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Georgeous looking loco. Unfortunately no discretionary dollars available here.

Thanks chaps. I think that I can SBR with confidence then!
Impressive results there Peter.

I am hoping to get a nice neglected look on the track with moss growing between the rails. I remember mention of using yoghurt to encourage moss growth, but I'm wondering if SBR would act as an inhibitor for natural growth.
Any thoughts on the subject folks?

Thanks, that's reassuring!

A quick question about the use of SBR. If I were to use it on the track in conjunction with some type of fine ballast or grit how solid does it stick to surrounding surfaces? My track is being laid on breeze/ composition blocks. In the unlikely event of me moving house in the next ten years would I ...

A great project and a handsome result.

I do have trouble imagining how you can integrate the gnomes though! Integrated gnomes! My trigger finger is itching already! Haha! I used to live in a town in New Zealand that suffered ( if that is the right word) from a rogue shooter who would strike at night shooting the heads off of garden gnom...

Nice sedate speed too.

47mm in from chassis end. Handy to know. I'm planning the same thing.

The new livery totally transforms that loco. Well done!

Love that design.

I have used a stretchy fabric from one of the girls' old discarded dresses. I stretched it over the roof and sprayed it with aerosol glue if I recall correctly, before trimming with a craft knife.

That's interesting to know. I am planning to get some Swift Sixteen coaches and was wondering if the 4 wheelers might exert more drag on tight curves. I think the shorter coaches could suit my line better, so fitting them with bogies sounds like the answer. Thanks! Any chance of a photo of your new ...

Due to pressure of work and other aspects of life, the trackbed for my garden line has progressed no further than the last picture. Also I needed to figure out how the line would cross the footpath to the rhs of that picture as the line needs to swing to the right, crossing the path and curving arou...

Fascinating power supply to the tram system.
I always wonder how people who run overhead supply maintain a good contact between the trolley pole/ pantograph and the wires.
I like the nifty little battery electric loco too.