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- Tue Apr 30, 2024 2:59 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Mamod Quarry - The saga continues…
- Replies: 3
- Views: 108
Re: Mamod Quarry - The saga continues…
Nice looking loco but I reckon Option One, sell it for £700, then - instead of spending money on R/C - put the extra towards a lovely geared Regner: https://www.gardenrailways.co.uk/regner-25460-vincent.html . I love my Regner - super reliable, and barely notices gradients (up or down), just purrs a...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 8:29 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: New Guy Introduction - Steam Newbie
- Replies: 7
- Views: 707
Re: New Guy Introduction - Steam Newbie
My Roundhouse Bundy Fowler was bought through Anything Narrow Gauge, they sell a wide variety of used live steamers. Andy (I think that was his name :scratch: )tests and fettles every loco before sale. I mention this because like you, I am not in the UK. The loco was very well packed and has been a...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 8:05 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Electric
- Topic: Another Faller Railbus
- Replies: 14
- Views: 354
Re: Another Faller Railbus
Thanks chaps! I am pleased with how it's turning out, although it's more a case of colouring in than lining, in that I'm painting along either original moulded lining, or extra stuff I've added. It's pretty fiddly ( don't look too closely!) and time consuming (each line's needed two coats), so I've ...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 7:58 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Time to build a railway...but where?
- Replies: 3388
- Views: 1104888
Re: Time to build a railway...but where?
Congratulations Rik!
Although, since we can't quite be sure whether it's 32 or 34, and Peter may have forgotten a couple that have fallen down the back of the workbench, maybe we ought to just call it 38???
Although, since we can't quite be sure whether it's 32 or 34, and Peter may have forgotten a couple that have fallen down the back of the workbench, maybe we ought to just call it 38???
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 7:21 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Electric
- Topic: Another Faller Railbus
- Replies: 14
- Views: 354
Re: Another Faller Railbus
Caution! Line painting in Progress!
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 6:23 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Time to build a railway...but where?
- Replies: 3388
- Views: 1104888
Re: Time to build a railway...but where?
Sounds like a great plan to me, Peter, I'm going to enjoy spotting your trains!
And I'm guessing that you have 38 battery locos...
And I'm guessing that you have 38 battery locos...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 10:20 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Electric
- Topic: Another Faller Railbus
- Replies: 14
- Views: 354
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 9:30 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Electric
- Topic: Another Faller Railbus
- Replies: 14
- Views: 354
Re: Another Faller Railbus
XI was actually planning a 3-car set with the middle one have both driving cabs chopped off and the other two being single ended! I really like that idea! I do actually have another railcar, but I've robbed loads of bits for the first two - I'm wondering about turning it into a twin cabbed diesel l...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 8:25 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Electric
- Topic: Another Faller Railbus
- Replies: 14
- Views: 354
Re: Another Faller Railbus
I've always liked these. I have an ETrain one that i started to repaint years ago that really needs stripping back and starting again. The green works very well on yours. The first coat of green I applied was from an old (possibly very old) can of spray paint I found knocking about somewhere. I kne...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 8:21 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Electric
- Topic: Another Faller Railbus
- Replies: 14
- Views: 354
Re: Another Faller Railbus
It looks wider, or is that just the photo angle? It does, doesn't it?! I think it's partly the angle/perspective, and partly that the addition of the roof and chassis makes the chocolate and cream version look taller and thinner. I have seen a Faller railbus which has been widened, and had extra he...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 9:07 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Electric
- Topic: Another Faller Railbus
- Replies: 14
- Views: 354
Another Faller Railbus
Hi all, Various re-workings of the old (45 years-ish) Faller E Train railbus have appeared on this forum over the years, and it's not really a surprise. Although a little on the small side, they're really attractive vehicles, which need little modification to achieve very pleasing results and, once ...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 8:36 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Swanswood L&B kits
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3842
Re: Swanswood L&B kits
I know this is an old thread, but does anyone know where Felton Vowler of Swanswood is? Hi John, I'm afraid it looks like Mr Vowler passed away in 2017. I thought I'd heard that, and an internet search revealed that someone with that very unusual name, and an interest in railways, died at that time...
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:51 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Sam small layout
- Replies: 27
- Views: 3017
- Sun Apr 21, 2024 1:54 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: It's a Sign!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 333
Re: It's a Sign!
Brilliant, thanks Rik! Not having a separate workshop, I can't use enamel paints, on account of the need to avoid filling the house with white spirit fumes. I'm using "Alphakrylik", a water-based substitute, but it's supposed to have the same qualities as enamel in terms of coverage and du...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:46 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway
- Replies: 765
- Views: 331936
Re: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway
Oh No! Hopefully it all goes back together OK Yes, I hope so too! I lot of the glued ballast is VERY reluctant to come up, so I'm hoping the track will nestle back nicely into the holes it vacated... Annoyingly, I ordered too new packets of fishplates for the relaying, took 'em into the garden to m...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:42 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway
- Replies: 765
- Views: 331936
Re: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway
Thats a shame Andrew, that wood store looked good behind the line. :thumbright: We have to move on with things I suppose and maybe it is for the better that space to build something that is crying out for it. Or something like Rik's ore distribution build but for coal. :thumbright: My mind is full ...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:46 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: It's a Sign!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 333
Re: It's a Sign!
That looks excellent, Andrew. I'll have a word with my signwriter mate in the village to find out how he protects his handiwork. Rik PS Particular congratulations on the S. I'll bet that letter can be a signwriter's nemesis Thanks Rik! And yes, I'd really appreciate it it if you could ask your frie...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:42 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: It's a Sign!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 333
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:07 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: It's a Sign!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 333
It's a Sign!
Hi all, Last November, I went on Joby Carter's excellent week-long signwriting course and, since then, I've knocked up a handful of signs, with more on the way. Naturally, some have a railway theme - here's my latest example: To the trains sign.jpg It's a tricky art to master, and with a san-serif f...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:49 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway
- Replies: 765
- Views: 331936
Re: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway
Is no news REALLY good news?!! It's clearly been a while since I reported any progress on the (WH)WHR, but I'm afraid that's because things are going backwards... Penlan station, the midpoint on my line, is built partially under the raised deck that allows access to and from the back door - that was...