Garden Railway Forum

cjallenby wrote:How did you corrogate the tin cans? I would like to do this with my new engine shed roof. Also a tin hut sounds a good idea too...

They were already corrugated. From memory they were from tinned pineapple.

It is getting a bit old now and is looking very rusty, but I still like it.

I made an exhaust regulator for one of my mamods (just restricts the steam through the exhaust), and now it makes quite a nice chuff.

It isn't very expensive to have a website name (assuming it isn't already owned), and paid for hosting.

I tried a very crude mock up with a meccano motor on a mamod flat bed. It worked but didn't go very far at all before stopping.

More inspiration here...

http://ca.geocities.com/clockworkpage@rogers.com/

I do enjoy a good beer festival. Have a great time!

grumpfuttock wrote:

Chris wrote:Open Office is also superb.

Agreed Chris, we use it here, "The Gimp" graphic editor also !

Yep, Gimp is another good one.

Open Office is also superb.

pauly wrote:MSS are worse than mamod so you can bad them as much as you want  :lol:

Exactly what I was going to say!

I took my daughter to a couple of fish shops and bought 3 clown loaches.

The chuff pipe is a "summerlands chuffer", designed by Chris Bird. This is from his email on the 16mm e-group The Summerlands Chuffer is available today from Alan Whitaker of PPS Steam Models 01373 300599 pps-steam-models. co.uk and direct from Nigel Garrett of D P Supplies, Unit 19, Jubi...

Chris wrote:Great, I have wanted a chuff pipe for my Bertie.  Where did you buy it?

I guess my question was too difficult to answer.

Great, I have wanted a chuff pipe for my Bertie. Where did you buy it?

I plan on doing the same using some coppercraft wheels.

I tried a mock up with a meccano clockwork motor and a mamod flat bed truck, but it didn't run for very far at all.

I might try a more serious attempt another day.

Inspiration here...

http://ca.geocities.com/clockworkpage@rogers.com/

Great photos Simon.

You captured the sun shining off my bald patch nicely in the video!

I agree that MSS lack quality control, however by fitting the upgrade kit you are effectively scrapping the MSS running gear and just keeping the body work. It might be worth having a look around for a secondhand roundhouse or accucraft, but that isn't necessarily a cheap option either - unless you ...

Nothing can be worse than Will Youngs cover of the Doors.

A new loco (of sorts) has been introduced. It is a Hudson 'Go-Go' tractor............. It's actually a Fowler inspection tractor - the Hudson "Go Go" tractor was built using a Fordson tractor skid unit (tractor less wheels, front axle, steering and brakes) and was a much more massively co...

You don't hang about.

ferrysteam wrote:What about a politician powered engine.They talk a lot of hot air. ......Allan.

But it is what they talk out of that puts me off!