railway Forum

Sorry to detract from the subject of this thread and any misunderstanding. I was trying to explain why Dazza might not have enough time to make progress with his build. As for my loco what I said was it hasn't run yet. That's because I am not fortunate to have my own railway. I have steamed it a few...

They are great pictures with my favourite being the one in the station with the overgrown tracks. It just oozes so much atmosphere for me and sums up narrow gauge railways. Thanks for sharing.

Tom, I presume you've never been on the footplate of a standard gauge steam loco to understand how fantastic an experience it is? I'm not sure about Dazza's railway but from my experience most turns are rostered so Dazza probably has to turn up. I'm sure he does so willingly and enthusiastically. I ...

steamgeorge wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 16, 2018 10:53 pm

That would be brilliant, thanks

No problem.

I have no experience of sealing card models. Rod's suggestion is good. The only other thing I'd possibly consider is shellac which is recommended for use on MDF models.

Well "playing" with the big stuff will be almost as good, but it can be frustrating when you have something that you're keen to progress. I know as I have had a new locomotive for several months now, but not had the opportunity to run it. Enjoy your time on the Rattler meanwhile.

A thumbs up from me. I will be having possibly my last steam up of the year this weekend.

George,

I will be running them this weekend so I'll take some pictures for you. I did find the ones I took, but they were taken before completion. I'll post them over the weekend.

I don't think any paint is stable and all are susceptible to fading, be it from UV, chemicals handling or other factors. Some paint types and colours are probably worse than others. I would imagine printed card can be repainted if it is well sealed first. A model already built and not capable of bei...

Hi Rik, On the question for the Ii ion batteries, are the ones with the dimple the one s that are needed for most of our battery holders. I have seen on Amazon ( other sites do have them ) that the ones that don’t have the dimple won’t fit…. Good question. I am no electronics expert and limit my da...

Tom, I frequently lose my mojo, and not just for model railways. Sometimes it's for a few days, sometimes for longer. It can be for any number of reasons too. Just get on with doing something else, preferably something you enjoy doing. It doesn't matter what. Family, other hobbies, socialising. Some...

It must be a thing about brickworks. I have a friend trying to research the brickworks located at Elson in Shropshire. Perusal of the usual sources, including google earth have yielded no results. There was a brickworks as trains serving it appear in working timetables. Nothing else has come to ligh...

The IP Roundhouse coaches are not the easiest to paint. I have two of them and had been looking out for more for ages to extend my rake. Mine are painted red and cream. I think I have posted pictures of them somewhere! If I can't find the location to post a link I'll take some pictures if interested.

I visited the Seaton Tramway around twenty or more years ago. At the midway station, Colyford there used to be an interesting shop that sold all kinds of things including used good quality tools and some railway books. The trip on the tramway was interesting too. I recall there were one or two relic...

Having studied both restored and unrestored versions I am undecided as to which I prefer. Both have their respective merits and appeal. As long as they bring enjoyment to the owners I guess it doesn't really matter.