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Make sure you get the UV protection varnish not the varnish that is fixed by UV light. Same company makes both, it can be a bit confusing. The stuff in the spray can is the right one. Max.

I think if you are adamant on modelling G1 1:32 British outline Diesel with ready built stock you first need to look at that area's viability and availability of product first before doing anything else to avoid any wasted time. The problem is that G1 is what might be considered "finescale"...

I think I have seen your post on the G Scale Central site. Have you looked at the Garden Railway Specialists shop site. they are promoting a live steam K1 in 16 mm scale ? http://www.grsuk.com/Tasmanian_K1_Garratt_Live_Steam-M6519 I think they are working in conjunction with Accucraft. Apart from th...

I think you will be best served to try posting these questions on a forum that deals more with track powered garden railway layouts - such as the UK based G scale Central - where there are more members who have experience of this type of operation. I'm fairly new here, although been in the garden fo...

1st thing if you are going track powered - did you use some form of graphite paste or similar to proof all of the joints between the rail connectors (fish-plates). If you have not you will be having all sorts of problems with voltage drop-outs within about 2 years as the rails and connectors tarnish...

Might something like this help with your UV problem. here's the source http://www.marabu-inks.com/press-pages-releases-and-review/news-archive/news-details/news/for-the-cherry-on-top-marabu-uv-varnishes-1108.html?no_cache=1 The product that may best suit http://modelshop.co.uk/Shop/Item/Marabu-UV-pr...

Vectis are the main specialist action house for "collectible toys/models". However, be aware I have heard stories where groups of dealers at these auctions agree not to bid on certain lots to ensure prices are kept low. Yes, I know that these auctions are open to those on-line and not &quo...

I don't think it is ended yet. At 10.45 a.m. it still seems to have some 7 hours to run with 11 bids so far. So still time to snap up this little beauty. Max.

I have built one of their other kits with a ducket. It was a fairly simple procedure. Just a bit of thin ply with some ends and a bit of hot water. Stained then superglued together. Surface mounted to the body. Easy to fabricate oneself. Or you could get the vac formed add on plastic items from the ...

Sorry I meant the driving wheels. Here are some pic's of the bits. Max. ./myff/1846267/Mad+mallet+bits+001.JPG Here are the Bachmann Annie chassis. At the back is what we start with and at the front is what we end up with. the objective to get the shortest power unit possible. There is still a bit o...

I have been taken by the 009 masterpiece "County Gate" for some time. The thing I loved on the "what might have been" extension to the L&B to Minehead was a realisation of a suitable goods loco to cope with the proposed gradients - The mad Mallet, a Manning Wardle that has be...

I'll start a new topic. I didn't intend to crash this one. Max
Here http://gardenrails.myfreeforum.org/sutr ... php#107852

With care GRS kits, locos and rolling stock, will build up fine. But I have to say that all could do with a serious update and clarification on their instructions. They have a wealth of detailing parts available too if you want to semi-scratch build something more personalized. Working on a Manning ...

Great fun. Just by chance, a couple of weeks a go a customer (past employment film production assistant), whom I deliver to (me a Tesco man) knowing of my interest in garden railways had dug out some old (about 30 years ago, is it that long ?) production shots from the original TtTE series. Some ser...

16 mm scale is roughly 1:19 so if you wanted to be pedantic you'd go for around 74 mm track gauge to replicate SG. But that means you would be scratch building just about everything bar the buildings. Brave and committed soul to do that. Gauge 3 is nominally 1:22.5 and 64 mm track gauge. Track and s...

Just woke up from my siesta and found this on the West Well in north Bucks. Max.

Colour me interested too. A short 4 compartment L&B style bogie coach which is a reasonable height behind an Accucraft locomotive would certainly appeal! Have you had a look at these ? http://www.ipengineering.co.uk/page164.html Or you could look here http://www.grsuk.com/45mm_Narrow_Gauge-C142...