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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 ...

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 ...

Yes, thought it must be - keep up the good work!

Andrew.

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 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...

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 ...

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.

I love the shed scene - a lovely building and very characterful fleet of locos...

Cheers,

Andrew

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...

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...

I knew they reminded me of something...

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...

If you search "asbestos" on the GRS website you'll find it - but they were out of stock last week!

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...

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.

I'm enjoying these wagons very much, they look just right...

Looking forward to seeing them in action on the line...

Andrew.

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.

That's brilliant! From that angle you've really captured the GWR family look - and the paint finish is superb! I'm intrigued by the whole semi scale thing - I've yet to tackle rolling stock for my indoor chocolate factory line, but that's 32mm to a sort of Faller E-train/Playmobil scale (G-ish?), so...

IanC wrote: ↑Sat Jul 14, 2018 7:51 pm Good to see that you've been able to make a start on your railway so soon after moving in. At this rate you'll soon have trains running again.

Yes, can't be long now! Congratulations on such rapid progress...

All the best,

Andrew.

Wow, this is looking great! I love the thought that's going in to making the village look right, like it's grown gradually over a real landscape rather than being arranged in neat lines on a billiard table. I'm looking forward to seeing the roads unify it all into a single design, it'll look fantast...