Garden Railway Forum

Welcome to the forum! LGB gear ain't cheap, as I'm sure you already know. $71 for a starter set is a steal in any condition. 8) You won't regret going R/C, I don't miss dealing with track power in HO.. I'm not aware of any ready-made R/C US-outline locos, but I'll echo that track powered stuff is ge...

I'm currently building my first variable-gauge (sliding wheels) loco to run on a friend's LGB set, and this sounds just crazy enough to try once. Does anyone have any more info on this layout? I have to imagine a lot of zig-zagging on the wider sections. Damn, I'd love to see that when you're ready...

Wonderful job you're making of that. The last photo looks damn-near 1:1 scale.

Perfect-sized layout and already well-integrated.

Good weather, beautiful modelling, and a centenary to the minute. Can't beat that.

The Welsh language is truly a mystery, one can only imagine what things the workshop staff know.

I can see why you were looking for that setup, it's very nicely done.

Welcome back! While 3d printing is terrific, it's nice to see a scratchbuild of complex prototypes.
Fence-mounted signal is a nice touch too.

Not afraid to jump into modding an expensive model, love to see it.

It certainly is a lot of work, but these wagons needed a lot of work done anyway.. Modding older O gauge track sounds the best way to go, the newer closer-to-scale rail may be too short in height. I think Peco SM32 is code 200, for reference. 21/05/23 With the trucks done, I set about converting a f...

Looking very tidy!
Given the natural tendency to "load up" a Garratt with a long train, would it be worth beefing up that worm/sprocket motor mount?

Work of art, that.

I never really see these RH diesels being modded, nice work.

Aye, a battery loco would be much better than a Mamod/MSS. They're very much a tinkerer's loco, and take a lot of work to make them run properly.

What an exhibition!
When you factor in shipping and customs fees, that Bundy would've been a thousand AUD cheaper than mine turned out!

And give yourself more credit, they're excellent photos.

I haven't used one, but there is also the Boot Lane Works chassis: https://bootlane.org.uk/shop/kits/locos/No6 I'm sure you could replace the motor with a similarly sized 12v one if desired. That might work. I'll look further into it when the time eventually comes.. :study: In the meantime, the can...

Come out real well, that.

Decrepitude to perfection.
Blooper section is fun as well, you don't see many of those anymore.

Raising the bar indeed! Never imagined we'd see him on the A3.

Always a treat to see really unique structures.