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- Thu Nov 08, 2012 8:18 am
- Forum: Rolling Stock
- Topic: Help with carriage painting.
- Replies: 13
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Hello again, You may well be right about the extra painting and sanding. On my Pickering brake the big swirly patterns in the grain were still very noticeable until I primed and sanded - after that you couldn't see them at all, just the odd tiny grain marking that I like because it shows that the th...
- Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:33 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway
- Replies: 765
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The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway
I thought I'd start a thread to record the progress of my new garden railway, the (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland. The new line replaces my old West Kent Light Railway, a Colonel Stephens inspired line that was demolished to make way for a house extension in 2010. As the name suggests the new railway...
- Tue Oct 30, 2012 2:17 pm
- Forum: Rolling Stock
- Topic: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock
- Replies: 939
- Views: 360740
Glad you like it - just need to build some more track so I can give the thing a proper run now! WVLR - the roof's covered with an old cottom T-shirt, glued on with waterproof PVA, primed, and then painted with enamel. The painting has the curious effect of raising up lots of little bobbles in the fi...
- Sun Oct 28, 2012 11:47 am
- Forum: Rolling Stock
- Topic: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock
- Replies: 939
- Views: 360740
(WH)WHR Rolling Stock
Hi all, I haven't shared my work on this forum before, but I always like to see other people's so thought I'd post mine. This is my latest carriage which I've just finished. It follows my usual plywood and wood strip technique and I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out - of course it helps that t...
- Sun Oct 28, 2012 11:40 am
- Forum: Rolling Stock
- Topic: Help with carriage painting.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7164
Hi Steamcoaster! Glad you found the sealer, I reckon it should make a big difference - otherwise the grain will continue across the matchboarding and give the game away. It certainly worked for my Pickering brake which had a big swirly pattern from end to end until I sealed and primed it. Good luck ...
- Mon Oct 22, 2012 3:48 pm
- Forum: Rolling Stock
- Topic: Suggestions/input needed: Small-ish coaches in 16mm
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7960
That IS nice - a possible purchase for Flagg Fluorspar in the future?? Glad you like it Brian. Being Faller-made I guess these shouldn't have any trouble with FF's tight curves. This one will be for sale itself at some point soon-ish - I've been scratchbuilding WHR/FfR stock and need to get rid of ...
- Mon Oct 22, 2012 10:32 am
- Forum: Rolling Stock
- Topic: Suggestions/input needed: Small-ish coaches in 16mm
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7960
Hello! Have you considered the old Faller E train carriages? Still readily available via E Bay, particularly the German site. Here's a cruelly-enlarged photo of my one - first time I've added a photo, don't know how to make it smaller... I've added droplights , changed the interior, repainted and ad...
- Fri Oct 12, 2012 11:01 am
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Construction of platforms
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5398
Hi all, For those interested in such things the 1922 contact governing McAlpine's refurbishment of the NWNGR and creation of the new bits to form the Welsh Highland is available online - http://www.railchronology.free-online.co.uk/WHR-archives.htm The '23 working instructions and '34 FR lease are th...
- Tue Oct 09, 2012 1:55 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Construction of platforms
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5398
Hello Paul, That's a nice looking railway, congratulations on completing your circuit. I dismantled my last garden line two years ago because of building work on the house and have still only got a few feet relaid... I'm planning very low simple platforms for my new line. I've purchased some slate t...
- Wed Oct 03, 2012 12:57 pm
- Forum: Rolling Stock
- Topic: TVT Goods Trucks
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6241
What lovely wagons, congratulations! Love the louvre and brake vans, and I always like to see unpainted interiors on opens too... I've been carriage-building for a while now but your photos might be the inspiration I need to get cracking on some wagons. Thanks for the photos of the brakes too, I was...
- Tue Sep 04, 2012 8:33 am
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: In the beginning.
- Replies: 11
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- Mon Sep 03, 2012 8:38 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: In the beginning.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6950
Just found this, looks very interesting. The Wantage Tramway is a great source of inspiration - are you going to model the rickety overall roof? That and the funny tall brick station building/HQ offices featured in a pipe-dream I was once playing with... I was in Wantage for a wedding a while back a...
- Sat Sep 01, 2012 12:50 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: The Skebawn and Castleknox Light Railway and Tramway
- Replies: 163
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- Sun Aug 05, 2012 1:42 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Faller Points and Big BigTrains
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4038
Hello, Are you sure it's the Big Big wheels which are at fault? I've used Big Big chassis for years (rolling stock rather than locos though) and in the early days I chose them specifically because they'd stay on my ropey track. I've improved my tracklaying now but still use Big Big chassis for econo...
- Tue Jul 03, 2012 8:21 pm
- Forum: Rolling Stock
- Topic: Colonel Stephens Livery
- Replies: 22
- Views: 21928
Hello, Wonderful photos Marquis, inspirational stuff. Love the colour ones and the one of Van 4. I'm slowly building a planned fleet of maybe 20 WHR and FR vehicles in 20s liveries, some nice ideas there to make sure they're all a little different. That enigma photo really is, isnt it? Must've looke...