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I’ve only had a quick flick through mine, but I certainly instantly stands out as a quality production. Very much looking forward to reading it properly!

Great paint job, I like the darker brown roof of the top pics. the livery gives them a very V. R. look when ours were carriage red and moonstone. Grant. Thanks Grant. It’s also similar to SAR/SAS livery, which is what I based my 009 carriages on. Its a very attractive livery in my eyes. The idea be...

That looks fantastic! Thanks Andrew! There’s a few things I’m not 100% happy with, the roof being the main one. The masking tape I used wasn’t my usual choice, and there’s a bit of bleeding on the clerestory and I’m not convinced by the colour. These were always intended to be tinkered with so I’m ...

Getting there! https://i.imgur.com/gouWi6p.jpg Please excuse the loose wire, I haven’t put everything back together properly yet... https://i.imgur.com/uJ1LIeT.jpg I’ve also added a small piece of chain across the gap in the railings on the guards balcony. All other balconies will now be fitted the ...

Thanks Rob - it's always a pleasure to see pictures of your line. The carriages will look great running together. You've inspired me to do a little clearance work and maybe run a train myself... Cheers, Andrew. Thanks Andrew, I’m hoping so. Over time they’ll have some of their Americanisms toned do...

High maintenance or not, it looks great!

I actually quite enjoy the maintenance side of things.

Thanks Guys, it’s good to be back out there! I must say I also like photos to be taken from a low angle (as you can probably tell). I guess it’s to do it being more immersive. Anyway, today’s job was to get the other Jackson-Sharp into a state that it could run. In other words, it needed couplers fi...

The weather is good, so what else is there to do whilst under lockdown and self isolating? No.9 rumbles down platform 2 at Charlwood with a lineside clearance train; https://i.imgur.com/UJGobMQ.jpg No.3 Takes water whilst shunting Top-End Wharf; https://i.imgur.com/etThqd5.jpg And later on, No.3 at ...

Well Rob, job sorted.... :thumbright: I have an App that monitors scammers and hackers, even though Apple do have very secure operating systems, they are not totally secure. They will tell you that themselves. If a scammer or hacker wants to get in they will. So on the App Store, Apple have some ap...

IMGUR are reducing the size and quality of your images which is normal as websites would run painfully slow if all online images were MB in size! https://help.imgur.com/hc/en-us/articles/115000083326 The forum has a size limit for the same reason: https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=33&am...

Hi Rob, Just some brilliant photos and you should be very proud to have a collection of very fine locos. I love your line, it’s simple, yet brilliantly thought out as well. Love the way you wind the locos around the tree. :thumbright: :thumbright: Could you put a camera on a tripod, or even put it ...

Happy (belated) new year from the CLR! https://i.imgur.com/Woa18oZ.jpg https://i.imgur.com/RTzhPm2.jpg https://i.imgur.com/7qUZOzd.jpg https://i.imgur.com/0bxHD3l.jpg https://i.imgur.com/GBiRNfV.jpg https://i.imgur.com/O8hNzXs.jpg https://i.imgur.com/ipR3Z6k.jpg https://i.imgur.com/iL9g4p4.jpg All ...

Last post edited to correct the lack of pictures, you should be able to see them now!

Happy (belated) new year from the CLR! https://i.imgur.com/Woa18oZ.jpg https://i.imgur.com/RTzhPm2.jpg https://i.imgur.com/7qUZOzd.jpg https://i.imgur.com/0bxHD3l.jpg https://i.imgur.com/GBiRNfV.jpg https://i.imgur.com/O8hNzXs.jpg https://i.imgur.com/ipR3Z6k.jpg https://i.imgur.com/iL9g4p4.jpg All i...

I think this is my favourite of your builds so far. Really nice loco!

The new van looks good. The guards will be happy little vegemiters, especially the ones on the goods roster..... The greenery behind Warringine seems greener and thicker than I remember, has that taken off now it gets more sunlight? Regards, Graeme I was wondering if that was a new van! It’s great ...

Mr I.N. Spectre here, Good Evening from Liverpool! I arrived in this part of the world over a week ago, but unfortunately couldn’t be granted access to the railway (something about the weather and various other issues apparently) but the General Manager kindly put me up in the local hotel. I must sa...

Something has been bugging me over the last few days. The running plate was just too wide, so today I’ve reduced it by about 6mm by taking 3mm from each side. It looks much better now IMO, pictures to follow.

Thanks Don. It’s more a proof of concept than a finished thing at the moment, but I’m happy that I seem to be making progress in the right direction!

This is how I cut my Plasticard Rob, no matter how big the sheet is.... This is a scrap bit just to show you. DSCN4130.JPG And this is the stuff I use, you can get it off the Bay....It goes a long way and it's what is used in the making of liquid solvent glue, well in the UK it is.... s-l1600.jpg I...