Garden Railway Forum

Thanks. I will try 1/8 next time.

Does it run better in reverse rather than forward? I ask because many of your pictures show it going tender first. Sadly, it seems a lot of steam engine models run better "the wrong way"!

I just purchased a new Roundhouse Lady Anne engine. She looks great, and I am quite pleased with her. However, I am new to running a live steam engine and my first two runs were pretty short. In fact, after steam-up I managed each run to last about 15 minutes before the gas ran out. During the runs,...

For those who have built these kits, once you have the inner liner/wall painted (white or cream, I would assume) how well do the multiple layers stick together when you glue them/laminate them?

Thanks for the pictures!

By the way, for those interested in my Sweet William engine, the build log for that is here: http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/vie ... hp?t=95665

Hey all! This is my first post, as I just joined. Though I live in the USA, my garden railway interests lean more towards the British Narrow Gauge than American standard gauge. (I am even building a 7.25" gauge Sweet William steam locomotive, but that is a separate issue). Though I have scratch...