Hi Andrew,
Well, it's been a long time coming - but worth every moment of the wait! What a beautiful addition to the railway. I've always been impressed by your builds but this one takes the biscuit!
I look forward to seeing it in action.
SVLR Andrew
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- Mon Jul 03, 2023 8:29 pm
- Forum: Rolling Stock
- Topic: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock
- Replies: 939
- Views: 362670
- Tue May 09, 2023 8:50 pm
- Forum: Rolling Stock
- Topic: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock
- Replies: 939
- Views: 362670
Re: (WH)WHR Rolling Stock
Hi Andrew,
That really is a bit special. Not many models would stand up so well to such close up photography. I'm seriously impressed!
SVLR Andrew
That really is a bit special. Not many models would stand up so well to such close up photography. I'm seriously impressed!
SVLR Andrew
- Tue May 09, 2023 8:33 pm
- Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
- Topic: Point Operation
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6865
Re: Point Operation
Cliff Barker also supplies rodding, trestles and cranks. I've no experience of them but I've used other components of his and they have all been very good.
SVLR Andrew
SVLR Andrew
- Mon Dec 12, 2022 8:49 pm
- Forum: Rolling Stock
- Topic: In search of Carriage Brown
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4250
Re: In search of Carriage Brown
The final attempt looks great Zach, well done. I like the livery more than I thought I would when I read the description.
SVLR Andrew
SVLR Andrew
- Mon Dec 12, 2022 8:38 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway
- Replies: 765
- Views: 331915
Re: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway
Hi Andrew,
Fantastic pictures of a working railways again. I've always had a soft spot for van trains, so I really liked your photos of the 'Santa Special' postal service.
All the best,
SVLR Andrew
Fantastic pictures of a working railways again. I've always had a soft spot for van trains, so I really liked your photos of the 'Santa Special' postal service.
All the best,
SVLR Andrew
- Fri Nov 18, 2022 7:50 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway
- Replies: 765
- Views: 331915
Re: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway
Hi Andrew,
The railway is looking really good. You did well to battel your way through the leaves!
SVLR Andrew
The railway is looking really good. You did well to battel your way through the leaves!
SVLR Andrew
- Sun Sep 04, 2022 11:53 am
- Forum: Quarterly Garden Railway Gallery
- Topic: Sept 2022 Gallery - VOTE HERE
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4511
Re: Sept 2022 Gallery - VOTE HERE
I reckon this is the toughest choice we've ever been presented with! Every single entry had some merit, I managed to get down to a top three but picking a winner led me to very carefully re-read the theme, consider what that meant and then how best my top three met that target. Thank goodness I didn...
- Sun Aug 07, 2022 4:38 pm
- Forum: 3D Printing
- Topic: Commercial Printing
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6231
Re: Commercial Printing
Thanks all for the advice and suggestions.
Definitely some food for thought there and some ideas well worth following up. Much appreciated.
SVLR Andrew
Definitely some food for thought there and some ideas well worth following up. Much appreciated.
SVLR Andrew
- Wed Aug 03, 2022 9:00 pm
- Forum: 3D Printing
- Topic: Commercial Printing
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6231
Re: Commercial Printing
Thanks folks, You've given me some food for thought here. Durability was an issue I hadn't considered. They will need to be able to withstand the odd hot cinder and the effects of foot traffic. No idea about printing, I'm afraid, but I'm VERY impressed with your/the GCR's attention to detail! Mostly...
- Wed Aug 03, 2022 8:42 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway
- Replies: 765
- Views: 331915
Re: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway
Fantastic Andrew, and very apt.
I love the track repairs too, nice to see the platelayers favourite tool to the fore!
SVLR Andrew
I love the track repairs too, nice to see the platelayers favourite tool to the fore!
SVLR Andrew
- Mon Aug 01, 2022 5:38 pm
- Forum: 3D Printing
- Topic: Commercial Printing
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6231
Re: Commercial Printing
Thanks Philip,
I might give him a try.
SVLR Andrew
I might give him a try.
SVLR Andrew
- Sat Jul 30, 2022 11:51 am
- Forum: 3D Printing
- Topic: Commercial Printing
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6231
Commercial Printing
Hello all, I hope you will forgive a non garden railway (and 12" to the foot scale) enquiry. The Eastern Region of BR used to mark each chain along the railway by nailing small cast numbers to the sleepers (about and inch and a half by two inches and about and eighth of an inch thick). Over the...
- Sat Jul 30, 2022 11:30 am
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: New Beginning for 2022
- Replies: 44
- Views: 16923
Re: New Beginning for 2022
I thought I'd carried out some major terraforming but I can't compete with that!
SVLR Andrew
SVLR Andrew
- Sat Jul 30, 2022 11:27 am
- Forum: General Garden Railways
- Topic: Roy Wood Models - end of the line?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4431
Re: Roy Wood Models - end of the line?
Just checked the website.
The home page confirms he is still trading but no longer making loco and that the business is up for sale.
SVLR Andrew
The home page confirms he is still trading but no longer making loco and that the business is up for sale.
SVLR Andrew
- Wed Jul 06, 2022 7:44 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: A little bit of Gower in Carmarthenshire
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5830
Re: A little bit of Gower in Carmarthenshire
That's handy!........................... I'll get my coat!
- Mon May 30, 2022 7:10 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway
- Replies: 765
- Views: 331915
Re: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway
HI Andrew, Brilliant pictures, I loved the 'pan' shot too. The train looks great. It may have been early but you seemed to drum up a respectable number of passengers! I haven't run a train at all yet this year. The state of the track on the CFLR and the amount of work required to make it fit has put...
- Thu Apr 28, 2022 8:07 pm
- Forum: Projects
- Topic: Scratch Built Wagons....
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9728
Re: Scratch Built Wagons....
On the Midland Railway wagons were painted grey. Even as new that could vary between a pale grey and a dark grey. The reason was that the wagon paint was 'stretched out' by mixing in all the scraps of paint from the paint shop, so the 'colour of the day' depended on what other vehicles were being pa...
- Thu Apr 28, 2022 7:57 pm
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: The Southwold re-awakens
- Replies: 27
- Views: 11536
Re: The Southwold re-awakens
That's rather wonderful. Thanks for the picture Rik.
SVLR Andrew
SVLR Andrew
- Tue Apr 19, 2022 7:49 pm
- Forum: Railways & Layouts
- Topic: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway
- Replies: 765
- Views: 331915
Re: The (Windmill Hill) Welsh Highland Railway
Hi Andrew, A very suitable way to spend the time, if I may say so. That's a very nice looking train in a very nice setting. I managed to clear some vegetation from my own line this weekend but it only revealed how disappointing my track is! Yours on the other hand looks very nice, well established b...
- Fri Apr 15, 2022 5:33 pm
- Forum: Scenery
- Topic: A Quiet Sunday
- Replies: 276
- Views: 130058
Re: A Quiet Sunday
Hi Grant, You have a real knack for the subtle. I've said before how much your pictures feel like looking at railway in old photos. (of course, it IS a real railway in it's own right - but you know what I mean). One of the subtleties I noticed in the first photo was the layout and spacing of the sid...