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- Sun Aug 05, 2018 9:35 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: RWLR - Robin Wood Light Railway
- Replies: 716
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Re: RWLR - Robin Wood Light Railway
Looks like fun Tom - nice to see Russell keeping such good company too! A lovely line - I really like the Col Stephens style building... Glad you're having fun with Russell, sorry she keeps throwing up extra problems! I wondered whether the regulator might be contributing to the RC problems - defini...
- Wed Aug 01, 2018 10:00 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Vintage tractor size?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6314
Re: Vintage tractor size?
Thank you! From memory I reckon 20% overscale sounds about right, I'll let you know when I've been back with a ruler...
I'm working solely on my not-terribly-smart phone at the moment so can't work out how to re-size the picture I took...
Cheers,
Andrew
I'm working solely on my not-terribly-smart phone at the moment so can't work out how to re-size the picture I took...
Cheers,
Andrew
- Wed Aug 01, 2018 7:20 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Vintage tractor size?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6314
Re: Vintage tractor size?
Thanks Philip!
I think my junk shop tractor's going to come out too big, but I can get back there on Friday and will check then if it's still there...
Cheers!
Andrew
I think my junk shop tractor's going to come out too big, but I can get back there on Friday and will check then if it's still there...
Cheers!
Andrew
- Wed Aug 01, 2018 3:45 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Vintage tractor size?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6314
Vintage tractor size?
Hi all, I've just come across a nice metal tractor in a junk shop. It looks roughly old enough for my 20s/30s era, but I don't know if it's the right sort of size. I can imagine a 16mm farmer sitting on the seat, but it does look a bit on the big side. Does anyone know roughly how long it should be ...
- Tue Jul 31, 2018 10:53 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: RWLR - Robin Wood Light Railway
- Replies: 716
- Views: 305485
Re: RWLR - Robin Wood Light Railway
This has all gone rather well so far Andrew (should I have said that?) Yep, definitely! I'm very glad it's all going well - I was a little concerned that some of the RC problems might have been exacerbated by previous tinkering I'd undertaken... It's a shame Russell isn't much use to you until the ...
- Mon Jul 30, 2018 11:10 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: The Skebawn and Castleknox Light Railway and Tramway
- Replies: 163
- Views: 79671
Re: The Skebawn and Castleknox Light Railway and Tramway
Yes, thought it must be - keep up the good work!
Andrew.
Andrew.
- Mon Jul 30, 2018 10:50 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: RWLR - Robin Wood Light Railway
- Replies: 716
- Views: 305485
Re: RWLR - Robin Wood Light Railway
Looks like you got the chuffer slighter lower in the chimney than I managed too - it was almost flush with the top before, well done!
I'm very impressed with your progress - I hope I'm not in your wife's bad books for taking up so much of your time!
Cheers,
Andrew
I'm very impressed with your progress - I hope I'm not in your wife's bad books for taking up so much of your time!
Cheers,
Andrew
- Mon Jul 30, 2018 10:43 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: The Skebawn and Castleknox Light Railway and Tramway
- Replies: 163
- Views: 79671
Re: The Skebawn and Castleknox Light Railway and Tramway
I have been totally stopped on railway projects since February thanks to finding myself in the middle of a Church Planting effort which has absorbed a vast amount of my energy over the spring and summer. Anyway, the situation seems to be stabilizing a bit now, so I might be able to get on with both...
- Mon Jul 30, 2018 8:08 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: RWLR - Robin Wood Light Railway
- Replies: 716
- Views: 305485
Re: RWLR - Robin Wood Light Railway
Two dead spiders?! Wonder how long they'd been there?! Russell lives in a plastic toolbox most of the time, so they must have been very determined little arachnids!... I added locoworks inner tanks, which I think help a little with the impression of solidity... The chuffer is one of my few attempts ...
- Mon Jul 30, 2018 2:29 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: RWLR - Robin Wood Light Railway
- Replies: 716
- Views: 305485
Re: RWLR - Robin Wood Light Railway
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.
Cheers,
Andrew.
- Thu Jul 26, 2018 8:21 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Vale of Fairway
- Replies: 688
- Views: 214314
Re: Vale of Fairway
I love the shed scene - a lovely building and very characterful fleet of locos...
Cheers,
Andrew
Cheers,
Andrew
- Thu Jul 26, 2018 8:46 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Loading bank
- Replies: 31
- Views: 13863
Re: Loading bank
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...
- Thu Jul 26, 2018 7:29 am
- Forum: Rolling Stock
- Topic: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock
- Replies: 939
- Views: 355538
Re: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock
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...
- Thu Jul 19, 2018 1:12 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Newqidas on the Block
- Replies: 93
- Views: 41365
Re: Newqidas on the Block
I knew they reminded me of something...
- Thu Jul 19, 2018 1:10 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Newqidas on the Block
- Replies: 93
- Views: 41365
Re: Newqidas on the Block
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...
- Tue Jul 17, 2018 8:50 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Vale of Fairway
- Replies: 688
- Views: 214314
Re: Vale of Fairway
If you search "asbestos" on the GRS website you'll find it - but they were out of stock last week!
- Tue Jul 17, 2018 8:08 pm
- Forum: Rolling Stock
- Topic: Zach Bond "Momentum Van" project
- Replies: 199
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Re: Zach Bond "Momentum Van" project
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...
- Tue Jul 17, 2018 8:01 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Vale of Fairway
- Replies: 688
- Views: 214314
Re: Vale of Fairway
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.
- Tue Jul 17, 2018 7:59 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: Vale of Fairway
- Replies: 688
- Views: 214314
Re: Vale of Fairway
I'm enjoying these wagons very much, they look just right...
Looking forward to seeing them in action on the line...
Andrew.
Looking forward to seeing them in action on the line...
Andrew.
- Mon Jul 16, 2018 2:23 pm
- Forum: Scenery
- Topic: Disguising unwanted backgrounds
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11635
Re: Disguising unwanted backgrounds
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.
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.