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Thanks chaps! The weather in Devon over the last 2 weeks has been ...well...disappointing! it managed to rain or even hail on every day off so progress has been slowed. I did manage to get out yesterday and today for a while so here are the updates and pictures: The end of the first bridge and the e...

Congratulations on your new loco. I have a Ragleth and have run it often over the last last year. While you do hear of the odd "problem" loco, they seem to be very robust. I agree with all the advice that has already been given... I am trying to build up the courage to take out the boiler ...

Very smart looking trackwork, great work indeed. I love the choice of plants too, thats going to get better and better as they mature.

Spring has sprung in the Deben Valley. https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1601/26082466312_893939159e_z.jpg Sorry I havn't posted much. About to enter the final term of my Chemical Engineering degree and its all got a bit serious. Roll on the summer I say! This look lovely, everything a garden railway ...

Hi Mr Bond and thanks for the welcome and the tips. I did take a closer look today following the advice from Chris. I slackened off the chain slightly more than the instructions and also gave the flywheel 10 though clearance from the cylinder block. Gave it 2 runs this afternoon and it runs perfectl...

Hi Grant Red wine tankers?? not thought of that...excellent idea! Hi Barry Thanks so much for those kind words, so nice of you. Tell you what, I'll build up another wagon at the weekend and take pictures of each stage and post them, that'll be easier than trying to explain. I live quite close to the...

Hi Peter Thanks very much for the comments. The coal wagons bodies are made from Obeche wood which I scribe planking detail into, the corners and strapping are from plasticard with square head rivets individually applied. Wheels are IP on some and Binnie on others (I like the wagons in the rake to l...

Thanks Brian

I am very happy with that model...love grubby narrow gauge railways...just as they should be!

Thanks for all the kind words! Soar valley... I can't claim to be working fast...it took me a decade to actually make a start! early last year I bought a Ragleth and was just too impatient to see it run. So I knocked up the raised temporary railway over a weekend. I knew I would have to get on with ...

There was a little more progress last week, not as much as I would have liked but the rain made indoor projects more appealing! The sidings on the left will house the engine shed https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1663/26024841922_fb1eed9c89_z.jpg The start of the bridge, sides are underway. There will ...

Platform under construction https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1518/25568046890_9f3ae0d6df_z.jpg https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1638/25773705431_10ef21a655_z.jpg Track base for the start of the station loop in cutting https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1718/25868706135_6aa11f2349_z.jpg I am very much lookin...

Hi Everyone. I am new to the forums and the hobby but after many years of planning I am underway. I built a temporary railway last year to run my locos and and now underway with the permanent version. I hope this is of interest to you, I found a lot of ideas from reading posts here. This is the pic ...

Hi Chris Thanks for that tip. I will have a go at that. When the loco arrived the chain adjuster was loose so I set it to the 2mm slack and I did think this may have been a bit tight. Good idea about the steam oil on the gears - I'll give that a go as well. I would have a look now but typically, it'...

Hi Jim I think it is in the drive train somewhere but cant seem to find it. It turns over by hand fine. The pressure gauge is also OK, moves from 0-3 as it should. Hi Tom I am using 3 in 1 for the drive train and Kent Garden Railways 460 for the steam oil - the lubricator is draining with one gas fi...

Hi all. This is my first ever post! Firstly, a massive thanks to everyone who posts here. I am quite new to the hobby and nearly finished building my first line. I have found much useful advice and inspiration from this forum. I have a new Regner Vincent in my collection. I have given it 2 hours of ...