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Glad to see Russell's arrived safely and looking very at home! Looking forward to hearing what the RWLR shed staff make of it...

Cheers,

Andrew.

I love the shed scene - a lovely building and very characterful fleet of locos...

Cheers,

Andrew

Is your fruit dolls house products or have you invented an apple casting machine? :D Rik's been genetically modifying fruit trees so that they actually grow apples that small. A working 16mm scale cider press is next... A lovely little scene, which reminds me of fruit and other produce being loaded...

Hello again! Life's been awfully busy lately, with very little time for trains, but I have managed to complete and paint the last two of my rake of five FR slate wagons: Slate wagons, last two.jpg I think I read that about one in six of the real wagons were braked, so I though one of mine ought to b...

I knew they reminded me of something...

Those look great, you've achieved a really good finish... Lovely livery too. I've vaguely considered a couple to keep available in the storage area under the house as a sort of knockabout, ready-to-run-at-short-notice passenger train, but I think they'd dwarf all the other stock I own... All the bes...

If you search "asbestos" on the GRS website you'll find it - but they were out of stock last week!

Hello! If the axle is the same size it might be a push fit. Binnie wheels push fit onto Binnie axles, and I think that worked for the zecar mechanism too. If it won't stay put of its own accord but is close I think I'd go for 5 minute epoxy, to ensure a little time to get it just right... Don't know...

I like the roof as well, what is it and does anyone supply plastic corrugated roof in 16mm scale? I think what you need is Tenmille's asbestos sheet for G1 - scales out about right for corrugated tin in 16mm. Hope I've got that right because I'm planning to buy some for a station build,,, Andrew.

I'm enjoying these wagons very much, they look just right...

Looking forward to seeing them in action on the line...

Andrew.

Clever, I like it!

Amazing how the trained garden railway eye blots out sheds, fences etc. Must be why I can never find anything at B&Q...

Thanks for the idea,

Andrew.

That's brilliant! From that angle you've really captured the GWR family look - and the paint finish is superb! I'm intrigued by the whole semi scale thing - I've yet to tackle rolling stock for my indoor chocolate factory line, but that's 32mm to a sort of Faller E-train/Playmobil scale (G-ish?), so...

IanC wrote: ↑Sat Jul 14, 2018 7:51 pm Good to see that you've been able to make a start on your railway so soon after moving in. At this rate you'll soon have trains running again.

Yes, can't be long now! Congratulations on such rapid progress...

All the best,

Andrew.

Wow, this is looking great! I love the thought that's going in to making the village look right, like it's grown gradually over a real landscape rather than being arranged in neat lines on a billiard table. I'm looking forward to seeing the roads unify it all into a single design, it'll look fantast...

Great progress on what's going to be a really lovely line - congratulations!

Looking forward to seeing more progress soon,

Andrew.

Quite true Peter. We seek perfections in our models, which don't exist on the full sized ones. I know what you mean, although I find that when I make the first mistake on a project, as well as disappointment I often also feel considerable relief... Once perfection's out of the question I can accept...

The colour suits what I want as it gives a coastal feel like the RHDR (not far from where I live as well): Back when we were discussing atmosphere I had it in mind that your line had a Dungeness-y feel - perhaps a cross between the RHDR and the Rye and Camber tramway... Using only the best DNA from...

Hello! I suppose it depends on the diameter of the axle. If it's 3mm or close enough, you could use Binnie wheels, as I think most of us using ze-cars did - then you can use Binnie axleguards too... Mine was a small wagon (too small really, not enough weight) so I was able to do the same with the ax...

Hello! I'd agree re RH's excellent customer care and have benefited from it several times. They make lovely engines too... I think any of those engines would fit your theme admirably - and I do like a nice theme... All three are large-ish, which you might want to bear in mind if you've got limited s...

11thHour wrote: ↑Sun Jul 08, 2018 7:29 am

JMORG wrote: ↑Thu Jul 05, 2018 10:26 am The Gloucester works photo below is from the FR ibase archive.
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Love Gloucester's makeshift 1'11" track!

Tim

Curves might have been interesting...