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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...

Probably something in between is what you need. Could you make two cuts along the tube then bend it in ( a bit of broom handle or metal rod on something with a little give should roll it up) then re-solder. Or make a single cut and overlap the join before re-soldering.Not for the faint hearted if f...

Whilst I’m here.... One thing that has got my head pickled is deciding what boiler diameter to go with. I initially bought some 1 1/2 inch pipe which had an external diameter of 42mm. Now, this to me looked a bit weedy, but then I am most familiar with colonial prototypes that were usually on the la...

Thanks for all the tips and the kind comments guys! I have most of the tools in Graeme’s tool kit (or rather, I’m lucky that my dad has them!), but I hadn’t thought of things like clamping the ruler to the bench! I’d started to realise that less is more when it comes to pressure applied to the knife...

Well, I can’t say it’s been fun, but we’re getting there! People make styrene look so easy, but I never seem to be able to get this bloody stuff straight and square! https://i.imgur.com/a4098H1.jpg Nothing is stuck together properly yet (apart from the running plate/buffer beam). I just need to make...

I completely understand on the time thing Rob. This month for me is even less with grandkids minding duties... :lol: :lol: Do my eyes deceive me Rob... 8) Are you using a cereal box for the cab.... :scratch: Ah but the good thing about Grandkids, as the saying goes, is you can give them back! :lol:...

Some slight progress before I have to go to work. Only had about 30 mins to spare so it’s not much....

I’ve decided to go for a stepped running plate so that the cab sits lower.

Thanks Rod! It’s sort of inspired by Tag Gorton’s latest loco, which is a coal fired DJB Emma with tender. There’s pictures and videos of said loco on DJB’s Facebook page. This will be a bit bigger though I reckon. I also have no specific plans, I’m just sort of making it up as I go along! I’ve neve...

Very early days of the latest CLR loco department project....

Do you work in the paper industry? There is no point having both electronic and paper formats as the environmental impact is greater. Printed information generally becomes obsolete as soon as it's produced whereas electronic data can be updated. You could easily argue with your iPad reference what'...

I’m definitely going to have to pick a copy up! It’s always nice to see a garden railway featured in the ‘mainstream’ modelling mags, especially one as high quality as yours is Peter! It’s also worth noting that the paper industry is one of the most highly regulated and efficient industries on the p...

Oh, now I really like that a lot! You’ve got me thinking about where I could use some!

I remember when my Silver Lady use to look like yours when it was new. If you are running out of gas that quickly it might be up too high or try refilling with gas once you have pressure (remembering to turn the gas off first!) I’m planning on buying a few bits and pieces for it this year :) The ru...

No.1 went out on tday’s morning goods... https://i.imgur.com/em2xJzC.jpg https://i.imgur.com/oLSUNOe.jpg https://i.imgur.com/qB5ZpyB.jpg https://i.imgur.com/GE2BSMl.jpg The loco ran quite nicely, but as is usually the case ran out of gas half way round. Not to worry though, as No.9 was on hand to go...

Pity Rik's chosen theme for the current Photo Gallery is "On Track", if it was 'Off Track', you'd have a sure-fire winner!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: I could start an entire gallery of ‘off the rails’! Hi Rob, Agree with Phillipy on your photo. Was it taken when we had that heatwave l...

No. 9 was entrusted with the down ‘flying kipper’ a few days ago. Unfortunately not everything went to plan...