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gilfachphil wrote: ↑Wed Jun 05, 2024 6:38 pm The fish van with iron work and lettering

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Phil

Nice that Phil. Great choice of colour.

dudeface wrote: ↑Tue Jun 04, 2024 9:11 pm

FWLR wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2024 9:14 am sorry it's been over a year for me to welcome you. Not had the best time of it then.

It's been 5 months...

Hi Miles,

I was replying to Winding Road's post I think....

At our previous house I had a garden pond with goldfish and carp but the water had to be constantly circulated through a filter box and UV filter, both of which required a mains electricity supply. Same here, although the UV filter hasn't worked for a couple of years and doesn't seem to make any di...

Peter Butler wrote: ↑Sun Jun 02, 2024 11:20 am

FWLR wrote: ↑Sun Jun 02, 2024 6:42 am It's at £100 now. Let's see what it gets to this time....

..... and whether it's offered a third time if not reaching it's expected price?

Correct Peter, only it had SOLD on it last time it was up for sale...

gilfachphil wrote: ↑Sun Jun 02, 2024 1:32 pm A little later :-


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Yews/ewes in the way!

Very funny...

After a full day of faultlessly working the shunting puzzle Yr Hen Felin at the West Wales Model Railway show yesterday Porthmadog enjoys the sunshine with a mixed freight. She had enough battery life remaining to do some circuits of the outdoor layout. The fish van awaits iron work and lettering, ...

The ponds are ready for fish as soon as the water temperature stays just a bit warmer. [/quote] Hi Drew, Why are you waiting until the water get's a bit warmer, fish like to be in cold water, they hate it when it's too warm. Our goldfish have been in our pond when it's as been -10 degrees and the w...

I like your water feature .A pond is one of my next projects for my railway . I am hoping to find a suitable solar powered battery backed up system pump that can raise a head of water 3ft to feed a stepped waterfall . Hi Preseli Chris, Having a solar powered pond pump while being good for the envir...

It's at £100 now. Let's see what it gets to this time....

They certainly do Peter. You certainly are a master with HIP's, that is so professionally done.

I love them so much, can you make me two of them....

I could have sworn I put this up the other day, but I can't find it now. Still I am putting it up again because it was still for sale yesterday for about £150 and did write that if I had the money it would be in my collection, but alas money being tight now it's out of my reach. Anyway I got an emai...

Have done Rod. Please note though that it probably only fits this one variety of motor/gearbox. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006734665217.html spm=a2g0o.order_detail.order_detail_item.3.2c23f19cXMuIuf Thanks Philip, :thumbright: I have a couple of those very same motors but at the lower revs...

drewzero1 wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2024 8:24 am I keep looking at it... I can't believe it's not wood!

Thats the joy of working with HIP and using a razor saw blade to make it look like wood. You can get some really realistic effects so it can look like old weathered wood.

Great build Peter, it's worthy of this...

Don't like insects of any kind, especially SPIDERS....uggg... please...

Ladybirds are welcome though...

That is a line to be proud of Phil. I just wish I had a little bit bigger garden and I would have nicked you idea of having it that tall also, my old back kills me now...

Thats really neat Philip. Have you made the housing box yourself. It great for protecting the gears from all the rubbish that gets picked up when running the locos. :thumbright: Thanks Rod. Yes, the gearmotor housing is custom drawn & printed. In three parts, the body in two halves glued togeth...

Hope you all have a brilliant day To far unfortunately for us for one day and it's a little bit short notice, other wise we may have booked a place to stay for the night.

Still I'am sure the day will be successful..

Thats really neat Philip. Have you made the housing box yourself. It great for protecting the gears from all the rubbish that gets picked up when running the locos. :thumbright: I broke my wrist when I was working for the company some years ago and all I did was support myself when I slipped on a ve...

Very nice that Phil nicely built too.

I’am just starting another small scratch build of a brake van with wood again, but it maybe a month or two before it’s finished the speed I work at….