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Hi Andrew,

The wagons are great, lovely workmanship. I really love the coaches though.

I somehow missed the post back in April but having just had a close study of the photos I have to say I'm thoroughly impressed. The yellow is an interesting colour!

All the best,

SVLR Andrew

Hi BWLR, What a super little railway. The backstory is great. I love them and feel they are essential if a railway is going to be working one, as yours clearly is. Like you, I love operating a service. Your stations and sidings fit beautifully into the landscape. Being quite minimal makes them blend...

From little Acorns...............

This is great Rik. Exciting news in the current climate.

SVLR Andrew

Hi Peter,

I love the full brake with the horse box and carriage truck. I was just thinking that there couldn't be a better livery for a coach of that type when you come along with four more of at least equal beauty! Well done and thanks for the continued inspiration.

SVLR Andrew

Evening all, I seem to be a bit late to this party (I hope someone saved me a Guinness!). The purpose of gauge widening is to reduce the frictional resistance of flange on rail as a vehicle travels through a curve. This also reduces the risk of 'flange climb' and thus the chance of derailment. 'Stan...

Hi Sylvian Tennant,

I think your brake van is one of the best I've seen, I'm impressed and not a little envious! Well done on such a high quality rebuild, it's something you should be very proud of. The livery really suits it too.

SVLR Andrew

Hi Ensign Elliott, Welcome to the forum. Regarding check rails, my only comment above what's already been said would be to make sure you provide an adequate flangeway, particularly if it's on a curve. I think you might be struggling with signal wires. Anything you do in 16mm will lack the weight and...

Hi David,

I'm really impressed with the build. The jointing method is very good! I'm really looking forward to the rest of the build.

SVLR Andrew

Hi Peter, I love all your builds but I have to say that I think this and the horse box together are probably my favourite. The Brougham is beautifully finished and a work of art in its own right. I think the wagon it sits on has worked out particularly well too. I love the way you have arranged the ...

It really is superb Peter. What an excellent chap Mr Irwin is too. The wagon really is 'made for the job'.

Marshalled that way round no one accuse you of putting the cart before the horse - apologies, but I just couldn't resist!

SVLR Andrew

ge_rik wrote: ↑Sun Feb 21, 2021 1:23 pm Sounds intriguing, Brian. Looking forward to the next installment.

Rik

Me too! I think steam powered railmotors are fascinating

SVLR Andrew

Hello Kjell,

Goodness me, you're snow plough is going to be busy!

The pictures are really great.

SVLR Andrew

philipy wrote: ↑Tue Feb 16, 2021 1:31 pm That is looking fantastic, Rik.

I couldn't agree more, it's an absolute beauty. That has to be 'Pride of the line' Rik.

SVLR Andrew

Gents, Thanks for the further sympathy and advice. They are most welcome! Pippindoo, Thanks for the link, it is restricted to registered users - but registering is 'free and easy' (as they say), so I have! The link looks very interesting and is well deserving of much closer study. I'm think there ar...

This topic is a great idea - far better than my computer drawing skills! This is definitely not to scale and only indicative of the layout and alignment. This is the Charnwood Forest Light Railway. Space constraints have required me to take liberties with the order of the stations, resulting in Anst...

Thanks for the commiserations chaps. You know what they say, 'a trouble shared is a trouble halved'. I think my problem is a combination of things, including those you have mentioned. I don't think I fully understood the properties of the materials I was using either and they weren't widely tested i...

Greetings dear readers, Having picked up a new loco just over a week ago I was very keen to give her a try. It was something I've been after for ages, the final one of the pair that will be the CFLR's loco fleet. I'm now working on an excuse to keep by rebodied Edrig (complete with tender) and Excel...

Hi Peter, That's a really important point and most dramatically made. One thing I always check when looking at kits is the overall height. I'm sure some people would find character in a variety of stock heights and the effect it creates, personally I prefer stock that looks like it was all built to ...

Hello Peter, That's yet another superb vehicle. The Sixteen Mills kits appear to be lovely vehicles. Based on your description of the builds I'm tempted. I'm not sure I could make quite such a good job but they look like they would be a pleasure to put together in themselves. Thanks for the descript...

That's better than a good start - it's pretty much job done! Thanks for putting in all that effort. Err, don't think its job done though Andrew. There are no contact details and most of the entries are duplicated and require editing, plus I think some do no longer exist. Hi Philip, You're right, fo...