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Hi.
I have been building for sometime this country-grocery house. To day it has been outdoors for the first time just to try out some impressions and thoughts

Backside:

Looks great, well done!

Building looks good, but there is something very atmospheric about your track, although saying that I think I'd want to do something about the kinked joints!

I like it looks good

laalratty: you are absolutely right

although saying that I think I'd want to do something about the kinked joints!

That is a problem in this part of the line. And my only solution is to get me a railbender, but it´s not on the top place of things I ought to by (maybe build one myself?) The thing is, I don´t have any derailments in the kinked joints, so I tend to forget them.
Thank you all for kind comments on the building. I´m now getting to the fun part of the building: Finnishing it all up, and adding advertisements

You can cheat and get by without the railbender..... if you have a set of pliars you can get a bit of bend on the ends of the rail, it probably won't correct it 100% but it could certainly help, just go very carefully to add a bit of bend at a time. I've done this to a few of my joints, my minimum radius is 4 feet (about 120cm) and I didn't use a railbender either

Looking fantastic! Full of character. I agree about the track, very atmospheric, and very realistic too...

Cheers,

Andrew

Nice!

Agreed about the atmospheric track, even the trees in the back ground look to scale.

You can cheat and get by without the railbender..... if you have a set of pliars you can get a bit of bend on the ends of the rail, it probably won't correct it 100% but it could certainly help, just go very carefully to add a bit of bend at a time.

This is what makes this forum so fantastic Thank you laalratty! I´m going to try with pliers. I didn´t know of such an easy solution

KjellAn has a low cost home made rail bender with parts from Biltema. He has posted images here: http://gardenrails.myfreeforum.org/about5471.html But currently the images don't show. Maybe removed?

rebelego:91982 wrote:KjellAn has a low cost home made rail bender with parts from Biltema. He has posted images here: http://gardenrails.myfreeforum.org/about5471.html But currently the images don't show. Maybe removed?

If you are using SM32 Peco track like the guy you referred to then you might just try using the larger G45 railjoiners from Peco. I've used them on all my SM32 'doglegs' and they have solved the problem without benders.

Good luck

rebelego:91982 wrote:KjellAn has a low cost home made rail bender with parts from Biltema. He has posted images here: http://gardenrails.myfreeforum.org/about5471.html But currently the images don't show. Maybe removed?

Sorry - but the pics has been moved to an other web-server. Now the link should be OK.


Anyway - here are a picture of my railbender - cheap and easy selfmade:

The contryside groceries "konsum" is finnished. I haven´t found the right spot for it yet, it´s just placed outside for taking pictures. Now it´s stored in the barn awating for the spring

Looks great! I do like the little details in the window. Is it built on a cast concrete base? All your buildings have a definite style which adds to the unique character of your railway which we've seen develop -a lovely journey. Thank you!

Thank you for kind comments on my work. Mr.Bond, if you look a bit higher up in this thread, you can see the ugly light blue colour that is the ground-isolating foam material that I have used. On the visible parts of it, I have daubed and formed it with "Quick setting repair cement" It´s some 5mm. thick.
And the things in the window: Many of us 16mm. modellers have used Tamyas racing crew as random habitants in our scenery. Theese are some of the small bits and peaces, that are leftovers from the set.
Eg. the brown bowls you can see are the raicing helmets from the set.

Only just seen this Michael and your buildings look brilliant!

You can't beat home built buildings using 'real world' materials

I don't like narrow gauge track to look too tidy. My line has a few 'less than mainline standard' curves, and it just contributes to the effect.

I really like the Konsum! However, I am a fan of wooden buildings, and things Scandinavian.

Peter in AZ