Garden Railway Forum

It runs very well i have fitted a yatton RX1 unit
and a sound card,i think for what it costs is great value for money as a
basic power bogie.

Hello to all
I thought i would show what i did with one of those CAT Tesco sets
All scratchbuilt from plasticard,i think it has turned out quite well

A great thread to follow and gives alot of food for thought,
and just goes to show how a little thought and skill can produce a
lovely little loco.

Peter
Well i have two Jack Russells and they are great fun to have around,
and i live in Devon only fault is when out in the garden every time i plant
something the youngest one digs it back up and brings it to me.
Peter

Hi All
Does anyone know where i can get a 16mm scale ruler from,
do they make such an item?
Thanks for any suggestions
Peter

Hi Jim
If only you could have put this post up a fortnight ago
as i have just come back from my holiday in Wales.
it would of been nice to escape the kids for a little
bit of personnel steam time
Peter

Hi Jon All i can say is WOW a great looking railway,Hope your open day went well. I was born and bred in the the area you are constructing,closing my eyes and with a bit of imagination i can visage the line where it would of been. Congratalations on a superb build Jon,hope mine comes together half a...

Interesting about the battery water,i always thought that rain water was best ?, clean of course i filter it before use is this not correct i would be interested to find out. one of the best things i have done in a while was join this forum learning new things every day,even after 40 years of modell...

Hi All Well lots to report. Sight glass is fitted and works fine,the plastic one came first so fitted it to try and works fine. Replaced the safty valve just to be sure works great. While on cooldown i noticed a lot of bits in the funnel,turns out to be limescale,i have stripped the boiler down and ...

So... am I just lucky that I'm having no problems with the original sight "glass" on my ancient SL3 which I've been running since April with a 20-25psi safety valve? Can I expect future issues?

Hi CSL
I only changed mine because it was so scaled up i could not see anything.
Peter

WOW Thanks for all the info Vic, you certainly know your stuff glad that you answered my question,i have ordered a polycarbnate one as you suggest when all up and running i will let you know.I still have ordered a new safty valve (better safe than sorry) Again many thanks for all the infomation Vic ...

Hi Vic it was a new one bought from manor models i have ordered 2 more new ones but while talking i was asked if the saftey valve blew which it didnt so perhaps a new one of these is required. One on order so we will see,do i put a thin film of gasket sealer to the o ring ? many thanks for your repl...

Hi All Having just bought a second hand MSS side tank loco,As the sight glass was so limescaled up i thought i would replace with a new one after 5 mins or so the sight glass blew a hole in it under pressure. Do i need to put some sort of sealer around the o ring or glass before refitting the brass ...

I have built one of these cabless Hunslets and for the price i think its great value,With regarding the filler to remove the printing lines i sanded first then sprayed with filler spray (3 thin coats) then undercoated with 3 to 4 coats then finished off with a good wet and dry paper using plenty of ...