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It's a good start. I was thinking of using blocks for the permanent way, but by using similar method to you I may get something running much quicker.

The wood looks like wood and the wagons present a most realistic appearance. Well done Rik.

Personal experience of using SBR and a variety of ballast materials has given me an insight into what works and what is less likely to. My own first attempt was to use horticultural grit, which I took a long time to sieve out the larger lumps and only use the smaller. I quite liked the appearance o...

-steves- wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2019 9:47 pm .... sometimes i sit there and think, I wonder if anyone is actually reading this, let alone enjoying it, lol

Still with you. Reading it and enjoying it.

Peter Butler wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2019 8:22 pm

IanC wrote: ↑Fri Apr 05, 2019 10:29 am Brilliant. I'd love one for my grandson.

Sounds like a fair swap!

tom_tom_go wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2019 1:10 pm I think Rik has the winning shot already, brilliant photo!

I was thinking that too as soon as I saw it. It's certainly going to be difficult to beat.

Lovely.

No pictures, but my Lady Anne has had a badly bent buffer beam when it derailed and hit a very substantial bridge support. It also suffered a dent, since removed in the tank side when it fell from an elevated section of a friend's railway.

Brilliant. I'd love one for my grandson.

Steve, I am not an engineer, I haven't worked in, or for, industry. It doesn't stop me from following your threads and builds with interest. I doubt I will ever own a lathe, pillar drill or any other type of engineering machinery but there are still things I can learn and I enjoy seeing something co...

IrishPeter wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2019 2:32 pm For those of us who did not have a nanny growing up, H&S can be quite irritating.

Cheers,
Peter in Va

Indeed!

Sorry to hear of your Dad's passing Tom. Good luck with your future projects.

A cracking purchase. A most handsome loco. Nice colour too. To restore or preserve? A vexing question indeed.

Well done. Lovely photographs and write up of the first trains.

George, The improvements have turned out great. Well worth all the effort I'm sure.

Are they going to be red like the others? Yes, the intention is for them to be in the same livery as my existing two coaches. I've got the paint ready. Any difference will be down to a different paint batch although the new batch is from the same source so I'm not expecting any differences. I can't...

Wow. Way beyond my skill and resources, but please allow me to drool over that beautiful workmanship.

steamgeorge wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2019 8:27 pm They are looking much smarter now, I'm looking forward to seeing them completed

The main visible changes are the roofs and vacuum pipes, except on the right hand coach which has had handles rails and step boards added.

Impressed also with your camera techniques. Have you got a fancy camera which enables you to adjust the depth of field (eg through aperture settings?) or does your camera have an auto 'large scale models' setting? :) Rik Rik, The way to get a good depth of field is to use a tripod to mount the came...