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Thats coming on nicely. :thumbright: Like you and Peter, I have very little knowledge on steam locos.or about much on railways come to that. I just love the hobby and you get to met some brilliant people, wether they are knowledgeable or not. We all have some skill that is appreciated by other model...

Some nice slow running locos there Greg. Love that small Garrett...

Thats brilliant Dazza. Seen now your line just has if we are driving it and it looks even more superb. The landscape is seen in all it's glory and it's fantastic.


Makes you want to be a little 16mm person

I think we all are Philip...

You're so right they're Peter.

Brilliant craftsmanship Dazza has usual from you. :salute: Love the light by the way.. :thumbright: Those videos on Flicker are a wee bit small, but I loved the smoke coming from that superb loco. Welsh coal, you can't beat it mate.... :thumbright: :thumbright: Try this upload to Utube https://www....

Brilliant craftsmanship Dazza has usual from you.
Love the light by the way.. Those videos on Flicker are a wee bit small, but I loved the smoke coming from that superb loco.

Welsh coal, you can't beat it mate....

Happy New Year Phil, Great to see your line with some great friends. :thumbright: very nice smooth slow running of your rake of coaches and that little milk van looks perfect with them also. Hopefully we can get out and do some more on our line soon, really far to wet and the grass is a bit long als...

Yes it is Peter, I usually ask our little local heritage railway who are brilliant by the way, if I can have lump sometimes. Last time I did a got 3 biggish lumps and I still have loads of it left. Best bit for me though was smashing it down to bits,
Great fun

You can't beat real coal in a bunker Peter...


I think Rik would do a really professional job with his videoing skills, would love to see it on my big screen...

I agree with all comments. A well deserved winner, that's a photo that could go on a calendar and be proud of it to be seen by hundreds of people.

I would buy the calendar if it was on it.

I would be happy with it to Mitch..

Thats a really nice attempt Drew. Well done, although I have used modelling knives for mine in the past, they usually end up not that straight and not square, even if I use a steel ruler. Thats why I use my little saw now, though the stock on the saw can get off square a little bit if I'am not that ...

a train for the 3 year old, brilliant way of getting them into it. I wish I had started a lot earlier than I did, early sixties for me, what time I wasted pursuing other so called hobbies, although I did enjoy some of them, beer and wine making ect ect....

I will be building some more of those Little Vans Drew, but will mix them up a little I think, some with sliding doors and some without, but it will look like they can be opened. Also some more 2, 3 and 4 plank wagons. I really enjoy scratch building in wood and in my eyes they do look more realisti...

Greg and the rest of the guys are so correct. The 'Master' has done it again and turned out a superb model of a Garret. The weathering is perfect and shows what can be achieved with what is some excellent scratch building. One question :?: Peter. Did you take a photo of how you did the wiring, it wo...

dudeface wrote: ↑Sat Dec 16, 2023 10:51 pm I wish they would downdate the internet

So do I....

That is a tiny van, Rod. Nicely finished. Rik I want one! :love10: I kind of have a thing for stubby little items of rolling stock... IP engineering do loads of them, so does a guy on eBay, Phil Sharples, HGW are another. https://www.hglw.co.uk/ There are loads if you put a search in, also visit An...

Sell your 45mm gauge stuff to finance getting more 32mm from the UK, especially the track. You could get some Cliff Barker track. It's all made to order and fairly cheap and it looks brilliant. https://www.cliffbarker.me.uk You would then have what you like more and enjoy it more Keith. Keep on enjo...