Garden Railway Forum

Hi Rod HAving been absent on here for some time I find you have made some great progress but also sadly had a nasty fall. Do be carefull. I had one last year I was on the top of a twelve tread step ladder which topled over fortunately it tipped away but I fell about straight down onto my back. I lik...

Excellent progress Dazza. It looks like there will be some impressive scenery on this line.

Don

A carpenters marking gauge will make a line parallel to an edge.

Don

Sorry to hear about your trees Peter. We have our own problems with storms. We get shrubs so shaken about by the winds that the roots get loosened. Even small plants need staking. Plus the fence between us and the neighbours needs fixing.He hhas tiles off and we have to re-fix the edpm along the edg...

Nicely made Rod. I think it would look good with a couple of figures obviously shattered using it now parked somewhere while they recover. It could make a nice cameo.
Don

Wow those signals look really good and you say the frame is interlocked. I do like using proper interlocked lever frames I have promised myself I will build one for the indoor trains. I doubt I would need one for the garden as the tracks will be much simpler. One thing I found running a freinds exhi...

They do look nice coaches. The W&L had gren and cream coaches originally although a much darker green. That livery looks more modern to me the sort of thing that might be chosen to attract more visitors especially with the red dragon logo.

Don

Nice looking logging trucks. I expect the Drawbar is just there for the ride when loaded. Provided the logs are no longer than the coaches you use there should be planty of clearance for curves.

Don

Hi Andrew
that little train of skips suits it just fine. Looks just right in the garden. It was quite a frost overnight here too but if you're in the sun it is quite warming but in the shade it is cold. Memo to self make sure that I will not be in the shade too much when I plan the new line.

Don

Looks very nice is it a good hauler?

Don

Stations where the sidings are on th same side as the station building are very common full size. It makes road access easier all from one side. Enjoy your project.
Don

Nice pictures. Winter running often produces the best steam effects.

Don

I can see the pictures in three posts. I am using Crome browser on Windows 10 on a laptop with a decent Broadband (about 40Mbps average).

Don

I did enjoy that Peter. We used to watch Soap at one time but hadn't seen that one.
I do rather like the Ardman Animations Wallace and Grommett and Saun the Sheep very funny and top knotch modelling to boot.

Don

Lovely figures and buildings.

Don

If you overdo the blackening it can tend to peel off anyway with handling. The is not point isn using it under paint an etch primer is better as an undercoat. I find blackening useful for parts like three link couplings where paint will tend to wear off but also tend to interfere with the use of the...

Sound like you have solved it.
Don

Wishing you all all the best for the new year

Don

More top quality work Dazza. The Turnado system I understand to be using hand held tools which I know more as Graving. The people I know who use Graving are the 2mm finescale workers where they are making very fine cuts most of the time.

Don

Very glad to hear you are back on the mend. It is only after you have lived in a true bungalow for a while that you realise how many times you are going up and down stairs usually when you visit family with a house and you are n longer used to it! Anne sounds a real tresure. Best wished to you both ...