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- Wed Jun 08, 2022 11:08 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: The Railway in the Valley of the Mill
- Replies: 321
- Views: 69690
Re: The Railway in the Valley of the Mill
Hi Trevor, Yes I know you print all of your buildings, and make an excellent job of them, that was the point of my rather feeble joke... I was actually asking if you had printed the slates on your house at the RHS of the picture. ;) I can't find an emoji for 'groan' ......... :roll: :lol: Rik 😫 😖 🚂
- Wed Jun 01, 2022 3:00 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Yr Hen Felin & Yr Orsaf Newydd
- Replies: 297
- Views: 51243
Re: Yr Hen Felin & Yr Orsaf Newydd
The solvent I have been using is Methylene Chloride (Dichloromethane) from EMA Model Supplies (Plastic Weld) bought in my local model shop. This works very well. I'm not sure whether the transparent sheet is acrylic or another plastic. It will also stick this transparent material to plastikard. Thi...
- Sat May 28, 2022 8:35 am
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Which RC (and variable reverser question)?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6765
Re: Which RC (and variable reverser question)?
Having read the thread which is asking the question WHICH RC, it has come around to control methods. Just for my input, I have a RH Fowler supplied with RC and has 2 servos 1 for regulator and 1 for the reverser both of which are sprung in a "aircraft type" Tx. From conversations I underst...
- Wed May 25, 2022 8:16 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: The Potters Orchid Railway
- Replies: 975
- Views: 266329
Re: The Potters Orchid Railway
Sorry, I know it's not funny, but did make me smile, the way you described itHydrostatic Dazza wrote: ↑Tue May 24, 2022 10:14 pm it has only rained twice this year.
The first time for 61 days
The second time for 40 days and still going.
- Sat May 14, 2022 4:48 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: This weekend I have been mostly building....Gravity Griff wagon
- Replies: 78
- Views: 25258
Re: Slomo
Would it fit my RH Fowler !!!
- Wed May 04, 2022 7:57 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Hiding 45mm track.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3897
Re: Hiding 45mm track.
I know what you mean slick33. A lot of 45mm gauge lines look like the track is made from RSJs rather than rail!! LGB is code 332 rail (0.332 inches high) I'm starting work on a 45mm gauge line to vaguely represent 3ft gauge semi based on the Kettering Iron Stone railways but with a bit of artistic ...
- Wed May 04, 2022 7:53 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Battery powered loco survey
- Replies: 43
- Views: 11091
Re: Battery powered loco survey
BTW Just checked a certain persons website to see if he had made any changes since our discussion and spotted this in the introduction. 2022-05-03-20-24-27-156.jpg Bear in mind that he insists his site offers an unbiased evaluation of track v battery power. I don't think I've ever been accused of b...
- Tue May 03, 2022 4:45 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Hiding 45mm track.
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3897
Re: Hiding 45mm track.
I think you may find that 45mm track can be hidden just as easy as 32mm, it is just how you plant it, this is a view across my railway:
This is the same view from the opposite angle, different lighthouse but in the same position:
This is the same view from the opposite angle, different lighthouse but in the same position:
- Sun May 01, 2022 9:43 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: Battery powered loco survey
- Replies: 43
- Views: 11091
Re: Battery powered loco survey
Rik, survey done, and I think you know my opinion on G**g.
- Thu Apr 28, 2022 3:01 pm
- Forum: General Garden Railways
- Topic: Beginners' Guide to Garden Railways
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4425
Re: Beginners' Guide to Garden Railways
Thanks Philip. I've just checked through and can't find any typos, but then after a while I get word blind. I don't suppose you can remember what they were? Rik Rik, just done the quiz again, looking for spelling an incontestabilities: Q 17 - No space between number and Sq Fairly large (up to 100sq...
- Mon Apr 25, 2022 8:41 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Newcomer Roundhouse Billy Build
- Replies: 58
- Views: 17595
Re: Newcomer Roundhouse Billy Build
Though the spraying looks good, a word of warning about using a small box as a spraying booth. As you spray inside the booth, the air inside has no easy escape, the the spray volume could then you circulate as opposed to coat the surface - difficult to explain, but the spry mist has a problem penetr...
- Sun Apr 24, 2022 2:09 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: This weekend I have been mostly building....Gravity Griff wagon
- Replies: 78
- Views: 25258
Re: This weekend I have been mostly building....Gravity Griff wagon
Hi yes, I am David Clavey and produced loads of different models for the Gravity Griff as "Clavey Models" You can find me on Facebook and Ebay. www.ebay.co.uk/usr/clavey.models CLAVEY Models is owned by David Clavey, creating 3D drawings of Garden Rail parts and 3D Printing them in the UK...
- Sat Apr 23, 2022 9:17 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Semi-scale BR: The Modernisation Plan
- Replies: 272
- Views: 124240
Re: Semi-scale BR: The Modernisation Plan
There's not a lot of options in the garden scales when it comes to rtr power units for battery powered models. Even when you make your own mechs as I do, sourcing decent quality gears and motors means the cost is still fairly high. There was no choice with the big diesel, as no suitable commercial ...
- Thu Apr 14, 2022 8:42 am
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Best glue for nameplates on live steam.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1519
Re: Best glue for nameplates on live steam.
As per "Big-Ted" that is what i was advised to use, and did. Apparently it make removal easy, with little or no damage, though that I have not tried.
- Thu Apr 14, 2022 8:41 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Live steam at a bargain price...?
- Replies: 53
- Views: 28631
Re: Live steam at a bargain price...?
I was just browsing through old threads here when this one jogged my memory - sorry for the lack of updates! This order took so long to show up that I had quite forgotten about it by the time it arrived. I did indeed receive a package for this purchase (earlier this year, some months after I placed...
- Sun Apr 10, 2022 9:15 am
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Trickle charging advice
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2076
Re: Trickle charging advice
If the batteries were completely drained, and left like that for some time, they may not all charge again, and you should replace any faulty batteries, otherwise this will continually drain the good batteries.
- Sat Apr 09, 2022 9:27 am
- Forum: Mamods & MSS
- Topic: New loco from Mamod
- Replies: 19
- Views: 15257
- Sat Apr 09, 2022 9:22 am
- Forum: 3D Printing
- Topic: Using clay/putty to add to 3D prints?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4685
Re: Using clay/putty to add to 3D prints?
My wargaming mate uses Green Stuff. Like Milliput, it's a two part filler but it's much finer and so can give more intricate detail. I've used it for adding hats and longer dresses to figures to make modern figures look more 1930s https://riksrailway.blogspot.com/2017/05/how-i-modified-some-cheap-f...
- Wed Mar 30, 2022 5:55 pm
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Bowande/GRS Quarry hunslet
- Replies: 28
- Views: 10041
Re: Bowande/GRS Quarry hunslet
Have you contacted the vendor, I am sure they will replace it for you if it was new, otherwise the vendor needs to claim against the courier.