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Hi Rod, Glad you like the wagons. The wooden bodied ones I made a few years ago, with the iron slate wagon being the current project. I'm building 5, which are all to make up the numbers in my WHR/FR slate train, so there won't be any spare to sell. That said, I'm always wondering "what if"...

Congratulations, that loco's a beauty! I'm not much of an engineer, but I must admit I'm tempted - slate wagons kind of need a quarry Hunslet to pull them... And if they continued their Ffestiniog range with an England I think I'd be even more tempted... Any idea of how powerful it is? Well done on ...

Good afternoon! Last night I added Binnie running gear to the first of my new Ffestiniog slate wagons, so thought I'd better give it a test run this evening. I didn't use the whole line, just a part of Penlan Bank, but it seemed to work pretty well, even without adding any weight. Propelling's a bit...

Beautiful bikes! I'm not technically a cyclist either, in that I don't currently cycle anywhere, but I reckon I've got a cyclist's heart... My late father used to race for an East London club (in the early 60s, I'd guess), I've got great b&w photos of him, including one with a classic London bus...

It gets better!

Those interior shots are wonderful!

Looking forward to the next instalment...

Andrew.

I love that photograph of the quirky FR crane, it looks a bit top heavy to be safe on those raised turntable mounts. Might it have ever worked in this configuration? What would be its power source .... manual or IC? I'd guess manual, can't see any sort of i/c engine, but then I can't see where you'...

What a fantastic and inspiring railway! Full of character, and the detail's looking great.

The planting works really well, and will look even better as it spreads - I hope it grows well on your balcony!

All the best,

Andrew.

Are the wheels ok on the tunnel wagons? I'd imagine they'd be a bit rusty unless they're plastic. Pity about the PP inspection car. My HGLW chassis came with a spare worm so I suspect there's an expectation they will wear, but maybe not quite so quickly. It's a pity there isn't a brass or steel rep...

Go on..... you know you want to! It seems it was an ex-WD crane, like the L&B ones: L&B Crane @Pilton.jpg Not the most attractive item of rolling stock in the world, but one day, maybe... It looks like it really was that tall, perched up on those Pechot bogies, so presumably couldn't head b...

Afternoon all, After many months the (WH)WHR is beginning to return to life... I've cleared the trackbed and made a mental list of the various tasks that need doing to make it safe and presentable again. It includes lots of re-ballasting, a new platform at Clarach, a whole new station at Penlan, and...

Hi Rod, I'm really impressed with your crane. It's a great looking piece of equipment. A really workmanlike machine. Very neat and tidy build too. Well done! :thumbup: Andrew I agree, very nice - lovely cranes all round in fact. Just as I was thinking that a crane was one thing I wouldn't be buildi...

Ha ha! That's about right - the machine gets replaced just after I get fed up of waiting and build my own - see the rolling stock thread! Still, I think mine will work out cheaper, I think I costed them at about £6 or £7 each... It will be good to have the Coopercraft range back, the world of 16mm i...

It will be good to see your Baldwin running as you did a nice mod on the cab I believe? I'll have to work out where the transmitter is, and hope that the batteries on that and the receiver can still hold a charge! Maybe sometime this week, or next... The cab mod is just a laser-cut kit to make it l...

Hello again, As part of my return to the world of railway modelling I decided to start with some half-finished projects, beginning with a pair of WHR coal wagons that have languished on a shelf for a couple of years. Here's how they turned out, starting with the side with the doors in: Coal wagons 1...

Hi Andrew, Any chance you could tell me the source of the dimensions for the NWNGR 4 wheelers? Cheers, Oops, sorry, I've only just seen this, over a year late! I'll try to remember where the drawings are from - I think I may have used various sources, but then largely made them up using the only ph...

Hello again! So much for good intentions, eh? Specifically, the intention to get this layout finished in time for the Avon Valley Railway model railway exhibition, and the one o chronicle that process here... I was making good progress, but it became apparent that to finish the thing on time for the...

Hi Peter, I've just dug out these recollections I posted at the time when the video of the railcar was posted here: I met Gordon a few times when I was very new to the hobby, he always seemed to have something interesting to play with and could build stuff at a most prolific rate. I recall him once ...

Hello! Sorry, a little late in the day (I've not been around much!), but if it's still of use, here's the Jurassic Baldwin cab back: Baldwin back.jpg It's designed to slot right down into the bunker, but I had to modify it because that's where the RC kit lives on mine. The kit leaves you to sort the...

Hello all, As promised (well, a little later than promised really...), here's a thread about the indoor line I'm currently building very loosely based on the old Fry's chocolate factory at Keynsham. The factory was connected to the GWR London-Bristol mainline, and had its own Sentinel loco for shunt...

Hello again! Thanks again to those that voted for the Avon Valley Railway's "Chocolate Train" - we got the money! The wagon restoration team can now order the timber they need to rebuild a BR brake van to run with the old Frys factory Sentinel when it returns to steam later this year - tha...